Lex Zaleta

Lyrics

I ONCE BEHELD BEAUTY<br />
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I once beheld beauty in the night;<br />
I tried to weld duty to pure light.<br />
It came undone in the noonday sun.<br />
I had no other choice but to run.<br />
I lost my voice and I lost my sight.<br />
I once beheld beauty in the night.<br />
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I once beheld beauty,<br />
I looked into her face.<br />
I once beheld beauty;<br />
She left without a trace.<br />
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I once beheld beauty at daybreak;<br />
I felt I should be kind for her sake.<br />
It was all but over by high noon.<br />
Later, I played a dark, lonely tune;<br />
Later, I danced around the dark lake.<br />
I once beheld beauty at daybreak.<br />
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I once beheld beauty,<br />
I looked into her face.<br />
I once beheld beauty;<br />
She left without a trace.<br />
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I once beheld beauty in a dream;<br />
We knelt together by a clear stream.<br />
I saw her reflection in the brook,<br />
That one fleeting look was all it took<br />
To topple my most feeble regime.<br />
I once beheld beauty in a dream.<br />
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I once beheld beauty,<br />
I looked into her face.<br />
I once beheld beauty;<br />
She left without a trace.<br />
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