Gary Barlow

I can't sit and wait for you to say
If there's room inside your heart
I'm not used to playing loves silly games
Turn me down or let me start
You have to believe I'll make things right
Open your arms give up the fight

* For all that you want
For all that you feeling
There's a place where you can go
For all that you need
I will be waiting
To be your life your hero

Now if you decide to run and hide
It's only you're cheating
The key's in your hand
You must understand
I won't be defeated no
I really believe this goal's in sight
Open your arms let me see our light

*Repeat

I'm sure that you've heard this before so many times
Girl look inside my heart and you will find
I'll be your life your hero
I'll be the one to hold you
I'll never let you go
I'll always understand you baby
To be your life your hero

*Repeat

Out of the water,
feelin' down feelin' cold,
into the fire,
to a world I've never known,
God I'm so tired,
it's been a long long road to here,
but God it's been worth it,
when I feel your body near,

With your arms around me,
love surrounds me,
ever by my side,
with your arms you hold me,
trust and show me,
all I feel tonight,
but all this time that I've been searchin',
all this time that I've been hurtin',
it heals,
when I'm in your arms each night,

Runnin' away from,
all the love I never knew, oh no,
only to fall,
into the arms of someone true, oh yeah,
now I've never noticed,
I've been searchin' for so long,
just waitin' to find,
someone to make me feel this strong,
oh,

With your arms around me,
love surrounds me,
ever by my side,
with your arms you hold me,
trust and show me,
all I feel tonight,
but all this time that I've been searchin',
all this time that I've been hurtin',
it heals,
when I'm in your arms each night,
whoa oh ho,

so safe in your arms,
whoa,
ho,
ho,

With your arms around me,
love surrounds me,
ever by my side,
with your arms you hold me,
trust and show me,
all I feel tonight,
whoa,
ho, oh oh,
yeah,
(so safe in your arms)
forever more,
(so sfe in your arms)
whoa yeah,
So safe in your arms,
so safe in your arms,
so safe in your arms,
so safe in your arms,
whoa ho oh yeah....

So this is the last time we will be standing wall to wall,
We were right to surrender,
Soon we can walk through different doors,
With a million reasons just to be apart,
'til the morning comes and before the loneliness starts will you just,

Lie to me,
Whisper the words that you don't mean,
Share with me the love that you'll never feel,
Baby lie to me,
Show me the way we'll never be,
and the tenderness that I'll never see,
Baby lie to me,

I know what you're thinking but I don't believe we could go on,
I know the feeling,
The feeling inside when love has gone,
Now the times upon us only pain can win,
Baby one last time before the loneliness begins will you just,

Lie to me,
Whisper the words that you don't mean,
Share with me the love that you'll never feel,
Baby lie to me,
Show me the way we'll never be,
and the tenderness that I'll never see,
Baby lie to me

You've got me thinking 'bout tomorrow,
Although I'm living in today,
You've got me wishing I lived in another world,
Though in my home I wanna' stay,
You're tellin' me you understand,
But you don't really know now who I am or what I do,
You're tellin' me we'll work it out,
Then all you do is kick and scream and shout,
What more can I say,

Fast car take me home,
To the place where I can breathe, where I feel strong,
Fast car take me back,
To the place where I'm free at last,

How did I let you come this far,
Why did I let you tear me down.
I should have known this from the start,
You turned a page without a sound,
You're tellin' me I've got to learn,
But your love has so many twists and turns I can't find my way,
You're tellin' me it's all a shame,
But now I feel this soul has got no name,
To you it's all a game,

Fast car take me home,
To the place where I can breathe, where I feel strong,
Fast car take me back,
To the place where I'm free at last

Watching as this storm goes by I can see a light,
A prisoner of my own design my hands are firmly tied,
I could just fade away and live a life unknown,
I could be somewhere else but now I'm headed home

Stronger every day,
Stronger every night,
I'm holding out for peace,
But ready now to fight,
Life owes me nothing,
I have tasted everything,
But I can't wait much longer now I'm feeling stronger

