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(Carly Simon)
(Chorus) One more time Play it again before you put your guitar down My darlin', one more time Now that you got me dreamin' About the good times. "Come on girl" You said to me, "Let's fly away Follow me wherever I will go And we won't worry about tomorrow" (Chorus) So things go And so you left, and we drifted apart Sorrow came, built in my heart a home And now I'm thinking about tomorrow. (Chorus) |
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We can never know about the days to come
but we think about them anyway. And I wonder if I'm really with you now or just chasing after some finer day Anticipation, anticipation is making me late is keeping me waiting And I tell you how easy it feels to be with you and how right your arms feel around me. But I rehearsed those words just late last night when I was thinking about how right tonight might be. Anticipation, Anticipation is making me late is keeping me waiting And tomorrow we might not be together I'm no prophet, i don't know nature's ways. So I'll try and see into your eyes right now and stay right here, 'cause these are the good old days. |
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Well I have known you
Since you were a small boy And your mama used to say "My boy is gonna grow up and be Some kind of leader some day" Then you'd turn on the radio And sing with the singer in the band Your mama would say to you "This isn't exactly what we had planned" But you're a legend in your own time A hero in the footlights Playin' tunes to fit your rhyme But a legend's only a lonely boy When he goes home alone. And though I know you Still have the heart of that small boy Well, you lend it out far too much And no one woman lovin' you Can ever feel that she's been really touched Then you turn on the radio And sing with the singer in the band Think kind of sadly to yourself This isn't exactly what you had planned But you're a legend in your own time A hero in the footlights Playin' tunes to fit your rhyme But a legend's only a lonely boy When he goes home alone Well a legend's only a lonely boy When he goes home alone |
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(Carly Simon)
Julie through the glass Lookin' up at me You've just got to be The sweetest thing I've ever seen. Julie through the glass Just born a day ago And who knows where you've been And where you're gonna go. We want you to love the world To know it well and play a part And we'll help you to learn to love yourself 'Cause that's where loving really starts. Julie through the glass I'm looking forward to Doing things with you For many years to come. |
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We have no secrets
We tell each other everything About the lovers in the past And why they didn't last We share a cast of characters from A to Z We know each other's fantasies And though we know each other better when we explore Sometimes I wish Often I wish That I never knew some of those secrets of yours The water was cold The beach was empty but for one Now you were lying in the sun Wanting and needing no-one Then some child came, you never asked for her to come She drank a pint of your rum And later when you told me You said she was a bore Sometimes I wish Often I wish That I never knew some of those secrets of yours In the name of honesty, in the name of what is fair You always answer my questions But they don't always answer my prayers And though I know you say that it's me that you adore Sometimes I wish Often I wish That I never, never, never knew Some of those secrets of yours Some of those secrets of yours Some of those secrets of yours We have no secrets Telling each other most everything now |
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There's nothin' you can do to turn me away
Nothin' anyone can say You're with me now and as long as you stay Lovin' you's the right thing to do Lovin' you's the right thing I know you've had some bad luck with ladies before They drove you or you drove them crazy But more important is I know you're the one and I'm sure Lovin' you's the right thing to do Lovin' you's the right thing And it used to be for a while That the river flowed right to my door Making me just a little too free But now the river doesn't seem to stop here anymore Hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers Set me movin' to your sweetest song And I know what I think I've known all along Lovin' you's the right thing to do Lovin' you's the right thing Lovin' you's the right thing to do Is the right thing Nothing you could ever do would turn me away from you I love you now and I love you now Even though you're ten thousand miles away I'll love you tomorrow as I love you today I'm in love babe I'm in love with you babe. |
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Mock (yeah)
Ing (yeah) Bird (yeah) Yeah (yeah) Mockin'bird, now Everybody have you heard He's gonna buy me a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing He's gonna buy me a diamond ring And if that diamond ring won't shine He's gonna surely break this heart of mine And that's why I keep on tellin' everybody Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, oh Hear me now and understand He's gonna find me some piece of mind And if that piece of mind won't stay I'm gonna find myself a better way And if that better way ain't so I'll ride with the tide and go with the flow And that's why I keep on shoutin' in your ear Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, oh Now, everybody have you heard She's gonna buy me a mockingbird Yeah if that mockingbird don't sing She's gonna buy me a diamond ring And if that diamond ring won't shine Yes, it'll surely break this heart of mine And there's a reason why I keep on tellin' everybody Say yeah, yeah no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Listen now and understand She's gonna find me some piece of mind Yeah if that piece of mind won't stay I'm gonna get myself a better way I might rise above, I might go below Ride with the tide and go with the flow And that's the reason why I keep on shoutin' in your ear No, no, no, no, no, no, no, now, now. baby |
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She rides in the front seat...
