In the Bible, 1000 years B.C.
There's a story of ancient history
'Bout a fella who was strong as he could be
'Til he met a cheatin' gal who brought him tragedy
Oh, run Samson run, Delilah's on her way
Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start
I'd sooner trust a hungry lion than a gal with a cheatin' heart
She was a demon, a devil in disguise
He was taken by the angel in her eyes
That lady barber was very well equipped
You can bet your bottom dollar, he was gonna get clipped
Oh, run Samson run, Delilah's on her way
Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start
I'd sooner trust a hungry lion than a gal with a cheatin' heart
Oh, Delilah made Sammy's life a sin
And he perished when the roof fell in
There's a moral so listen to me pal
There's a little of Delilah in each and every gal
So run Samson run, Delilah's on her way
Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start
I'd sooner trust a hungry lion than a gal with a cheatin' heart
In the shadows, you've got to know your lover mostly by feel
You've got to put your faith in things you can touch
If you dare to
Cos the shadows, can make you crazy with the things they reveal
They show it all without revealing too much
Scare the hell out of you
Chorus
Cos me and my love, live among the shadows
Where the old playground is an alley way
Now me and my love, make love among the shadows
When the sun goes down, in a dark hallway
Love in the shadows where the crowd never goes
Deep in the shadows where flowers won't grow
Me and my baby know, love in the shadows
In the shadows, you've got to work at love to get it to shine
You can't believe in everything that you see
Not this time around
Cos the shadows, can play a half a million tricks on your mind
You try your best but you can never be free
It just kinda drags you down
Cos me and my love, live among the shadows
Where the old playground is an alley way
Now me and my love, make love among the shadows
When the sun goes down, in a dark hallway
Love in the shadows where the crowd never goes
Deep in the shadows where flowers won't grow
Oh! Carol, I am but a fool
Darling, I love you though you treat me cruel
You hurt me and you make me cry
But if you leave me, I will surely die
Darling, there will never be another
'Cause I love you so
Don't ever leave me, say you'll never go
I will always want you for my sweetheart
No matter what you do
Oh! Carol, I'm so in love with you
Oh! Carol, I am but a fool
Darling, I love you though you treat me cruel
You hurt me and you make me cry
But if you leave me, I will surely die
Darling, there will never be another
'Cause I love you so
Don't ever leave me, say you'll never go
I will always want you for my sweetheart
No matter what you do
Harbours opened their arms to the young searching foreigner
Come to live in the light of the beacon of liberty
Planes and open skies, billboards would advertise
Was it anything like that when you arrived
Dreamboats carry the future to the heart of America
People were waiting in line for a place by the river
It was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room that people could come from everywhere
Now he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on miracles
Come to marry his fortune with a hand full of promises
to find they've closed the door, they don't want him anymore
isn't anymore to go around
Turning away he remembers he once heard
a legend that spoke of a mystical magical land called America
There was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room that people could come from everywhere
There was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear
There was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear
Alice, pretty little Alice
Pretty little Alice in wonderland
Alice in wonderland
Oh, won't you take me by the hand
And lead me to your wonderland of love
I took one look at you
And that was all I had to do
Alice, you're the girl I'm dreamin' of
Tweedle dum, tweedle dee
You have made my life a fantasy
You don't know what you're doin' to me
My heart goes pitter patter
'Cause I'm mad as a hatter for
Alice my little girl
There is no other in this whole wide world
Take me by the hand, tell me you understand
Alice, Alice in wonderland
Tweedle dum, tweedle dee
You have made my life a fantasy
You don't know what you're doin' to me
My heart goes pitter patter
'Cause I'm mad as a hatter
Alice my little girl
There is no other in this whole wide world
Take me by the hand, tell me you understand
Alice, Alice in wonderland
Oh, Alice, pretty little Alice
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
How I'd like to look into that little book
The one that has the lock and key
And know the boy that you care for
The boy who's in your diary
When it's late at night what is the name you write?
Oh, what I'd give if I could see
Am I the boy that you care for?
The boy who's in your diary
Do you recall and make note of all
The little things I say and do?
The name you underline, I'm hoping that it's mine
Darling, I'm so in love with you-oo
Please don't leave me blue, make all my dreams come true
You know how much you mean to me
Say I'm the boy that you care for
The boy who's in your di-a-ry
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
(Whoa-oh-oh-whoo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Whoo-ooh-ooh-ooh)
You hear his voice above the roaring of the crowd,
dance while he goes through his charade.
You see him standing there so tall and proud
and you know, damn well the man has got it made.
Applause, applause for your favorite entertainer,
write a love letter to your favorite entertainer.
Applause, applause, because he's up there singing just for you,
singing just for you.
His every movement draws you closer to the stage,
helplessly carried on the tide.
Giddy and feeling almost half your age,
it's magic he's got going on inside.
Applause, applause for your favorite entertainer,
write a love letter to your favorite entertainer.
Applause, applause, because he's up there singing just for you,
singing just for you.
You'd love to touch him but you know you wouldn't dare
to kiss the lips that sing the song.
You wave and scream to let him know you're there.
With luck he'll sign the book you've brought along.
Applause, applause for your favorite entertainer,
write a love letter to your favorite entertainer.
Applause, applause, because he's up there singing just for you,
singing just for you,
Like the summer wind that whispers in the dark
Let the song ignite the spark and you can hear the love
Hush of evening and the rustling of the leaves
The murmur as a baby breathes and you can hear the love
Chorus
Her body moves just like a symphony she needs you
To be the one who's harmony will guide her
And let her know she's getting through
And you can hear the love
Sometimes it sounds just like a never ending choir
She puts your words to music's sweet desire
And whenever she is near, you can hear the love
(Don't you know that you can feel it, touch it, always hear the love)
Tender touches to the rythm of the night
Written down in candle light beneath the stars above
Sweetly woven in a perfect applique
Listen to the music play and you can hear the love
Ch x 2
Do do do do do do do do, what a surprise
Do do do do do do do do, what a surprise
Ooh Ooh Ooh, what a surprise
She stood there looking like she didn't care
Looking right through me like I wasn't there
Could've bowled me over when I realized
She was cooking me breakfast what a surprise
What a surprise baby, oh what a night
Looking real good, she was moving just right
I can't begin to describe all the charms
I held in my arms what a surprise
OOHH, OOHH, she didn't say nothing, not a word
OOHH, OOHH, I knew she was telling me something
Had to go back for a second helping
Out of the blue and right into my heart
I'm telling you, you can't keep us apart
Lights up the sky like the stars in the night
Who would have thunk it what a surprise
Bridge
What a surprise baby, oh what a night
Looking real good she was moving just right
Lights up the sky like the stars in the sky
Who would have thunk it what a surprise
We kiss in a shadow, we hide from the moon,
our meetings are few and over too soon!
We speak in a whisper afraid to be heard
when people are near, we speak not a word!
Alone in our secret together we sigh
for one smiling day to be free!
To kiss in the sunlight and say to the sky
behold and believe what you see,
behold how my lover loves me!
Alone in our secret together we sigh
for one smiling day to be free!
To kiss in the sunlight and say to the sky
behold and believe what you see.
The board of education from Maine to Tenessee
Just don't dig that crazy ABC
You know they teach us something different and they call it R & B
Chorus
You gotta learn your rythm and blues
Everybody's shoutin' the news
Go out and buy a pair of rock and roll shoes
Or brother you're gonna lose
The time is incidental, the fun is fundemental
When you learn your rythm and blues
No more readin' and writin' and 'rythmetic
You got to know the three R's when the teacher swings the hickory stick
Start a-reelin' and a-rockin' and a-rollin' with your chick
Chorus
When the teacher gives us homework everyone shouts hooray, hooray
I got to go right home and study without delay
I got to tune into Bandstand and get the lesson for today
My baby, my baby, my baby, my baby
Wait till you see my baby
You won't believe your eyes
And if you think there's no such thing as an angel
You're in for a surprise
Wait till you see my baby, gee whizz she's out of this world
And out of all the boys that she could have chosen
She want to be my girl
(What about her hair) Her hair is gold like the sunlight
(What about her eyes) Her eyes are diamonds that shine
(What about her lips) Her lips are redder than rubies
This treasure is mine
She took my heart to heaven
Now I'm in paradise
And if you doubt me wait till you see my baby
You won't believe your eyes
(What about her hair) Her hair is gold like the sunlight
(What about her eyes) Her eyes are diamonds that shine
(What about her lips) Her lips are redder than rubies
This treasure is mine
My baby, my baby, my baby, my baby
repeat and fade
Here I come, the king of clowns
As I hide behind this smile and paint the town
Though I cry since you're gone
You'll never know because the show must go on
I've been sad (I've been sad) I've been blue (I've been blue)
Ever since the day that you found someone new (someone new)
I pretend but you can't tell
With my broken heart I play my part so well
Step aside, here I come, the king of clowns
As I hide the lonely teardrops that come down
I make believe with a smile
But the king of clowns is crying all the while
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Here comes the king of clowns
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Here comes the king of clowns
There are tears (there are tears) you'll never see (never see)
No you'll never see my tears and pity me (pity me)
Though I'm hurt, still I'm proud
Always laughing as I walk among the crowd
Step aside, here I come, the king of clowns
As I hide the lonely teardrops that come down
I make believe with a smile
But the king of clowns is crying all the while
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Here comes the king of clowns
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Here comes the king of clowns
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo
Here comes the king of clowns (fade)
I haven't changed, I'm still the same old me,
yes I'm still the same old fool I used to be.
I thought this heart of mine would never miss you,
I thought this heart of mine would never cry.
I told myself I'd get along without you,
but I realise I told myself a lie.
I'm still the same old fool I used to be,
I think of you and suddenly I'm helpless.
I haven't changed, I'm still the same old me,
yes I'm still the same old fool I used to be.
Although you've got the kind of love that hurts me,
oh what I'd give if we could start again.
If I could hold you close for just a moment,
I'd gladly let you break my heart again.
I'm still the same old fool I used to be,
I think of you and suddenly I'm helpless.
