Phx Favorite Song Lyrics...

Hmm...something inspired me to put these two on here today together...Two songs I have always loved and related to...
The Bangles one is off their first album(the one with Walk Like an Egyptian) but not many people know it. I don't believe it was ever on the radio. It's their BEST. Their very best. I love it. And nothing beats Billy Joel's song writing.

SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN TO ME
by Billy Joel
She can kill with a smile,
She can wound with her eyes
And she can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child,
But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to love
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth,
But she'll never believe
And she'll take what you give her,
as long as it's free
Yeah, she steals like a thief,
But she's always a woman to me

Oh, She takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, And she never gives up
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind

And she'll promise you more than the Garden of Eden
And she'll carelessly cut you,
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself,
'Cause She's always a woman to me

Mmmmmm

Oh, She takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, And she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind

She is frequently kind,
And she's suddenly cool
She can do as she pleases,
She's nobody's fool
And she can't be convicted,
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me

Mmmmmm


IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS
by The Bangles
If she knew what she wants
(He'd be giving it to her)
If she knew what she needs
(He could give her that too)
If she knew what she wants
(But he can't see through her)
If she knew what she wants, he'd be giving it to her
Giving it to her

If she wants everything
(He can pretend to give her everything)
Or there's nothing she wants
(She don't want to sort it out)
He's crazy for this girl
(But she don't know what she's looking for)
If she knew what she wants, he'd be giving it to her
Giving it to her

I'd say her values are corrupted
But she's open to change
Then one day she's satisfied
And the next I'll find her crying
And it's nothing she can explain

If she knew what she wants
(He'd be giving it to her)
If she knew what she needs
(He could give her that too)
If she knew what she wants
(But he can't see through her)
If she knew what she wants, he'd be giving it to her
Giving it to her
(Giving it to her)

Some have a style
That they work hard to refine
So they walk a crooked line
But she won't understand
Why anyone would have to try
To walk a line when they could fly

No sense thinking I could rehabilitate her
When she's fine, fine, fine
She's got so many ideas traveling around in her head
She doesn't need nothing from mine

If she knew what she wants
(He'd be giving it to her)
If she knew what she needs
(He could give her that too)
If she knew what she wants
(But he can't see through her)
If she knew what she wants, he'd be giving it to her
Giving it to her
(Giving it to her)

If she wants everything
(He can pretend to give her everything)
Or there's nothing she wants
(She don't want to sort it out)
He's crazy for this girl
(But she don't know what she's looking for)
If she knew what she wants, he'd be giving it to her
Giving it to her

(He'd be giving it to her)
(He could give her that too)
(But he can't see through her)
Oooooooooohh giving it to her, giving it to her now.

 

In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day:

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate - by The Arrogant Worms

I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine,
I had a little stretch of land along the city line
But time went by and though I tried, the money wasn?t there
And bankers came and took my land and told me "fair is fair"
I looked for every kind of job, the answer always no
"hire you now? " they?d always laugh, "we just let twenty go!"
The government, the promised me a measly little sum
But I?ve got too much pride to end up just another bum.
Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone?
I?m gonna be a pirate on the river saskatchewan!!!
(arrr! arrr! arrr! arrr! arrr!!)

Cause it?s a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin? down the plains
Stealin? wheat and barley and all the other grains
It?s a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the jolly roger on regina?s mighty shores

Well, you?d think the local farmers would know that I?m at large
But just the other day I found an unprotected barge
I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser,
I rammed their ship and sank it and I stole their fertilizer!
A bridge outside of moosejaw spans a mighty river
Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a-quiver
Cause they know that tractor jack is hiding in the bay
I?ll jump the bridge and knock them cold and sail off with their hay!

Cause it?s a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin? down the plains
Stealin? wheat and barley and all the other grains
It?s a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the jolly roger on regina?s mighty shores

Well, mountie bob he chased me, he was always at my throat
He?d follow on the shoreline cause he didn?t own a boat
But cutbacks were a-coming and the mountie lost his job
And now he?s sailing with us, and we call him salty bob!
A swingin? sword, a skull and bones and pleasant company
I never pay my income tax and screw the gst (screw it!!)
Prince albert down to saskatoon I?m the terror of the seas
If you wanna reach the co-op, boy, you gotta get by me!

