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There was a Twinkle in his Eye (words + music – Jon Brindley)

I was missing you in this rainy town

I felt like turning everything around

I had to sing again here and it wasn’t too grand

When I heard about the man and his band

I’d go and see them after singing my set

Anything could happen yet

After two hours I quickly departed

Nobody was broken hearted

But I knew that I was in for a treat

As I sped on down to Bourbon Street

Upstairs into the crowded place

There was radiance on every face

I could see why

There was a twinkle in his eye

By impulse the music jagged here and there

And those men’s fingers were everywhere

The heart-beat of the drumming did really ignite

The smoking chords in the smoky light

While some of the people were looking at the players

Like they could answer all their prayers

He let us see the wood, not just the trees

I was shaking off the melancholy disease

It wasn’t just for him, he didn’t lay it on thick

He got to the things that make people tick

And a vibrancy which felt so right

Was with so many of us that night

As he said goodbye

With a twinkle in his eye

The people shouted and stamped on the floor

‘Till he came back to play some more

But the mood changed as he played so hauntingly

Did you call my name his voice echoed out

And I shuddered as my soul cried out

Would you be calling out for me…

In the morning I woke to a new sensation

I was being tickled by inspiration

I had to set that feeling free

I went for a walk down by the sea

It fell on me like a golden ray

A hopeful heart can go a long way

It’s not a day gone by

And it puts a twinkle in my eye