they were you.

when the moon was young,

when the month was May, when the stage was hung for my holiday, i saw shining lights but I never knew: they were you. they were you. they were you. when the dance was done, when I went my way, when I tried to find rainbows far away, all the lovely lights  seemed to fade from view: they were you. they were you. they were you. without you near me, i can't see. when you're near me, wonderful things come to be. every secret prayer, every fancy free, everything I dared for both you and me. all my wildest dreams  multiplied by two they were you. they were you. they were you.

every time i take my little fellas to the downtown library, the entertainers there sing this song. it is in the musical, the fantasticks.   i have been listening to them sing it for years, and every time the music starts...not only are the children mesmerized, but the adults as well.  i love the lyrics and the song is just sweet.  i would perform it for you, but my video camera batteries are dead.  aren't you lucky?  trust me, you are.