Neil Diamond - In My Lifetime [compilation] (1996) by Neil Diamond (보컬) on maniadb.com

How can I love
If my love doesn't love only me?
What have I done
To deserve love that never can be?

Once she was just mine alone,
Now she's just someone I've known
What can I do
To change my blue destiny?

First she decides
That our love will always be true,
Next thing I know,
She's runnin' with somebody new
I ask this heart every day
Can there be some other way?
What can I do
To change my blue destiny?

There were times
When love was new
And both our hearts were gay
Now, the signs say we're through
And bound for separate ways

First she decides
That our love will always be true
Next thing I know,
You're runnin' with somebody new
I ask my heart every day
Can there be some other way?
What can I do
To change my blue destiny?

Once you were mine
And wanted the whole world to know
Now ev'ry time I'm around
You got somewhere to go
Still I 'd forgive all your lies darlin'
I realize you, only you
Can change my blue destiny

Every time that we're together,
I'm alone
When you're by my side,
You're far away
And you treat me like
Someone that you've never known
You seem to be a million miles away

Our love's become a one way episode
You don't even hear a word I say
And darlin' when I ask you
What's been goin' on,
Your answer seems
A million miles away

The things you do
Just have one meaning
There's no use trying to pretend
Oh darling, what I would give
To find out that I'm dreaming,
But I know, we've reached the end

I can see you found
Someone more dear to you,
Your eyes tell what your lips never say
And every day
Your lover grows more near to you
But I remain, a million miles away
Yes I remain, a million miles away

Dumb dumb dooby dooby
Dumb dumb dooby dooby
Dumb dumb dooby doo wop
Dumb dumb dooby dooby
Dumb dumb dooby dooby
Dumb dumb dooby doo wop
If you decide to say goodbye
You're gonna make my poor heart cry
Oh,what, what what can it be
But time will tell if you'll be true
Or if you gonna leave me blue
So I'll just wait-ait and see
If you never gonna kiss me again
And you never hug me again
Oh, oh
What will I do
Oh my dear, I really try
When you're out with another guy
But I can't help feeling sad
This hurt I have within my heart
Is there because you want to part
Why must you treat me bad
Why do you want to leave
You make my poor heart grieve
Oh, oh
What will I do
And if you do remain
You'll set me heart a flame
Sure as the stars above
You are the one I love
Oh my dear I really try
When you're out with another guy
But I can't help feeling sad
This hurt I have within my heart
Is there because you want to part
Why must you treat me bad
Why do you want to leave
You make my poor heart grieve
Oh, oh
What will I do
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby doo wop
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby doo wop
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby doo wop
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby dooby,
Dumb dumb dooby doo wop

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At night
On some dark quiet street
Baby, that's where we meet
When day is through

They say
That our love isn't right
So I wait for each night
To be with you

Till they realize
Our love's not some passing phase
We'll just meet at night and pray there
For better days

I wait
For the darkness to come
Till we can walk in the sun
We'll meet at night

I wait
For the darkness to come
Till we can walk in the sun
We'll meet at night

At night
Come on, come on, now love
You know I'm not your mean man

When a guy's been made a fool of
By a gal who only wants to play
He goes to a lonely place where lovers
Who are broken hearted stay

They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I've been stayin'
Since you made a clown out of me

Baby, won't you come and get me?
I can't take it here another day
It's not very hard to find
It's no more than a broken heart away

They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I'll be stayin'
Baby, till you set me free

They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I'll be stayin'
Baby, till you set me free
(Till you set me free)

They call it clown town, frown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I'll be stayin'
Baby, till you set me free
(Till you set me free)

They call it clown town, frown town
Come on and get me, baby
You know, how much I need you
(Incomprehensible)

Babe, I feel like a straw in the wind
Don't know where I stand
Can't say where I'm goin'
Or where I've been,
Or even if I'm your man

