I see her coming down the hall. And suddenly the lights turn gold. The music swells, the crowd stands still. Like some old story being told. I picture my arm around her waist. A kiss beneath the perfect glow. Then real life taps me on the shoulder. And all I say is “hello”. My friend says, “That was painful”. I say, “What? I played it cool”. He says, “If that was playing anything, You broke every rule”. There she is, my daydream girl. Walking through my movie scene. Every smile becomes a spotlight. Every glance becomes a dream. My friend says, “Go on, say something”, But my courage moves too slow. There she is, my daydream girl, and all I say is “hello”. In my head we’re standing closer. Like the whole world disappeared. She laughs and says she missed me. Like she’s waited all these years. We look into each other’s eyes, the violins begin to play. Then a child screams from somewhere near. And I forget what I should say. My friend says, “You were staring”, I say, “No, I saw a sign”. He says, “You saw the ceiling again, for the third or fourth time”. There she is, my daydream girl. Walking through my movie scene. Every smile becomes a spotlight. Every glance becomes a dream. My friend says, “Go on, say something”, but my courage moves too slow. There she is, my daydream girl. And all I say is “hello”. Maybe someday I’ll surprise her. Maybe I’ll know what to do. Maybe I’ll say something charming. Maybe I’ll say something true. But every time she’s near me, my whole brave speech lets go. I had a thousand perfect lines, and all I said was “hello”. There she is, my daydream girl. Walking through my movie scene. Every smile becomes a spotlight. Every glance becomes a dream. My friend says, “Go on, say something”, but my courage moves too slow. There she is, my daydream girl. And all I say is “hello”. Daydream girl. There she goes. Right past my heart, And all I say is “hello”. Daydream girl. Does she know? Or am I missing every sign, From one little “hello”.
