SAILING
By
Barry Manilow
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It’s not far down to paradise
At least it’s not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find tranquility
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
It’s not far to never never land
No reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
Sailing
Takes me away
To where I’ve always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free
Fantasy
It gets the best of me
When I’m sailing
All caught up in the reverie
Every word is a symphony
Won’t you believe me
It’s not far back to sanity
At least it’s not for me
And when the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
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When you’re down in troubles
And you need some love and care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon i will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I’ll be there
Yes I will
You’ve got a friend
If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you’ll hear me knocking at your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend
When people can be so cold
They’ll hurt you and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don’t you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve got a friend
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG
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You make me feel so young
You make me feel so spring has sprung
And every time I see you grin
I’m such a happy individual
The moment that you speak
I want to go and play hide-and-seek
I want to go and bounce the moon
Just like a toy balloon
You and I, are just like a couple of tots
Running across the meadow
Picking up lots of forget-me-nots
You make me feel so young
You make me feel there are songs to be sung
Bells to be rung, and a wonderful fling to be flung
And even when I’m old and gray
I’m gonna feel the way I do today
‘Cause you make me feel so young
You and I, are just like a couple of tots
Running across the meadow
Picking up lots of forget-me-nots
Cause you make me young
Give me songs to be sung
Fell like bells should be rung
And a wonderful fling should be flung
And even when I’m old and grey
I’m gonna fell the way I do today
Cause you make me feel so
You make me feel so
You make me feel
I feel so young
IN THIS WORLD
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How have I found you?
How in the world?
Now that I’ve found you
You are my world
In these times that keep us guessing
You’re my answer and my blessing
Pretty damn amazing, given
This peculiar world we live in
In this world
That’s lost all its reason
At last there’s a reason
For hope in my heart
In this world
Unsure of its future
So sure of you
I say, let the future start!
In this world
That’s yearning for someone
To answer the call
From out of the blue
In this world
I prayed there would come one
Magnificent someone
Someone like you
In this world
That’s lost all its reason
At last there’s a reason
For hope in our hearts
In this world unsure of its future
Somehow with you
I’m sure where the future starts
In this world
That’s yearning for someone
To answer the call
From out of the blue
In this world
I prayed there would come one
Magnificent someone
Someone like you
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
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When I’m worried and I can’t sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
If you’re worried and you can’t sleep
Just count your blessings instead of sheep
And you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings
I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
If you’re worried and you can’t sleep
Just count your blessings instead of sheep
And you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings
ONE MORE TIME
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One more time
As we lie by the firelight
Let me hold you
Til you have to go away
Don’t let it end
Let me pretend you’ll stay
One more thrill
While we’re still in our solitude
One more moment
I can touch you tenderly
Can this be real?
Doesn’t it feel like a fantasy?
When the night moves on
I’m afraid you’ll be gone
With no reason or rhyme
So if I borrow
A bit of tomorrow
Is that such a crime?
Why can’t we make believe
That the evening has just begun
Close your eyes to the rising sun
And hold me one more time
When the night moves on
I’m afraid you’ll be gone
With no reason or rhyme
So if I borrow
A bit of tomorrow
Is that such a crime?
Why can’t we make believe
That the evening has just begun
Close your eyes to the rising sun
And hold me one more time