Until it's too Late

Until you've lost someone,
you take them for granted.
You don't really pay that close attention
You let moments slip away

Until you have only tears left
Until you've died inside
You'll continue to fight
Continue to pick and nag,
to be sarcastic
or even play

Until you understand that it's too late
so caught up in games
and one ups
learning only how to defeat your other half
instead of really loving them the best.

What happens when it's too late
Cry until you can't,
over what you could have
Cry over a loss or because you should have
Why not instead of the should of, the could have, the would have
Love every moment you're given
Learn to cope with what you've got
Learn to love before judging

When it's too late, there's no turning back
That coulda, woulda, shoulda means nothing now
because you didn't
Until you've lost, you wont know
But when you do lose, you'll cry
But for yourself because that's all you'll have left to do.