Verse I
Roma in the storm before the calm
When the never ending story had only just begun
There was a man who had won for Italia
The dream of beautiful love

Verse II
But then his fearless people grew afraid
And they could not trust their feelings and take the leap of faith
And so they threw away for six hundred thousand days
The dream of beautiful love

Bridge I
So now they run forever and they’re never going to stop
They’re going to climb up every mountain to the top

Chorus
They’re looking at the love
Looking at the dream
They’re looking at nothing in between
Amore Bellissima is like nothing they’ve ever seen
They’re gonna take the time
And read between the lines
They’re looking at the one in a billion sign
Amore Bellissima is just always on their minds

Verse III
Toscana where they opened up their eyes
And looked into the mirror and painted on the sky
Well reborn so it was in Italia
The dream of beautiful love

Bridge II
Now they live with the promise
They feel the elation because they suffered the pain
They take a Friday evening walk on the Arno River
And kiss on Ponte Vecchio bridge in the pouring rain
And beautiful love completes the chain

Bridge I
Chorus

Verse I
Once upon the fourteenth of July
The day the Bastille fell and changed their lives
Mademoiselle Marie Antoinette lives her life in the best of times
So Princess Rose is restless in Versailles
And Saint Michel is watching from the sky

Verse II
Beautiful princess a captive behind royal doors
Listens to the suffering of the poor
Madam Defarge is laughing at miserable lives in the worst of times
So Princess Rose is weeping in Versailles
And Saint Michel sings verse and lullaby

Bridge
Fly Princess Rose Fly Away
Grace all of France right away
Hold them and guide them and give them a chance
Tend to the helpless and teach them to dance
You are light in their darkness and song in their souls Princess Rose

Chorus
Fly Princess Rose Fly Away
You gotta know the love in your heart needs to see the light of day
So Fly Princess Rose Fly Away
Butterflies set free Princess Rose find their way
So Fly Princess Rose Fly Away

Verse III
Once upon the fourteenth of July
Beautiful princess becomes the flowering vine
And blossoms in the French countryside in the best and the worst of times
So Princess Rose is the savior from Versailles
And Saint Michel is her sentry in the sky

Chorus

Verse IV
Once upon the fourteenth of July
Beautiful princess becomes a free butterfly
And finds her way to the gardens of Giverny for the rest of times
And Princess Rose will always be Versailles
And Saint Michel will always be nearby

Verse I
I have come from the freedom trail where I’ve listened to the stories
Of a nation born from liberty and the flight from tempest shores
And so I travel through the land and sing my tale of hope and glory
For I am just a troubadour and America is my song

Verse II
Behold the Philadelphia dream and feel the courage of Mount Vernon
Hear the Quincy lady’s music and her crier’s midnight run
Heed the wise Virginia son and listen to the Salisbury statesman
And know that liberty and union (now and forever) shall be as one

Bridge
Now take a look in their eyes and see the shining city upon the hill
See the legacy of innocence manifest in their ideal
Take a look in their eyes and see eternal hope about to dawn
It is morning in America her finest days will surely come

Chorus
When you hear The American Song
You will stand and be strong
You will fight for the right to belong
When you hear The American Song
You will stand and be strong and the children will see
Then you’ll sing The American Song
And forever our children will be
The American Song

Verse III
Alas a brave Kentucky soul gave his life preserving union
And passed the torch of light from Sagamore to the Independence man
And then a bold Eureka man would tear down a wall to freedom
So a man from Hope could give us hope again

Bridge II
And now I see her beacon hand
Shine a light on the mountain
Shine on golden doors
To a city of freedom
To a city of courage, wisdom, honor, faith and love

Bridge I

Chorus

Verse I
Hey Cousin Fran, look what you’ve done
Reached out your hand, and touched someone
You saw the sign, when the others were blind
In the flash of a moment, left the darkness behind
Cousin Fran, look what you’ve done

Chorus
You gotta be on big rock when you do the salt ‘n pepper dine
You gotta try the Rodney spicy mary and the fine ‘bu wine
You gotta see the blue moon shadows dancing on the necklace of the queen
You gotta face it life is just a little better when you’re with Francine

