I could write your name a million times

but I know someday

that it will start to fade then maybe completely wash away.

I could say your name a million times

but somewhere along the line

I might forget where I got to and run out of time.

I could listen to your name a million times

but somewhere in years from now

I may have forgetten you or have let you go.

I could sing your name a million times

but sometime when we are together

the symphony might lose its meaning or one of us could be gone forever.

So, I've decided I'll engrave your name

just once upon my heart

because then I will never forget you
and that from each other we won't part.