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Barry Manilow Live Lyrics
1.Riders To The Stars

Lyrics:Adrienne Anderson
Music:Barry Manilow

Christy wants a millionaire
a miracle in the rain
everybody's lookin' to find their heaven
never come back again
people keep searching up and down
joining in the latest thing
and I run around lookin' for love
waiting for bells to ring
CHORUS
riders to the stars
we are flying
we are falling
and I can see the clouds rolling by
riders to the stars
we are sailing
we are soaring
and all we can do is try
we are riders to the stars
we are riders to the stars
Billy wants a fancy car
says it's just what he needs
folks at the showing
just what their blowing
following foolish lead
Christy wants to find her millionaire
her miracle in the rain
and I lift my head
right up to the sun
never look'en down again
REPEAT CHORUS
riders
riders
you see some folks have money
and others survive
God knows it's not easy just being alive
the dreamer dreams on
and dreams never die
long as we try
long as we try
REPEAT CHORUS
riders
you see ,you see you got to believe
got to beleave
got to look up
got to reach out reach out
you got to got to believe
got to beleave keep trying
riders
where just riders


2.Why Don't We Live Together

Lyrics:Phil Galston
Music:Peter Thom

Why don't we live together
only the two of us, we'll learn to trust
don't have to say forever
'cause we know the rain could start and break our hearts
but we'll never find the future if we hesitate
we'll spend our life waiting
Why don't we live together taking it day by day we'll find a way
to build us a dream that's better
and still have our wings to fly it love should die
we can't spend our life rehearsing all these lines of love
it's time to raise the curtain
why don't we live together whether love lives or dies
at least we know we tried
we've both been burned before
and now we know this love is sure
there'll be no more sorrow
this love is burnin' bright it lights up tomorrow
why don't we live together takin' life's rocky ride
side by side
sailin' thru stormy weather
searchin' for sunny skies with open eyes
sharin' the tears and the laughter is the only way
where go'in find the love we're after
oh why don't we live together
whether love lives or dies at least we'll know we tried
whether love lives or dies at least we'll know we tryed
why don't we live together
whether love lives or dies at least we'll know we try
oh why don't we live together


3.Looks Like We Made It

Lyrics:Will Jennings
Music:Richard Kerr

There you are
looking just the same as you did last time I toughed you
and here I am
close to getting tankeled up in side the though of you
do you love him
as much as I love her
and will that love be strong
when old felling start to stair
looks like we made it
left each other on the way
to another love
looks like we made it
or I though so till today
until you where there every where
and all I could taste was love the way we made it
loves so strange
playing hid and seek with hearts and aways hurting
and where the fools
standing close enough to tough the burning memorys
and if I hold you
for the sake of all those times
love made us lose our minds
could I ever let you go
woh no we made it
left each other on the way
to another love
looks like we made it
or I tough so till today
until you where there,every where
and all I could taste was love the way we made it
ohhhhh we made it
looks like we made it
left each other on the way
to another love
looks like we made it
or I tough so till today
until you where there, every where
and all I could taste is love the way we made it
looks like we made it
woh babe we made it
we've got to make it


4.New York City Rhythm

Lyrics:Marty Panzer
Music:Barry Manilow

When my heart is torn apart
by love I wish I had
well I spend my nights in the city's lights
and things don't seem so bad
you know the movement seems to soothe me
and the tempo takes control
and I loss my blues when the New York City Rhythm fills my soul
It's the New York City Rhythm runnin' thru my life
the poundin' beat of the city's streets
that keep my dreams alive
I'm lost, I'm found
I'm up, I'm down
But somehow I survive
It's got to be the New York City Rhythm in my life
It's got to be the New York City Rhtym in my life
In my life
When I'm out for love or sin
oh it's good to be in town
in the funky dives, on the old West Side
there's always something goin' down
Yes, I live my life with strangers
and the danger's always there
But when I hit Broadway and it's time to play
you know that I don't care
cause it's the New York City rhythm runnin thru my life
the poundin'beat of the city's streets
that keeps my dreams alive
I'm lost, I'm found
I'm up ,I'm down
but some how I survive
It's got to be the New York City rhythm in my life
oh It's got to be the New York City rhythm in my life
in my life
oh got,got,got to be
you know the movement seems to sooth me
and the tempo makes me hie
its got to be the New York City rhythm in my life
oh its got to be the New York City rhythm in my life
in my life
oh got to, got to, got to be
the city in my life


5.A Very Strange Medley

there's barking at the kitchen
yelling in the hall
ringing at the door bell
pounding on the wall
kids out of site
and kids in the way
no time to cook on this hectic day
come on,come on,come on
get a bucket of chicken
finger licking good
have a barrow of fun
goodbye ho-hum
say hello to you family
come on everyone
at Kuntukey Fried Chicken
have a barrow of fun
when ever you're driving
and where ever you're bound
like a good neighbor
State Farm is there
State Farm is there
State Farm is there
give your face something to smile about
give your face something to smile about
with stridex
I am stuck on band-day
and band-day stuck on me
I am stuck on band-day
and band-day stuck on me
I got the bathroom blues
I've been meaning to start cleaning the bathroom bowl
well (CANNOT GET THIS LINE YET)
but tough


6.Jump Shout Boogie Medley

well not to long ago in 1944
when every mothers son was going off to war
they had to lift there spirits high
for uncle sam ,mother hood and apple pie
instead of spending money that they didn't have
in hot spots in the Bronx
they went to here the kind of jazz
you hear in funkie hunkie tonks
CHORUS:
it made you want to
jump, shout knock your self out
the boggie-woggie beat is what I'm talking about
if you have the heebie jeebies you can dance away
to the boggie-woggie music of piano man will play
and you could jump, shout, knock yourself out
the boogie-woogie beat is what I'm talking about
you could pull a switcheroonie if your belts go down
with the boogie-woogie beat of a piano man who's going to town
it had the kind of rhythm that would fill the hall
the plinkin' and the pluckin' drove 'em off the wall
and they would dance and drink their gin
and when the fuzz buzz they joined in
so everybody partied 'till the cows came home
'cause that's what boggie's for
and everynight that dump will jump
and keep them coming back for more
because they make you wanna....
REPEAT CHORUS
it made you wanna jump, shout
who wanna jump, shout
you wanna jump, shout
to the boogie-woogie music of a piano man was playing
you could jump, shout, knock yourself out
the boogie-woogie beat is what I'm talking about
you could pull a switcharoonie if your belts go down
to the boogie-woogie beat of piano
shake it yes, yes, yes (repeat 4x )
Come go walkin' with me now
Walk up Avenue C, now
Chicks all lookin' so pretty
They don't give me no pity
Avenue C is the grooviest thing in the city
I never dug an avenue so enjoyable to me
'C' Avenue is groovy.Yes, it was groovy as it could be
Walk with me down Avenue C
Man I really hope to stay
Come on baby, while we ramble,walk beside me while we ramble
You dig it too I feel you do, what a scenic hike,it's a walk
that you're bound to like.
BACKROUND SINGERS DO
'JUMPIN AT THE WOODSIDE'
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.
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.
We're goin' hoppin' (Hop)
we're goin' hoppin' today
where things are poppin' (Pop)
the Philadelphia way
we're gonna drop in (Drop)
on all the music they play
on the Bandstand (Bandstand)
We're goin' swingin' (Swing)
we're gonna swing in the crowd
and we'll be clingin' (Cling)
and floatin' high as a cloud
The phones are ringin' (Ring)
My mom and dad are so proud
I'm on Bandstand (Bandstand)
And I'll jump, and hey, I may even show 'em my handstand
because I'm on, because I'm on the American Bandstand
when we dance real slow I'll show all the guys in the grandstand
what a swinger I am, I am on American Bandstand
we're goin' hoppin
we're goin' hoppin today
where thinks are poppin
the Philadelphia way
we're gonna drop in
on all the music they play
on the Bandstand (Bandstand)
and now we're hoppin
and we'll be hppin all day
when thinks are poppin
the Philadelphia way
and you can drop in
on all the music they play
on the Bandstand
Bandstand
And we'll rock and roll and scroll on American
Lindy hop and slop, it's American
tune in, I'm on,
turn on, I'm in, I'm on
Today
Today
on the Bandstand
Bandstand


7.This One's For You

Lyrics:Marty Panzer
Music:Barry Manilow

This one will never sell
they'll never understand
I don't even sing it well
I try but I just can't
but I sing it every night
and I fight to keep it in
cause this one's for you
this one's for you
I've done a hundred songs
from fantasy to lies
but this one so real for me
that I'm the one that crys
and I sing it every night
and I fight to hide the tears
cause this one's for you
this one's for you
this one's for you
where ever you are
to say that nothing been the same
since we've been apart
this one's for all the love we once knew
like every think else I have
this one's for you ohhhhh
I've got it all it seem
for all it mean to me
so I sing of think I miss
and thinks that use to be
and I wonder every night
If you might just miss me too
and I sing for you
I sing for you
this one's for you
where ever I go
to say the thinks I should have said
thinks that you should know
this one's to say that all I can do
is hope that you can hear me sing
cause this one's for you ohhhh
this one's for you
where ever you are
to say that nothin been the same
since we been apart ohhhh
this one's for all the love we once knew
I swear it's true
it's all I can do
can't you see this one's for you
this one's for you
this one's for you


8.Daybreak

Lyrics:Adrienne Anderson
Music:Barry Manilow

Singing to the world
it's time we let the spirt come in
let it come on in
I'm singing to the world
everybody's caught in a spin
look at where we been
we been running around
year after year
blind it with pried
blind it with fear
but its daybreak
if you want to beleave
it can be daybreak
ain't no time to grive
that is daybreak
if you 'll only beleave
then let it shine,shine,shine all around the world
singing to the world
what's the point of puting it down
there's so much love to shear
I'm singing to the world
don't you see it all comes around
the fellings every where
we've been closeing are eyes
day after day
cover in clouds loseing are way
hey but its daybreak
if you want to beleave
it can be daybreak
ain't know time to grieve
and its daybreak
and if you only beleave
then let it shine,shine,shine all around the world
and its daybreak
if you want to beleave
it can be daybreak
ain't no time to greave
and its daybreak
and if you only beleave
then let it shine,shine,shine all around the world
come on let it shine,shine,shine all around the world
around the world


9.Lay Me Down

Lyrics:Larry Weiss
Music:Larry Weiss

Got dust on my piano
and dishes in the sink
your side of the bed is cold
I haven't slept a wink
so I read your goodbye letter
to the face inside my drink
lay me down and roll me out to sea
Got your picture in my wallet
and some pictures in my ind
a pocketfull of memories
I never thought I'd find
and it's rainin' like a Monday
and the world seems so unkind
so lay me down and roll me out to sea
Lay me down and roll me out to sea
callin' on a mighty wave to cover me
lay me down
and roll me out to sea
heaven if you're ready shine your light on me
Now listen to my story cause I haven't told it all
I saw her with her new love
she turned to me and called
when they asked, 'How ya' doing?'
I could crumbled like a wall
so lay me down and roll me out to sea
lay me down and roll me out to sea
callin' on a mighty wave to cover me
lay me down
and roll me out to sea
heaven if your ready shine you life
shine your life on me


10.Weekend In New England

Lyrics:Randy Edelman
Music:Randy Edelman

Last night I wave goodbye
now its seems years
I'm back in the city
where nothing is clear
but thoughts of me holding you
bringing us near
and tell me
CHORUS:
When will our eyes meet?
When can I touch you?
When will this strong yearning end
and when will I hold you again
Time in New England
took me away
to long rocky beaches
and you by the bay
we started a story
who's end must now end
and tell me
REPEAT CHORUS:
I feel the change coming
I feel the wind blow
I feel brave and daring
I feel my blood flow
with you I could bring out
all the love that I have
with you there's a heaven
so earth ain't so bad
and tell me
REPEAT CHORUS
again


11.Studio Musician

Lyrics:Rupert Holmes
Music:Rupert Holmes

I am a studio musician
We've never met
But you know me well
I am the English horn
Who plays the poignant counter-nine
Upon the song you heard
While making love in some hotel
I am a part of you
I've never tried for fame
You'll never know my name
I am the strings that enter softly
Or three guitars that glitter gold
I am the thousand trumpet lines
That were an afterthought
Intended eyes,
the way to get a dying record sold
I never ride the road
I never play around
I played what they set down
I'm a working musician
living from week to week
I'm the voice through each empty men
tried to speak
A studio musician
Blowin' the chance I see
And when the woodwind coushin rises
I start to dream
With the low brass bed
But I awake the horns
The drummer calls to me
We're up the letter D
I'm a man of the moment
Dock is my stock n trade
Singles jingles and demos
conventently made
A studio musician
Whose music will die unplayed
A studio musician
Whose music could have died unplayed


