Michael Crawford

No more talk
of darkness,
Forget these
wide-eyed fears.
I'm here,
nothing can harm you -
my words will
warm and calm you.

Let me be
your freedom,
let daylight
dry your tears.
I'm here
with you, beside you,
to guard you
and to guide you...

Say you love me
every
waking moment,
turn my head
with talk of summertime...

Say you need me
with you
now and always...
Promise me that all
you say is true -
that's all I ask
of you...

Let me be
your shelter,
let me be your light.
You're safe:
No-one will find you -
your fears are
far behind you...
All I want
is freedom,
a world with
no more night...
and you,
always beside me,
to hold me
and to hide me...
Then say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
let me lead you
from your solitude....

Say you need me
with you
here, beside you...
anywhere you go,
let me go too -
Christine,
that's all I ask
of you...
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
say the word
and I will follow you...
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning...

Say you love me...

You know I do...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...

Anywhere you go
let me go too...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...

No more talk
of darkness,
Forget these
wide-eyed fears.
I'm here,
nothing can harm you -
my words will
warm and calm you.

Let me be
your freedom,
let daylight
dry your tears.
I'm here
with you, beside you,
to guard you
and to guide you...

Say you love me
every
waking moment,
turn my head
with talk of summertime...

Say you need me
with you
now and always...
Promise me that all
you say is true -
that's all I ask
of you...

Let me be
your shelter,
let me be your light.
You're safe:
No-one will find you -
your fears are
far behind you...
All I want
is freedom,
a world with
no more night...
and you,
always beside me,
to hold me
and to hide me...
Then say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
let me lead you
from your solitude....

Say you need me
with you
here, beside you...
anywhere you go,
let me go too -
Christine,
that's all I ask
of you...
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
say the word
and I will follow you...
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning...

Say you love me...

You know I do...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...

Anywhere you go
let me go too...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...

No more talk
of darkness,
Forget these
wide-eyed fears.
I'm here,
nothing can harm you -
my words will
warm and calm you.

Let me be
your freedom,
let daylight
dry your tears.
I'm here
with you, beside you,
to guard you
and to guide you...

Say you love me
every
waking moment,
turn my head
with talk of summertime...

Say you need me
with you
now and always...
Promise me that all
you say is true -
that's all I ask
of you...

Let me be
your shelter,
let me be your light.
You're safe:
No-one will find you -
your fears are
far behind you...
All I want
is freedom,
a world with
no more night...
and you,
always beside me,
to hold me
and to hide me...
Then say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
let me lead you
from your solitude....

Say you need me
with you
here, beside you...
anywhere you go,
let me go too -
Christine,
that's all I ask
of you...
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
say the word
and I will follow you...
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning...

Say you love me...

You know I do...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...

Anywhere you go
let me go too...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace that fear relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home.

When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
We have no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first began

I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain
To see for certain what I thought I knew.
Far far away, someone was weeping
But the world was sleeping
Any dream will do.
I wore my coat, with golden lining,
Bright colors shinging, wonderful and new.
And in the East, the dawn was breaking
The world was waking
Any dream will do.
Acrash of drums! A flash of light!
My golden coat flew outta sight!
The colors faded into darkness, I was left alone...
May I return to the beginning?
The light is dimming,
And the dream is too.
The world and I, we are still waking,
Still hesitating,
Any dream will do...
Still hesitating, Any dream will do.

A-ve Mari-i-a
Gra-atia ple-ena
Do-ominus te-ecum
Be-e-ene-di-i-icta tu
In mu-li-i-i-eribus
Et be-enedictus
Fruc-tu-u-us ventri-i-is
Tuae, Je-esus

Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Maria

Ora-a pro no-obis
Nobis peccatoribus
Nunc e-et in hor-ora
I-in hor-ora-a mor-orti-is
No-ostrae-ae
A...men
(Ave Maria, Santa Maria, Maria)

Ora-a pro no-obis
Nobis peccatoribus
Nunc e-et in hor-ora
I-in hor-ora-a mor-orti-is
No-ostrae-ae
A...men...
A...men...