Walking from that sheltered world
with nowhere left to hide,
My naked soul is running free, my eyes are open wide,
I'm searching for a higher ground to make myself complete,
It's only when you climb that mountain the world is at your feet

Stronger every day,
Stronger every night,
I'm holding out for peace,
But ready now to fight,
Life owes me nothing,
I have tasted everything,
But I can't wait much longer now I'm feeling stronger

Stronger now,
I'm stronger now,
I'm feeling stronger every single day

Stronger every day,
Stronger every night,
I'm holding out for peace,
But ready now to fight,
Life owes me nothing,
I have tasted everything,
But I can't wait much longer now I'm feeling stronger

The telephone it never rings when you want it to ring,
when it rings it's never the voice you needed to hear,
it's funny how the radio sings the words you meant to say,
and when you need a smile you only find a tear,
I'm in deep regret,
tryin' to forget,
but hope we'll never sleep when we're apart,

All that I've given, given away,
is all that I need here tonight,
the more that I try to, try to forget,
is the more this empty heart seems to fight,
it fights for all that I've given away,
hoo ooh ooh,
all that I've given away,

The day it never goes too fast when you need it to pass,
and every corner of the night loneliness sleeps,
and though I'll never hear the answer to the questions that I've asked,
often wonder what our future would have been,
this deep regret,
makes it harder to accept,
that love could pay the price from the heart,

All that I've given, given away,
is all that I need here tonight,
the more that I try to, try to forget,
is the more this empty heart seems to fight,
it fights for all that I've given away,

Well I know the load of changes slowly turned you upside down,
and the pieces of your life fall all around,
and at times it's hard to recognise the pace you've always lived,
where's the sun? Where's the sky?
What is love? What is life? Who am I?
whoa oh whoa oh, who am I?
And I feel it now?

(all I've given away, is all the I've been living for today)
it's all that I've been living for today
(all I'm feeling inside)
feeling inside
(it's everything I'm living for today)
it's all that I've given away.....

So there you go again turning love into a question,
It's not so hard to say if this is for real or rejection,
Don't make me promises, don't make me decide,
Don't beg forgiveness just try harder next time,
I know this love will start

Don't keep me wondering, 'cause it's hard enough to know,
Don't keep me wondering, if you've turned cold,
We've got to work it out,
whatever's wrong we'll make it right,
Don't keep me wondering if your love is worth the fight

All alone still waiting, so glad I know that you're worth the chasing,
Though I understand your reasons, I've never argued or fought with me feelings,
Don't be protective, don't keep changing your mind,
You use forgiveness as a way to buy time,
Don't push aside a love you've never tried,
Try and see this through my eyes

Don't keep me wondering, 'cause it's hard enough to know,
Don't keep me wondering, if you've turned cold,
We've got to work it out, whatever's wrong we'll make it right,
Don't keep me wondering if your love is worth the fight

Wondering if anything will happen baby,
Wondering if this will turn out right

Wondering if dreams are dreams forever baby,
Wondering if love will ever come to life

Don't keep me wondering, 'cause it's hard enough to know,
Don't keep me wondering, if you've turned cold,
We've got to work it out, whatever's wrong we'll make it right,
Don't keep me wondering if your love is worth the fight

I know you're still hurting and you'll never forget,
But don't wear your pain dear, don't wear your regret,
You've escaped from the lies that he told you, you've escaped from deceit,
You stood alone until finally I found you,
Believe if you give love you'll only receive,

You don't need a reason to love me, you don't need a reason to care,
When you wake in the morning you'll find I'll always be there,
You don't need a reason to want me, you don't need a reason to stay,
Just believe in yourself and you'll find love somewhere out there,

I can see now you're thinking if I'll do the same,
If I'll give you all of my heart then take it away,
You're old enough to swallow a bad time and still breathe,
It's time you unchained from the past,
All that I am is everything you need,

You don't need a reason to love me, you don't need a reason to care,
When you wake in the morning you'll find I'll always be there,
You don't need a reason to want me, you don't need a reason to stay,
Just believe in yourself and you'll find love somewhere out there,

So hard to believe you're the same girl that you used to be,
It's painful to see you're still hurting,
When all you need now is the love that lies inside me, me, me,

You don't need a reason to love me, you don't need a reason to care,
When you wake in the morning you'll find I'll always be there,
You don't need a reason to want me, you don't need a reason to stay,
Just believe in yourself and you'll find love somewhere out there.

