As I lie here in the dark I watch the rain,

and listen to its thunder

My thoughts turn to you

sadly, I wonder

Do you think of me?

I wish I could tell

A prayer goes to God,

that He protect you and keep you well

A single teardrop flows,

rolling softly from my brow

How much I wish to be with you,

right here, right now

I look in desperation

about my tiny little room

my heart fills with sadness

in the suffocating gloom

Why is it, I ask

that I receive not any news?

I feel like a man who’s bet his life

and realizes he’s about to lose

Have I lost the wager?

To your mercy I implore

Do you love me now, as you did before?

A few words of charity are all I ask of thee

and in these words I hope to hear

that yes . . . you still love me