LEAVE YOU FOR A WHILE Quietly, Like a thief in the darkness, Like a ghost in the moonlight, Like the Cheshire Cat's smile, I must tiptoe by and fade away. I must leave you for a while. Fearing, Driven down by your jeering, Broken up by your hating, Torn apart by your guile; Though I love you none the less for it I must leave you for a while. But I'll come home When the doves of peace shall roam the skies again. Yes, I'll return When the breeze of love begins to rise again. Trust me, For although I have hurt you, I would never desert you; That just isn't my style. Though one day I will come back to you, I must leave you for a while. From Mary Queen of Scots – The Musical 1992