Maureen Mcgovern

Soon, the city will awaken,
And I haven't slept at all
Just another silent night
Waiting for your call

A few hours ago, you were here with me
Now, the love we made is just a memory
You're home in a city where I've never been
When will I see you again?

But the same moon shines upon you
Though you're half a world away
And the same stars gleam above you
Make a wish...what will you say?
The same earth turns beneath you
And the same sun lights your way
And the same dream lives inside us
We'll be together someday

Now, my body feels so empty
Since you carried off my heart
Oh, how can we go on
Living far apart?



Rain keeps falling on the streets below
There's nothing lonelier than when you go
I'm alone with my thoughts and wondering when,
When will this night ever end?

But the same moon shines upon you
Though you're half a world away
And the same stars gleam above you
Make a wish...what will you say?
The same earth turns beneath you
And the same sun lights your way
And the same dream lives inside us
We'll be together
We'll be together
We'll be together someday

I have the world's worst memory
Many times a day, I say,
Where did I leave my key?
Where have I put my purse?
Where else should I be?
It's perverse
A life of hide-and-seek
I never know the date and worse,
The day of the week

So, why can't I forget
The day I met him?
He held the door and let me go ahead
Rushing to our separate lives
We took a walk instead
Why can't I forget him
And every word he said?

I'm always sending Christmas cards
They're more interesting in spring
Only my banker knows
The checks I forgot to sign
Where did I get these clothes?
They're not mine!
I made myself a list
Of things I really have to find
But where is that list?

So, why can't I forget
Those summer evenings
He'd wait for me outside our small cafe?
We were both like kids again
We had so much to say
Why can't I forget him?
It's funny in a way

Funny just remembering
The way we laughed at ev'rything
I found the one that I'd been waiting for
I could hardly recognize
The woman I was in his eyes,
A woman I had never known before

Why can't I forget
The way he touched me?
I see his face, desire in his eyes,
The smile he gave to no one else,
His silences and sighs
Why can't I forget
The way he loved me,
The way I loved him,
And the way he said goodbye?

Here you come again,
just when I've begun to get myself together,
you waltz right in the door,
just like you've done before
and wrap my heart 'round your little finger.

Here you come again,
just when I'm about to make it work without you,
you look into my eyes and lie those pretty lies
and pretty soon I'm wond'rin how I came to doubt you.

All you gotta do is smile that smile
and there go all my defenses.
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
you're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses.
Here you come again lookin' better than a body has a right to;
and shakin' me up so that all I really know
is here you come again and here I go.

All you gotta do is smile that smile
and there got all my defenses.
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
you're messin' up my mind and fillin' up my senses.
Here you come again lookin' better than a body has a right to;
and shakin' me up so that all I really know
is here you come again and here I go and here I go

When I'm with you,
I need nothing more
Night's an open door
To forever
But I know, love,
When I'm far from home,
Every day alone
Seems a lifetime

But sometime soon, I'll be there
And I'll hold you
We'll make the light shine
Through the clouds
We'll make the sun sing
Right out loud
And we'll make the night smile
With the moon
Sometime soon
Sometime soon
Sometime soon

I feel stronger
When I think of you
And know we'll make it through
'Till we're together
I can touch you
Although you're not here
Memory brings you nearer
Than the night is

Sometime soon, I'll be there
And I'll hold you
We'll make the light shine
Through the clouds
We'll make the sun sing
Right out loud
And we'll make the night smile
With the moon
Sometime soon
Sometime soon
Sometime soon

And we'll make the night smile
With the moon
Sometime soon
Sometime soon
Sometime soon

Sometime soon
Sometime soon

I tell myself I'm not looking for love
I tell myself it's the last thing I'm thinking of
I've got no expectations
And I mean just what I say
Then I look into his eyes
Damned if I don't lose my head
And I wonder how I thought
Those things I said

It's the state of the heart,
State of the heart
Ready to risk it all,
Willing to fall
There are ways to keep it safe,
Ways to play it smart
But I've never learned the art
It's just the state of the heart
State of the heart

I ought to know time never stands still
I ought to know but I always believe it will
I've had those perfect moments
Turn to days of silent pain
But I hate to turn away
If there's a chance, he's the one
I admit that I'm no good
At sleep and run

That's the state of the heart,
State of the heart
Ready to risk it all,
Willing to fall
There are ways to keep it safe,
Ways to play it smart
But I've never learned the art
That's just the state of the heart
State of the heart

But I hate to turn away
If there's a chance, he's the one
I admit that I'm no good
At sleep and run

That's the state of the heart,
The state of the heart
Ready to risk it all,
Willing to fall
There are ways to keep it safe
There are ways to play it smart
But I've never learned the art
That's just the state of the heart
State of the heart

