I GUESS THERE AIN’T NO SANTA CLAUS
By
Barry Manilow
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I got evenings to spare
That nobody will share
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
I don’t flirt, I don’t dance
Cause I don’t get a chance
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
Jingle Bells
Wedding Bells
Ring so merely
But Jingle Bells
And Wedding Bells
Never ring for me
Like the clock on the shelf
I hold hands with myself
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
I got wine, I got cheer
I got nobody here
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
Well they sure got it right
When they sing Silent Night
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
Lovers walk, holding hands
Everywhere I go
Ready, set, here I stand
‘neath the mistle toe
Sugarplums in my head
Only me in my bed
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
My dad and mother
Told one another
They saw a future for me
But since I’ve grown up
I got to own up
It’s not like they said it would be
Lovers walk, holding hands
Everywhere I go
Ready, set, here I stand
‘neath the mistle toe
Sugarplums in my head
Only me in my bed
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
I guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
I guess
Guess there ain’t no Santa Claus
SHADOW MAN
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No one knows you but they all love you
Just don’t let them get too much of you
Careful man
Don’t forget you’re the shadow man
Look how many beleave they need you
Look how many tried to read you
No one can
You get off on it shadow man
And so you smile your smile
And fool those fools you care about
You’ve got it all
You’ve got the whole thing figured out
Well haven’t you?
Just confuse’em with smoke and static
Make’em think that you enigmatic
That’s the plan
You’re the best at it shadow man
And when anyone penetrated
The illusion that you created
Off you ran
You’re too fast for them
Shadow man
No emotional complication
That would ruin your reputation
Every fan
Needs a fantasy shadow man
If they could see behind the smile
And find the fear and doubt
They’d turn away
They’d have the whole think figured out
Well wouldn’t they?
No one knows you but they all love you
Just don’t let them get too much of you
Careful man
Don’t you forget you’re the shadow man
Every day now I see you clearer
You’re the mystery in the mirror
Man to man
Tell me what’s the plan?
Tell me how long can you be
A shadow man
LET ME GO
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I never feared the devil
Or the gypsy in my soul
But you’re not on the level
And I’m not in control
And I’m afraid your baby blues
Are just too much for me
And I’m afraid I’ll loose my heart
If you don’t set me free
Let me go
I don’t want to believe you
I just want to be gone
I just want to be gone
Let me go
Don’t say how much I need you
Say goodnight and move on
Say goodnight and move on
If you get me under your spell
I’ll be lost for good, I can tell
Let me go
Don’t let me love you
Let me go
Hey, I never bought a hustle
And I never took a dive
I’ve always had the muscle
To get through love alive
But I’m afraid your loving lies
Might just do me right in
And I’m afraid to play tonight
’cause I know that I won’t win
Let me go
I don’t wanna be lovers
I just wanna be free
I just wanna be, wanna be, wanna be free
Let me go
You’ve got so many others
Have some pity on me
Some pity on me
On my own, I’m doing just great
So, don’t mess around with my fate
Let me go
Don’t let me love you
Let me go
Don’t let me love you
Let me go
DANCIN’ FOOL
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When I hear a band blowin’ basie
I can count on losing my cool
Take me where the rhythm is racy
Let me be a dancin’ fool
Some prefer the cafe europa
Sipping dubonnet on a stool
Me, I get my kicks at the copa
That’s where i’m a dancin’ fool
I’ll show you some moves
Smooth as satin
And others they don’t teach in school
When that crooner starts in to scattin’
Just give me a chance an’
My tuxedo pants an’
Presto!
I’m a dancin’ fool
When those trumpets blare, man
I ain’t got a care man
I’m like fred astaire, man
Cool!
Just give me a chance an’
My tuxedo pants an’
Presto!
I’m a dancin’ fool!
HE’S A STAR
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It really doesn’t matter if he suffered all he claims
You know he started somewhere and he found his way to fame
And feeding on the lonely crowd, he finally belongs
A power by the microphone he sings his troubled songs
He’s a star
No one can tell him anymore
He’ll ride as far
As the road can go
And what it costs, he oughta know
He said he’d do it
He’s a star
They’re hangin’ on his music as it fills the concert hall
And he’s teasin’ them with moments, when you think he’ll give it all
But he’s holdin’ back the total, ’cause that’s how he works the spell
Yeah, he likes to leave ’em hungry, yeah he loves to hear ’em yell!
‘Cause he’s a star
No one can tell him anymore
He’ll ride as far
As the road can go
And what it costs, he oughta know
He said he’d do it
He’s a star
And finally, the wild applause that cleans his soul and saves
He’s left with no companions, only enemies and slaves
He’s scared again the show was slow, he felt it fall behind
Tomorrow night’s already raising riot in his mind
But he’s a star
No one can tell him anymore
He’ll ride as far
As the road can go
And what it costs, he oughta know
He said he’d do it
He’s a star
I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN
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We dreamers have our ways
Of facing rainy days
And somehow we survive
We keep the feelings warm
Protect them from the storm
Until our time arrives
Then one day the sun appears
And we come shining through those lonely years
I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain
And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on too
And made it through
When friends are hard to find
And life seems so unkind
Sometimes you feel so afraid
Just aim beyond the clouds
And rise above the crowds
And start your own parade
‘Cause when I chased my fears away
That’s when I knew that I could finally say
I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain
And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on too
And made it through
I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain
And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on too
And made it through
And made it through
I made it through