[Okay, this is an ancient one - probably from 1984 or 1983, for Megan. With all of the clumsy metaphor
that you'd expect from an awkward 20-year old. Sorry! Chords forthcoming, eventually. I just remembered
this one out of the blue a couple of days ago, and wanted to get it copied before I forgot it existed again.]
Don't know just what it is that keeps her eyes on me
I'm not the kind of man to trust in fate
Seems I found myself washed up on a desert isle
And rubbed her magic lantern by mistake
Or is it the other way: that she had rescued me
Y'see she freed me from my castle built of lies
Don't know what it is but I hope I never lose
The silent girl with laughter in her eyes
She dances like a whirlwind and caresses like a breeze
And loves you like the dreams that come at night
She's got a magic that can make you laugh until you cry
And uses it on everyone in sight
But after the storm has passed and I'm left standing still
Like a tree spared by the hurricane that flies
She's given me the freedom that I hope I never use
To leave the silent girl with laughter in her eyes
[bridge]
Have you ever wandered through a midnight misted wood?
Felt the whole world spinning on its way?
Did you realize the only thing you ever could?
Have you ever woke and loved the day?
Don't know just what it is that keeps her eyes on me
I won't be hurt if I don't ever know
She's given me a garden on that empty desert isle
And left with me the seeds of love to grow
And I've waited 'til the storm has passed and planted them with care
Now I'm waiting for the harvest moon to rise
To bring a new tomorrow built from worn-out yesterdays
To live with the silent girl with laughter in her eyes