Steve Stipp - I Actually Believed lyrics

Another day, standing like an island in a stream Drifting away, preferring just to see but not be seen Until, among the people Pa**ing slowly through my view I saw a shining vision from my past She hadn't aged a single day since I had seen her last And the memories of love returned anew My courage came And moving up behind her as she walked I called her name And said it seemed like years since last we'd talked But she stared at me in wonder Didn't recognize the face And finally said, "I'm sorry, but who are you?" For a moment, I was speechless Then I carefully withdrew Well, I guess she really put me in my place But the times that I remembered were too vivid to ignore How could she possibly forget? Perhaps I'd changed more than I knew She might remember yet So I hurried t'wards the door that she went through She paused once more And turned as I again called out her name But still that stare Kept telling me that things were not the same For, even when I told her who I was, and all we'd been She acted like I must have been insane "We've never been in love," she said And before I could explain She turned and walked away from me again I found a chair, and crumpled in its padded vinyl palm Consoled myself, sat motionless till I was feeling calm I didn't understand, at first, the anger I'd received Until a thought occurred to me Perhaps we'd never been in love, I just wanted it to be I'd dreamed so much, I actually believed But the times that I remembered were too vivid to ignore I guess I really loved those dreams But if I had it all to do again, I'd save my self-esteem So I turned bck t'wards the door where we'd come in