On The Wrong Side Of The Fence 1934

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 31 May 2006
2006

All our dreams,
everything we planned,
slipped through my fingers
like a handful of sand.
Now I know all that might have been,
as I stand outside looking in.

I stopped by the cottage
that once we dreamed of
you share it with somebody else
that you love
it's all filled with cheer
while I'm out here
on the wrong side of the fence.
You've fixed up the place
as you might have for me,
you've made him so happy,
why shouldn't he be?
What joys he has known,
while I'm alone,
on the wrong side of the fence!
How lovely and peaceful,
there in the night,
and in the quiet of the dawn,
the rosetinted curtains,
the little white porch,
and a toy left on the lawn.
Can't open the gate,
I just can't say hello,
it's your little gateway to heaven, I know;
be happy my dear, tho' I'm out here,
on the wrong side of the fence.

Night and day, as I wander on,
dear haunting pictures
of the days that are gone,
set my heart throbbing
with the pain of dreaming
they were all in vain.

I stopped by the cottage
that once we dreamed of
you share it with somebody else
that you love
it's all filled with cheer
while I'm out here
on the wrong side of the fence.
You've fixed up the place
as you might have for me,
you've made him so happy,
why shouldn't he be?
What joys he has known,
while I'm alone,
on the wrong side of the fence!
How lovely and peaceful,
there in the night,
and in the quiet of the dawn,
the rosetinted curtains,
the little white porch,
and a toy left on the lawn.
Can't open the gate,
I just can't say hello,
it's your little gateway to heaven, I know;
be happy my dear, tho' I'm out here,
on the wrong side of the fence.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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On The Wrong Side Of The Fence 1934
Music by Allie Wrubel
Lyrics by Renée Russell
© 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 31 May 2006 at 18.55
in association with Doug Grierson
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