Jerry Herman - If He Walked into My Life lyrics

[MAME] Where is that boy with the bugle? My little love was always my big romance Where's that boy with the bugle? And why did I ever buy him those damn long pants? Did he need a stronger hand? Did he need a lighter touch? Was I soft or was I tough? Did I give enough? Did I give too much? At the moment when he needed me Did I ever turn away? Would I be there when he called If he walked into my life today? Were his days a little dull? Were his nights a little wild? Did I overstate my plan? Did I stress the man And forget the child? And there must have been a million things That my heart forgot to say Would I think of one or two If he walked into my life today? Should I blame the times I pampered him Or blame the times I bossed him? What a shame! I never really found the boy Before I lost him Were the years a little fast? Was his world a little free? Was there too much of a crowd All too lush and loud And not enough of me? Though I'll ask myself my whole life long What went wrong along the way? Would I make the same mistakes If he walked into my life today? If that boy with the bugle Walked into my life today