This Heart, My Home

There's no place that can feel like home

Without someone who's kind to you.

Most any place, if I'm alone,

Fills me with heartache ochre-blue.

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The grandest palace, opulent

With every comfort you could want;

The cozy cottage; finest tent

Without your love, feels cold and gaunt.

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But with you smiling at me, dear,

The bleakest heath or city curb

Becomes my haven, free from fear,

And nothing can our peace disturb.

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Please! Never leave me! Be my friend

And let me bide with you always!

If you will stay, to you I'll tend

And ne'er desert you, all my days.