White Light

George Michael

I’m back
I’m back
Prouder than ever baby
Louder than ever maybe

One more pill
Just one more beer
One less star in the atmosphere
For us
Maybe she just wanted to be free

Heartless pictures on TV
Change that channel that could’ve been me
I said
Maybe she just wanted to be free

So I just kept breathing my friends
Waiting for the man to choose
Saying this ain’t the day that it ends
Cause there’s no white light
And I’m not through

I’m alive
I’m alive

And I’ve got so much more that I want to do
With the music
Was it music that saved me?
Or the way that you prayed for me?
Guess either way I thank you
I’m alive

Hotel Motel makes it clear
One more voice we will never hear again
But maybe he just wanted to be free

And I don’t know
What the hell
What the gods
What the f**k
I’m saying
Half the time
But something devine
Oh devine
Brought me back to you
And I know it

So I just kept breathing my friends
Waiting for some god to choose
Saying this ain’t the day that it ends
Cause there’s no white light
And I’m not through

I’m alive
I’m alive

And I’ve got so much more that I want to do
Was it music?
Was it science that saved me?
Or the way that you prayed for me
Guess either way I thank you

I’m alive

And Tomorrow is mine
I said Tomorrow is mine
Said I just got to keep on breathing
I said no
Don’t let goooo

Breathing breathing breathing

Got to keep on
Got to keep on
Got to keep on

I just got to keep on breathing
I’m alive
I’m alive

And I got so muh more that I want to give
Was it music?
Was it science that saved me?
Or the way that you prayed and prayed for me
Well I thank you
I’m a-live
Yeah

Mmm hmmm
Mmm hmmm

 

With You, Without You

Brad Paisley, Casey Beathard, Chris DuBois

You really left your mark
On this old house and this old heart
I see you everywhere
and when I close my eyes, you’re still there

And I know you want me to move on Start living a new life
Start writing a new song
But, don’t worry,
I ain’t going to ask you
to come back and love me
Baby, you don’t have to
Cuz I can be in love with you
without you

It’s not that hard at all
It’s like you’re out of town
and just forgot to call
Just because you walked away
Doesn’t mean my feelings have to change

Now I know
You want me to move on
Stop living an old life
Stop singing an old song
But don’t worry,
I ain’t going to ask you
to come back and love me
Baby, you don’t have to
Cuz I can be in love with you
without you

Oh and if you’re gone for good
I hope that you go far
Cuxhow I feel about you
It don’t matter where you are

Yeah… and I know
You want me to move on
Start living a new life
Stop singing an old song
But I can be in love with you
No matter where you go
No matter what you do
I can be in love with you
without you

I’m Already There

I’m Already There

He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say “I love you” one more time
And when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
said “Daddy when you coming home”
He said the first thing that came to his mind

I’m already there
Take a look around
I’m the sunshine in your hair
I’m the shadow on the ground
I’m the whisper in the wind
I’m your imaginary friend
And I know I’m in your prayers
Oh, I’m already there

She got back on the phone
Said “I really miss you darlin’,
Don’t worry about the kids they’ll be alright
Wish I was in your arms
Lying right there beside you
But I know that I’ll be in your dreams tonight
And I’ll gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the light and close your eyes”

I’m already there
Don’t make a sound
I’m the beat in your heart
I’m the moonlight shining down
I’m the whisper in the wind
And I’ll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I’m already there

We may be a thousand miles apart
But I’ll be with you wherever you are

I’m already there
Take a look around
I’m the sunshine in your hair
I’m the shadow on the ground
I’m the whisper in the wind
And I’ll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh, I’m already there

Oh, I’m already there

Lyric: Richie McDonald

Honesty

Honesty

If you search for tenderness
It isn’t hard to find
You can have the love you need to live
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you

I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
But I don’t want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you

I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security
Until the bitter end
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know

When I’m deep inside of me
Don’t be too concerned
I won’t ask for nothin’ while I’m gone
But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
’cause you’re the only one that I depend on

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you

Lyric: Billy Joel

If You Remember Me

If You Remember Me

When you remember me,
if you remember me,
I hope you see it’s not the way I want it to be,
or I’d be with you now,
but wherever you go,
my love goes with you.

Keep on smiling,
keep on shining,
even though you know you want to cry

I tried to love you.
Looking in my eyes,
you saw promises and lies,
too many times.

When you remember me,
if you remember me,
I hope you see it’s not the way I want it to be,
or I’d be with you now
but wherever you go
my love goes with you

I’ll be with you
Keep believing
Some things even time can’t come between
And if you blame me
Try and realize
There were promises and lies,
too many times.

When you remember me,
if you remember me,
I hope you see it’s not the way I want it to be,
oh I’d be with you now,
but wherever you go,
my love goes with you,
oh…

my love goes with you.

Lyric: Carole Bayer Sager

Stars In the Night

Stars In the Night

Look
Look at the stars
How brilliant they are
How can they be shining now
When hope seems so far?

Look
Look how they shine
These cruelest of stars
What promise inspires them?
What faith is it fires them?

Darkness grows
The world turns cold
And still there glows the light
Heaven knows
What hope they hold tonight

Look
Look how they tease
These stars in the night
The darker the night becomes
The brighter their light becomes

Chill winds wail
The tempest brews
And clouds assail the sky
Through the veil
The stars refuse to die!

In this world
Of darkest night
Where hope is hurled away
There they are
And still there’s light
Oh so far
But will they…?

Dare they lift our hearts
As we lift our eyes
Are we fools to see
The hope that’s gleaming in the skies?

Look, there’s the light!

Stars in the night!

Lyric: Bruce Sussman

It Wasn’t His Child

It Wasn’t His Child

He was her man, she was his wife
And late one winter night
He knelt by her
As she gave birth
But it wasn’t his child
It wasn’t his child

Yet still he took him as his own
And as he watched him grow
It brought him joy
He loved that boy
But it wasn’t his child
It wasn’t his child

And like a father
He was strong and kind and good
And I believe he did his best
It wasn’t easy for him
But he did all he could
His son was different from the rest
It wasn’t his child
It wasn’t his child

And when the boy became a man
He took his father’s hand
And soon the world all know why
It wasn’t his child
It wasn’t his child

And like his father
He was strong and kind and good
And I believe he did his best
It wasn’t easy for him
But he did all he could
He grew up with his hands in wood
And He died with his hands in wood
He was God’s child
He was God’s child

He was her man, she was his wife
And late one winter night
He knelt by her
As she gave birth
But it wasn’t his child
It was God’s child

Lyric: Skip Ewing

Not What You See

Not What You See

Wait a minute baby
I’ll be right back
I just gotta talk
to a friend
for a couple of minutes

I see you looking
at the two of us
and what do you see
the oldest couple at the Mayflower
Esther and Me

I push her in the chair
I know she’d walk
if she could
she says “Take your pills”
as if they do any good

I’ll bet you think
that what you’re looking
at is all we are
two old people forgetting
the way we were
Sonny, no one is
what they look like
everyone’s so much more
Sonny, no one is
what they look like
and we’re not what
you see that’s for sure

You should have known her before
you should have known her before
legs she had legs
that made the guys drool
and her waist was as small
as your neck
and the face and the hair
and the rest of her
and when I look at her now
I still see her young and beautiful
she’s my girl and I’m her Joe
and we’re not what you see

In a minute baby I’ll be right back
I just got some more to say
to my young new friend here

Esther just turned 80 and I’m 83
the oldest couple at the Mayflower
Esther and me
I knew that when I saw her
we were meant to be one
she says she didn’t notice me
but don’t you believe her

I’ll bet you think that what you’re looking at
is all we are
two old people
stumbling through the days

Sonny, no one is what
they look like
everyone’s so much more
Sonny, no one is what
they look like
and we’re not what you see
that’s for sure

You should have known me before
you should have known me before
hair, I had hair the girls
loved to feel and a built
watch out Joe Poluka
I could see I could hear
I could run a mile
and when I dream of us now
I still see us young and beautiful
she’s my girl and I’m her Joe
and we’re not what you see

I guess I better go now
she’s my family
the oldest couple
at the Mayflower
Esther and Me
I’ll help her with her bath
and then I’ll kiss her goodnight
and sometime’s we dance
in the early moonlight

I’ll bet you think that what
you’re looking at is all we are
two old people
watching the days go by
Sonny, no one is what
they look like
everyone’s so much more
Sonny no one is what
they look like
and we’re not what you see
that’s for sure

I’ll be right there darlin’

Lyric: Barry Manilow

I’ve Never Been To Me

I’ve Never Been To Me

Hey lady, you lady
cursing at your life
you’re a discontented mother
and a regimented wife
I ‘ve no doubt
you dream about the things you never do
but I wish someone had a talk to me like I wanna talk to you

Oh, I’ve been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
Took the hand of a preacher man
and we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces
Because I had to be free
I’ve been to paradise but I’ve never been to me…

Please lady, please lady
don’t just walk away
Cause I have this need to tell you
why I’m all alone today
I can see so much of me
still living in your eyes
Won’t you share a part
of a weary heart that has lived a million lives

Oh, I’ve been to Nice and the isle of Greece
while I sipped champagne on a yacht
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo
and showed them what I’ve got
I’ve been undressed by kings
and I’ve seen some things that a woman ain’t s’posed to see
I’ve been to paradise but I’ve never been to me…

Hey, you know what paradise is?
It’s a lie
a fantasy we created about people and places
as we like them to be
but you know what truth is?
It’s that little baby you’re holding
and it’s that man you fought with this morning
the same one you are gonna make love to tonight
that’s truth that’s love

Sometimes I’ve been to crying for unborn children
that might have made me complete
but I, I took the sweet life
I never knew I’d be bitter from the sweet
I spent my life exploring
the subtle whoring
that costs too much to be free
hey lady I’ve been to paradise
but I’ve never been to me…

I’ve been to paradise but I’ve never been to me…

Written by Ron Miller and Kenneth Hirsch

What About Me

What About Me

Well there’s a little boy waitin’ at the counter of a corner shop
He’s been waitin’ down there, waitin’ half the day
They never ever see him from the top
He gets pushed around, knocked to the ground
He gets to his feet and he says;
“What About me, it isn’t fair
I’ve had enough now I want my share
Can’t you see? I wanna live!
But you just take more than you give…”

Well there’s a pretty girl servin’ at the counter of a corner shop
She’s been waitin’ back there, waitin’ for her dream
And dreams walk in and out, they never stop
Well she’s not too proud to cry out loud
She runs to the street and she screams;
“What About me, it isn’t fair
I’ve had enough now I want my share
Can’t you see? I wanna live!
But you just take more than you give…” (More than you give)

Take a step back and see the little people
There’s nothin there but the words that make the big people big
So listen, as they whisper;
“What about me? …”

Now we’re standin’ on the corner of a world gone home
Nobody’s changed, nobody’s been saved
And I’m feelin’ cold and alone
I guess I’m lucky, I smile a lot
But sometimes I wish for more than I’ve got…

What About me, it isn’t fair
I’ve had enough now I want my share
Can’t you see? I wanna live!
But you just take more – What about me?!
It isn’t fair!
I’ve had enough now I want my share!
Can’t you see? I wanna live!
But you just take more,
You just take more,
You just take more than you give…

What about me?
What about me?
What about me?

Written by Garry Frost and Frances Swan