I haven't changed, I'm still the same old me,
yes I'm still the same old fool I used to be,
Moon of gold
In the sky
My loving sweetheart
Said goodbye
Those moonlight kisses that she shared with me
Are just a memory
By the light of your glow
Those tender love words whispered low
Were just a promise that never came true
For she found someone new
How was I to know she'd soon go
And leave me longing in the moon glow
Since she's gone
I'm alone
I have no sweetheart
Of my own
Just a memory of a love that's grown cold
And a tarnished moon of gold
Since she's gone
I'm alone
I have no sweetheart
Of my own
Just a memory of a love that's grown cold
The way you hold me tight, the way you kiss good-night,
And every time we dance, my heart goes in a trance.
You're something special, oh so special,
You're the girl for me.
The way you fix your hair, the way you choose your clothes,
And every time you smile, your lovely dimple shows.
You're something special, oh so special,
You're the girl for me.
Anything you ask me, I will do,
Anything at all I'll do for you.
The way you like to laugh at things we used to do,
And even when I'm sad, you make me happy too.
You're something special, oh so special,
I've told you that we're getting married,
now don't you try changing my mind.
We've got a good thing together,
who cares if the world is unkind.
I'm a man and you're a woman,
that's all that matters to me.
Baby the times are a'changing
and I want the whole world to see.
You're my ebony angel,
who cares what people say.
My sweet ebony angel
we're going a long long way.
I want your love for a lifetime,
I won't let you keep us apart.
Don't give me those black and white reasons
'cause I only see with my heart.
I'm a man and you're a woman,
that's what the world's all about.
Baby the times are a'changing,
let me erase any doubt.
You're my ebony angel,
who cares what people say.
My sweet ebony angel
we're going a long long way.
Baby the times are a'changing,
let me erase any doubt.
You're my ebony angel,
who cares what people say.
My sweet ebony angel
Girl we made it to the top
We went so high we couldn't stop
We climbed the ladder leading us nowhere
Two of us together, building castles in the air
We spun so fast we couldn't tell
The gold ring from the carousel
How could we know the ride would turn out bad
Everything we wanted, was everything we had
I miss the hungry years, the once upon a time
The lovely long ago, we didn't have a dime
Those days of me and you, we lost along the way
How could I be so blind, not to see the door
Closing on the world, I now hunger for
Looking through my tears, I miss the hungry years
We shared our daydreams one by one
Making plans was so much fun
We set our goals and reached the highest star
Things that we were after, were much better from afar
Here we stand just me and you
With everything and nothing too
It wasn't worth the price we had to pay
Honey, take me home, let's go back to yesterday
I miss the hungry years, the once upon a time
The lovely long ago, we didn't have a dime
Those days of me and you, we lost along the way
How could I be so blind, not to see the door
Closing on the world, I now hunger for
Looking through my tears, I miss the hungry years
How I'd like to look into that little book
The one that has the lock and key
And know the boy that you care for
The boy who is in your diary
When it's late at night
What is the name you write
Oh, what I'd give if I could see
Am I the boy that you care for?
The boy who is in your diary
Do you recall and make note of all
The little things I say and do
The name you underline
I'm hoping that it's mine
Darling, I'm so in love with you
Please don't leave me blue
Make all my dreams come true
You know how much you mean to me
Say I'm the boy that you care for
You go where you want do what you please
Never let on, not even once, that you've ever been lonely
It's nice to see you alone
Are you looking for something maybe you ain't gettin' at home
Your hair is in place dressing to kill
Your old man has said that when he dies he will leave you his money
And the pool where you swim
Are you looking for something maybe you ain't gettin' from him
Chorus
Steppin' out, steppin' out, to get a little action on the side
Steppin' out, steppin' out, the day time queen takes a midnight ride
And it's plain as plain could be, you're a woman who wants to be free
So if you're steppin' out tonight honey, come on and step out with me
The party's a bore, it's bound to get worse
Let's slip out somewhere and engage in our own celebration
Let me pour you some wine
Are you thinking maybe baby your needs are the same as mine
Let's go for a walk, go for a ride,
Or maybe just stand here and think what we can do to eachother
No we don't have to dance
If you're thinking of stepping out, honey this is your chance
Snowtime, snowtime, oh oh oh oh oh oh.
Snowtime, snowtime, oh oh oh oh oh oh.
The snow is falling,
the world's dressed in white tonight,
and I remember another cold December
when I held you tight.
And I'm recalling
the joys that you were there to share,
the stars burned brightly and I clung to you tightly
as the snow clung to your hair.
Your love quickly faded out of sight
like the snow on the ground.
When spring showed her April smiling face,
you were no longer around.
I'll be here waiting,
I'll always be true to you,
till winter finds you and falling snow reminds you
that you love me too,
that you love me too.
Snowtime, snowtime, oh oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh please don't, don't lead me on,
don't love me tonight if tomorrow you'll be gone.
If you don't mean the things that you say,
you only have to tell me and I'll be on my way.
Oh don't, don't make me cry,
don't say that you care if your love is just a lie.
Don't build my hopes up to the sky.
Please don't, don't lead me on.
If, if you're gonna hurt me,
then please, please don't make me wait.
Should we part, I'll get along somehow,
so if you're gonna break my heart
then come on, break it now.
But don't, don't lead me on,
don't love me tonight if tomorrow you'll be gone.
If you don't mean the things that you say,
please don't, don't lead me on.
If you don't mean the things that you say,
Sunny, stay by me
Sunny, stay by me
Rain used to fill my eyes 'til I met you, Sunny
You cleared my cloudy skies, pretty little Sunny
You made the rain disappear
It's just like magic when I hold you near
Oh Sunny, stay by me
I never wore a smile 'til the day I found you
Now all I do is smile whenever I'm around you
It's such a wonderful world
Say that you'll always be my sunshine girl
Sunny, stay by me
My life was sad and lonely
I never saw the sun
But the very moment that I held you tight
I walked out of the darkness and into the light
I love no one but you Sunny, please believe me
Don't ever say we're through, Sunny never leave me
Promise you won't go away
Love me for ever as you do today
Oh Sunny, stay by me
Sunny, stay by me
Sunny, stay by me
A thousand stars fill the summer sky,
tonight, my love, the beach belongs to you and I.
And here we are lying in the sand,
I hear the sound of music when you touch my hand.
Just like the waves crashing on the shore,
the echo of our love will last forevermore.
Tonight, my love, hold me tight, my love,
as our hearts compose a summer symphony.
The symphony of a summer night.
The echo of our love will last forevermore.
But when morning comes and you go away,
I'll close my eyes and I'll still hear the music play.
The symphony of a summer night
will last until the end of time.
(Sedaka/Greenfield)
Days of devils, kings and clowns
Angel songs and birthday tunes
Valentines and wishing wells
Magic stairways, moods, and Junes
Silly rhymes and monkeyshines
Pictures on a stage
Round and round the records go
Time to turn the page
This will be our last song together
Words will only make us cry
This will be our last song together
There's no other way to say good-bye
Misty faces, far off places
Came and danced across the stage
Sha na na's and Doo be down's
The sounds that chased away the blues
Yesterday is yesterday
The past is dead and gone
Nostalgia just gets in the way
Let's stop hanging on
This will be our last song together
Words will only make us cry
This will be our last song together
There's no other way to say good-bye
Now we go our separate ways
And the world we used to know
Scratchy worn out 45's
An echo on the radio
Tra la days are over now
Those days of you and me
Now we know that breaking up is
Really hard to do
This will be our last song together
Words will only make us cry
This will be our last song together
There's no other way to say good-bye
You tried to wake me in the morning,
this was our moment of goodbye
You asked me once, how long I'd love you,
I told you 'till the day I die
And now at last my life is over,
you cannot go where I have gone
I won't be there to share tomorrow,
I love you so, but life goes on
Dry your eyes, Rosemary Blue,
take a look outside,
there's a world that waits for you
Live your life, Rosemary Blue,
put your lonely tears away,
wait an' see, there'll come a day,
I'll be with you
instrumental break
We used to walk the world together,
and found our love along the way
But now you must go on without me,
we cannot live in yesterday
Don't bring your flowers to the church yard,
only the past is waiting there
You should be out somewhere forgetting,
wearing those flowers in your hair
Dry your eyes, Rosemary Blue,
take a look around,
there's a world outside that waits for you
Live your life, Rosemary Blue,
put your lonely tears away,
wait an' see, there'll come a day,
I'll be with you
Rosemary Blue,
Oh, please
Don't, don't lead me on
Don't love me tonight if tomorrow you'll be gone
If you don't mean the things that you say
You only have to tell me
And I'll be on my way
Oh, don't
Don't make me cry
Don't say that you care if your love is just a lie
Don't build my hopes up to the sky
Please don't dont lead me on
If you're gonna hurt me
Then please, please don't make me wait
Should we part I'll get along somehow
So if you're gonna break my then come on break it now
Oh, don't
Don't make me cry
Don't say that you care if your love is just a lie
Don't build my hopes up to the sky
With a cloud above her head
here comes rainy Jane.
If she stops you, man, she'll bore you
with that sad refrain.
It's the same old story.
We've heard a thousand times before.
She'll tell you how he broke her heart
and then the tears will start to pour.
Hey, rainy Jane,
you gotta stop your crying sometime.
Come on rainy Jane,
it's up to you to make your own sweet sunshine.
Jane, you're just a shadow of
the girl you used to be.
Once you used to live for life
and now you live for sympathy.
True, your heart's been broken
and you got the right to cry,
but if you're gonna keep it up
the sunshine's gonna pass you by.
Hey, rainy Jane,
you gotta stop your crying sometime.
Come on rainy Jane,
it's up to you to make your own sweet sunshine.
You can change the weather,
no one loves a rainy day.
Come let's get together,
clouds will clear up when you cheer up,
take each raindrop, make the rain stop.
Hey, rainy Jane,
you gotta stop your crying sometime.
Come on rainy Jane,
it's up to you to make your own sweet sunshine.
Baby, Baby you know it's true
I'm a puppet just for you
I'll do any little thing you say
I wouldn't have it any other way
Take my heart and take my soul
I'm givin' you complete control
If you wanna see me do my thing, Baby pull my string Huh, yea
(Backup Girls next section)
Puppet man, puppet man-an
(enter Jones)
Baby, Baby, I'm your sweet pet
I'm just your personal marionette
Wind me up and let me go
Don't you know I'm a one man show?
