AND THE ANGELS SING
By
Barry Manilow
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We meet and the angels sing
The angels sing the sweetest song I ever heard
We speak and the angels sing
Or am I reading music into every word
Suddenly the setting is strange
I can see water and moonlight beaming
Silver waves that break on some undiscovered shore
Then suddenly I see it all change
Long winter nights with the candles gleaming
Through it all, your face that I adore
You smile and the angels sing
And though it’s just a gentle murmur at the start
We kiss and the angels sing
And leave there music ringing in my heart
You smile and the angels sing
And though it’s just a gentle murmur at the start
We kiss and the angels sing
And leave there music ringing in my heart
IN THIS WORLD
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How have I found you?
How in the world?
Now that I’ve found you
You are my world
In these times that keep us guessing
You’re my answer and my blessing
Pretty damn amazing, given
This peculiar world we live in
In this world
That’s lost all its reason
At last there’s a reason
For hope in my heart
In this world
Unsure of its future
So sure of you
I say, let the future start!
In this world
That’s yearning for someone
To answer the call
From out of the blue
In this world
I prayed there would come one
Magnificent someone
Someone like you
In this world
That’s lost all its reason
At last there’s a reason
For hope in our hearts
In this world unsure of its future
Somehow with you
I’m sure where the future starts
In this world
That’s yearning for someone
To answer the call
From out of the blue
In this world
I prayed there would come one
Magnificent someone
Someone like you
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE
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Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We’ll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year…
ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
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All, or nothing at all
Half a love, never appeal to me
If your heart never could heal to me
Then I rather have nothing at all
All, or nothing at all
If it’s love, there is no in between
Why begin then cry for
Something that might have been
No I rather have nothing at all
So please don’t bring your lips
So close to my cheek
So don’t smile or I’ll be lost
Beyone recall
The kiss in your eyes
The touch of your hand makes me weak
And my heart may go dizzy and fall
And if I fell under the spell
Of your call
I would be caught in the undertoe
So you’ll see
I’ve got to say no no
All or nothing at all
All or nothing at all
SUMMERTIME
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Summertime and the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high
Oh your daddy’s rich and your ma is good lookin’
So hush little baby don’t you cry
One of these mornin’s you’re gonna rise up singin’
Then you’ll spread your wings and you’ll take to the sky
But ’til that mornin’ there’s anothin’ can harm you
With daddy and mammy standin’ by
Oh, Summertime
And the livin’ is easy
And the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’
Fish are jumpin
And the cotton is high
And the cotton is high
Oh your daddy’s rich and your ma is good lookin’
So hush little baby don’t you cry
Cry, cry
IF
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If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late.
And if I were a good man, I’d talk with you more often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don’t put your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I’d be cool.
If I were a book, I would bend.
If I were a good man, I’d understand the spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I’d be home and dry.
And if I go insane, will you still let me join in with the game?
If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late again.
If I were a good man, I’d talk to you more often than I do.