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Carly Simon | Playing Possum | /c/carly+simon/playing+possum_20027358.html | We lived up here in Cambridge
And browsed in the hippest newsstands
The we started our own newspaper
Gave the truth about Uncle Sam
We loved to be so radical
But like a ragged love affair
Some became disenchanted
And some of us just got scared
Now are you playing possum
Keeping a low profile
Are you playing possum for a while
Then you moved to the country
Bought a farm and tilled the land
Then you took your books to India
And got hooked on a holy man
But the wells they do run dry
And the speeches turn to words
And the woods are full of tigers
And freedom's for the birds
Now you run a bookstore
And you've taken on a wife
You wear patches on your elbows
And you live an easy life
But are you finally satisfied
Is it what you were lookin' for
Or does it sneak up on you
That there might be something more
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Carly Simon | Pure Sin | /c/carly+simon/pure+sin_20027378.html | I can barely see your sneakers
You say I got to keep my head down
You're painting my portrait
In a red velvet gown
How do you see me
As demure and discreet?
But do you know what I'll do
Do you know what I'll do
When I go out on the street?
Pure sin, pure sin
The kind you won't mind
The kind there could be trouble in
I can barely see your sneakers
You know they look pretty rough
Well I bet when you get loaded
You can get pretty tough
You pass me the caviar
Say "Hey baby do you want something to eat?"
But do you know what I'll do
Do you know what I'll do
When I go out on the street?
Pure sin, pure sin
The kind you won't mind
The kind there could be trouble in
I can barely see your sneakers
You're dripping paint all over the place
Why not get right to the point
And splash it right on my face!
How do you see me?
As silly and sweet?
But do you know what I'll do
When I go out on the street.
Pure sin, pure sin
The kind you won't mind
The kind there could be trouble in
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Carly Simon | Riverboat Gambler | /c/carly+simon/riverboat+gambler_20027225.html | Riverboat gambler
Drinking alone on the prow
Chasing your Bourbon with Tennessee gin
The big game's about to begin
Riverboat gambler
Hiding that Ave up your sleeve
I can see through all that debonaire style
The irony bending your smile
And I won't tip your hand
I won't do you in
I want to stay near you
I want you to win
Riverboat gambler
You can defy all the odds
You can draw diamonds to fill out your flush
You can find someone to trust
And I won't steal your chips
I won't steal your pride
Won't you take me on faith
Won't you let me inside
Riverboat gambler
Under our velvet and lace
You're an old vagabond, I'm a poor waif
Let's make a place that's safe
Riverboat gambler
Come on and let me inside
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Carly Simon | Rolling Down The Hills | /c/carly+simon/rolling+down+the+hills_20027263.html | People who have bad times
Write hard luck songs
But when their days are green
They think about love
Sunshine, flowers in a garden
Did I bump you sir?
I'm beggin' your pardon
have you seen such a day?
Let's begin it by startin'
And rollin' down the hills with me.
People who have short hair
Write short hair songs
But when their hair gets long
They think about winding it around in daisy chains
Waitin' for the showers
Just to wash it in the rain
Have you seen such hair?
Well let the wind play
As you're rollin' down the hills with me
People who have no hills
Write songs about plains
But if that's not what you want to do
Well you can jump aboard a bus
Or boat or wooden canoe
I know just the mountain
That's been waitin' for you
Too write songs about the peaks
And the beautiful views
As you're rollin' down the hills with me.
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Carly Simon | Shoulder To Shoulder | /c/carly+simon/shoulder+to+shoulder_20755765.html | We stand shoulder to shoulder
We see eye to eye
We dive deep under water
We jump high in the sky
We stand shoulder to shoulder
We stand side to side
When one of us gets a tiny bit tired
One gives the other a ride
I've never had a best friend before
So I can't be sure what it feels like
But I think it feels more like this
I think I feel more like myself
When I'm with you
Finding, losing and finding
Losing and finding
Making a bond that is strong
Building a house for our friendship
Breathing a breath for our song
For our song
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Carol Banawa | Hanggang Sa Muli | /c/carol+banawa/hanggang+sa+muli_20642004.html | Sa May istasyon ihahatid ka
Tinititigan bagahe mong dala
Minamasdan kita,
Mamaya'y wala ka na
Sa may istasyon kasama kita
Pinipigil luha sa 'king mata
Ngayo'y kapiling ka,
Mamaya'y nag-iisa na
Hanggang sa muli,
Iiwasang sa isip ka lagi
Di hahanapin o kakailanganin
Di sasabihing mahal ka sa akin
Hangang sa muli
Pipiliting huwag kang alalahanin
Di nanaisin yakap mo't halik
Di sasabihing sana'y magbalik
Hangang sa muli
Sa may istasyon ika'y sasakay na
Papalayo na'y sinusundan pa
Ika'y wala na ako'y nakatingin pa
Hangang sa muli
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Carol Banawa | I Believe | /c/carol+banawa/i+believe_20642002.html | I see from look in your eyes, there's
Something I could never deny
For the first the first
After all this time
I found true love
I have never been so happy in my life
Till you finally showed me for the first time
I know this time I found true love
CHROUS
And I believe from the moment we met
Your love is truly as good as it is
That, once I let you go
I'll never be happy again
And I believe for the very first time
Your love is truly
Meant to be mine
And my heart knows once I let you go
I'll never be happy again
You gave me the reason to live, now
All I ever want is to give you all of me
Cause I believe you gave me true love
REPEAT CHORUS
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Carol Banawa | If I Believe | /c/carol+banawa/if+i+believe_20642001.html | If I believe in paradise,
I swear I must be there.
I swear I must be there right now with you.
If I believe in miracles,
I'd know that one was happening to me.
But I don't believe in paradise
And miracles are not real.
Then, someone tell me what is this I feel?
Chorus:
I wanna believe it's love this time.
I wanna believe my heart's not telling me lies.
But with you I can't deny.
If I believe in paradise,
I swear...
I'm there.
If I believe in magic spells,
It all would be so clear:
A magic spell must have brought you here.
If I can see the future,
I'd see if you and I were meant to be.
But I don't know any magic,
And tomorrow's just a dream.
Then something in this fantasy is real.
I wanna believe it's love this time.
I wanna believe my heart's not telling me lies.
I wanna believe it's love this time.
I wanna believe my heart's not telling me lies.
But with you I can't deny
If I believe in paradise, I swear...
I'm there.
I'm there...
I swear...
If I believe.
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Carol Banawa | Ikaw Lamang | /c/carol+banawa/ikaw+lamang_21065098.html | Di ko maintindihan
Ang nilalaman ng puso
Tuwing magkahawak ang ating kamay
Pinapanalangin lagi tayong magkasama
Hinihiling bawat oras kapiling ka
Sa lahat ng aking ginagawa
Ikaw lamang ang nasa isip ko sinta
Sana'y di na tayo magkahiwalay
Kahit kailan pa man
Ikaw lamang ang aking minamahal
Ikaw lamang ang tangi kong inaasam
Makapiling ka habang buhay
Ikaw lamang sinta
Wala na kong hihingin pa
Wala na
Ayoko ng maulit pa
Ang nakaraang ayokong maalala
Bawat oras na wala ka
Parang mabigat na parusa
Huwag mong kakalimutan na kahit nag-iba
Hindi ako tumigil magmahal sayo sinta
Sa lahat ng aking ginagawa
Ikaw lamang ang nasa isip ko sinta
Sana'y di na tayo magkahiwalay
Kahit kailan pa man
Ikaw lamang ang aking minamahal
Ikaw lamang ang tangi kong inaasam
Makapiling ka habang buhay
Ikaw lamang sinta
Wala na kong hihingin pa
Wala na
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Carol Banawa | I'll Be There | /c/carol+banawa/ill+be+there_20236679.html | There are times that we are down
And tired of runnin' off the shore
There are times that we can't take it at all
And we let our feelings down
chorus
Remember that I am your friend
Who will always be there for you
Whenever you're in pain
Just call out and hear me say
I'll be there.....
(I'll be there.. I'll be there..)
There are times we keep on losin' our way
And we go astray
There are times that we can't make it at all
And we let our feelings down
(Repeat chorus)
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Carol Banawa | Maala Ala Mo Kaya | /c/carol+banawa/maala+ala+mo+kaya_21088441.html | Maala-ala mo kaya
Ang sumpa mo sa akin
Na ang pag-ibig mo ay
Sadyang di magmamaliw
Kung nais mong matanto
Buksan ang aking puso
At tanging larawan mo
Ang doo'y nakatago.
Di ka kaya magbago
Sa 'yong pagmamahal
Hinding-hindi giliw ko
Hanggang sa libingan
O kay sarap mabuhay
Lalo na't may lambingan
Ligaya sa puso ko
Ay di na mapaparam
Maala-ala mo kaya
Ang sumpa mo sa akin
Na ang pag-ibig mo ay
Sadyang magmamaliw
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Carol Banawa | Ocean Deep | /c/carol+banawa/ocean+deep_20172292.html | Love can't you see I'm alone
Can't you give this fool a chance
A little love is all I ask - a little kindness
In the night
Please don't leave me behind
don't tell me love is blind
A little love is all I ask and that is all
Oh love I've been searching so long
I've been searching high'n'low
A little love is all I ask - a little sadness
When you're gone
Maybe you need a friend
Only please don't let's pretend
A little love is all I ask and that is all
I wanna spread my wings - but I just can't fly
As a string of pearls the pretty girls go sailing by
Ocean deep - I'm so afraid to show my feelings
I have sailed a million ceilings
Solitary room
Ocean deep - will I ever find a lover
Maybe he has found another
And as I cry myself to sleep
I know this love of mine I'll keep - ocean deep
Love can't you hear when I call
Can't you hear a word I say
A little love is all I ask
A little feeling when we touch
Why am I still alone?
