Somehow the ceiling
Seems a little higher
From the very moment I see Mabel come in the room
It feels like someone
Lit a roaring fire
But it's just the glow I get
When Mabel comes in the room
The faded sofa
Stands a little prouder
That bunch of artificial flowers might even bloom
I can feel my heartbeat
Beat a little louder
The very moment I see Mabel come in the room
The dingy curtains
Seem a little brighter
I can hear the tinny piano
Playing a gorgeous song
The grouchy doorman
Seems a bit politer
It's his way of saying, "Welcome home
You've been gone too long"
The day you left us
What a small disaster
You took the love and light and laughter
And left the gloom
But I can feel my heartbeat
Beat a little faster
And I can swiftly shed the strain of the years
The very moment her first footstep appears
The very moment I see Mabel come in the room
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The threadbare carpet
Seems a little thicker
From the very moment I see Mabel come through the door
The elevator
Runs a little quicker
Just as if it didn't want to stop at other floors
The kids from Keystone
Are the kids no longer
We miss just havin' you around and the old rapport
I can feel my heartbeat
Beat a little stronger
And I can swiftly shed the strain of the years
The very moment her first footstep appears
The very moment I see Mabel
La da da da, la da da da da da
La da da da, da, da, dadadadada
La da da da da, la da da da da da
La da da da, da, da, ladadadada
The faded sofa
Stands a little prouder
That bunch of artificial flowers might even bloom
Bloom
I can feel my heartbeat
Beat a little louder
And I can swiftly shed the strain of the years
The very moment her first footstep appears
The very moment I see Mabel come in the door