From Company

Somebody, hold me too close,
Somebody, hurt me too deep,
Somebody, sit in my chair
And ruin my sleep
And make me aware
Of being alive,
Being alive.

Somebody, need me too much,
Somebody, know me too well,
Somebody, pull me up short
And put me through hell
And give me support
For being alive,
Make me alive.

Make me confused,
Mock me with praise,
Let me be used,
Vary my days.
But alone is alone, not alive.

Somebody, crowd me with love,
Somebody, force me to care,
Somebody, make me come through,
I'll always be there,
As frightened as you,
To help us survive
Being alive,
Being alive,
Being alive!

From Company

Somebody, hold me too close,
Somebody, hurt me too deep,
Somebody, sit in my chair
And ruin my sleep
And make me aware
Of being alive,
Being alive.

Somebody, need me too much,
Somebody, know me too well,
Somebody, pull me up short
And put me through hell
And give me support
For being alive,
Make me alive.

Make me confused,
Mock me with praise,
Let me be used,
Vary my days.
But alone is alone, not alive.

Somebody, crowd me with love,
Somebody, force me to care,
Somebody, make me come through,
I'll always be there,
As frightened as you,
To help us survive
Being alive,
Being alive,
Being alive!

Mary are you sleeping?
Mary I'm afraid
Mary can I live up to
The choice that God has made?
Jesus can You tell me
Here upon my knee
What kind of father will I be?

What can I give to You
You, made from miracles
That God has given me to keep?
I can't give much to You
You, made from miracles
But I can hold You as You sleep

What can You learn from me
You, made from miracles
When I've so much to learn from You?
What can a man like me
Offer the Miracle
Who taught me miracles come true

Tell me how to guide You
Tell me what to say
Tell me how to show You how
To show the world the Way
How to please the angels
Watching from above
When all I have to give You is love.

But if it's love You need
You made from miracles
Then take my hand and hold it tight
And I will give you love
Sweet, little Miracle
That God has given me tonight
Sweet little Miracle
Oh what a miracle
That God had given us tonight.

I only want to say,
If there is a way,
Take this cup away from me.
For I don't want to taste its poison,
Feel it burn me.
I have changed.
I'm not as sure, as when we started.

Then, I was inspired.
Now, I'm sad and tired.
Listen, surely, I've exceeded expectations,
Tried for three years, seems like thirty.
Could you ask as much from any other man?

But if I die,
See the saga through
and do the things you ask of me,
Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me,
nail me to their tree.
I'd want to know, I'd want to know, My God,
I'd want to know, I'd want to know, My God.
I'd want to see, I'd want to see, My God,
I'd want to see, I'd want to see, My God

Why I should die.
Would I be more noticed that I ever was before?
Would the things that I've said and done
matter any more?

I have to know, I have to know my Lord,
I have to know, I have to know my Lord
I'd have to see, I'd have to see, my Lord,
I'd have to see, I'd have to see, my Lord
If I die what will be my reward?
If I die what will be my reward?

I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord
I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord

Why should I die?
Can you show me now
that I would not be killed in vain?
Show me just a little
of your omnipresent brain.
Show me there's a reason
for you wanting me to die
You're far to keen and where and how,
and not so hot on why.

Alright, I'll die!
Just watch me die!
See how I die!
See how I die!



Then, I was inspired.
Now, I'm sad and tired.
After all, I've tried for three years,
seems like ninety.
Why then am I scared to finish,
what I've started....
What you started - I didn't start it!
God, thy will is hard,
But you hold every card.
I will drink your cup of poison.
Nail me to the cross and break me.
Bleed me, Beat me, Kill me
Take me now..before I change my mind.

Now...before I change my mind.

I only want to say,
If there is a way,
Take this cup away from me.
For I don't want to taste its poison,
Feel it burn me.
I have changed.
I'm not as sure, as when we started.

Then, I was inspired.
Now, I'm sad and tired.
Listen, surely, I've exceeded expectations,
Tried for three years, seems like thirty.
Could you ask as much from any other man?