Bridge
Cousin Fran there’s a good reason
It takes four seasons to make the garden grow
A song in the springtime
Sweet summer sunshine
September showtime
And so we want you to know
Cousin Fran
You made a difference, when you raised your hand

Verse II
Hey Cousin Fran, take a good look around
When there was trouble, you stood your ground
You took center stage, and you shouted out loud
With the eyes of Botero, you stared the ignorance down
Cousin Fran, take a good look around

Chorus

Bridge
You made a difference, when you took your stand
You made a difference, Cousin Fran

Verse I
Going to the reunion on Columbus day
Try to make it in the passing lane but there were Boomers in the way
Overtaken by the Hummers, Coopers and Caravans
Gotta change directions and make new plans

Bridge
And I live by cellular time blackberry wine silverside dine
But I search for mountains to climb and I climb for the words I need to find

Chorus
So now I’ll raise a glass to my Legendary Mama
Here’s to her legendary love that lives inside of me
I am a legacy of my Legendary Mama
And I believe in the will and the reach of the family tree
And I believe in the hope and the dream that she conceived in me

Verse II
Stand in the buffet line of genealogy
Try to make a reconnection with my extended family
Gonna take it to the limit in the succession game
Gonna trump my losses with solid gains

Bridge

Chorus

Bridge

Chorus

Refrain

Verse I
Man in th-arena met with Pallas-Athena
on the 57th park and ride
It seems he lost the light and his way on Saint Valentine’s day
And found his keystone on the upper west side
She told him “keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground
And hear the music in Long Island’s sound
Cause men in th-arena always make their papa proud

Verse II
Now citizen righteous all alone on the night shift
was abandoned by inertia man
It seems they took flight from their soul responsibilities
They sought refuge from succession plans
She told him “live the great adventure with spontaneous splendor
And build worthy castles in the clouds”
‘Cause citizens righteous always make their papa proud “

Bridge
And now we catch the flight of their imagination
We climb the mountain of their resolve
And now we feel the heat of their determination and

Chorus
We sing out loud and we make our papa proud
We are the music that plays on forever
We are united by the harmony and take the quantum leap in
Sight and sound
We are the wisdom and the strength
We sing out loud papa proud

Verse III
Legacy lady on the concert grand baby
Is the sentimental talk of the town
She’s walking with conviction it seems in the direction of her dreams
And she’s always gonna stand her ground
This lady casts triumphant defiance in the land of the giants
Yes there are those who love her have no doubt
This legacy lady always makes her papa proud

Bridge II
Love falls like the rain
Washing over anguish washing over pain
There is never peace without sacrifice there is never love in vain
Love opens the door
To find the answers to find the cure
To find the destiny and the chance to be in
Love one more time one more day

Bridge

Chorus

Verse I
Good night all and to all a good night
The journey starts when every child closes their eyes
Together we march on this road to ORPHAEA
And reach for the light in the sky

Verse II
Good night all and to all a goodnight
It honors me to join you as we celebrate our lives
The love you have given is born in our children
And lives in the smile of their eyes

Bridge
Remember every message sent protect in them their innocence
Be their teacher (be their teacher) be their guide (be their guide)

Chorus
Walk with me in the land of ORPHAEA
Walk with me on this high and winding road
Where disease is no more
And suffering’s unaccounted for
Cause we live our lives as metaphor
Walk again with me in ORPHAEA
And together friend (and together friend)
We are safe again (we are safe again)
Once more

Instrumental

Verse III
Good night all and to all a good night
Every breath we realize is a chance to save a life
So always remember our time spent together
And reach for your purpose and light

Bridge

Chorus

Refrain
We will see again
And dream again
And we’ll walk again
Together friend
In ORPHAEA

Verse I
Monday morning mission in October
The howling wind “…says you can’t go home today?”
And our carnival lives would soon be over
When we could not walk over Barnegat bridge and bay!