Ah, Girl, I never know
Whether I'm out or in
Oh, oh, I'm cold
And I'm a straw in the wind
Hey, hey, hey

Sometimes I feel like a ship on the sea
Tossin' and turnin' all night
I know if you hold your hand out to me
Yeah, everything could be alright

Ah, Girl, I never know
Whether I'm out or in
Oh, oh,
I'm cold and I'm a straw in the wind

Ah, Girl, I never know
Whether I'm out or in
Oh, oh,
I'm cold and I'm a straw in the wind
Yeah, I'm a straw in the wind

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 girl'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 mamma, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmmm, 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 lighting

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 gone 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


1966 Tallyrand Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Baby loves me
Yes, yes she does
Ah, the girl'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 mamma, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmmm, 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 lighting

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 gone 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


1966 Tallyrand Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

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

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

Kentucky woman
She shines with her own kind of light
She'd look 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
Makes heads turn at the drop of her name
But something inside
That she's got turn you on just the same
And she loves me
God knows, she loves me

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 my feet
A gentle touch
From that one girl, and life is
Sweet and good
Ain't no doubt
I'm talkin' about

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


1967 Tallyrand Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

I don't have a lot but with me that's fine
Whatever I got, well, I know it's mine
I don't go around with the local crowd
I don't no whats in so I guess I'm out

I'm sayin' these things so you know me, baby
So you understand what I'm all about

The boat that I row won't cross no ocean
The boat that I row won't get me there soon
But I got the love and if you got the notion
The boat that I row is big enough for two
That's me and you

There ain't a man in life tell me what to say
I choose my own side and I like it that way
I don't worry about the thinkgs that I'm not
There's only one thing that I want I ain't got

You know that I'm talking about you baby
So you better know and come along

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 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 my 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 thru every girl's hand like water
There never was one who could 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 my 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

Daytime turns me off, and I don't mean maybe
Nine-to-five ain't taking me where I'm bound
When it's done, I run out to see my baby
We get 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 relaxation
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 turn out the way it should
Talk about money, girl, I ain't got any
Seems like just one time I'm feelin' 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 relaxation
It's a time to groove
I thank the Lord for the night time
I thank the Lord for you

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

Young child with dreams
Dream every
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
Young girl with fire
Something said she understood
I wanted to fly
She made me feel like I could
Held my hand and
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
And you'd stay

Had a dream and
it filled me with wonder
She had other plans
Got to go and I know
that you'll understand
I understand
Shilo when I was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come

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
Brooklyn roads

Listen easy, you can hear God calling
Walking barefoot by the stream
Come on to me, Your hair's softly falling
On my face as in a dream
And the time will be our time
And the grass won't pay no mind

Saying nothing, lying where the sun is
Baking down upon our sides
My lips touch you, with their soft wet kisses
Your hands gentle in reply
And the time will be our time
And the grass won't pay no mind

Child, touch my soul with your cries
And the music will know what we've found
I, hear a hundred good-byes
But today I hear only one sound
The moment we're living is now
Now now now now now now now

Young bird flying, and a soft wind blowing
Cools the sweat inside my palms
Close my eyes, hear the flowers growing
As you lay sleeping in my arms
And the time will be our time
And the grass won't pay no mind
No the grass won't pay no mind

Where it began I can't begin to knowing
but then I know it's growing strong
was it in the spring
and spring became a summer
who'd believe you'd come along

hands touching hands
reaching out
touching me touching you

sweet caroline
good times never seem so good
I've been inclined
to believe they never would
but now I

look at the night
and they don't seem so lonely
we fill it up with only to
and when I hurt
hurting runs off my shoulder
how can I hurt when holding

one touching one
reaching out
touching me touching you

sweet caroline
good times never seem so good
I've been inclined
to believe they never would

oh no no
sweet caroline
good times never seem so good
sweet caroline
I believe they never could
sweet caroline...