I've got a heart without a home
A little love is all I ask - and that is all
I wanna spread my wings - but I just can't fly
As a string of pearls and pretty girls go sailing by
Ocean deep - I'm so afraid to show my feelings
I have sailed a million ceilings
Solitary room
Ocean deep - will I ever find a lover
Maybe he has found another
And as I cry myself to sleep
I know this love of mine I'll keep - ocean deep
I'm so lonely lonely lonely...
Maybe..
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Carol Banawa | Soon It's Christmas | /c/carol+banawa/soon+its+christmas_20767355.html | The thought of you keeps haunting me
And it's your face I always see
Wherever I go, I always remember
Soon it's Christmas, yes, it's Christmas
But you're not here anymore
The last time it was us together
But we just can't make it last forever
What can I do each time I remember
Soon it's Christmas, ooh, it's Christmas again
Chorus
Though the stars shine so bright
I just can't feel so right
If I can't find a way to be with you again on Christmas day
Yeah yeah
[Repeat 2nd stanza]
[Repeat chorus except last line]
[Repeat chorus]
Soon it's Christmas, ahh
Soon it's Christmas, yeah ahh
Soon it's Christmas
[Fading]
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Carpenters | All You Get From Love Is A Love Song | /c/carpenters/all+you+get+from+love+is+a+love+song_20027554.html | Like sailin' on a sailin' ship to nowhere
Love took over my heart like an ocean breeze
As seagulls fly I knew that I was losin'
Love was washed away with the driftin' tide
Oh it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love is a love song
That's got you layin' up nights just waitin'
For the music to start
It's such a dirty old shame when you got to
Take the blame for a love song
Because the best love songs are written
With a broken heart
And now the tears in my eyes are ever blinding
The future that lies before me I cannot see
(look at, look at, the future I cannot see)
Although tomorrow I know the sun is rising
Lighting up the world for everyone, but not for me
Oh it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love is a love song
That's got you layin' up nights just waitin'
For the music to start
It's such a dirty old shame when you got to
Take the blame for a love song
Because the best love songs are written
With a broken heart
(look at, look at, the future I cannot see)
Oh it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love is a love song
(All you get from love is an old love song)
That's got you layin' up nights just waitin'
For the music to start
It's such a dirty old shame when you got to
Take the blame for a love song
(Got to take the blame for an old love song)
Because the best love songs are written
With a broken heart
[Repeat x2]
Oh it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love is a love song
(All you get from love is an old love song)
That's got you layin' up nights just waitin'
For the music to start
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Carpenters | At The End Of A Song | /c/carpenters/at+the+end+of+a+song_20027628.html | They tell me
Somewhere this life isn't crazy
But I've traveled the world far and wide
And I say they're wrong
Don't sell me
Stories that music's a lady
It's not when the singer's alone
At the end of a song
[Chorus]
At the end of a song
There's no one
After the last note is played
Only the memory stays
Then even that fades away
And there's nothing so hard
As convincing your heart
That you should start singing again
You told me
Nothing could change perfect lovers
But like every promise you made
It broke before long
It's lonely
Falling away from each other
But we've come to the last of your words
And the end of a song
[Chorus]
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Carpenters | Away In A Manger | /c/carpenters/away+in+a+manger_20516522.html | Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus, lays down his sweet head.
The stars in the sky looked down where he lay
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle til morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,
And take us to heaven, to live with Thee there.
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Carpenters | Can't Smile Without You | /c/carpenters/cant+smile+without+you_10057633.html | Ah
You know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh, and I can't sleep
I don't even talk to people I meet
And I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
And you must know what I'm goin' thru
I just can't smile, without you
You came along just like a song
You brightened my day
Who'd believe you were part of a dream
That only seemed light years away
And you know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
And you must know what I'm goin' thru
I just can't smile, without you
Some people say the happiness wave
Is somethin' that's hard to find
Into the new leavin' the old behind me
And I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
And you must know what I'm goin' thru
I just can't smile, without you
Into the new, leaving the old behind me
And I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
And you must know what I'm goin' thru
I just can't smile, without you
You must know what I'm goin' thru
I just can't smile, without you
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Carpenters | Carol Of The Bells | /c/carpenters/carol+of+the+bells_20027466.html | Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, "Throw cares away."
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To young and old, meek and the bold
Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song,
With joyful ring, all caroling
One seems to hear words of good cheer
From everywhere, filling the air
Oh!, how they pound, raising their sound
O'er hill and dale, telling their tale
Gaily they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here!
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
On, on they send, on without end
Their joyful tone to every home
Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, "Throw cares away."
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To young and old, meek and the bold
Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song
With joyful ring, all caroling.
One seems to hear words of good cheer
From everywhere, filling the air
O, how they pound, raising their sound
O'er hill and dale, telling their tale
Gaily they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here!
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
On, on they send, on without end
Their joyful tone to every home.
Ding dong ding dong...
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Carpenters | Christ Is Born | /c/carpenters/christ+is+born_20027467.html | It is he
Christ who is born today
Hear him crying
In the manger
King of Heaven
Son of God
Alleluia, Alleluia
There he lies
There with the lambkin
Only swaddle for his garment
With his Holy Mother Mary
Alleluia, Alleluia
Glory, Glory to almighty God
And on earth peace to all men
Hear the joyful angels singing
Alleluia, Alleluia
He is born
Let us adore him
Christ the Lord
King of Kings
Prince of Peace
For all the universe
Alleluia, Alleluia
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Carpenters | Christmas Song | /c/carpenters/christmas+song_20027468.html | All through the year
We've waited
Waited through spring and fall
To hear silver bells ringing
See winter time bringing
The happiest season of all
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jackfrost nippin' at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Will help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes of a glow
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
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times,
Many ways
Merry Christmas to you
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
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times,
Many ways
Merry Christmas to you
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Carpenters | Crescent Noon | /c/carpenters/crescent+noon_20027499.html | Green September
Burned to October brown
Bare November
Led to December's frozen ground
The seasons stumbled round
Our drifting lives are bound
To a falling crescent noon
Feather clouds cry
A vale of tears to earth
Morning breaks and
No one sees the quiet mountain birth
Dressed in a brand new day
The sun is on its way
To a falling crescent noon
Somewhere in
A fairytale forest lies one
Answer that is waiting to be heard
You and I were
Born like the breaking day
All our seasons
All our green Septembers
Burn away
Slowly we'll fade into
A sea of midnight blue
And a falling crescent noon
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Carpenters | Deadman's Curve | /c/carpenters/deadmans+curve_20027541.html | I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night
When an XKE pulled up on my right.
He rolled down the window of his shiny, new Jag
And challenged me then and there to a drag.
I said, "You're on, Buddy, my mill's running fine
Let's come of the line, now, at Sunset and Vine
But I'll go ya one better, if you've got the nerve
Let's race all the way ... to Deadman's Curve"
CHORUS:
Deadman's Curve--is no place to play
Deadman's Curve--you best keep away
Deadman's Curve--I can hear them say
You won't come back from Deadman's Curve
The street was deserted late Friday night,
We were buggin' each other as we sat out the light
We both popped the clutch when the light turned green
You shoulda heard the whine from my screamin' machine
I flew past La Brea, Schwabs, and Crescent Heights
And all the Jag could see were my six tail lights
He passed me at Doheny and I started to swerve
But I pulled it out and there we were: At Deadman's curve
(SPOKEN) Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve
And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve
I know I'll never forget that horrible sight
I found out for myself that everyone was right:
Won't come back from Deadman's Curve!
Repeat chorus and fade
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Carpenters | Do You Hear What I Hear? | /c/carpenters/do+you+hear+what+i+hear_20027443.html | Said the night wind to the little lamb
"Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see?
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite"
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
"Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
A song, a song high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea"
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
"Do you hear what I hear?
In your palace warm, mighty king
Do you hear what I hear?
A child, a child shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold"
Said the king to the people everywhere
"Listen to what I say!
Pray for peace, people, everywhere
Listen to what I say!
The child, the child sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light"
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Carpenters | From This Moment On | /c/carpenters/from+this+moment+on_20027598.html | From this moment on you and me dear
Only two for tea dear from this moment on
From this happy day no more blue songs
Only hoopty-do songs from this moment on
For you got the love I need so much
Got the skin I love to touch
Got the arms to hold me tight
You got the sweet lips to kiss me good night
From this moment on, you and I babe
We'll be riding high babe
Every care is gone
From this moment on
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Carpenters | Goodbye To Love | /c/carpenters/goodbye+to+love_20027565.html | I'll say goodbye to love
No one ever cared if I should live or die
Time and time again the chance for love
Has passed me by
And all I know of love
Is how to live without it
I just can't seem to find it.
So I've made my mind up I must live
My life alone
And though it's not the easy way
I guess I've always known
I'd say goodbye to love.
There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine
Surely time will lose these bitter memories
And I'll find that there is someone to believe in
And to live for something I could live for.
All the years of useless search
Have finally reached an end
Loneliness and empty days will be my
Only friend
From this day love is forgotten
I'll go on as best I can.
What lies in the future
Is a mystery to us all
No one can predict the wheel of fortune
As it falls
There may come a time when I will see that
I've been wrong
But for now this is my song.
And it's goodbye to love
I'll say goodbye to love.
