As Long As It Takes - Mel Afoa

 As long as it takes,

I’ll be there for you.

I’ll be the shoulder you need to lean on,

If you ever need someone to hold you.

I’ll be the tissues you need to wipe your eyes with,

Caressing your face as well as dabbing away the pain.

I’ll be the pillows and ice-cream you need for comfort,

Sweet, simple and soft.

As long as it takes,

I’ll wait for you.

I’ll wait behind the brick walls guarding your heart,

Guarding it with my fullest attention, my every dedication.

I’ll wait in the car until you finish your date at the movies with her,

And listen to you talk happily about it, putting on a masquerade.

I’ll wait until you realize one day that she isn’t the one,

Even if it means waiting until forever.

As long as it takes,

I’ll smile for you.

I’ll smile when you tell me all about the girl you’re about to make your wife,

Even if I secretly cry behind the wall and wish it were me.

I’ll smile when you walk down the aisle with her on your arm,

Because your happiness means more to me than you know.

I’ll smile when she gives birth to your beautiful bundle of children,

Trying to put on a brave face, as brave as it can get.

I’ll love you.

I’ll love you even if it means loving you at a distance,

Locked up in the friend zone, even if I wanted something more.

I’ll love your every flaw, your every feature, your every mistake,

Even if the girl you’re with loves them too.

I’ll love you even though you don’t notice me,

Waiting on you to see.

As long as it takes, I’ll be here for you.

As long as it takes, I’ll wait for you.

As long it takes, I’ll smile for you.

As long as it takes, I’ll love you.

As long as it takes.