Jim Steinman

Baby/Children

Body

Names

Dreams

Dreams

Love

Weather

Country/Nature

Colours

Time

Time

Rock

1994

The skies were pure and the fields were green
And the sun was brighter than its ever been
When I grew up with my best friend kenny
We were close as any brothers than you ever knew
It was always summer and the future called
We were ready for adventures and we wanted them all
And there was so much left to dream and so much time to make it real

But I can still recall the sting of all the tears when he was gone
They said he crashed and burned
I know Ill never learn why any boy should die so young
We were racing, we were soldiers of fortune
We got in trouble but we sure got around
There are times I think I see him peeling out of the dark
I think hes right behind me now and hes gaining ground


But it was long ago and it was far away, oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are

And when the sun descended and the night arose
I heard my father cursing everyone he knows
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated
And corroded by failure and envy and hate
There were endless winters and the dreams would freeze
Nowhere to hide and no leaves on the trees

And my fathers eyes were blank as he hit me again and again and again
I know I still believe hed never let me leave, I had to run away alone
So many threats and fears, so many wasted years before my life became
My own
And though the nightmares should be over
Some of the terrors are still intact
Ill hear that ugly coarse and violent voice
And then he grabs me from behind and then he pulls me back



There was a beauty living on the edge of town
And she always put the top up and the hammer down
And she taught me everything Ill ever know
About the mystery and the muscle of love
The stars would glimmer and the moon would glow
Im in the back seat with my julie like a romeo
And the signs along the highway all said, caution! kids at play!

Those were the rights of spring and we did everything
There was salvation every night
We got our dreams reborn and our upholstery torn
But everything we tried was right
She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound
Ill probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now
Just like an angel rising up from a tomb

And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are

She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound
Ill probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now

A Seymour Brown

Nat D Ayer

Body

Love

Animals

Jazz

Vintage

1922

Honey dear, want you near
Just turn down the light and then come over here
Nestle close up to my side
My heart's afire with love's desire
In my arms, rest complete
I never thought that life could ever be so sweet
Till I met you, some time ago
But now I know I love you so


Oh, you beautiful doll
You great, big beautiful doll
Let me put my arms about you
I could never live without you
Oh, you beautiful doll
You great, big beautiful doll
If you ever leave me, how my heart will ache
I want to hug you, but I fear you'd break
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh, you beautiful doll


Precious prize, close your eyes
Now we're goin' to visit Lovers' Paradise
Press your lips again to mine
For love is king of ev'rything
Squeeze me, dear! I don't care!
Hug me just as if you were a grizzly bear
This is how I'll go through life
No care or strife when you're my wife


Oh, you beautiful doll
You great, big beautiful doll
Let me put my arms about you
I could never live without you
Oh, you beautiful doll
You great, big beautiful doll
If you ever leave me, how my heart will ache
I want to hug you, but I fear you'd break
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh, you beautiful doll

Alan Blaikley

Ken Howard

Body

Dreams

Love

Time

Rock

Pop

1967

All the world has got its worries
Every night has got its dream
But it's
Okay!
With your arms around me
Okay!
Now your love has found me
Okay!
When I feel I'm close to you
And you tell me that it's
Okay!
And I'll never ever leave you fonder
You say
You were meant for me
We'll be together
Some day
And our whole wide world will seem okay

Time for lovers have no meaning
I want all the world to know
That I'm
Okay!
With your arms around me
Okay!
Now your love has found me
Okay!
When I feel I'm close to you

Why can't good things last for always?
Why must parting end our dreams?
It was
Okay!
Till he came between us
Okay!
Everything that's been, was
Okay!
There is nothing left for me to do
But to tell you
Okay!
Go and live your life and let him treat you his way
But I'll spend my days and hoping maybe one day
You'll come running back, and show me that it's okay!
O - kay!

