Louis Rosen

Lyrics

KATHLEEN O'TOOLE (Music by Louis Rosen, Lyric by Louis Rosen and Art Perlman)

The car horns and wind sang a street song
Last night as I rested my head
My mind wandered back to a sweet song —
Autumn nights and a warm lover’s bed.
'Twas love at first note when I met her
Each song cast a spell in my ear
When she asked me to sing a duet
Her eyes gleamed, so electric, so clear.

Kathy — Kathleen O’Toole
With your voice so fair and your coal-black hair
Kiss me, Kathleen O’Toole
Come, away we go
On the fly, we will flow
Though I know I’m a fool
To give my heart to Kathleen O’Toole.

I was just seventeen, on my own then
Kathy, a worldly twenty-two
We were mythically happy alone then
Like a tale both fantastic and true
Many days spent in bed, nights spent singing
Our two voices blending so fine
Our music was reckless and swinging
She was sly — she was free —
She was mine.

Kathy — Kathleen O’Toole
With your voice so fair
And your coal-black hair
Kiss me, Kathleen O’Toole
Come, away we go
On the fly, we will flow
Don’t I know I’m a fool
To give my heart to Kathleen O’Toole.

And now comes the point in our story
When all things begun have to end
The road called, and seeking her glory
She was gone —
My young heart had to mend
Tonight, with a click, I could find her
Maybe learn if life’s treated her well
But I know that it’s bolder and kinder
To be still — let the memory dwell
In that space even time can’t dispel.

Kathy — Kathleen O’Toole
With your voice so fair
And your coal-black hair
Kiss me, Kathleen O’Toole
Come, away we go
On the fly, in the flow
Though I know I’m a fool to give my heart to Kathleen O’Toole
Kathleen O’Toole
Kathleen O’Toole

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