WHERE OR WHEN
By
Barry Manilow
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It seems we stood here
And take like this before
We look at each other
In the same old way
But I can’t remember
Where or when
The clothes you’re wearing
Are the clothes you wore
The smile you’re smiling
You where smiling then
I can’t remember where or when
Something’s that happened for the first time
Seem to be happening again
And so it seems that we have met before
And laugh before and loved before
But who knows where or when
Something’s that happened for the first time
Seem to be happening again
And so it seems that we have met before
And laugh before and loved before
But who knows where or when
AS SURE AS I’M STANDING HERE
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Sometimes I look at you
Sad and so beautiful
Young and alone
And so far from home
Much too much for you
Much too soon
Empty eyes gazin’ at the moon
As sure as I’m standing here
You’ll never have to be afraid
As sure as I’m standing here
I’ll try and help you find your way
Oh I swear, as sure as I’m standing here
You’ll never need to be alone
You’ve got my word
As sure as I’m standing here
Sometimes I look at you
Sleepin’ like a baby
Your hair combed with sunlight
Full of sweet days
You say nothin’ matters
Say you know how it is
Did you think it would be like this?
But sure as standing here
You’ll never have to be afraid
As sure as I’m standing here
I’ll try and help you find your way
Oh I swear, as sure as I’m standing here
You’ll never need to be alone
You’ve got my word
As sure as I’m standing here
Oh I swear as sure as I’m standing here
TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY
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I was gonna see the world one day
Maybe be a movie star
Or buy a quiet house, down by the bay
And write about the way things are
But the way things are right now
I can hardly write my name
And I’ve lost my taste for the wanderin’ ways
For fortune and for fame
Darlin’ all I want to do is be with you
Twenty four hours a day
All the other dreams I’ve had
Have faded away
Darlin’ all I want to do is be with you
Twenty four hours a day
If you want to be with me
Then here’s where I’ll stay
I was gonna save the human race
Find my place in history
Or sail away one day far out in space
And live a life of mystery
But the mystery to me
Is the life I’ve lived before
And the place for me isn’t history
It’s with you forever more
Darlin’ all I want to do is be with you
Twenty four hours a day
All the other dreams I’ve had
Have faded away
Darlin’ all I want to do is be with you
Twenty four hours a day
If you want to be with me
Then here’s where I’ll stay
Darlin’ all I want to do is be with you
Twenty four hours a day
All the other dreams I’ve had
Have faded away
Darlin’ all I want to do is be with you
Twenty four hours a day
BLUE VELVET
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She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet was the night
Softer than satin was the light
From the stars
She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet were her eyes
Warmer than May her tender sighs
Love was ours
Ours a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly
But when she left, gone was the glow of
Blue velvet
But in my heart there’ll always be
Precious and warm, a memory
Through the years
And I still can see blue velvet
Through my tears
EVEN NOW
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Even Now
When there’s someone else who cares
When there’s someone home who’s waiting just for me
Even now I think about you as I’m climbing up the stairs
And I wonder what to do so she won’t see
That even now
When I know it wasn’t right
And I found a better life than what we had
Even now I wakeup crying in the middle of the night
And I can’t believe it still could hurt so bad
Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it’s still so hard without you
Even now when I come shining through
I swear I think of you
And how I wish you knew
Even now
Even now
When I never hear your name
And the world has changed so much since you been gone
Even now I still remember and the feeling’s still the same
And the pain inside of me goes on and on
Even now
Even now when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it’s still so hard without you
Even now when I come shining through
I swear I think of you
And God I wish you knew
Some how
Even now
NIGHT SONG
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Listen
The city is singin’ its night song
A city of shadows and fading starlight
Mixed with bar light
Listen
The empty streets echo the right song
A melody I used to think was only for the
Lonely
Night song
I hear you
Now as the night disappears
But this time
Your blues
Is music to my ears
The rumble of the train
The rustle of the wind
The rhythm of the footsteps
The blarin’ of a horn
The murmur of a voice
The echo of a siren
Night song!
You used to find me cryin’ in my beer
Now you remind me tomorrow she’ll be here
She’ll be here!
Oh, night song
You sing of a train from New Orleans
And deep in the music I hear her hummin’
Now she’s coming home!
The city is singin’ its night song
Listen