STARS IN THE NIGHT
By
Barry Manilow
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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!
BOBBIE LEE (WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE, I GOTTA LIVE)
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Her name is Bobbie Lee and she’s movin’
She’s gotta make her dream come true
Some might said she took a dead wrong turn
But she took the only road she knew
There’s nothin’ gonna stop or stall her
And luck is on her side tonight
They’re pullin over to the curb to call her
Man, she loves these city lights
She says
So what’s the difference
I gotta live
I gotta be somebody
And I wanna go where the apples grow
And all I need is the money
Hey mister, smile and buy my time
And I don’t want you fillin’ funny
Just think of Bonnie Lee like a busy bee
Gettin by by sellin’ honey
She’s got this picture of her brother
That she took when she left home
She rolled her hair up like her mother
With her mother’s ivory comb
She was sweet sixteen last easter
But she know how to treat you right
Tomorrow she’s gonna be in the movies
But she won’t forget tonight
She says
So what’s the difference
I gotta live
I gotta be somebody
I wanna go where the apples grow
And all that I need is the money
Hey mister, smile and buy my time
And I don’t want you fellin funny
You just think of Bobbie Lee like a busy bee
Gettin’ by by sellin honey
So what’s the difference
I gotta live
I gotta be somebody
I gotta go where the apples grow
And all I need is the money
Hey mister, smile and buy bye time
And I don’t want you fellin funny
You just keep thinking of Bobbie Lee like that busy,busy bee
Gettin’ by by sellin honey
SINCERELY
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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
SLEPT THROUGH THE END OF THE WORLD
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I see a ceiling
Four walls
Guess you all went away
An hour ago we were laughing
Lovers and friends
Maybe that was yesterday
So what’s the deal?
Did I miss something real?
When I slept through the end of the world
Nobody answers at all
I call
And there’s nobody there
How long since I’ve lifted my head now
Crawled out of bed
How long since anyone cared?
So now I lose?
Lie alone in the blues?
Cause I slept through the end of the world
Losing is a story I remember
Alone is a feeling that I know
Been awhile since losing shook me
Took me down so low
Yes it has
How could this ride be all over?
Four walls are all I see
I’m tellin’ the shadows and echoes
Shoulda told you
But I was wrapped up in me
So here I wait
Gettin’ used to too late
Cause I slept through the end of the world
MY FAVORITE THINGS
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Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudeles
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN
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You were sweet sixteen, you were sweet sixteen
I love you as I never loved before!
Since first I met you on the village green.
Come to me, or my dream of love is o’er!
I love you as I loved you,
When you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen.
When first I saw the lovelight in your eye,
And dreamt the world held naught but joy for me.
And even though we drifted far apart,
I never dreamt of what I dream of thee
I love you as I never loved before!
Since first I met you on the village green.
Come to me, or my dream of love is o’er!
I love you as I loved you,
When you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen.