Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Parisian skies
Shadows beneath your eyes
All we have is now
And the arc of your brow
You came to leave these shores
You had an inkling in your pores
We came to bid farewell
The tears began to swell
Oh, I don't think she knew
I can't forget her
The dark witholds
And lives unfold
We always slept so well
Our bodies seemed to gel
The mind persists
We have thoughts to exist
It was a test I failed
Her passion never paled
Oh, I don't think she knew how much I loved her
Oh, I don't think she knew
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Parisian skies
Shadows beneath your eyes
We always slept so well
The presents casts a spell
You said we never talked
But there's a lightness that it brought
Refracting all my sins
We never lacked a thing
Oh, I don't think she knew how much I loved her
Oh, I don't think she knew
Oh Rebecca, your loss was mine, too
Did you ever feel the thrill of the chase?
The breath on your neck in the locked embrace?
Did you ever feel the thrill of the chase?
The hairs on your neck in the lost embrace?
I love the tiny veins
On your back
They remind me of the
Way that porcelain
Cracks
Shadows beneath your eyes
All we have is now
And the arc of your brow
You came to leave these shores
You had an inkling in your pores
We came to bid farewell
The tears began to swell
Oh, I don't think she knew
I can't forget her
The dark witholds
And lives unfold
We always slept so well
Our bodies seemed to gel
The mind persists
We have thoughts to exist
It was a test I failed
Her passion never paled
Oh, I don't think she knew how much I loved her
Oh, I don't think she knew
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Is this the thrill of the chase?
How can I keep up the pace?
Parisian skies
Shadows beneath your eyes
We always slept so well
The presents casts a spell
You said we never talked
But there's a lightness that it brought
Refracting all my sins
We never lacked a thing
Oh, I don't think she knew how much I loved her
Oh, I don't think she knew
Oh Rebecca, your loss was mine, too
Did you ever feel the thrill of the chase?
The breath on your neck in the locked embrace?
Did you ever feel the thrill of the chase?
The hairs on your neck in the lost embrace?
I love the tiny veins
On your back
They remind me of the
Way that porcelain
Cracks
Lyrics submitted by europebound
Parisian Skies Lyrics as written by Duncan Robert Lloyd Archis Tiku
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music
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