Catherine Howe

James P Johnson

Body

Love

Country/Nature

Time

Easy Listening

Vintage

1934

I’ve got that old-fashioned love in my heart
And there, it shall always remain
You’re like that old ivy vine
Cling a little closer all the time
Through the years, joy and tears, just the same

I’ve got that old-fashioned dream in my heart
And there it shall always be
Although the land may change to sea
It will never make any change in me
I’ve got that old-fashioned love in my heart

(Rep once more)

Tom Waits

Body

Love

Weather

Time

Blues

folk

1973

Well I'm singing this song, cause it's time it was sung
I've been putting it off for a while,
Cause it's harder by now, and the truth is so clear
That I am crying when I'm seeing you smile.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

And every time that I tried to tell you
that we'd lost the magic we had at the start,
I would weep my heart when I looked in your eyes
And I searched once again for the spark.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Oh you know that there's something calling me dear
and by morning, I'm sure to be gone
For I'm older than you and you know so well
That our time for to love was a song
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Now I can see by your eyes, it's time now to go
So I'll leave you crying in the rain,
Though I held in my hand, the key to all joy
Honey my heart was not born to be tamed.
And goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Tom Waits

Baby/Children

Body

Names

Food and Drink

Country/Nature

Time

Money

Animals

Blues

folk

1980

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

Noel Scott Engel

Body

Happiness

Love

Colours

Time

Easy Listening

1969

Wasn't it a good year
Wasn't filled with talking
It still moves through my heart
From time to time
City after city
Granite gray as morning
Heroes died in subways left behind
far behind like our love
You're on your own again
And you're your best again
That's what you tell yourself
I see it all the way as far as anyone can see
Except when it began I was so happy I didn't feel like me

Larry Beckett

Tim Buckley

Body

Food and Drink

Memories/Nostalgia

Dreams

Love

Time

folk

1967

Once I was a soldier
And I fought on foreign sands for you
Once I was a hunter
And I brought home fresh meat for you
Once I was a lover
And I searched behind your eyes for you
And soon therell be another
To tell you I was just a lie

And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me

And though you have forgotten
All of our rubbish dreams
I find myself searching
Through the ashes of our ruins
For the days when we smiled
And the hours that ran wild
With the magic of our eyes
And the silence of our words

And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me

Oscar Hammerstein

Otto Harbach

Sigmund Romberg

Body

Love

Weather

Easy Listening

Vintage

1940

have heard all you've been saying
Yet I will love in my own way

Lonely as a desert breeze
I may wonder where I please
Yet I keep on longing
Just to rest a while

Where a sweetheart's tender eyes
Take the place of sand and skies
All the World forgotten
In one Woman's smile

One alone, to be my own
I alone, to know her caresses
One to be, eternally
The one my worshipping soul possesses

At her call, I'd give my all
All my life and all my love enduring
This would be a magic World to me
If she were mine alone

One alone, to be my own
I alone, to know her caresses
One to be, eternally
The one my worshipping soul possesses

Otis Blackwell

Winfield Scott

Body

Money

Rock 'n' Roll

Rock

1963

Who wants to buy a heart
One broken lover's heart
One broken heart for sale

Well, excuse me if you see me crying like a baby
Since she rejected me
There's nothing left to save me

Hey Cupid, where are you?
My heart is growing sadder
That girl rejected me
Just when I thought I had her

She would not listen to the things my heart was saying
She turned and walked away
And told me I was playing

Some guys have all the luck
And my heart hasn't any
I think I'll paint a sign
For sale for a penny

Oscar Hammerstein

Sigmund Romberg

Body

Dreams

Love

Country/Nature

Numbers

Animals

Easy Listening

Vintage

1939

In this year of Seventeen-Ninety-Two
Our conventions have been thrown all askew
And I know I'm out of date wWhen I seek one mate
One faithful lover true

To be really in the fashion today
You must have a dozen beaux in your sway
But somehow I don't believe in the modern plan
I want to wait for just one man

(It's more fun to love 'em all)
Kiss 'em all, short and tall)

I have another scheme
It's my only dream

One kiss, one man to save it for
One love for him alone
One word, one vow, and nothing more
To tell him I'm his own
One magic night within his arms
With passion's flower unfurled
And all my life I'll love only one man
And no other man in the world

(You've been reading stories of romantic glories)
(Are you growing sad for your Galahad?)