But if I die,
See the saga through
and do the things you ask of me,
Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me,
nail me to their tree.
I'd want to know, I'd want to know, My God,
I'd want to know, I'd want to know, My God.
I'd want to see, I'd want to see, My God,
I'd want to see, I'd want to see, My God

Why I should die.
Would I be more noticed that I ever was before?
Would the things that I've said and done
matter any more?

I have to know, I have to know my Lord,
I have to know, I have to know my Lord
I'd have to see, I'd have to see, my Lord,
I'd have to see, I'd have to see, my Lord
If I die what will be my reward?
If I die what will be my reward?

I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord
I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord

Why should I die?
Can you show me now
that I would not be killed in vain?
Show me just a little
of your omnipresent brain.
Show me there's a reason
for you wanting me to die
You're far to keen and where and how,
and not so hot on why.

Alright, I'll die!
Just watch me die!
See how I die!
See how I die!



Then, I was inspired.
Now, I'm sad and tired.
After all, I've tried for three years,
seems like ninety.
Why then am I scared to finish,
what I've started....
What you started - I didn't start it!
God, thy will is hard,
But you hold every card.
I will drink your cup of poison.
Nail me to the cross and break me.
Bleed me, Beat me, Kill me
Take me now..before I change my mind.

Now...before I change my mind.

From Les Miserables

There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

If I loved you, time and again
I would try to say all I'd want you to know
If I loved you, words wouldn't come
In an easy way, round in circles I'd go

Chorus:

Longing to tell you but afraid and shy
I'd let my golden chances pass me by
Soon you'd leave me
Off you would go in the mist of day
Never, never to know
How I love you, if I loved you

Repeat chorus

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If I loved you,
Time and again I would try to say
All I'd want you to know.
If I loved you,
Words wouldn't come in an easy way
Round in circles I'd go!
Longin' to tell you,
But afraid and shy,
I'd let my golden chances pass me by!
Soon you'd leave me,
Off you would go in the mist of day,
Never, never to know how I loved you
If I loved you.

Here they come every night the same
Silent stars, light from a distant flame
Just like the memories of you that I hold inside
I feel you touch but all the warmth has died

Empty rooms crowded by the past
Time is my enemy, days keep moving faster
But the nights alone can be an eternity
That never heals the scars of foolish pride

If only you could see me, now
Goodbye is not so easy, now
The freedom that I walked away to gain
Is nothing but these chains
That you alone can break

And you would free me, now
Your heart would come undone
Just looking at me once
And my love would bring you back
If only you could see me, now

Here I am, stranger to a smile
Trying to fight the tears, missing by a mile
I'm not the one who laughed at you on that yesterday
When you warned me not to throw your love away

If you could only see me, now
Goodbye is not so easy, now
The freedom that I walked away to gain
Is nothing but these chains
I know your heart would break

If you could hear me, now
Your heart would come undone
If you could hear me once
Hoping love will bring you back
If only you could see me, now

Like the lonely moon you see above
That sails the dark alone forever
I have no light of my own
Other the love we've known
So long ago, together

If you could feel me, now
Your heart would come undone
If you could touch me once
I know love will bring you back
If only you could see me, now
See me now

'Cause I love, love you so
Promise I'll never let you go
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
I remember (I remember) that night in May
The stars (the stars) were bright above
I'll hope and I'll pray
To keep your precious love
Well before the light
Hold me again
With all of your might
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
So before the light
Hold me again with all of your might
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
In the still of the night

Ain't no miracle being born
People doin? it everyday
Ain't no miracle growin? up
People just grow that way

So it goes like it goes, like the river flows
And time it rolls right on
And maybe what?s good gets a little bit better
And maybe what?s bad gets gone

Bless the child of a workin? man
He knows too soon who he is
Bless the hands of a workin? man
He knows his soul is his

So it goes like it goes, like the river flows
And time it rolls right on
And maybe what?s good gets a little bit better
And maybe what?s bad gets gone

So it goes like it goes, like the river flows
And time keeps rollin? on
And maybe what?s good gets a little bit better
And maybe what?s bad gets gone

And that is all that love's about
And we'll recall when time runs out
That it only took a moment
To be loved a whole life long

Susie sits all alone
She waits by the telephone
Joey's out having fun
Waits to call when she's not at home

