The Way We Were

Barbra Streisand The Way We Were Lyrics
1.Being At War With Each Other

Everyone comes from
One father one mother
So why do we complicate
Our lives so much
By being at war with each other
Mmm...maybe I'm crazy
But I don't understand it
Why do we seem to vote
To dig more holes
It's such a waste of a planet
There must be a reason
That I can't see
Maybe somebody else now
Knows better than me
All I know is
Everyone else is
A sister or a brother
So we've got to look around
Again and stop
Being at war with each other
Being at war with each other
Oh. . .
Maybe I'm crazy
But I don't
No, I don't understand it
(There must be a reason)
There must be a reason
(There must be a reason)
There must be a reason
That I can't see
Somebody else must be
Better than me
AII I know is
Everyone else is
A sister or brothers
So we've got to look around
Again and stop
Being at war with each other
Being at war with each other...


2.Something So Right

Lyrics:Paul Simon
Music:Paul Simon

You've got the cool water
When the fever runs high
You've got the look of love
Light in your eyes
And I was in crazy motion
Till you calm me down
It took a little time
But you calm me down
Something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
And the last one to know
Something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's up to confuse me
Such an unusual sight, oh, I swear
I can't, I can't get used
To something so right
Something so right
They've got a wall in China
It's a thousand miles long
To keep off the foreigners
They made it strong
And I've got a wall around me
That you can't see
It took a little time
To get next to me
Something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
The first to admit it
And the last one to know
Something goes right
Something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's up to confuse me
Such an unusual sight, oh, I swear
Oh, I can't, I can't get used
To something so right
Something so right
Some people never say the words
'I love you'
It's not best time to be so cold
Some people never say the words
'I love you'
But like a child they're longing to be told
Hmm...something goes wrong
I am the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
And the last one to know
Something goes right
Something goes right
It's like it'll lose me
It's up to confuse me
Such an unusual sight, oh, I swear
I swear, I swear I can't, I can't get used to
Hmm... something so right!
Hmm... something so right!


3.The Best Thing You've Ever Done

Aren't you glad its finally over
Don't you feel a whole lot better
Isn't it a joy to lie alone at night
Aren't people more exciting
Doesn't music have more meaning
Don't you close your eyes
the moment you close the light
To be rid of all the feeling
How it cluttered up the morning
To be free of all the memories
Every one
Take a bow then take another
Isn't loneliness a winner
Wasn't leaving me
The best thing you've ever done

To be rid of all the feeling
How it cluttered up the morning
To be free of all the memories
Every one
Take a bow then take another
Isn't loneliness a winner
Wasn't leaving me
The best thing you've ever done


4.The Way We Were

Mem'ries,
Like the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? Could we?
Mem'ries, may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember...
The way we were...
the way we were...


5.All In Love Is Fair

All in love is fair
Love's a crazy game
Tow people vow to stay, in love as one they say
But all is changed with time
The future none can see
The road you leave behind
Ahead lies mystery

All is fair in love
I have to go away
A writer takes his pen to write the words again
All in love is fair

All of fate's a chance
It's either good or bad
I tossed my coin to say
In love with me you'd stay
But all in war is so cold
You either win or lose
When all is put away the losing side I'll play

All is fair in love
I should have never left your side
A writer takes his pen to write the words again
That all in love is fair
A writer takes his pen to write the words again
That all in love is fair


6.What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

Lyrics:Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman
Music:Michel Legrand

I want to see your face in every kind of light
In fields of dawn and forests of the night
And when you stand before the candles on a cake
Oh, let me be the one to hear the silent wish you make

What are you doing the rest of your life?
North and South and East and West of your life
I have only one request of your life
That you spend it all with me

All the seasons and the times of your days
All the nickels and the dimes of your days
Let the reasons and the rhymes of your days
All begin and end with me

I want to see your face in every kind of light
In the fields of dawn and the forests of the night
And when you stand before the candles on a cake
Oh, let me be the one to hear the silent wish you make

Those tomorrows waiting deep in your eyes
In the world of love that you keep in your eyes
I'll awaken what's asleep in your eyes
It may take a kiss or two

Through all of my life
Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall of my life
All I ever will recall of my life
Is all of my life with you


7.Summer Me, Winter Me

Written:Marilyn Bergman/Michel Legrand/Alan Bergman

Summer me, winter me
And with your kisses
Morning me, evening me
And as the world slips
Far away, star away
Forever me with love

Wonder me, wander me
Then by a fire
Pleasure me, peaceful me
And in the silence
Quietly, whisper me
Forever me with love

Forever me with love
And ev'ry day I'll
Gentle you, tender you
And oh, the way I'll
Velvet you, clover you
I'll wrap you up and
Ribbon you, rainbow you
And shower you with shine!

