YOUNG AT HEART
By
Barry Manilow
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Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you
If you’re young at heart.
For it’s hard, you will find, to be narrow of mind
If you’re young at heart.
You can go to extremes with impossible schemes.
You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams.
And life gets more exciting with each passing day.
And love is either in your heart, or on it’s way.
Don’t you know that it’s worth every treasure on earth
To be young at heart.
For as rich as you are, it’s much better by far
To be young at heart.
And if you should survive to 105,
Look at all you’ll derive out of being alive!
And here is the best part, you have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart.
And if you should survive to 105,
Look at all you’ll derive out of being alive!
And here is the best part, you have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart.
ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
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Baby, when I met you
There was peace unknown
I set out to get you
With a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on
You do something to me
That I can’t explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on
Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel
Needs no conversation
We can ride it together, ah-ha
Making love with each other, ah-ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha
I can’t live without you
If the love was gone
Everything is nothing
If you got no one
And you did walk in the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing
But that won’t happen to us
And we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing
No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never
We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together, ah-ha
Making love with each other, ah-ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha
Sail away
Ooooh, come sail away with me
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha
SOME BAR BY THE HARBOR
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Salin’ can save me
Or I drown evermore
But I’m on the waves
With you on the shore
Never mind
One find day
In some bar
By the harbor
I’ll find you
There you’ll be
As you where
Corner stool
By the jukebox
Watin’ for me
I can remember
Sweet child
Gone a mile
Swayin’ your head
To the crazy ragtime
Sayin’ “hey you got a quater?
Hey you look familiar
Hey you got a quater?
Let’s dance to the ragtime”
Slow down
Don’t time fly
Chased your smile
To some cold dingy attic
Now memories of
A room we shared
Heaven and home to me longer
And longer ago
I can remember
Time’s up
Callin’ ships all of the sounds
Of a restless harbor
You said “hey you look familiar
Come on you remember
Hey you got a quater?
Let’s dance to the ragtime
Sailin’ has saved me
From drownin’ evermore
But I’m on the waves
And you on the shore
Never mind
One find day
In some bar by the harbor
I’ll find you
Boozy, scared
Breakin’ down
Tellin’ the bouncer be cool
’cause you’re waitin’ for me
Like I been dreamin’
That’s you
Swingin’ ’round
Pushin’ your way like
A star to the jukebox
Sayin’ hey ya’ got a quater?
Hey don’t you remember?
Let’s dance to the ragtime!
Hey ya’ got a quater?
Hey don’t you remember?”
Why must I remember?
Never mind
One find day
In some bar by the harbor
I’ll find you
I’ll find you
I’ll find you
And will dance to the ragtime
Yes will dance to the ragtime
Will we dance and to the ragtime
Yes will dance to the ragtime
AT THE DANCE
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Feel the heat tonight
Everything so right
Let’s get together
At the dance
Turn down all the lights
I wanna hold you tight
Let’s stay here forever at the dance
Music starts to play
Carries us away
Let’s get together
At the dance
Feel your body move
Get into the groove
Let’s stay here forever at the dance
I’ve been watching you
You’ve been watching me
You’re my dream come true
You’re my fantasy
Will you be my girl?
Will you stay with me?
Let yourself go free
Come along with me
Let’s get together
At the dance
Girl we’ll be so fine
I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine
Let’s stay here forever
At the dance
I want to touch you now
Feel you close to me
Now I know just how
Love’s supposed to be
Feel the heat tonight
Everything so right
Let’s get together at the dance
Let’s get together
You and me will get together
Turn down all the lights
I wanna hold you tight
Let’s get together at the dance
Music starts to play
Carries us away
Let’s stay here forever at the dance
Feel your body move
Get into the groove
Let’s get together at the dance
Girl, we’ll be so fine
I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine
Let’s stay here forever at the dance
Let yourself go free
Come on over here to me
Let’s get together at the dance
Can you feel the heat tonight?
Ooh, everything’s so right
SAY NO MORE
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Say no more
You know we’ve been here before
Quiet, sleep now, baby say no more
Say no more
Don’t you tell me whats instore
I know you must go
Oh love say no more
You know how much I love you
Just how much I care
Place no one above you
No one else is there
Try to live my own life
Cause I know your game
Still it’s been a long night
And the night drives me insane
Say no more
Come in side and close the door
Hold me close now
But please say no more
You know how much I love you
Just how much I care
Place no one above you
No one else is there
Try to live my own life
Cause I know you game
Still it’s been a long night
And the night drives me insane
Say now more
Come in side and close the door
Hold me close now
But please say no more
Hold me close now
But please say no more
NOW IT’S FOR REAL
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Hard to believe
Only a day
And fifteen years of hard times
Flyin’ away
All those dead ends
Bills comin’ due
Then one door opens
And I walk through
Why should it amaze me
I always knew
Now it’s for real
Here and today
Forget about dreamin’
It’s real all the way
The world’s made to order
Here’s how it feels
Mine and I’m movin’ it
Now it’s for real
All the way up
I’m gonna climb
Been waitin’ forever
And here’s my time
Was hungry for years
Eyes on the goal
Now comes the payoff
I’m on a roll
And I’m gonna own this
Body and soul
Now it’s for real
Here and today
Forget about dreamin’
It’s real all the way
The world’s made to order
Here’s how it feels
Mine and I’m movin’ it
Now it’s for real
Letdown be gone
Runaround be gone
First time in my life
My timing’s dead on!
Now it’s for real
Here and today
Forget about dreamin’
It’s real all the way
The world’s made to order
Here’s how it feels
Mine and I’m movin’ it
Now it’s for real