Clair, the moment I met you, I swear

I felt as if something, somewhere

Had happened to me, which I couldn't see

And then, the moment I met you, again

I knew in my heart that we were friends

It had to be so, it couldn't be no

But try as hard as I might do, I don't know why

You get to me in a way I can't describe

Words mean so little when you look up and smile

I don't care what people say

To me you're more than a child

Oh, Clair

Clair

Clair, if ever a moment so rare

Was captured for all to compare

That moment is you in all that you do

But why, in spite of our age difference, do I cry?

Each time I leave you I feel I could die

Nothing means more to me than hearing you say

"I'm going to marry you

Will you marry me, Uncle Ray?"

Oh, Clair

Clair

Clair, I've told you before "Don't you dare"

"Get back into bed"

"Can't you see that it's late?"

"No, you can't have a drink"

"Oh, alright then, but wait just a minute"

While I, in an effort to babysit, catch of my breath

What there is left of it

You can be murder at this hour of the day

But in the morning this hour will seem a lifetime away

Oh, Clair

Clair

Oh, Clair