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Carpenters | Goodnight | /c/carpenters/goodnight_20027781.html | When I was young I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
When they played I'd sing along
It made me smile
Those were such happy times and not so long ago
How I wondered where they'd gone
But they're back again just like a long lost friend
All the songs I loved so well
Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-wo-o still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's so fine
When they get to the part
Where he's breakin' her heart
It can really make me cry just like before
It's yesterday once more
Lookin' back on how it was in years gone by
And the good times that I had
Makes today seem rather sad
So much has changed
It was songs of love that I would sing to then
And I'd memorize each word
Those old melodies still sound so good to me
As they melt the years away
Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-wo-o still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's so fine
All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry just like before
It's yesterday once more
Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-wo-o still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's so fine
Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-wo-o still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
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Carpenters | Goofus | /c/carpenters/goofus_20027423.html | I was born on a farm out in Ioway
A flaming youth who was bound that he'd fly away
I packed my grip and I grabbed my saxophone
Can't read notes, but I play anything by ear
I made up tunes on the sounds that I used to hear
When I'd start to play folks used to say
"Sounds a little Goofus to me"
Cornfed chords appeal to me, I like rustic harmony
Hold that note and change the key, that's called "Goofus"
Not according to the rules that you learn at music schools
But the folks just dance like fools, they go "Goofus"
Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long
The leader said that I played all the music wrong
So I stepped out with an outfit of my own
Got together a new kind of orchestree
And we all played just the same "Goofus" harmony
And I must admit we made a hit
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Carpenters | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | /c/carpenters/have+yourself+a+merry+little+christmas_20027473.html | Christmas future is far away
Christmas past is past
Christmas present is here today
Bringing joy that will last
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles
Will be out of sight
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on our troubles
Will be miles away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now
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Carpenters | He Came Here For Me | /c/carpenters/he+came+here+for+me_20516517.html | Born in a stable He came here for me
Born of a virgin He came here for me
God's only son come to set the world free,
Born of God's love and He came here for me.
Savior, of the world I praise thee
Jesus, Lamb of God, I pray to thee hear me
As I praise thy birth bend down thy ear and hear my prayer
Over a stable a star shone so bright,
Guiding 3 wise men who rode through the night
He was called baby Jesus, He came here for me,
Born to this world, then He died here for me.
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Carpenters | Help | /c/carpenters/help_20027501.html | When I was younger do much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in any way
But now these days are gone I'm not so self-assured
Now I find I've changed my mind I've opened up the door
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please?
(Please help me, please help me)
And now my life has changed in, oh, so many ways
My independence seems to vanish in the haze
And every now and then I feel so insecure
(Every now and then so insecure)
I know that I need you like I've never done before
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please?
(Please help me, please help me)
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please?
(Please help me, please help me)
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Carpenters | Here Comes Santa Claus | /c/carpenters/here+comes+santa+claus_20756193.html | Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus
Right down
Santa Claus Lane
Vixen, Blitzen
And all his reindeer
Pulling on the reins
Bells are ringing
Children singing
All is merry and bright
Hang your stockings
And say your prayers
'Cause Santa Claus
Comes tonight
Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus
Right down
Santa Claus Lane
He's got a bag
That's filled with toys
For boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells
Jingle jangle
What a beautiful sight
Jump in bed
Cover up your head
'Cause Santa Claus
Comes tonight
Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus
Right down
Santa Claus Lane
He doesn't care
If you're rich or poor
He loves you just the same
Santa knows
That we're God's children
That makes everything right
Fill your hearts
With Christmas cheer
'Cause Santa Claus
Comes tonight
Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus
Right down
Santa Claus Lane
He'll come around
When the church rings out
It's Christmas morn again
Peace on Earth
Will come to all
If we
Just follow the light
Let's give thanks
To the Lord above
'Cause Santa Claus
Is comin' tonight
'Cause Santa Claus
Is comin' tonight
'Cause Santa Claus
Is comin' tonight
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Carpenters | Hits Medley '76 | /c/carpenters/hits+medley+76_20877703.html | Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song
Why do stars
Fall down from the sky?
Everytime you walk by
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
Ooh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, close to you
Ooh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, close to you
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, close to you
Let's take a lifetime to say
I knew you well
For only time will tell us so
And love may grow for all we know
He's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
And he don't care (Baby, baby)
Don't care (Baby, baby)
Baby, baby
Feels like maybe things will be all right
Baby, baby
Your love's made me
Free as a song singin' forever
Only yesterday when I was sad
And I was lonely
You showed me the way to leave
The past and all it's tears behind me
Tomorrow may be even brighter than today
Since I threw my sadness away
Only yesterday
(Guitar Solo)
When there's no gettin' over that rainbow
When my smallest of dreams won't come true
I can take all the madness the world has to give
But I won't last a day without you
I don't wanna talk
About the things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history
I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play
I don't wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
The winner takes it all, oh
(Guitar Solo Continued)
The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny, hee
I can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore (The winner takes it all, oh)
I can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
I can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Guitar Solo Until End)
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Carpenters | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | /c/carpenters/ill+never+fall+in+love+again_20027503.html | What do you get when you fall in love?
A guy with a pin to burst your bubble
That's what you get for all your trouble.
I'll never fall in love again.
I'll never fall in love again.
What do you get when you kiss a guy?
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia.
After you do, he'll never phone you.
I'll never fall in love again.
I'll never fall in love again.
Don't tell me what is all about,
'Cause I've been there and I'm glad I'm out,
Out of those chains, those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you
What do you get when you fall in love?
You get enough tears to fill an ocean
That's what you get for your devotion.
I'll never fall in love again.
I'll never fall in love again.
What do you get when you fall in love?
You only get lies and pain and sorrow.
So, for at least until tomorrow,
I'll never fall in love again!
I'll never fall in love again!
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Carpenters | Looking For Love | /c/carpenters/looking+for+love_20027611.html | Always have said there is a thing called love
And in my life, I said the word a thousand times
Looking around I can see lovers, lost in a world that's all their own
Though people say love is everywhere,
I'm looking for love, but it's just not there
I live my live growing from day to day
Hoping I'll fined someone who cares
Though people say love is everywhere,
I'm looking for love, but it's just not there
I'm looking for love, but it's just not there
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Carpenters | Man Smart, Woman Smarter | /c/carpenters/man+smart+woman+smarter_20027559.html | Let us put man and woman together
And see wich one is smarter
Some say man, but I say no
The women got the man like a puppet show
It ain't me, it's the people that say
The men are leadin' the women astray
But I say, that the women today
Are smarter than men in every way
Well, that's right, the women are smarter
That's right, the women are smarter
Little boy sat down and cried
An old man passin' asked him why, he said
I can't do what the big boys do
Old man sat down and he cried too
Ain't me, it's the people that say
The men are leadin' the women astray
But I say, that the women today
Are smarter than men in every way
That's right, the women are smarter
That's right, the women are smarter
That's right, the women are smarter
That's right, the women are smarter
Well that's right, the women are smarter
Smarter than man in every way
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Carpenters | On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada | /c/carpenters/on+the+balcony+of+the+casa+rosada_20516510.html | ANNOUNCER
People of Argenitna!
Your newly elected president -- Juan Peron!
CROWD
Peron! Peron! ......
PERSON
Argentinos! Argentinos!
We are all leaders now!
Fighting against our common enemies,
Poverty
Social Injustice
Foreign domination of our industries
Reaching for our common goals
Our independence
Our dignity
Our pride
Let the world know that our great nation is awakening
And that it's heart
Beats in the humble bodies
Of Juan Peron -- and
His wife, the first lady of Argentina,
Eva Duarte de Peron!
CROWD
Peron! Peron! ......
CHE
As a mere observer of this tasteless phenomenon
One has to admire the stage management
There again perhaps I'm more than a mere observer
Listen to my enthusiasm gentlemen
Peron! Peron! ......
CROWD
EVITA! EVITA! ......
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Carpenters | Ordinary Fool | /c/carpenters/ordinary+fool_20027633.html | Only a fool like fools before me
I always think with my heart
Only a fool, that same old story
Seems I was born for the part
It's a lesson to be learned
And a page I should have turned
I shouldn't cry but I do, like an ordinary fool
When his ordinary dreams fall through
How many times have I mistaken
Good looks and laughs for bad news?
And how many times have I mistaken
Good looks and laughs for the blues?
When a road I walked before
Ends alone at my front door
I shouldn't cry but I do, like an ordinary fool
When his ordinary dreams fall through
When a road I walked before
Ends alone at my front door
I shouldn't cry but I do, like an ordinary fool
When his ordinary dreams fall through
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Carpenters | Sleep Well, Little Children | /c/carpenters/sleep+well+little+children_20027488.html | Sleep well, little children
Wherever you are
Tomorrow is Christmas
Beneath every star
Soon the snowflakes will fall
And tomorrow you'll see
Every wish, one and all
Waiting under the tree
Sleep well, little children
Pleasant dreams through the night
Tomorrow is Christmas
All merry and bright
Soon you'll hear the bells ring
Time for dreams to come true
As the world wakes you dream
Merry Christmas to you
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Carpenters | Somebody | /c/carpenters/somebody_20641946.html | I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who'll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She'll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She will hear me out
And won't easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she'll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me
I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and with every breath
Someone who'll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don't want to be tied
To anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear
Of those things
But when I'm asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I'll get away with it
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Carpenters | Ticket To Ride | /c/carpenters/ticket+to+ride_20027584.html | I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today, yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away.
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.
She said that living with me
Is bringing her down yeah.
For she would never be free
When I was around.
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.
I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away, yeah.
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.
I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
She said that living with me,
Is bringing her down, yeah.
For she would never be free
When I was around.
Ah, she's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.
My baby don't care, my baby don't care.
My baby don't care, my baby don't care.
My baby don't care, my baby don't care.
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Carpenters | Two Sides | /c/carpenters/two+sides_20027562.html | Well, there's two sides, to every situation
Yes, there's two sides, two interpretations
A laugh is a cry, hello means goodbye
You're sayin' something baby, I don't wanna buy
Well, there's two sides to every creation
You and me babe, we're no revelation
Well, there's darkness in our light, and there's wrong in our right
There's sorry babe, I'm workin' late tonight
Well, there's two sides, there's another side of me
There's the one you think you live with, the one you never see
It's never really lived, but it's never really died
It's never really made it but it's tried
Well, there's two sides to every conversation
But with you babe, that's no consolation
Silence is golden, let me put you on hold
Danglin' on your love line, baby, it's growin' old
Well, I don't know how to say it
Cause I never thought I could
God know I've tried so many times
But there's two sides, there's another side of me
There's the one you think you live with, the one you never see
It's never really lived, but it's never really died
It's never really made it, but it's tried
To every creation
We're no revelation
One sees the wrong, and one sees the right
The other side of me just caught a flight
Goodbye
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Carpenters | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? | /c/carpenters/what+are+you+doing+new+years+eve_20027452.html | Maybe it's much too early in the game
Aah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve?
Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year
New Year's Eve
Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
I'd ever be the one you chose
Out of a thousand invitations
You received
Aah, but in case I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve?
Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
I'd ever be the one you chose
Out of a thousand invitations
You received
Aah, but in case I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve?
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Carpenters | When Time Was All We Had | /c/carpenters/when+time+was+all+we+had_20027624.html | That endless season
When time was all we had
We saw forever
And caught it in our hands
Life was a charm
Our hearts were filled with music
And laughter
When time was all we had
I never will forget your face in silhouette
Your voice will be the sweetest sound
I'll ever hear and yet
We knew somehow the song would never end
When time was all we had to spend
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Carpenters | You're Enough | /c/carpenters/youre+enough_20027637.html | You're enough
If I never had another
Never hold another lover
Baby, you're enough
All the rest are second best
Compared to you
You're enough
If I never know another
After what we've known together
Baby, you're enough
I've already had my sweetest dreams come true
Can't you see
In these eyes that adore you
I've been waiting here for you
Baby, can't you see
Look at me
See love's greatest non-believer
Believing that she might be seeing love
In your eyes
Stars above
Made for wishin', made for dreamers
Won't you listen to this heart
And what it's dreamin' of
If they'll only shine their lucky starlight down on me
Make it bright enough for only you to see
That, baby, you're enough for me
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Cat Stevens | A Bad Penny | /c/cat+stevens/a+bad+penny_20028080.html | Oh don't say those same idle lies
I've heard them before
This fool who left his heart on an early train
Won't buy no more
Oh no don't use
Those same weeping eyes
Ill wipe them no more
I didn't want to have to be cruel
But the truth must be said
And you ain't heard enough
Oh it was not so long ago
Since you wandered out of here
To become a silver model
Of a city on the air
So don't choke me with your lies
Because this man has open eyes
And I can see
I can see I can tell
I had it enough
All those sneaky bars and smart parties
Had enough
All those sweet friends and lovers
I've I've had enough
All those lonely rooms
And blank faces
Had enough
And I want you I want you no more
I want you I want you no more
Oh don't say those same idle lies
I've heard them before
This fool who left his heart on an early train
Won't buy no more
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Cat Stevens | Angelsea | /c/cat+stevens/angelsea_20028090.html | She moves like and angel
And seven evening stars
Dance through the window
Of her universal house
He voice a crystal echo
Lies humming in your soul
So patiently awaiting
For your ears to behold
She ripples on the water
Leaves diamonds on the shore
And fish from every distance
Watch her ocean cellar door
Her breath a warm fire
In every lovers heart
A mistress to magicians
And a dancer to the gods
And a dancer to the gods
Her clothes are made of rainbows
And twenty thousand tears
Shine through the spaces
Of her golden ochre hair
Ooh my babe I want you
And on my life I swear
My conscience will I follow you forever
If you meet me everywhere
Yes if you if you meet me everywhere
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Cat Stevens | Another Saturday Night | /c/cat+stevens/another+saturday+night_20028203.html | [Chorus: ]
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way
I got in town a month ago
I've seen a lot of girls since then
If I could meet 'em I could get 'em
But as yet I haven't met 'em
That's how I'm in the state I'm in
[Chorus]
Another fella told me
He had a sister who looked just fine
Instead of being my deliverance
She had a strange resemblance
To a cat named Frankenstein
[Chorus]
It's hard on a fella
When he don't know his way around
If I don't find me a honey
To help me spend my money
I'm gonna have to blow this town
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful ooo
I'm in an awful way
He's in an awful way
I'm in an awful ooo
I'm in an awful way
He's in an awful way
I'm in an awful way
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Cat Stevens | Bitterblue | /c/cat+stevens/bitterblue_20028193.html | I gave my last chance to you
Don't hand it back to me bitterblue
No bitterblue
Yes, I've done all one man can do
Don't pass me up oh bitterblue
My bitterblue
Cause I've been running a long time
On this travelling ground
Wishing hard to be free
Of going round and round
Yes I've been moving a long time
But only up and down
I gave my last hope to you
Don't hand it back to me bitterblue
My bitterblue
I've done all one man can do
Please help me lose this bitterblue
My bitterblue
Cause I've been waiting a long time
Aeons been and gone --
Looking at the horizon
For my light to dawn
Oh yes I've been living a long time
Looking on and on
I've been running a long time
Summers come and gone --
Drifting under the dream clouds
Past the broken sun --
Yes I've been living a long time
To be back beyond
I gave my first chance to you
Don't hand it back bitterblue
My bitterblue
I've done all one man can do
Don't pass me up oh bitterblue
My bitterblue, bitterblue
I gave my last chance to you
Don't hand it back to me bitterblue
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Cat Stevens | But I Might Die Tonight | /c/cat+stevens/but+i+might+die+tonight_20028182.html | I don't want to work away
Doing just what they all say
Work hard boy and you'll find
One day you'll have a job like mine
'Cause I know for sure
Nobody should be that poor
To say yes or sink low
Because you happen to say so, say so, you say so
I don't want to work away
Doing just what they all say
Work hard boy and you'll find
One day you'll have a job like mine, job like mine, a job like mine
Be wise, look ahead
Use your eyes he said
Be straight, think right
But I might die tonight!
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Cat Stevens | Can't Keep It In | /c/cat+stevens/cant+keep+it+in_20028091.html | Oh I can't keep it in can't keep it in
I've gotta let it out.
I've got to show the world, world's got to see.
See all the love, love that's in me, I said
Why walk alone. Why worry when it's warm over here.
You got so much to say, say what you mean.
Mean what you're thinkin', and think anything.
Oh why, why must you waste you're life away.
You've got to live for today, then let it go, oh
Lover, I want to spend this time with you.
There's nothing I wouldn't do, if you let me know.
And I can't keep it in, I can't hide it and
I can't lock it away.
I'm up for your love, love heats my blood
Blood spins my head, and my head falls in love.
No I can't keep it in, I can't keep it in
I've gotta let it out
I've got to show the world, world's got to know,
Know of the love, love that lies low,
So why can't you say, if you know then why can't you say
You've got too much deceit, and deceit kills the light.
Light, needs has to shine,
I said shine light, shine light.
Love, that no way to live you life.
You allow too much to go by, and that won't do, no
Lover, I want to have you here by my side
Now don't you run don't you hide
while I'm with you now I can't keep it in,
I can't keep it in I gotta let it out
I've gotta show the world, worlds's got to see see all the love,
love that's in me I said why walk alone
Why worry when it's warm over here
You got so much to say, say what you mean
Mean what you're thinkin' and thing anything, why not?
Now why why why not?
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Cat Stevens | Cats In The Cradle | /c/cat+stevens/cats+in+the+cradle_20516166.html | Cats in the Cradle
By Harry Chapin
A child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talking before I knew it and as he grew
He said, "I'm gonna be like you, Dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you"
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin home, Dad, I don't know when,
But we'll get together then,
You know we'll have a good time then.
My son turned ten just the other day
He said "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on lets play
Can you teach me to throw? " I said, "Not today,
I got a lot to do" He said "that's okay"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm going to be like him"
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin home, Dad, I don't know when,
But we'll get together then,
You know we'll have a good time then.
Well he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please? "
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin home, Son, I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, Dad
You know we'll have a good time then.
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said "Id like to see you if you don't mind"
He said "Id love to Dad, if I could find the time.
You see my new jobs a hassle, and the kids have the flu.
But It's sure nice talking to you, Dad,
It's been sure nice talking to you........ "
And as I hung up the phone it had occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me,
My boy was just like me..............
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin home, Son, I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, Dad
We're gonna have a good time then.
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Cat Stevens | Come On Baby | /c/cat+stevens/come+on+baby_10058690.html | Why don't you come over?
It's lonely at the wooden lodge
Why don't you come and see our baby?
You haven't seen her for so long
Come on baby, shift that log
Come on baby, wash that dog
Give me all the love you've got, to me
Come on baby, shift that log
Come on baby, wash that dog
Give me all the love you've got, to me
There in the back woods
We had our little piece of land
But everything wasn't so groovy
Not when you had to dirty your hands
Come on baby, shift that log
Come on baby, wash that dog
Give me all the love you've got, to me
Come on baby, shift that log
Come on baby, wash that dog
Give me all the love you've got, to me
It's lonely at the wooden lodge
So why don't you share my bed
Come on baby, shift that log
Come on baby, wash that dog
Give me all the love you've got, to me
Come on baby, shift that log
Come on baby, wash that dog
Give me all the love you've got, to me
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Cat Stevens | Drywood | /c/cat+stevens/drywood_20028174.html | You've got to learn, to brighten up your ways
Kick out your dull padded life
There's much to know, and no doors in space
They were only mirrors you imagined in your mind
Now that you've got no place to go
And you stand alone
Know that there's just one place to be
And it's in your soul, oh
Like drywood takes to fire the truth will come to you
Like streams that seek the ocean they will find ways through
Like morning meets the moon, my love will guide the way
It's time to wipe your eyes not, and awake
I've come to take you over, there's much for you to do
I've come to take you over, then it's up to you
Be like the light, in the shadows
Throw down your mask and be real
Don't wish to win, and don't mind to lose
That was just a cycle like a squirrel in a wheel
Now that you've got no place to look
And you stand alone
Know that's there's just one place to be
And it is your home, oh
Like fish that seek the water, the truth will come to you
Like leaves upon the soil, they will find ways through
Like flowers seek the sun, my love will guide the way
It's time to wipe your eyes now, and awake.
You say you're really with me but you only follow me around
How much you love me yes,
But I don't want the kind of love
I have to sit down and count
You think you're free and lucky but you're stuck behind a prison wall
How well you know yourself
But I see something else within you
That you don't see at all
You may give up your number, disowning all your wealth
You may sell all the pieces, but you'll
Never never never give up
Yourself, oh no no no.
Like drywood takes to fire the truth will come to you
Like streams that seek the ocean they will find ways through
Like morning meets the night's stars, my love will guide the way
It's time to wipe your eyes not, and awake
I've come to take you over, there's much for you to do
I've come to take you over, then it's up to you.
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Cat Stevens | Father And Son | /c/cat+stevens/father+son_20028183.html | It's not time to make a change
Just relax, take it easy
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
I was once like you are now
And I know that it's not easy
To be calm when you've found
Something going on
But take your time, think a lot
Think of everything you've got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not
How can I try to explain?
When I do he turns away again
It's always been the same, same old story
From the moment I could talk
I was ordered to listen
Now there's a way
And I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go
It's not time to make a change
Just sit down, take it slowly
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much you have to go through
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
All the times that I've cried
Keeping all the things I knew inside
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it
If they were right I'd agree
But it's them they know, not me
Now there's a way
And I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go
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Cat Stevens | Fill My Eyes | /c/cat+stevens/fill+my+eyes_20028143.html | And in the morning when you fill my eyes
I knew that day I couldn't do,
Ah, no wrong, I couldn't do.
And so my mind begins to memorize
'Cause time will never seem the same,
Ah, no more, never again.
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't go,
My legs are weak my heels are low.
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't roll.
Can't make no headway on this road.
There's an empty space inside me now,
A wasteland deep beneath the snow,
So cold, nothing'll grow.
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't go,
My legs are weak my heels are low.
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't roll.
Can't make no headway on this road. What road?
And in the morning when you fill my eyes
I knew that day I couldn't do,
Ah, no wrong, I couldn't do.
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Cat Stevens | Ghost Town | /c/cat+stevens/ghost+town_20028081.html | Come on lets go down
Everybody's waiting for us
Down at the ghost town
Bill Bailey said he'd be around
If Mrs. G. Robinson would just put
That bad Havana down
Lovely Queen Anne Boleyn
Learning new tricks from the Great Houdini.
Now that's the way she's gonna make it
Come on
Come on lets go down
Everybody's waiting for us
Down at the boom town
O. Redding and Washington
Chico and Harpo and Karl are
In the Kitchen with mum
Buster Keaton and King Tut
Are waiting for Disney to wake up
Now that's the way
No that ain't the way he's gonna make it
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Cat Stevens | Granny | /c/cat+stevens/granny_20028130.html | You were always were so nice
when it came to problems you knew
I never did think twice about ever coming to you
So granny, what on earth can I do?
Granny, granny, what on earth can I do?
'Cause this little girl, this little girl, she's a driving me wild
She's a driving me wild, so wild, so wild, so wild
You always straightened me out
When I was feeling rough
But this one I really doubt
Cause this one's really tough
Oh granny, what on earth can i do?
Granny, granny, what on earth can i do?
'Cause this little girl, this little girl, she's a driving me wild
She's a driving me wild, so wild, so wild, so wild
So, granny, what on earth can i do?
Granny, granny, what on earth can i do?
'Cause this little girl, this little girl, she's a driving me wild
She's a driving me wild, so wild, so wild, so wild
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Cat Stevens | Hard Headed Woman | /c/cat+stevens/hard+headed+woman_20028184.html | (A Hard hard hard)
I'm looking for hard headed woman
One who'll take me for myself
And if I find my hard headed woman
I won't need nobody else, no no no!
I'm looking for hard headed woman (headed woman)
One who'll make me do my best
And if I find my hard headed woman
I know the rest of my life will be blessed yes (yes) yes yes
I know a lot of fancy dancers
People who can glide you on the floor
They move so smooth but have no answers (Ooo oooo oo oo)
When you ask them - What you come here for?
I don't know - Why?
(Head headed woman)
I know! Many fine feathered friends
But their friendliness depends on how you do
They know!
Many sure fired ways
to find out the one who pays
and how you do
I'm looking for hard headed woman (headed woman)
One who will make me fell so goo-oo-oood
And if I find my hard headed woman
I know my life will be as it should yes yes yes
I'm looking for hard headed woman (headed woman)
One who'll make me do my best
And if I find my hard headed woman...
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Cat Stevens | Home | /c/cat+stevens/home_20028175.html | Home on a kite we fly,
Home on a breeze we blow
Eying the folks below and
Watching everybody run,
Each one heading for a different place
Watching everybody hide,
Each behind a different face
Home where the days are long
Back where the people are free,
Home where all sides agree and,
Everybody has a friend, oh
And no one ever has to grab
Everybody shares the love,
Giving everything they have.
Forever forever your lamp will burn
Forever home forever would that you'd learn
That you came with nothing
So with nothing you'll return
Home
You know you're not alone
It's only 'cause you're not a home
That you feel so out of place.
Forever forever your lamp will burn
Forever home forever would that you'd learn
That you came with nothing
So with nothing you'll return
Home where all the mums can sing,
Back where the children don't cry,
Home where you never ask why and
Everybody has enough, and ya don't have to put on clothes
Nobody has to hide 'case everyone already knows.
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Cat Stevens | Home In The Sky | /c/cat+stevens/home+in+the+sky_20028082.html | Come the morning I'll be far from here
Slowly rising in another sphere
Old world goodbye cause I'll be
Home in the sky in the morning bye bye
Stars are crying over my old house
But I'm still breathing happy above the clouds
Home
Home at last because
All of the bad times are past
Music is a lady that I still love
Cause she gives me the air that I breathe
Music is a lady that I still need
Cause she brings me the food that I eat
Come the morning I'll be far from here
Slowly rising in another sphere
Home, world goodbye
Cause Ill be home in the sky in the morning
Bye bye
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Cat Stevens | Honeyman | /c/cat+stevens/honey+man+feat+elton+john_20217384.html | I want to be your honey man
I want to be, I want to be your honey man
To wash your clothes and hold your hand
I want to be, I want to be your honey man
You've got a lot
But all of your money and stuff
Just isn't enough to buy what I can give
When things get rough
And all of your friendliest friends
Are turning to dust
We will live
You know I'll give you the world
I'll sacrifice girl anything
I'll do it all on my own, believe me
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Cat Stevens | How Can I Tell You | /c/cat+stevens/how+can+i+tell+you_20028195.html | How can I tell you
That I love you,
I love you
But I can't think of right words to say
I long to tell you
That I'm always thinking of you...
I'm always thinking of you,
But my words just blow away,
Just blow away
It always ends up to one thing, honey
And I can't think of right words to say
Wherever I am girl,
I'm always walking with you
I'm always walking with you,
But I look and you're not there
Whoever I'm with,
I'm always, always talking to you
I'm always talking to you,
And I'm sad that you can't hear,
Sad that you can't hear
It always ends up to one thing, honey,
When I look and you're not there
I need to know you,
Need to feel my arms around you
Feel my arms around you,
Like a sea around a shore
Each night and day I pray,
In hope that I might find you,
In hope that I might find you,
Because heart's can do no more
Can do no more
It always ends up to one thing, honey,
Still I kneel upon the floor
How can I tell you
That I love you,
I love you
But I can't think of right words to say
I long to tell you
That I'm always thinking of you
I'm always thinking of you....
It always ends up to one thing, honey
And I can't think of right words to say
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Cat Stevens | If I Laugh | /c/cat+stevens/if+i+laugh_20028196.html | 'Cause if I laugh just a little bit
Maybe I can forget the chance
That I didn't have to know you
And live in peace, in peace
'Cause if I laugh just a little bit
Maybe I can forget the plans that
I didn't use to get you
At home, with me, alone
Oh yeah
'Cause if I laugh just a little bit
Maybe I can recall the way
That I used to be, before you
And sleep at night, and dream
'Cause if I laugh, baby if I laugh
Just a little bit
Oh yeah
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Cat Stevens | I'm So Sleepy | /c/cat+stevens/im+so+sleepy_20028161.html | I'm so sleepy, yeah
I'm so sleepy, yeah
I could lay my head on a piece of lead
And imagine it was a springy bed
'Cause I'm sleepy, sleepy
Soon I'm gonna slip away
In the night I feel it creeping, creeping, creeping
I'm so sleepy yeah
I'm so sleepy yeah
I could lay my head on a piece of lead
And imagine it was a springy bed
'Cause I'm sleepy, sleepy
I can't keep my mind away from my dreams,
I hear them calling, calling, calling
Soon I'm gonna slip away
Soon I'm gonna slip away
Soon I'm gonna slip away
In the night I'm gonna slip away
I won't fight it, I'll just ride it
I'm so sleepy yeah
I'm so sleepy yeah
I could lay my head on a piece of lead
And imagine it was a springy bed
'Cause I'm sleepy, sleepy
Yeah
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Cat Stevens | It's A Super Life | /c/cat+stevens/its+a+super+life_10058696.html | See the funny little people running 'round in circles
Throwing bombs as they do
See the funny side of it
They're heading straight for you
See the funny little holes they're making
Looking like craters on the moon
See the funny side of it
We'll be living in them soon
But it's a super life, a super dupa dupa life we live
Yes it's a super life, a super dupa dupa life we live
But it's getting pretty near the end
Cause with a super life you will borrow everything you lend
So there's never anything to spend
You're broke, you dope you
See the funny little flying saucers we found
Painted up just for you
See the funny man inside
His color matches too
See the silly little camera he loves
Shooting pictures with all day
See the funny side of it
His friends are on their way
But it's a super life, a super dupa dupa life we live
Yes it's a super life, a super dupa dupa life we live
But it's getting pretty near the end
Cause with a super life you will borrow everything you lend
So there's never anything to spend
You're broke, you dope you
Baby it's a super life, a super dupa dupa life we live
Yes it's a super life, a super dupa dupa life we live
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Cat Stevens | I've Found A Love | /c/cat+stevens/ive+found+a+love_20028136.html | Baby, I've never had a single thing in my life I could call my own.
There you were, holding a love so true,
Now I've got a home, now I've got a home.
I found a love, hidden in a backstreet
I found a love, baby
I found a love, hidden in a backstreet
Hidden away from the world, baby
Baby, you really make me feel like a king, a king without a crown.
But darlin', Promise me one little thing: That you won't let me down.
