They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom For trying to change the system from within I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
I'm guided by a signal in the heavens I'm guided by the birthmark on my skin I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
I'd really like to live beside you, baby I love your body and your spirit and your clothes But you see that line that's moving through the station? I told you, I told you, I told you, I was one of those
Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
I don't like your fashion business mister And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin I don't like what happened to my sister First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin Then we take Berlin,then we take Berlin
I came so far for beauty I left so much behind My patience and my family My masterpiece unsigned I thought I'd be rewarded For such a lonely choice And maybe he would answer To such a hopeless voice I practiced all my sainthood I gave to one and all But the rumours of my virtue They moved him not at all I changed my style to silver I changed my clothes to black And where I would surrender Now I would attack I stormed the old casino For the money and for the flesh And I myself decided What was rotten, what was fresh And men to do my bidding And broken bones to teach The value of my pardon The shadow of my reach But no, I could not touch him With such a heavy hand His star beyond my order His nakedness unmanned I came so far for beauty I left so much behind My patience and my family My masterpiece unsigned
Now the courtroom is quiet, but who will confess. Is it true you betrayed us? the answer is yes. Then read me the list of the crimes that are mine, I will ask for the mercy that you love to decline. And all the ladies go moist, and the judge has no choice, A singer must die for the lie in his voice.
And I thank you, I thank you for doing your duty, You keepers of truth, you guardians of beauty. Your vision was right, my vision was wrong, I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song. Oh la...
Oh, the night it is thick, my defences are hid In the clothes of a man I would like to forgive In the furs of his leather, the shade of his eyes Where I have to go begging in beauty's disguise. Oh good night, good night, my night after night, My night after night, after night, after night, after night, after night. Do do do ...
So save me a place in the ten-dollar grave With those who took money for the pleasure we gave With those always ready, with those who are dressed So you could lay down with your head on their breast yes And the ladies gone moist, and the judge has no choice, A singer must die for the lie in his voice. Oh la la la...
Maybe I'm still hurting I can't turn the other cheek But you know that I still love you It's just that I can't speak I looked for you in everyone And they called me on that too I lived alone but I was only Coming back to you
They're shutting down the factory now Just when all the bills are due And the fields are under lock and key Tho' the rain and the sun come through And springtime starts but then it stops In the name of something new And all the senses rise against this Coming back to you
And they're handing down my sentence now I know what I must do Another mile of silence while I'm Coming back to you
There are many in your life Many still to be Since you are a shining light There's many that you'll see So I got a deal with envy When you choose the precious few Who've left their pride on the other side of Coming back to you
Even in your arms I know I'll never get it right Even when you bend to give me Comfort in the night So I've got to have your word on this Or none of it is true And all I've said was just instead of Coming back to you
I've loved you for a long, long time I know this love is real It don't matter how it all went wrong That don't change the way I feel I don't believe that time can heal this wound I'm speaking of Ah, there ain't no cure, There ain't no cure, There ain't no cure for love.
I'm aching for you baby I can't pretend I'm not I love to see you naked In your body and your thought I've got you like a habit Oh I'll never get enough Ah, there ain't no cure, There ain't no cure, There ain't no cure for love
There ain't no cure for love There ain't no cure for love No cure no drug, it's all been I can't get nothing done, and be with anyone I want your brother love, I want that other love And no cure for love
I don't expect the melody Just because the things are rough And I seem became so careful To forget how good it were I've never given in Oh, I've never given up baby Ah, there ain't no cure, There ain't no cure, There ain't no cure for love Ain't no cure for love No cure no drug, no no I can't get nothing done, I can't be with anyone There ain't no cure for love
Now the flames they followed Joan of Arc as she came riding through the dark; no moon to keep her armour bright, no man to get her through this dark and smoky night. She said, "I'm tired of the war, I want the kind of work I had before, a wedding dress or something white to wear upon my swollen appetite."
Well, I'm glad to hear you talk this way, you know I've watched you riding every day and something in me yearns to win such a cold and lonesome heroine. "And who are you?" she sternly spoke to the one beneath the smoke. "Why, I'm fire," he replied, "And I love your solitude, I love your pride."
"Well then fire, make your body cold, I'm gonna give you mine to hold," saying this she climbed inside to be his one, to be his only bride. And deep into his fiery heart he took the dust of Joan of Arc, and high above all these wedding guests he hung the ashes of her lovely wedding dress. La...
