Greatest Hits Live

Carly Simon Greatest Hits Live Lyrics
1.Nobody Does It Better

Written:Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager

Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby you're the best.
I wasn't lookin'
But somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keepin' all me secrets safe to night

And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why'd you have to be so good.
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin'
But just keep it comin'
How'd you learn to do the things you do

And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby
baby
darlin' you're the best
Baby you're the best
baby you're the best


2.You're so Vain

Lyrics:Carly Simon
Music:Carly Simon
Artist:Carly Simon/Mick Jagger

You walked into the partyLike you were walking onto a yacht
You had strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror
When you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you

You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffeClouds in my coffe
and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I guess you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you

I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffe
Clouds in my coffe and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you

Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well you're where you should be all the time
And when you'e not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you don't you


3.It Happens Everyday

Lyrics:Carly Simon
Music:Carly Simon

It happens everyday
Two lovers with the best intentions to stay
Together the decide to seperate
Just how it happens
neither is certain
But it happens everyday
It happens everyday
After you break up
You say these words to your friends:
'How could I have loved that boy?
He was so bad to me in the end'
Well, you make him a liar
turn him into a robber
Well, it happens everyday.
But I don't regret that I loved you
How I loved you I will never forget
And in time I'll look back and remember
The boy that I knew when we first met.
Still it happens everyday
Two lovers turn and twist their love into hate
But am I so different
From those young girls you used to date?
You used to adore me
You used to adore me
Still it happens everyday


4.Anticipation

Lyrics:Carly Simon
Music:Carly Simon

We can never know about the days to come
But we think about them anyway
And I wonder if I'm really with you now
Or just chasing after some finer day.

Anticipation, Anticipation
Is making me late
Is keeping me waiting

And I tell you how easy it is to be with you
And how right your arms feel around me.
Bit I rehearsed those words just late last night
When I was thinking about how right tonight might be.

Anticipation, Anticipation
Is making me late
Is keeping me waiting

And tomorrow we might not be together
I'm no prophet, I don't know natures way
So I'll try to see into your eyes right now
And stay right here, 'cause these are the good old days.


5.The Right Thing To Do

Lyrics:Carly Simon
Music:Carly Simon

There's nothin' you can do to turn me away
Nothin' anyone can say
You're with me now and as long as you stay
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Lovin' you's the right thing

I know you've had some bad luck with ladies before
They drove you or you drove them crazy
But more important is i know you're the one and i'm sure
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Lovin' you's the right thing

And it used to be for a while
That the river flowed right to my door
Making me just a little too free
But now the river doesn't seem to stop here anymore

Hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers
Set me movin' to your sweetest song
And i know what i think i've known all along
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Lovin' you's the right thing
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Is the right thing

Nothing you could ever do would turn me away from you
I love you now and i love you now
Even though you're ten thousand miles away
I'll love you tomorrow as i love you today
I'm in love babe
I'm in love with you babe.


6.Do The Walls Come Down

Written:Carly Simon/Paul Samwell-Smith
Vocal:Carly Simon/Lucy Simon/Jimmy Ryan

Do the walls come down
When you think of me
Do your eyes grow dim
Do the walls come down
When you think of me
Do you let me in

Nothing like a rainy night
To set your heart rememberin'
Nothing like a vivid dream
To take you back again

When you think of me
Do your eyes grow dim
Do the walls come down
When you think of me
Do you let me in

Something in my pocket
That was written years ago
In faded ink says, 'You are my fire'
Do you think so...

Is it easier for you to say
You never loved me anyway
Or do you hide me in your attic trunk
Like a stowaway?


7.You Belong To Me

Written:Carly Simon/Michael Mcdonald
Vocal:Carly Simon/James Taylor

Why'd you tell me this
Were you looking for my reaction
What do you need to know
Don't you know I'll always be your girl
You don't have to prove to me you're beautiful to strangers
I've got loving eyes of my own

You belong to me
Tell her you were fooling
You don't even know her
Tell her that I love you

You belong to me
Can it be, honey, that you're not sure
You belong to me
Thought we'd closed the book - locked the door
You don't have to prove to me that you're beautiful to strangers
I've got loving eyes of my own
And I can tell - I can tell darling
Tell her - tell her that I love you

You belong - you belong - you belong to me
Tell her you were fooling
Tell her she don't even know you
Tell her you were fooling
I know you from a long time ago, baby
Don't leave me to go to her now
You belong to me.


