the first night (for Jen)

Although the first verse does not fit perfectly - namely the two last lines do not match the tune - I used it as a template for writing a second. I tried to match both verses with the tune independently listening to the recording while reading my lyrics. Both come rather close. Maybe Jen's partner can re'write' the tune a little. I also added a bridge so the text makes sense after all by referring to a second night - tonight - following 'the first night we met'.

the first night

why can't
time just stand still for us
capturing this one spell of the moment
why can't the good things last
why can't we keep the past
living in cherished mem'ries
why does our life have to go on
when there's reason just to hold on
please don't tear me out of my sweet reverie-ie
leave me my daydream
leave me this small gleam
of a love that once has been and that may come back again
of a dream that once was true and that may come true again

at the first time we met
our eyes just kept locked
and the world 'round us faded away

the first night we met
our eyes just kept locked
we were dancing the ni-ight away

how fast
you've got me off your mind
belying this one perfect moment (in my life)
all dreams and hopes belied
I saw the new man by your side
a sight to shatter my sweet dreams
squashing my hope that I'd at last
found my girl - a love to last
how come that things are so different than they seemed to me
so now I am again
left out in the rain
with a love that once has been but may not come back again
with a dream that once was true but may not come true again

at the first time we met
our eyes just kept locked
and the world 'round us faded away

the first night we met
our eyes just kept locked
we were dancing the ni-ight away

but tonight I'm spotting yet again
the sparkle in your eyes
yeah, tonight there is some hope again
that our love may survive

at the first time we met
our eyes just kept locked
and the world 'round us faded away

the first night we met
our eyes just kept locked
we were dancing the ni-ight away