Fra Lippo Lippi's Beauty and Madness

Over there, just beneath the moon,
There's a man with a burden to keep,
Now sleep will fall, washouts, rags and paperbags
Homes and lives passing by.

Who will see the beauty in your life
And who will be there to hear you when you call
Who will see the madness in your life.
And who will be there to catch you if you fall.

Dreams run wild, as lovers find their way through the right,
Not a care in the world
And over there, oh the twinkling of the lights, harbour lights
Say goodnight one more time


there is something about this song which almost always leaves me with a lump in my throat and tears threatening to fall from my eyes. i don't know, something about the song's lines and melody is just so sad, and it leaves me that way too.

anyhow, in case you're wondering, i'm not sad. not for myself, but for our beautiful Inang Bayan.