i'll keep my heart hoping

i so look forward to the day,
coming so soon, a short eight months
when, diploma in hand,
i'll embark on a new adventure

i'll keep my heart hoping
for a different country
with my passport
and a map tucked under my arm
a suitcase full of books
a cup of tea in a cafe
and a heart ready to love

i'll let my heart fall open
fall open fall open keep hopin'
to see His face
or just a silhouette
chasing after me amongst the shadows

oh, to be chased
oh, to be desired
oh, to be known
for the first time
that you would request to learn me
that i could request to learn you

that i would catch you sneaking glances at me
that you would feel my affection,
that our gazes would meet, would lock us in time

goosebumps
yes, goosebumps is what i want
goosebumps is how i'll know
when you touch me
that i am yours

fleeting moments
brief exchanges
and i would let you count the freckles on my nose
steal sweet kisses
or read to me from my favorite anthology
while i sit quietly on the other line
letting the
ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum
of my heart
speak what i cannot say

that i'm freeing myself to love you
that i'm free enough to love you

so i'll keep my heart hoping
that you will come, and come soon,
so that i can love you