Verse II
Battered boardwalk empires broken
In Brigantine in Seaside and Cape May
My blood shot blue eyes cried out in Hoboken
In her flooded streets I could not find my way

Bridge I
Oh and now were rising from these flooded waters
There’ll be no surrender
We must remember
Oh and now I feel the power of this lady
She is the energy
That runs in me

Chorus
She is (Back to) my homeland
My precious homeland
My beautiful lady
My dear sweet friend
She is my compass
When I’m lost on the highway
She is my comfort
When I’m caught in the rain
She is my homeland
My precious homeland
My beautiful lady
My dear sweet friend

Bridge II
Now long ago I set out on the journey of my life
I thought that destiny was a stairway to ascend
But now I know that destiny’s just a dream that never ends
And I find myself returning home again
And I find my life and dream again
I find myself believe again
I find myself returning home again
And I find myself coming back again

Chorus

Refrain
Yeah she’s my homeland
My precious homeland
My beautiful lady
My dear sweet friend

Verse I
She walks into the restaurant and the in crowd knows her name
She has her miso cod and Far Niente chardonnay
Everybody says hello and she knows just what to say
And then she looks at me and with a smile she takes my breath away

Verse II
You’ll see her in the morning with a child by her side
She’ll stop at every corner and say bonjour to passersby
She is on her way to Leicester Square and I’ve joined her for the ride
And on New Year’s Day at midnight Greenwich time the sun will also rise

Bridge I
I was a little boy before and I was scared to be strong
But you waited there beside me every day
And now that I see clearly it was you all along
There’s one thing that I’d really like to say

Chorus
Love is a Friday afternoon
On the corner of Columbus and Montana Avenues
I was born to drink café mocha with you
On the corner of Columbus and Montana Avenues

Verse III
We walk across the Tower Bridge and she holds her hand in mine
A thousand years of history in a single moment of time
The changing guards at Buckingham are the metaphors tonight
And the sunset over Parliament will be forever in her eyes

Bridge I
The café on the corner is where you’re happy and free
Sharing du chèvre chaud et grand cru Burgundy
And even though Café de Flore is a million miles away
I’m sitting there beside you every day

Chorus

Verse I
I’ve thought a lot about the song I would give to you
I think the music of my soul is the best I can do
There’s a Steinway playing with the symphony
And there’s an upright dueling with the timpani
And there’s an oboe answering the flute, English horn and bassoon

Bridge I
The trumpets have entered playing fanfare
The chorus will join me when I sing

Chorus
My song for you
The music is my soul’s surviving fugue
The words I write forever will be true
Time will never change my point of view
No I will love you and I will sing
My song for you

Verse II
The cello’s timbre is the warmth that I see in your eyes
The clarinet reveals that love is served best in surprise
There’s your growing smile in the saxophone
And there’s your knowing style in the bass trombone
And there’s a French horn doubling with my heartbeat calling for you

Bridge II
Your melody movement’s always on my mind
A beautiful and kind
Reminiscent moment in four ‘n four time
Your harmony texture is sublime intensity
A triad of faith, hope and love in your signature key

Instrumental

Bridge I

Chorus

Verse I
Summer has ended and autumn descended and
Daylight’s been tendered for an hour of time
Young man is taken his widow forsaken his
Children awaken from their childhood lives

Bridge I
Mother’s heart breaks helpless searching wondering why
And so I scratch my head and sigh and know that
There but for the grace of God go I
I close my eyes and there I find

Chorus
A Beautiful Lady
A Beautiful Lady
A Beautiful Lady who gives meaning to it all
A Beautiful Lady
A Beautiful Lady
A Beautiful Lady there to catch me when I fall
A Beautiful Lady who gives meaning to it all

Verse II
Families are mourning on Thanksgiving morning and
Black Friday warning from paradise lost
Preacher is speaking with young people leaving and
Families are grieving for innocence lost

Bridge I

Bridge II
A moment in solitude
An angel with gratitude
A lady with aptitude
There I find
The rest of the story
The dream and the glory
I close my eyes and there I find

Chorus
A Beautiful Lady whom I dream about when my back’s up against the wall
A Beautiful Lady who gives meaning to it all

Verse I
He wasn’t born to be a ghost writer
He wasn’t born to walk in the rain
He wasn’t born to be a stealth fighter
He wasn’t born to sing the refrain

