In a Crowd of Thousands

It was June, I was ten I still think of that day now and then A parade and a girl And a crowd of thousands She sat straight as a queen Only eight, but so proud and serene How they cheered, how I stared In that crowd of thousands Then, I started to run And to call out her name As the crowd on the road went wild I reached out with my hand and looked up And then she smiled The parade travelled on With the sun in my eyes, she was gone But if I were still ten In that crowd of thousands I'd find her again You're making me feel I was there too Maybe you were Make it part of your story A parade (a parade) Passing by (passing by) It was hot Not a cloud in the sky Then, a boy caught my eye In a crowd of thousands He was thin Not too clean There were guards But he dodged in between Yes, he made himself seen In that crowd of thousands Then, he called out my name And he started to run Through the sun, and the heat, and crowd And I tried not to smile, but I smiled And then, he bowed I didn't tell you that You didn't have to I remember The parade travelled on With the sun in my eyes, you were gone But I knew even then In a crowd of thousands I'd find you again Your Highness