Barry Manilow I

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow I Lyrics
1.Sing It

Written:Barry Manilow/Grandpa Joe Manilow


2.Sweetwater Jones

Lyrics:Barry Manilow
Music:Barry Manilow

Sweetwater Jones
Went riding
out in to the country night
he left his phone still ringing
ringing by the t.v.'s light
goodbye to you new york city
goodbye to every thing it used to be
you sure can could look good
Emerald City
oh but now your just a drag on me
goodbye to the ringing phone
goodbye to the old grindstone
and what use to be Jimmy Jones
now they known as Sweetwater Jones
Sweetwater Jones
keep on going
hey Jonese boy your'll doing find
smiling a smile and knowing
that your heading fore a better time
look at your face
hey its shinning
hey beaming like it never could
look at your eyes
hey you crying
but you never thought you fell so good
goodbye to the ringing phone
good,good,goodbye to the old grindstone
what used to be Jimmy Jones
now they known as Sweetwater Jones
ohhhhhhhh
ohhhhhhhh Sweetwater Jones
what use to be Jimmy Jones
now they known as Sweetwater Jones
now they known as Sweetwater Jones


3.Cloudburst

Written:Jimmie Harris/Jon Hendricks/Leroy Kirkland

I was blue and I was always wearing a frown
because my gal had turned me down.
Then we met and you can bet I knew from the first,
you were my love,
and that's when the old gray cloudburst.
My heart really flew,
the day you caught my eye.
I hope that we two will never say 'Good-bye.'
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reverse.
I found your love and that's when the old gray cloudburst.
Hey, baby.....
I'm gonna tell you 'bout your lovin'
and your kissn' and your huggin'
and your sweet turtle-dovin' pretty baby.
I won't be satisfied til I hear 'em play,
'Here comes the bride.'
Listen to me baby and I don't mean maybe.
Listen to my story,
it's terrifficly true.
I gotta find a way of telling you that I really go for you.
I hope you really believe me baby 'cause I certainly do.
'Cause you're thrillin' me, you're really,
really thrilling when you tell me that you probably got a kind
of crush on me,
That moves me, grooves me.
How divine can one woman be?
Well little darlin',
you got me fallin'.
You got me goofy and gay.
I'm gonna get carried away.
Just think, you're gonna be mine someday.
Oh, let's spin a little,
park a little, stop a little,
spark a little,
live a little,
love a little,
maybe turtle-dove a little baby.
Every time you hold me so near,
nobody loves me like you, dear.
Let's stop a little, squeeze a little,
probably maybe tease a little,
try a little, sigh a little,
maybe have to cry a little bit,
'cause to tell you the truth,
I'm gonna love you and that's it.
'Cause I love you baby,
love you baby,
love you baby,
love you baby,
with all my heart.
Oooh, listen to me while I say I let
a lotta little ladies get away
Because I know,
I know pretty baby, I know,
I know, pretty baby,
I know you're the one, yes you're the one.
I knew when I met you what a break it was to get you.
When it's cloudy and gray and that's the worst.
How do you cause the cloud to burst?
You got to find a lover,
find a lover, find a lover, find a lover.
If it's silvery under clouds of gray.
How do you chase the clouds away?
You gotta find a little girl
and make her love you a lot.
Don't ever leave unless you flip your
lid and really want to ruin the plot.
Sounds easy does it?
Light as a breeze thru the trees.
Boy, how pleasant was it?
Pleasant as one summer day, boy.
It's so wonderful,
what a love can do.
Look at what love has done for you.
Hey, I'm a lucky lover, lucky lover,
I got the love you should discover.
I was blue and I was always wearing a frown,
because my gal had turned me down.
Then we met and you can bet I knew from the first,
You were my love,
and that's when the old gray cloudburst.
Take a look at me.
Boy take another look,
take another look,
take another look,
Take another good, long, look at me.
Love opened my eyes and now I see,
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reverse.
I found your love,
and that's when the old, gray, cloudburst.
That's when the old, gray, cloud burst!


