THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
By
Barry Manilow
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Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays
‘Cause no matter how far away you roam
When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze
For the holidays you can’t beat home, sweet home
I met a man who lives in Tennessee
And he was headin’ for
Pennsylvania and some homemade pumpkin pie
From Pennsylvania folks are trav’lin’ down
To Dixie’s sunny shore
From Atlantic to Pacific, gee,
The traffic is teriffic!
Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays
‘Cause no matter how far away you roam
When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze
For the holidays you can’t beat home, sweet home
When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze
For the holidays you can’t beat home
Holidays you can’t beat home
Holidays you can’t beat home,sweet home
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
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(January to December)
(We’ll have moments to remember)
The New Year’s Eve we did the town
The day we tore the goal post down
We will have these moments to remember
The quiet walks, the noisy fun
The ballroom prize we almost won
We will have these moments to remember
Though summer turns to winter
And the present disappears
The laughter we were glad to share
Will echo through the years
When other nights and other days
May find us gone our separate ways
We will have these moments to remember
(The drive in movie where we’d go)
(And somehow never watched the show)
We will have these moments to remember
Though summer turns to winter
And the present disappears
The laughter we were glad to share
Will echo through the years
When other nights and other days
May find us gone our separate ways
We will have these moments to remember
WHEN I WANTED YOU
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Tho’ we’re going our separate ways
There can only be brighter days
‘Cause I didn’t mean that much to you
Work it out, don’t lose the fight
You can make it turn out right
‘Cause you’ve got the heart to be secure
When I wanted you, I needed you
And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you
When I gave you time to make up your mind
You turned you back on me
And now I’ve got to turn my back on you
After all that we’ve been through
Leavin’ you is so hard to do
But when I close my eyes I don’t feel the pain
What was wrong and who was right
In the end you see the light
‘Cause you think a lot when you’re on your own
When I wanted you
I needed you
And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you
When I gave you time to make up your mind
You turned your back on me
And now I’m turnin’ mine on you
Now you’re on your own
How does it feel
To feel the way I used to feel
When I wanted you
I needed you
And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you
When I gave you time to make up your mind
You turned you back on me
And now I’m turnin’ mine on you
When I wanted you
ALL I NEED IS THE GIRL
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Once my clothes where shabby
Tailors called me cabby
So I took a vow
Said this bum’ll be Beau Brummell
Now I’m smooth and snappy
Now my tailor’s happy
I’m the cat’s meow
My wardrobe is a-wow
Paris silk, Harris tweed
There’s only one thing I need
Got my tweed pressed
Got my best vest
All I need now is the girl
Got my striped tie
Got my hopes high
Got the time and the place and I got rhythm
Now all I need is the girl to go with ’em
If she’ll just appear
We’ll take this big town for a whirl
And if she’ll say
“My darling, I’m yours,” I’ll throw away
My striped tie and my best pressed tweed
All I need now is the girl
SWING STREET
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It’s raining down sorrow
And nothing bad news
You know I’ve had it up to here living with these blues
But I won’t let it get me down
It’s not the only game in town
In my mind, I’m goin’ to Swing Street
I’m a dreamer on a rough road
And I need to hear the music once again
When there’s nothing but bad news,
I’ve got a way to beat the blues
I close my eyes, and I go to Swing Street
You can dance there, there’s a chance there
Of finding a little romance there
You don’t know who you’ll meet
When you’re down on Swing Street
Lose your blues in a minute
Cop a groove and you’re in it
I’m tellin’ you once, I’m tellin’ you twice
Better take my advice
If you’re weepin’ and you’re wailin’
I’ve got a cure to fix exactly what is ailin,
Count to four and grab my hand say I’ll meet
You by the band
You and I , we’re goin’ to Swing Street
Give yourself to the rhythm
And every wrong is forgiven
You may even lose the bluest of blues
Get back on your feet
When your best friends turn to strangers
And one more workin’ day don’t seem worth
All the changes
Just reach out and take my hand and I’ll meet
You by the band
You and I, we’re goin’ to Swing Street
Yes you and I, we’re going to go to Swing Street
WE’VE GOT TONIGHT
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I know it’s late
I know you’re weary
I know your plans don’t include me
Still here we are
Both of us lonely
Longing for shelter
From all that we see
Why should we worry
No one’ll care
Look at the stars
So far away
We’ve got tonight
Who needs tomorrow
We’ve got tonight babe
Why don’t you stay
Deep in my soul
I’ve been so lonely
All of my hopes
Fading away
I’ve long for love
Like everyone else does
But I may stop searching
After today
So there it is, girl
I’ve said it all now
And here we are
What do you say
We’ve got tonight
Who needs tomorrow
We’ve got tonight babe
Why don’t you stay
I know it’s late
I know you’re weary
I know your plans don’t include me
Still here we are
Both of us lonely
Both of us lonely
We got tonight
Who needs tomorrow
Let’s make it last
Let’s find away
Turn out the light
Come take my hand now
We got tonight babe
Why don’t you stay