When it all comes true Just the way you planned It's funny But the bells don't ring It's a quiet thing When you hold the world in your trembling hand You'd think you'd hear a choir sing But it's a quiet thing There are no exploding fireworks Where's the roaring of the crowd Maybe it's the strange new atmosphere Way up here among the clouds But I don't hear the drums I don't hear the band The sounds I'm told such moments bring Happiness comes in on tiptoe Well what do ya know It's a quiet thing A very quiet thing