After 20 years and 3,000 miles 

I've finally found my home

And now I live in legends of 

days gone by

Amongst the crumbling 

glories of Rome


And now I find myself 

speaking in foreign tongues 

Of future, love, and wedded bliss

Even though I swore 

I'd never be among the ones

Who spoke of things like this


But now you're standing 

right in front of me

In all of your purity and grace

And though they all told me it would be this way

I have not the strength to face that


Somehow after all who came before

I still believe in true love

And if you kiss my forehead 

one more time

I think I'll have to marry you


So we've got a year 

in which to tell this tale

Of a love that could not be

And harsh reality is more

on my trail 

With every passing week


And oh my love 

have you heard of little Italy'

It's in the city where I thrive

We could find humble refuge there

And keep this love alive


But somewhere in between 

lies Ireland

Sown with my roots 

and your dreams

And we'd let the great green swallow us so willingly

So willingly because


Somehow after all who came before

I still believe in true love

And if you kiss my forehead 

one more time

I think I'll have to marry you


Do you remember that perfect day'

It was that once-in-a-lifetime kind

We didn't even care 

when the old man walked by

And heaven was that hillside


You know it's strange 

But I can see us 

When we're old and gray 

But happy with our lives

We'll interrupt our talk of Sascha 

With shared contented sighs


But who are you to make me

think these thoughts'

You know this isn't like me

It goes against all 

that I've been taught

But I'll try hard

and I'll try hard

and I'll try hard

To let it be


Somehow after all who came before

I still believe in true love

And if you kiss my forehead 

one more time

I think I'll have to marry you