8.Two Hot Girls(On A Hot Summer Night)

Written:Carly Simon
Vocal:Carly Simon/Lucy Simon/Jimmy Ryan

It happened last night we were feeling adventurous
We put on our heels and went out for a walk
More for a drink than to have a few eyes on us
Jenny and I slipped to town for some talk

Me and Jenny, twinklin' like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love

'Look Jenny' I said 'It's Dwight he just came in'
I got excited but Jenny was quick
The kettle was on and it started up steamin'
And I knew from her flirtin' she was up to her tricks
Me and Jenny, twinklin' like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love

A song on the jukebox made me feel lonely
The kettle boiled down and evaporated me
But who was to notice 'cause Jenny was glowin'
And Dwight was all over her like a honey bee

Me and Jenny, twinklin' like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love

Maybe I shouldn't have worn such a long dress
Maybe he thinks I'm too young or too old
If only I hadn't been born with these sad eyes
Perhaps I'm too shy or too bold

Me and Jenny, twinklin' like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love

'Thanks for introducing us'
Said Dwight polite
And I waved goodnight
I wondered why it wasn't me
I guess it's just that the time's not right
Two hot girls on a hot summer night


9.All I Want Is You

Written:Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman/Andy Goldmark
Artist:Carly Simon/Roberta Flack

What do the neighbours say
When they hear us scream at night
Do they talk about a love
All in tatters
What do the neighbours know
About the heart and soul
The fire down below
That really matters
They can never guess
In the silences
That all I want is you
And the sexy hurricane
We got here
All I want is you
I don't want a man
To say 'good morning dear'
Let 'em listen at the door
Let 'em listen through the floor
Let 'em go ahead and draw the wrong conclusion
So chase me 'round the room
Make me crazy like the moon
They can never guess
In the silences
That all I want is you
And the sexy hurricane that we share
All I want is you
I don't want a man
Who tiptoes up the stairs
All I want is you
And the freight train
Whistling over my track
All I want is you
And your Mack truck loving
Jumping me Jack!
Oh, Jack!


10.Coming Around Again

Lyrics:Carly Simon
Music:Carly Simon

Baby sneezes
mommy pleases
daddy breezes in.
So good on paper
so romantic
but so bewildering.

I know nothing stays the same

But if you're willing to play the game

it's coming around again.
So don't mind if I fall apart

There's more room in a broken heart
broken heart.

You pay the grocer
fits the toaster

you kiss the host good-bye.
Then you break a window
burn the souffle
scream a lullaby.

I know nothing stays the same
. . .

And I believe in love
but what else can I do?
I'm so in love with you.
I know nothing stays the same

But if you're willing to play the game

it will be coming around again.

I - Baby sneezes - I believe in love

Mommy pleases - I believe in love

Daddy breezes in - I believe in love.

I know nothing stays the same

But if you're willing to play the game

it will be coming around again.
I do believe
I do believe

I believe in love
I believe in love

Coming around again
coming around again!
Nothing stays the same
but if you're willlng to play the game

It will be coming around again.
I believe in love
I believe in love
coming around again!


11.Itsy Bitsy Spider

Written:Carly Simon
Vocal:Carly Simon/Sally/Ben/Alex/Isaac Taylor

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again

I believe in love
And who knows where or when
Bit it's comin' around again


I know nothin' stays the same
But if you're willing to play the game
It's comin' around again


12.Never Been Gone

Written:Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman

The wind is coming up strong and fast
And the moon is smiling on me
Miles from nowhere so small at last
In between the sky and the sea

I'm bound for the island
The tide is with me
I think i can make it before dawn
It's night on the ocean
I'm going home
And it feels like i've never
I've never been gone

Seagulls cry and the hills are green
And my friends are waiting for me
Freat ambition is all a dream
Let me drown my pride in the sea -

I'm bound for the ocean
The tide is with me
I think i can make it by dawn
It's night on the ocean
I'm going home
And it feels like i've never
I've never been gone
Oh it feels like i've never
I've never been gone