Born of A Smile
words and music by Bill Pere Do you hear it there, in the children's laughter? Their kites dance in the air, and avoid the wire rafter, so free The old man hears the sound and today he's kind of smilin' The squirrels gather round, and watch his shadow sway silently Like the twisting of an old cypress tree To a song Born of a Smile From my loved one's eyes and all the while There's a glow Of crimson dawn As her music fills the air my sorrow's gone... The church bells chime the hour, but I'm not gettin' any older The frost has touched the flower, but it's not gettin' any colder at all By the shore the seagulls sing as they perch on Neptune's trident I feel like a king, striding to the strident calls Of trumpet fanfares filling the halls With a song Born of a Smile From my loved one's eyes and all the while There's a glow Of crimson dawn As her music fills the air my sorrow's gone... In the ghetto, women scream, but today the tears are honey, The stray dog's usually mean, but today he's kind of funny and small The old man tosses peanut shells, the squirrels wave their furry tassels He hears the children's yells, as the tenements are their castles so tall The plaster crumbles, but their dreams never fall While there's a song Born of a Smile From my loved one's eyes and all the while There's a glow Of crimson dawn As her music fills the air my sorrow's gone... © Bill Pere. All Rights Reserved |
"If a man tried to take his time on earth and prove before he died what one man's life could be worth, I wonder what would happen to this world?" --- Harry Chapin |