COME DANCE WITH ME / COME FLY WITH ME
By
Barry Manilow
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Hey there cutes, put on your dancin’ boots and come dance with me,
Come dance with me, what an evening for some terpsichore.
Pretty face, I know a swingin’ place, come on dance with me,
Romance with me on a crowded floor.
And while the rhythm swings, what lovely things I’ll be sayin’,
For what is dancing but making love set to music, playin’.
When the band begin to leave the stand and folks start to roam,
As we wing home, cheek to cheek we’ll be,
Come on, come on, come on, come on now
Come fly with me, let’s fly let’s fly away
If you can use, some exotic booze
There’s a bar in far Bombay
Come fly with me, come fly, lets fly away
Come fly with me, let’s float down to Peru
In lama land, there’s a one man band
And he’ll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, lets take of in the blue
Once I get you up there, where the air is rarefied
We’ll just glide, starry eyed
Once I get you up there, I’ll be holding you so near
You may here, angels cheer – cause were together
Weather wise it’s such a lovely day
Just say the words, and we’ll beat the birds
Down to Acapulco Bay
It’s perfect, for a flying honeymoon – they say
Come fly with me
Come on ,come on,come dance with me
Come on,come on,come fly
Come on and dance with me
STAY
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Do you remember how we used to be
Before we lost the dream of you and me
From the very start you took my breath away
So tonight let’s bring back yesterday
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Baby stay
I can make everything alright Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
You used to laugh and say sweet things to me
You made me happy as a man can be
Hold me in your arms like you did then
Make the memory live all over again
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Baby stay
I can make everything alright
Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Now stay
I can make everything alright
Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Now stay
I can make everything alright
Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
THE TWELFTH OF NEVER
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You ask me how much I need you, must I explain?
I need you, oh my darling, like roses need rain
You ask how long I’ll love you,
I’ll tell you true Until the Twelfth of Never,
I’ll still be loving you
Hold me close, never let me go
Hold me close, melt my heart like April snow
I’ll love you ’til the bluebells forget to bloom
I’ll love you ’til the clover has lost its perfume
I’ll love you ’til the poets run out of rhyme
Until the Twelfth of Never and that’s a long, long time
Until the Twelfth of Never and that’s a long, long time
STARDUST
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And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the skys the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we’re apart
You wandered down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright you are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
Of paradise where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love’s refrain
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love’s refrain
BIG CITY BLUES
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Much of my life has been spiced with romance
Too many bedrooms I’ve slept in by chance
Drownin’ out my sorrow
Longin’ for tomorrow
Caught up in the big city blues
Rain pourin’ down from a cold winter sky
Don’t wanna smile and I’m too sad to cry
Clouds hangin’ above me
No one there to love me
Guess it’s just the big city blues
Someday I’ll find me the dream that I’m after
I’ll know her with only a glance
She’ll make me smile and she’ll fill me with
Laughter
And our love will be like a dance
Skies will be clear and the sweet sun will shine
I’ll hold her near and I’ll know that she’s mine
No more stormy weather
Love will last forever
Good bye to the big city blues
Someday I’ll find me the dream that I’m after
I’ll know her with only a glance
She’ll make me smile and she’ll fill me with
Laughter
And our love will be like a dance
Skies will be clear and the sweet sun will shine
I’ll hold her near and I’ll know that she’s mine
No more stormy weather
Love will last forever
Good bye to the big city blues
Good bye to the big city blues
Good bye to the big city
Good bye to the big city blues
JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU
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When it all goes crazy and the thrill is gone
The days get rainy and the nights get long
When you get that feeling you were born to lose
Staring at your ceiling
Thinking of your blues
When there’s so much trouble that you want to cry
The world has crumbled
And you don’t know why
When your hopes are fading
And they can’t be found
Dreams have left you waiting
Friends have let you down
Just remember I love you and it’ll be alright
Just remember I love you
More than I can say
Just remember I love you
And it’ll be alright
Maybe then your blues will fade away
When you need a lover
And you’re down so low
You start to wonder
But you never know
When it feels like sorrow is your only friend
Knowing that tomorrow
You’ll feel this way again
When the blues come calling
At the break of dawn
The rain keeps falling
But the rainbow’s gone
When you feel like crying
And the tears won’t come
Then your dreams are dying
Then you’re on the run
Just remember I love you
More than I can say
Just remember I love you
And it’ll be alright