Terry O'Leary - Isolde - If Only You'd Be Mine lyrics

You give to me the morning sun that dances in your smile A flower wild among the stones upon a rocky isle A lonely wood with hidden paths where we can walk awhile You lead me by the hand through nights into the waking days Through swinging gates in mirrored walls and through the midnight haze Through castles built in sandbox realms in children's yesterdays You give to me a ragged doll, a puppet on a string A ride upon a rocking horse, a swallow on the wing A ribbon trailing from your hair, a red or scarlet thing You whisk me from a valley deep wherein a black wind blows And tracks upon the empty sands are hidden by the snows, And share with me your secret thoughts and steal away my woes You give to me a silver flute, a whistle on a chain A drummer boy with dancing feet, a sugar candy cane A window flushed with foolish tears and pitter-patter rain You lead me from the crazy streets, beyond the circus towns, Beyond the smoky memories, beyond the weeping clowns, Beyond a frozen melody and sorrows that it drowns You give to me a penny plain to cast upon a dream, A falling star upon the sky, a bridge across a stream, A teddy bear with tattered ears and berries dipped in cream You show me where a rainbow lights upon a liquid land Where dew drops paint the purple leaves deserted on the sands On roads of simple wonderment within your tender hands You give to me in winter's chill your ragged scarf of thread, A blazing ball of candle wax, a fire dripping red, And share with me (a rhyming clown) your yearning arms... and bed You spin me tales of laughter, yes, of laughter on a spree Of laughter restless in the sky, of laughter running free Of laughter dancing skipping wildly far beyond the sea I give to you these careless words, arrayed in broken lines, Adorned, my love, with tempest winds and teardropp salty brine, In cups of youthful pa**ion steeped in desolation wine, And promise I'm forever yours... if only you'd be mine.