4.One Of These Days

Lyrics:Barry Manilow
Music:Barry Manilow

one of these days
one of these very ordinary days
your going to call my name
and I won't be there
after the days
after these very,very many days
your going to see the light
and I won't be there
and on that day
some how I'll find the strength to stay away
I won't give in
I will not let my self be taken in
again oh no my friend
one of these days
out of the blue you'll start remembering
and I won't care
cause I won't be there
oh and on that day
I swear I'll find the strength somehow to stay away
I won't give in
I will not let my self be taken in
again oh no my friend
thats what I say
thats what I tell myself I won't give in
so try it someday and you'll see that I won't be there
no you know,you know I won't be there
one of these,one of these,one of these days
I won't be there
(fade out)


5.Oh My Lady

Written:Adrienne Anderson/Barry Manilow

First they told me
that they loved me
dressed me up in the light of gold
all they wanted was to know me
gotta get me on before I get too old
then they told me I was big time
lots of favors of limosine
this might be what they told me it would be
but I'm not sure it's what I need
Not what I need
Now, won't you tell me
Oh, my lady
where's my lady
all this glory
where's my lady
to share it with me
oh, to share it with me
First they told me
I could love you
and then they told me never mind
never mind
Gotta keep those cards and letters flowing in my friend
gotta try and have a real good
real good time
now wouldn't you tell me
oh my lady
where's my lady
all this glory
where's my lady to share it with me
oh to share it with me
now woun't you tell me
oh where's my lady
all this glory
where's my lady to share it with me
to share, to share it with me
oh my lady


6.I Am Your Child

Lyrics:Marty Panzer
Music:Barry Manilow

I am your child.
Wherever you go, you take me, too.
Whatever I know, I learn from you.
Whatever I do, you taught me to do.
I am your child.
And I am your chance.
Whatever will come, will come from me.
Tomorrow is won, by winning me.
Whatever I am, you taught me to be.
I am your hope,
I am your chance,
I am your child.
Whatever I am, you taught me to be.
I am your hope,
I am your chance,
I am your child.


7.Could It Be Magic

Lyrics:Adrienne Anderson/Barry Manilow
Music:F.Chopin/Barry Manilow

Spirit move me
every time I'm near you
Whirling like a cyclone in my mind
Sweet Melissa,
angel of my life time,
Answer to all answers I can find
Baby I love you Come, come,
come into my arms
Let me know the wonder of all of you
Baby I want you,
now, now, now and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last
Lady take me
hight upon a hillside
High up where the stallion meets the sun
I could love you,
build my world around you,
Never leave you till my life is done
Baby I love you Come, come,
come into my arms
Let me know the wonder of all of you
and baby I want you,
now, now, oh now, oh now and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last
now could it be magic
Come, come on,come on
come oh come into my arms
Let me know the wonder of all of you
Baby I want you,
now, now, oh now,oh now and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last.
Could it be magic
come, come on,come on,come,oh come onto my arms
Let me know the wonder of all of you
Baby I want you,
now, now, oh now,oh now and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last.
Could it be magic
come, come on,come on,come,oh come into my arms
Let me know the wonder of all of you
Baby I want you,
now, now, oh now,now oh now and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last.


8.Seven More Years

Lyrics:Barry Manilow/Marty Panzer
Music:Barry Manilow

David I said as I lay on my bed
another years gone bye
your starting your parole in the morning they said
please tell her I'm alright
seven more years if only if she can hold on
seven more years and I'll be home again
david you got to tell her that I miss her
tell her I'll miss every day till then
but tell her it ant so bad
and say you're my friend
say that I'm ok
and tell her too wate for me
and I'll be home again
getting home again
getting home again
david I said as he started to go
another years gone by
won't you wright me some time
I'll miss you ,you know
but I'll make out alright
seven more years if only I can hold on
seven more years and I'll be home again
david you got to tell her that I miss her
tell her I'll miss her every day till then
but tell her it ant so bad
please tell her my friend
say that I'm ok
and tell her to wate for me
and I'll be home again
getting home again
getting home again
getting home,getting home again
seven more years if only I can hold on
seven more years and I'll be home again
david you got to tell her that I miss her
tell her that I'll miss her every day till then
I only got seven more years
I only got seven more years
I know I got only got seven more lousy years
I only got seven more years
I only got seven more lousy years
(fade out)


