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 to
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


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    "then you and i would simply fly away....." beautiful, beautiful song

    blowpop51on June 18, 2003   Link
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    this song....orgasmic. beautiful, i love bread.

    summervolcomstarson July 04, 2005   Link
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    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.

    CharmingManon February 22, 2006   Link
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    Beautiful song.I love the instrumentation...

    gnrmcron December 17, 2008   Link
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    I love this song so much!!!!!!! :D

    Rollingstonesrockon October 08, 2004   Link
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    I'm curious as to what the line "if a face can launch a thousand ships" means...any ideas? Thanks!

    DanielGardneron March 20, 2007   Link
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    Yea, it's referring to the Trojan War... the "face" being Helen of Troy.

    dbr12345on March 20, 2007   Link
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    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......

    jperiodrperiodon April 04, 2008   Link
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    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.

    TheThornBirdson February 04, 2009   Link
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    The "lovegame" of its generation!

    Olivineon June 21, 2011   Link

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