She gets scared and then takes off
And runs from the cover of love
He knows that he'll find her there
And knows what she'd thinking of

I know the broken hearted
When I look in their eyes I see
Is it the world that's changing
And turning away from me

Why do we run from the cover of love
Why do we run from the cover of love

You and I have been through this
A million times or more
Don't we know it's the same routine
So what are we fighting for

We all go and waste our time
But we are all the same
All we do is just to tun away
And play the same old game

You know the broken hearted
When you look in my eyes you see
Is it my life that's changing
And getting away from me

Why do we run from the cover of love
Why do we run from the cover of love

The changing heart knows no bound
Time may stand still
Emotions keep turning the fire burns on and on

You know the broken hearted
When you look in my eyes you'll see
Is it my life that's changing
And getting away from me

Why do we run from the cover of love
Why do we run from the cover of love

Love, love changes everything: hands and faces, earth and sky.
Love, love changes everything: how you live and how you die.
Love can make the summer fly, or a night seem like a lifetime.
Yes, love, love changes everything, now I tremble at your name.
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.

Love, love changes everything: days are longer, words mean more.
Love, love changes everything: pain is deeper than before.
Love will turn your world around, and that world will last forever.
Yes, love, love changes everything, brings you glory, brings you shame.
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.


Off into the world we go, planning futures, shaping years.
Love bursts in and suddenly all our wisdom disappears.
Love makes fools of everyone: all the rules we make are broken.
Yes, love, love changes everything: live or perish, in its flame.
Love will never ever let you be the same.
Love will never ever let you be the same.

Love, love changes everything: hands and faces, earth and sky.
Love, love changes everything: how you live and how you die.
Love can make the summer fly, or a night seem like a lifetime.
Yes, love, love changes everything, now I tremble at your name.
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.

Love, love changes everything: days are longer, words mean more.
Love, love changes everything: pain is deeper than before.
Love will turn your world around, and that world will last forever.
Yes, love, love changes everything, brings you glory, brings you shame.
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.


Off into the world we go, planning futures, shaping years.
Love bursts in and suddenly all our wisdom disappears.
Love makes fools of everyone: all the rules we make are broken.
Yes, love, love changes everything: live or perish, in its flame.
Love will never ever let you be the same.
Love will never ever let you be the same.

From Cats

Daylight
See the dew on the sunflower
And a rose that is fading
Roses whither away
Like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is

Look
A new day has begun

From Cats

Daylight
See the dew on the sunflower
And a rose that is fading
Roses whither away
Like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is

Look
A new day has begun

Somebody's down to their last dime
Somebody's running out of time
Not too far from here
Somebody's got nowhere else to go
Somebody needs a little hope
Not too far from here

And I may not know their name
But I'm praying just the same
That You'll use me, Lord
To wipe away the tears
'Cause somebody's crying
Not too far from here

Somebody's troubled and confused
Somebody's got nothing left to lose
Not too far from here
Somebody's forgotten how to trust
And somebody's dying for love
Not too far from here

It may be a stranger's face
But I'm praying for Your grace
To move in me
And take away the fear
'Cause somebody's hurting
Not too far from here

Help me, Lord, not to turn away from pain
Help me not to rest, while those around me weep
Give me Your strength and compassion
When somebody finds, the road of life too steep

Somebody's troubled and confused
Somebody's got nothing left to lose
Not too far from here
(Not too far)
Somebody's forgotten how to trust
And somebody's dying for love
Not too far from here
(Not too far)

Now I'm letting down my guard
And I'm opening my heart
Help me speak Your love
To every needful ear
Someone is waiting
Not too far from here
(Not too far)

Someone is waiting
(Waiting)
Not too far from here

Somebody's down to their last dime
Somebody's running out of time
Not too far from here
Somebody's got nowhere else to go
Somebody needs a little hope
Not too far from here

And I may not know their name
But I'm praying just the same
That You'll use me, Lord
To wipe away the tears
'Cause somebody's crying
Not too far from here

Somebody's troubled and confused
Somebody's got nothing left to lose
Not too far from here
Somebody's forgotten how to trust
And somebody's dying for love
Not too far from here

