Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American United States singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work.
She is the former wife of another notable singer-songwriter, James Taylor, with whom she has two children: Sarah "Sally" Maria Taylor Sally Taylor... [read more] - Be With Me
River runs to the seaSalmon runs to the seaIf you need someoneYou can run to meFlowers grow to the sunShines on everyoneIf you've lost the warmthI will give you someLay back on the starry nightFeel as big and as small...
- It Keeps You Runnin'
Where you gonna goWhere are you gonna hide?You go on leaving out your heartAnd all it's saying deep insideI can feel your love heart beatYou got me all wrongYou don't have to worryYou just been lonely too longI know...
- Libby
If all our flights are groundedLibby, we'll meet in ParisDance along the boulevardsAnd have no one to embarrass,Puttin' on the Ritz in styleWith an Arab and an Heiress,Libby we'll fly away - heyLeave behind our...
- Darkness 'Til Dawn
Chain smoking cigarettesEnemies across the tableWonderin' if I can ever trust anyone againWe argue through the nightthe restaurant shuts, you catch your flightI hail a cab with no idea where home might be[Chorus:]We...
- Fairweather Father
Fairweather fatherFairweather fatherDoesn't like to hear the baby cryDoesn't like to about the aches and painsOf the day gone byOf the day gone byBut the mother advertised as a bargain wifeShe'd make things easy for...
- Half A Chance
You said we'd light the firmamentYou said our love was permanentYou said we'd stick through thick and thinThrough up and down, through lose and winBut comes the first sign of stormy weatherYou're packin' your bags in...
- One Love Stand (feat. Michael McDonald)
It's been a one man show that I've been runnin'On a two way street for loveI see no end to the dead end'Til you come back home againI've tried everything to keep remembering[Chorus:]One good womanOne good manTwo shots...
- Cow Town
Donald Swan, he was a millionaireFrom a Texas oil familyBut he still worked hard and believed in GodHe was a man of integrityHe went to France on businessMet a woman there named SimoneShe saw love in the eyes of the...
- He Likes To Roll
Why do I try to win the loveThat I've already wooed and won[Chorus:]'Cause he likes to roll he likes to rollHe likes to roll he likes to rollHe takes the flower from his button holeWhen he likes to roll, he likes to...
- Times When My Head
In times in my headWas together about youI was an expert a silenceI enjoyed the blonds in their red jeepsStopping you on the streetKnowing none could compare with meIn my airy skirts and cool retreats[Chorus:]In times...
- Dishonest Modesty
You come on strong telling everyoneAbout your latest roleHow you saved the movie, stole the showWell everybody knowsAnd if you have no time for all your offersYou'll see that I get calledAnd if you have no time for...
- Riverboat Gambler
Riverboat gamblerDrinking alone on the prowChasing your Bourbon with Tennessee ginThe big game's about to beginRiverboat gamblerHiding that Ave up your sleeveI can see through all that debonaire styleThe irony bending...
- Lili Marlene
Outside the barracks by the corner lightDarling I remember how I'd wait for you at nightThere we'd create a world for two, I'd wait for youThe whole night through, was there that you'd whisper tenderlyThat you loved...
- I'm A Fool To Want You
I'm a fool to want you, I'm a fool to want youTo want a love that can't be true, A love that's there for others tooI'm a fool to hold you, Such a fool to hold youTo seek a kiss not mine alone, To share a kiss the...
- Film Noir
Got on in New HavenLast car on the train.Put my hat on the seat,Wipe the tears from my eyes.I watched my life go by,Like a movie in my brain.Scenes unreeling;In a sceneless chainOn the window,and a silver screen of...
- Last Night When We Were Young
Last night when we were youngLove was a star, a song unsungLife was so new, so real, So bright, ages ago, last nightToday, the world is oldYou flew away, and time grew coldWhere is that starThat seems so brightages...
- Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Everytime we say goodbye I die a littleEverytime we say goodbye I wonder why a littleWhy the gods above me Who must be in the knowThink so little of me, They allow you to goAnd when you're near there's Such an air of...
- Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
Spring will be A little late this yearA little late arriving, In my lonely world over hereFor you have left me And where is our April love oldYes you have left me And winter continues coldAs if to say that spring will...
- Laura
Lead-in with Haunting:There's always someone, Haunting someone, haunting someone,I can't sleep easy, Cause I'm afraid of dreamingAnd then the memory of the dreamThere's always someone, Haunting someone, haunting...
- You Won't Forget Me
You won't forget me, though you may tryI'm part of memories, too wonderful to dieAnd it will happen, that now and thenYou'll fall to wonderin' if we shouldn't have tried againYou won't forget me, on nights like...
- Don't Smoke In Bed
I left a note on his dresserAnd my old wedding ringWith these few goodbye wordsHow can I singGoodbye old sleepy headI'm packing you in like I saidTake care of everythingI'm leaving my wedding ringDon't look for meI'll...
- Two Sleepy People
Here we are, out of cigarettesHolding hands and yawning, see how late it getsTwo sleepy people by dawn's early lightToo much in love to say goodnightHere we are, in the cozy chairPickin' on a wishbone, from the...
- Somewhere In The Night
Somewhere in the night chasing shadows around the bendSomewhere in the night chasing rainbows that have no endIn the misty night, you are mine and you hold me fastBut dreams have a way of calling it a dayThey seldom...
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
I'll be home for ChristmasYou can plan on mePlease have snowAnd mistletoeAnd presents 'neath the treeChristmas eve will find meWhere the love light gleamsI'll be home for ChristmasIf only in my dreamsChristmas eve...
- Heaven
I can almost touch the starsFilling up the nightOn their way around the worldThey stop their flightI can see the brightest starDazzling in the westThree wise men followWith no time for restAnd heaven can't be farFrom...
- Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
So this is ChristmasAnd what have you doneAnother year overAnd a new one just begunAnd so this is ChristmasI hope you have funThe near and the dear onesThe old and the youngA very merry ChristmasAnd a happy New...
- White Christmas
I'm dreaming of a white ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glisten,and children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snowI'm dreaming of a white ChristmasWith every Christmas card I writeMay...
- Silent Night
Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin Mother and ChildHoly Infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peaceSilent night, holy night!Shepherds quake at the...
- Forgive
Let me be before the worldWhat I am when I'm aloneAnd when my vision falls belowLet there be forgivenessLet me answer when I'm calledLet me know the voice is rightAnd when it's deep inside my soulI'll know it by it's...
- The Land Of Christmas (Mary)
Take me into your handsMake me into your prayerTake me away to the land of ChristmasAnd dismiss my fearShow me the wayYou see I need a way to passthrough the painBreathe it and bear it and rise up againTake me away to...
- Twelve Gates To The City
Three gates in the eastThree gates in the westThree gates in the northThree gates in the southThat makes twelve gates to the city Hallelujah[Chorus:]Oh what a beautiful cityOh what a beautiful cityOh what a beautiful...
- Christmas Is Almost Here
There's a hand that's old and roughAnd it's holding onTo one that's new and smallWhose life has just begunHand in handYoung and oldCalm each others fearsChristmas is almost hereThere's a rocky road aheadTwo people...
- Pretty Paper
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blueWrap your presents to your darling from youPretty pencils to write I love youPretty paper, pretty ribbons of blueCrowded street, busy feet, hustle by himDowntown shoppers, Christmas...
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Come All Ye FaithfulJoyful and triumphant,O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.Come and behold Him,Born the King of Angels;O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him,Christ the Lord.O...
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas.Let your heart be light,From now on our troublesWill be out of sight.Have yourself a merry little Christmas,Make the Yule-tide***,From now on our troublesWill be miles away.Here...
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
God rest ye merry, gentlemenLet nothing you dismayRemember, Christ, our SaviourWas born on Christmas dayTo save us all from Satan's powerWhen we were gone astrayO tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of...
- Back Down To Earth
We jumped into a river on the moonBut the water was too coldWe tried to buy the morning starBut it was already soldI wanted to make it big with youBut my plans must have been to boldAnd it's back down to earth...
- One Man Woman
Well it's plain as rainAnd it's there for all the world to seeJust 'cause everybody does itThat doesn't make it right for meSomeone is making plansInvolvin' my old manEverytime I turn by back aroundFeelin' like a one...
- Haunting
There's always someone haunting someone - haunting someoneLike an echo in the wind leaves, unreconciled -Waiting to be picked up and bounced down again onListeners earsThere's always someone haunting someone -...
- De Bat (Fly In Me Face)
Fly in me faceFly in me faceFly in me faceFly in me faceWell I hope de bat don't come out and fly in me face tonightWell I come home from a partyAnd I'm feelin' a little spacedAnd I walk on in the kitchen andA bat fly...
- You Belong To Me
Why'd you tell me thisWere you looking for my reactionWhat do you need to knowDon't you know I'll always be your girlYou don't have to prove to me You're beautiful to strangersI've got loving eyesOf my own(You belong...
- For Old Times Sake
Let's make love for old times sakeLet's set right an old mistakeLet's invite our hearts to breakIt's right tonightBut just for old time's sakeRemember you as MarsAnd me as VenusStrange to see the grey in your hairAnd...
- Tranquillo (Melt My Heart)
Tranquillo, got to get you into bed nowJust a little boy in the body of a dreamCan't stay up and won't go to sleepWhat does it mean -Tranquillo, no other way to go now'Cause you need a lot of bass & drums for your...
- Boys In The Trees
I'm home again in my old narrow bedWhere I grew tall and my feet hung over the endThe low beam room with the window looking outOn the soft summer gardenWhere the boys grew in the treesHere I grew guiltyAnd no one was...
- In A Small Moment
In a small momentShe accepted credit for something she did not doShe said she'd done the water color in her bedroomBut it was done by a friend from schoolJust a little lieNo one would discoverAt least not very soonIn...
- You're The One
Well I spent all night alone with youAnd you weren't even thereYour eyes burned on me like the midnight sunAnd somewhere in the night I knewHow much I really cared'Cause you're the oneYou're the oneFor me you are the...
- Never Been Gone
The wind is coming up strong and fastAnd the moon is smiling on meMiles from nowhere so small at lastIn between the sky and the seaI'm bound for the islandThe tide is with meI think I can make it before dawnIt's night...
- Pure Sin
I can barely see your sneakersYou say I got to keep my head downYou're painting my portraitIn a red velvet gownHow do you see meAs demure and discreet?But do you know what I'll doDo you know what I'll doWhen I go out...
- Vengeance
That's dangerous driving baby, The policeman said.I can smell the passion Of another man on your breathI could give you life, get you back for what I sawThat's vengeance he said, that's the lawYou throw your...
- Just Like You Do
If you think you're alonethat you're the only one who is afraidLet me tell you, I feel just like you doAnd sometimes I stand backFrom desires and dreams I don't understandThey overwhelm meI feel just like you...
- Spy
Got my eye on you, nothing's slipping byWatching everything you do, like a SpyI come here everynight, I'm like a fireflyMoving through the strobe lights, like a Spy[Chorus]I know your shadow hides, just what I...
- Love You By Heart
The lies that you tell will leave you aloneThey'll keep you down,they'll catch you and trip you upKeep you hangin' aroundThe habit is old - you don't need it anymoreGo on and kiss it goodbye'Cause you got me, and I...