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

Hot August night and the leaves hanging down
And the grass on the ground smellin' 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 tellin' you and me

It's love brother love say brother love's traveling salvation show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes
'Cause 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
Startin' soft and slow like a small earthquake
And when he lets go half the valley shakes

It's love, brother love say brother loves traveling salvation show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes
'Cause everyone knows 'bout brother loves show

(Halleluja) Brothers (Halle, halleluja) I say brothers
Now you got yourself two good hands
And when your brother is troubled you've gotta
Reach out your hand for him 'cause that's what it's there for
And when your heart is troubled you've gotta reach out
Your other hand, reach it out to the man up there
'Cause that's what he's there for

Take my hand in yours
Walk with me this day
In my heart I know
I will never stray
Halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle

Love brother love say brother love's traveling salvation show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes
I say love brother love say brother love's traveling salvation show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes

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 there 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
She 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
God 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-baught 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
God 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

Jesus Christ, Fanny Brice,
Wolfie Mozart and Humphrey Bogart and
Genghis Khan and
On to H. G. Wells.
Ho Chi Minh, Gunga Din
Henry Luce and John Wilkes Booth
And Alexanders
King and Graham Bell.
Ramar Krishna, Mama Whistler,
Patrice Lumumba and Russ Colombo,
Karl and Chico Marx,
Albert Camus.
E. A. Poe, Henri Rousseau,
Sholom Aleichem and Caryl Chessman,
Alan Freed and
Buster Keaton too
And each one there
Has one thing shared:
They have sweated beneath the same sun,
Looked up in wonder at the same moon,
And wept when it was all done
For bein?done too soon,
For bein?done too soon.
For bein?done.

Morningside

the old man died

And no one cried

they simply turned away
And when he died
He left a table filled
with 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 an old man signed

For my children

And the legs were shaped
with his hands
And the table made
with oaken wood

And the children
that sat around this table
Touched it with their laughter
and that was good

Morningside

the 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 epitaph

For my children

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

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...

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

She was moring
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
But I don't know where
But 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 a road That was
thorned and narrow
Another place
Another grace
Would save me
You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the word
I am the tune
Play me
You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the word
I am the tune
Play

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)

song sung blue
everybody knows one
song sung blue
every garden grows one


me and you are subject to the blues now and then
but when you take the blues and make a song
you sing them out again

song sung blue
weeping like a willow
song sung blue
sleeping on my pillow


funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
and before you know it, start to feeling good
you simply got no choice.


me and you are subject to the blues now and then
but when you take the blues and make a song
you sing them out again


song sung blue
weeping like a willow
song sung blue
sleeping on my pillow


funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
and before you know it, start to feeling good
you simply got no choice.


song sung blue~~
song sung blue~~

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

Longfellow serenade
Such were the plans I'd made
For she was a lady
And I was a dreamer
With only words to trade

You know that I was born for a night like this
Warmed by a stolen kiss
For I was lonely
And she was lonely

Ride, come on baby, ride
Let me make your dreams come true
I'll sing my song
let me sing my song
Let me make it warm for you

I'll weave this web of rhyme
Upon this summer night
We'll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight

Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There I'll sing to you
My Longfellow serenade

Longfellow Serenade
Such were the plans I made
But she was a lady
As deep as the river
And through the night, we stayed

And in my way, I loved her as none before
Loved her with words and more
For she was lonely
And I was lonely

Ride, come on baby, ride
Let me make your dreams come true
I'll sing my song
Let me sing my song
Let me make it warm for you

I'll weave this web of rhyme
Upon this summer night
We'll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight

Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There I'll sing to you
My Longfellow serenade

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

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

When the night returns just like a friend
When the evening comes to set me free
When the quiet house 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
I 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

Here's to the songs 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


1976 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)

Dry your eyes and take your song out, it's a newborn afternoon.
And if you can't recall the singer you can still recall the tune.
Dry your eyes and play it slowly like you're marching off to war;
sing it like you know he'd want it, like we sang it once before.
And from the center of the circle to the midst of the waiting crowd,
if it ever be forgotten sing it long and sing it loud and come dry your eyes.