Soon my Knight may find me
Softly steal behind me
Put me on a horse
And carry me away
Laugh all you like at me
I'll find my man, you'll see

One kiss, one man to save it for
One love for him alone
One word, one vow, and nothing more
To tell him I'm his own
One magic night within his arms
With passion's flower unfurled
And all my life I'll love only one man
And no other man in the world

Dolly Parton

Body

Happiness

Love

Weather

Time

Country and Western

1983

It's been one of those days
That reminded me in many ways
Of when we were happy, still in love
Just a certain way the wind blows
Just a certain way the sun glows
It's been one of those days that reminded me of us

And even though it's over I never will get over
These feelings that I get on certain days
And I know I'll always love you
And I'll always be thinkin' of you
In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days
And today well, it's been one of those days

It's been one of those days and my heart feels so heavy
And my mind is so full of thoughts of you
It's been one of those days and I'd give my life to see you
And to once more know the love that we once knew

And even though it's over I never will get over
Oh these feelings that I get on certain days
I guess I know I'll always love you
And I'll always be thinkin' of you
In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days
And today well, it's been one of, one of those days

It's been one of those days
That reminded me in many ways
Of when we were happy, still in love

Dolly Parton

Body

Dreams

Love

Country and Western

2008

Oh I know, I'm only dreaming.
'Cos I'll awake, and you'll be gone.
And my tears will still be streaming.
As my broken, heart beats on.

Yes I know, I'm only dreaming.
But I’ll just, keep dreaming on.
I will dream about the pleasures.
That we shared in days gone by.

And I'll remember and I'll treasure,
Every kiss and your kind eyes.
And I will dream that you still hold me,
In your arms as you did then.

And I recall each thing you told me,
Hear your voice as I did then.
Yes I know, I'm only dreaming.
But I'll dream, and I will too.


I'll be here, and I'll be waiting,
And I will dream, of your return.
Some will say I'm being foolish,
While some will say that I'm just blind.

And that I want to face what the truth is
That you are, no longer mine.
But I will dream, your brave retallion
To some sweet day, to their surprise.
You will say your love's still burning,
You'll dry each tear drop from my eyes.

But I know, I'm only dreaming,
Cause I’ll awake and be alone.
And my tears will still be streaming,
And you will still be just as gone.

Yes I know I’m only dreaming,
But I must keep dreaming...on

Darrell Banks

Body

Love

Country/Nature

Time

R&B/Soul

1966

Walk right on in
Stretch out your arms
Let the lovelight shine
On my soul, baby, and
Let love come running in

You know that I needed you
I've needed you a long, long time
My pride is too much for me, baby
And I'm about to lose my mind

(CHORUS)
Walk right on in
Let your love come running in
Open the door to your heart, baby
Open the door to your heart
Open the door to your heart
And let love come running in
Let your love come running in

Let it flow like the river
Let it shine like the light
Take all my mind and soul, baby
Why don't you give it sight

I'm trying to
Keep from loving you
And I've been loving you
A little too long

Darling, darling
You've been so sweet to me
That's what keeps my
Love so strong

(CHORUS)

I need you to stand by me
Let your love come running in
Let it flow like the river...

Alan White

Billy Sherwood

Chris Squire

Jon Anderson

Steve Howe

Body

Time

Rock

1997

You've got a great imagination

You carry on in the same old way
No lessons learned from yesterday

Talk of changes lost in pages of paperwork

I believe it...
How can we refuse to see
I've received it...
What could be our final destiny
I believe that...
Still we go on from day to day
Knowing what could be true

Wish I knew
Wish I knew
Wish I knew

Open your eyes and discover
You're not the only one
In disguise
Do you wonder
When the change is gonna come?

Open your eyes

You've got a great imagination

We cast the world, we set the stage
For what could be the darkest age

Short exchanges
From perfect strangers
We'll never know
But wish we knew

I believe it...
It's time to face reality
I've received it...
Questioning the powers that be
I believe it...
Are we too confused to see?

