Jesus to a child

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou entered the UK charts at number one with this mournful bossa nova. It was the first single from his album 'Older', released after a long legal battle with Epic Records, which led to his contract being sold to Dreamworks and Virgin. George claimed that Epic had not promoted 'Listen Without Prejudice' and were keeping him in "professional slavery".


After the death of his Brazilian partner Anselmo Feleppa, Michael spent eighteen months unable to write. He finally sat down and wrote the lyrics to this song in about an hour and was able to begin work on the album which marked a move from synthesizers toward a more organic musical style. This video features George Michael lip synching in front of the camera for the first time since 'Kissing A Fool' in 1988.

Kindness in your eyes
I guess you heard me cry
You smiled at me
Like Jesus to a child
I'm blessed, I know
Heaven sent and heaven stole
You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child
And what have I learned
From all this pain?
I thought I'd never feel the same
About anyone
Or anything again
But now I know
When you find love
When you know that it exists
Then the lover that you miss
Will come to you
On those cold, cold nights
When you've been loved
When you know it holds such bliss
Then the lover that you kissed
Will comfort you
When there's no hope in sight
Sadness in your eyes
No one guessed, or no one tried
You smiled at me
Like Jesus to a child
Loveless and cold
With your last breath you saved my soul
You smiled at me
Like Jesus to a child
And what have I learned
From all these tears
I've waited for you all those years
And just when it began
He took your love away
But I still say
When you find love
When you know that it exists
Then the lover that you miss
Will come to you
On those cold, cold nights
When you've been loved
When you know it holds such bliss
Then the lover that you kissed
Will comfort you
When there's no hope in sight
So the words you could not say
I'll sing them for you
And the love we would have made
I'll make it for two
For every single memory
Has become a part of me
You will always be My love
Well, I've been loved
So I know just what love is
And the lover that I kissed
Is always by my side
Oh the lover I still miss
Was Jesus to a child