That it happened so easily is the surprise We’d been friends for a long time The widow and me After Lorna passed, we used to walk Down on the esplanade on warm summer nights Have a glass of wine See the sights of life passing by Wondering if that had happened to us That life passed us by
It was the music on the bandstand That spoke to us And the first time we touched I held her close as we listened And swayed during the dusk As she turned to me and with a smile, said “Let's give it a try.” We became shadows in the light of the moon Dancing into the night And then into forever It just seemed right It has since then Everything’s all right In fact better than that You better believe We danced into a dream