It may be a stranger's face
But I'm praying for Your grace
To move in me
And take away the fear
'Cause somebody's hurting
Not too far from here

Help me, Lord, not to turn away from pain
Help me not to rest, while those around me weep
Give me Your strength and compassion
When somebody finds, the road of life too steep

Somebody's troubled and confused
Somebody's got nothing left to lose
Not too far from here
(Not too far)
Somebody's forgotten how to trust
And somebody's dying for love
Not too far from here
(Not too far)

Now I'm letting down my guard
And I'm opening my heart
Help me speak Your love
To every needful ear
Someone is waiting
Not too far from here
(Not too far)

Someone is waiting
(Waiting)
Not too far from here

Nothing like you've ever known
that's the life i thought that i was gonna show you
you and i had just begun
that's one happy ever after that i owe you

could have sworn we'd have made the perfect pair
your heart was on fire when our dream was new
mine was too

oh nothing like i've ever known
i thought you would be my last, not just my first love
we were both expecting more
how i miss those early days of unrehersed love

how did we ever let a moment pass?
if i live a thousand years it still will be new to me

oh nothing like we'll ever know
wonder where you are and what on earth you'll do there
since then i've known many loves

but each time i close my eyes i still see you there....

on my own
pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me

In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind
That I 'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there 's a way fos us

I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The World around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers

I love him
But every dya I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Wihtout me
His world world go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known

I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own -

Some of my old friends are here
The light isn't good but their outlines are clear
I'm talking of solitude, silence and doubt
I try to escape them, they soon found me out
Some of my old friends are here

Some of my friends call today
They knew without asking I've thrown it away
My thought, word or deed almost likely all free
The person to run my affairs isn't me
Some of my friends call today

This smile may try to say we never guess
But they knew I lie by pretending
My world wasn't ending
I'm free but it's all for the best

One of my best friends is gone
Not knowing I watched her walkout where upon
The words I've been crazy to hold back before
Came crashing like waves on a white empty shore
And no one has ever loved anyone more
One of my best friends is gone

The words I've been crazy to hold back before
Came crashing like waves on a white empty shore
And no one has ever loved anyone more
One of my best friends is gone

From Starlight Express

RUSTY
Starlight Express, Starlight Express...
STARLIGHT
Only you have the power within you.
Just believe in yourself -
The sea will part before you,
Stop the rain, turn the tide.
If only you use the power within you
Needn't beg the world
To turn around and help you
If you draw on what you have within you
Somewhere deep inside.
RUSTY
Starlight Express, Starlight Express
Are you real, yes or no?
Starlight Express, answer me yes.
I don't want you to go.
STARLIGHT
Rusty you're blind, look in your mind -
I'm there. Nothing's new
The Starlight Express is no more nore less
Than you Rusty. I am you.
I'm you and
STARLIGHT / RUSTY
Only you/I am the Starlight.
Have the power within you/I can achieve
Just believe in yourself/anything
The sea will part before you
Stop the rain and turn the tide/
All the things I didn't believe.
If only you/I am the Starlight.
Have the power within you/I can achieve
Just believe in yourself/anything
The sea will part before you
Stop the rain and turn the tide/
All the things I didn't believe.
If only you/I am the Starlight,
Use the power within you/I can see it throught.
Needn't beg the world to turn around and help you
If you draw on what is deep inside.
RUSTY
I won't let you down.

From Aspects of Love

Other Pleasures

GEORGE:
Jenny,
You're a miracle!
Is there nothing you conceal?
Jenny,
You astonish me!
Never hiding
What you feel...

Other pleasures...
And I've known many...
Afternoons
In warm Venetian squares,
Brief encounters,
Long siestas...
Pleasures old and new
Can't compare with you.

You amaze me!
Where did you come from?
You do things
Champagne could never do.
Crystal winters,
Crimson summers...
Other pleasures --
I would trade them all
For you.

Pleasures old and new
Can't compare with you...

Wild mimosa,...
The scent of evening...
Shuttered rooms
With sunlight breaking through...
Crazy soirees...
Lazy Sundays...
Other pleasures...
I would trade them all
For you.

