“She sings the songs without words
Songs that sailors, and blind men, and beggars have heard
She knows more of love than the poets can say
And her eyes are for something that won't go away.”

—  Harry Chapin

She Sings Songs Without Words
Song lyrics, Verities & Balderdash (1974)

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