And he taught us more about giving than we ever cared to know,
but we came to find the secret and we never let it go.
And it was more than being holy and it was less than being free,
and if you can't recall the reason can you hear the people sing.
Right through the lightning and the thunder to the dark side of the moon,
to that distant falling angel that descended much too soon
and come dry your eyes.
Come dry your eyes.

It was the third of June
On that younger 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 you 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 made 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


1977 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)

Stay for just a while
Stay, and let me look at you
It's been so long, I hardly knew you
Standing in the door
Stay with me a while
I only wanna talk to you
We've traveled halfway 'round the world
To find ourselves again
September morn
We danced until the night became a brand new day
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel that way

Look at what you've done
Why, you've become a grown-up girl
I still can hear you crying
In a corner of your room
And look how far we've come
So far from where we used to be
But not so far that we've forgotten
How it was before

September morn
Do you remember how we danced that night away
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel that way


1979 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)

But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
As long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in Blue Jeans

Honey is sweet
But it ain't nothing next to baby's treat
And if you'll pardon me
I'd like to say
We'd do okay
Forever in Blue Jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight by the fire
All alone you and I
Nothing around but the sound
Of my heart and your sighs

Money Talks
But it can't sing and dance
And it can't walk
As long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in Blue Jeans, Babe

Honey is sweet
But it ain't nothing next to baby's treat
And if you'll pardon me
I'd like to say
We'd do okay
Forever in Blue Jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight by the fire
All alone you and I
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
As long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in Blue Jeans

And if you'll pardon me
I'd like to say
We'd do okay
Forever in Blue Jeans, Babe

As long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in Blue Jeans, Babe

ALL I REALLY NEED IS YOU
AMERICA
AND THE GRASS WON&#47944; 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
DON&#47944; 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)
I&#47947;E 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
ROSEMARY&#47942; 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


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
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

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)

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

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"

Talk a walk
We can hardly breathe the air
Look around
Its a hard life everywhere
People talk but they never really care
On the street theres a feeling of dispair
Everyday theres a brand new baby born
Everyday theres a sun to keep you warm
When its alright
Yeah, its alright
Im alive
And I dont care much for words of doom
If its love you need
Well I got the room
Its a simple thing changed in me
When I found you
Im alive
Im alive
Every night on the streets of Hollywood
Pretty girls come to give you something good
Love for sale
Its a lonely town at night
Theraphy for a heart misunderstood
Look around theres a flower on every street
Look around and its growing at your feet
Everyday you can hear me say
That Im alive
I wanna take all that life has got to give
All I need is someone to share it with
I got love and love is all I really need to live
Im alive
Im alive
Everyday theres a brand new baby born
Everyway theres enough to keep you warm
Its ok
And Im glad to say
Im alive
And I dont care much for words of doom
If its love you got well Ive got the room
Its a simple thing that came to me when I found you
Im alive
Im alive
And I dont care much for words of doom
If its love you need well I got the room
Its a simple thing that came to me and I thank god
Im alive
I can take all that life has got to give
If Ive got someone to share it with

From: "Justin, Alicia & The Kids"

Heaven can wait for a while
'Cause I've got some things left to do
And I'm going home to a place
I've been gone from too long
Without being with you
Heaven can wait for a while
I've got some things left to see
Take me along to a place
I've been gone from too long
Without being with you
And heaven can wait till I do
Heaven can wait for a while
I've got some things left to say
And I'm going home to a place
I've been gone from too long
Without being with you
Heaven can wait for a while
'Cause I've got some things left to do
And I'm going home to a place
I've been gone from too long
Without being with you
And heaven can wait till I do
And heaven can wait till I do
You do one Richie...

