As You Fade Away

(Words and music: Patrick Gadola)

She deserves everything that a person needs
And he pushes her until she could scream
It's often repeated, this terrible scene
Lost in a nightmare, she's forgotten all her dreams

I've been waiting so long for a chance to say
All these things on my mind that won't go away
All the trouble I've seen keeps spinning around my brain
Things could have been different if you were with me today

I'm tired of watching as you fade away
You could be so much more than you are today
I'd like to help you, but still you turn away
I can't give up believing things could change today

And you say, "Maybe tomorrow, if not today
Give him another chance to change his ways
And if it all happens again, it's OK
Sometimes it's just the price you have to pay"

I don't have all the answers, but there's one thing I know
At this point, things are way out of control
Your life could be so much more, I still believe
That's the possible future we never get to see

I'm tired of watching as you fade away
You could be so much more than you are today
I'd like to help you, but still you turn away
I can't give up believing things could change today

And you say, "Maybe tomorrow, if not today
Give him another chance to change his ways
And if it all happens again, it's OK
Sometimes it's just the price you have to pay"

This is one time it would be OK to run
Leave behind the hate that stole all your love
I'm tired of watching as you fade away
You could be so much more than you are today