• • • • • A musicbox is playing
          in a distant room
          I hear the faded whisper
          of an old familiar tune
          and suddenly I'm whisked
          to another place and time
          and I relive the memories
          that are racing in my mind

          I see us embracing
          underneath a starry sky
          the world stands still
          as I look into your eyes
          reflections of the moon
          shine on the deep blue sea
          and I hear you making promises
          of only loving me

          Then I see us walking
          slowly by the shore
          the moonlight on your face
          only makes me love you more
          we step onto a ship
          and sail off far into the sea
          and I hear you making promises
          of only loving me

          We dance to the music
          of an old familiar tune
          we hold each other tightly
          underneath the giant moon
          you reach for the sky
          and say you'll give the moon to me
          and you make solemn promises
          of only loving me

          Now I hear the faded music
          from a distant room
          I look up to the sky
          and I see the giant moon
          and she seems to be laughing
          as she looks down at me
          she remembers all the promises
          you made of loving me

          I hear the musicbox
          play that old familiar tune
          and I look all around me
          expecting to see you
          but you're further from me now
          than that giant moon above
          you're gone and so are all
          your promises of love

          I hear the faded music
          and I wish that it would stop
          it brings back memories
          I thought that I forgot
          But they're just as vivid
          as when you were with me
          when you made all the promises
          of only loving me...

Carmen Colombo