I CAN'T HELP IT BUT WHEN I'M BESIDE YOU I AM
BESIDE MYSELF
While walking through Ghirardelli Square
Where flaming dragon kites fly
I met someone positively fair
Who lifted my heartstrings high
I can't help it but when
I'm beside you
I am beside myself
I can't help it but when
I'm beside you
I am beside myself
I thought the light shone through me
Like a balloon I would be free
But there were just so many strings
That I just couldn't even see
I can't help it…
You landed where it all began
With flowers in your hair
The Golden Gate just couldn't span
The love that you came to share
I can't help it…
© 1979 Stefan des Lauriers