REAL LIFE GIRL
By
Barry Manilow
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Pardon me miss
But I’ve never done this
With a real live girl
What could be harmful
In holding an armful
Of a real live girl
Pardon me if you’re affectionate squeeze
Fogs up my goggles and
Buckels my knees
I’m simply drown in the sight, and the sounds,
And the scent and the feel
Of a real live girl
Nothing can beat getting swept off your feet
By a real live girl
Dreams of you but don’t compare with a hunk
Of a real live girl
Girl’s were to girlish
Was once my belief
What a reversal and what a relief
I’ll take the flowering hat
And the towering hill
And the squeal of a real live girl
I’ve seen photographs and fax similies
That have set my heart off in a whirl
But I over look everyone in the book
For a real live girl
Take your vernecion or romanaprrection
Ideal live girl
Go be a hold out for Helen of Troy
I am a healthy American Boy
And I rather gape at the dear little shape of the stir
And the kill of a real live girl
Full time, occasional all operational girl
LONDON
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New York winter
Traffic squeals
The city feels…. so old
Late December
Taxi ride
Then run inside
It’s cold
Got your letter Monday
I think
Or Tuesday
I lose track
Since then I’ve been thinking of you…
And I’ve been
Looking back to
London
Can you believe it’s
So many years since
London
Hitching a ride and
Carrying knapsacks
London
In the park
By the Thames
Drinking tea
London
Sitting in the pubs and
Living in walk-ups
London
Learning the accent
Leavin’ to love you
London
We were young
We were sure
We were…..free
Was it really ages
Ago
The memories
Never fade
Can you hear Big Ben where
You are
And are you
Glad you stayed in
London
Dodging the rain with
Broken umbrellas
London
Reading the Times
On Saturday picnics
London
Counting stars
’til the stars
All were gone
London so many plans and
Nothing but time in
London
Nothing to fear ’cause
Nothing could last in
London
We grew close
We grew scared
I moved on
Oh London
What were we scared of
Why did I run from
London
Part of me still has
Never come back from
London
Is it fair
That I miss
You so much
Take good care
All my love
Keep in touch
New York winter
Taxi ride
Then run inside
It’s cold
THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH (ALL OVER THE WORLD)
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There’s a kind of hush all over the world tonight
All over the world you can hear the sounds of lovers in love
You know what I mean
Just the two of us and nobody else in sight
There’s nobody else and I’m feeling good just holding you tight
So listen very carefully
Closer now and you will see what I mean
It isn’t a dream
The only sound that you will hear
Is when I whisper in your ear
I love you forever and ever
There’s a kind of hush all over the world tonight
All over the world you can hear the sounds of lovers in love
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
So listen very carefully
Closer now and you will see what I mean
It isn’t a dream
The only sound that you will hear
Is when I whisper in your ear
I love you forever and ever
There’s a kind of hush all over the world tonight
All over the world people just like us are fallin’ in love
Yeah, they’re fallin’ in love
Hush, they’re fallin’ in love
Hush
SWING STREET
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It’s raining down sorrow
And nothing bad news
You know I’ve had it up to here living with these blues
But I won’t let it get me down
It’s not the only game in town
In my mind, I’m goin’ to Swing Street
I’m a dreamer on a rough road
And I need to hear the music once again
When there’s nothing but bad news,
I’ve got a way to beat the blues
I close my eyes, and I go to Swing Street
You can dance there, there’s a chance there
Of finding a little romance there
You don’t know who you’ll meet
When you’re down on Swing Street
Lose your blues in a minute
Cop a groove and you’re in it
I’m tellin’ you once, I’m tellin’ you twice
Better take my advice
If you’re weepin’ and you’re wailin’
I’ve got a cure to fix exactly what is ailin,
Count to four and grab my hand say I’ll meet
You by the band
You and I , we’re goin’ to Swing Street
Give yourself to the rhythm
And every wrong is forgiven
You may even lose the bluest of blues
Get back on your feet
When your best friends turn to strangers
And one more workin’ day don’t seem worth
All the changes
Just reach out and take my hand and I’ll meet
You by the band
You and I, we’re goin’ to Swing Street
Yes you and I, we’re going to go to Swing Street
AND WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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Every day
As I sit and stare through my window
I look out
At a world that’s tearing apart
This is what I see
And what do you see?
Time goes by
And the times get worse
Through my window
Still I watch
As the madness darkens the heart
This is what I see.
And what do you see?
Tell me how do we live in a world
That is crumbling away
And be happy
As we are today?
Still I watch
As I pin my hopes on the future
Still I wait
Wond’ring what in heaven will be
Is this an ending
Or a beginning
That I see?
And what do you see?
And at times it appears that our happiness
Hangs by a thread
Can we hold on
Through what lies ahead?
People say
I should turn away
From the window
All the worry
In all the world doesn’t pay
And still I wonder
What kind of future
Starts this way?
For you…
And me…
And what do you see?
WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?
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Oh what a time
What a warm an wonderous time
So sweet a shinning moment in the sun
Oh what a time
Was there ever such a time
Then suddenly it’s done
The moment passes
Where, where does the time go
Must we let it end
Where, where does the time go
Gone to soon my friend
And where, where go the echo’s
Of our laughte ringing the air
Oh where ever the time goes
I will see you there
Must we let it end
And where, where go the echo’s
Of our laugther ringing the air
Oh where ever the time goes
I will see you there
I will see you there