THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ
By
Barry Manilow
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Frosted windowpanes
Candles gleaming inside
Painted candy canes on the tree
Santa’s on his way
He’s filled his sleigh with things
Things for you and me
It’s that time of year
When the world falls in love
Ev’ry song you hear seems to say
Merry Christmas
May your New Year dreams come true
And this song of mine
In three-quarter time
Wishes you and yours
The same thing too
RAGS TO RICHES
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I know I’d go from rages to riches
If you would only say you care
And though my pocket may be empty
I’d be a millionaire
My clothes may still be torn and tattered
But in my heart I’d be a king
Your love is all that ever mattered
It’s everything
So open your arms and you’ll open the door
To every treasure I’m hoping for
Hold me and kiss me and tell me you’re mine evermore
Must I forever be a begger
Whose golden dreams will not come true
Or will I go from rags to riches
My fate is up to you
Must I forever be a begger
Whose golden dreams will not come true
Or will I go from rags to riches
My fate is up to you
LET’S TAKE ALL NIGHT (TO SAY GOODBYE)
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Two A.M
Two of us
Come sunrise I’m leavin’
You know I must
I can’t bear the heartache
That’s in your eyes
So let’s take all night to say goodbye
You know I want to stay
How I want to stay
Let’s take all night to say goodbye
’cause goodbye is hard to say
Oh so hard to say
So let’s take all night
Smile for me
Why don’t we
Make this the sweetest of memories
The love that we make now
Is all we have
So let’s take all night to say goodbye
You know I want to stay
How I want to stay
Let’s take all night to say goodbye
’cause goodbye is hard to say
Oh so hard to say
Let’s take each moment
And every desire
You make the coffee
And I’ll light the fire
And will take all night to say goodbye
You know I want to stay
How I want to stay
Let’s take all night to say goodbye
’cause goodbye is hard to say
Oh so hard to say
LIFE WILL GO ON
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Goodbye
There’s a word I hated
All my life
Unanticipated tears
Can hurt so much
My friend
It’s so sad to see you
At love’s end
I’ve been through the pain myself
It’s really wrong
To play it strong
Go on and cry
’til you run dry
It’s alright
Go on and scream
At broken dreams
It’s alright
Let sorrow have it’s day
And when it’s done
Life will go on
In time
Thoughts of “might have been”
Will leave your mind
And sweet forgetfulness
Will come
Don’t worry now
Just when or how
Go on and cry
’til you run dry
It’s alright
Go on and scream
At broken dreams
It’s alright
Let sorrow have it’s day
To cry out
It’s no crime
In no time
Life will go on
Go on and cry
’til you run dry
It’s alright
Go on and scream
At broken dreams
It’s alright
Let sorrow have it’s day
And when it’s done
Life will go on and on
It’s alright
Yes it’s alright
Let sorrow have it’s day
And when it’s done
Life will go on and on
SAY THE WORDS
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If you gotta’ go, then I’ll make out all right
If you wanna to know,I knew it wasn’t right
All the time
Well make out some how, just like we did before
Just don’t turn around ,when you walk out the door
Just one time
Say the words
Say the words I love
Fell the time ,till the time you can stay
Say the words
Say the words I love
Fell the time ,till the time you can stay
Nothing left to do,its done there is no more
Nothing left to say, we’ve said it all before
Yes I know
Wouldn’t trade away a day of what we had
I know you shouldn’t stay but babe it wasn’t bad
Before you go
Say the words
Say the words I love
Fill the time,till the time you can stay
Say the words
Say the words I love
Fill the time ,till the time you can stay
IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING
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In the wee small hours of the morning
While the whole wide world is fast asleep
You lie awake and think about the girl
And never ever think of counting sheep
When your lonely heart has learned its lesson
You’d be hers if only she would call
In the wee small hours of the morning
That’s the time you miss her most of all
When the sun is high in the afternoon sky
You can always find something to do
But from dusk till dawn
As the clock ticks on
Something happens to you
When your lonely heart has learned its lesson
You’d be hers if only she would call
In the wee small hours of the morning
That’s the time you miss her most of all