Raise your finger and I'll perform
I'll crack a jack till' the crack a dawn
If you wanna see me do my thing, baby pull my string
(alternates between Jones and backup girls)
Pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa
Pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-na-na-na
Shna- na-na-na-na-na-na
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-na-na-na
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-na-na-na
Shna- na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
(backup girls)
Puppet man, puppet ma-an
(Enter Jones)
Baby, Baby I'm warning you, satisfaction guaranteed
Anytime you feel uptight
I'm at your service morning noon or night
I do whatcha' want me to
Cause I'm a puppet just for you
But if you wanna see me do my thing
Baby pull my string
(Alternates between backup girls and Jones)
Pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa
Pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa
Shna- na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa
Pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa-pu-pa
Shna- na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
(Jones finishes)
Puppet man
Baby, I'm your puppet man
Ya I might even...
If you pull my string
I'll do anything
Baby, baby I'm your puppet man
Can't do anything unless ya pull my string
Love ya, Love ya, Love ya, Love ya!
Down deep in your soul
Do anything, I might even love you
Wow-oh
Choo, choo train, chuggin' down the track
Gotta travel on, never comin' back
Woo, ooh got a one way ticket to the blues
Bye, bye love my baby's leavin' me
Now lonely teardrops are all that I can see
Woo, ooh got a one way ticket to the blues
I'm gonna take a trip to lonesome town
Gonna stay at heartbreak hotel
A fool such as I that never was
I cried a tear so well
Choo, choo train, chuggin' down the track
Gotta travel on, never comin' back
Woo, ooh got a one way ticket to the blues
Woah, oh got a one way ticket to the blues
I'm gonna take a trip to lonesome town
Gonna stay at heartbreak hotel
A fool such as I that never was
I cried a tear so well
Choo, choo train, chuggin' down the track
Gotta travel on, never comin' back
Woo, ooh got a one way ticket to the blues
Woah, oh got a one way ticket to the blues
Woah, oh got a one way ticket to the blues
Woah, oh got a one way ticket to the blues
Twinkle twinkle super star, fame and fortune took you far
Everybody envies you, you're number one
Night and day your records play, but ever since she went away
Life ain't no fun
The songs you write about her, keep coming back without her
The king of the charts is the king of broken hearts
Chorus
Number one with a heart ache
Hear the man singing on the radio
With every play his heart is breaking
Number one with a heart ache
Sing your song while the whole world sings along
Your love is gone, but the music goes on
Gee it was a long hard climb, and it took a lot of time
Time away from her when you should've been there
Birthdays on the telephone, Christmases she spent alone
I wasn't fair
It took so long to make it, the girl just couldn't take it
Now that it's made was it worth the price you paid
Number one with a heart ache
Hear the man singing on the radio
With every play his heart is breaking
Number one with a heart ache
Sing your song while the whole world sings along
Your love is gone, but the music goes on
Number one with a heart ache
Hear the man singing on the radio
With every play his heart is breaking
Number one with a heart ache
Sing your song while the whole world sings along
Your love is gone, but the music goes on
Round and round I go in circles trying to be free,
since you went away the world is closing in on me.
Every day I face tomorrow knowing you'll be there.
I see your face in every little thing we used to share.
The memory of you is everywhere.
And my world keeps getting smaller every day,
I run but I can't run away.
you're with me everywhere I go.
And I find you're in my heart and in my mind,
there's no place left on earth to stay,
my world gets smaller every day.
In the lonely of the morning when I'm waking up,
I find you standing at the bottom of my coffee cup.
I see you on the highway when I'm driving in the car.
Downtown in the city I just turn and there you are.
I run from you but never get too far.
And my world keeps getting smaller every day
I run but I can't run away,
you're with me everywhere I go.
And I find you're in my heart and in my mind,
there's no place left on earth to stay,
my world gets smaller every day.
And my world keeps getting smaller every day
I run but I can't run away,
my world gets smaller every day.
When I'm unhappy and feeling lonely,
and this old world of mine comes tumbling down,
you are the someone on who I can depend,
it's nice to know that I have you, my friend.
When I get crazy, you understand me,
you overlook the things I don't mean to say.
You're there beside me whenever things go wrong,
I'm never lonely knowing you're along.
You and me, the two of us together,
we go on and face the world whatever happens.
No matter what gets in our way,
we see it through from day to day.
Right up until the very end,
it's gonna be me and my friend.
We share the good times, we share the bad times,
we meet life head-on with its ups and its downs.
Some people tell ya that life's a lonely ride,
but not for us who travel side by side.
You and me, the two of us together,
we go on and face the world whatever happens.
No matter what gets in our way,
we see it through from day to day.
Right up until the very end,
it's gonna be me and my friend.
I'm never lonely knowing you're along.
You and me, the two of us together,
we go on and face the world whatever happens.
No matter what gets in our way,
we see it through from day to day.
Right up until the very end,
it's gonna be me and my friend.
It's gonna be me and my friend.
Do do do, doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
Doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
Doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
Doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
I'm living right next door to an angel
And I just found out today
I'm living right next door to an angel
And she only lives a house away
She used to be such a skinny little girl
But all of a sudden she is out of this world
I'm livin' right next door to an angel
And I'm gonna make that angel mine
Since I saw her this morning
I'm on cloud number nine
Found a garden of eden
At the house next door to mine
I took a look and oh what a shock
To find a little bit of heaven right on my block
I'm livin' right next door to an angel
And I'm gonna make that angel mine
I can't believe that this is the girl next door
Her funny little face isn't funny no more
Sixteen and oh what a dream
Ain't it strange how she changed into such a lovely angel?
Saw her walking down main street
And I couldn't believe my eyes
It used to be such a plain street
But now it's paradise
I'm feel so happy, I'm feelin' so good
I'm the luckiest devil in the neighborhood
I'm livin' right next door to an angel
And I'm gonna make that angel mine
Do do do, doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
Doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
Doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
Doobie bop bop, oh do bop she don don
I waited too long, and now we're apart.
I never told you what I feel in my heart.
Somebody new has come along,
I was a fool for waiting too long.
My life without you won't be the same,
I should have never played that waiting game.
I'm so alone now that you're gone,
I was a fool for waiting too long.
I wasn't smart, I wasn't wise,
and now I'm by myself with tears in my eyes.
I made my life a life of regret,
I should have never played hard to get.
And now I know, I was so wrong,
I was a fool for waiting too long.
I was a fool for waiting too long,
All my life I've been in love with you,
now you are here, I can't believe it's true.
I must be dreaming
when you say that you're in love with me.
In my dreams I've kissed your lips of wine,
now all at once I find you're really mine.
I must be dreaming
when you say that you're in love with me.
The way that I feel
is so heavenly, too good to be real.
When you're next to me I'm so afraid
that I'm fast asleep so don't wake me up,
let me dream if I'm dreaming.
Oh my love, each time I hold your hand,
everything is just the way I planned.
I must be dreaming
The moon is bright above
Oh, what a night for love
And as I hold you near
I whisper in your ear
I go ape every time I see you smile
I'm a ding dong gorilla and I'll carry you cave man style
I'm gonna bump you on the head and love you all the while
Well, I'm a monkey's uncle who's a cousin to a chimpanzee
Like I was reelin' and a rockin' and a swingin' from a coconut tree
Oh, honey can't you see you bring out the monkey business in me
Ranga tanga ring ting tong, I'm related to old King Kong
Honey won't you say you're mine
With a honky tonky monkey shine
When you hold my hand I'm a pre-historic man, I go ape!
Like a barrel on monkeys on an abadaba honeymoon
I go squealin' and a screechin' and a howlin' like a big baboon
Well baby I'll explode if you don't come and kiss me soon, yae yaa
Ohh, honey you know that I'm gonna be true to you
I'll keep you in bananas and bring you coconuts too
And we'll settle down in the nearest county zoo, woh
Ranga tanga ring ting tong, I'm related to old King Kong, woo
Honey won't you say you're mine
With a honky tonky monkey shine
When you hold my hand I'm a pre-historic man, I go ape!
Every night I say a little prayer
I lie in bed beside you and I thank go that you're there
Remembering how lonely life can be
Till heaven smiled and sent you down to me
I was born the moment that we met
It's been years and still the magic hasn't left me yet
Day by day the thrill goes on and on
The sparkle in your eyes has never gone
Chorus
Love keeps getting stronger every day
And it grows more beautiful in each and every way
And I swear I love you more
Than I did the day before
Love keeps getting stronger every day
And the things I'm feeling are impossible to say
Honey you'll just have to take my word
For all the lovely things you've never heard
Music
Love keeps getting stronger every day
All I really wanna do is spend my whole life loving you
Darling please believe me when I say
Love keeps getting stronger
Yeah it keeps on getting stronger
Love keeps getting stronger
Yeah it keeps on gettting stronger
Love keeps getting stronger
Love, love will keep us together
Think of me, babe, whenever
Some sweet-talkin' guy comes along
Singin' his song
Don't mess around, you gotta be strong
Stop, 'cause I really love ya,
Stop, 'cause I'll be thinkin' of ya,
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
You, you belong to me now
Ain't gonna set you free now
When those guys start hangin' around
Talkin' me down
Hear with your heart and you won't hear a sound
Oh, stop, 'cause I really love ya,
Stop, 'cause I'll be thinkin' of ya,
Look in my heart and let love keep us together, whatever
Young and beautiful
But someday your looks will be gone
When the others turn you off,
Who'll be turnin' you on? I will, I will, I will,
I will... be there to share forever
Love will keep us together
I've said it before and I'll say it again
While others pretend,
I'll need you now, and I'll need you then
Just stop, 'cause I really love ya,
Stop, 'cause I'll be thinkin' of ya,
Look in my heart and let love keep us together, whatever
I AM A SONG
I'm a song and I've waited so long
For someone to come and sing me
I got a rhyme that I've had for some time
Nobody wants to sing me
Let me show, the world, that I'm, not through
Let me touch, your heart, the way I used to do
Sing me, sing me, now I got a song to be sung
Sing me, sing me, roll me around on your tongue
I got sunshine, I got a message to shout
Sing me, sing me, won't someone please let me out
Could I make you smile if I came back in style?
Tell me would you want to sing me?