- We're So Close
I've lived in all of the houses he's builtThe one in the airThe one undergroundThe one on the waterThe one in the sandHe says: It doesn't matter how we liveHe says: It doesn't matter where we liveWe're so close we can...
- Coming To Get You
Last night you called me from ArkansasSo that's where you are!I'm coming to get you, let there be no mistakingSo they think they can take you away from your ma -I'm coming to get you, let there be no mistakingMother...
- Memorial Day
It should have been so soft, this morning as we leftBut the valley was infected, by a different kind of beautyAnd the Indians they knew, it was a devil's sanctuary.Out of this unholy dawn, a car came stirring up the...
- Little Girl Blue
When I was very youngThe world was younger than IAs merry as a carouselThe circus tent was strong with every star in the skyAbove the ring I loved so wellNow the young world has grown oldGone are the tinsel and the...
- Bewitched
He's a fool and don't I know itBut a fool can have his charmsI'm in love and don't I show itLike a babe in armsLove's the same old sad sensationLately I've not slept a weekSince this half pint imitation'sPut me on the...
- What Has She Got
I've got eyes they call beguilingA string of cultured pearlsAnd my lips are always smilingI'm not one of those moody girlsI've studied cooking in a French cafeAs bal and cheins last prodigyA one time runner up Miss...
- By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me
I'll go my way by myselfThis is the end of RomanceI'll go my way by myselfLove is only a danceI'll face the unknownI'll build a world of my ownNo one knows better than I myselfI'm by myself aloneI see your face before...
- Danny Boy
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are callingFrom glen to glen, and down the mountain sideThe summer's gone, and all the roses falling'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.But come you back when summer's in the...
- My Funny Valentine
You're my funny valentine,Sweet comic valentine,You make me smile with my heartYou're looks are laughable, unphotographableYet you're my favourite work of artIs your figure less than Greek,Is your mouth a little...
- Something Wonderful
He may not always sayWhat you would have him sayBut now and then he'll say something wonderfulThe thoughtless things he'll doWill hurt and worry youThen all at once he'll do something wonderfulHe has a thousand dreams...
- He Was Too Good To Me
There goes my young intendedThe thing has endedRegrets are vainI'll never find another half so sweetAnd we'll never meet againI got impatientTold him goodbyeSad eyes out in the rainHe was too good to meHow can I get...
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
When the sun is high in the afternoon skyYou can always find something to doBut from dusk till dawn as the clock ticks onSomething happens to youIn the wee small hours of the morningWhile the whole wide world is fast...
- Time After Time
Time after timeI tell myself that I'mSo lucky to be loving youSo lucky to beThe one you run to seeIn the evening, when the day is throughI only know what I knowThe passing years will showYou've kept my love so young,...
- My Romance
My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the skyMy romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing byNo month of may, no twinkling starsNo hide away, no softly guitarsMy romance doesn't need a castle rising in SpainNor a...
- When Your Lover Has Gone
What good is the scheming, the planning and dreamingThat comes with each new love affairThe love that you cherish, so often might perishAnd leave you with castles in airWhen you're alone, who cares for starlit...
- Another Door
Some destination,A footstep in the sandSome indication,A truth to understand.I'm going hunting,To find it if I can.But it might be just an arrow,To still some other plan.[Chorus:]Hidden meanings and love's strange...
- One More Time
[Chorus:]One more timePlay it again before you put your guitar downMy darlin', one more timeNow that you got me dreamin'About the good times."Come on girl"You said to me, "Let's fly awayFollow me wherever I will goAnd...
- Thats The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
My father sits at night with no lights onHis cigarette glows in the darkThe living room is stillI walk by, no remarkI tiptoe past the master bedroom whereMy mother reads her magazinesI hear her call "Sweet dreams"But...
- The Love's Still Growing
And I'm so highI can't go onOh but ICan sing this songBecause the love's still growingAnd the love's still growingSome folk sayThat all hope is goneBut today, the world is oneBecause the love's still growingAnd the...
- Reunions
First one in the cityWearin' all those grass stained jeansNothing is forgotten, everyone is pleased.Someone got his hair cutThe girls have lots to sayHis friends had felt more comfortableWith it worn the other wayAnd...
- Alone
My goin' has nothing to do with youI'm planning a trip all aloneAnd all I want is a room with a viewWhere the sight of the sunset full blownMakes me ache with feeling alone.[Chorus:]And I'll think about you thereIf I...
- Rolling Down The Hills
People who have bad timesWrite hard luck songsBut when their days are greenThey think about loveSunshine, flowers in a gardenDid I bump you sir?I'm beggin' your pardonhave you seen such a day?Let's begin it by...
- Dan, My Fling
I said that I felt jailed upAs if our doors were nailed upI said I needed separate places,Parties, room to move around in.I said I needed my flingHad to get out and do some other thing.It took me months to...
- The Best Thing
I was his foreignerAnd he was mine.We ate on terracesAnd drank the cheapest wine.And he believed in meDown by the serpentine.How was I to knowit was the best thingTo come along for a long time.I turned the pageAnd saw...
- Just A Sinner
Today I was gonna conquer the world,Go on ahead and make a stand.Today I saw an old friend a dyin'And as he lay there no one lent a hand,I'm gonna call you up,You'll forsake the one you love,Though I've left you many...
- Waited So Long
Please tell my sweet motherGo on now tell uncle PaulTell all my girlfriendsNot to wait for meDaddy, I'm no virginAnd I've already waited too longRaise up your eyebrowsRaise, I said raise your glasses with a songBut...
- When You Close Your Eyes
When you close your eyes do you seeWhite lorelei, she's a dreamShe's not half as magic as she seemsBut she's so much fun to be withWhen you close your eyes do you seePlaces that you've never seenYet you've been...
