Measure My Life

I used to measure the sunlight upon your face
Measure the raindrops so full of grace
Measure the stars, measure the clouds
Measure my life around you

I used to measure the flowers one by one
Measure the hours under the sun
Measure my heartbeats and measure my dreams
Measure my life around you

Ooh …

I used to measure my nights
And measure my days
I used to measure the tides
Measure the waves
Measure the meaning of everything to me
I used to measure the magic of your smile
Measure each moment and every mile
Measure the magic of love on a hill
Measure my life around you

I used to measure the years it takes to be a man
Measure my times here like grains of sand
Measure good fortune that slipped through my hands
Measure my life around you

Ooh  …

I used to measure the vacuum of an empty space
Measure the sweeping wand of fate
Measure my world
The flutter, the glass
Measure my life around you

I used to measure the sparkle in the morning dew
Measure the shadows in the afternoon
Measure the promise of saying I do
Measure my life around you

I used to measure my night
And measure my days
I used to measure the tides
Measure the waves
Measure the meaning of everything to me

I used to measure the highlights in your hair
Measure the laughter and joy we shared
Measure the shining, the stunning, the stare
Measure my life around you

I used to measure the showers on a summer night
Measure the snowflakes and the birds in flight
Measure the colours of autumn, the lake
Measure my life around you
I used to measure the stories of young and of olde
Measure the music way deep in my soul
Measure the twilight, the glistening gold
I used to measure my life around you

Measure the happy
Measure the sad
Measure the sweetness of all that we had
I used to measure my life around you

© Darryl Tookes

Dondido Music (ASCAP)