WHY DON’T WE TRY - A SLOW DANCE
By
Barry Manilow
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Why don’t we try a slow dance
It’s all going by us to fast
Oh, why don’t we try a slow dance
And maybe this moment will last
All night long we’ve been dancing
Dancing too far away
All night long I’ve been waiting for them
To play a slow one
Why don’t we try a slow dance
Before it all comes to a close
We’ll see how it feels
And see where the feeling goes
Oh why don’t we try a slow dance and then
Who knows
It’s all goin’ by us to fast
And maybe this moment will last
All night long we’ve been dancing
Dancin’ to far away
All night long I ‘ve been wateing for them
To play a slow one
Why don’t we try a slow dance
Before it all comes to a close
We’ll see how it fells
And see where the fellin’ goes
Oh why don’t we try a slow dance
And then who knows
Then who knows
Who knows
Who knows
WHEN THE GOOD TIMES COME AGAIN
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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
I’LL BE SEEING YOU
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I’ll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mind embrases
All day through
In that small cafe
The park across the way
The children’s carousel
The chestnut tree
The wishing well
And I’ll be seeing you
In every lovely summers day
In every thing that’s light and gay
I’ll always think of you that way
I’ll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I’ll be looking at the moon
Oh but
I’ll be seeing you
In every lovely summers day
In every thing that’s light and gay
I’ll always think of you that way
I’ll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I’ll be looking at the moon
But I’ll be seeing you
SILVER BELLS
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Christmas makes you feel emotional
It may bring parties or thoughts devotional
Whatever happens or what may be,
Here is what Christmas time means to me.
City sidewalk, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style.
In the air there’s
A feeling of Christmas.
Children laughing, people passing,
Meeting smile after smile,
And on every street corner you’ll hear:
Silver bells, silver bells,
It’s Christmas time in the city.
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,
Soon it will be Christmas day.
City street lights,
Even stop lights,
Blink a bright red and green,
As the shoppers rush home
With their treasures.
Hear the snow crunch,
See the kids bunch,
This is Santa’s big scene,
And above all this bustle you’ll hear:
Silver bells, silver bells,
It’s Christmas time in the city.
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,
Soon it will be Christmas day.
CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
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Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can’t help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can’t help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
For I can’t help falling in love with you
AND WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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Every day
As I sit and stare through my window
I look out
At a world that’s tearing apart
This is what I see
And what do you see?
Time goes by
And the times get worse
Through my window
Still I watch
As the madness darkens the heart
This is what I see.
And what do you see?
Tell me how do we live in a world
That is crumbling away
And be happy
As we are today?
Still I watch
As I pin my hopes on the future
Still I wait
Wond’ring what in heaven will be
Is this an ending
Or a beginning
That I see?
And what do you see?
And at times it appears that our happiness
Hangs by a thread
Can we hold on
Through what lies ahead?
People say
I should turn away
From the window
All the worry
In all the world doesn’t pay
And still I wonder
What kind of future
Starts this way?
For you…
And me…
And what do you see?