I Believed

I woke up the other morning and the first thought on my mind was Shania Twain. It was like her face was right in front of me and suddenly the first few lines of the following poem flew into my head. I immediately ran down to my computer and wrote them down. It was before five in the morning. Do you like these lyrics? I hope so, but even more, if you can get them to Shania, I hope she likes them even more.

I Believed
I believed (I believed) that you were a man that I could trust.
You’re with her (you’re with her) and all of our dreams have turned to dust.
What went wrong? Why did you have to treat me badly this way?
What went wrong? Now I’m searching my heart for the perfect words to say
That I love you still in spite of what you’ve done
That I hope you will work on the love that we’ve begun
So many hours I sit and think of you
But I need your help – tell me what I have to do
To make it all go away.

I believed and I can believe once more
Because believing means that you are really sure
That there’s hope for tomorrow, let’s forget about today
Come join me now and we will find a way
To make it happen

I am human. (Oh, so human) Yes, there are times when I made mistakes
I’m not perfect (not perfect at all), see I bleed and you know that my heart aches
I don’t stand a chance, though, as long as she’s with you
Don’t stand a chance when your feelings for her are new
Give it time and will she become more like me
You’ll see flaws and maybe you will begin to see
That may be we can save what we had
You got to want it. You got to want it really bad
We can make it right again.

I believed and I can believe once more
Because believing means that you are really sure
That there’s hope for tomorrow, let’s forget about today
Come join me now and we will find a way
To make it happen