She's my older sister. She knows her power over me. She goes to bed an hour later than I do When she turns the lights out What does she think about? And what does she do in the daylight that makes her so great? Oh, but to be... Oh, but to be Oh, but to be I'd like to be... My older sister... She flies through the back door. She's my older sister. She throws French phrases 'round the room. She has ice skates and legs that fit right in. She's wicked to all the beaming dreamers who later Boast of an evening by her fiery side. Oh but to be... I'd like to be Please let me be Oh let me be... My older sister... And in her black gymnastic tights She runs into some elastic nights Sophisticated sister sings for the soldiers of the soccer team. Their silver ideas and sororities They tinker with love and their Model T's Oh Lord... Won't you let me be her for just one day? She turns everybody's heads While I wear her last year's threads With patches and stitches and a turned up hem. Oh but to be... Oh but to be I'd like to be just once to be... My older sister... |
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(Carly Simon)
Something's going down like a waterfall Some strong feeling's some old love I saw you and it made no sense at all Now I feel like there's too much caffeine in my blood Like a waterfall goin' down Like a waterfall washing me down Spinnin' me around Lord, and I'm drownin' Like a waterfall going down Just like a waterfall washing me down Like a waterfall going down and down and down You're an old lover making new contact Making those cold defenses melt And though lying in your arms is after the fact Once again I'm feeling like I've never felt it's like a waterfall going down Like a waterfall washing me down Spinnin'me round Lord, and I'm drowning Like a waterfall going down Just like a waterfall washing me down Like a waterfall going down and down and down |
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There's a new kind of dancing
that's gonna be the rage You just leave yourself behind Like an actor on a stage Cop a different pose >From the pose you're in Shine a different attitude >From underneath your skin Attitude dancing Strut around the floor in a different attitide Attitude dancing Any attitude is the proper attitude Attitude dancing Don't be afraid to change your attitude Attitude dancing Free up your spirit with a new attitude It don't even matter If you stretch or shake And it don't really matter What moves your body makes And it don't really matter What steps you choose to do Only one thing matters: That's your attitude Your attitude, attitude dancing Attitude dancing Strut around the floor in a different attitide Attitude dancing Learn to move in another attitude Attitude dancing Find the groove in a new attitude Attitude dancing Don't be afraid of a new attitude It don't really matter What steps you choose to do Only one thing matters: Is your attitude Your attitude, attitude dancing Strut around the floor in a new attitude Do the locomotion in a new attitude Do the mashed potato in a new attitude Do the hully gully in a new attitude Find a role you like Capture it and freeze Then turn it around A hundred and eighty degrees Or if you're at a loss Observe some natural dude And turn into a mirror of his attitude Attitude, attitude, attitude Dancing |
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(Carly Simon)
In times in my head Was together about you I was an expert a silence I enjoyed the blonds in their red jeeps Stopping you on the street Knowing none could compare with me In my airy skirts and cool retreats (Chorus) In times when my head was together about you I was an expert at silence You could have told the truth all the time I was that at ease inside You never made me cry And then one night I lied I got down with a boy in the backwoods I didn't tell you and you didn't see And that's when jealousy got the dog up in me Now every look you get Seems like another threat I pick your pockets almost hoping to find Something to hurt about, to prove you unkind Oh but I still love you, baby though now I jsut can't sit still And though that boy meant nothing to me I believe I've lost that simple thrill of the... |
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Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest Nobody does it half as good as you Baby, you're the best I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me I tried to hide from your love light But like heaven above me The spy who loved me Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight And nobody does it better Though sometimes I wish someone could Nobody does it quite the way you do Why'd you have to be so good? The way that you hold me Whenever you hold me There's some kind of magic inside you That keeps me from runnin' But just keep it comin' How'd you learn to do the things you do? Oh, and nobody does it better Makes me feel sad for the rest Nobody does it half as good as you Baby, baby, darlin', you're the best Baby you're the best Darlin', you're the best Baby you're the best FADE Oh, oh, oh |
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Why'd you tell me this
