Waltz In The Park
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We'll be close as pages in a book
My love and I
So close, we can share a single look
Share every sigh

So close that before I hear your laugh
My laugh breaks through
And when a tear starts to appear
My eyes grow misty too

Our dreams won't come tumbling to the ground
We'll hold them fast
Darling as the strongest book is bound
We're bound to last

Your life is my life
And while life beats away in my heart
We'll be close as pages in a book
Never to part

Your life is my life
And while life beats away in my heart




We'll be close as pages in a book
Never to part

Overall Meaning

In this song, Dick Haymes expresses the deep love he shares with his partner, where they are as close as the pages in a book. He reveals that their connection is so strong that they can share a single look and every sigh. The lyrics further explain that their bond is so strong that even before he hears her laugh, his own laughter breaks through, and her tear causes his eyes to grow misty too. The two of them hold onto their dreams with an unbreakable force and are bound to last like the strongest book. Dick Haymes considers their lives to be intertwined such that while life beats away in his heart, they will always be close as pages in a book and never to part.


The song, Waltz in the Park, was written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern in 1945. The song was used in the musical, Up in Central Park, with a stage production of 504 performances. Waltz in the Park was recorded by many great musicians, including Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Perry Como. Dick Haymes was an Argentine-American actor and singer born on September 13, 1918. He embodied the crooning style of the time, which made him famous. He was presenting this style of music during the peak of his career throughout the 1940s to early 1950s.


Line by Line Meaning

We'll be close as pages in a book
Our love will be incredibly close, as if we are two adjacent pages in a book.


My love and I
Referring to the singer and their partner, who are deeply in love.


So close, we can share a single look
Our love is so strong that we don't even need to speak - a single look can convey everything we want to say.


Share every sigh
Our emotional connection is so strong that we feel each other's emotions so deeply, we even share the same sighs.


So close that before I hear your laugh / My laugh breaks through
Our connection is so strong that before I even hear your laugh, your happiness can make me laugh too.


And when a tear starts to appear / My eyes grow misty too
Similarly, when you start to cry, I can feel your sadness so acutely that I start to cry too.


Our dreams won't come tumbling to the ground / We'll hold them fast
We are committed to each other and will work hard to achieve our shared dreams, so they won't fall apart.


Darling as the strongest book is bound / We're bound to last
Our love is as strong as a book that is bound tightly, and we are bound to last forever as a result.


Your life is my life
We are so close that our lives are intertwined - we are each other's whole world.


And while life beats away in my heart
Despite the ups and downs of life, our hearts beat in unison.


Never to part
Our love is so strong that we will never be separated - we are meant to be together forever.




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC.
Written by: DOROTHY FIELDS, SIGMUND ROMBERG

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