Don't say I'm gone, never more to live on
Somebody's got to sing me
Let me fill , the air, with my, old song
If I let, you down, tell me where did I go wrong
Sing me, sing me, I got a song to be sung (yes I do)
Sing me, sing me, roll me around on your tongue
I got sunshine, I got a message to shout
Sing me, sing me, won't someone please let me out
I got music, I will share
Gonna sing a song, gonna be a love song
Sing about the good good feeling you brought along
You put my mind at rest
Made me feel like I'd been blessed
With good time, good music and good good friends
When I was feeling down, when I was feeling low down
You turned me on to good good music
You turned me right around
You took be to your breast
You held me up with your sweet caress
And good times, good music and good good friends
I remember when you found me
I was hungry and alone
First you fed me then you loved me
You made me feel at home
Wanna sing a song, got to be a love song
Sing about the good good feeling you brought along
Wanna scream and shout
How did I ever do without
Good times, good music and good good friends
Music
Wanna scream and shout
How did I ever do without
I know I'm no angel
Baby you're in trouble
Since your curiosity got you head over heels over me
Honey do you think that I'm outa my mind
The one who's in love till she's deaf dumb and blind ain't me
Want romance, think you stand a chance,
Tell ya where to find it
You're never gonna find it in me
I was born to be bad
Take the stars above, shower me with love
Make it all too easy
Don't have to be too easy with me
I was born to be bad
Oh get yourself together my love no need to make a scene here
It's a beautiful habit being able to laugh at it all
Better get away if you wanna stay
Keep yourself from falling
Ain't no use in falling for me
I was born to be bad
Music
Want romance, think you stand a chance,
Tell ya where to find it
You're never gonna find it in me
I was born to be bad
Take the stars above, shower me with love
Make it all too easy
Don't have to be too easy with me
I was born to be bad
Oh get yourself together my love no need to make a scene here
It's a beautiful habit being able to laugh at it all
Better get away if you wanna stay
Keep yourself from falling
Ain't no use in falling for me
I was born to be bad
I was born to be bad
I was born to be bad
I'll show you the stars in heaven,
we'll look at the moon above.
Though I'm a silly dreamer, you better stick with me.
The best things in life are free,
and I'm gonna be your good time man.
I'll be your good time man.
No diamonds from Cartier,
no shopping spree every day.
I'll be your special lover, I know you'll understand,
I'm doing the best I can
and you'll be the one in wonderland.
I'll be your good time man.
Lee, I love you so, so much you'll never, never know,
I have a special master plan,
I'll be your good time man.
No pad on Fifth Avenue,
no carriage ride just for two,
no table at Twenty One,
we're gonna have ourselves some fun.
No presents from Tiffany,
oh baby, that's not for me.
No Rainbow Room at night, we'll just do it right,
doing it naturally
and I do it good, you know I can,
I'll be your good time man.
Lee, I love you so, so much you'll never, never, never know,
I have a special master plan,
I'll be your good time man.
No fancy things from Chanel,
I think that you just look swell.
You are my special girl.
I'm gonna take you round the world.
A circle line round New York,
through Central Park we will walk.
We'll hang out at the Boat House, take a paddle ride,
we'll do it up in style,
and I'm gonna make you smile, I can,
I'll be your good time man.
No Phantom of the Opera, not for me,
I like Coney Island by the sea.
French fries at Nathan's, not Grenouille.
You're gonna see the real me.
I'll be your good time man,
I'll be your good time man,
I'll be your good time man.
Fly don't fly on me,
fly around somebody new.
Fly don't fly on me,
your buzzing and your humming is making me blue.
I can't sleep at night,
I toss and turn with all of my might,
knowing you are there,
you'll take my dreams and turn my dreams into a nightmare.
When I go to sleep
I don't count the sheep,
I just think about my sweetie-pie.
Then you fly on me,
oh what misery.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
you mess me up and wake me up so I wanna cry.
Fly don't fly on me,
fly so I can dream all night.
Fly don't fly on me
and when you go away I'll see her holding me tight,
'cause in my dreams I know she's gonna treat me so right.
When I go to sleep
I don't count the sheep,
I just think about my sweetie-pie.
Then you fly on me,
oh what misery,
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
you mess me up and wake me up so I wanna cry.
Fly don't fly on me,
fly so I can dream all night.
Fly don't fly on me
and when you go away I'll see her holding me tight,
'cause in my dreams I know she's gonna treat me so right.
Fly don't fly on me, shoo……….
FALLIN'
I got the feeling I'm fallin'
Like a star up in the blue
Like I was fallin off Niagra
In a paddle boat canoe
I got the feeling I'm a fallin'
And it's all because of you
Like I was walking on a tight rope
Swinging in the breeze
And though I tried to keep my balance
When I weaken in my knees
I got the feeling I'm a fallin'
Lover, help me please
Like a leaf falls from the branch
Like a rock from an avalanche
Like the rain on a stormy day
I never thought I'd fall this way
I thought that love could never touch me
Yeah, I was riding high
And then my ivory tower toppled
And I tumbled from the sky
I got the feeling that I'm fallin'
And you're the reason why
Like a life that he married for
Like the walls of Jericho
Like Delilah's holy town
And Samson tore it down
I thought that love could never touch me
Yeah, I was riding high
And then my ivory tower toppled
And I tumbled from the sky
I got the feeling that I'm fallin'
My old lady she's so sweet and fine
I can't help it wanting her kisses all the time
I run to meet her like kid with a dollar to the corner candy store
It's what I'm living for, but I want more than your candy kisses
She starts moving I say honey please
I ain't foolin' you know it isn't right to tease
I tell her sugar you're a true fine lover, you're sweet as cherry pie
But no matter how I try, I can't get by, on your candy kisses
I don't want our love to stop
If it should stop my heart would break
If the sun should get too hot
It's gonna melt the icing on our cake
Candy kisses knock me off my feet
Fill me up but leave me feeling incomplete
Fancy wrappin' and well made trappins will lead me to your door
But what I'm hungry for, is so much more
Than your candy kisses
Music
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah, sweet calendar girl,
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Each and every day of the year
January
You start the year all fine
February
You're my little Valentine
March
I wanna march you down the aisle
April
You're the Easter bunny when you smile
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day, Every day of the year.
(every day of the year)
Maybe if I ask your dad and mom
June
They'll let me take you to the junior prom
July
Like a firecracker, I'm aglow
August
When you're on the beach you steal the show
Yeah, yeah my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day, Every day, of the year
(every day of the year)
--musical break--
Yeah, yeah my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day, Every day, of the year
(every day of the year)
September
I light the candles at your sweet sixteen
October
Romeo and Juliet on Halloween
November
I'll give thanks that you belong to me
December
You're the present 'neath my Christmas tree
Yeah, yeah my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day, Every day, of the year
(every day of the year)
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah sweet calendar girl (x2)
If you're feeling low down 'cause your baby left town,
then let me set you straight,
if your chick's flown the coop, knocked the blues for a loop,
get out and circulate.
Go on out and have fun, put the blues on the run,
you'll find that living is great,
just pretend you're a king, balance the world on a string,
get out and circulate.
There are plenty of fish in the deep blue sea
shopping around for a mate,
hurry on up, waste no time,
come on in, the water's fine.
It's a star spangled world, when your flags are unfurled
don't underestimate,
this advice that I give, it means wake up and live,
get out and circulate.
There are plenty of pebbles on the beach,
go out and gather a few,
you can be the cat's meow,
start your rock-collection now.
It's a star spangled world, when your flags are unfurled
don't underestimate,
this advice that I give, it means wake up and live,
get out and circulate.
It's a world full of chicks, so get out and mix,
I said that life's worth living
so I get your kicks.
I don't believe a word they're saying
What they're saying isn't true
Everybody calls her bad girl (Bad bad girl)
Everybody put her down (Bad bad girl)
Why don't they take the time to understand
She's looking for a love she's never found
And it's only cos she's lonely (Bad bad girl)
That's the way she got her name (Bad bad girl)
All she did was look for someone to love
And they put the girl to shame
(Hey there she's not the girl for you)
Well you don't know her like I do
(Hey there listen to your friends )
If you're gonna put her down, here's where our friendship ends
I don't hear a word you're saying (Bad bad girl)
She's the one I'm dreaming of (Bad bad girl)
So don't you ever call her bad girl again
Cos she's found someone to love
( Hey there open up your eyes)
All I see is just a pack of lies
(Hey there she's gonna break your heart)
I'm gonna listen to the rumours that you start
Music
I don't hear a word you're saying (Bad bad girl)
She's the one I'm dreaming of (Bad bad girl)
So don't you ever call her bad girl again
Cos she's found someone to love
Another sleepless night
I sit alone and cry
Twilight time 'til dawn
Memories linger on
Since we said goodbye
Throughout the sleepless night
No matter what I do
You're always on my mind
And oh, you're gone, I find
I'm still in love with you
Shadows fall and I recall
The love that you once had for me
Miss you so, when lights are low
I think of things that used to be
You're always in my heart
Although you're out of sight
Lonely teardrops burn
As I toss and turn
Another sleepless night
You're always in my heart
Although you're out of sight
Lonely teardrops burn
As I toss and turn
When the day is dawning
on a Texas Sunday morning
How I long to be there
with Marie who's waitin for me there
Every lonely city
where I hang my hat
Ain't as half as pretty
as where my baby's at
(chorus)
Is this the way to Amarillo?
Every night I've been hugging my pillow
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo
and sweet Marie who waits for me
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weepin' like a willow
crying over Amarillo
and sweet Marie who waits for me
Sha la la la la la la la ...
And sweet Marie who waits for me
There's a church bell ringing
hear the sound of joy that its singing
For the sweet Maria
and the guy who's comin' to see her
Just beyond the highway
lies an open plain
And it keeps me going
through the wind and rain
Alone at last in a hideaway far away
from all the worries in the world.
We share each other
while the sun's going down,
not another soul around,
alone at last,
you and I.
Sunshine, plenty of space and time, heady wine
for thirsty souls like yours and mine.
We come together
like the sea and the sand
in a very private wonderland,
alone at last,
you and I
wave goodbye
to the crowded nights
and city lights we left behind.
We love the dreams we share
and dare to live the dream.
The sea in her serenity, silently
casts a spell on you and me.
We share each other
while the sun's going down
not another soul around
alone at last,
alone at last,
you and I.
