Neil Diamond - The Essential Neil Diamond [compilation] (2001) by Neil Diamond (보컬) on maniadb.com

Melinda was mine 'Til the time
That I found her Holding Jim
Loving Him Then Sue came along
Loved me strong That's what I thought
Me and Sue But that died too
Don't know that I will
But until I can find me
The girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
I'll be what I am
A solitary man Solitary man
I've had it to here Bein' where
Love's a small word
Part-time thing Paper ring
I know it's been done Havin' one
Girl who'll love me
Right or wrong Weak or strong
Don't know that I will
But until I can find me
The girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
I'll be what I am
A solitary man Solitary man

Baby loves me
Yes, yes she does
Ah, the gir's outta sight, yeah
Says she loves me
Yes, yes she does
Gonna show me tonight, yeah

She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me
She got the way to groove me

Tell your mama, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmm, you know
You know what I'm sayin'
Can't stand Still while the music is playin'

Y'ain't got no right
No, no you don't
Ah, to be so exciting
Won't need bright lights
No, no we won't
Gonna make our own lightning

She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me
She got the way to groove me

No, we won't tell a soul where we goin' to
Girl, we do whatever we want to
Ah, I love the way that you do me
Cherry, babe, you really get to me

She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me
She got the way to groove me

Oh no, no, no
Baby, something's wrong
Oh no, no, no
That old time fire's gone
It's not so much things you say, love
It's what you don't say I am afraid of

I got the feelin'
I'm hearin' goodbye
Don't have to say it
It's there in your eyes
Oh why, oh my

Oh no, no, no
You don't smile the same
Oh no, no, no
Like you been hidin' pain
I love you so much, I could taste it
But girl, your eyes tell me it's wasted

I got the feelin'
I'm hearin' goodbye
Don't have to say it
It's there in your eyes
Oh why, oh my

Oh no, oh no
Oh no, baby

I got the feelin'
I'm hearin' goodbye
I got the feelin'
That I'm gonna die

Kentucky Woman
She shines with her own kind of light
She looks at you once
And a day that's all wrong looks all right
And I love her
God knows I love her

Kentucky Woman
If she get to know you
She goin' to own you
Kentucky Woman

Well, she ain't the kind
Make heads turn at the drop of her name
But something inside
That she's got turns you on just the same
And I love her
God knows I love her

Kentucky Woman
If she get to know you
She goin' to own you
Kentucky Woman

I don't want much
The good Lord's earth beneath the feet
A gentle touch
Of that one girl and life is
Sweet and good
There ain't no doubt
Hey, I'm talking about
Kentucky Woman

Kentucky Woman

I don't want much
The good Lord's earth beneath the feet
A gentle touch
Of that one girl and life is
Sweet and good
There ain't no doubt
Hey, I'm talking about

Kentucky Woman
If she get to know you
She goin' to own you
Kentucky Woman

Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman

Love you so much, can't count all the ways
I'd die for you girl, and all they can say is
"He's not your kind"

They never get tired of puttin' me down
And I never know when I come around
What I'm gonna find
Don't let them make up your mind
Don't you know

Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Please come take my hand
Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Soon you'll need a man

I've been misunderstood for all of my life
But what they're sayin', girl, just cuts like a knife
"The boy's no good"

Well, I finally found what I've been looking for
But if they get the chance, they'll end it for sure
Sure they would
Baby, I've done all I could
It's up to you

Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Please come take my hand
Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Soon you'll need a man

Mama told me that some day it would happen
But she never said that it would happen like this
Papa said, Look out, some girl'll catch you nappin'
Some little girl will get to you with her kiss
You got to me
You brought me to may knees
Never thought I'd say please, girl
You got to my soul
You got control
You got to me, you got to be mine

Used to slip though every girl's hand like water
There never was one who could ever tie me down
Straight ahead and steady as Gibraltar
'Til you brought me tumblin' to the ground

You got to me
You brought me to may knees
Never thought I'd say please, girl
You got to my soul
You got control
You got to me, you got to be mine

Red, red wine
Go to my head
Make me forget that I
Still need her so

Red, red wine
It's up to you
All I can do, I've done
But memories won't go
No, memories won't go

I'd have sworn
That with time
Thoughts of you
Would leave my head
I was wrong
And I find
Just one thing
Makes me forget

Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart

Written by Neil Diamond
Daytime turns me off, and I don't mean maybe
Nine-to-five ain't takin' me where I'm bound
When it's done, I run out to see my baby
We got groovin' when the sun goes down
I thank the Lord for the night time
To forget the day
A day of up-, uptight time
Baby, chase it away
I get relexation
It's a time to groove

I thank the Lord for the night time
I thank the Lord for you

I'll talk about plans now Baby, I got plenty
Nothing ever seems to turn out the way it should
Talk about money, girl, I ain't got any
Seems like just one time I'm feeling good

I thank the Lord for the night time
To forget the day
A day of up-, uptight time
Baby, chase it away
I get relexation
It's a time to groove

I thank the Lord for the night time
I thank the Lord for you

I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams

Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I coundn't leave her if I tried

I thought love was more or less a given / givin' thing
Seems the more I gave the less I got
What's the use in trying
All you get is pain
When I needed sunshine I got rain

Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I coundn't leave her if I tried

Where it began, I can"t begin to knowing
언제부터 사랑이 싹텄는지 알 수 없었지만,
But then I know it"s growing strong
난 그 때 마음 속에
힘차게 타오르고 있는 줄 알고 있었어요.

Was in the spring Then spring became the summer
그 때가 봄이었을 거예요,
그리고는 금방 여름이 왔었는데
Who"d have believed you"d come along
그 누가 생각이나 할 수 있겠어요?
당신이 제게 나타난 사실을,

Hands, touching hands Reaching out,
touching me, touching you
우린 곧 손을 서로 맞잡게 되었고,
서로를 원했지요.
당신은 나에게 안기고 싶어했고,
나는 당신을 감싸 안았지요.

Sweet Caroline
사랑스런 케롤라인
Good times never seemed so good
I"ve been inclined To believe they never would
예전에도 이렇게 좋았던 적은 없었지요
제겐 이런 멋진 날들이
결코 없을 거라고 믿었으니까

But now I Look at the night
그러나 이제 밤이 되어도
And it don"t seem so lonely
그렇게 쓸쓸하지 않아요
We fill it up with only two
이 밤을 우리 단 둘이 지내니까요.

And when I hurt Hurtin" runs off my shoulders
그리고 요새는 마음이 아파도
그쯤은 어깨너머로 금방 사라져 버린답니다.
How can I hurt when I"m holding you
당신을 안고 있는 데,
무슨 마음의 고통이 있겠어요?

Warm, touchin" warm Reaching out,
따뜻한 감촉을 느끼려고 손을 뻗으면
touching me, touching you
당신은 나의 손을 더듬고
난 당신을 어루만질 겁니다.

Sweet Caroline
사랑스런 케롤라인
Good times never seemed so good
예전에도 이렇게 좋았던 적은 없었지요
I"ve been inclined To believe
they never would Oh, no, no
제겐 이런 멋진 날들이
결코 없을 거라고 믿었으니까

Sweet Caroline
사랑스런 케롤라인
Good times never seemed so good
예전에도 이렇게 좋았던 적은 없었지요
Sweet Caroline
사랑스런 케롤라인,
I believe they never would Sweet Caroline
제겐 이런 멋진 날들이
결코 없을 거라고 믿었으니까

Song sung blue, everybody knows one
우울하게 부르는 노래,누구나 하나쯤 알고 있지요
Song sung blue, every garden grows one
우울하게 부르는 노래,
누구나 하나쯤 마음속에 간직하고 있지요
Funny thing, but you can sing
it With a cry in your voice
우스운 일이지만 눈물이 나도
큰소리로 노래 불러 보세요
And before you know it,
start to feeling good
자기도 모르는 사이에
기분이 좋아지기 시작한답니다
You simply got no choice
고민할 필요가 없어요

Song sung blue, weeping like a willow
우울하게 부르는 노래,버드나무처럼 흐느끼지요
Song sung blue, sleeping on my pillow
우울하게 부르는 노래,내 머리맡에 있어요
Funny thing, but you can sing it with
a cry in your voice
우스운 일이지만,눈물이 나도
큰 소리로 노래 불러 보세요
And before you know it, start to feeling good
자기도 모르는 사이에 기분이 좋아지기 시작합니다
You simply got no choice
고민할 필요가 없어요

