Track 8 of the album Harbour Light · 2019
What I Would Have Said Over Champagne
“Another folded napkin, this time in a corridor. What I would have said, if the champagne had been quieter.”
art song · art song · romantic ballad · 3:22
Lyrics
I wrote it on a napkin in the corridor I folded it and tucked it in my sleeve The music started up, the glasses chimed And all my careful words began to leave What I would have said over champagne Is that I watched you learn to love That I saw your shy and steady heart Find the one it dreamed of What I would have said over champagne Is that joy looks good on you And the room is full of people Who are happy that it's true You were small once in the garden With your pockets full of snails Now you stand beneath the lanterns And the whole sweet evening sails What I would have said over champagne Is that I watched you learn to love That I saw your shy and steady heart Find the one it dreamed of What I would have said over champagne Is that joy looks good on you And the room is full of people Who are happy that it's true So I'll say it with a smile And a hand upon your own Some words are better carried In the quiet we have known What I would have said over champagne Is that I watched you learn to love That I saw your shy and steady heart Find the one it dreamed of What I would have said over champagne Is that joy looks good on you And the room is full of people Who are happy that it's true Who are happy that it's true