BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
By
Barry Manilow
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When you’re weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I’m on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can’t be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
When you’re down and out,
When you’re on the street,
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you.
I’ll take your part.
When darkness comes
And pain is all around,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Sail on silvergirl,
Sail on by.
Your time has come to shine.
All your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine.
If you need a friend
I’m sailing right behind.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind.
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
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Are you lonesome tonight,
Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
I wonder if you’re lonesome tonight
You know someone said that the world’s a stage
And each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart.
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why I’ll never know.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But I’d rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare and I’m standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you won’t come back to me
Then make them bring the curtain down.
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
EVEN NOW (ACOUSTIC)
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Even Now
When there’s someone else who cares
When there’s someone home who’s waiting just for me
Even now I think about you as I’m climbing up the stairs
And I wonder what to do so she won’t see
That even now
When I know it wasn’t right
And I found a better life than what we had
Even now I wakeup crying in the middle of the night
And I can’t believe it still could hurt so bad
Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it’s still so hard without you
Even now when I come shining through
I swear I think of you
And how I wish you knew
Even now
Even now
When I never hear your name
And the world has changed so much since you been gone
Even now I still remember and the feeling’s still the same
And the pain inside of me goes on and on
Even now
Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it’s still so hard without you
Even now when I come shining through
I swear I think of you
And God I wish you knew
Some how
Even now
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
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So you have finally made up your mind
Take one last look at who you’re leaving behind
We lost the ending we were too late
But we took time enough to devestate
When people never say things
They lead themselves astray
Oh oh oh
The one that got away
Gave me everything
I never had
Oh oh
The one that got away
Gave me everything I never
I had no problems you had no doubts
We were the ones they used to talk about
We saw no windows we had no door
I used to wonder what the shouting’s for
When people never say things
They watch their love decay
When loves take it too far
They bow their heads and say
One that got away
JUST ARRIVED
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Her name is… Lola!
She’s from Tulsa.. yeah!
Just arrived, two suitcases in hand
And a dream in her heart
Just arrived track seventeen
All the way from Tulsa Okla-nowhere
Where’s her chauffeured limousine?
Where’s the marching band?
Just in time to take the town
And though her knees are shaking
She’s making her stand
It all starts now
I can see her name in neon
I won’t allow
Anyone to disagree
Don’t ask me how
But before too long
She’ll be on some marquee
New York or bust!
She’s just arrived!
Just arrived track seventeen
(Just arrived track twenty four)
All the way from Tulsa Oklahoma
(All the way from St. Paul, Minnesota)
(All the way from Fargo, North Dakota)
Though she’s still a little green
(Marching through the open door)
When she left, she left her past behind
(Wonder what she’ll find)
Just imagine, here she is the girl from work
(The soda jerk)
(The groc’ry clerk)
The kid they all made fun of
Is one of a kind
It all starts now
Look who’s currently appearing
This girl’s a wow
All the magazines agree
She’ll take her bow
And the world will all be cheering, wait and see
New York or bust
She’s just arrived
Hey!
(Hey! which way’s uptown?)
Somebody said they’re auditioning for “south pacific”
(Where’s the palace?)
Say!
(Hey!, she’s from Dallas!)
Somewhere I read they need lookers and she looks terrific
(That one’s Alice!)
This is her moment
(Hey, world here I come!)
She knows it she can taste it
And she sure ain’t gonna waste it
Cause it’s time she faced it
It all starts now
(Right now!)
I can see her name in neon
(I can see her name in blazing neon)
This girl’s a wow
(And how!)
All the magazines agree
(No way anyone would dare to disagree)
She’ll take her bow
(Oh, wow!)
And before too long she’ll be on some marquee
Gathering dust
She just survived
Now, New York or bust
She’s just arrived!
Hey world
She’s just arrived!
SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD
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What have I got to do to make you love me
What have I got to do to make you care
What do I do when lightning strikes me
And I wake to find that you’re not there
What do I do to make you want me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I say when it’s all over
And sorry seems to be the hardest word
It’s sad, so sad
It’s a sad, sad situation
And it’s getting more and more absurd
It’s sad, so sad
Why can’t we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
What do I do to make you love me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I do when lightning strikes me
What have I got to do
What have I got to do
When sorry seems to be the hardest word