Were you looking for my reaction What do you need to know Don't you know I'll always be your girl You don't have to prove to me you're beautiful to strangers I've got loving eyes Of my own You belong to me (Tell her you were fooling) You belong to me (You don't even know her) You belong to me (Tell her that I love you) You belong to me You belong to me Can it be, honey, that you're not sure You belong to me Thought we'd closed the book Locked the door You don't have to prove to me that you're beautiful to strangers I've got loving eyes of my own, of my own And I can tell, I can tell darling You belong to me (Tell her, tell her that I love you) You belong to me (You belong, you belong, you belong to me) You belong to me You belong to me You belong to me (Tell her, tell her) You belong to me (I've known you from a long time ago, baby) You belong to me (Don't leave me to go to her now) You belong to me |
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Darlin' you can count on me
Till the sun dries up the sea Until then I'll always be Devoted to you I'll be yours till endless time I'll adore your charms sublime Guess by now you know that I'm Devoted to you I'll never hurt you I'll never lie I'll never be untru I'll never give you reason to cry I'd be unhappy if you were blue Through the years our love will grow Like a river it will flow It can't die because I'm so Devoted to you I'll never give you reason to cry I'd be unhappy if you were blue Throught the years our love will grow Like a river it will flow It can't die because I'm so Devoted to you Devoted to you |
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(Carly Simon)
I'm home again in my old narrow bed Where I grew tall and my feet hung over the end The low beam room with the window looking out On the soft summer garden Where the boys grew in the trees here I grew guilty And no one was at fault Frightened by the power in every innocent thought And the silent understanding passing down >From daughter to daughter Let the boys grow in the trees Do you go to them or do you let them come to you Do you stand in back afraid that you'll intrude Deny yourself and hope someone will see And live like a flower While the boys grew in the trees last night I slept in sheets the colour of fire Tonight I lie alone again and curse my own desires Sentenced first to burn and then to freeze And watch by the window Where the boys grew in the trees |
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(Carly Simon)
That's dangerous driving baby, The policeman said. I can smell the passion of another man on your breath I could give you life, get you back for what I saw That's vengeance he said, that's the law You throw your misdemeanors right up in my face The kind of man I am, I got to put you right in your lace I should lock you up, getyou back for what I saw That's vengeance he said, that's the law That's vengeance, Oh that's vengeance Yeah that's vengeance he said, that's the law You've taken your half out of the middle Time and time again But now I'm damned if I'll give you and itch Till I get even She said: Just because you're stronger and you hold it over me I'll put the pedal to the floor, and prove to you that I'm free Though you've stopped me once again, It's not the end of the war It's vengeance she said, that's the law That's vengeance, that's vengeance she said, That's the law |
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(Carly Simon/Mike Mainieri)
Sitting in a car here After a party where we've seen Everyone we've known for years Well I've known you for years Oh but now it's all changed And all of my feelings Have been rearanged (Chorus) Come upstairs We'll be all alone Come upstairs No one will know Come upstairs We can take of the phone Come upstairs You can take of my clothes Say that it feels good Maybe too good to say that it feels like a dream You want to knock on some wood Well I'll give you some wood And I'll give you some fire I'll give you myself And I will show you my desire Come upstairs We'll have a few laughs Come upstairs We'll take a bath Come upstairs It's only one flight Come upstairs You can stay overnight I'll give you some wood Yeah, I'll give you some fire I'll give you myself And I will show you my desire Chorus |
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Oh Mama say a prayer for me
Jesse's back in town, it won't be easy Don't let him near me, don't let him touch me Don't let him seize me Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you No Jesse, and I won't make the wine cold for you No Jesse, I won't change the sheets for you I won't put on cologne, I won't sit by the phone for you Annie, keep reminding me that he cut out my heart Like a paper doll Sally, tell me once again how he set me up Just to see me fall Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you No Jesse, I won't make the wine cold for you No Jesse, I won't change the sheets for you I won't put on cologne, I won't sit by the phone for you No, no, no Jesse, quick come here, I won't tell a soul (Not even myself) Jesse, that you've come back to me, my friends will all say (She's gone again) How can anyone know what you are to me That I'm in heaven again Because you've come back to me Ooooh Jesse Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you And Jesse, I'll always make the wine cold for you Oh Jesse, I can easily change my mind about you And put on cologne and sit by the phone for you Oh yeah Jesse Lets open the wine And drink to the heart Which has a will of it's own My friends (My friends) It's tough for them They're feeling bad They think I've sunk so low Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you And Jesse, I will make the wine cold for you Oh Jesse, I will change the sheets for you And put on cologne and I will wait by the phone for you Oh, Jesse (La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la) Oh Jesse (La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la) Jesse, I will cut fresh flowers for you And Jesse, yeah, make the wine cold for you Oh Jesse, and I will change the sheets for you |
