Glenn Miller Lyrics

Album: Unknown

Gaucho Serenade Lyrics

A Handful Of Stars 

Glenn Miller

Written by Jack Lawrence and Ted Shapiro. 

As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on August 14th 1940 with Ray Eberle. 

 

I recall the story, 

That night of love and glory 

A night that left my heart romantic scars 

We stood so near to heaven 

That I reached clear to heaven 

And gathered you a handful of stars 

Sweet remembered hour 

When love began to flower 

With moonlight through the trees like silver balls 

And as the moon grew older 

I reached across your shoulder 

And gathered you a handful of stars 

I placed my fingertips upon your lips 

And stars fell in your eyes 

Moonglow made a halo of your hair 

Suddenly you looked at me and dreams began to rise 

Oh, what things unspoken trembled in the air 

Our hearts were madly beating 

And then our lips were meeting 

And Venus seemed to melt right into Mars 

Then while we stood caressing 

Blue heaven sent a blessing 

A shower of a handful of stars...! 

(Transcribed by Alex Foertsch: )