COGNAC BY THE COURTYARD (JOHNNY "JUICE' MIX)

COGNAC BY THE COURTYARD

She lights her cigarette as she takes a stroll

Down the boulevard in search of love

He reads the French Gazette sips cognac by the courtyard

As she passes by

They glance by chance and souls connect

They dance their dance and unprotect their hearts

and then they ask

Is it by chance or choice we've connected

Is it by chance or just what we've expected

Or is it by choice that we just happened to meet like this

Is it by chance or choice I can hear your voice even though your not speaking

Cognac by the courtyard

She ponders quietly to understand the space

Thats no longer between them

Then she reaches for his face

So close and yet so far from understanding who the are

He gently brushes the hair from her cheek

Finger to mouth

Don't speak

Don't even whisper

Don't say a word

Don't reach for meaning in whats not been heard

Is it by chance or choice we've connected

Is it by chance or just what we've expected

Or is it by choice that we just happened to meet like this

Is it by chance or choice I can hear your voice even though your not speaking

Cognac by the courtyard

What is the answer if theres no question asked

About the future about the present about the past

The silence overstands and undermines demands

The silence understands and overrides your plans

Words my only complicate what is

When the silence that she's speaking is the same as his

And with one solitary breath in unison

The realize this is where they begin

Is it by chance or choice we've connected

Is it by chance or just what we've expected

Or is it by choice that we just happened to meet like this

Is it by chance or choice I can hear your voice even though your not speaking

Cognac by the courtyard