Song sung blue, everybody knows one
우울하게 부르는 노래,누구나 하나쯤 알고 있지요
Song sung blue, every garden grows one
우울하게 부르는 노래,
누구나 하나쯤 마음속에 간직하고 있지요
Song sung blue, weeping like a willow
우울하게 부르는 노래,버드나무처럼 흐느끼지요
Song sung blue, sleeping on my pillow
우울하게 부르는 노래,내 머리맡에 있어요
Funny thing, but you can
sing it with a cry in your voice
우스운 일이지만,눈물이 나도
큰 소리로 노래 불러 보세요
And before you know it, start to feeling good
자기도 모르는 사이에 기분이 좋아지기 시작합니다

Song sung blue, song sung blue
우울하게 부르는 노래, 우울하게 부르는 노래
Everybody, everybody knows
누구나,누구나 알고 있지요
Yes, they do ....
그럼요, 누구나 알고 있어요

Holly holy eyes
Dream of only you
Where I am, what I am
What I believe in
Holly Holy

Holly holy dream
Wanting only you
And she comes
And I run just like the wind will
Holly holy

Sing a song
Sing a song of songs
Sing it out
Sing it strong

Call the sun in the dead of the night
And the sun's gonna rise in the sky
Touch a man who can't walk upright
And the lame man, he's gonna fly
And I fly
And I fly

Holly holy love
Take the lonely child
And the seed
Let it be filled with tomorrow
Holly holy

Sing a song
Sing a song of songs
Sing it out
Sing it strong

Call the sun in the dead of the night
And the sun's gonna rise in the sky
Touch a man who can't walk upright
And the lame man, he's gonna fly
And I fly
And I fly

Holly holy dream
Dream of only you
Holly holy love
Holly holy love

I AM... I SAID
Written by Neil Diamond
L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
And the feeling is 'lay back'
Palm trees grow, and rents are low
But you know I keep thinkin' about
Making my way back
Well I'm New York City born and raised
But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home, but it ain't mine no more

"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still

Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king
And then became one
Well except for the names and a few other changes
I you talk about me, the story's the same one

But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared for the sound of being alone

"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still


1971 Prophet Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Cracklin' Rosie, get on board
We're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go
Taking it slow
Lord, don't you know
Have made me a time with a poor man's lady

Hitchin' on a twilight train
Ain't nothing here that I care to take along
Maybe a song
To sing when I want
Don't need to say please to no man for a happy tune

Oh, I love my Rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin Rose, you're a store bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' on

Play it now
Play it now, my baby

Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, that's al right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that don't ask no questions, yeah

Oh, I love my Rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin Rose, you're a store-bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' on

Play it now
Play it now
Play it now, my baby

Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, that's all right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that don't ask no question, yeah

She was morning
And I was night time
I one day woke up
To find her lying
Beside my bed
I softly said
"Come take me"

For I've been lonely
In need of someone
As though I'd done
Someone wrong somewhere
I don't know where
Come lately

You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the words
I am the tune
Play me

Song she sang to me
Song she brang to me
Words that rang in me
Rhyme that sprang from me
Warmed the night
And what was right
Became me

You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the words
I am the tune
Play me

And so it was
That I came to travel
Upon the road
That was thorned and narrow
Another place
Another grace
Would save me

You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the words
I am the tune
Play me

Morningside
The old man died
And no one cried
They simply turned away
And when he died
He left a table made of nails and pride
And with his hands he carved these words inside
"For my children"

Morning light
Morning bright
I spent the night
With dreams that make you weep
Morning time
Wash away the sadness from these eyes of mine
For I recall the words the old man signed
"For my children"

And the legs were shaped with his hands
And the top made of oaken wood
And the children sat around this table
Touched with their laughter
Ah, and that was good

Morningside
An old man died
And no one cried
He surely died alone
And truth is sad
For not a child would claim the gift he had
The words he carved became his epitath
"For my children"

I got a song been on my mind
And the tune can be sung, and the words all rhyme
Deede-ee deet deet deet deet deet deet deedle dee dee

Though it don't say much, and it won't offend
If you sang it at school, they're liable to send you home
Never knowin' what you're showin'
Think you're growin' your own tea
Good lord

Let me hear that, let me near that
Crunchy granola suite
Drop your shrink, and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Dee dee dee dum

I know a man was outta touch
And he'd hide in a house and he didn't say much
Deedle-dee deet deet deet deet deet deet deedle dee doo

And like a man with a tiger outside his gate
He not only couldn't relax, but he couldn't relate
Now he can
Family man
Tried my brand
Dig