Take a look at all we have,
I believe it still could last,
We've always found our way before,
Never believed in closing doors,

I think the answer is deep in our hearts,
You think the answer is being apart,

So before you turn away from me,
Before your heart is running free,
There's a million reasons you should stay,
Look around you baby now before you turn away,

Let me ask before you choose,
Is what you gain more than you'd lose,
We've worked so hard to get his far,
Only to find another start,

I think the answer is still unknown,
You think the answer is being alone,

So before you turn away from me,
Before your heart is running free,
There's a million reasons you should stay,
Look around you baby now before you turn away,

I think the answer is deep in our hearts,
You think the answer is being apart,

So before you turn away from me,
Before your heart is running free,
There's a million reasons you should stay,
Look around you baby now before you turn away

I thought that you would be the one to share my life,
I thought that you would be the one to stand here by my side,
I thought that you would be the lover I'd always dreamed of,
I thought that you would be the one to face and fight any storm,
What a fool I've been,
Nothing's quite the way it seemed,
All I've lost is all I had and all I had I never found,

So walk right out of life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow,
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive after you have walked out of my life,

I can't believe behind your smile there lived a lie,
I can't believe inside your heart our love had already died,
I can't believe that I've been chasing something I'd never see,
I can't believe I've been the reason for your choice to be free,
How I've lost my way,
How overnight feelings change,
'after all this time you tell me you never felt the same way,

So walk right out of life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow,
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive after you have walked out of my life,

Justify giving love that you never had,
Justify taking love when you never cared,
Though it's over now, though it's over now,
Love won't deceive me again,

So walk right out of life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow,
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive after you have walked out of my life

We took our love and tore it apart,
S hattered each and every corner of our hearts,
We walked away only to find,
The path that we had taken pointed back in time,
With open arms we started again,
Never knowing everyday what lied ahead,
Taking the time, the time to re-discover,
All that brought the two of us together,

So tell me why nothing feels the same,
Nothing feels the same as it did back then,
I'm asking why nothing feels the same,
Why's it all like a dream you can't remember,
Like a hope you can't surrender,
Tell me why nothing feels the same,

We figured what we had was worth a try,
We'd look for words all day then talk all night,
Face to face, all our questions answered,
Needing then what we always just took for granted,
Now it's hard to see the days when love was natural,
It's so hard to see the way we're both refusing now to ask the question,

So tell me why nothing feels the same,
Nothing feels the same as it did back then,
I'm asking why nothing feels the same,
Why's it all like a dream you can't remember,
Like a hope you can't surrender,
Tell me why nothing feels the same,

It seems impossible to be trying to solve this puzzle in a day,
This fight has just begun and I'll be fighting baby fighting to the end,
Until I find the answer why,

So tell me why nothing feels the same,
Nothing feels the same as it did back then,
I'm asking why nothing feels the same,
Why's it all like a dream you can't remember,
Like a hope you can't surrender,
Tell me why nothing feels the same,

He loved you much more than a sister or brother,
He is honest and kind, he's a man like no other,
And he'd give his own life if somebody needed it more,
Yes he laughs all the time with me he gives his love and friendship to all,
You hurt him real bad, in his moments of silence,
He shares all his pain with me and his personal subsidence,
Still he fights with his mind, he believes he's done you wrong,
So he goes to sleep crying again like a child, like a child,

He would go anywhere that you asked,
He would answer to all that you need,
But it's clear now to me what he's feeling inside,
He is thinking of yesterdays girl, all you are now is yesterdays girl,
He is free now from all of your painful attack,
Free now from all of your poiseness chat, free from yesterdays girl,

