‘X’ AND ‘O’

YOU SIGN OFF WITH ‘X’ AND ‘O’,
BUT IT STILL IS NOT THE SAME.
WRITTEN LETTERS LET ME KNOW,
THAT LONG DISTANCE IS TO BLAME.

DISTANCE TOOK AWAY YOUR KISS,
YOUR HUGS STOLEN FROM ME TOO.
BEING NEAR YOU I SURE MISS,
FOR NOW ‘X’ AND ‘O’ MUST DO.

TO THINK THIS LETTER I HOLD,
ONCE WAS HELD IN YOUR STRONG HAND.
TIME HAS MADE YOUR LETTER COLD,
IT’S TRAVELED WATER AND LAND.

MEMORIES I HOLD DEAR TO HEART,
KEEP ME GOING DAY TO DAY.
HOW LONG MUST WE BE APART,
HOW LONG WILL IT BE THIS WAY?

DON’T FORGET I’M FLESH AND BLOOD,
‘X’ AND ‘O’ WON’T KEEP ME WARM.
OUR LOVE, LIKE A TENDER BUD,
MAY NOT WEATHER THROUGH A STORM.