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Uptown Girl Lullabye Uptown Girl Ah – Ah Uptown girl You know I can’t afford to buy her pearls Uptown girl But maybe someday when my ship comes in She’s been livin’ in her uptown world She’ll understand what kind of guy I’ve been – and I bet she never had a backstreet guy then I’ll win I bet her mama never told her why – I’m gonna try for an And when she’s walkin’ she’s looking so fi-yi-ine And when she’s talkin’ she’ll say that she’s mi-yi-ine Uptown girl She’ll say I’m not so tough She’s been livin’ in her white bread world Just because As long as anyone with hot blood can I’m in love with an And now she’s lookin’ for a downtown man – that’s what I am Uptown girl She’s been livin’ in her white bread world And when she knows what she wants from her ti-yi- As long as anyone with hot blood can ime And now she’s lookin’ for a downtown man – that’s And when she wakes up and makes up her mi-yi-ind what I am She’ll see I’m not so tough Just because *piano* I’m in love with an Uptown girl Uptown girl She’s my uptown girl You know I’ve seen her in her uptown world You know I’m in love with an She’s getting’ tired of her high class toys And all her presents from her uptown boys – she’s got Uptown girl a choice She’s my uptown girl You know I’m in love with an *piano* Uptown girl She’s my uptown girl Lullabye Goodnight my angel time to close your eyes And save these questions for another day I think I know what you’ve been asking me *piano* I think you know what I’ve been trying to say Goodnight my angel now it’s time to dream I promised I would never leave you And dream how wonderful your life will be And you should always know Someday your child may cry and if you sing this Wherever you may go, no matter where you are, I lullabye never will be far away Then in your heart there will always be a part of me Goodnight my angel now it’s time to sleep Someday we’ll all be gone but lullabyes go on and on And still so many things I want to say They never die, that’s how you, and I, will be Remember all the songs you sang for me When we went sailing on an emerald bay And like a boat out on the ocean I’m rocking you to sleep The water’s dark and deep, inside this ancient heart, you’ll always be a part of me The River of Dreams In the middle of the night I go walkin’ in my sleep *piano* From the mountains of faith To a river so deep I’m not sure about a life after this, God knows I must be lookin’ for somethin’ I’ve never been a spiritual man Somethin’ sacred I lost Baptized by fire, I wade into the river that But the river is wide runs to the promised land And it’s too hard to cross *big pause* And even though I know the river is wide, I In the middle of the night walk down every evenin’ and stand on the I go walkin’ in my sleep shore Through the desert of truth And try to cross to the opposite side, so I can To a river so deep finally find what I’ve been lookin’ for We all end in the ocean We all start in the stream In the middle of night We’re all carried along I go walkin’ in my sleep By the river of dreams Through the valley of fear In the middle of the night To a river so deep And I’ve been searchin’ for somethin’ In the middle of the Taken outta my soul I go walkin’ in the Somethin’ I would never lose In the middle of the Somethin’ somebody stole I go walkin’ in the In the middle of the And I don’t know why I go walkin’ at night, I go walkin’ in the but now I’m tired and I don’t want to walk anymore In the middle of the I hope it doesn’t take the rest of my life, until I go walkin’ in the I find what it is, I’ve been lookin’ for In the middle of the I go walkin’ in the *pause* In the middle of the In the middle of the night I go walkin’ in the I go walkin’ in my sleep In the middle of the Through the jungle of doubt I go walkin’ in the To a river so deep I know I’m searchin’ for somethin’ Somethin’ so undefined That it can only be seen By the eyes of the blind In the middle of the night Tomorrow Is Today I've been livin' for the moment Oh, my. Goin' to the river But I just can't have my way Gonna take a ride and the Lord will deliver me And I'm afraid to go to sleep Made my bed, I'm gonna lie in it 'Cause tomorrow is today If you don't come, I'm sure gonna die in it Too late, too much given People tell me life is sweeter I've seen a lot of life and I’ve been sick of livin' it But I don't hear what they say I keep hopin' you will pass my way Nothing comes to change my life So tomorrow is today *piano* I don't care to know the hour I don't care to know the hour 'Cause it's passing anyway 'Cause it's passing anyway I don't have to see tomorrow I don't have to see tomorrow 'Cause I saw it yesterday 'Cause I saw it yesterday So I listen for an answer Though I'm living and I'm singing But the feeling seems to stay And although my hands still play And what's the use of