can anyone tell me
what happens to lost love
one decided long ago
it's best to give up

does it actually
ever go away
or does it hide out
to come back another day

another day
when you least expect it
coming on strong
right where you left it

where you have grown old
the love lost has stayed young
back now with a vengeance
to hold you under its thumb

where now there's not a thing
that you can do about it
after all of these years
of living without it

i can tell you what happens
to lost love if you want me to
it comes back after years of neglect
out of hiding to haunt you