WHEN I WANTED YOU
By
Barry Manilow

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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

JOY TO THE WORLD

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Joy to the world! The Lord is come:
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns:
Let men their songs employ,
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground:
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
He rules the earth with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousnes
And wonders of his love.

YOU CAN HAVE THE T.V.

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You can have the T.V.
I’ll take the radio
Really, I don’t want the T.V.
Just please the radio
I’d like that chair if you don’t want it
Thank you
You keep the couch
You’ll need a couch that’s ok
You can keep the records
Cause it’s your sterio
Really, I won’t need the records
Without a sterio
I’d like the kitchen chairs and table
Thank you
You keep the bed
I’ll buy a bed
That’s ok

The books we can split in half
The pots and pan we’ll do the same
The pictures on the wall
We can split in half
And you can have the scrabble game
The money in the bank
We can split in half
And you can have your single name
Our friends, we can split in half
And we can each have half the lane
Ok it’s settled then
You can have the t.v.
I’ll take the radio
Really I don’t want the t.v.
Just please the radio
I’ll like a lamp if you don’t want it
Thank you
You keep the couch you’ll need a couch
That’s ok
You keep the bed, I’ll buy a bed
That’s ok
The dog, you keep the dog
I’ll come around and see him now and then

IF

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If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late.
And if I were a good man, I’d talk with you more often than I do.

If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don’t put your wires in my brain.

If I were the moon, I’d be cool.
If I were a book, I would bend.
If I were a good man, I’d understand the spaces between friends.

If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I’d be home and dry.
And if I go insane, will you still let me join in with the game?

If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late again.
If I were a good man, I’d talk to you more often than I do.

MEMORY

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Midnight,
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect
At my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I cam smile at the old days
It was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again
Daylight,
I must wait for a sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn’t give in
When the dawn comes tonight will be
A memory too

And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smokey days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies
Another night is over Another day is dawning
Touch me,
It’s so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my day in the sun
If you touch me you’ll understand what
Happiness is
Look a new day has begun

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days It was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

LET’S GET ON WITH IT

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Whatcha’ gonna do it with my time darlin’
Whatcha’ gonna do with my soul
When ya’ gonna make up your mind about me
Whatcha’ you still need to know
When are ya gonna walk out the door forever
When are ya gonna run and hide
Darlin’ can’t ya see that it’s now or never
Say you’re gonna stay or say good-bye

But let’s get on with it
Let’s get started
Climb up or fall down the hill
Either foward or else it’s backward
But nothing ever stands still
So let’s get on with it
Whatcha’ gonna do with the hope inside you
Whatcha’ gonna do with your dreams
How ya gonna live with all those mem’ries
Wonderin’ how it might have been
All I’m askin’ is keep on tryin’
All ya gotta dois hold on
No ones gonna guaruntee tomorrow

But it’s gonna be here before too long
So let’s get on with it
Let’s get started
Climb up or fall down the hill
Either foward or else it’s backward
But nothing ever stands still
So let’s get on with it