Suddenly, magically
We found each other
There we were, here we are
I plan to let you
Happy me, summer me
Winter me, always be mine!


8.Pieces Of Dreams

Little boy lost
In search
Of little boy found
You go on wondering, wandering
Stumbling, tumbling
'Round. . . 'round. . .
When will you find
What's on the tip of your mind
Mmm...Why are you blind
To all you ever were
Never were
Really are
Nearly are
Little boy false
In search
Of little boy true
Will you be ever done
Traveling
Always unraveling
You, . . you. . .
Running away
Could leave you farther astray
And as for fishing in streams
For pieces of dreams
Those pieces will never fit
What is the sense of it
Little boy blue
Don't let your little sheep roam
It's time come blow your horn
Meet them on
Look and see
Can you be far from home...


9.I've Never Been In Love Before

I've never been in love before.
Now all at once it's you,
It's you forever more.

I've never been in love before
I thought my heart was safe,
I thought I knew the score.

But this is wine,
That's all too strange and strong,
I'm full of foolish song
And out my song must pour.

So please forgive this helpless haze I'm in,
I've really never been in love before!

So this is wine,
That's all too strange and strong,
I'm full of foolish song
And out my song must pour.

So please forgive this helpless haze I'm in,
I've never really been in love before...


10.My Buddy / How About Me

Nights are lone since you went away
I think about you
All through the day
My buddy... My buddy...
Nobody quiet so true
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand
Just long to know that you understand
My buddy... My buddy...
Your buddy misses you
It's over
All over
And soon somebody else
Will make a fuss about you
But how about me?
It's over
All over
And soon somebody else
Will tell the friends
About you
But how about me
He'll find somebody new
But what am I to do
I'd still remember you
When you have forgotten me
And maybe a baby
Will climb upon your knee
And put his arms around you
But how about me
My buddy... Your buddy
Misses you...


1.Being At War With Each Other

Everyone comes from
One father one mother
So why do we complicate
Our lives so much
By being at war with each other
Mmm...maybe I'm crazy
But I don't understand it
Why do we seem to vote
To dig more holes
It's such a waste of a planet
There must be a reason
That I can't see
Maybe somebody else now
Knows better than me
All I know is
Everyone else is
A sister or a brother
So we've got to look around
Again and stop
Being at war with each other
Being at war with each other
Oh. . .
Maybe I'm crazy
But I don't
No, I don't understand it
(There must be a reason)
There must be a reason
(There must be a reason)
There must be a reason
That I can't see
Somebody else must be
Better than me
AII I know is
Everyone else is
A sister or brothers
So we've got to look around
Again and stop
Being at war with each other
Being at war with each other...


2.Something So Right

Lyrics:Paul Simon
Music:Paul Simon

You've got the cool water
When the fever runs high
You've got the look of love
Light in your eyes
And I was in crazy motion
Till you calm me down
It took a little time
But you calm me down
Something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
And the last one to know
Something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's up to confuse me
Such an unusual sight, oh, I swear
I can't, I can't get used
To something so right
Something so right
They've got a wall in China
It's a thousand miles long
To keep off the foreigners
They made it strong
And I've got a wall around me
That you can't see
It took a little time
To get next to me
Something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
The first to admit it
And the last one to know
Something goes right
Something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's up to confuse me
Such an unusual sight, oh, I swear
Oh, I can't, I can't get used
To something so right
Something so right
Some people never say the words
'I love you'
It's not best time to be so cold
Some people never say the words
'I love you'
But like a child they're longing to be told
Hmm...something goes wrong
I am the first to admit it
I'm the first to admit it
And the last one to know
Something goes right
Something goes right
It's like it'll lose me
It's up to confuse me
Such an unusual sight, oh, I swear
I swear, I swear I can't, I can't get used to
Hmm... something so right!
Hmm... something so right!


