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This man

(Christopher Van Name)

NYC in the mid-1980’s. Girl meets boy. From the WIP Musical, “9th Street”.

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I started out today 
Another ordinary day 
Taking one more step ahead 
Tearing out my back pages
Moving on with my own life
On my own, I’ll be alright
Time to leave what I left behind
Moving forward, making changes

And then I met this man today
What an extraordinary day!
He walked into my life 
Just when I thought I’d shut the door 
We hardly spoke at all
A bit aloof and rather tall
And yet, he moved me in a way 
Unlike any man I’ve known before 

Who is this man?
What’s this all about?
Better stop right now 
Before things get out of hand 
This man, this man 
What’s he all about?
Don’t let him steal your heart
And ruin all your plans 

Step back and take a breath
Don’t let him in your head
Better ask yourself 
What makes him stand out from all the rest?
You were ready to move on
Just let him go and he’ll be gone 
In time you’ll realize 
What you did was for the best 

But this man 
This man was different 

The way he looked at me 
I knew that he could see
All the dreams I have 
And who I really am 
And though we never touched
I know he felt as much 
As I do now 
About this man 
This man, this man 

I could tell he heard
Every single word 
And when he spoke 
I knew he spoke the truth 
And when we said goodbye
Something in his eyes 
Told me more about this man
This man, this man is something new 

He was more direct 
Than any man I’ve ever known
He showed me more respect 
Than any man has ever shown 
We hardly spoke at all 
A bit aloof and rather tall
And yet, he moved me in a way
Unlike any man I’ve known before 

Who is this man?
Have we met before?
This man, this man
What’s he looking for?
I just don’t know 
If I can do this anymore 
What do I do
About this man, this man, this man?

© Christopher Van Name 2023

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