I Could Watch You Smile Forever

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I could watch you smile forever,

I could watch your precious laugh,

I could see your eyelids quiver

As you tilt your head back.

I know that you won't laugh forever,

And that every smile dies,

And so while we're still together

Let me take a picture of your smile.

She tells him jokes that aren't that funny

Desperate to see him laugh again;

Even though her jokes are corny,

He's more than happy to let her win.

I could watch you smile forever,

I could watch your precious laugh,

I could see your eyelids quiver

As you tilt your head back.

I know that you won't laugh forever,

And that every smile dies,

And so while we're still together

Let me take a picture of your smile.

He teases her, like boys will do,

As though he didn't like her at all;

He wants to see her cheeks turn red

Like the leaves do in the Fall.

 I could watch you smile forever,

I could watch your precious laugh,

I could see your eyelids quiver

As you tilt your head back.

I know that you won't laugh forever,

And that every smile dies,

And so while we're still together

Let me take a picture of your smile.

The baby cries like all babies,

But his mother doesn't mind;

It's worth it when he squeals for joy,

And she can say "He's mine."

I could watch you smile forever,

I could watch your precious laugh,

I could see your eyelids quiver

As you tilt your head back.

I know that you won't laugh forever,

And that every smile dies,

And so while we're still together

Let me take a picture of your smile.

Their little girl causes trouble

In the common two-year-old style,

But it's worth every broken vase,

When they get to see her smile.

 I could watch you smile forever,

I could watch your precious laugh,

I could see your eyelids quiver

As you tilt your head back.

I know that you won't laugh forever,

And that every smile dies,

And so while we're still together

Let me take a picture of your smile.

Still You

I see you in the moonlight,

I see you beneath the stars;

I see you as you once were,

And I see you as you are.

You've been many different "yous"

In the short years that I've known you;

Not one more you than another,

And not a one more true.

You still have the same sweet smile,

And the same twinkle in your eyes,

And though now you smile for different reasons,

You smile beneath the same blue sky.

I see you in the sunlight,

I see you beneath the clouds;

I see you as you used to be,

And as you are right now.

You're as changing as the seasons,

But you're still the same old you;

You've kept your morals and reasons,

If not the things you like to do.

You still have your hesitant laugh,

And the wrinkling of your brow,

And though you've change in many ways

You've always been as much yourself

As you are right now.

Welcome Home Again

It's been so long

Since I've seen you smile;

You're yourself again,

But it's been awhile.

We all missed you

When a part of you died;

You tried to keep to yourself,

But we saw you cry.

Did you know you were gone?

It doesn't matter now;

Just welcome home;

Welcome home again.

I hear you laugh

And my heart cracks;

It's so good to know

That you're back.

Where have you been?

Was it lonely there?

Was it silent and dark?

What made you despair?

Why did you stay so long?

It doesn't matter now;

Just welcome home;

Welcome home again.

I didn't notice

Just how quiet you'd been

Until you started

Letting me back in.

You've stopped keeping secrets

Like you did for so long;

Your color's returned;

Your ghostly pallor is gone.

You forgot what was wrong;

It doesn't matter now.

Just welcome home;

Welcome home again.

You've remembered the songs

That you used to sing;

You forgot how to fly,

Now you've found your wings.

You're not a new person,

Just the old one again;

We both made mistakes,

But you're still my friend.

Let's sing like we haven't for so long;

It matters more than ever,

So welcome home;

Welcome home again.

Rainbows

Yes, I'd like a rainbows

If I have to taste the rain,

And I feel myself victorious

When I get sunshine after pain.

Sometimes you worry needlessly

Because you don't understand,

But then you see my laughter

And the joy with which I stand.

I am not scared of sorrow,

For sorrow comes and goes,

And all it takes to beat it

Is this fact to know.

Yes, I'd like a rainbow

If I have to taste the rain,

And I feel myself victorious

When I get sunshine after pain.

I take no sword into this battle,

I need only words to win;

Only your words of comfort

To remind myself again.

Tomorrow is a better day,

If tonight I sleep with tears,

So I will stand proud and strong

Til the ending of my years.

Yes, I'd like a rainbow

If I have to taste the rain,

And I feel myself victorious

When I get sunshine after pain.

So some will try to hurt me;

Who cares? It matters not.

When the pain has left me,

I'll know my friend from he who's not.

Next time I'll expect it

When they try to bring me down;

Let them say what they will,

They can not make me frown.

Yes, I'd like a rainbow

If I have to taste the rain,

And I feel myself victorious

When I get sunshine after pain.

To everything there is a season,

And our Lord makes no mistakes;

He knows all that befalls me

And gives me no more than I can take.

So let me then look gloomy,

And let me shed my tears,

For until I have my human hour

I'm not really here.

Yes, I'd like a rainbow

If I must taste the rain,

And I feel myself victorious

When I get sunshine after pain.

Home

I'd like to get out of this place someday;

Maybe build a home of my own.

Don't worry about me,

You know I'll be okay,

I just need to roam, roam, roam.

Don't tell me to take care of myself;

You know I'm gonna do what I need to do.

I still don't know yet what I'll miss

Most about this place;

Is it you, or the part of me I'll leave with you?

'Cause you can never take all of yourself with you;

You leave little pieces of yourself

In every new place you call home.

You just have to take what of yourself you can,

Find someplace new, and carry on.

Oh, but the Lord knows that I'll miss you!

Please promise me that you're gonna call?

I know we may not be what

We hoped that we would be,

But we're still family and friends, after all.