Let me hear that, let me near that
Crunchy granola suite
Drop your shrink, and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
da da da da da
Dee dee dee do
Deedle-ee dum dum
I'll have a double please

If I close my eyes
I can almost hear my mother
Callin', "Neil, go find your brother
Daddy's home, and it's time for supper
Hurry on"
And I see two boys
Racin' up two flights of staircase
Squirmin' into Papa's embrace
And his whiskers warm on their face
Where's it gone
Oh, where's it gone

Two floors above the butcher
First door on the right
Life filled to the brim
As I stood by my window
And I looked out of those
Brooklyn roads

I can still recall
The smells of cookin' in the hallways
Rubbers drying in the doorways
And report cards I was always
Afraid to show

Mama'd come to school
And as I'd sit there softly crying
Teacher'd say, "He's just not trying
He's got a good head if he'd apply it"
But you know yourself
It's always somewhere else

I built me a castle
With dragons and kings
And I'd ride off with them
As I stood by my window
And looked out on those
Brooklyn roads

Thought of going back
But all I'd see are stranger's faces
And all the scars that love erases
But as my mind walks through thoses places
I'm wonderin'
What's come of them

Does some other young boy
Come home to my room
Does he dream what I did
As he stands by my window
And looks out on those
Brooklyn roads


1970 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)

Come she come say
Ride on the night
Sun becomes day
Day shall provide

Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon

God of my want, want, want
Lord of my need, need, need
Leading me on, on, on
Lord of my night, night, night
Seek for my way, way, way
Taking me home

She callin'
Bring me home my name
On the wings of a flea
Wind in the plains
Dance once for me

Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon

AMERICA
AND THE GRASS WON뭈 PAY NO MIND
BEAUTIFUL NOISE
BLUE HIGHWAY
BROTHER LOVE'S TRAVELING SALVATION SHOW
BROOKLYN ROADS
CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME?
CANTA LIBRE
CAPTAIN SUNSHINE
CHERRY CHERRY
CRACKLIN' ROSIE
CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE
DEEP INSIDE OF YOU
DESIREE
DON뭈 THINK...FEEL
DRY YOUR EYES
EVERYBODY
FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS
FORTUNE OF THE NIGHT
THE GIFT OF SONG
GIRL YOU'LL BE A WOMAN SOON
GITCHY GOOMY
GOLD DON'T RUST
HEADED FOR THE FUTURE
HEARTLIGHT
HELLO AGAIN
HIGH ROLLING MAN
HOLLY HOLY
HOME IS A WOUNDED HEART
HOOKED ON THE MEMORY OF YOU
IF I LOST MY WAY
I'M A BELIEVER
I AM I SAID
IF THERE WERE NO DREAMS
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
I GOT THE FEELIN' (OH NO, NO)
I뭋E BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
JUNGLETIME
KENTUCKY WOMAN
LADY MAGDELENE
LADY-OH
LIKE YOU DO
LONELY LADY #17
LONGFELLOW SERENADE
LOVE ON THE ROCKS
MARRY ME
A MATTER OF LOVE
MORNINGSIDE
MOUNTAINS OF LOVE
NO LIMIT
OPEN WIDE THESE PRISON DOORS
ONE GOOD LOVE
PLAY ME
PORCUPINE PIE
REMINISCE FOR A WHILE
ROSEMARY뭆 WINE
SAVE ME
SEPTEMBER MORN
SHAME
SHILO
SIGNS
SOLITARY MAN
SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN YOU
SONG SUNG BLUE
SOOLAIMON
STARGAZER
STREET LIFE
SURVIVING THE LIFE
SWEET CAROLINE
SWEET LA DAYS
THE LAST PICASSO
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
THE WAY
TALKIN OPTIMIST BLUES
TENNESSEE MOON
THANK THE LORD FOR THE NIGHT TIME
WALK ON WATER
WIN THE WORLD
WISH EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT
YES I WILL
YESTERDAY'S SONGS
YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS
YOU GOT TO ME


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ALL I REALLY NEED IS YOU
Written by Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley and Alan Lindgren
After all these years
After all these tears between us
Still I couldn't find
Someone half as right as you
And each time I stop to think
What it is I really need
Here's what I conclude
All I really need is you
Just say what you want to say
You don't have a chance in the world
Can I, knowing how I've tried
Still come close to losing you, girl
When you are my world
Have I spent so many years
Trying but in vain to tell you
Don't you know it's true
All I really need is you

