When words have failed us And I've satated every case, Blue in the face, blue in the face To no avail, I'll still rephrase it one more way In blacks and whites, and blacks and grays And you will reread it when I'm gone And words are all that I've become You may believe it when you see it With a bolder face So please just take this And once you read it put it in A dusty place for rainy day Because time will take us And I fear that all the facts of us will fade, These words will stay And you will reread it when I'm gone And words are all that I've become You may believe it when you see it With a bolder face In a million years from now They'll excavate a love so great A love so... And you will reread it when we're gone And words are all that we've become When words have failed us and we're done, I loved you more than anyone And you will reread it when I'm gone And words are all that I've become And you will believe it when you see it With a bolder face