We share each other
while the sun's going down,
not another soul around,
alone at last,
alone at last,
Strolling along country roads with my baby
It starts to rain, it begins to pour
Without an umbrella, we're soaked to the skin
I feel a shiver run up my spine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Ooh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
After a while, we run under a tree
I turn to her and she kisses me
There with the beat of the rain on the leaves
Softly she breathes and I close my eyes
Sharing our love under stormy skies
Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Ooh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Ooh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Ooh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
There was a man, a lonely man
Who lost his love, thru his indifference
A heart that cared that went unshared
Until it died within his silence
And solitaire is the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
And by himself it's easy to pretend
He'll never love again
And keeping to himself, he plays the game
Without the love it always ends the same
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire
A little hope goes up in smoke
Just how it goes, goes without saying
There was a man, a lonely man
Who would command the hand he's playing
And solitaire is the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
And by himself it's easy to pretend
He'll never love again
And keeping to himself, he plays the game
Without a love it always ends the same
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire
And solitaire is the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere
Days of devils, kings and clowns
Angel songs and birthday tunes
Valentines and wishing wells
Magic stairways, moods, and Junes
Silly rhymes and monkeyshines
Pictures on a stage
Round and round the records go
Time to turn the page
This will be our last song together
Words will only make us cry
This will be our last song together
There's no other way to say good-bye
Misty faces, far off places
Came and danced across the stage
Sha na na's and Doo be down's
The sounds that chased away the blues
Yesterday is yesterday
The past is dead and gone
Nostalgia just gets in the way
Let's stop hanging on
This will be our last song together
Words will only make us cry
This will be our last song together
There's no other way to say good-bye
Now we go our separate ways
And the world we used to know
Scratchy worn out 45's
An echo on the radio
Tra la days are over now
Those days of you and me
Now we know that breaking up is
Really hard to do
This will be our last song together
Words will only make us cry
This will be our last song together
There's no other way to say good-bye
[Hush hush a bye
Hush hush a bye-bye] x4
The dreamer
Silly dreamer
They all call me
Since I met you
Every friend I have, girl
Called you bad girl
And they told me
To forget you
They said to me
Foolish little dreamer
Why can't you see
She's a fickle schemer
She'll take your heart
Thinking it's a joke
And break it apart
Laughing when it's broken, too
But I don't care
Because in my dream world you are my dream girl
So my prayer
Goes out to each little sheep to keep me asleep
The dreamer
Silly dreamer
They all called me
Soon they'll all see
They were wrong about you
Wrong to doubt you
Darling, we'll show them
How dreams come true
When we start a'dancing I'm a nervous wreck,
your kinda shaking has a rare effect.
I can't stop a'flipping over what you're doing,
that kinda beat can drive a man to ruin.
Slow down baby, can ya hear me shout.
Stop! You're knockin' me out.
Crazy 'bout your rhythm when you're rock'n'rolling,
all I'm asking honey is that you control it.
Your dancing is entrancing, oh, yes indeedy,
but my one objection is you're much too speedy.
Slow down baby, can ya hear me shout.
Stop! You're knockin' me out.
We go dancing, and everything is fine,
We're romancing, the music is divine,
then the band starts to syncopate,
you jump from thirty three to seventy eight.
Spinning like a record on a record machine,
you've got me going dizzy over your routine.
The way ya shake your shoulders and the way ya twist 'em
starts a chain reaction in my nervous system.
Slow down baby, can ya hear me shout.
Stop! You're knockin' me out.
Oh now, we go dancing, everything is fine,
we're romancing, the music is divine.
Then the band starts to syncopate,
you jump from thirty three to seventy eight.
Spinning like a record on a record machine,
you've got me going dizzy over your routine.
The way ya shake your shoulders and the way ya twist 'em
starts a chain reaction in my nervous system.
Slow down baby, can ya hear me shout.
Stop! You're knockin' me out.
Slow down baby, can ya hear me shout.
What am I gonna do when the sun goes down
and all the lights are low,
what am I gonna do when I recall
the love we used to know.
I remember the happiness we knew,
darling can't we make up soon
'cause I don't know what I'm gonna do.
What am I gonna do on wednesday night
when I used to call you on the phone,
what am I gonna say at the Record Hop
when I show up alone.
There all ask me what's become of you,
darling can't we make up soon
'cause I don't know what I'm gonna do.
At the movies or at the football game,
please believe me, nothing's gonna be the same.
So what am I gonna do on saturday night
whan everything goes wrong,
how am I gonna feel when the radio
plays our favourite song.
I'm so lonely just like Mr. Blue,
darling can't we make up soon
We had a good thing going
But it couldn't last
We had a good thing going
But now it's just a thing of the past
Love took a long time growing
And then it grew bad
You've got no way of knowing
Just how much I'm missing
All the love we had
Well I know that you don't
Want me any longer, baby
But my love for you keeps
Getting stronger, baby
Even though you're gone
I can't keep from hanging on
'Cause we had a good thing going
So don't let it end
Let's save our love by showing
We can get that
Good thing going again
Good thing going
We had a good thing going
So don't let it end
We'll save our love by showing
We can get that
Good thing going again
We can get that
Good thing going again
We can get that
Good thing going again
[Fade out]
We can get that
Good thing going again
We can get that
Good thing going again
Baby you're just a user,
I know you've been running around.
Well girl I'm not the loser you think,
I ain't nobody's clown.
You're not gonna get the best of me,
there are three or four girls I got on a string,
tonight I'm going out and I'll do my thing.
What do you think of that.
Tit for tat. Tit for tat.
Baby I mean to show you
messing round doesn't pay.
You're gonna get back what I owe you in spades,
double trouble's coming your way.
You're not gonna get the best of me,
when I make up my mind, I'm a go-getter,
I can do what you do, but I do it much better.
What do you think of that.
Tit for tat. Tit for tat.
What's good for the goose
is good for the gander,
and I'm gonna do myself right.
Baby you'll discover
I'm some kind of lover,
the barn door's open tonight.
Girl you're just a hassle,
kicking my heart around.
A man's home is his castle of love
but you tore the damn thing down.
You're not gonna get the best of me, no,
I'm splitting the scene, gonna have me some fun,
tonight number two is gonna be number one.
What do you think of that.
Tit for tat. Tit for tat.
You're not gonna get the best of me,
I'm splitting the scene, gonna have me some fun,
tonight number two is gonna be number one.
What do you think of that.
Tit for tat.
I'm telling you,
what do you think of that.
Grass is green
Like I've never seen.
Sky above was never so blue.
Now here am I
No one standing near.
It's a lonely world
Such a lonely world.
The world through a tear
From days gone by
The world through a tear
Too slow to dry
The world through a tear.
The tear I cry.
Just last year
We wandered here
And dreamed a dream
That never would die.
Now only me
Hopin' she'll appear
It's a lonely world
Such a lonely world
The world through a tear
From days gone by
The world through a tear
Too slow to dry
The world through a tear
Harbors open their doors to the young searching foreigner
Come to live in the light of the big L of liberty
Plains and open skies bill boards would advertise
Was it anything like that when you arrived?
Dream boats carried the future to the heart of America
People were waiting in line for a place by the river
It was time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room
That people could come from everywhere
Now he arrives with hopes and his heart set on miracles
Come to marry his fortune with a hand full of promises
To find they've closed the door they don't want him anymore
There isn't anymore to go around
Turning away he remembers he once heard a legend
That spoke of a mystical magical land called America
It was time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room
That people could come from everywhere
It was time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room
When I was young, no worries in my head,
I used to flap my arms, and fly around the bed,
Just like a super bird, zoom, zoom, zoom.
Up and down the chandelier, all around the room.
When I told the people that I could really fly,
They said that little boys ain't supposed to lie.
Poor little super bird sitting on the ground,
No zoom, zoom, zoom, when anyone's around.
Fly, fly, fly super bird, super bird.
While you're young super bird, super bird.
There's time enough to wreck your dreams.
Have your fun, super bird.
They said I couldn't, so what did I do then?
I cried myself to sleep and never tried again.
Poor little super bird they woke you up too soon.
No Santa Claus or green cheese on the moon.
It skipped my mind for years, at least until tonight,
When I tucked the kids in bed and I turned out the light.
There at the doorway, you'll never guess what I heard
Zoom, zoom, zoom, super bird.'
Fly, fly, fly super bird, super bird.
While you're young super bird, super bird.
There's time enough to wreck your dreams,
My fine feathered friend with your cute little pranks,
I would like to express my thanks,
I trusted you implicitly,
but what a double-crosser you turned out to be.
Stupid Cupid you're a real mean guy,
I'd like to clip your wings so you can't fly,
I'm in love and it's a crying shame,
and I know that you're the one to blame.
Hey hey, set me free.
Stupid Cupid stop picking on me.
I can't do my homework and I can't think straight,
I meet her every morning 'bout half past eight,
I'm acting like a lovesick fool,
you've even got me carrying your books to school.
Hey hey, set me free.
Stupid Cupid stop picking on me.
You messed me up for good right from the very start,
hey now, go play Robin Hood with somebody else's heart.
You got me jumping like a crazy clown,
and I don't feature what you're putting down,
well since I kissed her loving lips of wine,
the thing that bothers me is that I like it fine.
Hey hey, set me free.
Standin' on the outside
Lookin' in
You know it's been a long time,
Don't know where to begin
So much I want to say,
so much I want to do,
Friends are tellin' me
It's time that you broke through.
I've been through the hard times
Of searchin' souls,
You know it's been a hard climb
From rock and roll.
Now I feel a need in me,
so hard to explain,
Now I've seen the joy and light,
And I want to remain.
Standin' on the inside,
I finally broke that line,
Ring around the circle,
Don't you know that it feels so fine.
Every waking moment
I just want to sing the news
That I'm standin' on the inside,
I kicked away them blues.
All the phony faces
Stand in line.
All the back-slappers
Know my name this time.
Now that I've turned the lock,
now that I've opened the door,
I won't be on the outside,
not anymore, not any more.
Standin' on the inside,
I finally broke that line,
Ring around the circle,
Don't you know that it feels so fine.
Every waking moment
I just want to sing the news
That I'm standin' on the inside,
I pushed away them blues.
Now that I've turned the lock,
now that I've opened the door,
I won't be on the outside, not anymore.
Standin' on the inside,
I finally broke that line,
Ring around the circle,
Don't you know that it feels so fine.
