SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
By
Barry Manilow
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Gonna take a sentimental journey
Gonna to set my heart at ease
Gonna take a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
Got my bag
I got my reservation
Spend each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
Long to hear that all aboard
Seven, that’s the time we leave at seven
I’ll be waiting up for heaven
Counting every mile of railroad track
That takes me back
Never thought my heart could be so yearning
Why did I decide to roam
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
Sentimental journey
STARS IN THE NIGHT
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Look
Look at the stars
How brilliant they are
How can they be shining now
When hope seems so far?
Look
Look how they shine
These cruelest of stars
What promise inspires them?
What faith is it fires them?
Darkness grows
The world turns cold
And still there glows the light
Heaven knows
What hope they hold tonight
Look
Look how they tease
These stars in the night
The darker the night becomes
The brighter their light becomes
Chill winds wail
The tempest brews
And clouds assail the sky
Through the veil
The stars refuse to die!
In this world
Of darkest night
Where hope is hurled away
There they are
And still there’s light
Oh so far
But will they…?
Dare they lift our hearts
As we lift our eyes
Are we fools to see
The hope that’s gleaming in the skies?
Look!
There’s the light!
Stars in the night!
BLACK AND BLUE
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There are no stars tonight,
There are no words to say
I feel my soul losing you
Where did the good times go,
Baby what can we do
Color our love
Black and blue, Black and blue
When our hearts were young,
Clinging to each other
Moonlight used to glow
When our hearts were young,
Then there was no other
Why’d we let it go
Down on the avenue,
You can forget your name
Paint pretty pictures,
False and true
Picture what we’ve become
Running is all we do
Color our love
Black and blue, Black and blue
Looks like a storm tonight
Look like a storm tonight
A storm is overdue
A storm is overdue
Color our love
Color our love
Black and blue, Black and blue, Oh
LET’S GET ON WITH IT
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Whatcha’ gonna do it with my time darlin’
Whatcha’ gonna do with my soul
When ya’ gonna make up your mind about me
Whatcha’ you still need to know
When are ya gonna walk out the door forever
When are ya gonna run and hide
Darlin’ can’t ya see that it’s now or never
Say you’re gonna stay or say good-bye
But let’s get on with it
Let’s get started
Climb up or fall down the hill
Either foward or else it’s backward
But nothing ever stands still
So let’s get on with it
Whatcha’ gonna do with the hope inside you
Whatcha’ gonna do with your dreams
How ya gonna live with all those mem’ries
Wonderin’ how it might have been
All I’m askin’ is keep on tryin’
All ya gotta dois hold on
No ones gonna guaruntee tomorrow
But it’s gonna be here before too long
So let’s get on with it
Let’s get started
Climb up or fall down the hill
Either foward or else it’s backward
But nothing ever stands still
So let’s get on with it
SAY GOODBYE
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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
EVEN NOW (ACOUSTIC)
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Even Now
When there’s someone else who cares
When there’s someone home who’s waiting just for me
Even now I think about you as I’m climbing up the stairs
And I wonder what to do so she won’t see
That even now
When I know it wasn’t right
And I found a better life than what we had
Even now I wakeup crying in the middle of the night
And I can’t believe it still could hurt so bad
Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it’s still so hard without you
Even now when I come shining through
I swear I think of you
And how I wish you knew
Even now
Even now
When I never hear your name
And the world has changed so much since you been gone
Even now I still remember and the feeling’s still the same
And the pain inside of me goes on and on
Even now
Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it’s still so hard without you
Even now when I come shining through
I swear I think of you
And God I wish you knew
Some how
Even now