To the tune of "In a Crowd of Thousands."
Dimitri: Bold
Anastasia: Italicized
Both: Underlined
.
It was June
I was ten
I still think of that day
Now and then
A parade
And a girl
And a crowd of thousands
.
She sat straight
As a queen
Only eight
But so proud and serene
How they cheered, How I stared
In that crowd of thousands
.
Then I started to run
And to call out her name
As the crowd on the road
went wild
I reached out with my hand
And looked up
And then she smiled
.
The parade
Traveled on
With the sun in my eyes
She was gone
But if I were still ten
In that crowd of thousands
I'd find her again
.
A parade
Passing by
It was hot
Not a cloud in the sky
Then a boy
Caught my eye
In a crowd of thousands
.
He was thin
Not too clean
There were guards
But he dodged in between
Yes he made himself seen
In that crowd of thousands
.
Then he called out my name
And he started to run
Through the sun and the heat
In the crowd
I tried not to smile
But I smiled
And then he bowed
.
Then eight years
passed us by
Spared no thought for the boy, till that night.
As I marked all my life,
By those crowds of thousands.
Till he found me again
.
Stolen suit
Sweating brow
Not well planned
For a heist, I'll allow
Dressed in red
She appeared
To a crowd of thousands
.
He was fit
For the court
Sharp blue eyes
That I'd seen once before
Eyes I knew don't belong
To that crowd of thousands.
.
Then I bowed once again
Second time in my life
To a girl who looked down
And smiled
I looked into her eyes
And my plans
Seemed that of a child
.
And we danced
Through the night
Round and round, eye to eye
Heart to heart
For there was no one else
In the crowd of thousands
When you found me . . . again