I found a love, hidden in a backstreet
I found a love, baby
I found a love, hidden in a backstreet
Hidden away from the world, baby
Don't ever tell me lies baby,
Don't take me for a ride baby,
Just stay here by my side baby,
We won't ever stop.
I found a love, hidden in a backstreet
I found a love, baby
I found a love, hidden in a backstreet
Hidden away from the world, baby
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Cat Stevens | I've Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old | /c/cat+stevens/ive+got+a+thing+about+seeing+my+grandson+grow+old_20028204.html | I buy the nicest things from a super market store
Vitamin land and marzipan and I know just what they're all for
I've organized my useless life in a way I've never done before
Even visit the dentist now
But I've got no time for silly chitter chatter
I'm on my way
Cause while my blood's still warm and my mind doesn't matter
I'm hoping to stay
'Cause I've got a thing about seeing my grandson grow old
I just can't wait to see that city on the moon
With air conditioned gardens that'll play your favorite tune
I'll see my feet upon that street if it's the last thing that I'll do
Even sweep the roads to be there
But I've got no time for silly chitter chatter
I'm on my way
Cause while my blood's still warm and my mind doesn't matter
I'm hoping to stay
'Cause I've got a thing about seeing my grandson grow old
I'll see my feet upon that street if it's the last thing that I'll do
Even sweep the roads to be there
But I've got no time for silly chitter chatter
I'm on my way
Cause while my blood's still warm and my mind doesn't matter
I'm hoping to stay
'Cause I've got a thing about seeing my grandson grow old
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Cat Stevens | Jesus | /c/cat+stevens/jesus_20028083.html | They used to call him Jesus
Long time ago
They're still calling him Jesus
Don't you know
They crossed the wood and hanged him
A long time ago
They still misunderstand him
Those who don't know
And in the evening his love will lead the blind
In every secret corner there in your mind
They called him Gautama Buddha
Oh long time ago
He turned the world to order
Don't you know
He used to sit knowing
Oh long time ago
Where you and me were going
And in the evening his love will lead the blind
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Cat Stevens | Jzero | /c/cat+stevens/jzero_20028176.html | Well I ain't got nothing,
But it don't worry me.
I came to this life like a free-walking tree.
No need to be tied, no need to be.
They call me Jzero.
Well I ain't got nothing,
And to nothing I belong.
You won't find me right,
Yet you won't find me wrong.
If you think about me,
Don't think too long.
Jus' call me Jzero.
Well I don't house no past,
Never carried a key.
My sun doesn't rise from under the sea.
There is only one morning,
Eternally, dee d'lee d'lee.
Well he says he hasn't got nothing,
But he seems to possess less.
He waltzed through the door,
Like a tapdance with death.
What kind of fool is he?
No need to guess, jus' call me Jzero.
Well I don't eat a lot.
I do work for nothing, so
If there's a job I can fill the gap.
I don't need a room, bed, or pillow, oh
Once you've decided to trust me with time,
You won't need to look back
A doo, de, doo, de, doo.
Well I ain't got nothing,
But it don't worry me.
I came to this life like a free-walking tree.
No need to be tied, no need to be.
They call me Jzero.
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Cat Stevens | Katmandu | /c/cat+stevens/katmandu_20028105.html | I sit beside the dark
Beneath the mire
Cold gray dusty day
The morning lake
Drinks up the sky
Katmandu I'll soon be seeing you
And your strange bewildering time
Will hold me down
Pass me my hat and coat
Lock up the cabin
Slow night treat me right
Until I go
Be nice to know
Katmandu I'll soon be touching you
And your strange bewildering time
Will hold me down
La la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la
Chop me some broken wood
We'll start a fire
White warm light the dawn
And help me see
Old Satan's tree
Katmandu I'll soon be touching you
And your strange bewildering time
Will keep me home
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Cat Stevens | Kitty | /c/cat+stevens/kitty_20028164.html | I work in the mornin', I work in the night
The men on the block, they just laugh at me
I work in the mornin', I work in the night
The men on the block, they just laugh at me
But when they're wiping their silver spoons
Palming the men for some bread,
I'll be laughing
Way, way out of my head!
When my little kitty gets out,
There's gonna be a party, a party no doubt
When my little kitty gets out
There's gonna be a party
And if my mind isn't coming so fast
The men on the block say I'm on the brink
And if my mind isn't coming so fast
And I ain't so dumb as some people think
'Cause when they're wiping their silver spoons
Palming the men for some bread
I'll be laughing, way way out of my head
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Cat Stevens | Lady D'arbanville | /c/cat+stevens/lady+darbanville_20028147.html | My Lady d'Arbanville, why do you sleep so still?
I'll wake you tomorrow
And you will be my fill, yes, you will be my fill.
My Lady d'Arbanville why does it grieve me so?
But your heart seems so silent.
Why do you breathe so low, why do you breathe so low,
My Lady d'Arbanville why do you sleep so still?
I'll wake you tomorrow
And you will be my fill, yes, you will be my fill.
My Lady d'Arbanville, you look so cold tonight.
Your lips feel like winter,
Your skin has turned to white, your skin has turned to white.
My Lady d'Arbanville, why do you sleep so still?
I'll wake you tomorrow
And you will be my fill, yes, you will be my fill.
La la la la la
My Lady d'Arbanville why does it grieve me so?
But your heart seems so silent.
Why do you breathe so low, why do you breathe so low,
I loved you my lady, though in your grave you lie,
I'll always be with you
This rose will never die, this rose will never die.
I loved you my lady, though in your grave you lie,
I'll always be with you
This rose will never die, this rose will never die.
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Cat Stevens | Last Love Song | /c/cat+stevens/last+love+song_20028076.html | If you don't love me
Please don't treat me this way
Cause I can't stand it
I see our love slipping away
Did you think you could just put me down
Like a worn out shoe
Cause if you don't want me
Maybe I don't want you
If you don't need me
Don't leave me out in the cold
Eyes drifting by me
Like somebody you don't know
Did you think that you could just walk away
Anytime you wanted to
Cause if you don't love me
Maybe I don't love you
Did you think that you could just put me down
For somebody new
Cause nobody can love you girl like I do
Every little bird in the sky
Would sing a song of love
If you would just take me back
Come on open up your heart again
Let me in baby baby
If you don't love me
Stop fooling yourself
No more acting
I know your show too well
Did you think that you could just shake my hand
With a how d'y'do
Cause if you don't want me
Maybe I don't want you
Oh and as you go through life
It's the little things that come back again
If you came back again
You know I'd give my loving to you
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Cat Stevens | Lovely City | /c/cat+stevens/lovely+city_10058693.html | Lovely city, when do you laugh?
Stoney people, what do you have?
Well, you ride around on a bright shiny cloud
And you think that you've found true happiness
There's no method in your mind
And your tempers are kind
Is it too much to ask to give it a rest?
Lovely city, when do you laugh?
Stoney people, what do you have?
I'm a part of you, you don't wanna be
I'm an unexpected visitor who's dropped in for tea
But I'm not so low you don't even know that I'm here
You can't even see
Lovely city, when do you laugh?
Stoney people, what do you have?
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Cat Stevens | Maybe You're Right | /c/cat+stevens/maybe+youre+right_20028149.html | Now maybe you're right and maybe you're wrong
But I ain't gonna argue with you no more
I've done it for too long.
It was getting so good why then, where did it go?
I can't think about it no more tell me if you know.
You were loving me, I was loving you
But now there ain't nothing but regretting
Nothing, nothing but regretting everything we do.
I put up with your lies like you put up with mine,
But God knows we should have stopped somewhere,
We could have taken the time,
But time has turned, yes, some call it the end.
So tell me, tell me did you really love me like a friend?
You know you don't have to pretend,
It's all over now It'll never happen again, no no no,
It'll never happen again , it won't happen again
Never, never, never, it'll never happen again
No, no, no, no
So maybe you're right, and maybe you're wrong
But I ain't gonna argue with you no more
I've done it for too long.
It was getting so good why then, where did it go?
I can't think about it no more tell me if you know.
You were loving me, I was loving you
But now there ain't nothing but regretting
Nothing, nothing but regretting everything we do.
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Cat Stevens | Moonshadow | /c/cat+stevens/moonshadow_20028197.html | [Chorus:]
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moon shadow, moonshadow---
Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow---
And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,
Oh if I ever lose my hands, Oh if I won't have to work no more.
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,
Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh if I won't have to cry no more.
[Chorus]
And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg,
Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh if I won't have to walk no more.
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,
Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if I won't have to talk...
Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light.
Did it take long to find me? And are you gonna stay the night?
[Chorus]
Moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow.
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Cat Stevens | Morning Has Broken | /c/cat+stevens/morning+has+broken_20028198.html | Morning has broken like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing,
Praise for the morning,
Praise for them springing fresh from the world.
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dewfall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight,
Mine is the morning,
Born of the one light Eden saw play.
Praise with elation, praise ev'ry morning,
God's recreation of the new day.
Morning has broken...
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Cat Stevens | New York Times | /c/cat+stevens/new+york+times_20028078.html | New York poor New York
New York poor New York
Cars choking your child to death
But you don't want to see
Cause you only think about yourself
How blind can you be
New York poor New York
Sniper on the rooftop New York
New York poor New York
Not fit for a dog in New York
Everybody bites on the Big Apple
Leave the hungry in tears
But no one gives a damn no one really cares
How they feel they're just paper people not real
You need a gun to walk into New York
Now you're broke and you're out on a ledge
Who can help you this time
Now you're down to your very last cent
Still you're askin' me who was your friend
I was your friend
New York poor New York
Who turned the lights out in New York
New York poor New York
Just another blackout in New York
Girl dead on the 26th floor
But no one knew her name
Found her body behind the door
Too young for the game
New York poor New York
Devils in the subway New York
New York poor New York
New York poor New York
Talkin' talkin' talkin', watch out
Harlem touching midtown New York
New York poor New York
Talkin' 'bout New York New York
Money's getting tighter New York
They're burning the bridges to New York
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Cat Stevens | Rubylove | /c/cat+stevens/rubylove_20028200.html | Who'll be my love
You'll be my love
You'll be my sky above
Who'll be my light
You'll be my light
You'll be my day and night
You'll be mine tonight
Ruby eekyaa.
