ONE OF THESE DAYS
By
Barry Manilow

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One of these days
One of these very ordinary days
Your going to call my name
And I won’t be there

After the days
After these very,very many days
Your going to see the light
And I won’t be there

And on that day
Some how I’ll find the strength to stay away
I won’t give in
I will not let myself be taken in
Again oh no my friend

One of these days
Out of the blue you’ll start remembering
And I won’t care
Cause I won’t be there

Oh and on that day
I swear I’ll find the strength somehow to stay away
I won’t give in
I will not let myself be taken in
Again oh no my friend

Thats what I say
Thats what I tell myself I won’t give in
So try it someday and you’ll see that I won’t be there
No you know,you know I won’t be there
One of these,one of these,one of these days
I won’t be there

I DON’T WANNA KNOW

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How can you treat me so badly?
I gave my heart to you gladly
Don’t try to explain
You’ll drive me insane

If you have to go
Then go
I want no more of your lyin’
I don’t wanna know
Just go
Hasn’t there been enough cryin’
Don’t tell me why
I
Don’t wanna know

Don’t tell me how you’ll love me forever
Don’t say that someday we’ll be together
Stop tryin’ to be kind
You were never really mind
And every word you say
Just drives me out of my mind

If you have to go
Then go
I want no more of your lyin’
I don’t wanna know
Just go
Hasn’t there been enough cryin’
Don’t tell me why
I
Don’t wanna know

How could I be so blind
I thought we were doin’ fine
You never said a word
Never gave me a sign

If you have to go
Then go
I want no more of your lyin’
I don’t wanna know
Just go
Hasn’t there been enough cryin’
Don’t tell me why
I
Don’t wanna know

ANGEL EYES

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Try to think that love’s not around
Still it’s uncomfortably near
My old heart ain’t gaining any ground
Because my angel eyes ain’t here
Angel eyes, that old Devil sent
They glow unbearably bright
Need I say that my love’s mispent
Mispent with angel eyes tonight
So drink up all you people
Order anything you see
And have fun you happy people
The drink and the laughs on me
But pardon me I got to run
The fact’s uncommonly clear
I gotta find who’s now the number one
And why my angel eyes ain’t here
Pardon me I got to run
The fact’s uncommonly clear
See I gotta find who’s now the number one
And why my angel eyes ain’t here
Excuse me while I disappear

WHEN I WANTED YOU

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Tho’ we’re going our separate ways
There can only be brighter days
‘Cause I didn’t mean that much to you
Work it out, don’t lose the fight
You can make it turn out right
‘Cause you’ve got the heart to be secure
When I wanted you, I needed you
And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you
When I gave you time to make up your mind
You turned you back on me
And now I’ve got to turn my back on you
After all that we’ve been through
Leavin’ you is so hard to do
But when I close my eyes I don’t feel the pain
What was wrong and who was right
In the end you see the light
‘Cause you think a lot when you’re on your own
When I wanted you
I needed you
And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you
When I gave you time to make up your mind
You turned your back on me
And now I’m turnin’ mine on you
Now you’re on your own
How does it feel
To feel the way I used to feel
When I wanted you
I needed you
And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you
When I gave you time to make up your mind
You turned you back on me
And now I’m turnin’ mine on you
When I wanted you

WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE

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Autumn days
Lying on a bed of leaves
Watching clouds up through the trees
You said our love was more than time

It’s colder now, the trees are bare and the nights are long
Can’t get warm since you’ve been gone
I can’t stop singing sad songs

Where do I go from here
Tell me where do I go from here
You say you’d take me through the years
So where do I go from here

Lovers plans, like falling leaves on windy days
Flutter past and they fly away
I thought I knew you all so well

And I need you now
I need to feel you in the night
I need your smile so warm and bright
I wish my mind could let you go

You said that you’ll take me though the years
So where do I go from here

AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW)

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How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace
When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh
You’re the only one who really knew me at all

How can you just walk away from me,
When all I can do is watch you leave
Cos we’ve shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the tears
You’re the only one who really knew me at all

So take a look at me now, oh there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothing left here to remind me,
Just the memory of your face
Ooh take a look at me now, well there’s just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against all odds and that’s what I’ve got to face

I wish I could just make you turn around,
Turn around and see me cry
There’s so much I need to say to you,
So many reasons why
You’re the only one who really knew me at all

So take a look at me now, well there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face
Now take a look at me now, cos there’s just an empty space

But to wait for you, is all I can do and that’s what I’ve got to face
Take a good look at me now, cos I’ll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
It’s the chance I’ve gotta take

Take a look at me now