- Night Owl
Now a fish kinda likes the waterAnd that's just where he wants to beAnd a monkey kinda digs bananasSo he lives in the top of a treeBut my eyes are made for darknessSo the nightime is right for me'Cause I'm a night owl...
- Embrace Me, You Child
At night I heard God whisper lullabyesWhile Daddy next door whistled whisky tunesAnd sometimes when I wanted, they would harmonizeThere was nothing those two couldn't doEmbrace me you child, you're a child of mineAnd...
- You're So Vain
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yachtYour hat strategically dipped below one eyeYour scarf it was apricotYou had one eye on the mirror as you watched yourself gavotteAnd all the girls dreamed...
- His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin
His friends are more than fond of RobinHe doesn't need to compliment themAnd always as he leaves he leaves themFeeling proud just to know himWhen Robin goes on holidayThere's no-one livin' in our laneOh yes, folks...
- The Carter Family
The Carter family lived next door for almost 14 yearsWith Gwen and I inseperatable from rag dolls through brassieresThen Gwen began to bore me with her giggles and her fearsThe day the Carters moved away, I had to...
- It Was So Easy
I remember a time, rompin' through the woodsSun against our skin instead of clothesWhen we felt hungry we would eat, whn we felt glad we would danceAnd whenever we felt drowsy we would dozeIt was so easy then never...
- It Should Have Been Me
- Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
Take a look around nowChange the directionAdjust the tuningTry a new translationDon't look at your man in the same old wayTake a new pictureJust because you don't see shooting starsDoesn't mean it isn't perfectCan't...
- Give Me All Night
I have no need of half of anythingNo half time, no half of a man's attentionGive me all the earth and skyAnd at the same time add a new dimensionHalf the truth is of no useGive it all, give it all to meI can stand itI...
- As Time Goes By
You must remember thisA kiss is still a kissA sigh is just a sighThe fundamental things applyAs time goes byAnd when two lovers wooThey still say I love youOn that you can relyThe world will always welcome loversAs...
- Two *** (On A Hot Summer Night)
It happened last night we were feeling adventurousWe put on our heels and went out for a walkMore for a drink than to have a few eyes on usJenny and I slipped to town for some talkMe and Jenny, twinklin' like crystal...
- You Have To Hurt
"I'm in love with him", she saidWith all the innocence of tender yearsBut somewhere down the road aheadI could see the same eyesFilled with bitter tearsI had the inclinationTo tell her not to drop her guardTo tell her...
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
(feat. Sally, Ben, Alex, and Isaac Taylor)[Chorus:]The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spoutDown came the rain and washed the spider outOut came the sun and dried up all the rainAnd the itsy bitsy spider...
- Hold What You've Got
You had better hold onHold on to what you've gotYou had better hold onHold on to what you've got'Cause if you thinkNobody else wants itJust throw it awayAnd you will seeSomebody else will have itBefore you can count...
- If I Wasn't So Small (The Piglet Song)
It's not as if I want to rule the worldOr even the forestOr even one treeI suppose I could be happyIf I could be helpfulWith just a little bit of noticing meIf I wasn't so smallI could be like TiggerFigure out ways to...
- With A Few Good Friends
With a few good friendsAnd a stick or twoA house is built at a corner called PoohWith a friend and a stickOr three or fourA house is built where it wasn't beforeWith a window hereAnd there a doorAnd a nail and pegFor...
- Winnie The Pooh
Winnie the PoohWinnie the PoohTubby little cubby all stuffed with fluffHe's Winnie the PoohWinnie the PoohWilly nilly silly old bearWinnie the PoohWinnie the PoohTubby little cubby all stuffed with fluffHe's Winnie...
- A Mother's Intuition
It's a mother's intuitionTo make a little spaceIt's her quiet mission to tidy up her placeA mother's intuition is like a kangaroo'sShe hops around, she mops the groundShe fusses over youA motherWith her intuitionWill...
- Comforting To Know
When the heart of the hundred acre wood is beatingAnd time is passing throughThere's a shadow looking like a rainbows haloAnd there I'm resembling youMore than fameA name on a treeMore than power or mightSweeter than...
- Look Me In The Eyes
Won't you give me all your limesAnd I will give you a reasonI'll rub them on my bodyAnd smell like the West IndiesAnd when I'm feelin' like the islandsAnd I'm giving you all my sighsI beg you when you love me -Look me...
- Love Out In The Street
I've seen the sidewalksAnd I've been awareOf the lamps and tables and the paperback booksThat you throw out thereAll your artifactsIn disrepairMake up a pile so highCould tie up the traffic in the thoroughfarePut your...
- Sons Of Summer
It makes me smileTo think of what we dreamed ofWhere are those sons of summer nowWith their wild-haired women in theirpatchwork gownsWho could laugh the lights awayNights on the beach and bayThe course on farmsAnd the...
- After The Storm
Heat's up, tea's brewedClothes strewn around the roomLooks like a wind swept throughMade a wild man out of youAnd doesn't anger turn you onAnd expectation of a calmAfter the stormAnd your body feels so warmAfter the...
- More And More
I want to give you moreMore and moreMore and moreMore than just a melodyTo let you know that I love youI want to give you moreMore and moreMore and moreMore than just a song to singTo let you know that it's the real...
- Slave
Listening for your footstepsJust waiting like a foolBurning with a feverOnly you can coolThe clock beside my pillowHas ticked away the nightLike a heartbeat mocking meUntil the lightGotta stop these thoughts about...
- Playing Possum
We lived up here in CambridgeAnd browsed in the hippest newsstandsThe we started our own newspaperGave the truth about Uncle SamWe loved to be so radicalBut like a ragged love affairSome became disenchantedAnd some of...
