We wander on from gray to gray,
Then stumble on a smile;
I know what human beings are,
For I’ve been one awhile.
I know what humans are, and yet,
I’ll always be surprised
The moments just before, when I
See that look in your eyes.
Routine – our lives are so routine –
It’s what the world’s about —
We long to stop and share a dream,
But garbage must go out.
I know that life can dreary be,
And yet then, crystallize —
The moments just before, when I
See that look in your eyes.
For love gives sanctity to love
Where lenience abides;
And we, the children of our fates,
Get tossed among the tides —
So yes, we’re tossed out on the seas
‘Twixt dreariness and doubt;
And yes, we often wonder what
The whole thing is about.
But all excuses drop away —
Pretence or alibis —
The moments just before, when I
See that look in
Your eyes
To share is human:
