Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album. Lauper has released 11 albums and over 40 singles, and as of 2008 had sold more than 25 million records worldwide. [read more] - 911
There's a riot in the kitchen and the bed's on fireThere's a locket in my pocket that I can't findOh I'm at the window whistling in the windI'm at my own front door and I can't get inI'm dialing up 911I'm on the brink...
- Boy Blue
You never knew yourself well enoughBut she never knew you at allAnd when she put you out on your ownIt may have stolen your innocenceBut not your soulTell me where is little boy blueYou'll find him standing alwaysOne...
- One Track Mind
Ah, ah----Ah, ah----(Got a one track mind)Something's happeningI want everything...What does the moment bringI want it now(Got a one track mind)I want it, I need it(Got a one track mind)I really think soAh, ah... I...
- Calm Inside The Storm
I can get upOn the right side of the bedBut that won't stop the rainFrom coming down on my headI can live my lifePlaying hide and seekBut when I look insideIt's hard to make believe,Ah ah'n latelyYou seem so far awayI...
- The Faraway Nearby
Out in the faraway nearbyCan your hear my callOut in the faraway nearbyI'm breaking down the wallsTill you're here to stayOut from the farawayHot looks, cold words,Don't know what it is you heardBut I didn't mean...
- Searching
Feel like I'm crawling on my bellyLonging and glad ...Excited at prospects, Humbled and madNeedy as a baby ...I just need a helpin' hand ...Hold me like a cradleWith a touch you might understand ...I'm searchin'...
- Love To Hate
Fashion fascists out in droves,Some with powder up their nose ...And the money men who had to steal away.Telling stories who they've had.Who's a no count, who looks bad.Then they turn around and say how much they like...
- Say A Prayer
Say a prayer for all the souls in bloom cut downFar too soon under the scarlet moon ...Under the scarlet moon ...Say a prayer ...So, what are you weaving there marionette Keepin' your balance by a single thread...
- Sisters Of Avalon
Felt someone calling me into the howling of the wind.I heard the reflection of a sound echoing through my skin ...And a distant drum rumbling under ground gently guides me on ...Through my wild heart ...Whispering to...
- Mother
Over land and over seaShe reaches out to meWeaving and threading the loomFrom womb to wombSlaves and merchantsPilgrims and thievesFelt her hand and charted skysBy following her moonMother ... Mother ... Mother ...Some...
- Unhook The Stars
Just when everything's in order and good, things fall apartJust when life should be resolving I'm back at the beginning,And it comes back to the heart ...I'm not really sad ... I'm not running, I'm looking ...Did I...
- You Don't Know
You don't know where you belongYou should be more carefulAs you follow blindly along ...You just need to belong somehow.Relying on rhetoric ...Not well versed on topics ...Any idea what you're talking about ?Revisions...
- Lies
The street lightThrough my windowMakes me feel secureThere's no one to distract meI'm locking the doorYou cannot barge intoMy own little worldYou can't take the joyFrom the soul of this girlTelling me your lies, lies,...
- Who Let In The Rain
Things like thisCan always take a little timeI always thoughtWe'd be together down the lineWe start to fightAnd can't get over what was said'Cause you see black and whiteAnd I see redAnd I wonder who let in the...
- Hat Full Of Stars
I was folding up your letters Unpacking winter clothesSearching for my hat I thought I left it by the doorSo I tore around the roomLike a bird without a headI saw your picture waving back at meFrom underneath the bed...
- Sally's Pigeons
When I was eight I had a friendWith a pirate smileMake believe and play pretendWe were innocent and wildHopped a fence and slammed the gateRunning down my alleywayIn time to watch Sally's pigeons flyWe loved to watch...
- Someone Like Me
Midnight falls on the snow-lit treesAnd as I stand inside I know that I Can't watch life through a windowMy indecision is blocking the doorIt's like a religionThat I never ask for moreI might stumble and fallWhat's...
- A Part Hate
Somber sisterThis is a strange and bitter fruitBecause you taught me to sing And the rhythm in my heartAnd the rhythm in my feet is -Why are the rainbows Stolen from the skyAnd locked up in boxesYellow, black, red and...
- Product Of Misery
She's just a product of misery...Everyday she'd go aroundEverytime I see that frownBroken down and down and out,The drudgery goes on and on.Oh I just want to say,I ain't gonna live that way 'causeShe's just a product...
