NIGHT SONG
By
Barry Manilow
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Listen
The city is singin’ its night song
A city of shadows and fading starlight
Mixed with bar light
Listen
The empty streets echo the right song
A melody I used to think was only for the
Lonely
Night song
I hear you
Now as the night disappears
But this time
Your blues
Is music to my ears
The rumble of the train
The rustle of the wind
The rhythm of the footsteps
The blarin’ of a horn
The murmur of a voice
The echo of a siren
Night song!
You used to find me cryin’ in my beer
Now you remind me tomorrow she’ll be here
She’ll be here!
Oh, night song
You sing of a train from New Orleans
And deep in the music I hear her hummin’
Now she’s coming home!
The city is singin’ its night song
Listen
I HAVEN’T CHANGED THE ROOM
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Here is the room that we shared
The room that you cared for
So I haven’t changed the room
How did the years slip away
I could swear you’re still there
For I haven’t changed the room
Now that you’re gone
What am I to do
So many fantasies
Plans that we made
That will never come true
And I haven’t changed all that much
And I’m sure you’d be proud of
The way that I came through
So if you happen to be passin’ by
To make sure that you recognize it
I haven’t changed the room
DANCING IN THE DARK
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Dancind in the dark
Till the tune ends where dancing in the dark
And it soon ends we’re waltzing in the wonder of why we’re here
Time hurries by were here and gone
Looking for the light
Of a new love to brighten up the night
I have knew love and we can face the music together
Dancing in the dark
What though love is old
What though song is old
Though them we can be young
Hear this heart of mind
Make your’s part of mind
Dear one tell me that we’re one
We’re waltzing in the wonder of why we’re here
Time hurries by we’re here and gone
We’re looking for the light
Of a new love to brighten up the night
I have knew love and we can face the music together
Dancing in the dark
Dancing in the dark
Dancing in the dark
SOME SWEET DAY
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All my life
I’ve been living in my fantasy
Songs of love
To help me through the night
All my life
I keep wondering where you’ll be
When, when will I finally see the light
Oh, some sweet day
I know I’ll find you
I won’t stop searching ’till I do
Oh, this I swear
If I live my whole life through
I’ll hold on ’till my dream comes true
Some sweet day
Some sweet day
Where are you
Darling, how I need you now
Need your voice
I need to know your name
Where are you
Please try to get through somehow
I don’t want to be alone again
Oh, some sweet day
I know I’ll find you
I won’t stop searching ’till I do
Oh, this I swear
If I live my whole life through
I’ll hold on ’till my dream comes true
Some sweet day
Some sweet day
I’ve been shouting to the sky
And I keep on asking why
If I have to hold out much longer
I will surely die
Oh, some sweet day
I know I’ll find you
I won’t stop searching ’till I do
Oh, this I swear
If I live my whole life through
I’ll hold on ’till my dream comes true
Some sweet day
Some sweet day
Some sweet day
FREDDIE SAID
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Freddie’s got the dirt on
Everybody on the street
Don’t know how he does it
But it isn’t too discreet
Everybody says
It always winds up being true
He’s got somethin’ on everyone
Maybe even you!
Freddie know-oh yeah
Freddie goes-“Oh yeah,
I got the 411 in my head!”
That’s what Freddie said
One night Freddie’s goin’ home
He’s had a long, long day
When he see big Eddie
Runnin’ out the alleyway
Freddie looks at the shadow
Of a body with a shrug
There’s Slapsie layin’ deader
Then an ugly fire plug
Freddie know-oh yeah
Freddie goes-“Oh yeah!”
I’ll get the 411 to the feds!”
That’s what Freddie said
Personally i don’t think that
Was such a wise move on freddie’s part
If you see what i’m sayin’
Freddie now has the biggest news
He’s ever had
But Eddie knows that Freddie knows
And man, you knows, thats’s bad!
’cause next night
Freddie’s walking home
Just like he did before
Badda-boom! badda-bang!
Badda-bing!
He won’t be blabbin’ anymore!
See Eddie said-“oh yeah!
Freddie’s dead!-oh yeah
No more the 411 in his head
That’s ’cause Freddie’s dead
Now you know the skinny
All about the scuttlebutt
And the moral of this story is
To keep your big mouth shutt!
Cause Freddie said-“oh yeah!”
Now Freddie’s dead!-oh yeah
I’ll keep the 411 in my head!”
That’s what Freddie should’a said
YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING
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You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips.
And there’s no tenderness like before in your fingertips.
You’re trying hard not to show it, (baby).
But baby, baby I know it…
You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling,
Whoa, that lovin’ feeling,
You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling,
Now it’s gone…gone…gone…wooooooh.
Now there’s no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you.
And now your’re starting to critisize little things I do.
It makes me just feel like crying, (baby).
‘Cause baby, something in you is dying.
You lost that lovin’ feeling,
Whoa, that lovin’ feeling,
You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling,
Now it’s gone…gone…gone…woooooah
Baby, baby, I get down on my knees for you.
If you would only love me like you used to do, yeah.
We had a love…a love…a love you don’t find everyday.
So don’t…don’t…don’t…don’t let it slip away.
Baby (baby), baby (baby),
I beg of you please…please,
I need your love (I need your love),
I need your love (I need your love),
So bring it on back (So bring it on back),
Bring it on back (so bring it on back).
Bring back that lovin’ feeling,
Whoa, that lovin’ feeling
Bring back that lovin’ feeling,
‘Cause it’s gone…gone…gone,
And I can’t go on,
Noooo…
Bring back that lovin’ feeling,
Whoa, that lovin’ feeling
Bring back that lovin’ feeling,
‘Cause it’s gone…gone…