SINCERELY
By
Barry Manilow
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Sincerely, oh yes, sincerely
‘Cause I love you so dearly
Please say you’ll be mine
Sincerely, oh you know how I love you
I’ll do anything for you
Please say you’ll be mine
Oh Lord, won’t you tell me why
I love that fella so
He doesn’t want me
But I’ll never, never, never, never let him go
Sincerely, oh you know how I love you
I’ll do anything for you
Please say you’ll be mine
Oh Lord, won’t you tell me why
I love that fella so
He doesn’t want me
But I’ll never, never, never, never let him go
Sincerely, oh you know how I love you
I’ll do anything for you
Please say you’ll be mine
Please say you’ll be mine
15 MINUTES
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Can’t call it a life
Knowing what I got inside me
Working a job
That any poor slob could fill
Watching the fireworks fly up
Out of some fairground
Over the hill
Fifteen minutes
Don’t let me be an untold story
Fifteen minutes
A nothing name
That no one ever knew
Fifteen minutes
Light the fuse
I’ll fly my way to glory
Comin’ through
Comin’ through
Fifteen minutes
That’s me within a blaze of glory
Fifteen minutes
A shooting star
Among the precious few
Fifteen minutes
Here I come
I’ll be the leading story
Comin’ through
Comin’ through
Comin’ through
There’s somebody else
Taking a turn on the spotlight
Feeling that love
And spinning above the clouds
Here I am just a nobody
Longing for hot light
Lost in the crowd
Fifteen minutes
Don’t let me be an untold story
Fifteen minutes
A song so low
That no one ever heard
Fifteen minutes
Make a deal
I’d sell my guts for glory
Say the word
Say the word
Say the word
Just gimme my shot
Riding the world like a rocket
Painting the sky
For all of those eyes below
Wouldn’t I fly the farthest
Couldn’t you clock it
Wouldn’t I go?
Fifteen minutes
Don’t let me be an untold story
Fifteen minutes
Break the mold
And get me up to speed
Fifteen minutes
Light the fuse
And I’ll lift off to glory
All I need
All I need
Fifteen minutes
That’s me within a blaze of glory
Fifteen minutes
I’d sell my soul
In order to succeed
Fifteen minutes
They’ll be tellin’
My amazing story
All I need
All I need
All I need
All I need
Fifteen minutes
Give me fifteen minutes
Give me fifteen minutes
SHIPS
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We walked to the sea
Just my father and me
And the dogs played around on the sand
Winter cold cut the air
Hangin’ still everywhere
Dressed in gray, did he say
Hold my hand
I said, love’s easier when it’s far away
We sat and watched a distant light
We’re two ships that pass in the night
We both smile and we say it’s alright
We’re still here
It’s just that we’re out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night
There’s a boat on the line
Where the sea meets the sky
There’s another that rides far behind
And it seems you and I are like strangers
A wide ways apart as we drift on through time
He said, it’s harder now, we’re far away
We only read you when you write
We’re two ships that pass in the night
And we smile when we say it’s alright
We’re still here
It’s just that we’re out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night
We’re just ships that pass in the night
And we smile when we say it’s alright
We’re still here
It’s just that we’re out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night
We’re just two ships that pass in the night
And we smile when we say it’s alright
We’re still here
It’s just that we’re out of sight
DANCE AWAY
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Dance away
Dance away
I saw you in the shadows
You were actin’ so free
I knew the last thing on your mind was me
I could hear the laughter
And from that moment after
Girl, you had my pride down on its knees
Who does your night belong to
Now that I’m gone
Does he call you baby, all night long
Who does your night belong to
Who is the one you turn to
Are you dancin’ to our favorite song
Dance away
It’s only my mind you’re takin’
Dance away
It’s only my heart you’re breakin’
If I’ve lost my touch
Go on and give me up
And dance my love away
I can make it on my own
My love will survive
I will find someone to get me by
But I’ll be left with feelin’s
That will go unsatisfied
My need for you is very much alive
Dance away
It’s only my mind you’re takin’
Dance away
It’s only my heart you’re breakin’
If I’ve lost my touch
Go on and give me up
And dance my love away
Come on and Dance away
It’s only my mind you’re takin’
Dance away
It’s only my heart you’re breakin’
If I’ve lost my touch
Go on and give me up
And dance my love
Dance my love
Dance my love away
It’s only my mind you’re takin’
Dance away
It’s only my heart you’re breakin’
If I’ve lost my touch
OH JULIE
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Oh Julie, if you love me truly
Do you want me, Julie?
To be, to be your very own
Julie, won’t you hold me
Julie, don’t be lonely
‘Cause I want you only
To be, to be my very own
Baby, don’t leave me
Honey, don’t grieve me
Julie, why leave me alone
Stay with me, baby
Play with me,baby
Honey, don’t leave me alone
Julie, never leave me
Please don’t deceive me
Julie, oh believe me
And be, and be my very own
Oh Julie, if you love me truly
Do you want me, Julie?
To be, to be your very own
Baby, don’t leave me
Honey, don’t grieve me
Julie, why leave me alone
Stay with me, baby
Play with me, baby
Honey, don’t leave me alone
Julie, never leave me
Please don’t deceive me
Julie, oh believe me
And be, and be my very own
To be, to be, to be
To be, my very own
To be, to be, to be
To be my very own
DO YOU KNOW WHO’S LIVIN’ NEXT DOOR
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So many windows
So many walls
Double lock-doors
Down carpeted halls
Somebody’s crying
Somebody calls
Do you know who’s
Livin’ next door?
Here at the mayflower
Here at the mayflower
At the corner of main
And the road out of town
The mayflower rises
All battered and brown
A city-block deep
And a city-block wide
How many stories inside?
So many curtains
So many locks
Eyes at the spy hole
Somebody knocks
Measuring morning
On so many clocks
Do you know who’s
Livin next door?
Right here at the mayflower
Right here at the mayflower
You see there’s aways a change
All at once someone goes
Always new faces
That nobody knows
A panel left blank
On the board by the door
Old lovers that meet like before
So many voices
So many names
So many photos
In so many frames
Mister I know
You’ll be glad that you came
Do you know who’s livin’
Next door
Right here at the mayflower
Right here at the mayflower
Right here
Goin up
Welcome to the mayflower
Welcome to the mayflower