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Written By DIAMOND
<i>Lyrics &copy; Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC</i>

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 had to go away
I still feel the words that he might say

Turn on your heartlight
Let it shine whereever 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 me up too soon
Gonna take a ride across the moon
You and me

He's lookin' for home
'Cause everyone needs a place
And 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 whereever 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 me up too soon
Gonna take a ride across the moon
You and me

Turn on you heartlight now
Turn on you heartlight now


Stonebridge Music (ASCAP), New Hidden Valley Music (ASCAP) & Carole= Bayer Sager Music (BMI)

Look at us now,
Part of it all
In spite of it all
We're still around
Lovers in love,
Just like we were
Being apart's a lonely sound
When people ask how we stay together
I say you never let me down
And you make it feel like Christmas
Even when things go wrong
I hear the sound of Christmas in your song
All year long
Yes, you know that I do
Look at the sun
Shining on me
Nowhere could be a better place
Lovers in love,
That's what we are
I reach for that star out there in space
'Cause you make it feel like Christmas
Even when things go wrong
I hear the sound of Christmas in your song
All year long
And you know that's it true
Sleepy we are
But happy together
Sounds of forever
Greet the day
So wake up the kids
Put on some tea
Light up the tree
It's Christmas day
Yeah, you make it feel like Christmas
Even when things go wrong
I hear the sound of Christmas in your song
All year long
Yes you know that I do
All year long
Light up the tree
It's Christmas time

I go off to work everyday
You think there's no other way
And when there's time left to play
You're thinkin' about her all the time
You keep it all to yourself
You trust in nobody else
And the pressure just builds
It can make you go crazy
Falling
I'm falling in love, again
Falling
I'm falling asleep
Callin' your name once again, babe
One more time, yeah
The world is down on your back
You know the things that you lack
It really hard that's a fact
When you want to do the right thing
You got your doubts that you can
Sometimes you don't understand
What brings the best in a man
Is it passion or power or
Falling
I'm falling in love again
Falling
I'm falling asleep
Callin' your name once again, babe
One more time, babe
Fall into bed every night
It seems you do nothing right
You'd like to catch the next flight
But you got your responsibilities
She's feeling unsatisfied
You feeling empty inside
Like you've been took for a ride
And there's no one at the steering wheel
Falling
I'm falling in love again
Falling
I'm falling asleep, callin' your name
And I'm falling
I'm falling in love again
Falling
I'm falling asleep, callin' your name
And I'm falling
I'm falling in love again

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Written By BECAUD/DIAMOND
<i>Lyrics &copy; Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC</i>

The story of my life
is very plain to read
it starts the day you came
and ends the day you leave

The story of my life
begins and ends with you
the names are still the same
and the story's still the truth

I was alone
you found my waiting
and made me your own
I was afraid
that somehow I never could be
the man that you wanted of me

You're the story of my life
and every word is true
each chapter sings your name
each page begins with you

It's the story of our times
and never letting go
and if I die today
I wanted you to know

Stay with my here
share with me care with me
stay and be near
and when it began
I'd lie awake every night
just knowing somewhere deep inside
that our affair just might write

The story of my life
it's so very plain to read
it starts the day you came
and ends the day you leave

I'm sitting up here and drinkin'
She's sittin' down there and thinkin'
Got on her tape of Evita Perona
And my Smith Corona
Keeps saying I'm sorry
I'm saying I'm sorry
And then I'm saying goodnight
She's sittin' up there and fumin'
She thinks I'm something inhuman
She'd rather be with Paul Newman
I know her
And my Smith Corona
Keeps saying I'm sorry
I'm saying I'm sorry
And then I'm saying goodnight
Good night
Good night
Baby, you know that I love you
All right
Gonna be alright
Let's call it a lesson we've learned
She's not an easy forgiver
Could throw myself in the river
She send me back do it once more
An encore and what's more
Use the back door
Well, I'm saying I'm sorry
I'm saying I'm sorry
And then I'm saying goodnight
Good night
Good night
Baby, you know that I love you
All right
Gonna be alright
Just call it a lesson we've learned
She's sitting up there and waitin'
Hey dummy quit hesitating
Take off that tape of Evita Perona
Turn off that corona
And tell her you're sorry
I'm saying I'm sorry
And then I'm saying goodnight
And then I'm saying goodnight
And then I'm saying goodnight