Wish I knew
Wish I knew
Wish I knew
Wish I knew

Open your eyes and discover
You're not the only one
In disguise
Do you wonder
When the change is gonna come?

Open your eyes
You've got a great imagination
Open your eyes
Show it
Show it

[gtr]

Wish we knew

I believe it...
It's time to face reality
I've received it...
Things aren't what they used to be
I believe it...
What I see in you, you see in me

Wish I knew
Wish I knew
Wish I knew
Wish I knew

Open your eyes and discover
You're not the only one
In disguise
Do you wonder
When the change is gonna come?

Change is gonna come
Change is gonna come
Change is gonna come
You've got a great imagination

Change is gonna come
Change is gonna come
Change is gonna come
You've got a sweet imagination

Change is gonna come
Open your eyes
Change is gonna come
Open your eyes
Change is gonna come
You've got a deep imagination coming

Show it
Show it
Show it

Show it
Show it
Show it

Bryan MacLean

Body

Food and Drink

Happiness

Love

Colours

Rock

Pop

1966

Verse 1:
Orange skies
Carnivals and cotton candy and you
And I love you too you know I do

Verse 2:
Nightingale
Prettier than anything in the world
And I love you too
You know I do

Bridge:
You make me happy
Laughing, glad, and full of glee
And you dont have to try, girl
For you it comes so naturally
Right here in my arms

[repeat verse 1]
[repeat bridge]

Ted Wright

Baby/Children

Body

Dreams

Numbers

Clothing/Apparel

R&B/Soul

1964

You got your high-heeled sneakers on,
Slip-in mules.
You got your high-heeled sneakers on,
And your slip-in mules.
You're more than all right,
You know you're out of sight.

You got a shapely þgure, mama,
That's keep'n' me uptight.
You got a shapely þgure, mama,
A-keep me uptight.
You're too much!
You know you're out of sight.

Hey! The way you do the things you do,
The way you kiss me, too,
The way you do the things you do,
The way you kiss me, too,
A heart delight, that's what you are.
You know you're out of sight.

Ho! Hey, hey.

You got a sweet disposition.
Ho! You're always right.
You got a sweet disposition.
You know you're always right.
You know just what you're doin', baby:
You know you're out of sight.

Ow! You're too much.
You're the end.
You're so hip, baby.
You know just where it's at.
You're beautiful, mama.
Most of all, you're honest.
There's no doubt you're out of sight.
Out of sight! Whoo, wee!
Out of sight!

Jim Steinman

Body

Weather

Time

Animals

Rock

1993

It's only two o'clock and the temperature's beginning to soarAnd all around the city you see the walking wounded and the living deadIt's never been this hot and I've never been so boredAnd breathing is just no fun anymoreThen I saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidI saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidYou can feel the pulse of the pavement racing like a runaway horseThe subways are sizzling and the skin of the streets is gleaming with sweatI've seen you sitting on the steps outsideAnd you were looking so restless and reckless and lostI think it's time for you to come insideI'll be waiting here with something that you'll never forgetI think it's time for you to come insideI'll be waiting here with something that you'll never forgetCome on, come on and there'll be no turning backYou were only killing time and it'll kill you right backCome on, come on, it's time to burn up the fuseYou got nothing to do and even less to loseYou got nothing to do and even less to loseSo wander down to the ancient hallway, taking the stairs only one at a timeFollow the sound of my heartbeat nowI'm in the room at the top, you're at the end of the lineSo open the door and lay down on the bed, the sun is just a ball of desireAnd I wanna take you out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan and into the fireAnd I wanna take you out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan and into the fireAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fire, fire, fireAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fireIt's only two o'clock and the temperature's beginning to soarAnd all around the city you see the walking wounded and the living deadIt's never been this hot and I've never been so boredAnd breathing is just no fun anymoreThen I saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidI saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidchorusAnd into the, and into the, and into theAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fire, fire, fireAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fire