I SAW YOU TODAY Original Lyrics and Melody by Karen S. Michael

Verse1:	I saw you in a store today .... and was amazed that just the sight of you would still cause my heart to tighten in my chest It made me ... catch my breath Your back is to me, standing at a checkout counter .... two rows over from the line I'm in Memories and emotions flooding to the surface .... flowing through me as I tried to recall how long it's been
Chorus:	since I heard your voice .... and felt your warm embrace It's been so long since I looked into your eyes .... What we had my heart hasn't erased A calendar says it's been years ago .... seeing you makes it yesterday again I feel the love, the loss .... the lonely ache that you're so close you could hear me .... whisper your name .... when I saw you today
Verse2:	I watch your animated conversation .... and pray you'll see me when you turn to go and you'll smile .... as you recall the love we shared That you won't .... fills me with despair I stall the checkout girl ... to ring me through slower .... so I won't be the first who has to leave I struggle for what will be the right words to say .... when you see me, who will be first to speak? It's been so long
Chorus:	since I heard your voice .... and felt your warm embrace It's been so long since I looked into your eyes .... What we had my heart hasn't erased A calendar says it's been years ago .... seeing you makes it yesterday again I feel the love, the loss .... the lonely ache that you're so close you could hear me .... whisper your name .... when I saw you today
Bridge:	INSTRUMENTAL
Middle 8:	Walking toward me .... sensing my stare, eyes meet mine and register surprise Cheeks aflame can't melt the smile .... frozen on my face Embarrassed, I stare into a .... stranger's eyes His raised eyebrow asks a silent question .... "do I know you?" My mind is blank of words I'd rehearsed Gotta break the bond that locks our eyes, looking down I fumble an imaginary something from my purse
Verse3:	Disappointment chokes me as he walks on by .... my nose prickles as I try not to cry The sting of salty tears .... blinding me when I dare to look up .... to watch him leave His resemblance shook my sense .... pain made fresh in this heart you never freed I blink to dam the tears that tell my secret .... they tell how much I wanted to .... believe
Chorus:	How I long to hear your voice .... and feel your warm embrace I long to look into your eyes again .... What we had my heart hasn't erased A calendar says it's been years ago .... Thinking I saw you made it yesterday again I feel the love, the loss, the lonely ache .... if you were close you would have heard me .... whisper your name .... if I saw you today
Outro:	How I really wish .... I saw you .... today How I really wish .... I saw you .... today I really need to see you