Seeing You There

I see you there alone in the corner
I have so many things I want to say
I have so many things I want to do with you
But I don’t know what to do
I want to reach you
I really do
But I don’t know how you’ll act
And that—that—worries me

I see you there alone in the corner
And wish that I had the confidence
To just walk up and make you mine
Ignoring all the world and all those staring eyes
But mustering that courage
Feels like asking a pig to fly
For I know not what to do right now
And that fact worries me.

I see you there alone in the corner
And wish to say sweet words of love to you
I wish I could be like Prince Charming
I wish I could sweep you off your feet
And that we could live happily ever after
And I want to do that so badly
But I don’t quite know just how to do it

I see you there alone in the corner
As my mind begins to think
As I look back on those I’ve dated before
Remembering their face’s dazes in the summer haze
And looking back at the good and bad times we had together

I see you there alone on the corner
Still standing there like a guard on duty
A guard whose fiery eyes of blue stare into my soul

I see you there alone on the corner
Your long blonde hair flowing in the wind
Like a sun-kissed maiden

I see you there alone on the corner
Your clothes as radiant as ever
Looking like a model at the NY fashion show
And wonder how you came upon this spot

I see you there alone on the corner
And I see you smiling at me
And I think to myself of how lucky I am
To have you in my sights

I see you there alone on the corner
And I find a new drive I never had before
Surely, I cannot continue on staring
As you would surely walk away
And go on another day

I see you there alone on the corner
And I must do something
Staring and thinking
And thinking and staring
Will lead me down a trip to nowhere

I see you there alone on the corner
And I want you
I want you so goddamned badly
And I know I must act now
Or else risk losing you forever

I see you there alone on the corner
And start by walking up to you
Your eyes gaze mine
My eyes gaze yours
And I am immediately smitten

I see you there alone on the corner
And I think to myself
Surely, God could not have created such a beautiful woman to stand here beside me
Surely, God could not have made it so that I would be right there next to you
Surely, God could not have made it so we would ever be together

I see you there alone on the corner
And I start to talk to you
Though we’re from different worlds
I feel a link with you that’s louder than words

I see you there alone on the corner
You smile and look at me with longing eyes
You turn to me as if to say those words I long to hear
But instead, you turn away

I see you there alone on the corner
I see you as you start to walk away
And I wonder what I did wrong
For I was so close to having you
Yet I could not reach you

I see you there alone on the corner
A limo approaches and you fade from view
And here I’m left standing and staring
Thinking of what could have been
Thinking that a poor boy like me
Would never find a rich girl like you
In my lifetime

You’re no longer in that corner
Hell, the limo’s faded away with all the other cars
But it still feels like for a second there
Things could have gone differently

You’re no longer in that corner
But I wish you were
For I could admire your beauty forever
And we could live together until death do us part

You’re no longer in that corner
And honestly, I don’t know what came over me
There’s no way I could have ever been with you
Not while we live in a world where some are poor and some are rich
Not while I’m a struggling musician
And you’re a daughter of the rich

You’re no longer in that corner
And it’s about time that I move on
The time we had was but a blip
A blip that few will ever see

You’re no longer in that corner
And yet, I don’t regret that blip of time
For at that moment, everything felt right
For at that moment, I caught a glimpse of a better world

You’re no longer in that corner
And while I need to move on with my life
I will never forget the moment we had together
Even though you’ll probably forget about me
I’ll never forget you

You’re no longer in that corner
But in that corner, we met once
And I hope that in that corner
We may one day meet again