Verse II
He made a choice so they would always remember
He made a choice so they could never forget
He made a choice and stepped across the permanent line in the sand
He made a choice and now we hear his opus magnum blow in the wind

Bridge
Oh Jimmy believed I hope you hear his song in the breeze
I hope you feel the warm windy wisdom that echoes from his life
And if Jimmy believed in the song in the breeze then so will I

Chorus
Jimmy was here he left his mark he made his name in affairs of the heart
When they want to rise above their mediocrity they remember Jimmy believed
Jimmy was hope he was the spark he was the laser light in the dark
When they need to steal away from their insanity they remember Jimmy believed
Was here

Verse III
Now they guard his name with the sword of the soldier
They guard his name with the laureate’s pen
They guard his name because he chose to live the life that might have been
They guard his name and listen to his opus magnum over and over and
over and over and over and over over and over again

Instrumental

Bridge

Chorus

Verse I
Behold the starlight in the night
A spiral staircase shining bright
A summit Angel casts her light
On my way

Verse II
And so I’ll take this chance and climb
These winding steps of space and time
I’ll find the truth I’m meant to find
This holiday

Bridge
Yeah and I will pray
The Island View Way
Confess my sins and
Renunciate
I’ll light eight candles
And fast each day
And we’ll be together
This holiday

Chorus
I am on the main
And my life is preordained
When I love You the Island View Way
And I don’t walk alone
And I don’t try life on my own
When I love You the Island View Way
We’ll be together as one this holiday
The Island View Way

Verse III
And so I’ll climb this starry light
Search for a purpose on this night
And with these Angels I’ll take flight
On my way

Verse IV
To find a place where I’ll be free
From thund’ring bells that toll for me
And haunting dreams not meant to be
This holiday

Bridge

Chorus

Refrain
And when I love You the Island View Way
We’ll be together as one this holiday
The Island View Way

Verse I
Midway through I’ll take a journey to the valley of the infinite flame
I made my music in the city of lights but then the lights went out on judgment day
And now I see an inner circle watching everything I do and say
It seems my life is just a masquerade for the patrons of this cabaret

Chorus
And so I fly in my armor of music
On wings of Mercury I will sing my original song
And I will write my odyssey when I wear my armor of music
With the lyre of Apollo I will sing my original song

Verse II
I’ve made my way across the river in search of insider knowledge and means
I see the tourist with his head in his hand but he seems lost in ethereal dreams
And now I’ve reached the inner circle and seek the wisdom from the lords of the ring
But truth it seems cannot be understood without the scepter of the chosen king

Chorus

Bridge
And now I hear in the distance Euphorion’s cry
And the triumphant wisdom in his father’s design
Struggle for freedom and never back down
And make music from the chaos in the pandemonium sound

Chorus

Refrain

Verse 1
The New York city crowd
Began to sing out loud
There were obstacles and barriers and there were
Buildings in the clouds
But the music in the night
Was the A Train to the light
The sound of freedom pouring down was
The chance to win the fight

Bridge 1
And now I say
Excuse me, you’re in my way
And you say
I’d like to go your way

Chorus
So take my hand
And clear the floor
There’ll be no prisoners anymore
The one and only Unrestricted Entity
Is knocking at your door
So catch the wave
And make the score
And find the dream you’re looking for
The one and only Unrestricted Entity
Will make you beg for more

Verse 2
In the wide eyes of a child
Is the innocence of the wild
The wonder and curiosity and
The never ending smile
So let the music in the night
Take you on your freedom flight
To the mountain high in a child’s eye where
The love is burning bright

Bridge 1

Chorus

Bridge 2
The Unrestricted Entity
Is now touring for eternity
But the ride, the song and the rhapsody will be empty without you

Bridge 2

Verse I
I saw the darkness on the horizon
I read the writing on the wall
But when the lights went out in heaven
I was not ready for the fall

Verse II
And now that flickering light from Polaris
Has been encrypted inside my mind
It leads me to this highest terrace
Where I hear the voice of the lady divine

