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OUR AFFAIR
WRITER CARLY SIMON What a perfect night Secrets lights up the sky Like fireflies do ThereA?'s nothing but a silky hope That old opiate Between me and you DonA?'t look now WeA?'re just about there WeA?'re just one little breath away From our affair From our affair DonA?'t move too fast DonA?'t run scared WeA?'re just one surrender away From our affair DonA?'t you feel like YouA?'re coming down with something Some great fancy flu DonA?'t you feel like youA?'re Coming down with me And it doesnA?'t get sicker than you DonA?'t you feel like this is the really good part Where itA?'s still up in the air The perfect romance is never Stated or sated, deflated or fair DonA?'t admit it yet And donA?'t stop saying your prayers WeA?'re just one little heartbeat away From our affair From our affair ThereA?'s a light in my window And a little red ladybug in my hair Just one turn down an empty street Away,away, away From our affair From our affair ThereA?'s a white-hot desire Of which I am pleasantly aware Just one more "wait a minute baby" Away, away, away, away From our affair From our affair From our affair |
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The dawn is filled with dreams,
So many dreams. Which one is mine? One must be right for me. Which dream of all the dreams, When there's a dream for every star? And there are oh, so many stars! So many stars! The wind is filled with songs, So many songs. Which one is mine? One must be right for me. Which song of all the songs, When there's a song for every star? And there are oh, so many stars! So many stars! Alone the countless days, The endless nights That I have searched; So many eyes, so many hearts, so many smiles! Which one to choose? Which way to go? How can I tell? How will I know? Out of oh, so many stars, So many stars! |
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So many tech-heads, recent invasion
I stretch out my long legs And I kick away the mouse pad, baby Amazon, eBay, Oracle, he say He promise a freebee But he's such a pokey little guy Wait, I hear big footsteps Thud, thumping out of the past That big dumb guy is here at last That big dumb guy is here at last Cyberman lights up but mostly he floppy Computer man crashes He's so humpty dumpty, baby Now, he tries this experiment Though he knows it's so low-tech He tries patting his forehead While he's rub, rub, rubbing my stomach, baby But he can't do it, can he? No, no, he can't do that at all But wait, I hear big footsteps Thud, thumbing out of the past Sure enough, that big dumb guy is here at last That big dumb guy is here at last, big papa bear Maybe you can remember It wasn't that long ago When you dialed a number You got a living, breathing human being On the telephone Don't want nothing to do But just study the skin on your face I want to look up at the sky And watch the sunset with someone like you Wait, I hear big footsteps Thud, thumbing out of the past That big dumb guy is here at last That big dumb guy is here at last That big dumb guy is here, he's here In fact, he's brought his Big raccoon coat with him And he doesn't even know it's Politically incorrect That big dumb guy is here at last I see him now walking toward me Let's get it on with your big bad self Get it on, babe, get it on, babe Get it on, babe, get it on, babe That big dumb guy is here at last Big, big, big, big, big, big dumb guy Oh, ha, smartest guy, I ever knew, yeah Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me Kiss me, kiss me, now, it feels so good I don't want to have to go into Those chat rooms anymore I don't want to see that pinwheel go 'round And around and around Every time I try to open any window Hold me, you big dumb guy, you smart guy |
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CROSS THE RIVER
WRITER CARLY SIMON A hot cloud was hanginA?'around We were a rowdy crowd DrinkinA?'beer and smokinA?' at the end of the pier Danny was shufflinA?' through a magazine ClippinA?'out pictures of a car To get us out of here Laura was hounding him to get a bike Warning him the time was now Or heA?'d be out on his ear, sheA?'d disappear If only we could cross the river We couldnA?'t get a jump-start on life The whispers across the Hudson Grow louder in our ears Louder in our ears every night We were all somewhat out of school Jersey by birth, relaxing but not on a holiday An appalling amount of time spent at the mall Not a tragedy, but not exactly the Milky Way Looking for a bigger laugh, a better store, A cutter guy, a shorter working day, better pay If only we could cross the river We couldnA?'t get a jump-start on life The whispers across the Hudson Grow louder in our ears Louder in our ears Louder in our ears every night When Laura and Danny broke up She set her sights on Billy Stone Well, I had just split from Jonathan So by chance, I was all alone Danny and I got along as well We spent hours on the phone Just talkinA?'on the phone When I was twenty and crazy as a joke I went to bed with a broker When I was broke I got used to doormen and limousines And Christmas cards from friends signed by a machine And woman, they were calling me "MaA?'am" As they cleaned up after me If only we could cross the river But something is holding us back A way of life thatA?'s too familiar Like the lines are to the railroad track If only we could cross the river We couldnA?'t get a jump-start on life The whispers across the Hudson Grow louder in our ears Louder in our ears every night Dear Laura, I know itA?'s been years Since I crossed the bridge back to the Palisades How are your kids? Mine are both swell little fellas Here are some clippings of me and Brad At a charity ball and a White House sup IA?'ve perfected my smile for the camera Chin is up I miss you all so much If only I could cross the river But something me holding us back A way of life thatA?'s too familiar Like the lines are to the railroad Lines are to the railroad If only we could cross the river We couldnA?'t get a jump-start on life The whispers across the Hudson Grow louder in our ears Louder in our ears If only we could cross the river But something is holding us back A way of life thatA?'s too familiar Like the lines are to the railroad Lines are to the railroad Railroad track |
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I FORGET
WRITER CARLY SIMON All my doctors and friends Have concocted these theories Weary of seeing me day after day On the edge of my bed Leery of living My laughter on hold My sadness on stay And itA?'s been this way for quite a while Yes, I forget how to smile IA?'d like to rely on my old game and yet Even that I forget ItA?'s not there, I regret CouldnA?'t get up today I pretended a fever Any excuse but the truth will do I donA?'t lie very well No IA?'m not a deceiver But I canA?'t bring myself to admit that IA?'m blue And itA?'s been this way For quite a while Yes, I forget how to smile IA?'d like to rely on my old game and yet Even that I forget ItA?'s not there, I regret The clock and the calendar Both an assault Time goes so slow It must be my fault I act like IA?'m okay When IA?'m not okay at all I forget what to do I forget what it all means DonA?'t remember if love ever really felt good I forget to be here And not in-between IA?'d put on a good show If only I could And itA?'s been this way for quite a while Yes, I forget how to smile IA?'d like to rely on my old game and yet Even that I forget ItA?'s not there, I regret I forget |
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ACTRESS
WRITER CARLY SIMON 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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There they are
Smiling so wide Like there´s nothing to lose And nothing to hide They look forward with innocence She is his bride The future´s a radiant blur So I wonder whatever became of him Whatever became of her? A little boutique On the Upper East Side Picture a couple so dignified Two hat boxes fall And feathers collide Darling tell me Which one do you prefer? Well I wonder whatever became of him Whatever became of her? Everything breaks Except the broken plates Everything gets stolen Except the things You don´t want anyway The things you don´t want anyway She played the piano And he used to smoke She used to slap her own thigh When he made a joke He started her heart Whenever he spoke His own turning cold, like a bird Well I wonder whatever became of him Whatever became of her? I want to say, "No, go back, resist Don´t step out of the photograph Don´t hurt yourselves Stay innocent Don´t hurt yourselves“ Two shadows playing Across the lawn Is it tomorrow´s twilight Or yesterday´s dawn? You can hardly make out What they´ve got on But they´re mighty in love, you´ll agree So I wonder whatever became of him Whatever became of me? |
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