12.Could It Be Magic/Mandy

Spirit move me
Every time I'm near you
Whirling like a cyclone in my mind
Sweet Melissa
Angel of my lifetime
Answer to all answers
I can find
Baby I love you
Come come come come into my arms
Let me know the wonder of all of you
And baby I want you
now now now and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last?
I remember all my life
Rainin' down as cold as ice
Shadows of a man,
a face through a window
Cryin' in the night
The night goes in
To mornin' just another day
Happy people pass my way
Lookin' in their eyes
I see a memory
I've never realized
How happy you made me
Oh Mandy
Well you came and you gave without takin'
But I sent you away
Ahh Mandy
You kissed me and stopped me from shakin'
And I need you today
Ahh Mandy
I'm standin' on the edge of time
I've walked away when love was mine
Caught up in a world
Of uphill climbin'
The tears are in my mind
And nothin' is rhymin'
Oh Mandy
Well you came and you gave without takin'
But I sent you away
Ahh Mandy
You kissed me and stopped me from shakin'
And I need you today
Ahh Mandy
Yesterday's a dream
Now I face the mornin'
Cryin' on a breeze
The pain is callin'
Ohh Mandy
Well you came and you gave without takin'
But I sent you away
Ahh Mandy
You kissed me and stopped me from shakin'
And I need you today
Ohh Mandy
You came and gave without takin'
But I sent you away
Ohh Mandy
You kissed and stopped me from shakin'
Oooh baby I love you
Come come come into my arms
Oooh,let me know the wonder of all of you
And baby I need you now
now now ohh now
now and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last?
At last


13.It's A Miracle

Lyrics:Barry Manilow/Marty Panzer
Music:Barry Manilow

you wouldn't believe where I've been
the city and town I been in
from Boston to Denver
and every town in between
the people they all look the same
only the names have been changed
but now that I'm home again
I'll tell you what I believe
It's a miracle
a true blue spectacle
a miracle come true
we're together ,baby-I was goin' crazy
'till the miracle
came through
now you here,and my arms are around you
and baby, there'll be
dancin in the streets
for the miracle
the true blue spectacle
the miracle is you
I never knew you look so good
I never knew any one could
I must have been crazy
to ever had gone away
I almost for got what it's like
holdin' you near me at night
but now that I'm home again
you know that I'm home to stay
cause' its a miracle
a true blue spectacle
a miracle come true
we're together baby-I was goin crazy
'till the miracle came through
now you here and I'm feelin so good
and baby there'll be
dancin in the streets
for the miracle
the true blue spectacle
the miracle is you
now you here and my arm's are around you
and baby the'll be dancing in the street
there's going to be dancing in the
dancing in the street
dancin ,dancin, dancin ,
dancin in the street
dancin , dancin,dancin,dancin,dancin in the street
dancin,dancin,dancin
dancin in the street
dancin,dancin.dancin
dancin ,everybody dancin
everybody dancin
everybody dancin
everybody dancin,dancin there dancin there dancin
1,2
for the miracle
a true blue spectacle
the miracle is you
the miracle is you
hey the miracle is you
the miracle is you


14.It's Just Another New Year's Eve

Lyrics:Marty Panzer
Music:Barry Manilow

Don't look so sad,
It's not so bad you know.
It's just another night,
That's all it is.
It's not the first,
It's not the worst you know,
We've come through all the rest,
We'll get through this.
We've made mistakes,
But we've made good friends too.
Remember all the nights we spent with them?
And all our plans,
Who says they can't come true?
Tonight's another chance to start again.
It's just another New Year's Eve,
Another night like all the rest.
It's just another New Year's Eve,
Let's make it the best.
It's just another New Year's Eve,
It's just another Auld Lang Syne,
But when we're through this New Year
You'll see, will be
Just fine.
We're not alone, we've got the world you know.
And it won't let us down, just wait and see.
And we'll grow old, but think how wise we'll grow.
There's more you know, it's only New Year's Eve.
It's just another New Year's Eve,
Another night like all the rest.
It's just another New Year's Eve,
Let's make it the best.
It's just another New Year's Eve,
It's just another Auld Lang Syne,
But when we're through this New Year, you'll see, will be
Just fine.


15.I Write The Songs

Lyrics:Bruce Johnston
Music:Bruce Johnston

I've been alive forever
and I wrote the very first song
I put the words and the melodies together
I AM MUSIC
And I write the songs
CHORUS:
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs
My home lies deep within you
and I've got my own place in your soul
now when I look out through your eyes
I'm young again, even tho' I'm very old
REPEAT CHORUS
Oh, my music makes you dance and gives you spirit to take a
chance
and I wrote some rock 'n roll so you can move
music fills your heart, well that's a real find place to start
It's from me, it's for you
it's from you, it's for me
it's a worldwide symphony
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
I am music and I write the songs
and I write the songs
and I write the songs