Chorus

Messenger child messenger view
Your traveling eyes see the looking glass through
Never mistrust your belief in me
Cause I believe in you
Messenger child messenger soul
Show them the way when they send to know
The unicorn cries and the mission bells toll
For you
Messenger child messenger soul

Verse III
Then there was a moment that lasted forever
Then there was a harmony in my mind
That distant sound of rolling thunder
Is the chorus cry of the lady divine

Bridge
Angel I hear the foreign exchange will
Be in truth and be in time
Angel I hear the terms and conditions will
Be set by the harmony of the spheres
Being in truth being in mind being in hope being in time
Do you cry with the doves did you fly for the love?
Did you ever believe in what I told you?
Angel did you believe Angel could you believe could you ever believe
In a man like me?

Chorus

Refrain
Messenger child messenger soul
Show them the way when they send to know
Messenger child messenger soul

Verse I
The actor plays the part and the maestro finds the mark
The predator yearns for his family when his prey defies his lonely heart
The doctor is on call when the heartbeat takes the fall
The poet escapes from reality to find the meaning of it all

Bridge I
Ohh the the journey of the mind’s taken one step at a time
A stairway to a light that never fades
The messenger divine is a child’s tour bus guide
So I must live my life so they’ll be saved

Chorus
Am I leaving or have I arrived?
Am I leaving or have I arrived?
Am I leaving or have I arrived?
I believe that I’m leaving and I’ve finally arrived

Verse II
The artist searches for what the businessman ignores
The songwriter’s mind is never at full rest until he settles his original score
The gambler pays off debts and the madman never forgets
The exit door is an entranceway to the promised land of no regrets

Bridge II
Ohh the stairway’s summit sign gives the reason to the rhyme
That life is precious currency to give
So in my heart and mind as a messenger divine
I must live the life I dreamed I’d live

Chorus

Refrain
Oh as a messenger protagonist
The envoy for the Novelist
I must live the life I dreamed I’d live

Verse I
Look down all around
Play the game of lost and found
Took a ride on the Euro line
Watched the world as it passed me by
Saw the clock running out of time
But I could feel the sun also rise
When she told me

Chorus
Open your eyes
And see what’s really there she said
Go seize the day
Go have your way
Go make a stand
The day is here the moment’s at hand
So make yourself a better man
I saw that love was a rose was a rose was a rose in disguise
When my lover said open your eyes

Verse II
Sic semper tyrannosaur
Quick tempers and carnivores
Darwin tinkered with the grand design
But tortoise won and left the hare behind
Santiago kept an open mind
And I was leading man in our time
When she told me

Chorus

Bridge
And when the candle light is dancing on the desert wind that blows
The last pedal off of the rose
She whispers softly open your eyes
No surprise the eagle flies forever
And love is a rose in disguise
Yeah love is what I see with open eyes

Verse III
Farewells and curtain calls
Winner takes nothing at all
Generation lost its alibi
Papa lost his will to jai alai
Puzzled child stops and wonders why
It was a fateful day in July
When she told me

Chorus

Verse I
On the shore at the corner of Ocean and Bath
There’s a white sandy beach with a green wavy path
At night when it’s quiet and nobody’s near
The man of the ocean will sometimes appear
He’ll climb up the rocks and he’ll tend to his business collecting the fish in his seine
Then he’ll glance up at me in his fisherman’s cap and smile and give me a wave

Chorus
I’m tired and I’m lonely but I’m ready to fight
Cause the man on the jetty will guide me tonight
With his uncanny wisdom I’ll charter my course
With his undaunted courage I’ll carry the torch
The west wind is blowing the little boy’s hair
As the fisherman reels in the cool misty air
The boy is defiant and so proud to be
With the man who takes time to share with him his love for the sea
And gives to him something that lives on forever
So though I am lonely and tired tonight
Well the man on the jetty will make sure I’m ready to fight

Verse II
At dawn, the sun rises his work is complete
He gathers his gear and makes his retreat
In the light I see etched on a rock that is near
“The man of the ocean will always be here”
And he jumps off the sandstone
And starts walking eastward his large shadow cast on the sand
Then he turns back to me with affectionate eyes, waving farewell once again