On occasion we'll smoke and small conversation,
We'll pass briefly on older times and forgotten relations,
He's the best friend I've ever had, our opinions never cross,
Now you come to me needing a shoulder that's strong,
When all of your pain is because you were wrong,

He would go anywhere that you asked,
He would answer to all that you need,
But it's clear now to me what he's feeling inside,
He is thinking of yesterdays girl, all you are now is yesterdays girl,
He is free now from all of your painful attack,
Free now from all of your poiseness chat, free from yesterdays girl,f

When I first saw your face
Knew that I could not hesitate
You said Baby don't go too fast
If we do then it may not last
Time went on and I waited for you
I didn't know what else I could do
What else should I do
I thought that
we'd always be together
You said Hold on it just gets better
And I believed you
I kept holding on
You think that
I can never leave you
You think I'm not that
strong You're wrong
Love won't wait
Love won't wait
Forever and a day
Love won't wait
Love must live in the here and now
Don't ask me how I know
So here I am
with my heart on my sleeve
You said Baby put your trust in me
But I have come to the
end of the line
And you've wasted up all
of my precious time
Wanted to be something special to you
Everybody's somebody's fool
Won't be a fool
No you've got me all wrong
got me all wrong
You don't know what you have
know what you have
Till it's gone
And I believed you
I kept holding on
You think that
I can never leave you
You think I'm not that
strong You're wrong
Love won't wait
Love won't wait
Forever and a day
Love won't wait
Love must live in the here and now
Don't ask me how I know
Love takes time
Love takes time
But you've been takin too long
Take too long
Time never waited for anyone
Don't wait too long
or I'll be gone
I'll be gone
Don't Wait too long
I'll be gone
I'll be gone
Or there
There wasn't anything
That I wouldn't do
And you
You led me on
You even said
I love you
I love you baby
How can we go on
When it's tearin us apart
How can we love
Are you going to break my heart
Cause I believed you
Love won't wait
Love won't wait
Forever and a day
Love won't wait
Love must live in the here and now
Don't ask me how I know
Love takes time
Love takes time
But you've been takin too long
Take too long
Time never waited for anyone
Don't wait too long
Or I'll be gone
Don't go way
Love takes time
Don't let this love just pass by us
It's not too late
you must choose
Love is so hard to find
And so easy to lose
Love takes time
Don't let this love just pass by us

From 'Open Road' album.
I have been living
I have been fooled
I have been many things but I've always been in love with you
I have been travelling
Eating life's food
Though I've been far away
I have still remained in love with you


I've been given a chance to share my music with the world
Soon my song will be over
'Till I sing the song of love
For me and you
I've been sharing with the world my songs of love

Well baby I have been learning
I have been used
I have been sheltering within this plenty world of love I share with you


I've been given the answer
I've been given words of love
I've been given the reason
And the reason I've been sharing with the world
I've been sharing with the world my songs of love
That's why I'll always be in love
I will always be in love
I will always be in love with you
Always be in love
I will always be in love
I will always be in love with you

If a loving start
That's the meaning of a love song
To take the pain away
It's the meaning of a love song
To help you through each day

Walk into this sound of music and memories
So close to your heart
It's strange the way your mood
It swings and it chnges as each song starts
Then the words change fast to slow
While the melody may start to go
And the beat becomes in motion
Into your heart, let the loving start

Turn the music down
Don't let it take over, don't let it decide
If your happy or sad
Together or lonely front or behind
Let the music play its song
And if it is our lives will move on
Since a goal that I believe in
Proves that only to get what you need

It's a feeling
You wanted, the pain away
It's the meaning of a love song
The secret of a love song
Oh move it's love, oh move it's love
To take the pain away
The meaning of a love song
Oh move to love
To take this pain away
That's the meaning of a love song

