"I See Your Face Before Me" — Schwartz and Dietz's visual haunting.
Writer(s): dietz/schwartz
In a world of glitter and glow
In a world of tinsel and show
The unreal from the real thing is hard to know
I discovered somebody who
Could be truly worthy and true
Yes, I met my ideal thing when I met you
I see your face before me
Crowding my every dream
There is your face before me
You are my only theme
It doesnt matter where you are
I can see how fair you are
I close my eyes and there you are
Always
If you could share the magic
Yes, if you could see me too
There would be nothing tragic
In all my dreams of you
Would that my love could haunt you so
Knowing I want you so
I cant erase your beautiful face before me
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- From Between the Devil (1937), music by Arthur Schwartz, lyrics by Howard Dietz. The face that appears in mirrors, in windows, in the imagination — the beloved as a persistent visual presence long after the person is gone.