Chorus

Verse I
Seasons changing constant rearranging never ending
Seasons changing love’s lost paradigm
There was a storm on the shore and I was startled and awed in understanding
The Poets’ rhyme in the Ocean’s tide

Bridge I
And on that night on the shore
The waves from the storm were keeping the score

Chorus
So long live the ocean’s lullaby
The water swirling symphony paints paradise
The faithful and forever changing tides
Are shofars sounding that there’s purpose where there is life
So long live the ever changing tides
And long live the ocean’s lullaby

Verse II
Autumn thunders winter spring and summer constant wonder
Autumn thunders little children cry
In the heart of the hearth there was a spark in the dark
There was a plight in the night there was a flight to the light
There was the ocean’s cry and darkness passed them by

Bridge I
And on that night on the shore
The waves from the storm were crashing with awe keeping the score

Bridge II
Close your eyes you are safe now
There are people who care there are people who love you
There is a dream that lives on inside you
And love is the rising tide
So sleep children sleep be at peace in your dreams
Close your eyes and you’ll see now
You are one with the sea now
You are one you are home you are free

Chorus

Verse I
New York City symphony sublime
Lady sings her love’s lost lullaby
And if ever there were an angel in disguise
She would be the first to come to mind

Verse II
But now this angel’s caught me by surprise
She looked away when I looked into her eyes
And in that moment when time stood still I came to realize
She was light (he was light) personified

Chorus
And now I’ll take flight
And seek asylum in the warmth of your eyes
I’m reaching for the heavens to be destined to shine in your light
And now I’ll take the time
And seek the sanctuary glow of your mind
I’m hoping I ascend to be meant to shine a little brighter
In the warmth with the glow of your light

Bridge
Your light illumines darkness in my life
Your light illumines questions in my mind
Now your light illumines morning as tomorrow arrives
And your light illumines a world of hoping lives

Verse III
For too long I found it hard to see
I struggled with the forest and the trees
But now I see we can both be free when you shine your light on me
And now I see (and now I see) your light as meant to be

Chorus
And I’ll shine a little brighter in the warmth
With the glow of your light

Verse I
Beautiful angel has colored my life
The touch of this woman turns ev’ry shadow into light
I’m hoping she understands I’ve been lost like a ship at sea
I’m hoping she understands that her love will set me free
Cause my beautiful angel colors my world in Brilliant Shades of Gray

Verse II
Beautiful angel returns to my life
With flower and scepter brings back the world I left behind
I’m hoping he understands I’ve been lost in a mystery
I’m hoping he understands that his love will set me free
Cause my beautiful angel colors my world in Brilliant Shades of Gray

Bridge I
And now I have my ticket for the skyride
And so I’ll take my turn and wait in line for you

Chorus
Oh there’s a time there’s a place
There’s a hell for people who wait
It seems that I better seize the moment and see the world in shades of gray
It’s au revoir to glory days and the chains of comfortable ways
Now it’s a world of awakening eyes to a brand new day
These days of the Brilliant Shades of Gray

Bridge II
Long ago I set out on the journey of my life
I thought that destiny was a stairway to ascend
But now I know that destiny is a dream that never fades
When I see the world in Brilliant Shades Of Gray

Verse III
Out of the darkness
And into the light
We’ll climb every mountain
We’ll sing the ocean’s lullaby
You are the messenger sent to help me find my way again
You are the precious homeland where the wand’ring finally ends
And my beautiful angel colors my world in
Brilliant Shades of Gray

Bridge I

Chorus

Verse I
I stand at the altar of the rest of the days of my life
I thank you for the music and the chance at true love’s starting line
The dark skies are clearing and I now begin to realize
This moment of time in romantic sublime
Is our destiny starting its climb

Bridge
And so I’ll be strong and dream on
And live with the freedom of love
And when I found you I asked you
In search of my life’s truth and the choice in my heart in my dreams
One true choice in my heart that was meant to be

Chorus
Beautiful love
I’ve touched untouchable hearts
I’ve reached unreachable stars
But I bear unbearable scars
So I’d never thought I’d be singing again my life’s song
Until my beautiful love
I looked in your eyes
I reached out my hand
And found the freedom of love

