The Duck and the Swan

[instrumental intro] [Verse 1:clarinet] (Mmh)In a pond where lilies float, beneath the evening sky, (Sky) A little duck with feathers brown would watch the swans glide by. (The swans glide by) (Mmh)He'd dream of love so grand and pure, of wings so white and fine, (fine) But he was just a humble duck, and she—a royal swan divine. (A royal Swan divine , vine , vine) [Instrumental transition] [Chorus:With a bass] (Mmh) But how can a duck and a swan find love, (Why ?) When the world says they don't belong? (The don't belong) (Mmh)In a pond divided by rules and fear, (Rules and fear) Their hearts must fight to stay strong. (To stay strong , strong, strong) [Hook:cello] [Verse 2: violin] (Mmh)The swan, she noticed the duckling's gaze, saw beauty in his heart, (Heart) Yet whispers from the other swans kept them worlds apart. (Them Worlds apart) (Mmh)They'd tell her, "Stick to your own kind, the ones with grace and pride, (Pride) For a swan to love a duck is a tale that should never be tied." (Never be tied , tied , tied) [Instrumental transition] [Chorus:With a bass] (Mmh) But how can a duck and a swan find love, (Find Love) When the world says they don't belong? (The don't belong) (Mmh)In a pond divided by rules and fear, (Rules and fear) Their hearts must fight to stay strong. (To stay strong , strong, strong) [Hook:cello] [Bridge: whisper and Moving ] (Mmh)They'd meet beneath the willow tree, in secret, out of sight, (Out of sight) (Mmh)Where no one else could see their love, born in the quiet night (The quiet Night) (Mmh)They'd dream of breaking free one day, to swim side by side, (Side by side) (Mmh)But every time they'd try to soar, the world would clip their stride. (Clip their stride, stride , stride) [Verse 3] (Mmh)The duck would say, "I'll never be a swan with wings so wide, (Wide) But in my heart, I'm yours alone, I'll never run and hide." (Run and hide) (Mmh)The swan would cry, "I'll fight for us, no matter what they say, (What they Say) For love is more than feathers—it's the dawn that breaks the day." (Break the day , day , day) [Instrumental transition] [Chorus:With a bass] (Mmh) But how can a duck and a swan find love, (Find love) When the world says they don't belong? (The don't belong) In a pond divided by rules and fear, (Rules and fear) Their hearts must fight to stay strong. (To stay strong , strong, strong). [Hook:cello] [Outro: calm, Whisper ] (Mmh)So the duck and the swan, they kept their love, (They kept their love) (Mmh)A secret, deep and true, (Deep ans true) (Mmh)And in the night, beneath the stars, (Beneath the stars) (Mmh)Their hearts together flew. (Together flew, flew , flew , flew)