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(Stephen Sondheim)
Not a day goes by Not a single day But you're somewhere a part of my life And it looks like you'll stay As the days go by I keep thinking when does it end Where's the day I'll have started forgetting But I just go on thinking and sweating And cursing and crying And turning and reaching And waking and dying And no, not a day goes by Not a blessed day But you're still somehow part of my life And you won't go away So there's hell to pay And until I die I'll die day after day after day After day After day after day after day Til the days go by Til the days go by Til the days go by |
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La-di-da-di-da
La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da Why does your love hurt so much? Why? Why does your love hurt so much? Don't know why You know I loved you baby But all the while, you just betrayed me In the warmth of our bed All the things that you said were La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da Why does your love hurt so much? Why? Why does your love hurt so much? Don't know why You said our love was sacred But you left me alone to make it You want to come back again someday But, darling, here's what I say La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da Why does your love hurt so much? Why? Why does your love hurt so much? La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da Why, why does your love hurt so much? You say you'll come back again someday But, darling, here's what I say La-di-da-di-da La-di-da-di-da Why does your love hurt so much? Don't know why Why does your love hurt so much? |
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(Carly Simon)
Orpheus, it could have been you could have held me again You said your songs had all gone And that the road back up was too long But it ws there for us It was there for us I loved you all along Orpheus The part of me that died Was ready to be reborn And you called of the hounds Of hell with your songs Orpheus, Orpheus I loved you all along, Orpheus Orpheus, It could have been You could have held me again But you couldn? wait Somewhere along the road you lost your faith Out of despair and believing I was gone You gave up on my love you gave up on us But it was there for us, It was there for us I loved you all along Orpheus |
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(Simon/Brackman/Zigman/Scheff/Thomas)
Summer time, kids in the street We were up on the roof laughing at the heat that was the last I ever saw of you Now it's December, cold and dark No more rainbows over Central Park In this house no window has a view There's no love here without you (Chorus) When you gonna come back home When you gonna see it's been too long When you gonna come back home to me Standin?at the door and I turn the key I'm holding my breath half expecting to see you lyin' on the bed, smilin' up at me I'm goin' crazy 'cause I just don't know Which way your heart's gonna go I only pray it leads you back to me Darlin' let your heart Lead you back to me |
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Baby sneezes
Mommy pleases Daddy breezes in So good on paper So romantic But so bewildering I know nothing stays the same But if you're willing to play the game It's coming around again So don't mind if I fall apart There's more room in a broken heart (broken heart) You pay the grocer Fix the toaster You kiss the host goodbye Then you break a window burn the Souffle Scream the lullaby I know nothing stays the same (stays the same) But if you're willing to play the game (play the game) It's coming around again So don't mind if I fall apart There's more room in a broken heart And I believe in love But what else can I do I'm so in love with you I know nothing stays the same (stays the same) But if you're willing to play the game (play the game) It will be coming around again (I, I believe in love)(Baby sneezes) (I believe in love)(Mommy pleases) (I believe in love)(Daddy breezes in) I know nothing stays the same But if you're willing to play the game It will be coming around again I do believe I do believe I believe in love. I believe in love. Coming around again coming around again. Nothing stays the same. But if you're willing to play the game it will be coming around again. I believe in love. I believe in love. That it's coming around again... |
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I have no need of half of anything
