\"a smile and a tear\"
i\'ll leave you nothing. it is quite clear
i\'ve lost your smile today.
all i have, is nothing here.
there\'s not much more to say.
and so i leave you in this place,
already so far gone.
and so i\'ll love your tainted face
no longer the only one.
and how\'ll i live without you near?
all i have is now.
i\'ll leave you with a smile and tear;
an irony my heart\'ll allow.
and when we\'re gone as dust and day,
and all you need is what you\'ve not,
will you search for me to say,
you never needed what you got?
a shrug; a sadness, all i had,
to wipe away your fear.
and so i\'ll leave you; feeling bad,
with just a smile and a tear.
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\"subtle salvation in poems we know
hiding our heads in a shadow of home
now i wasn\'t looking for wreaths or for bells
just someone to listen to stories i tell\"
~\"All I Want\"-Toad the wet sprocket
