Shangri-La

Written for: Shangri-La (1956)
Lyric: Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1956
Original publisher: Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.

Verse:

Ev'ry man dreams of a distant place,
A perfect place he'll find some far off day;
But if he listens to the music of his secret heart,
That perfect place is not so far away.

Chorus:

When where you are is where you want to be,
That's Shangri-La.
When what you see is what you long to see,
That's Shangri-La.
When things you thought you'd never touch are at your finger tips,
And words you thought you'd never speak are trembling on your lips.
When you can hear the silence in the sky,
That's Shangri-La.
And years are only moments slipping by,
That's Shangri-La.
And when you've learned that life is love,
And love is ev'rywhere around,
Then you have found your Shangri-La.