Ehla xana, ehla xana kondamou
Ehla bruwee, maydeenabee
Seesu samee ahkeeraa
Ruby ruby kree
Ruby my love
You'll be my love
You'll be my sky above
Ruby my light
You'll be my light
You'll be my day and night
You'll be mine tonight
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Cat Stevens | Ruins | /c/cat+stevens/ruins_20028094.html | It's so quiet in the ruins walking though the old town
Stones crumbling under my feet I see smoke for miles around
Oh it's enough to make you weep, all that remains of the main street
Up in the park on Sunday, dogs chasing and the children played
Old man with his head down, can't see nothing more around, no
But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days,
So nice to see you coming back in this town again
It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through having tea
In the afternoon, so nice to see you coming back in this town again
Ah but it's all changed winter turned on a man
Came down on day when no-one was looking and it
Stole away the land, people running scared, losing hands
Dodging shadows of falling sand, buildings standing like empty shells
And nobody...helping no-one else
Young child with his hands high, ain't able to see no reason why, no
But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days,
So nice to see you coming back in this town again
It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through
You'd better know what you're going through now
You came back here to find your home is a black horizon
That you don't recognize, evil destruction has taken everything
You'd better walk on the side while you're still walking
Just keep on walking on down the street keep your distance
From the people you meet.
Oh Lord and you'd better watch your eyes
'Cause if smoke gets in them, baby you won't rise again.
Where's it leading to freedom at what cost
People needing more and more and it's all getting lost
I want back, I want back
Back to the time when the earth was green
And there was no high walls and the sea was clean
Don't stop that sun to shine, it's not yours or mine, no.
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Cat Stevens | School Is Out | /c/cat+stevens/school+is+out_20028140.html | School is out now we're gonna have some fun.
We're gonna make like we are the only ones.
I'm gonna buy a piece of the sky
And sell passin' clouds.
I'm gonna be a mayor of some small town
And tax the crowds.
I'm gonna be a local surveyor
And study the foreman's girl.
I'm gonna line up some of the finest
Girls that are in the world.
We're comin' out of school today
And we're so happy, yes, to be alive.
It's gonna be the best day,
The best day of our lives.
I'm gonna be a history maker
And call myself Richard the Third.
I'm gonna buy an amplifier
And shout out "Have you heard?"
We're comin' out of school today
And we're so happy, yes, to be alive.
It's gonna be the best day,
The best day of our lives.
We're comin' out of school today, baby,
We're comin' out of school today.
Hey, comin' out of school today.
Oh, out, out, School is out, a school is out, out.
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Cat Stevens | Sitting | /c/cat+stevens/sitting_20028096.html | Oh I'm on my way I know I am,
Somewhere not so far from here
All I know is all I feel right now,
I feel the power growing in my hair
Sitting on my own not by myself,
Everybody's here with me
I don't need to touch your face lo know,
And I don't need to use my eyes to see
I keep on wondering if I sleep too long,
Will I always wake up the same (or so)?
I keep on wondering if I sleep to long,
Will I even wake up the same or something
Oh I'm on my way I know I am,
But times there were when thought not
Bleeding half my soul in bad company,
I thank the moon I had the strength to stop
I'm not making love to anyone's wishes,
Only for that light I see
Cause when I'm dead and lowered low in my grave,
That's gonna be the only thing that's left of me
And if I make it to the waterside,
Will I even find me a boat (or so)?
And I if I make it lo the waterside,
I'll be sure to write you note or something
Oh I'm on my way I know I am,
Somewhere not so far from here
All I know is all I feel right now,
I feel the power growing In my hair
Oh life is like a maze of doors
And they all open from the side you're on
Just keep on pushing hard boy, try as you may
You're going to wind up where you started from
You're going to wind up where you started from
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Cat Stevens | Sweet Jamaica | /c/cat+stevens/sweet+jamaica_20028125.html | Other people come and go
They try to make it through
I have to smile and tell them no
Cause I only care for you
I only care for you
Yes, you are my sweet, sweet Jamaica
Country mama, brown country girl
When you touch me I, I feel so tall
If you let me down boy I'd be so small
Yes, you are my sweet Jamaica
Country mama, brown country girl
Everybody needs a friend
To brighten up their world
I know you'll never let me down
Cause you're not that kind of girl, no no no
I want to see you round every turn
You're my world far as I'm concerned
Got no time to runabout
Just Want to spend my life out with you, only you
Yes, you are my sweet, sweet Jamaica,
Country mama, brown country girl
Oh, yes you are
Sweet Jamaica, oh brown country girl, ooh
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Cat Stevens | Sweet Scarlet | /c/cat+stevens/sweet+scarlet_20028097.html | Once she came into my room, feathered hat an' all
Wearing a warm wool shawl wrapped around her shoulders
Two eyes like lights, milky marble whites looking up at me
Looking for a way, Moons in an endless day
All I knew was with her then, no couldn't see the time
As we drank down the wine to the last Sweet Scarlet
How was I to wonder why or even question this
Underneath her her kiss I was so unguarded
Every bottle's empty now and all those dreams are gone
Ah, but the song carries on, so holy
She was so much younger then, wild like the wind
A gypsy with a grin from and old far away country
but deep beneath her curls,
Beneath this misty pearl, there was more to see
She could move mountains in the dark as silent as a knife
She cut loose a life that she never no never really wanted
All those days are frozen now and all those scars are gone
Ah, but the song carries on, so holy
Come let us drink again, before the second show
I want you so to know there's no bridge between us
All those gates have opened now, and through the light has shone
Ah, but the song carries on, so holy
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Cat Stevens | The Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head | /c/cat+stevens/the+boy+with+a+moon+star+on+his+head_20028098.html | A gardener's daughter stopped me on my way, on the day I was to wed
It is you who I wish to share my body with she said
We'll find a dry place under the sky with a flower for a bed
And for my joy I will give you a boy with a moon and star on his head.
Her silver hair flowed in the air laying waves across the sun
Her hands were like the white sands, and her eyes had diamonds on.
We left the road and headed up to the top of the Whisper Wood
And we walked 'till we came to where the holy magnolia stood.
And there we laid cool in the shade singing songs and making love
With the naked earth beneath us and the universe above.
The time was late my wedding wouldn't wait I was sad but I had to go,
So while she was asleep I kissed her cheek for cheerio.
The wedding took place and people came from many miles around
There was plenty merriment, cider and wine abound
But out of all that I recall I remembered the girl I met
'Cause she had given me something that my hear could not forget.
A year had passed and everything was just as it was a year before
As if was a year before
Until the gift that someone left, a basket by my door.
And in there lay the fairest little baby crying to be fed,
I got down on my knees and kissed the moon and star on his head.
As years went by the boy grew high and the village looked on in awe
They'd never seen anything like the boy with the moon and star before.
And people would ride from far and wide just to seek the word he spread
I'll tell you everything I've learned, and Love is all, he said.
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Cat Stevens | The Hurt | /c/cat+stevens/the+hurt_20028108.html | You say you want to seek the truth, but it's hard to find
No one to help you, your friends don't have the time
So you ride around in your car, switch on the radio
You want to relate to something you once read in a book
What kind of a way to try to take a look
Until I got hurt I was looking, I was on my way
Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, darling I painted my face grey
Until I got hurt, 'til I got hurt, why didn't I
I didn't think of this until I got hurt
'Till I got hurt, baby, I didn't know what love is
You say you want to learn to laugh 'cause music makes you cry
But the tears you shed are only in your eye
So you turn to any phony mouth with a tale to tell
But he's just a hoaxer don't you know, selling peace and religion
Between his jokes and his karma chewing gum
Until I got hurt, I was looking, I was the same as you
Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, I did not know what to do
Until I got hurt, 'till I got hurt, why didn't [
I didn't think of this until I got hurt
'Till I got hurt, baby, I didn't know what love is
Young son, don't let me down, young son
I'm trusting you to keep on, never turn away now
Hold on, never let go, now hold on
Turn your heart to the bright sun
Love will come your way
Cause 'till you make that final show
You'll never know what love you've been missing
Missing
You say you want to seek the truth but you work alone
No one to help you and nobody to push you on
So you sit at home drinking your wine, television on
You wait for a miracle, 'cause you say one day one'll come along
( But wishful thinking, boy) any minute now ! You might be gone
I'd like to help you brother but that would be wrong
Until I got hurt, I was looking, I was on my way
Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, darling I didn't know which way
Until I got hurt, 'till I got hurt, why didn't I
I didn't think of this until I got hurt
'Till I got hurt, baby, I didn't know what love is
Until I got hurt, oh I didn't know what love is
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Cat Stevens | The Laughing Apple | /c/cat+stevens/the+laughing+apple_20028170.html | Slowly let me tell you a story of a tree
An apple tree,
Once in a summertime garden lived a little apple tree
And the man who owned it wanted it to be picked
So he sent forth to hire me
Well, I've traveled the mountains, and I've traveled the sea
But a never in my traveling days
Have I ever seen a little apple smile at me!
Laugh, oh laugh a little apple
Autumn is waitin', you'd better be careful,
For it will bring you down
If it ever sees you wearing a frown
So laugh, laugh a little apple
Well all the apples were hidin'
Frightened that they might be plucked
And everytime that somebody passed
All except that one little apple ducked
Well, I've traveled the mountains, and I've traveled the sea
But a never in my traveling days
Have I ever seen a little apple smile at me!
