I Thought I Heard You Crying

I thought I heard you crying
In the darkest hour of night
But it was just a long-forgotten scene
How it hurt to see you
While your body shook with fright
Till I told you it was just a silly dream
I did my best to comfort you
And wipe your tears away
And sing gently while you drifted off to sleep
Then all would be forgotten
At the start of every day
My love for you was as tiring as was deep

I thought I heard some clapping
In the darkest hour of night
But it was just a long-forgotten scene
You hit the ball for six
A perfect cover drive
A stroke as powerful as it was clean
I lived through you with bat in hand
A game I loved so much
But I was never good enough to play
How I longed to tell you
How proud of I was of you
But I was too embarrassed to ever say

I thought I heard you calling
In the darkest hour of night
But it was just a long-forgotten scene
Halfway through life's journey
Your business left in ruins
Your marriage passed into something that had been
We didn't have a lot to give
But we did what we could do
With us you knew you always had a home
We watched you get back on your feet
And go from strength to strength
And build a life where the sun has always shone

I thought I heard you playing
In the darkest hour of night
But it was just a long-forgotten scene
In the bar we'd sit at night from start until the end
Those Madeira nights for us did reign supreme
Though my ears were blocks of wood
And music lost on me
I was so deeply moved by your words
You sang with such conviction even I could see
You touched the hearts of all of those who heard

Now I can hear you crying
In the darkest hour of night
But this is not a long-forgotten scene
You're standing by my bedside
As I slowly waste away
At my final stop behind a sterile screen
How I wish I could say to you
That I hear your every word
And comfort you as I did right from the start
Through all the years before you
You will never be alone
I will always live inside your heart