State of the heart
State of the heart
State of the heart

State of the heart

Love can be so hard to find
Dreams are never free
Time runs out forever
Like sand into the sea
We're so lucky, you and I
And night's the place to be

So, tell me a bedtime story
And touch away our cares
Make a world for us
And take me there
Just tell me a bedtime story
Of lovers and of friends
Make a world for both of us
That never ends

Erase the thoughts that crowd my mind
Chase my fears away
Promise that tomorrow
Will be better than today
Oh, we're so lucky, you and I
Don't ever go away

Just tell me a bedtime story
And touch away our cares
Make a world for us
And take me there
Just tell me a bedtime story
Of lovers and of friends
Make a world for both of us
That never ends

Love, work those miracles
That only love can do
Make the cold world warm again
Just hold me, hold me

Tell me a bedtime story
And touch away our cares
Make a world for us
And take me there
Just tell me a bedtime story
Of lovers and of friends
Make a world for both of us
That never ends
That never ends

We spend our nights traveling
But never leave the room
Soaring through the midnight clouds
Followed by the moon
You teach me what I never knew
So easily
You take me where I've never been
Stay with me
You tell me things I've never heard
Without a word
Without a word

Night flight
Leaving this old earth behind
Who knows what we'll find
The higher we climb
Night flight
Never been so far from home
Together alone
Destination unknown

My mind does not belong to me
You interrupt my day
And when I try to concentrate,
You steal my thoughts away
And even when we're miles apart,
I feel your hand and


Memory is more real to me
Than where I am
Suddenly, I stop and stare
Though you're not there,
You're everywhere

Night flight
Leaving this old earth behind
Who knows what we'll find
The higher we climb
Night flight
Never been so far from home
Together alone
Destination unknown

Night flight
So like night flight

So like night flight
(repeat and fade out)

So often as I wait for sleep
I find myself reciting
The words I've said or should have said
Like scenes that need rewriting
The smiles I never answered
Doors perhaps I should have opened
Songs forgotten in the morning

I relive the roles I've played
The tears I may have squandered
The many pipers I have paid
Along the roads I've wandered
Yet all the time I knew it
Love was somewhere out there waiting
Though I may regret a kiss or two

If I had changed a single day
What went amiss or went astray
I may have never found my way to you

If I had changed a single day
What went amiss or went astray
I may have never found my way to you
I wouldn't change a thing that happened
On my way to you

Soon, the city will awaken,
And I haven't slept at all
Just another silent night
Waiting for your call

A few hours ago, you were here with me
Now, the love we made is just a memory
You're home in a city where I've never been
When will I see you again?

But the same moon shines upon you
Though you're half a world away
And the same stars gleam above you
Make a wish...what will you say?
The same earth turns beneath you
And the same sun lights your way
And the same dream lives inside us
We'll be together someday

Now, my body feels so empty
Since you carried off my heart
Oh, how can we go on
Living far apart?



Rain keeps falling on the streets below
There's nothing lonelier than when you go
I'm alone with my thoughts and wondering when,
When will this night ever end?

But the same moon shines upon you
Though you're half a world away
And the same stars gleam above you
Make a wish...what will you say?
The same earth turns beneath you
And the same sun lights your way
And the same dream lives inside us
We'll be together
We'll be together
We'll be together someday

I have the world's worst memory
Many times a day, I say,
Where did I leave my key?
Where have I put my purse?
Where else should I be?
It's perverse
A life of hide-and-seek
I never know the date and worse,
The day of the week

So, why can't I forget
The day I met him?
He held the door and let me go ahead
Rushing to our separate lives
We took a walk instead
Why can't I forget him
And every word he said?

I'm always sending Christmas cards
They're more interesting in spring
Only my banker knows
The checks I forgot to sign
Where did I get these clothes?
They're not mine!
I made myself a list
Of things I really have to find
But where is that list?

So, why can't I forget
Those summer evenings
He'd wait for me outside our small cafe?
We were both like kids again
We had so much to say
Why can't I forget him?
It's funny in a way

Funny just remembering
The way we laughed at ev'rything
I found the one that I'd been waiting for
I could hardly recognize
The woman I was in his eyes,
A woman I had never known before

Why can't I forget
The way he touched me?
I see his face, desire in his eyes,
The smile he gave to no one else,
His silences and sighs
Why can't I forget
The way he loved me,
The way I loved him,
And the way he said goodbye?

Can you read my mind?
Do you know what it is you do to me?
Don't know who you are
Just a friend from another star.

Here I am, like a kid at the school
Holding hands with a god or a fool
Will you look at me, quivering,
Like a little girl, shivering,
You can see right through me.

Can you read my mind?
Can you picture the things I'm thinking of?
Wondering why you are
All the wonderful things you are.
You can fly, you belong to the sky
You and I could belong to each other.

If you need a friend,
I'm the one to fly too
If you need, to be loved
Here I am,
Read my mind!