ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
By
Barry Manilow
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Grab your coat
Don’t forget your hat
We’ll leave your worries
Leave them on the doorstep
My sweet
Just direct your feet
To the sun, sunny side of the street
Hop bop a doddle zag
Pitter pat
You know that happy tune
Is my step
Life’s all weak
If you dig that beat
On the sunny, sunny side of the street
Used to walk in the shade
With my blues on parade
What a drag old man
Getting stuck in the shade
Get hit, don’t be afraid
Move it on over
Feel yourself in the clover
AND THE ANGELS SING
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We meet and the angels sing
The angels sing the sweetest song I ever heard
We speak and the angels sing
Or am I reading music into every word
Suddenly the setting is strange
I can see water and moonlight beaming
Silver waves that break on some undiscovered shore
Then suddenly I see it all change
Long winter nights with the candles gleaming
Through it all, your face that I adore
You smile and the angels sing
And though it’s just a gentle murmur at the start
We kiss and the angels sing
And leave there music ringing in my heart
You smile and the angels sing
And though it’s just a gentle murmur at the start
We kiss and the angels sing
And leave there music ringing in my heart
WINTER WONDERLAND
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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,we’re happy tonight
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song as we go along
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown
He’ll say “Are you married?”
We’ll say “No man,
But you can do the job when you’re in town.”
Later on we’ll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we made
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland
Were walkin’ in a winter wonderland
Yea, walkin’ in a winter wonderland
CLOUDBURST
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I was blue and I was always wearing a frown
because my gal had turned me down.
Then we met and you can bet I knew from the first,
you were my love,
and that’s when the old gray cloudburst.
My heart really flew,
the day you caught my eye.
I hope that we two will never say “Good-bye.”
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reverse.
I found your love and that’s when the old gray cloudburst.
Hey, baby…..
I’m gonna tell you ’bout your lovin’
and your kissn’ and your huggin’
and your sweet turtle-dovin’ pretty baby.
I won’t be satisfied til I hear ’em play,
“Here comes the bride.”
Listen to me baby and I don’t mean maybe.
Listen to my story,
it’s terrifficly true.
I gotta find a way of telling you that I really go for you.
I hope you really believe me baby ’cause I certainly do.
‘Cause you’re thrillin’ me, you’re really,
really thrilling when you tell me that you probably got a kind of crush on me,
That moves me, grooves me.
How divine can one woman be?
Well little darlin’,
you got me fallin’.
You got me goofy and gay.
I’m gonna get carried away.
Just think, you’re gonna be mine someday.
Oh, let’s spin a little,
park a little, stop a little,
spark a little,
live a little,
love a little,
maybe turtle-dove a little baby.
Every time you hold me so near,
nobody loves me like you, dear.
Let’s stop a little, squeeze a little,
probably maybe tease a little,
try a little, sigh a little,
maybe have to cry a little bit,
’cause to tell you the truth,
I’m gonna love you and that’s it.
‘Cause I love you baby,
love you baby,
love you baby,
love you baby,
with all my heart.
Oooh, listen to me while I say I let
a lotta little ladies get away
Because I know,
I know pretty baby, I know,
I know, pretty baby,
I know you’re the one, yes you’re the one.
I knew when I met you what a break it was to get you.
When it’s cloudy and gray and that’s the worst.
How do you cause the cloud to burst?
You got to find a lover,
find a lover, find a lover, find a lover.
If it’s silvery under clouds of gray.
How do you chase the clouds away?
You gotta find a little girl
and make her love you a lot.
Don’t ever leave unless you flip your
lid and really want to ruin the plot.
Sounds easy does it?
Light as a breeze thru the trees.
Boy, how pleasant was it?
Pleasant as one summer day, boy.
It’s so wonderful,
what a love can do.
Look at what love has done for you.
Hey, I’m a lucky lover, lucky lover,
I got the love you should discover.
I was blue and I was always wearing a frown,
because my gal had turned me down.
Then we met and you can bet I knew from the first,
You were my love,
and that’s when the old gray cloudburst.
Take a look at me.
Boy take another look,
take another look,
take another look,
Take another good, long, look at me.
Love opened my eyes and now I see,
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reverse.
I found your love,
and that’s when the old, gray, cloudburst.
That’s when the old, gray, cloud burst!
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
WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN
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You were sweet sixteen, you were sweet sixteen
I love you as I never loved before!
Since first I met you on the village green.
Come to me, or my dream of love is o’er!
I love you as I loved you,
When you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen.
When first I saw the lovelight in your eye,
And dreamt the world held naught but joy for me.
And even though we drifted far apart,
I never dreamt of what I dream of thee
I love you as I never loved before!
Since first I met you on the village green.
Come to me, or my dream of love is o’er!
I love you as I loved you,
When you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen.