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12 BELLS

from Semantic Expansion by Bill White

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we spread out a blanket
by the river
and sang our songs
beneath darkening skies
i felt so close to you
in the moonlight
That should have been our night
But we let it pass us by

(chorus)
i did not realize then how i loved you
nor did i suspect you felt the same
I should have held you close until the dawning
but at the toll of the twelve bells i walked away

(verse two)
many years have passed by
as i wandered
ive sung my songs
alone from town to town
i often think of you
in the twilight
a lifetime without love
what is lost cannot be found

(chorus)
i did not realize then how i loved you
nor did i suspect you felt the same
I should have held you close until the dawning
but at the toll of the twelve bells i walked away

(bridge)
So kiss me once
before this night is over
And I will hold so dear
the memory
With bittersweet regret
And sweet surrender
This love that should have been
Was not to be

(chorus)
i did not realize then how i loved you
nor did i suspect you felt the same
I should have held you close until the dawning
but at the toll of the twelve bells i walked away

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from Semantic Expansion, released August 20, 2023
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY BILL WHITE

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