Remember that first night
when you saw me watching you?
Those hazel eyes of yours
said softly I want you too
Then when you walked away
you left me kind a blue
I think, pretty lady
I could fall in love with you
Can I ask just one thing
if there’s no hope for me with you?
Catch me pretty baby
before I fall too hard for you
If no is your answer
I’ll simply slip away
That void you left
I’ll fill another way
We can’t pretend to be
something that we’re not
But I wish you’d give
my dream for us
at least an even shot
Dreams need time
just like me and you
to unwind, and then come true
And while there’s no tellin’
where our love will go
Please let your eyes
dance with mine tonight
Maybe then
you’ll see things the way I do
Yes, pretty lady
just one night to show you
what our love can do
But if you can’t…
then all I ask
is catch me please, pretty lady
before I fall in love with you
Yes, all I ask
is catch me please
before I fall
too deep in love with you.
Written by Don Iannone in 1970, Tucson, Arizona.
Poetic Alchemist 
Hello dear….
Great man… you have done a great job…
I really liked your poems….
and surely wants to read it again….
may god bless you…
Kianseng Ng: Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Daniel: Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Music is in the air ….. as i read this. “catch me before i fall” , amazing line . First time i read your poetry , i like it.
Dr. Ng: Thank you. This is old lyrics. Maybe someone will write music to this someday. Hope you are well/
Nasra: Thanks. This is old poetry when I thought I wanted to write song lyrics. Love songs at that.
Aurora: Do you? Nice to hear that. This is definitely the younger me…Don at 19! Thanks.
Very Lyrical
The younger is so sweet …loved how it falls gentle to our hearts…please catch us before we fall through you poetry too
I love seeing poetry from the “younger” you. Personally, I think my skills as a poet peaked at age 17. It’s all been downhill since then! 🙂
Floots: Thanks. Hope you’re well. Are you vacationing? Hope so.
catch me before i fall
a wonderful refrain
(i’ve had no time to look out any oldies – or check if they are still in existence)
cheers
Thanks Polona. I am thinking about doing this.
Thanks Dan. No, I thought YOU were going to sing it and Richard would play the guitar.
Yeah. Aren’t you going to do one of those things where we can listen to you sing it?
that’s very nice.
have you ever thought about putting these into music?