[Intro]
Oh will you never let me be?
Oh will you never set me free?
The ties that bound us, are still around us
There's no escape that I can see
And still those little things remain
That bring me happiness or pain
[Verse 1]
A cigarette that bears a lipstick's traces
An airline ticket to romantic places
[Chorus 1]
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Verse 2]
A tinkling piano in the next apartment
Those stumbling words that told you what my heart meant
[Chorus 2]
A fairground's painted swings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Bridge]
You came, you saw, you conquered me
When you did that to me
I somehow knew that this had to be
[Verse 3]
The winds of March that make my heart a dancer
A telephone that rings but who's to answer?
[Chorus 3]
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Verse 4]
Gardenia perfume ling'ring on a pillow
Wild strawberries only seven francs a kilo
[Chorus 1]
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Album Version Verse 5]
The park at evening when the bell has sounded
The pier d'France with all the gulls around it
[Chorus 4]
The beauty that is spring
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Bridge]
I know, that this, was bound to be
These things have haunted me
For you've entirely enchanted me
[Verse 6]
The sigh of midnight trains in empty stations
Silk stockings thrown aside, dance invitations
[Chorus 3]
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Album Version Verse 8]
First daffodils, and long excited cables
And candle lights on little corner tables
[Chorus 1]
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Verse 7]
The smile of Garbo and the scent of roses
The waiters whistling as the last bar closes
[Chorus 5]
The song that Crosby sings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Bridge]
How strange, how sweet, to find you still
These things are dear to me
That seem to bring you so near to me
[Verse 8]
The scent of smould'ring leaves, the wail of steamers
Two lovers on the street who walk like dreamers
[Chorus 3]
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
[Outro]
Just you