(R.McKuen, J.Brel, G.Jouannest)
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[Recorded October 28, 1970, Hollywood]
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One afternoon I came to hear
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You sing a soft song into my ear
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Who would have thought quite by chance
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We might engage in a loving dance?
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Coming together, coming apart
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Lost in diversions, dancing stars
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Caught in the quiet, off on our own
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Coming together, standing alone
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Are you afraid?
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I'm not afraid
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What about you, what about me?
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Two years from now where will we be?
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Each of us gone our separate ways
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Lost in a headlong passage of days
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Maybe we might give love a try
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Extending the moment before "goodbye"
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And for a gentle moment in time
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We'll take what pleasure people can find
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Are you afraid?
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I'm not afraid
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What is for real, what is false?
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All of us seem to be caught in a waltz
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Turning around, turning again
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When will the dancing ever end?
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As for us, you and me
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Our eyes are open, we can see
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Both of us know where we've been
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Why must we both go dancing again?
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[brief instrumental]
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Come join the dancing, come join the waltz
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Don't look too closely at my faults
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Why can't I die here in your arms?
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Safe from the night and safe from the dawn
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Back to the nothing that had no name
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Back to the nowhere from where I came
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Don't worry of me, I know what I am
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Where I'm goin' and where I've been
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I'm not afraid!
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I'm not afraid!
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No, I'm not afraid!
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I'm Not Afraid
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| Frank Sinatra |