How was I to know
We'd have ended here
Where we finally did
You tied you life to mine Once upon a starry night
And when someone asks of me
What it is that I believe
Say, I believe it's true
All I really need is you

Just say what you want to say
We don't have a chance in the world
Can I, knowin' how I've tried
Still come close to losing you, girl
When you are my world

Have I spent so many years
Tryin' but in vain to tell you
Feelings come and go
Me, I'm never gonna ever let you go
Promise you I'm gonna always love you so
'Cause all I really need is you


1991 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)


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AMERICA
Written by Neil Diamond
Far
We've been traveling far
Without a home
But not without a star
Free
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream

On the boats and on the planes
They're coming to America
Never looking back again
They're coming to America

Home, don't it seem so far away
Oh, we're traveling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm

Home, to a new and a shiny place
Make our bed, and we'll say our grace
Freedom's light burning warm
Freedom's light burning warm

Everywhere around the world
They're coming to America
Every time that flag's unfurled
They're coming to America

Got a dream to take them there
They're coming to America
Got a dream they've come to share
They're coming to America

They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
Today, today, today, today, today

My country 'tis of thee
Today
Sweet land of liberty
Today
Of thee I sing
Today
Of thee I sing
Today

Hello again, hello
Just called to say 'hello'
I couldn't sleep at all tonight
And I know it's late
But I couldn't wait

Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
When I'm here alone
And you're there at home
Hello

Maybe it's been crazy
And maybe I'm to blame
But I put my heart above my head
We've been thru it all
And you loved me just the same
And when you're not there
I just need to hear

Hello, my friend, hello
It's good to need you so
It's good to love you like I do
And to feel this way
When I hear you say
Hello

Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
And I know it's late
But I couldn't wait
Hello

Love on the rocks
Ain't no surprise
Pour me a drink
And I'll tell you some lies
Got nothin' to lose
So you just sing the blues all the time
Gave you my heart
Gave you my soul
You left me alone here
With nothing to hold
Yesterday's gone
Now all I want is a smile

First, they say they want you
How they really need you
Suddenly you find you're out there
Walking in a storm
When they know they have you
Then they really have you
Nothing you can do or say
You've got to leave, just get away
We all know the song

You need what you need
You can say what you want
Not much you can do
When the feeling is gone
May be blue skies above
But it's cold when you love's on the rocks

First, they say they want you
How they really need you
Suddenly you find you're out there
Walking in a storm
When they know they have you
Then they really have you
Nothing you can do or say
You've got to leave, just get away
We all know the song

Love on the rocks
Ain't no surprise
Pour me a drink
And I'll tell you some lies
Yesterday's gone
And now all I want is a smile


1980 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)

Captain Sunshine, make me drink wine,
Make me feel fine when I'm feelin' wrongly down.
He don't take much, he don't make much,
But ah, to be such a man as he,
and walk so pure between the earth and the sea.

Captain Sunshine, he do me fine,
Make the words rhyme when he knows the tune is sad.
He don't take much, he don't make much,
But ah, to be such a man as he,
and walk so pure between the earth and the sea.

He don't take much, he don't make much,
But ah, to be such a man as he,
and walk so pure between the earth and the sea.

The road is long
with many a winding turn
that leads us to who knows where,
who know where.
But I'm strong,
strong enough to carry him.
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
So on we go.

His welfare is of my concern.
No burden is he to bear,
we'll get there.
For I know
he would not encumber me.
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

If I'm laden at all,
I'm laden with sadness
that everyone's heart
isn't filled with the gladness
of love for one another.

It's a long, long road
from which there is no return.
While we're on the way to there,
why not share?
And the load
doesn't weigh me down at all.
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

He's my brother.
He ain't heavy, he's my brother...

