If You'll Let Me

Pyschedelic classic chanson, accordion, soft strings, warm cello, sonata piano, male vocals

I've rehearsed a thousand things to say
But every word just slips away
You turn to me, and suddenly
The simplest truth is all I need

I've crossed through cities, lost my way
And learned what promises can't say
But something in the way you smile
Makes every road seem worth the miles

I won't pretend to know your mind
Or ask for answers before their time
There's just one thing I want you to hear
And I'll say it softly while you're near

If you'll let me, I'll love you forever
Not with promises written in sand
I'll give you the truth of my heart, dear
And the warmth of an open hand
I won't ask you to change who you are
Or become what I dream you could be
If you'll let me, I'll love you forever
And let forever begin with me

I love the way you lose your words
Then laugh at something no one heard
The little pauses in your speech
The distant places in your reach

I wouldn't steal your quiet days
Or fill your skies with grand displays
I'd learn the things that make you smile
And sit beside you for a while

No grand confession needs a crowd
Some truths are better spoken low
And if you wonder what I mean
There's something I would have you know

And let forever begin with me

Perhaps tomorrow brings a thousand roads
And neither of us knows where they go
But I would rather speak my heart tonight
Than leave these feelings hidden out of sight

And if you need a little time
I'll leave the answer in your hands
For love is more than being chosen
It's learning how to understand

If you'll let me, I'll love you forever
With a tenderness steady and true
Not for the world that I imagine
But for everything that makes you you
I won't promise a perfect tomorrow
Only all that my heart can give
If you'll let me, I'll love you forever
For as long as this love shall live

So here I stand, with nothing to hide
No grand illusion, no foolish pride
Just one small question, soft and clear
Could you let my love come near?

Santiago Flores

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I've rehearsed a thousand things to say But every word just slips away You turn to me, and suddenly The simplest truth is all I need I've crossed through cities, lost my way And learned what promises can't say But something in the way you smile Makes every road seem worth the miles I won't pretend to know your mind Or ask for answers before their time There's just one thing I want you to hear And I'll say it softly while you're near If you'll let me, I'll love you forever Not with promises written in sand I'll give you the truth of my heart, dear And the warmth of an open hand I won't ask you to change who you are Or become what I dream you could be If you'll let me, I'll love you forever And let forever begin with me I love the way you lose your words Then laugh at something no one heard The little pauses in your speech The distant places in your reach I wouldn't steal your quiet days Or fill your skies with grand displays I'd learn the things that make you smile And sit beside you for a while No grand confession needs a crowd Some truths are better spoken low And if you wonder what I mean There's something I would have you know If you'll let me, I'll love you forever Not with promises written in sand I'll give you the truth of my heart, dear And the warmth of an open hand I won't ask you to change who you are Or become what I dream you could be If you'll let me, I'll love you forever And let forever begin with me Perhaps tomorrow brings a thousand roads And neither of us knows where they go But I would rather speak my heart tonight Than leave these feelings hidden out of sight And if you need a little time I'll leave the answer in your hands For love is more than being chosen It's learning how to understand If you'll let me, I'll love you forever With a tenderness steady and true Not for the world that I imagine But for everything that makes you you I won't promise a perfect tomorrow Only all that my heart can give If you'll let me, I'll love you forever For as long as this love shall live So here I stand, with nothing to hide No grand illusion, no foolish pride Just one small question, soft and clear Could you let my love come near? Santiago Flores

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