Every waking moment
I just wanna sing the news
That I'm standin' on the inside,
I kicked away them blues.
Standin' on the inside,
Standin' on the inside,
I kicked, kicked, kicked it,
Standin' on the inside,
Standin' on the inside,
Climb up way up high
Climb up way up high
Climb up way up high
Well-a, well-a, well-a Heavenly angel
I want you for my girl
When I kissed your sweet, sweet lips
I knew that you were out of this world
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
'Cause Heaven is where you are
Well-a, well-a, well-a over the rainbow
That's where I'm gonna climb
Way up high where the bluebirds fly
I'm gonna love you all the time
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
'Cause Heaven is where you are
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
'Cause Heaven is where you are
Well-a, well-a, well-a I gotta be going
Gonna leave the world behind
Every day in a Heavenly way
You're gonna drive me outta my mind
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
'Cause Heaven is where you are
I'll build a stairway to Heaven
'Cause Heaven is where you are
Climb up way up high
Climb up way up high
Climb up way up high
In the bible one thousand years BC
There's a story of ancient history
Bout a fella who was strong as he could be
Till he met a cheating gal who brought him tradgedy
Chorus
So run Samson run, Delilah's on her way
Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay
Run Samson run, on your mark you'd better start
I'd sooner trust a hungry lion than a gal with a cheatin' heart
She was a demon, a devil in disguise
He was taken, by the angel in her eyes
That lady barber, was very well equipped
You can bet your bottom dollar he was gonna get clipped
Chorus
Oh Delilah made Sammie's life a sin
And he perished, when the roof fell in
There's a moral, so listen to me pal
There's a little of Delilah in each and every gal
Though it hardly seems like yesterday it wasn't long ago
That little brother's bubble gum was stuck here
I remember mother's great surprise it wasn't me you know
He got into the oven on his own, I fear
Little brother
When you take the world by storm
Little brother
Keep your nose out of where it don't belong
Little brother
We were one big happy family for Sunday at the Zoo
The lions were asleep, the bears were restless
So I merely tried to hold him up to get a better view
He slipped out of my hands on the way down I guess
How can one so small 'cause all this trouble by himself?
You'd suspect that maybe he had help from someone else
Always seems like I get blamed for all of his mistakes
Ma, I don't see why we need a little brother after all
Little brother
When you take the world by storm
Little brother
Keep your nose out of where it don't belong
Little brother
Yo no tengo la paciencia
No lo quiero el niño
Este es un chico malo
Es un ablastino
Little brother
When you take the world by storm
Little brother
Keep your nose out of where it don't belong
Little brother
[Repeat and fade]
Little brother
Little brother
Little brother
Little brother
Little brother
Look at the lady she's the one with the broken heart
Even so she musn't know that I've loved her from the start
She needs a friend now more than a new romance
I'd love to take her in my arms but I can't take the chance
Chorus
Ooh it's such a sad sad story but there'll be a happy ending
Just you wait and see what I can do, ooooh
When you see a lady cryin' can you blame a guy for tryin'
To move on in and make his dreams come true
I gotta secret but I'm keeping it to myself
I'm bored to tears when my heart hears that she loves someone else
I tell her I'm sorry but it's really just a lie
Cos every time he hurts her I'm so happy I could die
Ooh it's such a sad sad story but there'll be a happy ending
Just you wait and see what I can do, ooooh
When you see a lady cryin' can you blame a guy for tryin'
To move on in and make his dreams come true
I love the lady and I want to make her smile
I know she's lonely but it only hurts for a little while
Soon as it's over you know the sun is gonna shine
And when she's ready for someone new, guess who's first in line
Ooh it's such a sad sad story but there'll be a happy ending
Just you wait and see what I can do, ooooh
When you see a lady cryin' can you blame a guy for tryin'
To move on in and make his dreams come true
Ooh it's such a sad sad story but there'll be a happy ending
Just you wait and see what I can do, ooooh
When you see a lady cryin' can you blame a guy for tryin'
Rubber duckie, swimming in the tub
You always watch me give my face a rub
Each evening that's the thing to do
We're always washing when the day is through
I'll be happy soaking in the bubbles
Then I wash my hair
After I'm finished, I can say my prayers
No one likes you when you're looking dirty
This is surely true
Oh, rubber duckie, I'm so in love with you
Rubber duckie, we can have such fun
Splashing in the water when the day is done
Remember you must always try
Not to get soap suds going in your eye
I'll be happy soaking in the bubbles
Then I wash my hair
After I'm finished, I can say my prayers
No one likes you when you're looking dirty
This is surely true
Hey Lord, won't trouble never end,
tell me, are you still my friend.
I got such a heavy load,
when will I reach that glory road.
One more mountain to climb,
one more river to cross,
I come such a long long way and still,
I got a long way to go.
Weary all of the time,
I've been tumbled and tossed,
there's always one more mountain to climb
and one more river to cross.
Hey Lord, I'm nothing but a man,
I try to do the best I can.
Sometimes the road is hard to see,
please, Lord, won't you walk along with me.
One more mountain to climb,
one more river to cross,
I come such a long long way and still,
I got a long way to go.
Weary all of the time,
I've been tumbled and tossed,
there's always one more mountain to climb
and one more river to cross.
One more mountain to climb,
one more river to cross,
I come such a long long way and still,
I got a long way to go.
Weary all of the time,
I've been tumbled and tossed,
there's always one more mountain to climb
LOOK INSIDE YOUR HEART
(I tuoi capricci)
Lyrics/Music: Richard Grossman [1978]/Luis Enriquez Bacalov [1963]
Year: 1978
Disc: 1996 - Boppin' hits & rarities - 11
Disc: 2003 - Oh Carol - The complete recordings 1956-1966 - CD 3 - 13
If you need my love and you don't know why to do
'Cos you heard they are been running no rout
If you're wandering if those stories are really too
And you're wandering just were I can be found
Just look inside your heart because there is wear I will be
I wearing helped you, no mere what to do
Why can't you fight me
Just look inside your heart my darling and than you will see
You are the only one
My love in daisy dark
That's all the high me
Remember
When the parties of one more lonely night again
And you want to cry because you're love
When you want my heart to make it all right again
All you have to do his working your all
Your all
. . . . . .
Just look inside your heart because there is wear I will be
I wearing helped you, no mere what to do
Why can't you fight me
Just look inside your heart my darling and than you will see
You are the only one
My love in daisy dark
That's all the high me
Remember
When the parties of one more lonely night again
And you want to cry because you're love
When you want my heart to make it all right again
All you have to do his working your all
Your all
Oh, look inside your heart
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Just look inside your heart
[fade out]
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Woh woh woh woh yeah yeah yeah
Hey, little devil
Woh woh woh woh yeah yeah yeah
Hey, little devil
Hey, little devil
You're always runnin' around
It's time that someone started
Taming you down
There'll be some changes made
Your rovin' days are through
Hey, little devil
I'm gonna make an angel out of you
Hey, little devil
You've got me all in a whirl
You're a cute little devil
And I'm gonna make you my girl
Hey, you're out to break my heart
But just before you do
Hey, you little devil
I'm gonna make an angel out of you
They say beware but I don't care
I love you just the same
You're an old heart breaker and a mischief maker
But I'm wise to your game
Woh woh woh
Hey, little devil
Everything is gonna be fine
'Cause someday soon
I'ma gonna make you all mine
There'll be no runnin' around
You met your Waterloo
Hey, little devil
I'm gonna make an angel out of you
Woh woh woh
Hey, little devil
Everything is gonna be fine
Because someday soon
I'ma gonna make you all mine
There'll be no runnin' around
You met your Waterloo
Hey, little devil
I'm gonna make an angel out of you
Woh woh woh woh yeah yeah yeah
Hey, little devil
Woh woh woh woh yeah yeah yeah
Hey, little devil
Woh woh woh woh yeah yeah yeah
Hey, little devil
Woh woh woh woh yeah yeah yeah
Hey, little devil
Here I come, the king of clowns
As I hide behind this smile and paint the town
Though I cry since you're gone
You'll never know because the show must go on
I've been sad, I've been sad
I've been blue, I've been blue
Ever since the day that you found someone new
Someone new
I pretend but you can't tell
With my broken heart I play my part so well
Step aside, here I come
The king of clowns
I make believe with a smile
As I hide the lonely teardrops that come down
But the king of clowns is crying all the while
Here comes the king of clowns
Here comes the king of clowns
There are tears, there are tears
You'll never see, never see
No you'll never see my tears and pity me
Pity me
Though I'm hurt, still I'm proud
Always laughing as I walk among the crowd
Step aside, here I come, the king of clowns
As I hide the lonely teardrops that come down
I make believe with a smile
But the king of clowns is crying all the while
Here comes the king of clowns
Here comes the king of clowns
You kissed my lips and now my life has just begun
As far as I'm concerned you'll always be number one
Your kiss convinced me that my roving days are done
I belong to you
You came into my life just like a melody
And lingered in the very heart and soul of me
If you could open up my heart then you would see
I belong to you
Chorus
I found my heaven when I found you
Please tell me that you found your heaven too
Wo oh oh oh oh
Oh, can't you see I offer you a love sincere
I tingle every single time you hold me near
One look into my eyes will make it very clear
I belong to you
I found my heaven when I found you
Please tell me that you found your heaven too
Wo oh oh oh oh
Oh, can't you see I offer you a love sincere
I tingle every single time you hold me near
One look into my eyes will make it very clear
In love so many fall but rarely do we rise in love
We sing the saddest song,
Lamenting to ourselves how bad we feel when love goes wrong
I know I've been in love so many many times before
And swore to all my friends
That I would never never fall in love again
Chorus
And here we are falling in love again
Who'd ever believe we could
After all the many heavy falls
Why should it feel so good
Here we are falling in love again
I still can't believe it's true
Here we are falling in love
And there's nothing we can do
In dreams I often see a never ending kind of love
That glides on golden wings
Above the everyday affairs and ordinary things
In love so many fall from dizzy heights of fantasy
To find their love in flames
So very sure that it was nothing more than just a game
And here we are falling in love again
Who'd ever believe we could
After all the many heavy falls
Why should it feel so good
Here we are falling in love again
I still can't believe it's true
Here we are falling in love
And there's nothing we can do
Music
And here we are falling in love again
Who'd ever believe we could
After all the many heavy falls
Why should it feel so good
Here we are falling in love again
I still can't believe it's true
Here we are falling in love
And there's nothing we can do
And here we are falling in love again
Who'd ever believe we could
After all the many heavy falls
Why should it feel so good
Here we are falling in love again
I still can't believe it's true
Here we are falling in love
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Tonight's the night I've waited for
because you're not a baby anymore
You've turned into the
prettiest girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
What happened to that funny face?
