Girl That I Love
I give you the shine of a dragonfly’s wing
Reflecting the moonlight on the night it was hatched
I give you the edge, of a snowflake in spring
Soft as a pillow, slicing the air
A molecule of blue for you from the sky
You can keep in your pocket, for a cloudy day
All for the girl that I love
All for the girl that I love
I give you the snap of a Sinatra song
All of Audrey Hepburn’s words for the wise
And as I sing I give you this ring that was forged
From the mines of Venus with a hammer from Mars
And within it I’ve set all the promises yet to be made
From every passioned lover, for you to toss to the wind
All for the girl that I love
All for the girl that I love
And when I gaze into your eyes
I feel the gentle breeze of summer
And I remember how we’d sit upon the porch
Watching strangers passing by
And making comments we thought funny
I share this memory from our sentimental youth
And then there’s the heat, at the core of a star
A shining blue giant in the Milky Way
And I know you’ll be fond of all that’s beyond the constellations
Where there’s another universe, Ya I give you that too
All for the girl that I love
All for the girl that I love
John Andrew
June 2018