LONDON
By
Barry Manilow
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New York winter
Traffic squeals
The city feels…. so old
Late December
Taxi ride
Then run inside
It’s cold
Got your letter Monday
I think
Or Tuesday
I lose track
Since then I’ve been thinking of you…
And I’ve been
Looking back to
London
Can you believe it’s
So many years since
London
Hitching a ride and
Carrying knapsacks
London
In the park
By the Thames
Drinking tea
London
Sitting in the pubs and
Living in walk-ups
London
Learning the accent
Leavin’ to love you
London
We were young
We were sure
We were…..free
Was it really ages
Ago
The memories
Never fade
Can you hear Big Ben where
You are
And are you
Glad you stayed in
London
Dodging the rain with
Broken umbrellas
London
Reading the Times
On Saturday picnics
London
Counting stars
’til the stars
All were gone
London so many plans and
Nothing but time in
London
Nothing to fear ’cause
Nothing could last in
London
We grew close
We grew scared
I moved on
Oh London
What were we scared of
Why did I run from
London
Part of me still has
Never come back from
London
Is it fair
That I miss
You so much
Take good care
All my love
Keep in touch
New York winter
Taxi ride
Then run inside
It’s cold
BUT THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND
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Sometimes you’re happy
And sometimes you’re sad
But the world goes round
And sometimes you lose
Every nickel you had
But the world goes round
Sometimes you’re dreams get broken in pieces
But that doesn’t matter at all
Take it from me, there’s still going to be
A summer, a winter, a spring and a fall
And sometimes a friend starts treating you bad
But the world goes round
And sometimes your heart breaks
With a deafing sound
Somebody loses, and somebody wins
And one day it’s kicks
And it’s kicks in the shins
But the plant spins
And world goes round and round
Sometimes you’re happy and sometimes your sad
But the world goes round
And sometimes you lose
Every nickel you had
But the world goes round
Sometimes your dreams get broken in pieces
But that shouldn’t altar a thing
Take it from me, there’s till going to be
A summer, a winter, a fall and a spring
And sometimes a friend starts treating you bad
But the world goes round
And sometimes your heart breaks
With a deafing sound
Somebody loses, and somebody wins
And one day it’s kicks then it’s kicks in the shins
But the planet spins
And the world goes round
And round and round and round and round
The world goes round
And round
And round
And round
REMINISCING
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Friday night it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
How to tell you girl
I want to build my world around you
Tell you that it’s true
I wanna make you understand
I’m talking about a life time plan
That’s the way it began
We were hand in hand
Glen Miller’s Band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And the porter too
Made us dance across the room
It ended it all too soon
And on the way back home
I promise you, you’ll never be alone
Hurry don’t be late
I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we’re old
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
Friday night it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
Now as the years roll on
Each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along
Older times we’re missing
Spending the hours reminiscing
Hurry don’t be late
I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we’re old
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
You should be dancing
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing
And reminiscing
TRAINWRECK
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Hey there
Trainwreck
Look in the mirror
Could it be clearer
End of the line
Way off the rails
Next door to nowhere
Lamp burnin’ low where
The sun used to shine
Wake up
Trainwreck
No navigator
Sooner or later
All up to you
Somewhere out there
Comin’ on morning
Sun without warning
Day burnin’ through
Maybe I played too hard
Maybe I ran too fast
Maybe I was their hero
That don’t last
Flameout
Trainwreck
Hey, what’s past is past
Come on
Trainwreck
Get it together
Life goes on whether
You don’t or you do
Back on the track
Startin’ to move now
Something to prove now
They say you’re through
Maybe I played too hard
Maybe I ran too fast
Maybe I was their hero
That don’t last
Flameout
Trainwreck
Hey, what’s past is past
VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS
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It was winter in manhattan
Falling snowflakes filled the air
The streets were covered with a film of ice
But a little simple magic that I’d heard about somewhere
Changed the weather all around, just withn a trice
You bought me violets for my furs
And it was spring for a while, remember?
You bought me violets for my furs
And there was april in that december
The snow drifted on the flowers and melted where it lay
The snow looked leke dew on the blossoms
As on a summer day
You bought me violets for my furs
And there was blue in the wintry sky
You pinned the violets to my furs
And gave a lift to the crowds passing by
You smiled at me so sweetly
Since then one thought occurs
That we fell in love completely
The day you bought me violets for my furs
AND WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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Every day
As I sit and stare through my window
I look out
At a world that’s tearing apart
This is what I see
And what do you see?
Time goes by
And the times get worse
Through my window
Still I watch
As the madness darkens the heart
This is what I see.
And what do you see?
Tell me how do we live in a world
That is crumbling away
And be happy
As we are today?
Still I watch
As I pin my hopes on the future
Still I wait
Wond’ring what in heaven will be
Is this an ending
Or a beginning
That I see?
And what do you see?
And at times it appears that our happiness
Hangs by a thread
Can we hold on
Through what lies ahead?
People say
I should turn away
From the window
All the worry
In all the world doesn’t pay
And still I wonder
What kind of future
Starts this way?
For you…
And me…
And what do you see?