Young child with dreams
Dream, ev'ry dream on your own
When children play
Seems like you end up alone

Papa says he'd love to be with you
If he had the time
So you turn to the only friend you can find
There in your mind

Shilo, when I was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shilo, you always came
And we'd play

Counting the years
Keeping my dreams to myself
‘Til a young girl with fire
Made me trust somebody else

Held my hand out, I let her take me
Blind as a child
All I saw was the way that she made me smile
She made me smile

Shilo, when I was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shilo, you always came
But you'd stay

Had a dream, and it filled me with wonder
She had other plans
"Got to go," says, "you know that I understand"
I understand

Shilo, when I was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shilo, you always came
Come today

Had a dream, and it filled me with wonder
She had other plans
"Got to go," says, "you know that I understand"
I understand

Shilo, when I was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shilo, you always came
Come today

Hot August night
And the leaves hanging down
And the grass on the ground smelling sweet
Move up the road
To the outside of town
And the sound of that good gospel beat

Sits a ragged tent
Where there ain't no trees
And that gospel group
Telling you and me

It's Love, Love
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
Grab the old ladies
Everyone goes
Everyone knows
Brother Love's show

Room gets suddenly still
And when you'd almost bet
You could hear yourself sweat, he walks in
Eyes black as coal
And when he lifts his face
Every ear in the place is on him

Starting soft and slow
Like a small earthquake
And when he lets go
Half the valley shakes

It's Love, Love
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
Grab the old ladies
Everyone goes
Everyone knows
Brother Love's show

(sermon)
Take my hand in your hand
Walk with me this day
In my heart I know
I will never stray
Halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle

It's Love, Love
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
Grab the old ladies
Everyone goes
Everyone knows
Brother Love's show
Amen

When the night returns just like a friend
When the evening comes to set me free
When the quiet hours that wait beyond the day
Make peaceful sounds in me

Took a drag from my last cigarette
Took a drink from a glass of old wine
Closed my eyes and I could make it real
And feel it one more time

Can you hear it, babe
Can you hear it, babe
From another time
From another place
Do you remember it, babe

And the radio played like a carnival tune
As we lay in our bed in the other room
When we gave it away for the sake of a dream
In a penny arcade, if you know what I mean
If you know what I mean, baby

And here's to the song we used to sing
And here's to the times we used to know
It's hard to hold them in our arms again
But hard to let them go

Do you hear it, babe
Do you hear it, babe
It was another time
It was another place
Do you remember it, babe

And the radio played like a carnival tune
As we lay in our bed in the other room
When we gave it away for the sake of a dream
In a penny arcade, if you know what I mean
If you know what I mean

If you know what I mean
If you know what I mean
If you know what I mean
If you know what I mean, baby
If you know what I mean

What a beautiful noise
Comin' up from the street
Got a beautiful sound
It's got a beautiful beat

It's a beautiful noise
Goin' on everywhere
Like the clickety-clack
Of a train on a track
It's got a rhythm to spare

It's a beautiful noise
And it's sound that I love
And it's fit me as well
As a hand in a glove
Yes it does, yes it does

What a beautiful noise
Comin' up from the park
It's the song of the kids
And it plays until dark

It's the song of the cars
On their furious flights
But there's even romance
In the way that they dance
To beat of the lights

It's a beautiful noise
And it's a sound that I love
And it makes me feel good
Like a hand in a glove
Yes it does, yes it does
What a beautiful noise

It's a beautiful noise
Made of joy an of strife
Like a symphony played
By a passing parade
It's the music of life

What a beautiful noise
Comin' up to my room
And it's beggin' for me
Just to give it a tune

You don't bring me flowers
You don't sing me love songs
You hardly talk to me anymore
When you come thru the door
At the end of the day
I remember when
You couldn't wait to love me
Used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin me late at night
When it's good for you be
And you're feelin alright
Well you just roll over
And turn out the light
And you don't bring me
flowers anymore

It used to be so natural
To talk about forever
But used to be's don't
count anymore
They just lay on the floor
Til we sweep them away
baby I remember
All the things you taught me
I learned how to laugh
And I learned how to cry
Well I leared how to love
And I learned how to lie
So you'd think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye

You don't bring me
flowers anymore

Well you'd think I could learn
how to tell you goodbye
You don't say you need me
And you don't sing me love songs
You don't bring me flowers anymore

It was the third of June
On that summer's day
Well I became a man
At the hands of a girl
Almost twice my age
And she came to me
Just like a morning sun
And it wasn't so much
Her words as such
As the way they were sung
It was the way they were sung

Desiree
Oh, Desiree
There I was found
By the sweet passion sound
Of your loving song
Time was right, the night was long
Remember, Desiree
Oh, Desiree
Somehow I knew
I could only have you
'Til the morning light
If only for that single night
Sweet Desiree, you make it right

