I wish you could have stayed.

"How I needed you,

How I grieve now you're gone.

In my dreams I see you,

I awake so alone.

I know you didn't want to leave,

Your heart yearned to stay

But the strength I always loved in you

Finally gave way.

Somehow I knew you would leave me this way.

Somehow I knew you could never, never stay,

And in the early morning light,

After a silent peaceful night,

You took my heart away

And my being.

In my dreams I can see you,

I can tell you how I feel.

In my dreams I can hold you

And it feels so real.

I still feel the pain,

I still feel your love.

I still feel the pain,

I still feel your love

And somehow I knew you could never, never stay,

And somehow I knew you would leave me.

And in the early morning light,

After a silent peaceful night,

You took my heart away.

Oh I wish, I wish you could have stayed."

Anathema - One Last Goodbye