I have a little secret
it's never to be told
a secret that will make me smile
until im grey and old.

I'll never share this secret
as i know what friends will say
then my secret won't be secret
they'll have taken that away.

I can not tell a single soul
for fear that they will talk
so clouds and rivers only
hear my secret as i walk.

So what then is this secret?
Why have i never said it?
I can but hope like snake skin
i'll not notice and just shed it.

It once was not a secret
just a happy joyful treat
i would sing and dance and tell people
as i walked along the street.

The secret wasn't secret
because you felt it too
it became a secret when i found
you had a secret new.

I tried so hard to shake it
to pretend i didn't care
but in the end i realised
its my secret cross to bear.

Its like a secret shadow
it's never far away
even with sun upon my face
its stalks me like im prey.

I long to tell the whole wide world
from rooftops scream and shout it
maybe one day i'll do just that
but secretly i doubt it.

Oh put me out the misery
of my slowly sinking ark
my only comfort, secret thoughts
while sitting in the dark.

So i'll just wish the years away
and hope the end comes faster
keep it secret, make it quick
like ripping off a plaster.

The saddest happy secret
that time has ever known
the happiest sad secret
will keep me always alone.

Maybe you know my secret
could it be your secret too?
Forever kept a secret
secretly,
I still love you.