Sailing off
In the night
On a silver lake...
Taking more
From this life
Thank I ought to take...
Other pleasures...
I would trade them all
For you.

The First Man You Remember

GEORGE:
I want to be
The first man you remember,
I want to be
The last man you forget.
I want to be
The one you always turn to,
I want to be
The one you won't regret.
May I be first
To say you look delightful?
May I be first
To dance you round the floor?
The very first
To see your face by moonlight?
The very first
To walk you to your door?

JENNY:
Well, young man, I'd be delighted!
There is nothing I would rather do!
What could be a sweeter memory
Than sharing my first dance with you?

GEORGE:
I want to be
The first man you remember...

JENNY:
The very first
To sweep me off my feet.

GEORGE:
I want to be
The one you always turn to...

JENNY:
The first to make
My young heart miss a beat.

GEORGE:
Seems the stars are far below us...

JENNY:
The moon has never felt so close before...

Our first dance will be forever...

GEORGE:
And may it lead to many more!
I want to be
The first man you remember...

JENNY:
The very first
To sweep me off my feet.

GEORGE:
I want to be
The one you always turn to

JENNY:
The first to make
My young heart miss a beat.

GEORGE:
I want to be
The one you always turn to
I want to be
The one you won't regret...

GEORGE AND JENNY:
The very first...
The very first...

Out there
There's a world outside of Yonkers
Way out there beyond this hick town, Barnaby
There's a slick town, Barnaby
Out there
Full of shine and full of sparkle
Close your eyes and see it glisten, Barnaby
Listen, Barnaby...
Put on your Sunday clothes,
There's lots of world out there
Get out the brilliantine and dime cigars
We're gonna find adventure in the evening air
Girls in white in a perfumed night
Where the lights are bright as the stars!
Put on your Sunday clothes, we're gonna ride through town
In one of those new horse-drawn open cars

We'll see the shows at Delmonicos
And we'll close the town in a whirl
And we won't come home until we've kissed a girl!

I understand there's nothing I can do
I can't be what she needs as long as she needs you
If you're the one she'll turn to from now on
There are things that you should know
About her when I'm gone

She's not as brave as she might seem
And when she's had a scary dream
If you don't hold her she won't sleep all night
She's not as strong as she should be
She crys at movies on TV
And counts on you to see that things go right

But she's a chance to make your dreams come true
To have someone who thinks there's nothing you can't do
A chance to live each day
And care the way you always knew you could
Take care of her for me
She used to be mine

She's not her best on rainy days
She'll test your love a hundred ways
She plays with your emotions like a song
She chases dreams that can't come true
And always tries too hard for you
And never knows just how to say she's wrong

But she's the chance to make your life complete
A chance to take these lonely days and make them sweet
A chance to feel so good
That everyone will wish they could be you
Take care of her for me
She used to mine

She'll never leave you anytime alone
She needs more time and tenderness
Than anyone you've known

But she's a chance you'll never have again
A chance that always seems to come to other men
A chance I can't forget
A chance that I somehow let slip away
Take care of her for me
She used to be mine...

You'd never recognize the room.
The pictures all have different frames now.
And all the chairs are rearranged now.
Somehow, I've thrown out every souvenir.
Yes, there've been changes made
since you stayed here.

You'd never recognize the street.
The neighbor's kids play different games now.
The colors in the trees have changed now.
Strange how I've hardly thought of you this year.
Yes, there've been changes made since you stayed here.

The same address, the more or less.
More happens, less matters, I guess.

You'd never recognize my life.
The party-givers know my name now.
And when I cry it's not the same now.
Somehow, I never waste a single tear.
Yes, there've been changes made
since you stayed here.

You'd never recognize the room.
The pictures all have different frames now.
And all the chairs are rearranged now.
Somehow, I've thrown out every souvenir.
Yes, there've been changes made
since you stayed here.

You'd never recognize the street.
The neighbor's kids play different games now.
The colors in the trees have changed now.
Strange how I've hardly thought of you this year.
Yes, there've been changes made since you stayed here.

The same address, the more or less.
More happens, less matters, I guess.

You'd never recognize my life.
The party-givers know my name now.
And when I cry it's not the same now.
Somehow, I never waste a single tear.
Yes, there've been changes made
since you stayed here.

