Isabella McBride takes the hand of the stranger With a single tear she spoke every word Though she could not speak for her body has failed her A tear rolls down and the stranger heard In the shade tree home they care for the old Isabella McBride goes there to die To hell with the world, she sits by the window Curses a world that passes her by Now a song she loves, the voice of a stranger With every word a year peels away To another time, a dance in the moon light A walk in the garden, a lover's bouquet How the magic lends itself to the music How the mystery of some old melody Can be frozen in time, now the song from a stranger Melts Isabella's memory Isabella McBride takes the hand of the stranger With a single tear she spoke every word Though she could not speak for her body has failed her A tear rolls down and the stranger heard