No half time, no half a man's attention Give me all the earth and sky And at the same time Add a new dimension Half the truth is of no use Give it all, give it all to me I can stand it, I am strong that way Give me all night Give me the full moon And if I can't take the whole of you Give it to me anyway Give me all night 'Till the last star fades And if you can' t take my heart and soul Take it from me anyway Don't give me fountains, I need waterfalls And, when I cry, my tears will fill an ocean The pain of love, I'll accept it all As long as you'll join me in that emotion Half of lovin' is no fun Give it all, give it all to me I can stand it, I am strong that way (Repeat Chorus) Don't leave me guessing alone Don't walk me half the way home You can do that tomorrow Just give me, give me all night (Repeat Chorus) |
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(Carly Simon)
Take a look around now Change the direction Adjust the tuning Try a new translation Don't look at your man in the same old way Take a new picture Just because you don't see shooting stars Doesn't mean it isn't perfect can't you see... It's the stuff that dreams are made of It's the slow and steady fire It's the stuff that dreams are made of It's your heart and soul's desire It's the stuff that dreams are made of So what's this about your best friend? She's got a brand new shiny boy And they're moving out to Malibu To play with all his pretty toys And you feel closed in by the same four walls The same old conversation With the same old guy you've know for years But use your imagination And you will see.... It's the stuff that dreams are made of It's the slow and steady fire It's the stuff that dreams are made of It's your heart and soul's desire It's the stuff that dreams are made of What if the Prince on the horse in your fairytale Is right here in disguise And what if the stars you've been reaching so high for Are shining in his eyes Don't look at yourself in the same old way Take another picture Shoot the stars off in your own backyard Don't look any further And you will see It's the stuff that dreams are made of.... |
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(Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman/Andy Goldmark)
What do the neighbors say When they hear us scream at night Do they talk about a love All in tatters What do the neighbors know About the heart and soul The fire down below That really matters They can never guess In the silences That all I want is you And the sexy hurricane we got here All I want is you I don't want a man who says Good morning, dear, no, no All I want is you All that I want is you All I want is you Nobody else but you Let 'em listen at the door Let 'em listen through the floor Let 'em go ahead and draw The wrong conclusion So chase me 'round the room Make me crazy like the moon They can never guess In the silences That all I want is you And the sexy hurricane that we share (We share, yeah) All I want is you I don't want a man who Tiptoes up the stairs No, I don't All I want is you All that I want is you All I want is you Nobody else, no one but you They can never guess In the silences That all I want is you (All I want is you) And the sexy hurricane that we share All I want is you I don't want a man who Tiptoes up the stairs He's gonna fall All I want is you And your freight train Whistling over my track, oh, oh All I want is you And your Mack truck loving Jumping me, Jack Oh, Jack All I want is you.... |
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We're coming to the edge
running on the water coming through the fog your sons and daughters Let the river run let all the dreamers wake the nation Come, the New Jerusalem. Silver cities rise the morning lights the streets that lead them and sirens call them on with a song It's asking for the taking trembling shaking Oh, my heart is aching We're coming to the edge running on the water coming through the fog your sons and daughters We the great and small stand on a star and blaze a trail of desire through the darkening dawn It's asking for the taking Come run with me now the sky is the colour of blue you've never even seen in the eyes of your lover Oh, my heart is aching We're coming to the edge running on the water coming through the fog your sons and daughters It's asking for the taking trembling, shaking Oh, my heart is aching We're coming to the edge running on the water coming through the fog your sons and daughters Let the river run let all the dreamers wake the nation Come, the New Jerusalem |
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Artist: Simon Carly / Album: Miscellaneous / Song: My Romance
My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by No month of may, no twinkling stars No hide away, no softly guitars My romance doesn't need a castle rising in Spain Nor a dance to a constantly surprising refrain Wide awake I can make my most fantastic dreams come true My romance doesn't need a thing but you My romance doesn't need a thing but you |
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(Carly Simon)
Better not tell her, that I was your lover Better not make her jealous of me Better convince her there was nothing between us I'm not those initials in your diary But if you slip and my name comes up Don't deny that you knew me Just leave out the white nights The moon in your window The break in your whisper The promises after Better not tell her why you love Spanish dancing Don't bother to say that it's hot in the summer in Madrid Let it all go now, Like smoke from a candle Like the trace of a song that you hear in the wind But if you slip and my name comes up Don't deny that you knew me Just leave out the white nights The moon in your window The break in your whisper The promises after Leave out the tears and the laughter She won't need to know That I cried when you left That I think of you still But if you slip and my name comes up Don't deny that you knew me Just leave out the white nights The moon in your window The break in your whisper The promises after Leave out the tears and the laughter She won't need to know That I'd die for your love That I still...love...you |