- Waterfall
Something's going down like a waterfallSome strong feeling's some old loveI saw you and it made no sense at allNow I feel like there's too much caffeine in my bloodLike a waterfall goin' downLike a waterfall washing...
- Are You Ticklish
Are you ticklishOr did I just hit a funny boneAre you ticklishAre we really alone?Do you like meOr am I just hoping for too muchDo you like meDo you like to touchDo you like meI hear there's another side to youWell...
- The Wives Are In Connecticut
He figures out a restaurantWhere they won't be recognizedHe can always slip the maitre'd a tenGet a private little table and try her on for sizeMake a plan of where to do it whenHe's so sly, he's in love with his...
- Make Me Feel Something
Make me feel somethingI used to feelI used to feel something for youBut I've been sleep walkingStumbling in false starts, fumbling into false heartsTumbling into false hearts, mainly mineMake me feel somethingFeel...
- Tired Of Being Blonde
She left the credit cards under her goodbye note"All of these are yours, goodbye" and that was all she wroteKeys to the Porsche she dropped on the floor in the denLeft in the '70 Dodge that he drove her inShe wasn't...
- Anyone But Me
Straight from the hall of fameOne of the worlds great loversDarling you're not to blameI'm just sorry that you've been discoveredWhen I look in you eyesI know hundreds of girls have been thereI tried to be...
- Can't Give It Up
I've been saying that I'dLeave well enough aloneNow I'm behavingLike I'm begging you for a boneWhen it feels good you can't help itYou just hang by the phoneAnd it felt that good last nightI can't give it upYou come...
- Spoiled Girl
When you got a pretty boyYou want a smart oneWhen you got a smart oneYou want him prettyWhen you got one who's all over youYou wish he'd hold backThen when he's being coolYou want him to attackSpoiled girl, living in...
- Tonight And Forever
I've waited yearsFor you tonightMy faith in love Has been my guiding lightI heard you voiceI read your heartI fell in love with you Though we were miles aparttonight and foreverTonight and forever I am yoursO sister...
- Come Back Home
Summer time, kids in the streetWe were up on the roof laughing at the heatthat was the last I ever saw of youNow it's December, cold and darkNo more rainbows over Central ParkIn this house no window has a viewThere's...
- My New Boyfriend
He never makes me feel ashamedHe bounces me high up on his backHe gives me the gold hat when I'm jump attackedMy new boyfriend, my new boyfriendMy new boyfriendProtects meHe defends meHe respects meHe loves me more...
- Interview
A sweet young man sat on my chairWith a tape machine and a face of fearHe asked how does it feel to be who you areI thought, this boy really thinks I'm a starI answered him with humilityAnd then asked him if he'd like...
- Black Honeymoon
You may think I'm dumbOr you may think you're slyBut I know what you're cravin'I've been watchin' your eyesThere's a girl 'cross the roomShe's been glancin' this wayboth of you wonderin'when you'll have your dayBlack...
- Orpheus
Orpheus, it could have beenyou could have held me againYou said your songs had all goneAnd that the road back up was too longBut it ws there for usIt was there for usI loved you all alongOrpheusThe part of me that...
- Is This Love?
I wanna love youAnd treat you rightI wanna love youEvery day and every nightWe'll be together with a roofRight over our headWe'll share the shelter of my single bedWe'll share the same room,God will provide the...
- You Don't Feel The Same
Honey, I don't want you to see me this waySo out of controlSo carried away'Cause you don't feel the sameAnd I remember times when I was your stormI blew hot and coldAnd you were so warmBut, now you don't feel the...
- Menemsha
Peter's on the looseI'd like to see him againI remember whenWe made loveOn the jetty in the rain.When the fishing boats wouldCome back inAt the end of the dayHe'd run up the hill to my cabinWith a swordfish and he'd...
- Hello Big Man
He started a companyWhen he was a young manhandsome, and like a reed so tallWith a face like an old photographShe would fall for himFall for himShe would fallShe wore her mother's cocktail dressWith saddle shoesShe...
- You Know What To Do
The night is filled with pretty girlsDancing shoes and flying hairNot one of them would refuseTo follow you up the stairsYou could have your pick of themWhy decide to pick on meYou promised me you'd stay awayYou...
- Such A Good Boy
He asks her for permissionTo take the carLight his cigarPlay his guitarBurn down the barnHe asks her for permissionTo tie his shoesTo take a snoozeTo read the newsTo sing the blues[Chorus:]He's such a good boyA real...
- Damn, You Get To Me
Hey, when I say things that bother youDon't be a stubborn manDon't leave me in the coldRemember who I amDamn, you get to meWhen I can't get to you,No fair, you're silent and you're hurtAnd all I want to doIs know what...
- Floundering
First she sees her hypnotistWhen she rushes to her psychiatristShe sees her acupuncturistShe's got to got to get fixedThen she sees her scientologistGets fed by her nutritionistShe can not seem to resistSeeking cosmic...
- The Reason
The reason I wouldn't kiss you last nightI wouldn;t kiss you 'cause I was afriadThat I'd like you too muchAnd if I liked you too muchI'd be afraid that I'd give you a presentAnd if I gave you a gift,You might give me...
- I'd Rather It Was You
Tonight the sun went down in flamesAnd the moon rose up in blueHeaven spoke and called my nameBut I'd rather it was youI'd rather it was you[Chorus:]I'd rather it was you to hold me like the childThat I never wasI'd...
- Lost In Your Love
I'm lost in your loveLost in my love for youEverything that you sayEverything that you doI'm lost in your loveI can find me a nightSo lovely it might even change meI can find me the place where mornings come fromBut...
- Private
[Chorus:]Can you be private when the juice is sweetAnd the secret is crimsonCan you be quiet when my hands are heatAnd the riptide rises?Can you be blind and a beggar on your knees?And live on our desire aloneCan you...
- Born To Break My Heart
You were born to breakYou were born to breakYou were born to break my heartThe same kitchen, the same eyesThe same reaction to the same liesIt was not so long ago,A most auspicious startAnd only now I knowYou were...
- Time Works On All The Wild Young Men
Time works on all the wild young menThe ones who went for soldiersThe ones who reached for fameThe ones who swore they'd die for loveNo matter what the shameTime circles 'round them snuffs their sparkAnd there they...
- Letters Never Sent
In a suitcase tied with stringOn the highest shelfIn the closet down the hallHidden from myselfFits of madness, pools of griefFevers of desireHow peculiar these remainSlavaged from the fireFor some I crumpled some I...
- Davy
Davy, is there a song out there in the nightFor us?Davy, is there the kind of smile that youRead about?There are ghosts who would warn meKeep me alone...Davy, are you the heat I feel in myFoolish heart?Davy, there's...
- Catch It Like A Fever
If you want someone bad enoughYou can catch it like a feverAnd it's the last thing in the world you want,But you can catch it like a feverAnd it;s the only thingThat's left of youAnd you can catch it like a feverThe...
- Halfway 'Round The World
Thank you for informing meThat I've been banned from CanadaIt comes as no suprise to meSince last week it was AfricaSince you've been ambassadorThere's trouble at the borderLa la la la la la la Halfway 'round the...
- What About A Holiday
What about a holiday, just the eight of usYou and me and all the StonesWouldn't want to leave them outCouldn't find a nice bunchBut you can't expect them toNavigate the boulevards on their ownThose sweet Rolling...
- Touched By The Sun
If you want to be braveAnd reach for the top of the skyAnd the farthest point on the horizonDo you know who you'll meet thereGreat soldiers and seafarers,Artists and dreamersWho need to be close, close to the...
- Like A River
Dear mother the struggle is over nowAnd your house is up for saleWe divided your railway watchesBetween the four of usI fought over the pearlsWith the other girlsBut it was all a metaphorFor what was wrong with usAs...
- Let The River Run
We're coming to the edge,running on the water,coming through the fog,your sons and daughters.Let the river run,let all the dreamerswake the nation.Come, the New Jerusalem.Silver cities rise,the morning lightsthe...
- Attitude Dancing
There's a new kind of dancing That's going to be the rage You just leave yourself behind Like an actor on a stage Cop a different pose From the pose you're in Shine a different attitude From underneath your...
- Hard To Be Tender
It's hard to be tenderIt's hard to stay openWhen you're dizzy with angerAnd your dreams have been brokenLying with you 'neath the skyThe country is so green in the lightLoving you's the key to my survivalNow, you have...
- All I Want Is You
What do the neighbors sayWhen they hear us scream at nightDo they talk about a love all in tattersWhat do the neighbors knowAbout the heart and soulThe fire down below that really mattersThey can never guess in the...
- Devoted To You
Darlin' you can count on meTill the sun dries up the seaUntil then I'll always be devoted to youI'll be yours through endless timeI'll adore your charms sublimeGuess by now you know that I'm devoted to youI'll never...
- It Happens Everyday
It happens everydayTwo lovers with the best intentions to stayTogether, they decide to separateJust how it happens neither is certainBut it happens everydayIt happens everydayAfter you break up you say these words to...
- Right Thing To Do
There's nothin' you can do to turn me awayNothin' anyone can sayYou're with me now and as long as you stayLovin you's the right thing to doLovin you's the right thingI know you've had some bad luck with ladies...
- Coming Around Again
Baby sneezesMommy pleasesDaddy breezes inSo good on paperSo romanticSo bewilderingI know nothin' stays the sameBut if you're willin' to play the gameIt's comin' around againSo don't mind if I fall apartThere's more...
- Youre So Vain
You walked into the partyLike you were walking onto a yachtYour hat strategically dipped below one eyeYour scarf it was africaYou had one eye in the mirrorAs you watched yourself cavotteAnd all the girls dreamed that...
- Nobody Does It Better
Nobody does it betterMakes me feel sad for the restNobody does it half as good as youBaby, you're the bestI wasn't lookin' but somehow you found meIt tried to hide from your love lightBut like heaven above meThe spy...
- Do The Walls Come Down
Do the walls come downWhen you think of meDo your eyes grow dimDo the walls come downWhen you think of meDo you let me inDo the walls come downNothin' like a rainy nightTo set your heart rememberin'Nothin' like a...
- Mockingbird
Mock (yeah)ing (yeah)bird (yeah)yeah (yeah)Mockin'bird, nowEverybody have you heardHe's gonna buy me a mockingbirdAnd if that mockingbird don't singHe's gonna buy me a diamond ringAnd if that diamond ring won't...
- Havent Got Time For The Pain
All those crazy nights when I cried myself to sleepNow melodrama never makes me weep anymore'cause I haven't got time for the painI haven't got room for the painI haven't the need for the painNot since I've known...
- I Got It Bad And That Aint Good
Though folks with good intentionsTell me to save my tearsWell I'm so mad about himI can't live without himNever treats me sweet and gentleThe way he shouldI've got it badAnd that ain't goodMy poor heart is...
- Them
What shall we do about themWhen they move into your neighbourhoodThey take over but goodThey want you all body and soulThen it's just your bodyThen they goWhat shall we do about them[Chorus:]What do they wantWhat...
- Stardust
Golden rock'n'roll manBreaking all of the records and rulesSold out in an hourThe stage is your own bedroomI have your poster close to my bedEarphones glued to my headBut I'd rather have you in my arms insteadAnd I'd...
- James
James,Your voice is like the waterWhen I lift this shell to my earI can hear you pourin' out your heart to meJames,The beauty of your voiceLifts us from sadnessJames,Let us become like water togetherSing to meSit on...
