WHEN OCTOBER GOES
By
Barry Manilow
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And when October goes
The snow begins to fly
Above the smokey roofs
I watch the planes go by
The children running home
Beneath a twilight sky
Oh, for the fun of them
When I was one of them
And when October goes
The same old dream appears
And you are in my arms
To share the happy years
I turn my head away
To hide the helpless tears
Oh how I hate to see October go
And when October goes
The same old dream appears
And you are in my arms
To share the happy years
I turn my head away
To hide the helpless tears
Oh how I hate to see October go
I should be over it now I know
It doesn’t matter much
How old I grow
I hate to see October go
HALFWAY OVER THE HILL
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I been working all my life
working hard for all my life
trying to find the reason fore living
tryin not to take to much with out giving
never saw no rainbows in my sky
but don’t you see I’m halfway over the hill
I’m passing over the hardest part
I’m halfway over the hill
its got to get easier from now on
I’ve been running all my life
lord , I’ve run for all my life
seeing joy and seeing people grieveing
seeing towns I don’t remember leaving
never saw no bluebirds in my sky
don’t you see I’m halfway over the hill
I’m passing over the hardest part
I’m halfway over the hill
It’s got to get easier from on now
I’m halfway over the hill
I’m passing over the hardest part
I’m halfway over the hill
It’s got to get easier from on now
THE NIGHT THAT TITO PLAYED
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It was a hot night
The crowd was hangin’ in the neighborhood
Everybody there was lookin’ so cool
Everyone was feelin’ so good
Now, mister puente
They said he’d be here by ten-thirty
Said he was comin’ back to his roots again
To finds some old friends
The night that Tito played
My life forever changed
I felt my heart and soul come alive
I felt it all
Movin’ and swayin’ under the moon
Prayin’ to the rhythm of a puente tune
The night that Tito played
Nothin’ was ever the same
There was Romona
She came uptown from corona
Right there on the stairway of the subway train
We danced real slow
(she was heaven to know)
She whispered secrets
The way she kissed me it was perfect
We held on in the shadows of the city lights
Oh, it felt so right
The night that Tito played
My life forever changed
I felt my heart and soul come alive
I felt it all
Movin’ and swayin’ under the moon
Prayin’ to the rhythm of a puente tune
The night that Tito played
Nothin’ was ever the same
The night that Tito played
My life forever changed
I felt my heart and soul come alive
I felt it all
Movin’ and swayin’ under the moon
Prayin’ to the rhythm of a puente tune
The night that Tito played
Nothin’ would ever be the same
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’
REMINISCING
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Friday night it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
How to tell you girl
I want to build my world around you
Tell you that it’s true
I wanna make you understand
I’m talking about a life time plan
That’s the way it began
We were hand in hand
Glen Miller’s Band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And the porter too
Made us dance across the room
It ended it all too soon
And on the way back home
I promise you, you’ll never be alone
Hurry don’t be late
I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we’re old
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
Friday night it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
Now as the years roll on
Each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along
Older times we’re missing
Spending the hours reminiscing
Hurry don’t be late
I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we’re old
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
You should be dancing
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing
And reminiscing
COPACABANA (AT THE COPA) 2005 DANCE MIX
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Her name is Lola
She was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair
And a dress cut down to there
She would merengue
And do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
Across the crowded floor
They worked from eight til’ four
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
At the copa
Copacabana
The hottest spot north of havana
Here at the copa
Copacabana
Music and passion
Were always the fashion
At the copa
They fell in love…
His name was Rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair
He saw lola dancing there
And when she finished
He called her over
But rico went a bit too far
Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew
And chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?
At the copa
Copacabana
The hottest spot north of havana
At the copa
Copacabana
Music and passion
Were always the fashion
At the copa
She lost her love
Her name is lola
She was a showgirl
But that was many years ago
When they use to have a show
Now it’s a disco
But not for lola
Still in the dress she use to wear
Faded feathers in her hair
She sits there so refined
And drinks herself half blind
She lost her youth
And she lost her tony
Now she’s lost her mind
At the copa
Copacabana
The hottest spot north of havana
At the copa
Copacabana
Music and passion
Were always the fashion
At the copa
Don’t fall in love…