If He Walked Into My Life
Dutch Title: Als Je Plotseling Voor Me Staat - 1968
Composer(s): Jerry Herman
Performer(s): Eydie Gorme - 1960



Mame:
Where is that boy with the bugle?
My little love was always my big romance
Where's that boy with the bugle?
And why did I ever buy him those damn long pants?
Did he need a stronger hand?
Did he need a lighter touch?
Was I soft or was I tough?
Did I give enough?
Did I give too much?
At the moment when he needed me
Did I ever turn away?
Would I be there when he called
If he walked into my life today
Were his days a little dull?
Were his nights a little wild?
Did I overstate my plan?
Did I stress the man?
And forget the child
And there must have been a million things
That my heart forgot to say
Would I think of one or two
If he walked into my life today
Should I blame the times I pampered him
Or blame the times I bossed him
What a shame!
I never really found the boy
Before I lost him
Were the years a little fast?
Was his world a little free?
Was there too much of a crowd?
All too lush and loud and not enough for me
Though I'll ask myself my whole life long
What went wrong along the way
Would I make the same mistakes
If he walked into my life today?
If that boy with the bugle
If he walked into my life today

Patrick:
Where is that girl with the promise?
The girl who tried to show me what love could be
Where is that girl with the promise?
And why do I feel the someone to blame is me?
Did she need a stronger hand?
Did she need a lighter touch?
Was I soft or was I tough?
Did I give enough?
Did I give too much?
At the moment that she needed me
Did I ever turn away?
Would I be there when she called
If she walked into my life today
Did she mind the lonely nights?
Did she count the empty days?
Was I silent, was I cold?
Was I quick to scold?
Was I slow to praise?
And there must have been a million things
That my heart forgot to say
Would I think of one or two
If she walked into my life today
Should I blame the times I pampered her
Or blame the times I bossed her
What a shame!
I never really found the girl
Before I lost her
Were the years a little fast?
Was her world a little free?
Was there too much of a crowd?
All too lush and loud and not enough for me
Though I'll ask myself my whole life long
What went wrong along the way
Would I make the same mistakes
If she walked into my life today?
If that girl with the promise
If he walked into my life today