1956: The Greatest of Adventures / Tom

One year ago

The twelfth of May

That luncheonette

Where he appears

I see him first

And then he smiles

I won't forget

I won't forget

Something sad is playing on the jukebox

A girl who lost her boyfriend to a friend

I can't remember my husband's face

I can't remember my lover's face

But I can remember a stranger's face

His name is Tom

I leave a tip

Do not look back

I reach the park

And he appears

That brilliant smile

Those two-toned shoes

His eyes are green

He says hello

Suddenly the city seems on fire

It's like the world has finally reached an end

I don't remember my husband's voice

I don't remember my lover's voice

But I do remember I hear that voice

And I'm wanting to run

I'm wanting to scream

I'm wanting to cry

I, I ask his name

And we kiss

And the angels sigh

We kiss

And the heavens smile

We fly

Like angels

Would like to fly

We kiss

And say goodbye

What's better is

What would have been

What's sweeter is

What would have been

The twelfth of May

That brilliant smile

The greatest of adventures of my life

I can't remember my husband's name

I can't remember my lover's name

But I can remember what would have been

It has a name