9.Flashy Lady

Lyrics:Ron Dante/Marty Panzer
Music:Ron Dante/Marty Panzer

prance,prance I'm goin go in to your dance
flashy lady
shake,shake you know you got what it take
flashy lady
everything I got depends on you
flashy lady
no one else can love me like you do
no one else but you
cause you got that think
flashy lady
come on and strut your stuff
strut your stuff
now'now flashy lady
I just can't get enough
no not enough
you know when other people call you trash
I love to love a flashy lady
wild,wild you really got on me now
flashy lady
shine,shine you know your looking find
flashy lady
I can never let you get away
flashy lady
and it doesn't matter what they say
your goin to get your way
cause you got that think
flashy lady
come on and strut you stuff
come on come on now
flashy lady
I just can't get enough
not a ,not enough
you know when other people call you trash
I love to love a flashy lady
flashy lady
don't you know you got a grandprance
come on go in to your dance
flashy lady
shake,shake you know you got what it takes
flashy lady
I can use a taste of what you got
flashy lady
you can chase away the blues I got
the bad news I got
when you use that thing
flashy lady
come on and strut your stuff
come on,come on now
flashy lady
I just can't get enough
you know,you know,you know.know
when people call you trash
I love to love the flashy lady
flashy lady
flashy lady prance ,prance come on,come on
flashy lady shake,shake you know you got what it takes
shine, shine you know your looking find
flashy lady
(fade out)


10.Friends

Written:Buzzy Linhart/Mark Klingman

now you got to have friends
you know the fellings all so strong
you got to have friends
to make that day last long
I have me some friends but now there gone
somethink came and took them away
and from the dusk until the dawn
here is where I'm goin to stay
hey well I'll stand right here at the end of the road
and I'll wate for the new friends to come
I don't care it I'm hungre or cold
I got to get me some
talkin about friends
miles and miles and miles of friends
lot and lots and lots of friends
you got to have friends
talkin about friends
hey do you know what I mean
everybodys has got to have friends
you got to have friends
and some friends but there gone gone
something came and took 'em away
and from the dusk til the dawn
here ,here is where I'll stay
and I'm standing at the end of a long,long road
and I'm wateing for my new friends to come
I don't care if I'm hungre or frezzing cold
I got to get me some of them
talking about friends
you got to have friends
you know you get yours
I'll get mine
I got to baby
talkin bout friends
miles and miles and miles of friends
lots and lots and lots of friends
you got to have friends
talkin bout friends
miles and miles and miles and miles of friends
friend,friends,friends,friends,friends
you got to have friends
(fade out)


11.Sweet Life

Lyrics:Barry Manilow
Music:Barry Manilow

mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
I'm going to be a farmer
blowing the fields in the morning sun
I'll have a millon horses
take me a ride when the work is done
I'm going to have a sweet life
sweetest life you ever seen
and when the day is over
going to go to sleep in the field of green
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
daddy do you know what I mean
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
daddy do you know what I mean
going to be a acter
playing a part in a light of gold
oh yes I will
I'm going to make a lot of money
going to spend it all before I get to old
and I'm going to have a sweet life
sweetest life you ever seen
and you know when the day is over now
I'm going to go to sleep in a field of green
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
daddy do you know what I mean
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
daddy do you know what I mean
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
daddy do you know what I mean
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
daddy do you know what I mean
got, got to have a sweet life
got to have a sweet life
daddy do you know what I mean
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
mamma can you hear me
daddy do you know what I mean
(fade out)