Laugh, oh laugh a little apple
Autumn is waitin', you'd better be careful,
For it will bring you down
If it ever sees you wearing a frown
So laugh, laugh a little apple
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Cat Stevens | The Tramp | /c/cat+stevens/the+tramp_20028141.html | He sleeps alone in the damp
And rests his head upon a door
The only bed he knows is the floor,
The tramp
Turned up collar and worn out shoes
He doesn't care 'cause he hasn't got nothing to lose
He sleeps alone in the damp
And rests his head upon a door
The only bed he knows is the floor,
The tramp
No companion to take him home
His only friends are the kind that just leave him alone
No one knows just how lonely his life has been
In a world that lives in a dream
He sleeps alone in the damp
And rests his head upon a door
The only bed he knows is the floor,
The tramp
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Cat Stevens | The View From The Top | /c/cat+stevens/the+view+from+the+top_20028171.html | The view from the top can be oh so very lonely
And you can be missing such a lot that could be yours
Why can't I stop forgetting myself?
Why am I always trying to be like somebody else
Why can't I love you?
Why bother flying high above you
I know where you are
The view from the top can be oh so very lonely
And you can be missin' such a lot that could be yours
And who's going to miss me?
There'll only be myself to blame
You know I'd love to hold you tight
And love you all the night
But I don't even know my name
La la la da la
Why can't I stop forgetting myself?
Why am I always trying to be like somebody else?
Why can't I love you?
Why bother flying high above you
I know where you are
The view from the top can be oh so very lonely
And you can be missin' such a lot that could be yours
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Cat Stevens | Two Fine People | /c/cat+stevens/two+fine+people_20028205.html | Now that I've passed your test
How can I prove to you baby I'll never let you down
If I led you around, I'm sorry
But I never meant to worry you...no
Now that I've kissed your breast
How can I prove to you baby I'll never make you sad
If I ever had , do believe your tears tears won't come back again
I love you, though the stars may fade
And mountains turn into sand. I love you
'Til my body changes into an old man. I love you
And the song that I sing is the only way that I can explain
La la la la la la
You know I wish for you baby nothing but good times ahead
Anything that heaven can give you, I can give you instead
La la la la la la
How could I lie to you baby, I'll never lead you around
I'll take care of everything you need, darling
Every little need'll be found. I love you
Thought the time may change and snowmen sleep in the sea
And I really only want you to want me. I love you
And the song that I sing is the only way that I can explain
Now that you've shown your heart
I'll be right with you baby, I'll never leave you alone
Anywhere you want me to be honey, I'll be there to have and to hold
And now that the clouds roll back, hold on to me baby
We're going never to land, flying on the power of love
Flying on the power of love. I love you
Though time may fade and mountains turn into sand
I love you, 'til the very same come back to the land
I love you and the song that I sing is the only way that
I can explain
Two fine people should love each other
Two fine people should help each other
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Celine Dion | All Because Of You | /c/celine+dion/all+because+of+you_20542233.html | Thought I could define it
One look in your eyes would have proved me wrong.
I find myself speechless
This feeling of completeness is so strong
And now as convinced that my heart had reached it's limit
Till you created this new place in it
Your touch wraps around
In love that knows no boundaries
Now there's nothing I wouldn't do for you
You're the answer I've been needing
Life doesn't hold no meaning
Now... All because of you
Everything is different,
There's no frame of reference for the way I feel
Would you look at your face
I'm still amazed, I can't believe you're real
I can lie here forever just watching you sleep
Hanging on every breath that you breathe
Your touch wraps around
In love that knows no boundaries
Now there's nothing I wouldn't do for you
You're the answer I've been needing
Life doesn't hold no meaning
Now... All because of you
All Because Of You...
Mmmmmm
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Celine Dion | All By Myself | /c/celine+dion/all+by+myself_20028619.html | When I was young
I never needed anyone
And makin' love was just for fun
Those days are gone
Livin' alone
I think of all the friends I've known
But when I dial the telephone
Nobody's home
All by myself
Don't want to be, all by myself anymore
All by myself
Don't want to live, all by myself anymore
Hard to be sure
Some times I feel so insecure
And love so distant and obscure
Remains the cure
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Celine Dion | All The Way | /c/celine+dion/all+the+way_20028290.html | When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you all the way
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes if its real
When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in between years, come what way
Who know where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way, all the way
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Celine Dion | Alone | /c/celine+dion/alone_20660742.html | I hear the ticking of the clock
I'm lying here the room's pitch dark
I wonder where you are tonight
No answer on the telephone
And the night goes by so very slow
Oh I hope that it won't end though
Alone
[Chorus]
'Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
You don't know how long I have wanted
To touch your lips and hold you tight,oh
You don't know how long I have waited
And I was going to tell you tonight
But the secret is still my own
And my love for you is still unknown
Alone
[Chorus]
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
Alone, alone
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Celine Dion | Always Be Your Girl | /c/celine+dion/always+be+your+girl_21068352.html | I listen to my heartbeat and I
Try to follow where it leads me, that's right.
I don't wake up in the shadows anymore.
I can finally breathe
I dig a little deep down searching
Took a little time to work it through
But I found everything
The day that I had you
I once was the lost one
Like a wayward child
Now you're the light that leads the way
I can melt the drops of freezing rain
I'll fly in and save the day
I will always try to make it
Better than it was for me
You'll always be the first one in my prayers
Just close your eyes and I am there
It's a better world
Since you're my boy I'll always be your girl
I'm picking up all the pieces
When I put 'em back together I'm like new
'Cause my greatest wish
Has already come true
We'll always be connected baby
Like a button to a sleeve
And this lullaby
Will send you off to sleep
It's hard to imagine
My life before you
'Cause you're the light that leads the way
I can melt the drops of freezing rain
I'll fly in and save the day
I will always try to make it
Better than it was for me
You'll always be the first one in my prayers
Just close your eyes and I am there
It's a better world
Since you're my boy I'll always be your girl
I'll be holding the wrap if you come on and fall
There is love after love after all
We'll always be connected baby
You're like a button on my sleeve
And this lullaby , oh
I can melt the drops of freezing rain
I'll fly in and save the day
I will always try to make it
Better than it was for me
You'll always be the first one in my prayers
Just close your eyes and I am there
It's a better world
Since you're my boy I'll always be your girl
Your girl
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Celine Dion | Any Other Way | /c/celine+dion/any+other+way_10059966.html | Sorry I know I'm late
Guess I lost all track of time
Started walking and couldn't stop turning it over in my mind
Trying to make some sense of it
Trying to make the pieces fit
I thought I covered my tracks so well
But now he says he knew about it from the start
Yeah he knew about us all along...
If there was any other way
Don't you think I've tried to find it
Don't you think I want to stay
If there was any other way love
There's no way out of this
There just ain't any other way...
Maybe I'd better be leaving now
But there's something I want you to understand before I go
Sometimes we don't have a choice when we play and break the rules
I just had to see you darlin', one more time
If only just to say good bye
cause he knew about us all the time
I never wanted to be like this
I never meant to get serious
But now the thought of losing you
Takes some getting used to
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Celine Dion | At Seventeen | /c/celine+dion/at+seventeen_21068351.html | I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear-skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth
And those of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained at home
Inventing lovers on the phone
Who called to say "Come dance with me"
And murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
A brown eyed girl in hand-me-downs
Whose name I never could pronounce
Said, "Pity, please, the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve.
The rich relationed hometown queen
Marries into what she needs
With a guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly"
So remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
In debentures of quality
And dubious integrity
The small town eyes will gape at you
In dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen
To those of us who knew the pain
Of valentines that never came
And those whose names were never called
When choosing sides for basketball
It was long ago and far away
The world was younger than today
When dreams were all they gave for free
To ugly ducking girls like me
We all play the game and when we dare
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repenting other lives unknown
That call and say, "Come dance with me"
And murmur vague obscenities
At ugly girls like me at seventeen
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Celine Dion | Ave Maria | /c/celine+dion/ave+maria_20028692.html | Ave Maria, Maiden mild
Oh, listen to a maiden's prayer
For thou canst hear amid the wild
'Tis thou, 'tis thou canst save amid, despair
We slumber safely till the morrow
Though we've by man outcast reviled
Oh Maiden, see a maiden's sorrow
Oh Mother, hear a suppliant child
Ave Maria
Ave Maria gratia plena
Maria gratia plena
Maria gratia plena
Ave ave dominus, dominus tecum
The murky cavern's air so heavy
Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled
Oh Maiden, hear a maiden pleadin'
Oh Mother, hear a suppliant child
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
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Celine Dion | Carmen | /c/celine+dion/carmen_20028365.html | (Bizet)
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser
Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle
C'est lui qu'on vient de nous refuser
Rien n'y fait, menaces ou pri? Res
L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait
Et c'est l'autre que je pr? F? Re
Il n'a rien dit mais il me pla? T
L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour
L'amour est enfant de boh? Me
Il n'a jamais jamais connu de lois
Si tu ne m'aimes pas je t'aime
Si je t'aime prend garde? Toi
Si tu ne m'aimes pas
Si tu ne m'aimes pas je t'aime
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime
Prends garde? Toi
L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre
Battit de l'aile et s'envola
L'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre
Tu ne l'attends plus, il est l?
Tout autour de toi, vite, vite
Il vient, s'en va puis il revient
Tu crois le tenir, il t'? Vite
Tu crois l'? Viter, il te tient
L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour
L'amour est enfant de boh? Me
Il n'a jamais jamais connu de lois
Si tu ne m'aimes pas je t'aime
Si je t'aime prend garde? Toi
Si tu ne m'aimes pas
Si tu ne m'aimes pas je t'aime
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime
Prends garde? Toi
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Celine Dion | Do You Hear What I Hear? | /c/celine+dion/do+you+hear+what+i+hear_20755448.html | (Feat. Rosie O'Donnell)
Said the little lamb
To the shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the night
Shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
A song, a song
High above the trees
With a voice
As big as the sea
With a voice
As big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy
To the mighty king
Do you know what I know
In your palace warm
Mighty king
Do you know what I know
A child
A child shivers in the cold
Let us bring him
Silver and gold
Let us bring him
Silver and gold
Said the king
To the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace
People everywhere
Listen to what I say
A child, a child
Sleeping in the night
He will bring us
Goodness and light
He will bring us
Goodness and light
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