even though you shied from the light,
your words reach toward the sun.
i will not follow you into the night.
through the snowdrift, i saw your flame alight.
you gave me warmth until the blizzard was done,
even though you shied from the light.
though you heaved with all your might,
there were things you could not outrun.
i will not follow you into the night.
i have seen the daffodils grow so bright.
it is thanks to you that this day is won,
even though you shied from the light.
today, the doves have been in flight.
watching the sunset through the sight on a gun,
i will not follow you into the night.
you may have fallen from that mountain height,
but you live on through more than one.
even though you shied from the light,
i will not follow you into the night.