Lonely Little Man
He sits across from me in the
office.
I'm sure he isn't sure of my name,
But I've made a few mistakes in the accounting
Since this funny little fellow came.
Of course, compared to my ideal,
He's not the one---
And yet,
God knows how many paper clips
I've undone.
Lonely little man,
Funny little man,
What's the sadness your heart stores?
The lonely need a hand,
A friendly hand to hold---
How long's it been since one held yours?
Lonely little man,
Funny little man,
What can you be dreaming of?
You sit so silently,
I wonder silently
How long's it been since you've known love?
Say something else to me,
Anything's all right,
Something else beside "Good morning",
Something else beside "Have a good night."
Please come and speak to me
So I can speak to you,
For my lonely little man,
I'm lonely, too.
I've Never Had Anything Like You Before
Mama once bought me a Mickey
Mouse watch,
And Dad once gave me a drum.
I can recall my first taste of scotch,
It was much more effective than gum.
I still remember my first baseball glove
For which I traded my watch.
How well I recall my first taste of love,
It was much more effective than scotch.
But...
I've never had anything like you
before
Even when I was a kid;
Nothing I ever knew before
Could do before
What your lips just did.
Every moment begets
So much rapture and bliss;
Gilbert chemistry sets
Were never like this.
I've never had anything around like you,
Nothing so special or cute.
Nothing I ever found like you
Was wound like you
Or built like you to boot.
You could not be replaced
In any toy or candy store,
For I have never ever had
Anything like you before.
Fancy Loving You Again
I'm glad I'm in love again---
It's love again at last!
And odd, but it's with you again,
The same you you were in the past.
Fancy loving you again,
Fancy what the fates can arrange---
The surface may have varied slightly,
But the undercurrents don't change.
Fancy kissing you again,
Dancing to the same sweet refrains;
The setting may be somewhat different,
But the very essence remains.
Great to rediscover
The fact that you exist;
Grand to find the lover
I still cannot resist.
Fancy loving you again,
Fancy things that life has in store;
How wonderful to feel romantic
With my one-and-only once more.
Fancy loving you again
Since I've never met you before.
© 1998 Paul Rosner
From: Love Songs For People Who Have Been In Love More Than Once
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