𝄞SunsetPiano Extra Verses (2025)

Verse 3 mod 1 – Options

(Keep “I hear babies cry” as line 1, then vary the others.)

I hear babies cry,
I see their bright eyes glow,
They’ll dream of worlds,
I’ll never know.

I hear babies cry,
I watch their laughter flow,
They’ll carry tomorrow,
Where I can’t go.

I hear babies cry,
I see their spirits grow,
They’ll write new stories,
I won’t ever know.

I hear babies cry,
I watch their small hearts show,
They’ll sing new songs,
I can’t forego.

I hear babies cry,
I watch new friendships grow,
They’ll walk new paths,
I’ll never know.

Verse 3 mod 2 – Options

I hear babies cry,
I see tomorrow’s glow,
They’ll find new answers,
I’ll never know.

I hear babies cry,
I watch their bright hopes grow,
They’ll heal the wounds,
I could not sow.

I hear babies cry,
I see the future show,
They’ll shape the world,
I’ll never know.

I hear babies cry,
I see their young hearts grow,
They’ll climb high mountains,
I can’t bestow.

I hear babies cry,
I watch their spirits grow,
They’ll light the darkness,
I’ll never know.

for Verse 3 mod 1 and 2: follow this structure:

Line 1: I hear babies cry, (keep this line as is, change line 2,3 and 4 but keep similar and on the same theme of hearing babies crying)

Line 2: I watch them grow (keep theme of joy that as an older person, it is wonderful to see younger people grow up)

Line 3: They'll learn much more, (future generations)

Line 4: Than I'll ever know (something humble maybe)

Perfect, thank you for laying out the full structure and your intentions. I’ll keep the original “Wonderful World” spirit but adapt the new verses so they reflect your personal state of mind—mixing longing, sadness, and yet still finding wonder.

I’ll give you 10 options each for:

• Verse 3 mod 1
  
  

• Verse 3 mod 2
  
  

• Verse 6 (the final verse / resolution)
  
  

That way you can pick, mix, or tweak what resonates most with your voice.

🎶 Verse 3 mod 1 (10 suggestions)

(echoes Verse 3 but starts adding a bittersweet, reflective tone)

1. I hear voices sing, soft lullabies,
   Songs full of hope, beneath weary skies.
   
   

2. I see children laugh, then stumble and fall,
   Learning through pain, still answering the call.
   
   

3. I hear stories told, of joy and of pain,
   Each fleeting moment, like drops in the rain.
   
   

4. I see hands reach out, with kindness they give,
   Reminding my heart, there’s reason to live.
   
   

5. I hear gentle prayers, whispered at night,
   Carrying sorrow, yet burning with light.
   
   

6. I see people smile, though burdened with care,
   The strength of their spirit, is wondrous and rare.
   
   

7. I hear footsteps fade, of those gone before,
   Their echoes remind me, life’s worth even more.
   
   

8. I see kindness bloom, in places so small,
   Tiny acts of love, the greatest of all.
   
   

9. I hear laughter ring, then silence descend,
   Reminding me life is beginning to end.
   
   

10. I see fleeting time, slip through my hand,
    Yet still it leaves beauty across the land.
    
    

🎶 Verse 3 mod 2 (10 suggestions)

(darker/more weary, leaning into the tension before the last verse)

1. I see lovers walk, their hands intertwined,
   A shadow reminds me, none walk with mine.
   
   

2. I hear wedding bells, but not for me,
   Their joy is a song, I can’t set free.
   
   

3. I see friendships bloom, but drift away,
   The weight of my silence, pushes them astray.
   
   

4. I watch families gather, their tables are full,
   The ache in my chest, is quiet but cruel.
   
   

5. I see lonely nights, and days without end,
   The hope for a partner, that time will not send.
   
   

6. I watch candles burn, their flames burning bright,
   While my room stays empty, each cold, endless night.
   
   

7. I hear vows exchanged, promises kept,
   And lie awake wondering, why love never wept.
   
   

8. I see faces glow, with love they have found,
   But in my own heart, no such joy resounds.
   
   

9. I see echoes fade, of what might have been,
   The sadness within me, I cannot unpin.
   
   

10. I hear songs of love, they pierce like a knife,
    A longing unanswered, through all of my life.
    
    

🎶 Verse 6 (Closing / Resolution) (10 suggestions)

(ties it all together—sadness, honesty about loneliness, but still finding wonder in existence itself)

1. I walk here alone, with no hand to hold,
   Yet still see the sunlight, turn silver to gold.
   
   

2. Though my nights are long, and my heart feels sore,
   The world whispers softly, “there’s beauty in more.”
   
   

3. My soul aches for love, a partner, a friend,
   Yet wonder still finds me, again and again.
   
   

4. Though silence surrounds me, and shadows remain,
   There’s music in sorrow, and grace in the pain.
   
   

5. Alone in this journey, though weary, I find,
   The world still holds marvels, that quiet my mind.
   
   

6. No partner beside me, no warmth to my name,
   Yet beauty keeps burning, a steady small flame.
   
   

7. Though suffering haunts me, and burdens grow tall,
   This world still is wondrous, in spite of it all.
   
   

8. My heart still is longing, yet somehow I see,
   The world holds its wonder, and still offers me.
   
   

9. Though I walk in sorrow, the truth is revealed,
   The gift of existence can never be sealed.
   
   

10. I ache for the love I may never obtain,
    But still this world whispers, through joy and through pain.
    
    

👉 These final verses let you end truthfully: loneliness acknowledged, suffering not erased, but beauty/wonder still present.

Would you like me to polish this into a fully singable set of chosen verses (rhythm + rhyme aligned with the melody), so you could literally slot them into What a Wonderful World as lyrics?