Speak low when you speak love
Our summer day, withers away
Too soon, oh, too soon

Speak low when you speak love
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift
We're swept apart, too soon

Speak low, darling speak low
Love is a spark, lost in the dark
Too soon, too soon

I feel wherever I go
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
And always too soon

Time is so old and love's so brief
Love is pure gold and time a thief
We're late, darling, we're late

The curtain descends
Everything ends
Too soon, too soon

I wait, darling, I wait
Will you speak low to me?
Speak love to me and soon, oh

Time is so old and love's so brief
Love is pure gold and time a thief
We're late, darling we're late

The curtain descends
Everything ends
Too soon, too soon

I wait, darling, I wait
Will you speak low to me?
Speak low to me, speak love, love
Will you speak love and low to me?
And soon, oh

I, I love you, I love you

Don't know why
There's no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather
Since my man and I ain't together
Keeps raining all the time

Life is bare
Gloom and misery everywhere
Stormy weather
Just can't get my poor old self together
I'm weary all the time, the time
So weary all of the time

When he went away
The blues walked in and met me
If she stays away
Old rocking chair will get me

All I do is pray
The Lord above will let me
Walk in the sun once more

Can't go on
Everything I had is gone
Stormy weather
Since my girl and I ain't together
Keeps raining all the time
Keeps raining all the time

Love, love, love, love
And this misery is just too much for me

Can't go on
Everything I had is gone
Stormy weather
Since my girl and I ain't together
Keeps raining all the time
Keeps raining all the time

Don't write a letter when you want to leave
Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment
I'd like to choose how I hear the news
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

Let me down easy
No big song and dance
No long faces, no long looks
No deep conversation
I know the way we should spend that day
Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees
Tell me on a Sunday please


Don't want to know who's to blame
It won't help knowing
Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going


Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye
Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze
Tell me on a Sunday please


Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going
Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye


Don't run off in the pouring rain
Don't call me as they call your plane
Take the hurt out of all the pain
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

Don't write a letter when you want to leave
Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment
I'd like to choose how I hear the news
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

Let me down easy
No big song and dance
No long faces, no long looks
No deep conversation
I know the way we should spend that day
Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees
Tell me on a Sunday please


Don't want to know who's to blame
It won't help knowing
Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going


Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye
Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze
Tell me on a Sunday please


Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going
Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye


Don't run off in the pouring rain
Don't call me as they call your plane
Take the hurt out of all the pain
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

There came a dream so fair,
I stood in old Jerusalem
Beside the temple there
I heard the children singing
And ever as they sang,
Methought the voice of Angels
From Heaven in answer rang
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem!
Lift up you gates and sing,
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna to your King!"
And then methought my dream was chang'd
The streets no longer rang
Hush'd were the glad Hosannas
The little children sang
The sun grew dark with mystery,
The morn was cold and chill
As the shadow of a cross arose
Upon a lonely hill
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem!
Hark! How the Angels sing,
Hosanna in the highest,
Hosanna to your King!"
And once again the scene was chang'd
New earth there seem'd to be,
I saw the Holy City
Beside the tideless sea
The light of god was on its streets
The gates were open wide,
And all who would might enter
And no one was denied.
No need of moon or stars by night,
Or sun to shine by day,
It was the new Jerusalem
That would not pass away
"Jerusalem! Jerusalem
Sing for the night is o'er
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna for evermore!"

Night time sharpens
Heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Turn you face away from the garish light of day
Turn your thoughts away from cold un-feeling light
And listen to the music of the night

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before
Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar
And you'll live as you've never lived before

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies un-wind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night

Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the niiiiiiiight

Night time sharpens
Heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Turn you face away from the garish light of day
Turn your thoughts away from cold un-feeling light
And listen to the music of the night

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before
Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar
And you'll live as you've never lived before

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies un-wind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night

Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the niiiiiiiight

Night time sharpens
Heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Turn you face away from the garish light of day
Turn your thoughts away from cold un-feeling light
And listen to the music of the night

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before
Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar
And you'll live as you've never lived before

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies un-wind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night

Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the niiiiiiiight