COPACABANA (AT THE COPA) 2005 DANCE MIX
By
Barry Manilow
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Her name is Lola
She was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair
And a dress cut down to there
She would merengue
And do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
Across the crowded floor
They worked from eight til’ four
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
At the copa
Copacabana
The hottest spot north of havana
Here at the copa
Copacabana
Music and passion
Were always the fashion
At the copa
They fell in love…
His name was Rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair
He saw lola dancing there
And when she finished
He called her over
But rico went a bit too far
Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew
And chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?
At the copa
Copacabana
The hottest spot north of havana
At the copa
Copacabana
Music and passion
Were always the fashion
At the copa
She lost her love
Her name is lola
She was a showgirl
But that was many years ago
When they use to have a show
Now it’s a disco
But not for lola
Still in the dress she use to wear
Faded feathers in her hair
She sits there so refined
And drinks herself half blind
She lost her youth
And she lost her tony
Now she’s lost her mind
At the copa
Copacabana
The hottest spot north of havana
At the copa
Copacabana
Music and passion
Were always the fashion
At the copa
Don’t fall in love…
MARRY ME A LITTLE
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Marry me a little
Love me just enough
Cry but not too often
Play but not too rough
Keep a tender distance
So we’ll both be free
That’s the way it ought to be
I’m ready
I’m ready
Marry me a little
Do it with a will
Make a few demands
I’m able to fulfill
Want me more than others
Not exclusively
That’s the way it oughta be
I’m ready
I’m ready now
You can be my best friend
I can be your right arm
We’ll go through a fight or two
No harm, no harm
We’ll look not too deep
We’ll go not too far
We won’t have to give up a thing
We’ll stay who we are
Right? ok then
I’m ready
I’m ready now
Someone marry me a little
Love me just enough
Warm and sweet and easy
Just the simple stuff
Keep a tender distance
So we’ll both be free
That’s the way it oughta be
I’m ready
I’m ready
Marry me a little
Body, heart, and soul
Passion
But always in control
Want me first and formost
Keep me company
That’s the way it oughta be
I’m ready
I’m ready now
Oh how gently we’ll talk
Oh how softly we’ll tred
All the stends, the ugly things
We’ll keep unsaid
We’ll build a cocoon
Of love and respect
You promise whatever you like
I’ll never collect
Right? ok then
I’m ready
I’m ready now
Someone
I’m ready
I’m ready
I’m ready now
EVERY SINGLE DAY
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Every single day
We’ll remember what we do today
Words we didn’t say
We’ll remember every single day
Then years go by
To wonder why and wonder what we learned
Was that the bridge we should’ve crossed?
The one we burned
Every empty night
To regret a life that could’a been
Maybe you were right
Just forget that emptiness within
So if you go
Before that moment’s gone
Look at me the way
I’ll remember every single day
From now on
You deserve
I don’t know…
What…
The man I’d love to be
That’s not the way it turned out
No you fell in love with me
Everything you doubt
I will fight for
Every single day
Help me work it out
Make it right for
Every single day
But this I swear
And stake my life upon
If you go or stay
I will love you
As I do today
And I’ll love you
Every single day
From now on
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
SOME GOOD THINGS NEVER LAST
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It’s three in the morning
You’re no were in sight
And all that I wanted was to be with you tonight
The love in your eyes
Is fading so fast
No matter how hard we try
Some good things never last
But what good is holding on
When you know
That all you can think about
Is letting go
They say if you love someone
Then set them free
If they come back again
Then in the end
It was meant to be
I thought we were lovers
I thought we were friends
I guess when reality steps in
It all depends
We live for the future
We learn from the past
No matter how hard we try
Some good things never last
When all you can think about
Is letting go
Be true to yourself my love
That’s all I ever wanted you to be
Just don’t forget to smile
When you think of me
I’ll reach for the stars
I’ve got them in sight
There’s someone who really needs me
Out there in the night
We live for the future
We learn from the past
No matter how hard we try
Some good things never last
THEY GAVE IN TO THE BLUES
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There’s a women in this town
Drowning in a river of her own tears
Crying for a man who’s name she can’t remember
Cause it’s been to many years
Made up her mind
The day he left her behind
She’d never find a man like him again
So she closed the door
And never looked any more
So of course she’s been alone since then
She gave in to the blues
So you know she just had to lose
Soon as she gave in to the blues
There’s a man who won’t try to ask her why
He says only fools even play the game
Never have the breaks, the money that it takes
So he says he’s not to blame
Started to drink, the day he started to think
The world was out to bring him down for good
So he close the door and drank a little bit more
And went down just like they said he would
He gave in to the blues
So you know he just had to lose
Soon as he give in to the blues
They give in to the blues
So you know they just had to lose
Soon as they give in to the blues
No don’t you give in to the blues
No,no don’t you give in to the blues
No don’t you give in
Don’t you give in’
Don’t you give up
Don’t you give out
Don’t you give in to the blues
No, no don’t you give in to the blues