3.The Best Thing You've Ever Done

Aren't you glad its finally over
Don't you feel a whole lot better
Isn't it a joy to lie alone at night
Aren't people more exciting
Doesn't music have more meaning
Don't you close your eyes
the moment you close the light
To be rid of all the feeling
How it cluttered up the morning
To be free of all the memories
Every one
Take a bow then take another
Isn't loneliness a winner
Wasn't leaving me
The best thing you've ever done

To be rid of all the feeling
How it cluttered up the morning
To be free of all the memories
Every one
Take a bow then take another
Isn't loneliness a winner
Wasn't leaving me
The best thing you've ever done


4.The Way We Were

Mem'ries,
Like the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? Could we?
Mem'ries, may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember...
The way we were...
the way we were...


5.All In Love Is Fair

All in love is fair
Love's a crazy game
Tow people vow to stay, in love as one they say
But all is changed with time
The future none can see
The road you leave behind
Ahead lies mystery

All is fair in love
I have to go away
A writer takes his pen to write the words again
All in love is fair

All of fate's a chance
It's either good or bad
I tossed my coin to say
In love with me you'd stay
But all in war is so cold
You either win or lose
When all is put away the losing side I'll play

All is fair in love
I should have never left your side
A writer takes his pen to write the words again
That all in love is fair
A writer takes his pen to write the words again
That all in love is fair


6.What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

Lyrics:Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman
Music:Michel Legrand

I want to see your face in every kind of light
In fields of dawn and forests of the night
And when you stand before the candles on a cake
Oh, let me be the one to hear the silent wish you make

What are you doing the rest of your life?
North and South and East and West of your life
I have only one request of your life
That you spend it all with me

All the seasons and the times of your days
All the nickels and the dimes of your days
Let the reasons and the rhymes of your days
All begin and end with me

I want to see your face in every kind of light
In the fields of dawn and the forests of the night
And when you stand before the candles on a cake
Oh, let me be the one to hear the silent wish you make

Those tomorrows waiting deep in your eyes
In the world of love that you keep in your eyes
I'll awaken what's asleep in your eyes
It may take a kiss or two

Through all of my life
Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall of my life
All I ever will recall of my life
Is all of my life with you


7.Summer Me, Winter Me

Written:Marilyn Bergman/Michel Legrand/Alan Bergman

Summer me, winter me
And with your kisses
Morning me, evening me
And as the world slips
Far away, star away
Forever me with love

Wonder me, wander me
Then by a fire
Pleasure me, peaceful me
And in the silence
Quietly, whisper me
Forever me with love

Forever me with love
And ev'ry day I'll
Gentle you, tender you
And oh, the way I'll
Velvet you, clover you
I'll wrap you up and
Ribbon you, rainbow you
And shower you with shine!

Suddenly, magically
We found each other
There we were, here we are
I plan to let you
Happy me, summer me
Winter me, always be mine!


8.Pieces Of Dreams

Little boy lost
In search
Of little boy found
You go on wondering, wandering
Stumbling, tumbling
'Round. . . 'round. . .
When will you find
What's on the tip of your mind
Mmm...Why are you blind
To all you ever were
Never were
Really are
Nearly are
Little boy false
In search
Of little boy true
Will you be ever done
Traveling
Always unraveling
You, . . you. . .
Running away
Could leave you farther astray
And as for fishing in streams
For pieces of dreams
Those pieces will never fit
What is the sense of it
Little boy blue
Don't let your little sheep roam
It's time come blow your horn
Meet them on
Look and see
Can you be far from home...


9.I've Never Been In Love Before

I've never been in love before.
Now all at once it's you,
It's you forever more.

I've never been in love before
I thought my heart was safe,
I thought I knew the score.

But this is wine,
That's all too strange and strong,
I'm full of foolish song
And out my song must pour.

So please forgive this helpless haze I'm in,
I've really never been in love before!

So this is wine,
That's all too strange and strong,
I'm full of foolish song
And out my song must pour.

So please forgive this helpless haze I'm in,
I've never really been in love before...


10.My Buddy / How About Me

Nights are lone since you went away
I think about you
All through the day
My buddy... My buddy...
Nobody quiet so true
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand
Just long to know that you understand
My buddy... My buddy...
Your buddy misses you
It's over
All over
And soon somebody else
Will make a fuss about you
But how about me?
It's over
All over
And soon somebody else
Will tell the friends
About you
But how about me
He'll find somebody new
But what am I to do
I'd still remember you
When you have forgotten me
And maybe a baby
Will climb upon your knee
And put his arms around you
But how about me
My buddy... Your buddy
Misses you...