- That's What I Think
Sometimes I thinkThings are overwhelmingSometimes I thinkI don't know what I'll doBut I forget the world And everything around meThat's what I thinkWhen I think about youThe streets are filledWith too many babiesBlack...
- Ballad Of Cleo And Joe
Every day the clock kicks off the beat.Little Joe struggles just to get up on his feet.Waits in his platforms for the right train to come.Sipping his coffee another day has begun ...Little Joe got work for minimum...
- Fall Into Your Dreams
Little baby, on my shoulderI could fall into your dreams ...Wrap myself up, all around youTill you don't know what it means.Dont lie shrugging your shoulders now like I shouldn't stare.Don't sigh so deep. Are you the...
- Hot Gets A Little Cold
Heaven,You say it could be heaven ...But I don't really know ...Lovers come and go ...When hot gets a little cold.Infatuation is just the great anticipationOf starring in that picture showLet's wait until the credits...
- Brimstone And Fire
I met a woman at the laundry matShe left her sock in my dryerI met a woman in a yellow capIt said brimstone and fireI said is this luck ? With just a glanceShe smiled, and I thought, is this a sign ?From above or...
- Fearless
Sometimes I'm afraid when you goSometimes I'm afraid when you come homeUnderneath it all ...I think I'm afraid when there's nothing wrong.But if I was fearless ...Could I be your reckless friendAnd if I was helpless...
- Money Changes Everything
MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHINGCyndi LauperShe's So UnusualShe said I'm sorry baby I'm leaving you tonightI found someone new he's waitin' in the car outsideAh honey how could you do itWe swore each other everlasting loveShe...
- She Bop
We-hell- I see them every night in tight blue jeansIn the pages of a blue boy magazineHey I've been thinking of a new sensationI'm picking up - good vibration -Oop - she bop -Do I wanna go out with a lion's roarHuh,...
- Change Of Heart
CHANGE OF HEARTCyndi LauperTrue ColorsHere I amJust like I said I would beI'm your friendJust like you think it should beDid you think I would stand here andlieAs our moment was passing us byOh I am hereWaiting for...
- True Colours
True ColorsCyndi LauperYou with the sad eyesdon't be discouragedoh I realizeit's hard to take couragein a world full of peopleyou can lose sight of it alland the darkness inside youcan make you fell so smallBut I see...
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUNCyndi LauperShe's So UnusualI come home in the morning lightMy mother says when you gonna live your life rightOh mother dear we're not the fortunate onesAnd girls they want to have funOh...
- Time After Time
Time After TimeCyndi LauperLying in my bed I hear the clock tick,and think of youcaught up in circles confusion--is nothing newFlashback--warm nights--almost left behindsuitcases of memories,time after--sometimes you...
- Goonies R Good Enough
The Goonies 'R' Good EnoughCyndi LauperWritten by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt & A. SteadHere we areHanging on to strings of green and bluesBreak the chain and we break downOh it's not real if you don't feel...
- All Through The Night
All Through The NightCyndi Lauper All through the night I'll be awake and I'll be with you All through the night This precious time when time is new Oh, all through the night today Knowing that we feel the same...
- I Drove All Night
I Drove All NightCyndi LauperWritten by Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyNoteCyndi said the song was written for Roy Orbison (who later recorded it), but he turned it down at that point. She wanted to do it because she liked...
- Whats Going Oncl
WHAT'S GOING ONCyndi LauperTrue ColorsMother, motherThere's too many of you cryingBrother, brother, brotherThere's far too many of you dyingYou know we've got to find a wayTo bring some lovin' here todayFather,...
- Unconditional Love
And I wanna be everything You want me to But I'm not sure I know how I lose faith and I lose ground Then I see you and remember When I see you I remember Unconditional love, love, love Unconditional love It doesn't...
- A Night To Remember
I look out my windowInto the pouring rainI wish I could tell youThat I stopped hearing your nameAnd then I realize every thought of youRuns a circle around my heartI hear your voice haunting meI feel your touch in the...
- Like A Cat
I lived in your shadowI drove your carYou thought I belonged in your four wallsI was never your bunnyI was never, never your petWhen you threw me out the windowI landed on my feetYeah you threw me out the windowLike...
- Primitive
My heart keeps beating me to deathI see you move and I can't catch my breathI want to touch you with my lipsI want to touch you with a kissMy heart keeps pounding like a fistI see you there and I just can't resistYou...
- I Don't Want To Be Your Friend
I don't wanna see your faceI don't wanna hear your nameI don't wanna thingJust stay away babyDon't wanna know if you're alrightOr what you're doin' with your lifeDon't wanna hear that you'll stay in touch maybeI'll...
- Insecurious
I want to know if I'm something to youHey, I know I'm not your typeI may come on just a little too strongBut I guess that's 'cause I'm shyI want to know if I'm seeing somethingOr just looking starry eyedI got to know...
- My First Night Without You
I'm driving home from workKnowing you're not thereI used to hurry homeNow I don't even careThe sun is in my eyesSo I can't seeBut when it sets down behind theMountain it's gonna beMy first night without youMy first...
- Heading West
I drop my hatTo a restless windThis time I'm not gonna chase it againIn a jigsaw dream with soft spoken wordsI woke up crying and no one heardYou're looking through melike I never was realYou say you love me but...
- Same Ol' Story
People slippin' in the rainI watch them get up againIt makes me feel like I can tooHey hey yaJust when I get off the groundYour back tryin' to put me downLike some simpleton you can useHeyWell It's the same old...
- Rain On Me
I saw you gather all your hopesWith all your dreamsI waved just like a shooting starThat once had waved to meI am a love in mid airI think about it i don't careInto the fire of despairJust like a train that goes...
- Lyfe
Lyfe, it can shake ya, it can make yaIt can bring ya to the brink of lyfeIt can shake ya,it can make yaIt can bring ya to the brinkBut i'm learning to time myselfTurn it easy overPut some spice back on the shelfLike...
- Raging Storm
Rich man, poor man, beggar man thiefYou can fool some peopleBut you can't fool meHarbor all the hate and greedThreaten demise of democracyThere's a raging stormIn a troubled seaBut you're clouding my mindWith...
- Grab A Hold
Going to make a confessionGoing to hope that you listenI'm not a story you've read aboutI'm just what i amAnd when you open your eyes upIn the morning you rise upWash yesterday form your faceAnd make a new planOh it's...
- Give It Up
Situation it's a melt downNine to fiving, want to shoutNew direction, got to get to high groundI've got to get back to the floorJust grab my keys and pop the doorGoing to give it upGet on downLittle by little going to...
- Lay Me Down
An empty street, a quiet smileWithout steady feetYou know the reckless kindKeep coming, coming backTo the same old placeWith that wild eyed stareUp in your faceLay me down, let me downIn a big old townLay me down, let...
- Rocking Chair
All she ever wanted when the day turned indigo,Was to leave her grubby life behind herTo the buzzing streets belowTainted passion and temptationLed her down a trail of lustNow the fate of Faye DelroyIs written in the...
- Got Candy
Seeking fun loving, open minded maleSlightly worn but not brokenIf you're looking for life's pleasureCure of heart, cure of mindAnd tenderness in your kissHey, hey, wishing on a starDriving in her carYea yea yea yea...
- High & Mighty
Listen to the sound when ya....Living high and mightyLiving high and mightyLiving high and mighty yea yea yea yea...How do you see yourself inside your mind?Do you ever catch yourself step out of time?If i had a...
- Into The Night Life
Got this endless itch to rideInto the nightFortune cookie says i'm rightKung Foo likeShake your body MisterGonna make ya body blister, say hey, hey, heyDon't wanna have ta make yaI don't wanna have ta shake ya down,...
- Set Your Heart
When your heart is beating black and blueAnd a cold world's looking back at youWhen you're fading low around the bendGo on turn around you'll see meI will always be your friendSet your heart freeSet your heart...
- Can't Breathe
Can't breath, can't sleepAnd words are too big for my headSome words shouldn't even be saidHis eyes his speechStill rolling around in my bedLike a ghost waking up from the deadAnd it's hare to let goAnd it's hard not...
- Echo
Woke up to the clockWhat knob makes it stopTime to be awareTime to just be thereYou go, go , go, go,I go, go , go, go,Conversations rareTrail off in the airEcho, echo, home , homeAll that rolls our wayWheels that time...