Cause it?s a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin? down the plains
Stealin? wheat and barley and all the other grains
It?s a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the jolly roger on regina?s mighty shores
Arrrr, metis! get it? matey? (hey, that?s riel-ly funny! you know, louis riel? )

Well, pirate life?s appealing but you just don?t find it here,
I?ve heard that in alberta there?s a band of buccaneers
They roam the athabaska and sail to fort mckay
And you?re gonna loose your stetson if you have to pass their way!
Well, winter is a-comin? and a chill is in the breeze
My pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze
I?ll be back in springtime but now I have to go
I hear there?s lots of plundering down in new mexico!

Cause it?s a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin? down the plains
Stealin? wheat and barley and all the other grains
It?s a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the jolly roger on regina?s mighty shores

Cause it?s a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin? down the plains
Stealin? wheat and barley and all the other grains
It?s a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
When ya see the jolly roger on regina?s mighty shores
When ya see the jolly roger on regina?s mighty shores...

 

And don't be forgetin the pirates theme song mateys! ARGH!....
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sing along mateys!

YO HO
YO HO
A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME
WE PILLAGE AND PLUNDER AND WE RIFLE AND LOOT
DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO
WE KIDNAP AND RAVAGE AND DON'T GIVE A HOOT
DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO

YO HO
YO HO
A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME
WE EXTORT WE PILFER WE FILCH AND SACK
DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO
MARAUD AND EMBEZZLE AND EVEN HIJACK
DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO

YO HO
YO HO
A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME
WE KINDLE AND CHAR, INFLAME AND IGNITE
DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO
WE BURN UP THE CITY, WE'RE REALLY A FRIGHT
DRINK UP UP ME HEARTIES YO HO
WE'RE BEGGERS AND BLIGHTERS AND NE'ER DO WELL CADS
DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO
AYE BUT WE ARE LOVED BY OUR MOMMIES AND DADS
DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO

Remember, Dead Men Tell No Tales! AVAST!

 

This is a really cool song the band at church wrote. It just doesn't translate to the page. I've been bugging the producer of the service to post an mp3 up to our website. When he does, I'll link it. The song has a punk backbeat to it.

waiting, aka here we are now by gat

i can't explain it
it's too much for words
i felt your presence once before
i need you again

i come before you
lay aside my pride
i need to feel you now
i need a sign

chorus
here we are now, just waiting on you, Jesus
here we are now, just waiting on Him
here we are now, just waiting on you, Jesus
here we are now, come, let your Spirit fall

how great your glory
shines through the heavens
while the greatest love i'll never now
lives in my heart

i feel a rising
i feel a calling
i'll leave the world behind
for your purpose

singing i love you
i love you
i love you
i love you

 

Here I Go Again Lyrics
Whitesnake


I don't know where I'm goin
but I sure know where I've been
hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again.

Tho' I keep searching for an answer
I never seem to find what I'm looking for.
Oh Lord, I pray you give me strength to carry on
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time.

Just another heart in need of rescue
waiting on love's sweet charity
an' I'm gonna hold on for the rest of my days
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a hobo I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go.

An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin' down the only road I've ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go,
here I go again.

 

tears for fears (re-recorded by gary jules for the donnie darko soundtrack)

"mad world"

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tommorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
'Cos I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

(sigh... such a gorgeous song. i'm so happy a random friend of mine sent me the mp3 even before i'd seen the movie, cause now i don't have to go through the trouble of finding it. )

 

Self Control
Laura Branigan

Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters
In the night, no control
Through the wall something's breaking
Wearing white as you're walkin'
Down the street of my soul

You take my self, you take my self control
You got me livin' only for the night
Before the morning comes, the story's told
You take my self, you take my self control

Another night, another day goes by
I never stop myself to wonder why
You help me to forget to play my role
You take my self, you take my self control

I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it
That tomorrow never comes

A safe night, I'm living in the forest of my dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it
That this night will never go

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters

I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it
That tomorrow never knows

A safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it
That this night will never go
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control ...

 

I like this song because it talks about stuff during my childhood. Plus when I heard the first line in this song, I was just hooked.