Everything changes but you

We've said goodbye
the taxi cab is waiting
Now don't you cry
just one more kiss
Before I have to go
Hey girl I know
the situation changed
And so much is new
but something in my life
Remains the same cos
Everything changes but you
We're a thousand miles apart
But you know I love you
Everything changes but you
You know everyhting single day
I'll be thinking about you
The rumors true you know that
there've been others
What can I do I tell you baby
they don't mean a thing
Now girl don't go
and throw our love away
I'll be home soon
back in your arms
to hear you say that
Eveything changes but you
We're a thousand miles apart
But you know I love you
Everything changes but you
You know everyhting single day
I'll be thinking about you
Everything changes but you
We're a thousand miles apart
But I still love you
Everything changes but you
I'll spend everyhting single day
Thinking about you
Though everything
changes around us
Baby don't U cry
We will be the same
as before forever more

Everything changes but you
We're a thousand miles apart
And I still miss you baby
Everything changes but you
You know everyhting single day
I'll be thinking about you
Everything changes but you
I'll be thinking about you
Thinking about you
Everything changes but you
Cause you know I love you
Know that I love you
Everything changes but you
I'll be thinkin' about you
Thinking about you
Everything changes but you
I love you I love you

When the time gets near
for me to show my love
The longer I stayed away for
hiding from a word
I need to hear now
don't think I'll hear it again
But the nights were
always warm with you
holding you right by my side
But the morning
always comes too soon
Before I even close my eyes
All I do each night is pray
Hoping that I'll be a part
of you again someday
All I do each night is think
of all the times I close the door
to keep my love within
If you can't forgive the past
I'll understand that
Can't understand
why I did this to you
And all of the days
and the nights so I'll regret it
I never showed you my love
But the nights were
always warm with you
Holding you right by my side
But the morning
always comes too soon
Before I even close my eyes
All I do each night is pray
Hoping that I'll be a part
of you again someday
All I do each night is think
of all the times I close the door
to keep my love within
Surey we must be in sight
of the dream we long to live
If you stop and close your eyes
you'll picture me inside
I'm so cold and all alone

straight on back to me
All I do each night is pray
Hoping that I'll be a part
of you again someday
All I do each night is think
of all the times I close the door
to keep my love within

You've maybe seen me walk behind you
I follow you just everywhere you go
I've heard a whisper, they're telling me you've missed her
I know you're loving someone else
Instead of loving me, so I've been

Wasting my time, running after you girl
Wasting my time, still I feel a sense of love
Never be mine, you're someone else's lady
Always on my mind, that I could steal your love away

Even now I know it doesn't change me
Maybe someday you'll be free again
Till then remember, babe I won't surrender
Still hurts me when I know you're loving someone else
Instead of loving me, so I've been

Wasting my time, running after you girl
Wasting my time, still I feel a sense of love
Never be mine, you're someone else's lady
Always on my mind, that I could steal your love away

You said you've been missing me
But how can that be girl, how can that be girl
Now all our plans that used to be passing us by
You say I wanna be free

Help me escape this feelin
of insecurity
I need you so much but I don't
think you really need me
But if we all stand up
in the name of love
And state the case of what
we're dreamin' of
I've got to say
I only dream of you
But like a thief in the night
you took away the love I knew
Relight my fire
your love is my only desire
Relight my fire
cos I need your love

Turn back the times
'til the days when
our love was new
Do you remember
No matter what was happenin
I was there with you
But if we all stand up
what we believe
And maybe live
within our possibilities
The world would
be wild for the dream
So baby don't turn away
listen to what I gotta say
Relight my fire
your love is my only desire
Relight my fire
cos I need your love
Relight my fire
your love is my only desire
Relight my fire
cos I need I need your love
yeah You gotta be sure enough to
walk on through the night
There's another new day
on the other side
he gotta and hope in your soul
just keep on walkin
don't enough to
walk on through the night
There's another new day
on the other side
on the other side
Cos I got hope in my soul
I keep on walkin' baby
if i walkin' baby
Relight my fire
your love is my only desire
Relight my fire
cos I need your love
Relight my fire
your love is my only desire
Relight my fire
I need your love
Relight my fire
Relight my fire
Relight my fire baby
Relight my fire
i need your love
Relight my fire
your love is my only desire
Relight my fire