Then came the fourth of June
On that sleepless night
Well I tossed and I turned
While the thought of her burned
Up and down my mind
For she was there and gone
Without one regret
But she continues on
Like the words of a song
I could not forget
I could not forget

Desiree
Oh, Desiree
There I was found
By the sweet passion sound
Of your loving song
Time was right, the night was long
Remember, Desiree
Oh, Desiree
And though somehow I knew
I could only have you
'Til the morning light
The night was long, the time was right
Do you remember Desiree

Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans
Honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'll do okay
Forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, you and I
All alone by the fire
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs

Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe


1979 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)

I??ve seen the light
And I??ve seen the flame
And I??ve been this way before
And I??m sure to be this way again
For I??ve been refused
And I??ve been regained
And I??ve seen your eyes before
And I??m sure to see your eyes again

For I??ve been released
And I??ve been regained
And I??ve sung my song before
And I??m sure to sing my song again

Some people got to laugh
Some people got to cry
Some people got to make it through
By never wondering why

Some people got to sing
Some people got to sigh
Some people never see the light
Until the day they die

But I??ve been released
And I??ve been regained
And I??ve been this way before
And I??m sure to be this way again

One more time again
Just one more time

Yesterday's songs
Don't stay around long
Not much anymore

Yesterday's words
Don't make themselves heard
Like they did before

Baby, yesterday's blues
May be yesterday's news
But the truth always stays the same
And good things will never change
Like sayin' "I love you"
Sayin' "I love you"

Yesterday's songs
Don't seem to belong
They're here and they're gone

Yesterday's moves
Don't stay in the grooves
They keep moving on

Maybe yesterday's rhyme
Was for yesterday's time
And the future's not ours to see
But there's some things that always will be
Like sayin' "I love you"
Sayin' "I love you"

Come back again
I want you to stay next time
Cause sometimes the world ain't kind
When people get lost like you and me

I just made a friend
A friend is someone you need
But now that he has to go away
I still feel the words that he might say

Turn on your heartlight
Let it shine wherever you go
Let it make a happy glow
For all the world to see

Turn on your heartlight
In the middle of a young boy's dream
Don't wake up too soon
Gonna take a ride across the moon
You and me

He's lookin' for a home
Cause everyone needs a place
A home's the most excellent place of all
And I'll be right here if you should call me

Turn on your heartlight
Let it shine wherever you go
Let it make a happy glow
For all the world to see

Turn on your heartlight
In the middle of a young boy's dream
Don't wake up too soon
Gonna take a ride across the moon
You and me

Turn on your heartlight now
Turn on your heartlight now

Hey, we're headed for the future
Give us some room
We're gonna build a new world

Say, we're headed for the future
Give us some time
We're gonna make it work right

Yeah, we're gonna build a new dream
We've got to make it stand tall
It's got to last a long time

Lean on me
And I'm gonna lean on you
We're headed for the future
And the future's now
Show you how

Yeah, we're headed for a new place
A step at a time
We're gonna take a long ride

Time don't wait around forever
We've got to do it right now
Let's do it all together

Lean on me
And I'm gonna lean on you
We're headed for the future
And the future's now
Show you how
Lean on me
Cause I'm gonna lean on you
We're headed for the future
Come on, lean on me
And I'm gonna lean on you
We're headed for the future
And the future's ours

Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Yeah

My baby's Cryin' on a Saturday night
She thinks that nothin's ever gonna go right
But she'll make it
And we'll make it
There's not way that
I'm leavin' the best part of me

There was a time I wanted out on my own
I even thought that I'd be ok alone
But oh, baby
I know, baby
That I'd be walkin'
Away from the best part of me

Chorus:
You are the best part of me
The best that I am
Or ever will be
You baby, your the part
That allows me
To open my heart
And let love inside
I want you to know
What I've always
known
You are the best
Part of me

Love isn't easy and
It's not always kind
Sometimes you only
Have to make
Up your mind
That you can make it
and you can make it
I know I made it
By keeping the best part of me

My baby's cryin' 'cause she cant run away
And if she could it wouldn't last for a day
And she knows it
And I know it
It just shows that
She is the best part of me

It's true baby, your the best part of me
The best that I am
Or ever will be
You baby, you're the part that allows me
To open my heart
And let love inside
I want you to know
What I've always known
You're the best part of me
Yes, you are the best part of me