19 Somethin'
Mark Willis

I saw Star Wars at least eight times,
Had the Packman pattern memorised.
And I've seen the stuff they put inside Stretch Armstrong, yeah.
Oh, I was Roger Staubach in my backyard,
Had a shoebox full of baseball cards,
And a couple of Evil Knievil scars on my right arm.
Well, I was a kid when Elvis died.
An' my momma cried:

Well, it was nineteen-seventy-something,
In the world that I grew up in.
Farah Fawcett hair-do days,
Bell bottoms and eight-track tapes.
Lookin' back now I can see me.
Oh man, did I look cheesy.
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin':
Oh, it was nineteen-seventy-something.

It was the dawning of a new decade,
We got our first microwave,
Dad broke down and finally shaved them old sideburns off.
I took the stickers off a-my Rubik's cube.
Watched MTV all afternoon.
My first love was Daisy Duke in them cut-off jeans.
Space shuttle fell out of the sky.
And the whole world cried.

Well, it was nineteen-eighty-something,
In the world that I grew up in.
Skatin' rinks and black Trans-Ams.
Big hair and parachute pants.
An' lookin' back now I can see me.
Oh man, did I look cheesy.
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin':
Oh, it was nineteen-eighty-something.

Now I got a mortgage and an SUV,
But all this responsibility,
Makes me wish sometimes:

It was nineteen-eighty-something,
In the world that I grew up in.
Skatin' rinks and black Trans-Ams.
Big hair and parachute pants.
An' lookin' back now I can see me.
Oh man, did I look cheesy.
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin':
Oh, it was nineteen-eighty-something.

Nineteen-seventy-something.
Oh, it was nineteen something.

 

I love this song... Always have, always will...

This one's for friends and loves that have come and gone, and I wonder... do they still remember me?

Your Wildest Dreams

Once upon a time
Once when you were mine
I remember skies reflected in your eyes
I wonder where you are
I wonder if you think about me
Once upon a time in your wildest dreams

Once the world was new
Our bodies felt the morning dew that reached a brand new day
We couldn't tear ourselves away
I wonder if you care
I wonder if you still remember
Once upon a time in your wildest dreams

When the music plays
When the words are touched with sorrow
When the music plays
I hear the sound I have to follow
Once upon a time...

Once beneath the stars
The universe was ours
Love was all we knew
And all I knew was you
I wonder if you know
I wonder if you think about it
Once upon a time in your wildest dreams

When the music plays
When the words are touched with sorrow
When the music plays

When the music plays
I hear the sound I have to follow
Once upon a time...

Once upon a time
Once when you were mine
I remember skies mirrored in your eyes
I wonder where you are
I wonder if you think about me
Once upon a time in your wildest dreams
In your wildest dreams
In your wildest dreams
In your wildest dreams

 

Since there was mention of pirates before......

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
Veggietales

Larry, Pa, Mr. Lunt: "We are the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!
We just stay home and lie around.
And if you ask us to do anything,
we'll just tell you ..."
Larry: "We don't do anything!"

Pa: "Well, I've never been Greenland
And I've never been to Denver,
And I've never buried treasure in St. Louis or St. Paul,
and I've never been to Moscow
and I've never been to Tampa,
and I've never been to Boston in the fall."

All: "'Cuz we're the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!
We just stay home and lie around.
And if you ask us to do anything,
we'll just tell you.."
Mr. Lunt: "We don't do anything.

And I never hoist the mainstay
and I never swab the poop deck,
and I never veer to starboard 'cuz I never sail at all,
and I've never walked the gang plank
and I've never owned a parrot,
and I've never been to Boston in the fall."

All: "'Cuz we're the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!
We just stay at home and lie around.
And if you ask us to do anything,
we'll just tell you
.. We don't do anything!"

Larry: "Well, I've never plucked a rooster
and I'm not too good at ping-pong,
and I've never thrown my mashed potatoes up against the wall,
and I've never kissed a chipmunk
and I've never gotten head lice,
and I've never been to Boston in the fall!"