It was deep into his fiery heart he took the dust of Joan of Arc, and then she clearly understood if he was fire, oh she must be wood. I saw her wince, I saw her cry, I saw the glory in her eye. Myself I long for love and light, but must it come so cruel, must it be so brave? La...
It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better New York is cold, but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record.
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear Did you ever go clear?
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder You'd been to the station to meet every train And you came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life And when she came back she was nobody's wife.
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth One more thin gypsy thief Well I see Jane's awake -
She sends her regards.
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer What can I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you I'm glad you stood in my way.
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me Your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free.
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes I thought it was there for good so I never tried.
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear -
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free. Like a fish on a hook, like a knight from an old fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee. If I have been unkind, I hope that you could just let it go by. And if I have been untrue I hope you know it was never to you. No, no
Like a baby, stillborn, like a beast with his horn I have torn everyone who reached out for me. But I swear by this song By all I have done wrong I'll make it all up to you. Yes I will I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch, H called out to me, "Don't ask for so much." And a young man leaning on his darkened door, He cried out to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"
Like a bird on the wire, Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free.
saw your face in a dream again and there's no word for what I was feeling so deep and wide I can't hide it any longer who let this phantom in who will tame this nameless feeling I'd like to hide but I can no longer
you're the ghost who keeps on calling I bar the door, you breeze right through all my old fences are falling I don't know what's true but I'm glad to see you
and to feel you near again so strong, so warm and tormenting ain't nothin' died baby it just grows stronger
you're the ghost who keeps on calling I bar the door, you breeze right through all my old fences are falling *as I reach for you *what do I hold on to
*saw your face in a dream again hello, hello my lost companion come on inside I will hide no longer
no, no, I can hide no longer no, I won't hide no longer
Way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You're got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down, Way way down deep It came to me this morning I was walking down the street Was like my soul could taste you And God, you tasted sweet Finally I can breathe again Finally I can speak I've got you in the glory place I've got you way down deep
I've got you way down, way way down, Way way down deep You're got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You're got me way down, way way down, I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down, Way way down deep
It's a funny feeling But I cannot say I mind I know that I'm dealing with A love that's far from blind I see every single angle I look before I leap And how else can I put it When you're got me way down deep
You've got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You've got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down, Way way down deep
Don't matter what we gave away Was nothing we could keep Don't matter what we gave away You know that talk is cheap Forgive me if I hate you You're a liar and a thief But I've got you in the glory place I got you way down deep
You've got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You've got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down, Way way down deep
Don't matter if the road is long Don't matter if it's steep Don't matter if the moon goes out And darkness is complete Don't matter if we lose our way I know we're gonna meet I've got you in the glory place I've got you way down deep
You've got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down, Way way down deep You've got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down, Way way down deep
one summer night he'll light a lantern he'll catch a tiny firefly in a jar set her dancing on the mantle like a piece of star
see how the boy lays low he wants the shiver in her wing see him hiding in the willow playing with lightning
you don't know me I don't know you and the summer's come again my oh my, the sparks are flyin' all over Lousianne
there's lots of fishes in the sea I swear I'm gonna catch one in my hand make him dance for me in the fryin' pan
you don't know me I don't know you and the summer's come again my oh my, the fish are flyin' all over Lousianne
in your eyes there's a light it comes and it goes without a sound if I hold on tight it's gonna burn me to the ground
you don't know me I don't know you and the summer's come again my oh my, the sparks are flyin' all over Lousianne our lives go by like sparks are flyin' all over Lousianne
I pictured a rainbow You held it in your hands I had flashes You saw the plan I wandered out in the world for years While you just stayed in your room I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon
You were there in the turnstiles With the wind at your heels You stretched for the stars And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon
I was grounded While you filled the skies I was dumbfounded by truth You cut through lies I saw the rain dirty valley You saw "Brigadoon" I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon
I spoke about wings You just flew I wondered, I guessed and I tried You just knew I sighed But you swooned I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon The whole of the moon
The torch in your pocket And the wind on your heels You climbed on a ladder And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon
