THE WAY WE WERE
By
Barry Manilow

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Mem’ries,
Light the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were

Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were

Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? Could we?

Mem’ries, may be beautiful and yet
What’s too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it’s the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember…
The way we were…
The way we were…

WHY DON’T WE TRY - A SLOW DANCE

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Why don’t we try a slow dance
It’s all going by us to fast
Oh, why don’t we try a slow dance
And maybe this moment will last

All night long we’ve been dancing
Dancing too far away
All night long I’ve been waiting for them
To play a slow one

Why don’t we try a slow dance
Before it all comes to a close
We’ll see how it feels
And see where the feeling goes
Oh why don’t we try a slow dance and then
Who knows

It’s all goin’ by us to fast

And maybe this moment will last

All night long we’ve been dancing
Dancin’ to far away
All night long I ‘ve been wateing for them
To play a slow one

Why don’t we try a slow dance
Before it all comes to a close
We’ll see how it fells
And see where the fellin’ goes
Oh why don’t we try a slow dance
And then who knows
Then who knows

Who knows
Who knows

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE

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What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone

Lord, we don’t need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
Enough to last till the end of time

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone

Lord, we don’t need another meadow
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
Oh listen, lord, if you want to know

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some
Oooh, but just for every, every, everyone

(What the world needs now)
Whoooo
(Is love sweet love)
Is Love
(What the world needs now)
Whoooo
(Is love sweet love)
Is love….

O TANNENBAUM

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O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Wie treu sind deine Blatter!
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Wie treu sind deine Blatter!
Du grunst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,
Nein, auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Wie treu sind deine Blatter!

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit
Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut!
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
O Tannembaum, O Tannenbaum
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

NOT WHAT YOU SEE

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Wait a minute baby
I’ll be right back
I just gotta talk
To a friend
For a couple of minutes

I see you looking
At the two of us
And what do you see
The oldest couple at the Mayflower
Esther and Me

I push her in the chair
I know she’d walk
If she could
She says “Take your pills”
As if they do any good

I’ll bet you think
That what you’re looking
At is all we are
Two old people forgetting
The way we were
Sonny, no one is
What they look like
Everyone’s so much more
Sonny, no one is
What they look like
And we’re not what
You see that’s for sure

You should have known her before
You should have known her before
Legs she had legs
That made the guys drool
And her waist was as small
As your neck
And the face and the hair
And the rest of her
And when I look at her now
I still see her young and beautiful
She’s my girl and I’m her Joe
And we’re not what you see

In a minute baby I’ll be right back
I just got some more to say
To my young new friend here

Esther just turned 80 and I’m 83
The oldest couple at the Mayflower
Esther and me
I knew that when I saw her
We were meant to be one
She says she didn’t notice me
But don’t you believe her

I’ll bet you think that what you’re looking at
Is all we are
Two old people
Stumbling through the days

Sonny, no one is what
They look like
Everyone’s so much more
Sonny, no one is what
They look like
And we’re not what you see
That’s for sure

You should have known me before
You should have known me before
Hair, I had hair the girls
Loved to feel and a built
Watch out Joe Poluka
I could see I could hear
I could run a mile
And when I dream of us now
I still see us young and beautiful
She’s my girl and I’m her Joe
And we’re not what you see

I guess I better go now
She’s my family
The oldest couple
At the Mayflower
Esther and Me
I’ll help her with her bath
And then I’ll kiss her goodnight
And sometime’s we dance
In the early moonlight

I’ll bet you think that what
You’re looking at is all we are
Two old people
Watching the days go by
Sonny, no one is what
They look like
Everyone’s so much more
Sonny no one is what
They look like
And we’re not what you see
That’s for sure

I’ll be right there darlin’

BECAUSE IT’S CHRISTMAS

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Unto us a son is given
Unto us a son is given
Unto us a son is given
Unto us a child is born
Tonight the stars shine for the children
And light the way for dreams to fly
Tonight our love comes wrapped in ribbons
The world is right
And hopes are high
And from a dark
And frosted window
A child appears
To search the sky

Because it’s Christmas
Because it’s Christmas
Tonight belongs to all the children
Tonight their joy rings through the air
And so we send our tender blessings
To all the children everywhere
To see the smiles and hear the laughter
A time to give
A time to share

Because it’s Christmas
For now and forever
For all of the children
And for the children in us all
Tonight belongs to all the children
Tonight their joy rings through the air
And so we send our tender blessings
To all the children everywhere
To see the smiles and hear the laughter
A time to give
A time to share

Because it’s Christmas
For now and forever
For all of the children
And for the children in us all