Richard Shindell      Smiling   written by Richard Shindell
                                           Larry Campbell

Larry Campbell     guitar/mandolin
Richard Lorkovic   keyboards
Dave Richards      bass
Frank Vilardi      drums
Richard Shindell   vocals/acoustic guitar

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I had a place in the desert
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Just a roof and four walls
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Where I could wait for the rapture
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Where I could ride out the fall
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I was keeping a virgil
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I was deep in a trance
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I was holding a candle
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To the palm of my hand
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Then I saw you smiling then I saw you smiling 
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Then I saw you smiling
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Like a fool I protested
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I need time to prepare
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You see I never expected
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Something so simple and clear
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So I tried to persude you
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That I was not what you thought
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That I would only disappoint you
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That I can't be what I'm not
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You stood there smiling                  
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You stood there smiling
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You stood there smiling    
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I looked around for a reference
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But there was none I could see
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Is there a thread to the sequence
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That brought this vision to me
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There are larks in the morning
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Tracing lines to the lake
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Three dimensions of mercy
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Three dimensions of grace
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You just stand there smiling
                     Eb  Bb  F
You just stand there smiling
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You just stand there smiling


>From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill"
Shanachie Records
Richard Shindell Music