somehow the ceiling seems a little higher from the very moment i see mabel come in the room it feels like someone lit a roaring fire but it s just the glow i get when mabel comes in the room the faded sofa stands a little prouder that bunch of artificial flowers might even bloom i can feel my heartbeat beat a little louder the very moment i see mabel come in the room the dingy curtains seems a little brighter i can hear the tinny piano playin a gorgeous song the grouchy doorman seems a bit politer it s his way of saying welcome home you ve been gone too long the day you left us was a small disaster you took the love and light and laughter and left the gloom but i can feel my heartbeat beat a little faster and i can swiftly shed the strain of the years the very moment her first footstep appears the very moment i see mabel come in the room la da da da da la da da da da la da da da dom bom ra da da da da da la da da da da la da da da da da la da da da da da da da la da da da da da the faded sofa stands a little prouder that bunch of artificial flowers might even bloom and i can feel my heartbeat beat a little louder and i can swiftly shed the strain of the years the very moment her first footstep appears the very moment i see mabel come in the room jerry herman