- Jesse
Oh mother, say a prayer for meJesse's back in town, it won't be easyDon't let him near meDon't let him touch meDon't let him please me(chorus)Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for youJesse, I won't make the wine cold...
- In Pain
This gray skyIs good for cryin'These November gray woodsOpen to the fieldsI came out hereIn the coldFor my poor heartHas turned to frostI don't understandWhat you just told meWhat is all this aboutAbout just being...
- Take Me As I Am
You imagine when you see herThat she's nothing less that perfectThat she has no aspirationsBeyond driving in her carThe car she looks so good inWill she ever look that good againYou'll never have to knowBecause she's...
- The Three Of Us In The Dark
The three of us in the darkWhere do I resistOne has to goOne is just a guestOne is all a fireOne is all a sparkBut here I am with the two of youThe three of us in the darkI didn't hear you walk in the doorYou'd called...
- Come Upstairs
Sitting in a car hereAfter a party where we've seenEveryone we've known for yearsWell I've known you for yearsOh but now it's all changedAnd all of my feelingsHave been rearanged[Chorus:]Come upstairsWe'll be all...
- The Desert
I was in the desertAmazed by all that sandI as in a sea of whiteSwimming through the landNobody shocked meNobody locked me upNobody took my timeNobody shook me upAll that happened was the white nightThe endless sand...
- It's Not Like Him
When Tom came home his hair was combedHe bought snakeskin boots in RomeThat's not like himHis socks are clean, his shirt is pressedIt isn't just the way he's dressedHe smiles out of context and acts so politeHe's...
- Better Not Tell Her
Better not tell her, that I was your loverBetter not make her jealous of meBetter convince her there was nothing between usI'm not those initials in your diaryBut if you slip and my name comes upDon't deny that you...
- Life Is Eternal
I've been doing a lot of thinkingAbout growing older and moving onNobody wants to be told that they're getting onFor a long, long stayBut just how long and who knowsAnd how and where my spirit will goWill it soar like...
- Fisherman's Song
In a pine forest cooler than the rest of the islandLives a young fisherman with eyes like the seaHe built his own boat and made his own cabinbut he's broken the hearts of the likes like meNow you must understand he...
- Happy Birthday
It's all of our birthdays this summerOne number older, another year youngerI'll go to your party, you'll come to mineWe've given up cigarettes, we've given up wineWe've given up caffeine and sworn off dessertsI don't...
- Have You Seen Me Lately?
have you seen me lately?What was it you sawAre you gonna catch meWith my hand in the jar, *** singing in the choir?have you seen me lately?Did I look O.K.Are you gonna shame me and take my toys away?Don't wake me...
- Didn't I?
Didn't I give you midnight?Didn't I give you the month of JuneDidn't I make it alrightWhen everything was ruinedDidn't I say didn't IDidn't you say Didn't I tooDidn't we both say Didn't I'Till didn't we say we're...
- Don't Wrap It Up
I'll take some of this, I'll have some of thatAnd several more of theseNow that I see it, I know what I likeSo I'll like it if you pleaseI ain't nobody's princess, stuck in Sunday SchoolSo I'll help myself to loveAnd...
- Holding Me Tonight
You say you're not worthy of meBut how do you know when you can't seeYour eyes where midnight catches fireI can't describe this dizzy desireCan you be so insecureThat you don't know what this grin is forDo you think I...
- We Just Got Here
- Legend In Your Own Time
Well I have known youSince you were a small boyAnd your mama used to say"My boy is gonna grow up and beSome kind of leader some day"Then you'd turn on the radioAnd sing with the singer in the bandYour mama would say...
- Summer's Coming Around Again
Here now summer's coming around againEvery year it seems to come in this wayBefore you know it you've fallen in loveBut be sure it's love before you sail awayYou see someone wearing a sunny faceYou want to know him...
- Three Days
If I have known you only three daysThen how will I remember you in ten?But I could swear I'll love you alwaysAnd if the gods will please be kindDarling, I'll be with you soon, soon again.And on the road you have some...
- Julie Through The Glass
Julie through the glassLookin' up at meYou've just got to beThe sweetest thing I've ever seen.Julie through the glassJust born a day agoAnd who knows where you've beenAnd where you're gonna go.We want you to love the...
- Our First Day Together
Our first day togetherWas after we'd been close in dreamsWas after we'd shared hell and heavenAnd all the places in-betweenAnd all the places in-betweenAfter we'd spent nights togetherAnd breathed secrets without...
- Share The End
Here come the priests, each one wailing and bemoaningLordy, they got their heads bowed downHere come the madmen, they're too excited for atoning:"Burn the mosque," they're shouting, "Burn it down!"Save me a place,...
- I've Got To Have You
You came smilin' softly, shyly movin'Easy as a dreamer into my room.And before I realized the dangerI found myself looking into your eyes.Somewhere in their colours I saw promisesOf things I'd never seen beforeIt's...
- The Girl You Think You See
Tell me who you long forIn your secret dreamsGo on and tell me who you wish I wasInstead of meI'm not necessarilyThe girl you think you seeWhoever you want is exactly whoI'm more than willing to beI'll be carefreeA...
- The Garden
Come into the garden, It's magical treesDapple the sun as they sway with each lazy breeze;They'll set your mind at ease.Pretend you're a child, with nothing to hide,Then we'll join hands and let the universe swing...
- Anticipation
We can never know about the days to comeBut we think about them anyway, yayAnd I wonder if I'm really with you nowOr just chasin' after some finer dayAnticipation, anticipationIs makin' me lateIs keepin' me waitin'And...