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I love lilacs and avocados
Ukuleles and fireworks And Woody Allen and walking in the snow But you've got to know You're the love of my life You are the love of my life You are the love of my life You are the love of my life From the moment I first saw you The second that you were born I knew that you were the love of my life Quite simply the love of my life I love Lucy and pumpernickel bread The Statue of Liberty and standing ovations And falling into bed But get it through your head You're the love of my life You are the love of my life You are the love of my life You are the love of my life From the moment I first saw you The second that you were born I knew that you were the love of my life Quite simply the love of my life You can drive me crazy You can drive me anywhere Here are the keys Just do as you please It may not always be easy But you're the love of my life My heart is riding on a runaway train You are the love of my life Through all the pleasure and pain From the moment I first saw you I knew, I knew it right away I knew that you were the love of my life Simply the love of my life You are the love The great love of my life. |
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Dear mother the struggle is over now
And your house is up for sale We divided your railway watches Between the four of us I fought over the pearls With the other girls But it was all a metaphor For what was wrong with us As the room is emptying out Your face so young comes into view And on the back porch is a well-worn step And a pool of light you can walk into I'll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you, forever Like a river... Can you clear up the mystery of the Sphinx? Do you know any more about God? Are you dancing with Benjamin Franklin On the face of the moon? Have you reconciled with Dad? Does the rain still make you sad? Last night I swear I could feel you Moving through my room And I thought you touched my feet I so wanted it to be true In my theater there is a stage And a footlight you can step into... I'll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you, forever Like a river... In the river I know I will find the key And your voice will rise like the spray In the moment of knowing The tide will wash away my doubt 'Cause you're already home Making it nice for when I come home Like the way I find my bed turned down Coming in from a late night out. Please keep reminding me Of what in my soul I know is true Come in my boat, there's a seat beside me And two or three stars we can gaze into... I'll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you forever Like a river... I'll never leave, always just a dream away A star that's always watching Never turn away We'll never leave, always just a thought away A candle always burning Never turn away The moon will hide, the tree will bend I'm right beside you I'll never turn away |
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Two little sisters gazing at the sea,
Imagining what their futures will be. The older one says, as her eyes look around, "I will go as far as the corners of the town. I'll plant a little garden, flowers everywhere. And pluck the most fragrant for my hair." Two little sisters gazing at the sea, Imagining what their futures will be. The younger one stands with her eyes open wide. And says, "I'll go as far as the corners of the sky. I'll gather all the stars each night as they appear, And pick the very brightest one to wear in my ear." I didn't choose you and you didn't choose me. I didn't choose you, who would guess we're from the same family? But, what will you do when the nights get cold? When the stars grow dim and your dreams seem old. Watcha gonna do when winter calls, And your flowers fall from the garden walls? I'll come home to you, you'll come home to me. My love will be your remedy. I'll choose you and you'll choose me. We'll be two daughters dancing by the edge of the sea. |
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(J. Webb/C.Simon)
Got on in New Haven Last car on the train. Put my hat on the seat, Wipe the tears from my eyes. I watched my life go by, Like a movie in my brain. Scenes unreeling; In a sceneless chain On the window, and a silver screen of rain! And the opening title scroll, and the score comes in and under. And I'm in the starring role, in a world of love-struck wonder; It's a tale full of promise, about two crazy kids; Falling in love, but in flashback. And then the music, that gorgeous music; And I wake up, Rattling down the railroad track. He could be sweet, But I stayed on my guard. Just how good a liar can a decent man be? I always played my hand Like I didn't have the cards. Cause he held them all So I could never see. Yes, he played me for a fool, and I agreed. And the closing credits roll, And the waves come in like thunder. Cause the hero's lost control, And I made a fatal blunder. Just another sad story; Two star-crossed kids, Racing headlong up a cul-de-sac. And then that music, That mournful music. And the train's disappearing Down that railroad track. And the long, slow dissolve, As we fade to black. |
