Richard Shindell      Smiling   written by Richard Shindell 
                                           Larry Campbell 
 
Larry Campbell     guitar/mandolin 
Richard Lorkovic   keyboards 
Dave Richards      bass 
Frank Vilardi      drums 
Richard Shindell   vocals/acoustic guitar 
 
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I had a place in the desert 
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Just a roof and four walls 
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Where I could wait for the rapture 
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Where I could ride out the fall 
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I was keeping a virgil 
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I was deep in a trance 
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I was holding a candle 
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To the palm of my hand 
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Then I saw you smiling then I saw you smiling  
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Then I saw you smiling 
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Like a fool I protested 
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I need time to prepare 
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You see I never expected 
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Something so simple and clear 
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So I tried to persude you 
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That I was not what you thought 
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That I would only disappoint you 
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That I can't be what I'm not 
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You stood there smiling                   
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You stood there smiling 
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You stood there smiling     
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I looked around for a reference 
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But there was none I could see 
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Is there a thread to the sequence 
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That brought this vision to me 
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There are larks in the morning 
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Tracing lines to the lake 
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Three dimensions of mercy 
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Three dimensions of grace 
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You just stand there smiling 
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You just stand there smiling 
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You just stand there smiling 
 
 
>From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill" 
Shanachie Records 
Richard Shindell Music