always dreaming Soon enough it will all be over If tomorrow is today 'Cause tomorrow is today Still I'm waiting for the morning But it feels so far away And you don't need the love I'm giving So tomorrow is today A Matter of Trust One – Two One, two, three, four This time you’ve got nothin’ to lose You can take it, you can leave it, whatever you choose Some love is just a lie of the heart I won’t hold back anything The cold remains of what began with a passionate start And I’ll walk away a fool or a king And they may not want it to end Some love is just a lie of the mind But it will it’s just a question of when It’s make believe until it’s only a matter of time I’ve lived long enough to have learned And some might have learned to adjust The closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned But it never was a matter of trust But that won’t happen to us ‘Cause it’s always been a matter of trust *piano* I know you’re an emotional girl I’m sure you’re a aware love we’ve both had our share It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in the world of believing too long I can’t offer you proof When the whole situation was wrong But you’re gonna face a moment of truth It’s hard when you’re always afraid Some love is just a lie of the soul You just recover when another belief is betrayed A constant battle for the ultimate state of control So break my heart is you must After you’ve heard lie upon lie It’s a matter of trust There can hardly be a question of why Some love is just a lie of the heart You can’t go the distance with too much resistance I The cold remains of what began with a passionate start know you have doubts But that can’t happen to us But for God’s sake don’t shut me out ‘Cause it’s always been a matter of trust She’s Always a Woman to Me She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her And she’ll promise you more than the Garden of eyes Eden And she can ruin your faith with her casual lies Then she’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while And she only reveals what she wants you to see you’re bleedin’ She hides like a child, but she’s always a woman But she’ll bring out the best and the worst you can to me be Blame it all on yourself ‘cause she’s always a She can lead you to love, she can take you or woman to me leave you She can ask for the truth, but she’ll never believe Oh – she takes care of herself you She can wait if she wants And she’ll take what you give her, as long as it’s She’s ahead of her time free Yeah she steals like a thief, but she’s always a Oh – and she never gives out woman to me And she never gives in She just changes her mind Oh – she takes care of herself She can wait if she wants She is frequently kind, then she’s suddenly cruel She’s ahead of her time She can do as she pleases, she’s nobody’s fool And she can’t be convicted, she’s earned her Oh – and she never gives out degree And she never gives in And the most she will do is throw shadows at you, She just changes her mind but she’s always a woman to me And So It Goes In every heart – there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong *piano* To heal the wounds – from lovers past Until a new one comes along And this why – my eyes are closed It’s just as well for all I’ve seen I spoke to you – in cautious tones And so it goes – and so it goes You answered me with no pretense And you’re the only one who knows And still I feel – I’ve said too much My silence is my self defense So I would choose – to be with you That’s if the choice were mine to make And every time – I’ve held a rose But you can make – decisions too It seems I only felt the thorns And you can have this heart to break And so it goes – and so it goes And so will you soon I suppose *piano* But if my silence – made you leave And so it goes – and so it goes Then that would be my worst mistake And you’re the only one who knows So I will share – this room with you And you can have my heart to break Baby Grand Late at night – when it’s dark and cold They say – no one’s gonna play this I reach out – for someone to hold On the radio When I’m blue – when I’m lonely They said – melancholy blues She comes through – she’s the only one who can Were dead and gone My baby grand – is all I need But only songs like these Played in minor keys In my time – wandered everywhere Keep those memories Around this world – she would always be there Holdin’ on Any day – any hour All it takes – is the power in my hands I’ve come far – from the life I strayed in This baby grand’s – been good to me I’ve got the scars – from those dives I played in Now I’m home – and I’m weary I’ve had friends – but they slipped away In these bones – every dreary late night band And I’ve had fame – but it doesn’t stay My baby grand – is comin’ home with me I’ve made fortunes – spent them fast enough With
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