Pa: "Huh? What are you talking about? What's a rooster and mashed potatoes have to do with being a pirate??"
Mr. Lunt: "Hey, that's right! We're supposed to sing about pirate-y things!"
Larry: "Oh ..."
Pa: "And who ever kissed a chipmunk? That's just nonsense! Why even bring it up? Am I right? What do you think?"
Mr. Lunt: "I think you look like Cap'n Crunch!"
Pa: "Huh? No I don't!"
Mr. Lunt: "Do too."
Pa: "Do not!"
Mr. Lunt: "You're making me hungry."
Pa: "That's it, you're walkin' the plank!"
Mr. Lunt: "Says who?"
Pa: "Says the capt'n, that's who!"
Mr. Lunt: "Oh, yeah? Aye aye, Cap'n Crunch!"

Larry: "And I've never licked a spark plug
and I've never sniffed a stink bug,
and I've never painted daisies on a big red rubber ball,
and I've never bathed in yogurt
and I don't look good in leggings ..."

Pa: "You just don't get it!"

All: "And we've never been to Boston in the fall!"

 

With all the pirate songs, I had to include something from my absolute FAVORITE movie about Pirates...That is of course, THE GOONIES!!
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Cyndi Lauper
The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

Here we are
Hanging on the strings of green and blues
Break the chain and we break down
Oh it's not real if you don't feel it
Unspoken expectations
Ideals you used to play with
They've finally taken shape

What's good enough for you
Is good enough for me
It's good enough
It's good enough for me
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Now you say
You're startin' to feel the push and pull
Of what could be but never can
You mirror me stumblin' through those

Old fashioned superstitions
I find too hard to break
Oh maybe you`re out of place

What's good enough for you
Is good enough for me
It's good enough
It's good enough for me
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

(Good Enough) For you
Is good enough for me
It's good, it's good enough
It's good enough for me
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Old fashioned superstitions
I find too hard to break
Oh, maybe you`re out of place

What's good enough for you
Is good enough for me
It's good enough
It's good enough for me
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

(Good Enough) For you
Is good enough for me
It's good, it's good enough
It's good enough for me
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

 

One of my favorite songs off my Sesame Street Records.

RUBBER DUCKIE
BY ERNIE!!

Rubber Duckie, you're the one,
You make bathtime lots of fun,
Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you;

(woh woh, bee doh!)

Rubber Duckie, joy of joys,
When I squeeze you, you make noise!
Rubber Duckie, you're my very best friend, it's true!

(doo doo doo doooo, doo doo)

CHORUS:
Every day when I
Make my way to the tubby
I find a little fella who's
Cute and yellow and chubby
(rub-a-dub-a-dubby!)

Rubber Duckie, you're so fine
And I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of you.

(repeat chorus)

Rubber Duckie, you're so fine
And I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of -
Rubber duckie, I'd like a whole pond of -
Rubber duckie I'm awfully fond of you!

(doo doo, be doo.)

 

Heard this today and thought of Le Queen:

If You Want Space, Go To Utah
Words and Music by Christine Lavin
Copyright 2000 Rounder Records Corp

You and I don't see eye to eye
On matters that pertain to the heart
First you love me then you leave
returning, hoping I'll believe you
when you say you just can't bear to see us part

Then you mumble about freedom
Your favorite magic word
You're so sure to keep that heart of yours
From never gettin' hurt

If You Want Space, Go To Utah
If you want time, pal you got the next 50 years
But if you want love, hey, hey look no further
Than the woman who's looking at you here

If You Want Space, Go To Utah
If you want time- pal you got the next 50 years
but if you want love, hey, hey look no further
Than the woman who's looking at you here

If you want love, hey, hey look no further
Than the woman who's looking at you here

 

Need to share this because this song is making me think of someone:

Keith Washington
Kissing You

Thinking of you
That's all I seem to do
When you're not here
I long to hold you near

Baby, this time
Together we must bare
Holdin' you close
Takin' time to let you know

Tonight's the night we will share
Turn off the lights, come close to me
Tell me I'm all you ever need
Tell me it's not just a dream
And if it is my heart believes
That you are mine and this is real, oh...oh...

(Kissing you)
Lovin' you all through the night
(Share my love)
It will be all right

What's better than
A love that's made for two
I cannot count the ways
I feel for you

But you should know
And startin' from today
From this point on
My love is here to stay

Lie close to me, hold on
Let's make our love last all night long
Baby, I'm yours, take all of me, oh...oh...
I'll never try to bring you down
My love will always be around
Yes, I'm convinced you're all I need, oh...

