WHERE DO I BEGIN? (THEME FROM LOVE STORY)
By
Barry Manilow
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Where do I begin to tell the story
Of how great a love can be
The sweet love story that is older than the sea
The simple truth about the love she brings to me
Where do I start
With her first hello
She gave new meaning to this empty world of mine
They’ll never be another love another time
She came into my life and made the living fine
She fills my heart
She fills my heart with very special things
Angel songs and wild imaginings
She fill my soul with so much love
That any where I go I’m never lonely
With her around who could be lonely
I reach for her hand
She’s always there
How long does it last
Can love be measured by the hours in a day
I have no answers now
But this much I can say
I know I’ll need her until the stars all burn away
And she’ll be there
How long does it last
Can love be measured by the hours in a day
I have no answers now
But this much I can say
I know I’ll need her until the stars all burn away
And she’ll be there
SINCERELY
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Sincerely, oh yes, sincerely
‘Cause I love you so dearly
Please say you’ll be mine
Sincerely, oh you know how I love you
I’ll do anything for you
Please say you’ll be mine
Oh Lord, won’t you tell me why
I love that fella so
He doesn’t want me
But I’ll never, never, never, never let him go
Sincerely, oh you know how I love you
I’ll do anything for you
Please say you’ll be mine
Oh Lord, won’t you tell me why
I love that fella so
He doesn’t want me
But I’ll never, never, never, never let him go
Sincerely, oh you know how I love you
I’ll do anything for you
Please say you’ll be mine
Please say you’ll be mine
I HEAR HER PLAYING MUSIC
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I hear her playing music
In her room alone at night
She just moved in a month ago
She isn’t gonna play the game
I thought she’d smile
And come on slow
I still don’t even know her name
She must like being lonely
Got no time for anyone
But I hear her play that stereo
Right through to the rising sun
I hear her playing music
In her room alone at night
Through the day she’s so elusive
Staying safe and out of sight
If you say hello she lets it go
Cool and so polite
And I hear her playing music
In her room alone at night
Baby are you sad and lonely
Or did somebody do you wrong
Cause you know that you need only
Look my way
And they’ll play our song
And I love your nightly music
But you can’t keep playing through
Cause I’m having trouble sleeping
And when I do I dream of you
I thought I’d try
And break the freeze
And win her heart with harmony
So I answered back
And played a stack
Of my favorite CD’s
But she just doesn’t hear me
Doesn’t have a word to say
So I stay awake and turn it up
Hoping she’ll look out my way
I hear her playing music
In her room alone at night
Through the day she’s so elusive
Staying safe and out of sight
If you say hello she lets it go
Cool and so polite
And I hear her playing dave koz!
In her room alone at night
In her room alone at night
Baby are you sad and lonley
Baby won’t you tell me your name
I’m in my room alone at night
Your in your room alone at night
BERMUDA TRIANGLE
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We decide to get away
And have some fun
Book a room and catch a flight
For two weeks in the sun
She says, “Hawaii’s too expensive.”
I say, “Barbados isn’t bad.”
She says, “I’d love to see Bermuda”
And I say, “Woman, are you mad!”
Bermuda Triangle
It makes people disappear
Bermuda Triangle
Don’t go too near
But she
Doesn’t see my angle
And she thinks I’m being dumb
So Bermuda Triangle
Here we come!
Lying with my woman on
The island sand
I look up and see her with
A stranger, hand in hand
I see her sitting on his blanket
I see them going for a swim
And when I run to find my woman
I find her running after him!
Bermuda Triangle
Makes my woman disappear
Bermuda Triangle
Don’t go too near
Looking
At it from my angle
Do you see why I’m so sad
Oh Bermuda Triangle
Very bad!
Lying lost and lonely on
The island sand,
When a lovely stranger says
Hello and takes my hand
And soon she’s sitting on my blanket
And then we’re going for a swim
When I say, “What about your boyfriend?”
She turns and waves goodbye to him!
Bermuda Triangle
It makes people disappear
Bermuda Triangle
Don’t go too near
But look
At it from my angle
And you’ll see why I’m so glad
Now Bermuda Triangle
Not so bad!
Everybody
Bermuda Triangle
It makes people disappear
Bermuda Triangle
Don’t go too near
But look
At it from my angle
And you’ll see why I’m so glad
Now Bermuda Triangle
Not so bad!
I WRITE THE SONGS
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I’ve been alive forever
And I wrote the very first song
I put the words and the melodies together
I am music
And I write the songs
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs
My home lies deep within you
And I’ve got my own place in your soul
Now when I look out through your eyes
I’m young again, even tho’ I’m very old
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs
Oh, my music makes you dance and gives you spirit to take a chance
And I wrote some rock ‘n roll so you can move
Music fills your heart, well that’s a real find place to start
It’s from me, it’s for you
It’s from you, it’s for me
It’s a worldwide symphony
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs
I am music and I write the songs
SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH
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You asked me if I loved you
And I choked on my reply
I rather hurt you honestly
Than miss lead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you
On what you say or do
I’m only just beginning
To see the real you
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty to much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I want to hold you ’til I die
’til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you ’til
The fear in me subsides
Romancing all his strategie
Leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity
Some tenderness survives
I’m just another writer
Still trapped within my truths
A hesatant prized fighter
Still trapped within my youth
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty to much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I want to hold you ’til I die
’til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you ’til
The fear in me subsides
At times I like to break you
And drag you to your knees
At times I like to break through
And hold you endlessly
At times I understand you
And I know how hard you’ve tried
I watched why love comands you
And I watched love pass you by
At times I think we’re drifters
Still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister
But then the passion flares again
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty to much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I want to hold you ’til I die
’til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you ’til
The fear in me subsides