A 5 leaf clover

I wanted just a token
to remember what i love
the children that had blessed me
who went to other homes
i wanted something special
that i could call my own
to remind me of the good times
when i'm far from home

A 5 leaf clover
lies close to my heart
the one i love found it
and gave it to me from the start
those times that are no more
now rest upon my heart
a simple 5 leaf clover
to know that love was what we are

She was tiny when she was born
and weak in her own way
but i sang her to sleep softly
i held her close to me
I've lost her twice in this lifetime
but God knows my heart
now she's forever with me
although we're far apart

That simple 5 leaf clover
that hardly anyone has found
was a gift from one person
who i love and hate can never abound
this simple 5 leaf clover
that lies upon my heart
keeps me believing that
in time i can start...

I can start being me
and loving the life i live
i can hope that tomorrow is better
that the yesterdays nightmares that play
of all the things i did
that were completely wrong
He knows my heart is always his
and that 5 leaf clover makes me strong

He doesn't know the effect
that he has upon my heart
that the times that seem so far away
i relive them every night
The love i feel inside of me
is never gonna change
the rarity of something so special
my life will never me the same...


A 5 leaf clover
lies close to my heart
the one i love found it
and gave it to me from the start
those times that are no more
now rest upon my heart
a simple 5 leaf clover
to know that love was what we are