If He Walked Into My Life
Eydie Gormé Lyrics

Where is that boy with the bugle?
Where is the person I loved when I was younger?

My little love was always my big romance
I had a great love when I was younger.

Where′s that boy with the bugle?
Where is the person I loved when I was younger?

And why did I ever buy him those damn long pants?
Why did I try to change the person I loved when I was younger?

Did he need a stronger hand?
Did he need more guidance from me?

Did he need a lighter touch?
Did he need me to be more gentle with him?

Was I soft or was I tough?
Was I too easy or too hard on him?

Did I give enough, did I give too much?
Did I give him the right amount of love and attention?

At the moment when he needed me
When things got tough for him,

Did I ever turn away?
Did I abandon him in his time of need?

Would I be there when he called
Would I be there for him if he came back into my life?

If he walked into my life today?
If he came back into my life today?

Were his days a little dull?
Did he need more excitement in his life?

Were his nights a little wild?
Did he need more stability in his life?

Did I overstate my plan?
Did I try to control his life too much?

Did I stress the man and forget the child?
Did I treat him like an adult when he needed to be treated like a child?

And there must have been a million things
There were many things

That my heart forgot to say
That I never expressed to him

Would I think of one or two
Would I remember some of those things?

If he walked into my life today?
If he came back into my life today?

Should I blame the times I pampered him
Should I blame myself for treating him too well?

Or blame the times I bossed him?
Or blame myself for being too controlling?

What a shame
It's a pity

I never really found the boy before I lost him
I never truly appreciated him while I had him.

Were the years a little fast?
Did time pass too quickly?

Was his world a little free?
Did he have too much freedom?

Was there too much of a crowd?
Did we have too many people involved in our relationship?

All too lush and loud and not enough for me
It was overwhelming for me.

Though I'll ask myself my whole life long
Even years later,

What went wrong along the way
What caused our relationship to fail?

Would I make the same mistakes
Would I repeat the same errors?

If he walked into my life today?
If he came back into my life today?

Where is that girl with the promise?
Where is the person who offered me hope and love?

The girl who tried to show me what love could be
The person who tried to teach me about love.

And why do I feel the someone to blame is me?
Why do I feel responsible for the failure of our relationship?

Did she need a stronger hand?
Did she need me to be more forceful?

Did she need a lighter touch?
Did she need me to be more gentle?

At the moment that she needed me
When things got tough for her,

Did I ever turn away?
Did I abandon her in her time of need?

Would I be there when she called
Would I be there for her if she came back into my life?

If she walked into my life today?
If she came back into my life today?

Did she mind the lonely nights?
Did she suffer from being alone?

Did she count the empty days?
Did she feel like her life was without purpose?

Was I silent, was I cold?
Was I unfeeling and distant?

Was I quick to scold?
Did I criticize her too much?

Was I slow to praise?
Did I not express my appreciation for her enough?

Should I blame the times I pampered her
Should I blame myself for indulging her too much?

Or blame the times I bossed her?
Or blame myself for being too controlling?

What a shame
It's a pity

I never really found the girl before I lost her
I never truly appreciated her while I had her.

Were the years a little fast?
Did time pass too quickly?

Was her world a little free?
Did she have too much freedom?

Was there too much of a crowd?
Did we have too many people involved in our relationship?

All too lush and loud and not enough for me
It was overwhelming for me.

Though I′ll ask myself my whole life long
Even years later,

What went wrong along the way
What caused our relationship to fail?

Would I make the same mistakes
Would I repeat the same errors?

If she walked into my life today?
If she came back into my life today?