(Kissing you)
Lovin' you all through the night
(Share my love)
Tonight is our night (Together), yeah

(Kissing you) Oh
Lovin' you all through the night
(Share my love)
It will all turn out right

Tonight's the night we will share
Turn off the lights, come close to me
Tell me I'm all you ever need, oh...oh...oh...
Tell me it's not just a dream
And if it is my heart believes
That you are mine and this is real, this is real, oh...oh...

(Kissing you) Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
My baby
(Share my life) Ooh, lady, let me show you that, let me show you that I love you

(Kissing you) Yes, I do
So do it for me and I'll do it for you, honey
(Share my love) You got me in the mood that I'm in
Can't nobody stop me now

(Kissing you) Can't nobody save you now
'Cause you're gonna love me
(Share my life

 

The first song is something I heard today that is just a nice tribute to great singers like Johnny Cash. The second is one of his greatest songs.


Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
George Jones

You know this old world is full of singers
But just a few are chosen
To tear your heart out when they sing
Imagine life without them
All your, radio heroes
Like the outlaw that walks through Jesse's dream

No, there will never be another
Red-headed stranger
A Man in Black and Folsom Prison Blues
The Okie from Muskogee
Or Hello Darling
Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes

(Chorus
Who's gonna fill their shoes
Who's gonna stand that tall
Who's gonna play the Opry
And the Wabash Cannonball
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to me and you
Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes

God bless the boys from Memphis
Blue Suede Shoes and Elvis
Much too soon he left this world in tears
They tore up the Fifties
Old Jerry Lee and Charlie
And old Go Cat Go still echoes through the years

You know the heart of country music
Still beats in Luke the Drifter
You can tell when hew sings I Saw the Light
Old Marty, Hank and Lefty
Why I can feel them right here with me
On this Silver Eagle rolling through the night

(Repeat chorus)


Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash

Love is a burnin? thing,
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire --
I fell into a ring of fire.

I fell into a burnin? ring of fire --
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher,
And it burns, burn, burns,
The ring of fir, the ring of fire.

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet.
I fell for you like a child --
Oh, but the fire ran wild.

I fell into a burnin? ring of fire --
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher,
And it burns, burn, burns,
The ring of fir, the ring of fire.

I fell into a burnin? ring of fire --
I went down, down, down,
And the flames went higher,
And it burns, burn, burns,
The ring of fir, the ring of fire.

The ring of fire (and Fade)

 

I think that last post was very appropriate - as Johnny Cash, the Man In Black, passed away this morning. He was 71.

 

Hard Headed Woman
by Cat Stevens

I?m looking for a hard headed woman,
One who will 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 a hard headed woman,
One who will 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.

I know a lot of fancy dancers,
People who can glide you on a floor,
They move so smooth but have no answers.
When you ask "why?d you come here for? "
"i don?t know" "why? "


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 a hard headed woman,
One who will make me feel so good,
And if I find my hard headed woman,
I know my life will be as it should -- yes, yes, yes.

I?m looking for a hard headed woman,
One who will make me do my best,
And if I find my hard headed woman...


Wild World
by Cat Stevens

Now that I've lost everything to you,
you say you want to start something new,
and it's breaking my heart you're leaving,
baby I'm grieving.

But if you wanna leave take good care,
hope you have a lot of nice things to wear,
but then a lot of nice things turn bad out there.

Oh baby baby it's a wild world,
it's hard to get by just upon a smile.
Oh baby baby it's a wild world.

I'll always remember you like a child, girl.
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do,
and it's breaking my heart in two,
cause I never want to see you sad girl,
don't be a bad girl,
but if you want to leave take good care,
hope you make a lot of nice friends out there,
but just remember there's a lot of bad and beware,
beware,

Oh baby baby it's a wild world,
it's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh baby baby it's a wild world,
and I'll always remember you like a child, girl.

Baby I love you, but if you wanna leave take good care,
hope you make a lot of nice friends out there,
but just remember there's a lot of bad,
and beware, beware,

oh baby baby it's a wild world,
it's hard to get by just upon a smile.
Oh baby baby it's a wild world,
and I'll always remember you like a child, girl.

