Always and Everywhere

O say not, when my earthly days are o'er,

That I have only caused thee sorrows sore;

For I have wrecked my own life, even more,

Always and Everywhere.

O say not, when on earth I no more dwell,

That I have numbed thy young heart's joyous swell;

I, too, have quaffed the Poison-Cup of Hell,

Always and Everywhere.

But say, when soft the grasses o'er me wave,

That God is kind to hide me in the grave;

For both my life and thine I did enslave,

Always and Everywhere.

But say, O say! when my last hours depart,

That my poor life was one long frenzied smart;

For I have loved thee, though with bitter heart,

Always and Everywhere.