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A grey day in February
Some flecks of white, but mostly brown Purple surprises riding in on a nerve Begins to excite you before it settles down It's after the knives and the sutures and needles I'm left with an arrow that points at my heart I call it the seat of my sentimental sorrow Gone seems to be one of the sum of my parts And the night is cold As the coldest nights are There's a wise woman She comes from an evening star She says: Look for the signs You won't have to look far Lead with your spirit and follow Follow your scar A man I knew once said he wanted to see me I said I'd been sick but was on the mend I told him a few of the overall details He said: That's too bad And he's never called me again What a gift in disguise that poor little puppy So scared of misfortune and always on guard A big man will love you Even more when you're hurtin' And a really big man Loves a really good scar Cause the dawn breaks And it's breaking your heart There's a wise woman She sits at the end of the bar She says: Look for the signs You won't have to look far Lead with your spirit and follow Follow your scar A grey day in February Some flecks of white, but mostly brown The world has tilted but The world has expanded And the world has turned My world upside down Cause the night is warm and all full of stars There's a wise woman She's moved right into my heart She says: Look for the signs You won't have to look far Lead with your spirit and follow Follow Follow your scar English translation of Gaelic: Run with the red deer And sing with the wind The magic lasts And meaning will follow The scar is God given As a sign for your life Strength from your ancestors And through your own mouth Strength from memory Like a tree on the wind Show me your scar And I will make it better |
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Some day I'm going to grow up And be every man's dream
Some day I'm going to grow up And forget this sad little me I'm going to shine in the spotlight Wear sexy clothes Be somebody everybody wants to meet And no one ever really knows No one will ever know me I'm an actress through and through And to my bones I'm an actress through and through And to my bones Critics will adore me At least they will at first But you see I already know this So it can't never really hurt And if it does, I'm an actress I'll play it nonchalant In the total scheme of things it's insignificant (sure I can take the knocks) Cause I'm an actress through and through And to my bones I'm an actress through and through And to my bones I may not be that pretty now But who's the referee Standards of beauty Will be redefined because of me And then they'll be the scandals Everywhere my name Men will jump from balconies And I'll just shrug and take the blame (yeah, they'll say I died for love) Cause I'm an actress through and through And to my bones Well, I'm an actress through and through And to my bones My acceptance speech will be a milestone Never will such a star Have ever graced the microphone And of course I'll thank my agent The way they always do Though I could have done it without him And that goes for the Academy too And the makeup people and the lighting designers and everybody else Cause I'm an actress through and through And to my bones I'm an actress through and through And to my bones I'm an actress yeah, yeah, yeah I'll be gracious to the lesser stars And generous to the unknowns And if another actress threatens My position on the throne Well, I don't know exactly what I'll do I don't exactly know But I know that it could turn into One of my most poignant roles Everyone will have their handkerchiefs out And they'll have to leave the theater early And then they'll go home And what'll they do? They'll have a big glass of alcohol Cause I'm an actress through and through And to my bones And if I make it to the top I won't be overthrown I'm an actress ah, yeah, yeah |
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(Carly Simon)
If you want to be brave And reach for the top of the sky And the farthest point on the horizon Do you know who you'll meet there Great soldiers and seafarers, Artists and dreamers Who need to be close, close to the light They need to be in danger of burning by fire And I, I want to get there I, I want to be one One who is touched by the sun, One who is touched by the sun Often I want to walk The safe side of the street And lull myself to sleep And dull my pain But deep down inside I know I've got to learn from the greats, Earn my right to be living, Let my wings of desire Soar over the night I need to let them say "She must have been mad" And I, I want to get there I, I want to be one One who is touched by the sun, One who is touched by the sun I've got to learn from the greats, Earn my right to be living, With every breath that I take, Every heartbeat And I, I want to get there I, I want to be one, One who is touched by the sun, One who is touched by the sun. |