If Those Lips Could Only Speak-Peter Dawson

[ti:If Those Lips Could Only Speak] [ar:Peter Dawson] [al:A Retrospective Peter Dawson] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]If Those Lips Could Only Speak - Peter Dawson [00:09.58]He stood in a beautiful mansion [00:13.25] [00:14.01]Surrounded by riches untold [00:16.47]As he gazed at a beautiful picture [00:22.18]That hung in a frame of gold [00:25.88] [00:26.60]Was a picture of a lady [00:30.04] [00:30.92]So beautiful young and fair [00:34.37] [00:34.91]To this beautiful life like picture [00:38.26] [00:39.72]He murmured in sad despair [00:44.98] [00:46.10]If those lips could only speak [00:51.21]If those eyes could only see [00:55.86]If those beautiful golden tresses [01:00.28]Were here in reality [01:04.93]Could i only take your hand [01:08.26] [01:08.81]As i did when you took my name [01:13.26]But it's only a beautiful picture [01:16.95] [01:17.49]In a beautiful golden frame [01:22.25] [01:27.12]He stood there and gazed on that picture [01:30.43] [01:31.06]And slumbering forgetting all pain [01:34.45] [01:35.11]For there in that mansion of fancy [01:39.34]She stood by his side again [01:42.98] [01:43.59]His lips then softly murmured [01:47.40] [01:47.93]The name of his once sweet bride [01:51.39] [01:51.93]With his eyes fixed on that picture [01:56.28]He awoke from his sleep and he cried [02:02.14] [02:03.25]If those lips could only speak [02:09.75] [02:10.35]If those eyes could only see [02:14.56] [02:15.11]If those beautiful golden tresses [02:18.68] [02:19.62]Were here in reality [02:23.32] [02:24.23]Could i only take your hand [02:28.65]As i did when you took my name [02:33.24]But it's only a beautiful picture [02:36.51] [02:37.63]In a beautiful golden frame