 

We're Really Not That Different
Collin Raye

She said we're much too different
We're from two separate worlds
And he admitted she was partly right
But in his heart's defense he told her
What they had in common
Was strong enough to bond them for life
He said look behind your own soul
And the person that you'll see
Just might remind you of me

I laugh, I love, I hope, I try
I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry
And I know you do the same things, too
So we're really not that different, me and you

She could hardly argue
With his pure and simple logic
But logic never could convince a heart
She had always dreamed of loving someone more exotic
And he just didn't seem to fit the part
So she searched for greener pastures
But never could forget
What he whispered when she left

I laugh, I love, I hope, I try
I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry
And I know you do the same things, too
So we're really not that different, me and you

Was it time or was it truth
Maybe both lead her back to his door
As her tears fell at his feet
She didn't say "I love you"
What she said meant even more

I laugh, I love, I hope, I try
I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry
And I know you do the same things, too
So we're really not that different, me and you


Love Remains
Collin Raye
We are born one fine day
Children of God on our way
Mama smiles, daddy cries
Miracle before their eyes
They protect us 'til we're of age
And through it all love remains

Boy moves on, takes a bride
She stands faithful by his side
Tears and sweat, they build a home
Raise a family of their own
They share joy and they share pain
Through it all love remains

Kingdoms come and go but they don't last
Before you know the future is the past
In spite of what's been lost or what's been gained
We are living proof that love remains

I don't know baby what I'd do
On this earth without you
We all live, we all die
But the end is not goodbye
The sun comes up and seasons change
Through it all Love Remains
An eternal burning flame
Hope lives on and Love Remains

 

I love Colin Raye. Chewie already posted the original version of my favorite song Colin does, Let it Be Me. But I always liked this one too and I don't think Choady's posted it yet? Course could be wrong there. And I just love George Michael. Classic song from gasp, junior high.

If I were you
by Colin Raye

You want to know, where we go from here
So many roads, but none that seem clear
Is what we have enough, to last a whole life through?
Who knows, baby who knows

So you?re asking me, what do we do
Cause time moves so fast and the chances seem so few
Is it too much to think, that we could have it all
Who knows, we may never know

But if I were you, I?d promise to live life for all it?s worth
Take all that you?ve been given
And leave your mark upon this earth
Trust your heart to show you everything you?ll ever need
And if I were you, I?d fall in love with me

So hold me close, I?ll kiss away your fears
I won?t promise the moon, but I?ll promise to be here
And what if together it gets better every day
Who knows baby, who knows

But if I were you, I?d promise to live life for all it?s worth
Take all that you?ve been given
And leave your mark upon this earth
Trust your heart to show you everything you?ll ever need
And if I were you, I?d fall in love with me

But if I were you, I?d promise to live life for all it?s worth
Take all that you?ve been given
And leave your mark upon this earth
Trust your heart to show you everything you?ll ever need
And if I were you, I?d fall in love with me

If I were you, I?d fall in love with me



Kissing A Fool Lyrics
by George Michael

You are far,
When I could have been your star,
You listened to people,
Who scared you to death and broke my heart,
Strange that you were strong enough,
To even make a start,
But you'll never find
Peace of mind,
Til you listen to your heart,

People,
You can never change the way they feel,
Better let them do just what they will,
For they will,
If you let them,
Steal your heart from you,
People,
Will always make a lover feel a fool,
But you knew I loved you,
We could have shown them all,
We should have seen love through,

Fooled me with the tears in your eyes,
Covered me with kisses and lies,
So goodbye,
But please don't take my heart,

You are far,
I'm never gonna be your star,
I'll pick up the pieces
And mend my heart,
Maybe I'll be strong enough,
I don't know where to start,
But I'll never find,
Peace of mind,
While I listen to my heart,

People,
You can never change the way they feel,
Better let them do just what they will,
For they will,
If you let them,
Steal your heart,

And people,
Will always make a lover feel a fool,
But you knew I loved you,
We could have shown them all,

But remember this,
Every other kiss,
That you ever give,
Long as we both live,
When you need the hand of another man,
One you really can surrender with,
I will wait for you,
Like I always do,
There's something there,
That can't compare, with any other,

You are far,
When I could have been your star,
You listened to people,
Who scared you to death and broke my heart,
Strange that I was wrong enough,
To think you'd love me too.
I guess you were kissing a fool,
You must have been kissing a fool.