Popcorn and cannonballs All the season's fears Trumpets, towers, and tenaments Wide oceans full of tears Flags, rags, ferryboats Senators and scars Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars You climbed on a ladder With the wind in your sails You came like a comet Blazing your trail Too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon
Today I am your chariot horse Tomorrow I'm your albatross Suspended by the finest thread No one could ever see And when there's breathing in your ear You put your faith in all you hear But just how deep those feelings go I have no way to know I'll never know
And if I was blind Would you still be my eyes Or hide everything you see Pretending to care about me When all the time You're just wishing I'd fade away You just can't bring yourself to
Say out loud the reasons why You won't admit you realize The promise you've been living by Is just an empty shell You'll come to bear it like a cross And then start to tear it like frayed gauze Though I'm ashamed to be afraid I just can't help myself Can't help myself
And if I was blind Would you still be my eyes Or hide everything you see Pretending to care about me When all the time You're just wishing I'd fade away You can't bring yourself to care about me Please don't let me down Why don't you care, why don't you care about me? Cause I know all the time you're just wishing I'd fade away You can't bring yourself to say
It's Saturday evening, the breeze is so cool I feel a shiver inside of my dress there is so many things they don't teach you in school some lessions are tougher than all of the rest
a big moon shines over the edge of the sea on the prettiest night if there ever was one but there ain't no moonlight inside of me now that you are so thoroughly gone
(*) if I could only hear your true emotion if I could feel your joy like I used to do one little sign, I'd swim an ocean if I could just find you
remember the river, so wild and free that sprung from your fingers so easily filling the hollow that swallows the rain and carrying you home to the ocean again
now there ain't nothin', it's dry as a bone everyone knows you ain't comin' home it's more than your brothers and sisters can bear do you hear us all crying and sighing and calling and calling
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too many nights walking the floor in sadness someone lied about a happy ending too many dreams all broken now god has spoken and we still need you
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if I could only hear your true emotion if I could feel your joy like I used to do whole lotta love here and deep devotion if I could only find ...
if I could only hear your true emotion one little sign, I'd swim an ocean if I could just find ...
if I could only hear your true emotion if I could feel your joy like I used to I got love here, and deep devotion
Since you left me darling The city doesn't feel right On the street the music stopped And the light seem half as bright Without your love This old town's no fun at all Without your love I only hear the loudest voices The one's with something new to sell And now it's all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York
I walk from the river to West Broadway Every stranger spoke your name Every sign read 'yesterday' Without your love
This old town's no fun at all Without your love I only see the drifting shadows Of the losers and the lost And now it's all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York
There was a time When the night was just for dancing Till the sun rose over the skyline But now you're gone And the fear of winter grows Just a place where the money flows And there never was a springtime
Another season begins fast and loud It's supposed to be a party But to me, it's just a crowd
Without your love This old town's no fun at all Without your love I'm left with all the memories darling Of words I thought were true But it was all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York Well, it was all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York
Must be a million boys living in this great big city I know that one of them is just right for me I've looked uptown, downtown, all around searchin' I know he's out there waiting for me
I know somewhere, somebody, lookin', longin' Somewhere, somebody, waitin' for me Somewhere, somebody, searchin', prayin' Tell me where in the world
You know street lights shine in passin' faces I'm just tryin' to catch somebody's eye But all the shoulda been's, the woulda been's, the mighta been's and the coulda been's Slippin' away and just walk right on by
Somewhere, somebody, lookin', longin' Somewhere, somebody, waitin' for me Somewhere, somebody, searchin', prayin' Tell me where in the world
I walk in the rain that's fallin' A voice in the distance callin', why I run to the empty doorway waitin' for the sun to shine When will love be mine
I know that somewhere, somebody, lookin', longin' Somewhere, somebody, waitin' for me Somewhere, somebody, searchin', prayin' Tell me where in the world
Must be a million boys living in this great big city I know you're out there waiting for me
Performed by : Jennifer Warnes Written by : Henry Gaffney & Gregory Abbott
all your life love's hurt you turned you out then burnt you held you high off the ground you touched the moon then it dropped you down I know your heart's been broken trust don't come so easily it takes time, that's all right just let me heal your heart tonight
I will rock you gently I will be there when the night comes down I will rock you so gently I'm gonna rock you gently I will be there when the morning comes I will rock you, rock you
late at night they haunt you lovers' voices point you back in time, wide awake you curse the moon 'til the morning breaks I know that lonely feeling we are two hearts still healing hurry here, hurry now please come to me let me show you how
I will rock you gently I will be there when the night comes down I will rock you so gently I'm gonna rock you gently I will be there when the morning comes I will rock you, rock you
little by little, day by day all through the night into the day I'll be your lover, I'll be your friend open up your heart and let me in
