James Webb

Lyrics

ELIZABETH (One Touch)
by James Webb
© 2003, 2010. Amadeus WAM

How could you know,
Hardly more than a girl,
Gentle touch of your hand.
All at once,
My dead heart came alive,
Something you wouldn’t understand.

On the stage,
Playing husband and wife,
Excruciating love scenes.
Fed you dead lines,
Yet you never held back,
Till nothing was quite as it seemed.

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Oh dear, Elizabeth,
Ten years to fortress this heart.
Your innocent, well-meaning gesture,
Just one touch the walls fell apart.

For my role,
I was poorly equipped.
Love unrequited too long.
Slave to passion,
I learned to survive,
Holding it in, being strong.

Well cast you were.Those who knew you all said,
Big heart, caring soul.
Blind before,
Now some things I saw,
In your eyes the weight of the load.

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Oh dear, Elizabeth,
How well did you fortress your heart?
Could I have repaid,
What you taught me?
Before your big heart fell apart.

Oh dear, Elizabeth,
Ten years to fortress this heart.
Your innocent, well-meaning gesture,
Just one touch the walls fell apart.
Just one touch the walls fell apart.