- Hurt
I'm hurtto think that you lied to meI'm hurtWay down deep inside of meYou saidOur love was trueAnd we'd never partAnd nowYou want someone newAnd it breaks my heartI'm hurtMuch more than you'll ever knowI'm hurtBecause...
- Blue Of Blue
The blue of blueIs mostly greyAin't no silver lineNo brighter dayLast of the coming upDidn't come my wayLooks like I'm down here to stayDown to staySo kick me, I won't feel a thingMy senses have all been runAnd...
- Not A Day Goes By
Not a day goes byNot a single dayBut you're somewhere a part of my lifeAnd it looks like you'll stayAs the days go byI keep thinking when does it endWhere's the day I'll have started forgettingBut I just go on...
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
I get along without you very wellOf course I doExcept when the soft rains fallAnd drip from the leaves, then I recallThe thrill of being sheltered in your armsOf course I doBut I get along without you very wellI've...
- Body And Soul
My heart is sad and lonelyI sigh for youFor you dear onlyWhy haven't you seen itI'm all for you body and soulI spend my days in longingAnd wonder whyIt's me you're wrongingI tell you I mean itI'm all for you body and...
- What Shall We Do With The Child
I know I'm not what you wantedNot what you had in mindAnd I didn't come closeTo the mark You'd setFor the girl you'd planned to findYou've never seen me cryWe shared but idle wordsAnd a casual goodbyeAnd what shall we...
- I'll Be Around
I'll be aroundNo matter how you treat me nowI'll be aroundWhen she's goneYour latest loveWill never lastAnd when it's pastI'll be around when she's goneGoodbye againAnd if you find a love like mineJust now and...
- From The Heart
One of us slipped last nightAnd said "Darling"There in the middle of the nightBetween dream and sleepDid you say it or did II don't knowBut it interrupted the warThat's the wayThese cold wars areI love you we saidOr...
- Pretty Strange
LoveWho knows about loveAnd even those who do knowWon't reveal itBack when you were in your primeLove was just a waste of timeOnce you'd flirt discreetlyNow you give completelythat's pretty strangeyou can try to play...
- Spring Is Here
Once there was a thing called SpringWhen the world was writingVerses like yours and mineAll the boys and girls would singAs we sat at little tables and drank May wineNow April, May and JuneSeem sadly out of tuneLife...
- Forever My Love
Words of loveSoftly spokenLike clouds aboveDrift awayWhat shall I say?To let you know the way I feelShould I cry out loud that love is real?Or simply revealForever my loveTime alone will tell usLovers born in MayMay...
- Grownup
I stood in the doorway in my white nightgownRed roses on cotton, I stood three feet from the groundthe grownups inside used words I didn't knowBut still I enjoyed the showThey looked so lovely, they looked so...
- Older Sister
She rides in the front seat, She's my older sisterShe knows her power over meShe goes to bed an hour later than I doWhen she turns the lights outWhat does she think about?And what does she do in the daylightThat makes...
- Think I'm Gonna Have A Baby
Platform shoes on table topsI think I'm gonna be a ladyOpinions flyin' right and leftI think I'm gonna tell him maybeThey're puttin' out too many phonograph recordsI think I'm gonna have a baby, a babyI wouldn't be...
- Misfit
There are plenty of late nightsIf you want to stay up for themYou'll just want to find yourself a friendAnd tie a couple on in a night spotDraw pictures of your soul, win the jackpotFor tears in your beerIt's hip to...
- Just Not True
You stick to me when I wish you goneYou hammer on my thoughts through dreamsYour plot is thick with saucy schemesAnd ways to reach my balconiesBut I say I'm not turned on by the way you lookI say I'm not turned on by...
- Safe And Sound
Strange times in Portland, MaineLobsters dancing on the dockSwitzerland's been wierd since they unplugged the clocksMan and a woman living in Brooklyn HeightsEach convinced that the other is in the wrongLast year the...
- Mind On My Man
I've got my mind on my manI've got my man on my mindHe's everything to me, he's somthin' more specialThan any amount of lookin's gonna findI'm not hooked on any her from an idle dreamBut I'm idly dreaming of himHe's a...
- The Show Must Go On
Some folks like to stay at homeSome folks like to be aloneSo when they finally come out of their nestI've got to turn it onI've got to be my bestThe street may be slick with iceAnd I'm sick with butterfliesAnd some...
- Easy On The Eyes
I'm the most dangerous person in this roomThe way you lookI could do some damage to myselfIt's your heart against mineAnd I fear I may capsizeI'm operating without a licenseBut I'm willing to pay the price'Cause...
- Back The Way (Dottie's Point Of View)
Back the way it was beforeBefore the door was openedBack the way it was berforeBefore the ice was brokenBack the way it used to beEveryone thought I was funnyBut nobody ever asked meIf I wanted tiny little...
- Back The Way (Girls' Point Of View)
Back the way it was beforeBefore the heart was brokenPlaying hookey, making cookiesWe were always jokin'Back the way it used to beTalks didn't end in a quarrelEverything seemed so normalBack the way it was beforeBut...
- Love Of My Life
I love lilacs and avocadosUkuleles and fireworksAnd Woody Allen and walking in the snowBut you've got to know thatYou're the love of my lifeYou are the love of my lifeYou are the love of my lifeYou are the love of my...
- The Night Before Christmas
Children carry through the streetsA brilliant painted starAngels gather 'round the hearthStrumming on guitarsMen of great renown and faithSay prayers on boulevardsIt's the night before ChristmasBut you don't have to...
- The Lady In Red
I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight,I've never seen you shine so bright,I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance,They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance,And I...
- I'm So Excited (feat. The Pointer Sisters)
Tonight's the night we're gonna make it happenTonight we'll put all other things asideGet in this time and show me some affectionWe're goin' for those pleasures in the nightI want to love you, feel you, wrap myself...
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