Verse II
I stand at the altar of the rest of the days of my life
I thank you for the music and the hope for true love’s promised land
The dark skies are clearing and I now begin to understand
We’ll dance to the rhythm
Of the quest to inherit the wind

Bridge

Chorus

Verse I
I look out on the parade on a warm November day
I see a world where hope floats forever
Where there were clouds and falling rain
There are children at play
And memories that fondly remain

Bridge
Once upon a star
A little boy far away
Believed in the dream of tomorrow today

Chorus
So fly away unafraid
And walk beside me in ORPHAEA’s parade
In the light of a beautiful lady
Shining bright on a beautiful way
And messenger child awakes with a smile ever after true
I believe in fairy tale love ‘cause I believe in my life with you

Verse II
Holiday homecoming eyes wooden soldiers in the sky
His princess sighs on top of her tower
So prince climbs the wall and rescues his queen
And she rescues back his dream
And now they dance in the twilight’s last gleam

Bridge

Chorus

Refrain
I believe in fairy tale love
I believe in you

Verse I
I am a lady
I am a princess
I am a queen
I am an errant knight on a quest for all of your dreams
I’m strong enough but I’m sometimes afraid
I will always be there when you call out my name
Will you know what I need will you understand
I will do the best that I can

Bridge I
So teacher teacher can you show me the way can you tell me what to do and say
Can you help me with my homework and my fate

Chorus
So teacher smile this is the moment of your life
Everything I do and say reflects your love and time
And the way you touch my life
Teacher smile this is the moment of your life
Teacher smile for your moment tonight

Verse II
I am a captain
I am a shepherd
I am a man
I am your comfort
I am your beacon
I am your friend
I win and I lose I’m up and I’m down
But you can always be certain that I’ll be around
Will you stand by my side will you always believe
You can put your trust in me

Bridge I

Chorus

Bridge II
And I work hard and I do right for today
And I dream every night knowing tomorrow comes what may
And when I take my place
I won’t be alone, I won’t be afraid
Cause teacher you’ll be with me all the way

Chorus

Verse I
Down in the central jersey ‘hood there was a jedi knight with a song
Conductor shines his saber light in the darkness all night long
He was a loyal apprentice to the man who had sent us from the ocean to the sun
But then he had a visit from Madam Defarge and lady Dulcinea became a fugitive on the run
And when at last the coast was clear
The light shining knight disappeared

Chorus
So how will he see again the world with genuine eyes
In a lifetime preparing for the deceptions and the lies
How will he see again the world with genuine eyes
And how will he realize that love can only be seen with genuine eyes
A genuine smile, a genuine moment, a genuine style
A genuine reason never lies
And genuine love never dies

Verse II
Then in the haze of the darkest hour there was color and light in the rain
Fisherman casts his safety net in the brilliant shades of gray
There was heavenly manna in the brew of Montana and Columbus Avenues
When Legendary Mama’s blinding saber light rescued Dulcinea and left a scar on the face of Defarge
A sign that Princess Rose was here
And then the light shining knight reappeared

Bridge I
And now in succession he has finally arrived
To the never ending journey of a man with open eyes
And now he’ll get busy living at the starting line
And see that no good thing in life and love will ever die

Chorus
And now he will see again the world with genuine eyes
He will understand the reasons for the deceptions and the lies
Now he will see again the world with genuine eyes
Cause now he will realize that love can only be seen with genuine eyes
A genuine smile, a genuine moment, a genuine style
A genuine reason never lies
And genuine love never dies

Chorus
Walk with me in the land of ORPHAEA
Walk with me on this high and winding road
Where disease is no more
And suffering’s unaccounted for
Cause we live our lives as metaphor
Walk again with me in ORPHAEA
And together friend (and together friend)
We are safe again (we are safe again)
Once more

Chorus

Refrain
Walk with me in the land of ORPHAEA
Walk with me on this high and winding road
Where disease is no more
And suffering’s unaccounted for
Cause we live our lives as metaphor
Walk again with me in ORPHAEA
And together friend (and together friend)
We are safe again (we are safe again)
We will see again
And dream again
And we’ll walk again
Together friend
In ORPHAEA