My little tomboy now wears satin and lace
I can't believe my eyes
you're just a teenage dream
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
When you were only six
I was your big brother
Then when you were ten
we didn't like each other
When you were thirteen
you were my funny valentine
But since you've grown up
your future is sewn up
From now on you're gonna be mine, so
If I should smile with sweet surprise
It's just that you've grown
up before my very eyes
You've turned into the prettiest
girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
If I should smile with sweet surprise
It's just that you've grown
up before my very eyes
You've turned into the prettiest
girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
If you're feeling low down cos your baby left town
Then let me set you straight
If the chicks flown the coup knock the blues for a loop
Get out and circulate
Go on out and have fun put the blues on the run
You'll find that livin's great
Just pretend you're a king bounce the world on a string
Get out and circulate
There are plenty of pebbles on the beach
Go out and gather a few
You can be the cats meow
Start your rock collection now
It's a star spangled world when your flags are unfurled
Don't under estimate
This advice that I give it means wake up and live
Get out and circulate
Music
There are plenty of fish in the deep blue sea
Shopping around for a mate
Hurry on up waste no time
Come on in the water's fine
It's a star spangled world when your flags are unfurled
Don't under estimate
This advice that I give it means wake up and live
Get out and circula..............te
It's a world full of chicks so get out and mix
I said that's life's worth a-livin' so get your kicks
Away... away
I just can't wait to fall asleep
I can't wait for night each day
'Cause when the lights are low
No matter where you go,
You're only forty winks
Away... away
No matter how far you may be,
Believe me darling when I say,
The oceans in between
I cross them on a dream
'Cause you're just forty winks
Away... away
There's a land of enchantment
Just beyond my pillowcase,
And I go there 'cause I know there
I'll be in your sweet embrace.
So till you come back home again,
Until you're in my arms to stay,
It's kinda nice to know,
I turn the lights down low,
And you're just forty winks
Away... away...
[Fade out]
I love, I love, I love my dinosaur pet
Yeah, sweet dinosaur pet
I love, I love, I love my dinosaur pet
Each and every day of the year
January, he's breaking out of his shell
February, he's body's starting to swell
March, at least eight times a day he's got to be fed
April, when he sleeps with me he crushes the bed
Yeah, yeah, how big can he get
I love, I love, I love my little dinosaur pet
Every day, every day, every day, every day of the year
Every day of the year
May, maybe if the roof was twice as tall
June, he wouldn't bump it when he's roaming the hall
July, like the fireworks he touches the sky
August, the cost of groceries is bleeding us dry
Yeah, yeah, how big can he get
I love, I love, I love my little dinosaur pet
Every day, every day, every day, every day of the year
Every day of the year
Yeah, yeah, how big can he get
I love, I love, I love my little dinosaur pet
Every day, every day, every day, every day of the year
Every day of the year
September, just the tail alone is thirty feet long
October, when we trick or treat he goes as King Kong
November, fifty turkeys weren't nearly enough
December, come the new year days are gonna get rough
Yeah, yeah, how big can he get
I love, I love, I love my little dinosaur pet
Every day, every day, every day, every day of the year
Every day of the year
I love, I love, I love my little dinosaur pet
Yeah, sweet dinosaur pet
I love, I love, I love my little dinosaur pet
Yeah, sweet dinosaur pet
I love, I love, I love my little dinosaur pet
Yeah, sweet dinosaur pet
Country livin' really gets me down
So I'm headin' for the lights of town
Gonna kiss the country life goodbye
I got myself a brand new high
Funky music where the lights are bright
Tell the ladies I'll be there tonight
It's a paradise of push and shove
I gotta get back to the streets I love
Chorus
I tried to fake it I couldn't make it
Down in my soul I'm a city boy, city boy
I tried to hide it, it's been decided
Don't you just know I'm a city boy, boy
Oh I gotta satisfy it
Take me up town and let me boogie all night long
Oh I hate the peace and quiet
I gotta yell, I gotta shout, I gotta dance till I burn myself out
I gotta be me, I gotta be free
Welcome me home I'm a city boy, city boy
And now I know it, well don't I show it
Mama take a look at your city boy, city boy
music
Bring it on home, bring it on home to me
Bring it on home, bring it on home to me
It's the only place I've ever been
Where they never pull the sidewalks in
Life's a party and you can't go wrong
Cos Saturday night lasts a whole week long
I tried to fake it I couldn't make it
Down in my soul I'm a city boy, city boy
I tried to hide it, it's been decided
Don't you just know I'm a city boy, boy
Oh I gotta satisfy it
Take me up town and let me boogie all night long
Oh I hate the peace and quiet
I gotta yell, I gotta shout, I gotta dance till I burn myself out
I gotta be me, I gotta be free
Welcome me home I'm a city boy, city boy
And now I know it, well don't I show it
Nothing is real in cardboard California
Just waking up brings you down
One lousy deal is cardboard California
You just can't survive in a make believe town
Lost in a city of little tin Gods
Cold plastic people with phoney facades
How can you win when you look at the odds?
You're running down a one way street
Nobody cares if you survive
Sometimes you beg or you don't eat
You gotta fight to stay alive
Hey, you're never gonna get away
Where 's the world you used to know?
Where did all the good times go?
Look around, your hopes and dreams are gone
But like a fool you still keep hanging on music
Come and be a movie star
Come and drive a fancy car
Come and see what you really are
Look in the mirror, mirrors don't lie
You're getting older, your time's past you by
You lost your shot to some younger guy
You're running down a one way street
Nobody cares if you survive
Sometimes you beg or you don't eat
You gotta fight to stay alive
Hey, you're never gonna get away
Nothing is real in cardboard California
Just waking up brings you down
One lousy deal is cardboard California
Walking alone, along the board Walking Brighton
The Sun is high and so am I, I feel enlightened
Mother Nature's taking care of me
Rocks me gently, naturally
Seems like the sea was put there
Just for me
Running upon the beaches of my childhood
I should have stayed forever, if only I could
Coney Island on a Sunday night
Rollercoaster rides, neon lights
Me and my Brighton, baby, used to do alright
La-la-la la-la-la la-la-la la-la-ran-da-a-da
La-la-la la-la-la la-la-la la-la-ran-da-a-da
Comes a time when eventually
I'll have to leave here, permanently
Now that old Brighton has become
A part of me
La-la-la la-la-la la-la-la la-la-ran-da-a-da
La-la-la la-la-la la-la-la la-la-ran-da-a-da
Comes a time when eventually
I'll have to leave here, permanently
Now that old Brighton has become a part of me
Hooray for Mr. Wonderful,
he's feeling bad and beautiful,
I've seen him hanging out in the strangest places,
jiving in the dives where well fed faces go,
he looks so good yeah, he talks so fine,
feeling bad and beautiful,
he's grown to be a legend in his own time.
You can find him most of the time,
want only carousing after hours,
swimming in his winning and his gin,
don't you wish that you could be like him,
oh bless him in his arrogance,
doesn't ever miss a chance,
to vow you with his line of invitations,
never giving into limitations, no,
he talks so good yeah, he looks so fine,
feeling bad and beautiful,
he's grown to be a legend in his own time, oh oh.
Hey, have you seen People Magazine,
he's smiling on the cover bright as day,
well no telling where he goes from here,
maybe he'll just up and fly away.
NO VACANCY
I'm livin' in a house on the other side of town
They're makin' a highway so they're rippin' my buildin' down
I gotta find a place, within a week
Or else I'll be sleepin' out on the street
Woe is me, I'm lookin' for a vacancy
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)
Walkin' up and walkin' down (no vacancy)
I've been searchin' 'round the town (no vacancy)
No apartment to be found (no vacancy)
On my dishwasher's pay (can't find a place to stay)
I found myself a place but the rent sure is a crime
It's a cold water flat that was built in Lincoln's time
The paint is peelin' right off of the wall
Good golly, the bathroom is in the hall
Woe is me, I'm lookin' for a vacancy
I could budget myself, scrimp and save to get along
But it ain't no fun givin' up wine, women and song
So I'll have a roof up above my head
But under those conditions I would rather be dead
Woe is me, I'm lookin' for a vacancy
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)
Walkin' up and walkin' down (no vacancy)
I've been searchin' 'round the town (no vacancy)
No apartment to be found (no vacancy)
On my dishwasher's pay (can't find a place to stay)
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)
Oh, All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)
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to do do
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breaking up is hard to do
Don't take your love away from me
Don't you leave my heart in misery
'If you go then I'll be blue
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
Re-mem-ber when you held me tight
And you kissed me all through the night
Think of all that we've been through
And breaking up is hard to do
They say that breaking up is hard to do
Now I know I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
I beg of you
Don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try?
Come on baby, let's start anew
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
They say that breaking up is hard to do
Now I know I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
I beg of you
Don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try?
Come on baby, let's start anew
Since breaking up is hard to do
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When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you all the way
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes if it's real
When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all those in between years, come what may
Who knows where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say, but if you let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you all the way
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes if it's real
And when somebody needs you
It's no good unless she needs you all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all those in between years, come what may
Who knows where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say but if you let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you all the way
Try to think that love's not around
Still it's uncomfortably near
My own heart ain't gainin' no ground
Because my Angel Eyes ain't here
Angel Eyes that old devil sent
They glow unbearably bright
Need I say that my love's mis-spent
Mis-spent with Angel Eyes tonight
So drink up, drink up all you people
And order anything you see
Have fun you happy people
The drink, and the laugh's, on me
Pardon me, but I gotta run
The fact's uncommonly clear
I gotta find who's now number one
And why my Angel Eyes ain't here.
I gotta find who's now the number one
And why my Angel Eyes ain't here.
