MANDY (ACOUSTIC)
By
Barry Manilow
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I remember all my life
Raining down as cold as ice.
Shadows of a man,
A face through a window cryin’ in the night,
The night goes into
Morning just another day;
Happy people pass my way.
Looking in their eyes,
I see a memory I never realized how happy you made me.
Oh Mandy well,
You came and you gave without taking,
But I sent you away.
Oh, Mandy well,
Kissed me and stopped me from shaking,
And I need you today.
Oh, Mandy!
I’m standing on the edge of time;
I’ve walked away when love was mine.
Caught up in a world of uphill climbing,
The tears are in my mind and nothin’ in rhyming.
Oh Mandy well,
You came and you gave without taking,
But I sent you away.
Oh, Mandy well,
Kissed me and stopped me from shaking,
And I need you today.
Oh, Mandy!
Yesterday’s a dream
I face the morning
Crying on a breeze
The pain is calling
Oh Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you today Oh, Mandy
You came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you
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!
RIVER
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It’s coming on Christmas
They’re cutting down trees
They’re putting up reindeer
And signing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don’t snow here
It stays pretty green
I’m going to make a lot of money
Then I’m going to quit this crazy scene
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
Well she tried hard to help me
You know, she put me at ease
And she loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I’m so hard to handle
I’m selfish and I’m sad
Now I’ve gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodbye
Well It’s coming on Christmas
They’re cutting down trees
They’re putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peace
God I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
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
HALFWAY OVER THE HILL
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I been working all my life
working hard for all my life
trying to find the reason fore living
tryin not to take to much with out giving
never saw no rainbows in my sky
but don’t you see I’m halfway over the hill
I’m passing over the hardest part
I’m halfway over the hill
its got to get easier from now on
I’ve been running all my life
lord , I’ve run for all my life
seeing joy and seeing people grieveing
seeing towns I don’t remember leaving
never saw no bluebirds in my sky
don’t you see I’m halfway over the hill
I’m passing over the hardest part
I’m halfway over the hill
It’s got to get easier from on now
I’m halfway over the hill
I’m passing over the hardest part
I’m halfway over the hill
It’s got to get easier from on now
IF
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If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late.
And if I were a good man, I’d talk with you more often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don’t put your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I’d be cool.
If I were a book, I would bend.
If I were a good man, I’d understand the spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I’d be home and dry.
And if I go insane, will you still let me join in with the game?
If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late again.
If I were a good man, I’d talk to you more often than I do.