BEAUTIFUL ILLUSION

i'm sitting here all alone
without a reason to go home
this bottle is my only friend
i'm wondering when will this end
i'm just about to let it all go

gloomy faces all around
it's the darkest corner of this town
but when i finally lift my gaze
i see through all this drunken haze
a sight so strange to behold
something i don't know if it's real at all

has anyone ever told you babe
how beautiful you are
you're the jewel of this bar
oh don't you know
you light the sky with your smile
you shine like a star from so far

how do i know if you're not
just a drunken dream i've got
if you're just an illusion
my mind's strange delusion

would i ever dare to touch
you or would you then just
vanish into air and leave
only a breath of gentle breeze
oh should i take the chance
of breaking the charm by asking you for a dance

has anyone ever told you babe
how beautiful you are
you're the jewel of this bar
really babe oh don't you know
you light the sky with your smile
you shine like a star from so far

(c) ilkka elo '05-12.2.'06.