I'm a song and I've waited so long
For someone to come and sing me
I got a rhyme that I've had for some time
Nobody wants to sing me
Let me show, the world, that I'm, not through
Let me touch, your heart, the way I used to do
Sing me, sing me, now I got a song to be sung
Sing me, sing me, roll me around on your tongue
I got sunshine, I got a message to shout
Sing me, sing me, won't someone please let me out
Could I make you smile if I came back in style?
Tell me would you want to sing me?
Don't say I'm gone, never more to live on
Somebody's got to sing me
Let me fill , the air, with my, old song
If I let, you down, tell me where did I go wrong
Sing me, sing me, I got a song to be sung (yes I do)
Sing me, sing me, roll me around on your tongue
I got sunshine, I got a message to shout
Sing me, sing me, won't someone please let me out
I got music, I will share
Time marches on, mountains may turn to dust
The world outside may crumble and fall
This love that we share won't be touched by the hands of time
It will last 'til the sands of time have withered away
Time marches on, oceans may disappear
But my love for you won't ever change
Though time may go, our love will grow
And last from day to day while time marches on
Our love is here to stay
Time marches on, mountains may turn to dust
The world outside may crumble and fall
This love that we share won't be touched by the hands of time
It will last 'til the sands of time have withered away
Time marches on, oceans may disappear
But my love for you won't ever change
Though time may go, our love will grow
And last from day to day while time marches on
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
Sweet little you
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
Ah baby I'm so in love
Sweet little you
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
I never get enough of, oh yeah
Sweet little you
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
You got the hand that I love to hold
You got a love that won't go cold
You got a kiss that thrills my soul, oh
Sweet little you
You make me feel so fine, woah
Sweet little you
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
And I'm so glad that you're mine, oh yeah
Sweet little you
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
You say the words that I love to hear
You got a way that's so sincere
I just go wild every time you're near, oh
Sweet little you [incomprehensible]
You say the words that I love to hear
You got a way thats so sincere
I just go wild every time you're near, oh
Sweet little you, woah yeah
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
Sweet, sweet, sweet little you
As long as I live an the long I can give will be yours alone
never before did I need someone more for my very own.
For as long as I live
I will love only you
When I'm in your arms
dreams come true
Ev'ry beat of my heart
an the love I can give
will always be yours for the long as I live.
I held you tight in the still of the night and the world was mine
I never knew that the nearness of you could be so divine.
For as long as I live
I will love only you
When I'm in your arms
dreams come true
Ev'ry beat of my heart
an the love I can give
The miracle song
(sedaka)
All my life
i've been a kind of lonely man
searching high and low
looking for my way
then all at once
i saw you right in front of me
i knew right then and there
my lonely days were through
You're just a rose
that shimmers in the sun
and now i know
my life has just begun
you are the sweetest thing
that could ever, ever be
and you're a miracle to me
You fill my life
with tenderness and harmony
i never thought
that i'd be laughing once again
you fill the room
with something warm and wonderful
i can't imagine life
without your precious love
You're just a rose
that shimmers in the sun
and now i know
my life has just begun
you are the sweetest thing
that could ever, ever be
and you're a miracle to me
Rivers bend rivers flow
till the end of time
they keep flowing
through eternity
take me there
sail away
take me to the sea
you're a river that flows inside of me
You're just a rose
that shimmers in the sun
and now i know
my life has just begun
you are the sweetest thing
that i could ever, ever see
Mmm, one, two, three, four
Moving, moving down the line
Comes a train of sorrow
Crossing on your heart and mine
Where it stops awhile
You can buy your ticket now
For a sad tomorrow
It's a long way down the line
Till you find your way
Hold on and we can make it together
Sunshine is gonna clear up the weather
Better days are coming, (better days are coming, better days are coming) better days are coming
As we drift from day to day
Someone's there to watch us
You can ease your tired soul
If you raise your head
Riding over rocky ground
Makes you kinda wonder
If you're gonna make it last
Through another day
Hold on and we can make it together
Sunshine is gonna clear up the weather
Better days are coming, (better days are coming, better days are coming) better days are coming
Time for a celebration
There'll be a new tomorrow
Time for a jubilation
Jump off the train of sorrow
There'll be a brighter morning
If you can tell this story
Ride on the train of glory
Not on the train of sorrow
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Hold on and we can make it together
Sunshine is gonna clear up the weather
Better days are coming, (better days are coming, better days are coming) better days are coming
Better days are coming, better days are coming
Time for a celebration
There'll be a new tomorrow
Time for a jubilation
Jump off the train of sorrow
There'll be a brighter morning
If you can tell this story
Ride on the train of glory
Not on the train of sorrow
Where the boys are, someone waits for me,
a smiling face, a warm embrace, two arms to hold me tenderly.
Where the boys are, my true love will be,
he's walking down some street in town and I know he's looking there for me.
In the crowd of a million people I'll find my Valentine
and then I'll climb to the highest steeple and tell the world he's mine.
Till he holds me I wait impatiently,
where the boys are, where the boys are,
where the boys are, someone waits for me.
Till he holds me I wait impatiently,
where the boys are, where the boys are,
That's when the music takes me
Takes to a brighter day
That's when the music takes me
Helpin' me to find my way
When the day is so long that I can't hold on
When I'm down and I think my hope is gone
Oooh, Yeah,
That's when the music takes me
Closer to a brighter daaaay
I can feel my soul explodin'
There's a good feelin'
Helpin' me to find my waaay
My, my, my way
When the bluebird sings her sad, sad song
And the wind brings a cold to tag along
Oh, yeah,
I can feel the spirit move me
I can almost touch the sky
Reachin' for a new tomorrow
I know it's hard
But music makes me waaaaanna try
Wanna try
And then
That's when the music takes me
Takes to a brighter day
Yeah, yeah
That's when the music takes me
Helpin' me to find my way
(That's when the music takes me)
(That's when the music takes me)
Oh, yeah
But when the music takes me
Closer to a brighter day
I can feel my soul explodin'
There's a good feelin'
Helpin' me to fiiiiiiind my waaay
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And then I'm sayin'
That's when the music takes me
Takes to a brighter day
Yeah, yeah, yeah
That's when the music takes me
Helpin' me to find my way
Happy, happy, happy day
Happy, happy, happy day
Happy, happy, happy day
(That's when the music takes me)
(That's when the music takes me)
(That's when the music takes me)
(And that's when the music takes me)
Happy, happy when the music takes
Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby , kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, in other words
Considering
so many folks, dissatisfied with everything,
who need someone to understand they're lonely, they're lonely,
and they're not alone.
And everywhere
they shrug their shoulders, tell themselves that they don't care,
and all the while they make believe they're happy, oh they're happy,
but not really.
And they're asked to hold the world together,
make it happen, give it children,
who in turn are turning on to going nowhere.
And all the strength they'd ever need to help them
has been wasted, remains hidden,
in the confusion of going nowhere.
And who am I
to criticize the world that I have grown up in.
Most of you would tell me that I'm crazy, yes I'm crazy,
I can't help it.
I understand
that where you are is where you've been so many years,
and things that tend to change you, tend to hurt you, yes they hurt you,
very deeply.
And still you try to hold the world together,
make it happen, give it children
who in turn are turning on to going nowhere.
And all the strength they'd ever need to help them
has been wasted, remains hidden,
in the confusion of going nowhere,
going nowhere,
going, going, going nowhere,
Anyone who's played on a record date
Will remember Stage-Door-Jenny
Well, I saw her last night and man,
She looks like she wasn't gettin' any
(Ah-h-h-h-h-h-h)
Rock and roll kinda took it's toll
When she shed her inhibitians
Too many scenes in limousienes
And dressing room intermissions
She was the queen of 1964
But the truth of the matter is
Nobody wants her anymore
There was a time she could've shown you how
But nobody wants an overage groupie now
When it came to a superstar
Jenny was a braggart
Spread it all around to everyone in town
That she once had Mick Jagger
(Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h)
There's no doubt when the truth comes out
True love will over conquer
She didn't get Mick but she got a kick
And a black eye from Bianca
She was the queen of 1964
What a pity she became a shadow of
The girl she was before
She passed her prime it seems a shame, somehow
But nobody wants an overage groupie now
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
I'm afraid that the Morning Trade
Had a sad obiturary
There'll be no more Jenny at the door
They took her to the cemetary
(Ah-h-h-h-h-h-h)
Just an autograph book and a stereo
There was no one she was close ta
She was found with her arms around
An Elvis Presley poster
She was the queen of 1964
Tonight there'll be a moment of silence
At the Trubadour
There was a time she could've shown you how
But nobody wants an overage groupie now
But nobody wants an overage groupie now
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
Ba-ba-oom-a-moow-moow
Ba-ba-oom-moow-moow
Ba-ba-oom-a-moow-moow-moow-moow
Ba-ba-oom-a-moow-moow
Ba-ba-oom-moow-moow
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
De-da-da-da-da-de-da-da
De-da-da-da-da
Ba-ba-oom-a-moow-moow
Ba-ba-oom-moow-moow
Life and death in an alley way
Just a heartbeat away from a ma-a-an
Who's learned to turn his head away
From the pai-ain that drai-ains the la-and
Harlem's not too far from here
You can smell the garbage, feel the fear
I hear they're gonna build a skyscraper there-ere
As if we didn't need the extra air-air
New York City blue-ues
In order to wi-in you've got to lo-o-ose
Old before your ti-ime
The dirt and the gri-ime get into everythi-ing
And the papers love to say-ay-ay
It's the meanest town in the USABut I think it's okay
It's the town I've ma-ade my home
On another side of Park Avenue
Respectable folks don't know-ow-ow
Hungry eyes take in the view
Of the wor-orld that lay-ays them low-ow
Too many years on a welfare line
The old song and da-ance ti-ime after time
You can only get so pushed arou-ound
Until you wanna tear the damn thing dow-own
Tear it dow-own
New York City blue-ues0In order to wi-in you've got to lo-ose
Old before your ti-i-ime
The dirt and the gri-ime get into everythi-ing
And the papers love to say-ay-ay
It's the meanest town in the USA-a
But I think it's okay
It's the town I've made my ho-o-ome
New York City blue-ues
In order to wi-in you've got to lo-ose
Old before your ti-i-ime
The dirt and the gri-ime get into everythi-i-ing
And the papers love to say-ay-ay
It's the meanest town in the USA-a
But I think it's okay
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