WHEN THE GOOD TIMES COME AGAIN
By
Barry Manilow
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Every rainbow has to have an end
A pot of gold or dreams foretold
May not be there my friend
In this high and mighty world we live in
Sometimes we have to break
Sometimes we have to bend
Until the good times come again
I’ll see you then
When the good times come again
When you and I have made it back
From the people and the places we have been
I’ll see you then
When the good times come again
The door that we go out of
Is door that we come in
When the good times come again
When the good times come again
Hope we both survive the world out there
You’ll never know what wind will blow
So don’t forget I care
And don’t forget the way we felt together
Sometimes we have to hold
To all the good that’s been
THE CHRISTMAS SONG
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Chestnuts roasting on a open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos
Everybody knows
A turkey and some misteltoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is going to spy
Too see if reindeer even know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
All though it’s been said many times
Many ways
Merry Christmas to you
And every mother’s child is going to spy
Too see if reindeer even know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
All though it’s been said many times
Many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you
HERE COMES THE NIGHT
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The day is ending
And the same old pain begins
Each deeper shade of blue
Brings back more of you to miss
I fight the tears again
But I just can’t win and…
Here comes the night
And here I go out of my mind again
Here comes the night
And here I go crazy missin’ you
Wanting you
Needing you
I just can’t stand it
Here comes the night again
I still remember
You lyin’ next to me
The love would go so deep
We wouldn’t get to sleep at all
These nights I’m losing sleep
To a lonely memory
Here comes the night
And here I go out of my mind again
Here comes the night
And here I go crazy missin’ you
Wanting you
Needing you
I just can’t stand it
Here comes the night again
Will it never end
Why can’t I get forever
Here comes the night
And here I go out of my mind again
Here comes the night
And here I go crazy missin’ you
Wanting you
Needing you
I just can’t stand it
Here comes the night again
SHADOW MAN
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No one knows you but they all love you
Just don’t let them get too much of you
Careful man
Don’t forget you’re the shadow man
Look how many beleave they need you
Look how many tried to read you
No one can
You get off on it shadow man
And so you smile your smile
And fool those fools you care about
You’ve got it all
You’ve got the whole thing figured out
Well haven’t you?
Just confuse’em with smoke and static
Make’em think that you enigmatic
That’s the plan
You’re the best at it shadow man
And when anyone penetrated
The illusion that you created
Off you ran
You’re too fast for them
Shadow man
No emotional complication
That would ruin your reputation
Every fan
Needs a fantasy shadow man
If they could see behind the smile
And find the fear and doubt
They’d turn away
They’d have the whole think figured out
Well wouldn’t they?
No one knows you but they all love you
Just don’t let them get too much of you
Careful man
Don’t you forget you’re the shadow man
Every day now I see you clearer
You’re the mystery in the mirror
Man to man
Tell me what’s the plan?
Tell me how long can you be
A shadow man
SUMMER OF ’78
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It was one of those summer’s
Lasting forever
Making the winter wait
A summer of music and passion
The summer of ’78
You appeared like the summer
Sudden and perfect
And not a day too late
I swear there was music when I found you
That summer of ’78
It seem we floated through the days
And nights were always filled with stars
And it seemed every song they played on the radio
Was ours
It was one of those summer’s
Only for lovers
Touched by the hand of faith
And now when the winter’s are long
I remember the summer of ’78
SEE THE SHOW AGAIN
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They tell me I’m the man of the hour
Champange all around
It’s been so long sence I been alone
Sometimes it gets me down
And you your pretty as a picture
And I don’t even know you name
But I sure would like to meet you
Why don’t you see the show again
I’ve been playing these love songs for ever
Some times the words don’t make much sinces
So I’m living it all though the music
Even last nights complaments
I’ve been playing for thousands of people
Some times it just never ends
But the look in your eyes feels so good to me
Why don’t you see the show again
God knows there not much I can say
I don’t have time for love in my life
But if I ever thought about changing my mind
It might be with you tonight
I’ve been on the road for so many weeks now
And I’m losing track of time
Trying to make everyone happy
I wonder whats really mine
And you your pretty as as picture
But I don’t even know your name
I sure would like to meet you some time
Why don’t you see the show agian
Why don’t you see the show again
See it only baby
See the show,see the show again
Maybe we can get to know each other better some time