SAY GOODBYE
By
Barry Manilow
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Who is she?
This beautiful creature
Insisting on being alone?
It would all make sense
If you could hear her on the phone:
Hello,who’s there?
Oh no
How’d you find me
I gotta go
Don’t wanna hear
Another lie
You tell me that you love me
And you promise that you’ll change
You broke my heart
This time we’re through
Now say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
It’s too late to give it one more try
You’ll always have my heart
I guess you knew it from the start
But if you love me
Say goodbye
I take you back
And then
You go and hurt me
I’ve had enough
I’m such a fool
I don’t know why
I’ve got to start my life again
It’s over can’t you see
This time it’s done
It’s really done
Please say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
It’s too late to give it one more try
You’ll always have my heart
I guess you knew it from the start
But if you love me
Say goodbye
And the nights are gonna get easier
That’s what they say
See, sometimes I don’t even think about you
I don’t even dream about you
Sometimes I don’t even miss you
Night and day
Say goodbye
Please say goodbye
Baby it’s too late to give it one more try
You’ll always have my heart
I guess you knew it from the start
But if you love me
Say goodbye
If you love me
If you love me
Say goodbye
STOMPIN AT THE SAVOY
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Let’s go, ready or no
Let’s take a chance
Let’s go, ready or no
Come on let’s dance
Gold from long ago
Savoy
The home of sweet romance
Savoy
It wins you at a glance
Savoy
Gives happy feet a chance to dance
Your form
Just like a clingin’ vine
Your lips
So warm and sweet as wine
Your cheeks
So soft and close to mine
Divine
How my heart is singin’
While the band is swingin’
Never tired of rompin’
And stompin’ with you
At the Savoy
What joy – Tonight’s the night
A perfect holiday
Savoy – The mood is right
Where we can glide and sway Savoy – What a delight
Where we can stomp away with you
Savoy – Stompin’ Stompin’
Savoy – Stompin’
Savoy – I’m stompin’ at the Savoy, Savoy
Savoy – Stompin’ with you
Savoy The home of sweet romance
Savoy
It wins you at a glance
Savoy
Gives happy feet a chance to dance
Oh how my heart is singin’ – You and I
While the band is swingin’ – Glidin’ by
Never tired of rompin’ – How I love
And stompin’ with you – To dance
At the – Romance
Savoy – Let’s dance
A perfect holiday – What a delight
Savoy – Romance
Where we can glide and sway – Into the night
Savoy – We’ll be
There let me stomp away – Feelin’ so right
Savoy – Baby you and me we’re gonna keep
We’ll keep on dancin’ – On dancin’
What a joy
Savoy
NIGHT SONG
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Listen
The city is singin’ its night song
A city of shadows and fading starlight
Mixed with bar light
Listen
The empty streets echo the right song
A melody I used to think was only for the
Lonely
Night song
I hear you
Now as the night disappears
But this time
Your blues
Is music to my ears
The rumble of the train
The rustle of the wind
The rhythm of the footsteps
The blarin’ of a horn
The murmur of a voice
The echo of a siren
Night song!
You used to find me cryin’ in my beer
Now you remind me tomorrow she’ll be here
She’ll be here!
Oh, night song
You sing of a train from New Orleans
And deep in the music I hear her hummin’
Now she’s coming home!
The city is singin’ its night song
Listen
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE
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Where have you gone
It’s been so long
Winter’s turn in to spring
And your still not with me
So far away , sweet yesterday
Love came round but couldn’t stay
Where have you gone
Do you still care
Rainy April regrets
All this pain and sorrow
Let me find , some other kind
Some sweet love, that’s right this time
Friends dear hearts all around me
But deep in my soul I’m cold as stone
Once true love found me
Now I’m so alone
Where have you gone
Where are you now
It’s so hard to forget
All those magic moments
Still sing our song
Still holding on to love
Where have you gone
Friends dear hearts all around me
But deep in my soul I’m cold as stone
Once true love found me
Now I’m so alone
Where have you gone
Where are you now
It’s so hard to forget
All those magic moments
I still sing our song
Still holding on to love
Where have you gone
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
CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
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(Hi there Tex, what you say?)
Step aside partner, it’s my day
Bend an ear, and listen to my version
Of a really solid Tennessee excursion
Pardon me boys, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?
(Yes, Yes, Track 29)
Hey would you give me a shine?
(Can you afford to board Chattanooga Choo-Choo?)
I got my fare
And just the travel to spare
You leave the Pennsylvania Station by a quarter to four
You read a magazine and then you’re in Baltimore
Dinner in a diner
Nothing could be finer
And then to have a hammer in the Carolina
When you hear the whistle blowing into the bar
Then you now the Tennessee is not very far
Shove a all the coal in
Gotta keep a rollin’
Woo-woo Chattanooga there you are
There’s gonna be
A certain party at the station
Satin and Lace (ooh)
I use to call funny face
(doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
She’s gonna cry
Until I promise to never ever roll,
So Chattanooga choo-choo
Won’t you choo choo me home
(Chattanooga Chattanooga)
Get aboard
(Chattanooga Chattanooga)
Chattanooga choo choo
Won’t you choo-choo me home
Chattanooga choo choo
Let’s dance