If there were no dreams
and there were no dreamers,
then how could I dream you up?
You're still a mystery to me.
The way that we love,
the life that we're leading,
I don't want to give you up.
Whatever I have to do, I'll do.

Put a mountain there, and I'll tear it down.
If it's much too high, then I'll go around.
I won't stop for anyone or anything.
And I'd love you even if
there were no dreams.

If there were no dreams,
how could we be lovers?
And how could I need you so?
The reason's clear to even me.
I'll know that it's right.
You don't need to wonder.
If you're up against that wall,
I'm gonna be up against it, too.

If a mountain's there,
we can tear it down.
If it's much too high,
then we'll go around.
We won't stop for anyone or anything.
We'd be lovers even if
there were no dreams.
Yes, we would:
lovers even if there were no dreams.

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

Stay with me, here with me.
I want you near with me.
I'm a man that's hooked on the mem'ry of you
and I. Who knows why?
I only know that I'm sure I am
hooked on the mem'ry of you.

Time, time standing still.
I know it's you.
I always will
need you to
lay with me; lie with me.
Spend your desire with me
if you can.
I'm hooked on the mem'ry of you
and I. Who knows why?
I guess I wanted for you to be
hooked on the mem'ry of me.

Time, time standing still.
I know it's you.
I always will
want you to be
here wit me.
I want you to stay right here with me.
I need you to love with me;
laugh with me.
Forgive the past with me.
I know you can.
I'm hooked on the mem'ry of
you and I. Who knows why?
Guess I just wanted for you to be
hooked on the mem'ry of me.

Oh, you know that it's true.
Not a thing I can do.
I'm hooked on the mem'ry of you.

If you're gonna be true to me
First you've got to be true to yourself
Oh yeah
It don't matter about nobody else
Oh no
If it's there in your mind

It's a lesson I've just come to learn
Something
That I've only just begun to learn
Oh yeah
For the very first time
For the very first time

Angel above my head
Calling my name in different places
Angel above my head
Saying it's alright to show your face to the world

Everything seems new to me
Such a very recent turn of events
And the truth
Just doesn't make any sense
Oh no
For the very first time

If we had another year or two
I would spend it being near to you
Oh yeah
Like the very first time
Like the very first time

Angel above my head
Calling my name in different places
Angel above my head
Saying it's alright to show your face now

Angel above my head
Tapping me gently on my shoulder
That angel above my head
Saying it's time to be growing older, my friend

If you wanna be true to me
First you've got to be true to yourself
Oh yeah
It don't matter about nobody else
Oh no
Keep me there in your mind
I'll be there by your side

Ev'rybody needs someone that they're gonna believe in.
Ev'rybody's the same around the world.
If you wanna find someone, then you only have to show it.
Nothin's sadder than love that's left unheard.

Me, how I tried to deny that it pointed to you.
Too many roads up ahead lookin' shiny and new.
Ev'rybody needs someone, but it's gotta mean something.
Giving up a piece of you's the hardest part.
If you wanna have someone, then you really got to know it.
Doesn't take very much to break a heart.
May I get lost in your eyes for a lifetime or two?
Something about you and I leads me right to the truth.

Some people always got something they got left to say.
Some need to keep it inside; they just wanna hide away.

And I'm glad I have you there, 'cause I would've been nowhere.
Bein' here all alone's a lonely sound.

Ev'rybody needs someone that they're gonna believe in.
Ev'rybody's the same around the world.