If That's The Way You Feel

4. IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL- 3:39
Words and Music By Bruce T. Carroll

Midnight and clear, cold dark and fine
You seemed glad to see me, but the pleasure was mine
With your head in the clouds, and your heart in some cause
Your feeling for the upright and the breaker of all laws
As the hour chimed and the moon shone above
Someone made a ringing speech in defense of love
If it was you...if what you said was real...
If that's the way that you feel...

As the shadows swirled, you seemed out of place
As the mirrors hurled their reflections in you face
As you suddenly turned, I was sure you could see
That all that I had ever learned didn't mean a thing to me.
As the hour chimed and the moon shone above
Someone made a ringing speech in defense of love
If it was you...if what you said was real...
If that's the way that you feel

From a broken heart
And a broken vow
You fought your way back
To where you are right now
As you gaze back down
From your clear window view
Can you find in the ruins of what you once thought was true
Can you find me in the crowd as I stand and wait for you
Can you find it in your heart to let your wounds heal
Can you now tell me how you feel...

Sweep of the arm, or you push it away
Or you use a little charm just to get you through the day
On a wink of the eye, to show that you know
Just how to get by and the quickest way to go
Between what you've always known, and what you've learned to expect
Between your need for safety and your instinct to protect
Lies a middle ground lined with laurel and steel
That's the way that you feel
That's the way that you feel