PLEASE DON’T BE SCARED
By
Barry Manilow
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There’s a light, behind your eyes
I see it shining, it only fades when you cry
There’s a heart that beats so strong
I feel it dying when the night time lasts too long
Now you and I have lived our century
And all I can say is what you offered to me
Please don’t be scared
’cause I’ve stood there too
Between survival and the right thing to do
’cause only the strong, admit their fears
And if you really need me
I’ll always be here
The parties and the lights
Fade to memories in the still of the night
And you wonder in your mind
If there’s nothing left to show for all the time
’cause feeling pain is a hard way to know you’re still alive
But someday someone will make you glad you survived REPEAT CHORUS
‘Cause feeling pain is a hard way to know you’re still alive
Someday someone will make you glad you survived
MY MOONLIGHT MEMORIES OF YOU
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One time in everybody’s life
There is a moment
Like the moment we knew
And if you’re a fool
You’ll let it slip away
Sometime in everybody’s life
There is a feeling
A feeling so real
And once it’s gone it can never be replaced
I’m dancing with a shadow
Holding on to a dream that’ll never come true
Still haunted by that old love song
My moonlight memories of you
My heart is like a ghost town
To every stranger that passes on through
All they find there
Is what you left behind there
My moonlight memories of you
You thought when you left me
I’ll let you go
But here I am loving you more
Then you’ll ever know
If I could hold you
Feel your heart beat
Just one more time
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
’cause without your love
I’ll never be free of
My moonlight memories of you
One time in everybody’s life
There is a moment
Like the moment we knew
And if you’re a fool
You’ll let it slip away
I’m dancing with a shadow
Holding on to a dream that’ll never come true
Still haunted by that old love song
My moonlight memories of you
My moonlight memories of you
SOME BAR BY THE HARBOR
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Salin’ can save me
Or I drown evermore
But I’m on the waves
With you on the shore
Never mind
One find day
In some bar
By the harbor
I’ll find you
There you’ll be
As you where
Corner stool
By the jukebox
Watin’ for me
I can remember
Sweet child
Gone a mile
Swayin’ your head
To the crazy ragtime
Sayin’ “hey you got a quater?
Hey you look familiar
Hey you got a quater?
Let’s dance to the ragtime”
Slow down
Don’t time fly
Chased your smile
To some cold dingy attic
Now memories of
A room we shared
Heaven and home to me longer
And longer ago
I can remember
Time’s up
Callin’ ships all of the sounds
Of a restless harbor
You said “hey you look familiar
Come on you remember
Hey you got a quater?
Let’s dance to the ragtime
Sailin’ has saved me
From drownin’ evermore
But I’m on the waves
And you on the shore
Never mind
One find day
In some bar by the harbor
I’ll find you
Boozy, scared
Breakin’ down
Tellin’ the bouncer be cool
’cause you’re waitin’ for me
Like I been dreamin’
That’s you
Swingin’ ’round
Pushin’ your way like
A star to the jukebox
Sayin’ hey ya’ got a quater?
Hey don’t you remember?
Let’s dance to the ragtime!
Hey ya’ got a quater?
Hey don’t you remember?”
Why must I remember?
Never mind
One find day
In some bar by the harbor
I’ll find you
I’ll find you
I’ll find you
And will dance to the ragtime
Yes will dance to the ragtime
Will we dance and to the ragtime
Yes will dance to the ragtime
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
STAY
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Do you remember how we used to be
Before we lost the dream of you and me
From the very start you took my breath away
So tonight let’s bring back yesterday
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Baby stay
I can make everything alright Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
You used to laugh and say sweet things to me
You made me happy as a man can be
Hold me in your arms like you did then
Make the memory live all over again
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Baby stay
I can make everything alright
Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Now stay
I can make everything alright
Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
Darlin’ stay
Why don’t you be with me tonight
Stay
We can make love til the morning light
Now stay
I can make everything alright
Just tell me what to say
‘Cause I really don’t want you to go
IF WE ONLY HAVE LOVE
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If we only have love
Then tomorrow we’ll dawn
And the days of our years
Will rise on that morn’
If we only have love
To embrase without fears
We will kiss with our eyes
We will sleep without tears
If we only have love
With our arms open wide
Then the young and the old
Will stand at our side
If we only have love
Love that’s falling like rain
Then the parch desert Earth
Will grow green again
If we only have love
For the hym that we shout
For the song that we sing
Then we’ll have a way out
If we only have love
We can reach those in pain
We can heal all our wounds
We can use our own names
If we only have love
We can melt all the guns
And then give the new world
To our daughters and sons
If we only have love
Then Jersusalem’s stands
And then death has no shadow
There are no foreign lands
If we only have love
We will never bow down
We’ll be tall as the pines
Neither here or nor clowns
If we only have love
Then we’ll only be men
And we’ll drink from the grail
To be born once again
Then with nothing at all
But the middle we are
We’ll have conquered all time
All space the sun and the stars