- Walk
run - run - run - runyou can't drill me like you doyou can't pull down my attitudeI'm not that kind like the massI'm a man without stressrun - runyou go for a proper lifeyou run and run and forget your spaceyou always...
- Back In Love
Yo, listen, yo,Love was simple at the startWe thought that was allSomehow we got lostAnd now what we had beforeTogether we made musicIt was like the sweetest songThe melody so strongWe played it all day longI...
- Shine
Are you ready?Its your girl EstelleThis albums for my peopleGonna be a struggleBut ya know what*** itWere gonna have fun tonightYou feel me?Oh this is my songIm just like youI gotta fight to stay strongJust cuz it...
- Waiting For Valentino
When I was young, way back in Sicilyyou should have seen meMy hair then was long There was this one young manwho always came aroundand gave me this ribbon of velvet brownWaiting for ValentinoHis dark eyes lock on...
- More Than Friends
Wonder why, wonder why, wonder whywhy must we pretendWhy can't we be more than friends?Let's be more than friends.What are you afraid of?We've been playing games loveTogether we crazy, good I mean baby, so why you...
- Madonna Whore
What are you thinking when you're looking at meWhat can you tell me of reality?I'm only woman... not just a Fantasyand the flesh and blood is warmer than some color transparencyEvery woman's a Madonna; every woman's a...
- You Are
(Featuring John Legend)
EstelleEvery LittleEvery LittleJohn LegendThe first time I met youYou were so quiet and cool youNever thought that you would kiss my heart the way you didAll of the sadness in passingMaking me feel like I'm past itBut...
- Shine
OhThe night makes you a star and it holds you cold in its armsYou're the one to whom nobody verses I love you unless you say it firstSo you lie there holding your breathAnd it's strange how soon you forget that you're...
- So Much Out The Way
Yeah, listen, yeah,Love was simple at the startWe thought that was allSomehow we got lostAnd now what we had beforeTogether we made musicIt was like the sweetest songThe melody so strongWe played it all day longI...
- Water's Edge
I went to the water's edge, forgot I couldn't swimI went to the water's edge, all ready to jump inI saw the water shimmerI heard the wind howlI saw my own reflectionI just can't see it nowYou say it's the way of the...
- This Kind Of Love
This kind of love ain't rightWon't take us through the nightThis kind of love's not trueNot good for me or youWoke up to find myselfStanding in another dayFilled with anxietyI'm praying for a different wayI give it...
- It's Hard To Be Me
You see me everywhere, in my underwearYou may wonder what I'm here to sellBut underneath my stare, I'm so *** thereThere are secrets I'm dying to tellIt's Hard to be MeNobody knows what it's like to beThe envy of...
- Pretty Please (Love Me)
(Featuring Cee-Lo)
Estelle:Do you believe in love?Yes I believe in loveI believe its because Ive triedAnd if you know anythingbout loving anyoneSomehow you got to be satisfiedOh its also changedAt least not for me babyIm doin what I...
- Rather Be With You
Sometimes I look at youFeel like I make you blueWish I could make us all brand newWish I had some mystery leftTo my personalityThen I could wink at youand you'd laugh like you used toYou know I think we'll make it...
- No Substitute Love
You know who it isOh boy Oh boyI'm not your substitute lover (said I'm not)Said boy I'm not your substitute loverI know it would have been nice if i could have had your bodyKnowing that everybody ain't been with...
- Come Over
(Featuring Sean Paul)
Sean Paul:Speak to my baby girl with the ***y little attitudeOff the topic you know that's really rudeStay on me topic girl you know you've got me in the moodSean Paul, EstelleEstelle:If I was to tell you just how...
- Shine
Shine I'll stand by youDon't try and push me away'cause I'm just gonna stayYou can shine I won't deny youAnd don't be afraid it'll all be okDo you know my nameWell I ain't gonna takethat big time linewon't be beat by...
- Magnificent
(Featuring Kardinal Offishall)
Don't tell me you love me if it aint really true,Don't tell me you love me just cause you in the mood,This thing i had for you,It's only for you my baby,I'll give it so swiftly if you start to act a fool.So when you...
- Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)
(Featuring Will.I.Am)
Wait a minute, wait wait wait a minute, wait wait wait a minute, wait wait wait a minute.Wait wait wait a minute, wait wait wait a minute, wait wait wait a minute.Let me just wait a minute, let me just wait a minute,...