 

That one from George Micheal made me crazy for a girl in high school. I learned the entire lyrics to that album just because she liked GM.

 

that's so sweet chewie. how come guys never do that stuff for me?

 

You guys put up many good Colin Raye songs, but this one has to be my favorite.

Love, Me
Colin Raye

I read a note my Grandma wrote back in 1923
Grandpa kept it in his coat and he showed it once to me
He said, "Boy, you might not understand but a long long time ago
Grandma's daddy didn't like me none but I loved your Grandma so

We had this crazy plan to meet and run away together
Get married in the first town we came to and live forever
But nailed to the tree where we were supposed to meet instead
I found this letter and this is what it said"

If you get there before I do, don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darlin' wait and see
And between now and then till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love, Me

I read those words just hours before my Grandma passed away
In the doorway of a church where me and Grandpa stopped to pray
I know I'd never seen him cry in all my fifteen years
But as he said these words to her his eyes filled up with tears

If you get there before I do, don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darlin' wait and see
And between now and then till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love, Me

And between now and then till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love, Me

 

Since we're on a Collin Raye kick... This one always makes me think about my baby sister. It came out when she was 12/13 and she looked like the girl in the video too.

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[b]I Think About You[/b]
Everytime I see a woman on a billboard sign
I think about you
Saying "drink this beer and you'll be mine"
I think about you
When an actress on a movie screen
Plays Lolita in some old man's dreams
It doesn't matter who she is
I think about you

When I see a pretty woman walking down the street
I think about you
Men look her up and down like she's some kind of treat
I think about you
She wouldn't dare talk to a stranger
Always has to be aware of the danger
It doesn't matter who she is
I think about

Chorus:
You eight years old
Big blue eyes and a heart of gold
When I look at this world, I think about
You and I can't help but see
That every woman used to be
Somebody's little girl, I think about you

Everytime I hear people say it's never gonna change
I think about you
Like it's some kind fo joke, some kind of game
I think about you
When I see a woman on the news
Who didn't ask to be abandoned or abused
It doesn't matter who she is
I think about

Chorus

When I look at this world I think about you

 

Ooh Baby, Baby
by Smokey Robinson

Oooh, baby baby

I did you wrong,
My heart went out to play,
But in the game I lost you,
What a price to pay,
I'm cryin'.

Ooh baby baby
Ooh baby baby

Mistakes,
I know I've made a few,
But I'm only human,
You've made mistakes too,

Im cryin'.
Ooh baby baby
Ooh baby baby

I'm just about at the end of my rope,
But I can't stop tryin',
I can't give up hope,
Cause I'll be here,
Someday I'll hold you near,
Whisper I still love you,
Until the day is near,
Oooh, I'm crying.

Ooh, baby baby
Ooh, baby baby
Ooh, baby baby
ooooh..........

 

I Cain't Say No!
Rodgers and Hammerstein


(My theme song )


It ain't so much a question of not knowing what to do.
I knowed what's right and wrong since I been ten.
I heared a lot of stories and I reckon they are true
About how girls are put upon by men.
I know I mustn't fall into the pit,
But when I'm with a feller, I forget!

I'm just a girl who cain't say no,
I'm in a turrible fix
I always say, "Come on, let's go!"
Just when I oughta say, "Nix!"

When a person tries to kiss a girl,
I know she oughta give his face a smack.
But as soon as someone kisses me,
I somehow sorta wanna kiss him back!

I'm just a fool when lights are low
I cain't be prissy and quaint
I ain't the type that can faint
How can I be what I ain't?
I cain't say no!

Watcha gonna do when a feller gets flirty,
And starts to talk purty?
Watcha gonna do?
Supposin' that he says that yer lips are like cherries,
Or roses, or berries?
Watcha gonna to do?
Supposin' that he says that you're sweeter than cream,
And he's gotta have cream or die?
Watcha gonna do when he talks that way,
Spit in his eye?

I'm just a girl who cain't say no,
Kissing's my favorite food.
With or without the mistletoe
I'm in a holiday mood.

Other girls are coy and hard to catch
But other girls ain't having any fun
Everytime I lose a wrestling match,
I have a funny feeling that I've won!

Though I can feel the undertoe
I never make a complaint
Til it's too late for restraint.
Then when I want to I cain't
I cain't say no!