You're walking along the street, or you're at a party Or else you're alone and then you suddenly dig You're looking in someone's eyes, you suddenly realize That this could be the start of something big You're lunching at 21 and watching your diet Declining a charlotte russe, accepting a fig When out of the clear blue sky, it's suddenly gal and guy And this could be the start of something big There's no controlling the unrolling of your fate, my friend You know what's written in the magic book But when a lover you discover at the gate, my friend Invite him in without a second look You're up in an aeroplane or dining at Sardi's Or lying at Malibu all alone on the sand You suddenly hear a bell and right away you can tell That this could be the start of something This should be the start of something This could be the start of something big Big