- Wide Open
I used to stand in my doorstepI used to dance in the rainI used to cast out wishesThat never came back againI used to sit in my gardenWith pretty maids in a rowSilver bells and cockle shellsWaiting to see where we're...
- New Year's Baby
When I first saw you you looked alienLike someone in mid danceLike a little old manWhen you first held me in your tiny gripYou seemdd just like PopeyeWith your cap and your souintChorus: Shall we sail away with...
- Christmas Conga
It's time to make the Christmas punchLet's hang the streamers from the ceilingBring out the old cheerRing in the new yearAnd get that Christmas feelingChorus: I wish you joy that never ends Happy times with all your...
- Three Ships
Chorus: I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day, on Christmas day I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day in the morningAnd what was on those ships all threeOn Christmas day, on Christmas...
- Feels Like Christmas
If you want to see me Don't break down and cryI can be your sweetieIf you be a friend of mineAnd I won't be forsakenIf you think thoughts unkindJust bring home the baconAnd bring it home on timeHey Louie, can't you...
- Minnie And Santa
Worked with a woman named MinnieOne Christmas eve long agoWhen I asked "What you doing this evening ?"Minnie took on a seasonal glowShe said she'd be waiting for SantaShe'd be wearing a bright red bowChorus: Minnie...
- Home On Christmas Day
Sitting in some hotel roomSome place far awaySaw a shop light screaming ChristmasBought your present there todayPre-Chorus: I'll be home on Christmas day I am just a thought away And every Christmas tree Reminds...
- Early Christmas Morning
Listen to the children singWatch them dancing all 'round the Christmas tree ...Waiting for the openingEarly Christmas morning ...All around the world is sleepingLittle children there's no peepingWait and see what...
- December Child
Close your eyes December Child And dream a while my little son and moon May the stars be your crown And may the earth guide you round and roundSnuggle up and let me hold kissYour baby breath in the dark and coldOn...
- What A Thrill
I dreamt last night that he held me tightIn a bar we knew way back when -Drinkin' sloe ginOh, what a thrillOh, what a sinOh then the band played "Goodnight, Sweetheart"One more dance and we were ready to go.From the...
- Disco Inferno
To my surprise, one hundred storeys highPeople getting loose now, getting down on the roofI tell ya', the folks were screaming, there was a', there was a' out of control, yeah...It was so entertaining when the boogie...
- I'm Gonna Be Strong
I can see you're slippingaway from meand you're so afraidthat I'll plead withyou to staySo I'm gonna be strongI'll let you go your wayLove is goneThere's no sense in going onand your pity nowwould be too much to...
- Come On Home
It will be whatever it is you're looking forIt will be whatever it is you needIt will be better even though I know you're not sureRemember the rain even comes down in Shangri-LaLook up as it soaks into your skin and...
- He's So Unusual
You talk of sweeties bashful sweetiesI've got one of thoseOh he's handsome as can beBut he worries meHe goes to collegeAnd gathers knowledgeOo, what that boy knows He's up in his Latin and GreekBut in his chicin' he's...
- When You Were Mine
When u were mineI gave u all of my moneyTime after timeU done me wrongCause, just like a trainU let all my friends come over and eatAnd u were so strangeU didn't have the decency to change the sheetsOh girl, when u...
- I'll Kiss You
Went down to the local gypsyAnd I handed her the same line--'You know what I want from youSo honey won't ya gimme #9'Cause you know lately I ain't feelin so great--Last time she gave me love potion #8And you know...
- Yeah Yeah
Through the burning sunAnd the driving rainOver the seaAnd across the plainOh I'll ask you onceAnd I'll ask you againWon't you be my loveWon't you be my friendYeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahYeah yeah,...
- Witness
You're sorry nowAnd you'll change some how--And I am what you need to get out, but--I don't wanna beI don't wanna beI don't wanna be a witnessCause I'm crawling backI'm searchin the right track--I'm standin--at last...
- I Wish I Had A Mom That Will Last Forever
I want a mom that will last forever.I want a mom to make it all better.I want a mom that will last forever.I want a mom who will love me, whatever.I want a mom to take my hand,and make me feel like a holiday.A mom to...
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