If a picture paints a thousand words,
Then why can't I paint you?
The words will never show the you I've come to know.
If a face could launch a thousand ships,
Then where am I to go?
There's no one home but you,
You're all that's left me too.
And when my love for life is running dry,
You come and pour yourself on me.
If a man could be two places at one time,
I'd be with you.
Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way.
If the world should stop revolving spinning slowly down to die,
I'd spend the end with you.
And when the world was through,
Then one by one the stars would all go out,
Then you and I would simply fly away
Then why can't I paint you?
The words will never show the you I've come to know.
If a face could launch a thousand ships,
Then where am I to go?
There's no one home but you,
You're all that's left me too.
And when my love for life is running dry,
You come and pour yourself on me.
I'd be with you.
Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way.
If the world should stop revolving spinning slowly down to die,
I'd spend the end with you.
And when the world was through,
Then one by one the stars would all go out,
Then you and I would simply fly away
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"then you and i would simply fly away....." beautiful, beautiful song
this song....orgasmic. beautiful, i love bread.
Another beautiful David Gates song about love and another covered by other artists (Telly Savalas!). David had the knack of crafting wonderful love songs. His singing is also always underestimated - with a great vocal range.
Beautiful song.I love the instrumentation...
I love this song so much!!!!!!! :D
I'm curious as to what the line "if a face can launch a thousand ships" means...any ideas? Thanks!
@DanielGardner Helen of Troy.....because of her beauty, it started the Trojan war. His wife, he is referring to has the face of Helen of Troy to David.
@DanielGardner Helen of Troy.....because of her beauty, it started the Trojan war. His wife, he is referring to has the face of Helen of Troy to David.
Yea, it's referring to the Trojan War... the "face" being Helen of Troy.
Could a song be more beautiful? More romantic? Of course, it can also break your heart if you're thinking of a past love gone wrong......
This song has a very aquatic sound to it, the synthesizer in it makes me think of being in a swimming pool or something.Check out the song "Cold Water" by Damien Rice, if you like this song, they're similar.
The "lovegame" of its generation!