Michael Mcdonald

Listen, baby..
Ain't no mountain high, Ain't no valley low,
Ain't no river wide enough, baby
If you need me, call me, No matter where you are,
No matter how far (Don't worry Baby) Just call my name,
I'll be there in a hurry, You don't have to worry
There ain't no mountain high enough,
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough,
To keep me gettin' to you
Remember the day, I set you free..
I told you You could always count on me,
From that day on, I made a vow
I'll be there when you want me,
Some way, some how
There ain't no mountain high enough,
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough,
To keep me gettin' to you
Oh, no, darling
No wind, no rain or winter’s cold
can stop me, baby (No, no, baby)
If you’re ever in trouble,
I’ll be there on the double
Just send for me, oh, baby, huh
My love is alive, way down in my heart
Although we are miles apart
If you ever need a helpin’ hand,
I’ll be there on the double
Just as fast as I can
Ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no valley low enough
Ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from you gettin’ to you, baby
Ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no valley low enough
Ain’t no river wide enough
Ain’t no mountain high enough

WHO ARE YOU
ARE YOU SOMEONE THAT I KNEW
OR DID YOU COME AND GO INSIDE A DREAM

WELL, YOU LOOK THE SAME
EVEN THOUGH YOU SAY YOU'VE CHANGED
YOU CAN'T HIDE THE SHAME OF A GUILTY HEART

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WELL, I KNOW THERE'S A REASON LOVE DON'T ALWAYS RHYME
SO YOU THINK BY LEAVIN' YOU'RE NOT WASTING PRECIOUS TIME
LOVE'S NOT ALWAYS HAPPINESS
SAD, BUT IT'S TRUE, GIRL
EVERY FOOL'S GOT TO LEARN HE'S GOT NOTHING TO LOSE
PLAYIN' BY THE RULES

WHAT'S YOUR PLAN
WILL YOU TRY JUST ONE MORE MAN
AND TRADE A THRILL THAT'S GONE FOR A BRAND NEW START

WILL YOU LOVE HIM ONLY
UNTIL YOU LEAVE HIM LONELY
WHEN HE TRIES TO CHANGE AND TAME YOUR RESTLESS HEART

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WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LEARN
THAT A LOVE IS EARNED
SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO FIGHT
BUT, OH, BABY-THAT'S ALL RIGHT

CHORUS:
I KEEP FORGETTIN' WE'RE NOT IN LOVE ANYMORE
I KEEP FORGETTIN' THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN
I KEEP FORGETTIN' HOW YOU MADE THAT SO CLEAR
I KEEP FORGETTIN'

EVERYTIME YOU'RE NEAR
EVERYTIME I SEE YOU SMILE
HEAR YOUR "HELLO"
SAYING YOU CAN ONLY STAY A WHILE

HEY, I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD FOR YOU
TO SAY THE THINGS THAT WE BOTH KNOW ARE TRUE
BUT TELL ME HOW COME (I)

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EVERYTIME I HEAR
HOW YOU NEVER WANT TO LIVE A LIE
HOW IT'S GONE TOO FAR
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME WHY

WHY YOU'RE GONE AND WHY THE GAME IS THROUGH
IF THIS IS WHAT'S REAL, IF THIS IS WHAT'S TRUE
TELL ME HOW COME (I)

CHORUS:

DON'T SAY THAT, DON'T SAY THAT, DON'T SAY THAT
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT MINE ANYMORE-ANYWAY-ANYTIME
BUT TELL ME HOW COME (I)

CHORUS:

What's that lyin' on her pillow
Folded up so neat
What once was love is now a letter
Lying where she used to sleep
Oh, I thought love was something I could count on
But it took her to show me that

[Chorus:]
Love lies-right to your face
Love lies-just when I had faith
It would let me down
I know that love lies-right to the end
Love lies-I know the word will never mean the same to me

What's this emptiness inside me
Where her promise used to be
She said she'd be here to guide me
I guess now the joke's on me
Oh, I thought love was something like devotion
But it took her to show me that

[Chorus]

Just when you think you know what love is about
Someone takes your place, and you find that

[Chorus]

MAYBE IT'S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT
MAYBE WE CAN'T MAKE THE ENDS MEET
MAYBE WE'LL ALL HAVE TO DO WITHOUT IT
MAYBE THIS WORLD'S JUST INCOMPLETE

STILL WE ALL LOOK FOR THE TRUTH IN OUR LIVES
SEARCHING FROM DIFFERENT SIDES
SO HARD LIVING IN A DESPERATE WORLD
BUT WE ALL DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN

CHORUS 1:
SOME PEOPLE SEE A CHANGE
SOME WILL REMAIN THE SAME
BUT ALL OF THEM LIVE THEIR LIVES UNDER THE GUN
SOME SEE THE ROAD AS CLEAR
SOME SAY THE END IS HERE
THEY SAY IT'S A HOPELESS FIGHT, WELL I SAY I GOTTA TRY

MAYBE THERE'S TOO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT IT
MAYBE THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' LEFT TO SAY
BUT IF OUR TIME'S REALLY RUNNIN' OUT
THEN THIS IS NO TIME TO RUN AWAY

'CAUSE WE'RE DESTINED TO LOOK FOR THE TRUTH IN THIS LIFE
BLINDED BY TEARFUL EYES
IF IT'S NO USE TRYIN' IN A DESPERATE WORLD
THEN TELL ME WHY WAS I BORN

CHORUS 2:
SOME PEOPLE SEE A CHANGE
SOME WILL REMAIN THE SAME
BUT ALL OF THEM LIVE THEIR LIVES UNDER THE GUN
SOME SEE THE ROAD AS CLEAR
SOME SAY THE END IS HERE
THEY SAY IT'S A HOPELESS FIGHT, BUT I SAY I GOTTA TRY

LONELY-LIVING TOO LONELY
IS IT TOO LATE
TO TURN IT ALL AROUND

CHORUS 2:

SOMEONE'S TRYIN'
SOMEONE'S CRYIN' OUT
WHILE WE LIVE UNDER THE GUN
SOMEONE'S LIVIN'
SOMEONE'S GIVIN' UP

It was so right, it was so wrong
Almost at the same time
The pain and ache a heart can take
No one really knows

When the memories cling and keep you there
Till you no longer care
And you can let go now

It's wrong for me to cling to you
Somehow I just needed time
From what was to be-it's not like me
To hold somebody down

But I was tossed high by love
I almost never came down
Only to land here
Where love's no longer found
Where I'm no longer bound
And I can let go now

LOOK BACK LONELINESS, YOU WON'T SEE ME BEHIND YOU
HEY NOW EMPTINESS, NO MORE LEADING THE WAY
GO ON DESPERATENESS, I DON'T NEED YOU BESIDE ME NO MORE

COME ON HAPPINESS, I CAN FEEL YOU GAINING GROUND
HEY NOW FOOLISHNESS, I MIGHT KEEP YOU AROUND
GO ON EMPTINESS, I WON'T LOOK BEHIND ME NO MORE

I DON'T RULE YOU OUT, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE
BUT I'M ON TO YOU NOW

CHORUS:
THAT'S WHY, I WON'T BE DOWN VERY LONG
THAT'S WHY, I'LL BE ALL RIGHT FROM NOW ON
THAT'S WHY, I GET STRONGER EVERYTIME
THAT'S WHY, I KNOW THIS HEART WILL SURVIVE
AFTER YOU'RE GONE

YOU KNOW I BELIEVE ALL WE REALLY HAVE IS TIME
NO USE WORRYING, NO USE WONDERING WHY
'CAUSE THROUGH IT ALL, WE'RE ONLY HERE TO LAUGH AND CRY
IT'S MEANT TO BE THAT FAILURE ONLY BRINGS ANOTHER WAY
EVERY HEARTACHE ALWAYS HAS ANOTHER DAY
COME ON LONELINESS, I DON'T NEED TO HIDE YOU NO MORE

I DON'T RULE YOU OUT, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE
BUT I'M ON TO YOU NOW

CHORUS:

HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
GIRL, IN YOUR ONE WAY HEART
IN YOUR ONE TRACK MIND
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU

OH, WHEN I SAY THAT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
I'M NOT TRYIN' TO FOOL YOU, BABY
WELL, I'M ONLY HERE TO GET THE JOB DONE
'CAUSE YOU'RE SO USED TO GETTING WHAT YOU WANT
WELL, LOOK NO FURTHER, BABY

CHORUS 1:
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW ANYMORE
AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
THAT'S WHAT I CAME HERE FOR

SO HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
GIRL, IN YOUR ONE WAY HEART
IN YOUR ONE TRACK MIND
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU
HOW DO I PLEASE YOU

WELL, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE LIFE YOU LEAD
BUT IT AIN'T ENOUGH JUST TO OFFER MY HEART
GIRL, I KNOW I COULD GET YOU WHAT YOU NEED
'CAUSE YOU'RE SO USE TO GETTING WHAT YOU WANT
WELL, LOOK NO FURTHER, BABY

CHORUS 1:

CHORUS 2:
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
I AIN'T GONNA LOSE ANY TIME
WHATEVER YOU WANT FROM ME, BABY
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE YOU MINE

If we could dream our lives away
That would be just fine
Without the cares and fears that prey on everybody's mind

Tryin' to get back to a memory
Tryin' to put the flame back in our hearts
As we look back and we see the past
Like it never was

[Chorus:]
'cause it's no such luck
There ain't no such thing
Can't blame the stars or fever of spring
No such luck
There ain't no such thing
Something's always goin' wrong

We're just one step ahead of the heartaches|
Tryin' to disguise how they take their toll
Just when you think that you got it down
Then you lose control

[Chorus]

There aren't enough words to say
When all I mean is I no longer love you
I'd like to leave it lie right there
'cause the rest ain't kind

I'm picking up my pride and I'll be on my way
If you no longer need me
I only have a word or two that I care to say

If you should ever find your spirit breaking
Girl, when your heart is aching
Remember me, I was your fool
For really quite a long time
So I know how it feels to play
On the losin' end

When you finally turn and find no one around
To catch you when you're falling
To hear you when you're calling
From down on the losin' end
Oh, ain't it just the losin' end

It's hard to bet your life on love
When all we learn is how to keep on moving
And the odds are never good enough
For all we know, nothing lasts forever in this life

Show me one thing that will never fade away
What goes with the fall, returns with the spring
This whole world is made that way
Who's to know if love will stay

[Chorus:]
But there's nothing quite like this
That I've ever known
And I believe in it
There's no way out of it
I can't let go
Because I believe in it

We second guess the things we see
When all too soon you know time will show
If love was never meant to be
Then we can't hide before too long
We'll know if it was right

Show me one thing that will never fade away
What goes with the fall, returns with the spring
This whole world is made that way
Who's to know if love will stay

(Peter Leinheiser And Michael McDonald)

It's not enough, there's never enough...

As we look out on a world
Full of people, places and things
They seem so important to us
There's no harm in that girl
But for all the joy it can bring
We know that's not all we're gonna find
But when it comes to you and me
I know the most important part
Is what we have in our hearts

Baby it's all we really need
When all those things are never enough
In this world of everything or nothin' baby
Remember, this love is all we got, babe

As we travel down the road
To make our dreams come true
We know that things are gonna change
But when it comes to you and me
If we look back to the start
When all we shared was in our hearts

We could have a house in the country
We could drive a big fine car
We could set our sights on tomorrow
We could hitch a ride on the brightest star
'cause all those things could never be enough
In this world of everything or nothing
Remember baby, this love is all we got
This love is all we got, babe

When it comes to money

Fame...

Power...

People, places and things
This love is all we got

(David Pack And Michael McDonald)

When the morning breaks with the rising sun
Our past mistakes are gonna be undone
'cause no other love could have opened my eyes
To the simple joy of just being alive

'cause in this world it still takes love to get the word started
Talkin' 'bout change just ain't enough to get the word started
We gotta show the world what we're made of, get the word started
These times are gonna get rough, so get the word started
Right now

When shadows fall, our love will shine
On all the good things baby that are left to find
If we don't believe that have half a chance
Then all hopes and dreams are gonna slip through our hands

(Paul Carrack And Michael McDonald)

With a future as bright as we see
We got to go in with our eyes open wide
For as good as love can be
I can't help being afraid in the back of my mind
For all the dreams we see come true
Girl there's one thing that can't be denied

Baby, we've got a long road ahead
We haven't even started yet
Which makes it easy to forget

Baby, love can break your heart
I know it will baby
Love can break your heart
That's just the other side of it
Love can break your heart
So give it all you can give
'cause nothing short of that will do
So it's gotta be worth it to me
It's gotta be worth it to you

I know we can read all the signs
But after all only time's gonna tell

Girl, I'm not afraid to take a chance
Put my heart into your hands
As long as we both understand

...that's gotta be good enough for me
Girl that's gotta be good enough for you

So it's gotta be worth it to me
It's gotta be worth it to you

I know that you're afraid to love
You've been hurt before
Love broke your heart so you closed the door
Now here I am outside your world

Wishin' you'd let me in
Give me half a chance to prove you wrong
Baby, all your tears have come and gone
Talkin' 'bout a brand new start

Take it to heart, baby, believe it
This love is so strong that it won't let you go
Baby, hold on, you'll see
Just how good it's gonna be

It's gonna be here long as you need it
Never take your world and tear it apart
Take it to heart, baby

You're gonna have to trust someone
It's a shame if you don't
Because it ain't no life living all alone
Let me show you how to love again

There's no broken heart that love won't mend
Talkin' 'bout a brand new start
I just want to be the one that'll be there by your side
So take this love of mine, take it to heart

Baby, believe it, this love is so strong, love is so strong, baby

(love is a second chance to find all that we lost)
(Love's always worth a try no matter what the cost)
(I know you don't believe your tears have come and gone)
(Give me but half a chance and I will prove you wrong)

(Gardner Cole And Seth Swirsky)

Now I need your touch tonight
Nobody else will do
The time is right
Love's a game and we're both in it
Playin' for real, we will win it
Gonna show them how it's meant to be

We're gonna make it together
We're gonna tear it up
Take it to the limit girl
We're gonna make it together
We're gonna tear it up
Never see the finish

Now tomorrow seems so bright
The future's lookin' good for us
We have a chance
If our faith is true and we don't break it
No one else could ever shake it
What we have will last eternally

True love forever, shine your light this way
And we'll stay together
Passion is all it takes to make it real
And it's what we're feelin'

(Chuck Sabatino And Michael McDonald)

From a promise to a lie
From lies to regret
Turn your back on truth baby
And that's always what you get
A man could drown in a love so deep baby

I'm not beggin' you to stay
It's just lonely talk
You don't hear a word I say
You just turn and walk away baby
If I'm on my knees and prayin'
To the lord above
When he listens to my prayer
He knows that it's just lonely talk

Well, I call your name
And I cry all night
Well, it's of no concern to you baby
Now that I'm out of your sight
A man could drown in a love so deep baby

(Darrell Brown And Michael McDonald)

So long ago that you can hardly remember
So far away but not so out of mind
And you're still waiting to be forgiven
Whose problem is it after all this time

Down deep inside, if I were in your shoes
I know in my heart, I'd never do that to you
It's time to decide, if I still wanna try
If love's gonna last, there's one thing I gotta find

I'm searchin' for understanding
I'm lookin' for understanding

I'm sorry that my feelings are still so tender
The things they make me do, and make me say
I know in time that all things get better
But 'til then this may be the price you have to pay

Down deep inside, if I were in your shoes
I know in my heart, I'd never do that to you
It's time to decide, what we're gonna do
If love's gonna last, there's something I need from you

So easily trust can be broken
Not so when a heart's got to mend
Your love was the one thing I believed in

Will it ever be the same again

(Ed Sanford And Michael McDonald)

He was born on the wrong side
Where hopelessness breeds
Where pride is hard to come by
And violence fills a need

Lord, what can the future be
Lookin' from his point of view
'cause here on these desperate streets
Better a short lived legend
Then a long life played for a fool

Homeboy wants to rule the hot town
And the innocent will fall
When the santa ana blows across the killin' ground
It sweeps away what mercy
Is left to be found

A child on a corner
An instrument of greed
Seduced before knowing
The harsh reality

Lord, what will the answer be
Is there nothing we can do
To save him on these desperate streets
Better a long life of tryin'
Than a short life playin' to lose