Musicals

Michael Ball Musicals Lyrics
1.Last Night Of The World(Miss Saigon)

In a place that won't let us feel
In a life where nothing seems real
I have found you
I have found you
In a world that's moving too fast
In a world where nothing can last
I will hold you
I will hold you

Our lives will change when tomorrow comes
Tonight our hearts drown the distant drums
and we have music all right
tearing the night

A song
played on a solo saxophone
A crazy sound, a lonely sound
A cry that tells us love goes on and on
played on a solo saxophone
It's telling me
to hold you tight
and dance like it's the last night of the world

On the other side of the earth
There's a place where life still has worth
I will take you
I'll go with you
You won't believe all the things you'll see
I know 'cause you'll see them all with me

If we're together that's when
we'll hear it again

A song
played on a solo saxophone
A crazy sound, a lonely sound
A cry that tells us love goes on and on
Played on a solo saxophone
It's telling me
to hold you tight
and dance like it's the last night of the world

Dreams
they were all I ever knew
Dreams
you won't need when I'm through
Anywhere
we may be
I will sing with you
a song...

A song played on a solo saxophone
So stay with me
and hold me tight
and dance
like it's the last night of the world


2.Don't Rain On My Parade(Funny Girl)

Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter.
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter.
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade.
Don't tell me not to fly, I've simply got to.
If someone takes a spill, it's me and not you.
Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade.

I'll march my band out! I'll beat my drum!
And if I'm fanned out, your turn at bat, sir.
At least I didn't fake it. Hat, sir.
I guess I didn't make it.

But whether I'm the rose of sheer perfection,
Or a freckle on the nose of life's complexion,
The Cinderella or the shinny apple of its eye.
I gotta fly once, I gotta try once.
Only I can die once. Right, sir?
Ooh... Life is juicy. Juicy and you see
I gotta have my bite, sir.

Get ready for me, Love, 'cause I'm a comer.
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer.
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade.

I'm gonna live and live now!
Get what I want, I know how!
One roll for the whole she'll bang!
One throw, that bell will go clang!
Eye on the target and wham!
One shot, one gun shot and bam!

Hey, everybody, here I am!
I'll march my band out! I'll beat my drum!
And if I'm fanned out, you turn at bat, sir.
I guess I didn't make it. Hat, sir.
At least I didn't fake it.
Get ready for me, Love, 'cause I'm a comer.
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer.
Nobody, no, nobody is gonna rain on my parade!


3.All I Ask Of You(Phantom Of The Opera)

No more talk of darkness,
Forget these wide-eyed fears.
I'm here, nothing can harm you -
my words will warm and calm you.
Let me be your freedom,
Let daylight dry your tears.
I'm here, with you, beside you,
to guard you and to guide you . . .

Say you love me
every waking moment,
turn my head
with talk of summertime . . .

Say you need me with you,
now and always . . .
promise me that all
you say is true -
that's all I ask of you . . .

Let me be your shelter,
let me be your light.
You're safe:
No-one will find you
your fears are far behind you . . .

All I want is freedom,
a world with no more night . . .
and you always beside me
to hold me and to hide me . . .

Say you'll share with me
one love, one lifetime . . .
let me lead you from your solitude . . .

Say you need me with you
here, beside you . . .
anywhere you go,
let me go too -
That's all I ask of you . . .

Say you'll share with me
One love, one lifetime . . .
Say the word
and I will follow you . . .

Share each day with me,
each night, each morning . . .
Say you love me . . .

Love me -
that's all I ask of you . . .

Love me,
that's all I ask of you


4.Show Me(My Fair Lady)

Don't talk of stars
Burning above;
If you're in love,
Show me!

Tell me not dreams
Filled with desire.
If you're on fire,
Show me!

Never do I ever want
to hear another word.
There isn't one
I haven't heard.
Here we are together
in what ought to be a dream;
Say one more word and
I'll scream!

Sing me no song!
Read me no rhyme!
Don't waste my time,
Show me!

Please don't implore
Beg on the seats
Don't make all the speach
Show me!

Here we are together in the middle of the night!
Don't talk of spring! Just hold me tight!
Anyone who's ever been in love'll tell you that
This is no time for a chat!

Haven't your arms
Hungered for mine?
Please don't explain
Show me!
Show me!
Don't wait until wrinkles and lines
Pop out all over my brow,
Show me now!

Never do I ever want to hear another word.
There isn't one
I haven't heard.
Here we are together in what ought to be a dream;
Say one more word and
I'll scream!

Haven't your lips
Longed for my touch?
Don't say how much,
Show me! Show me!
Don't wait until wrinkles and lines
Pop out all over my brow,
Show me now!


5.Something's Coming(West Side Story)

Could be!
Who knows?
There's something due any day;
I will know right away,
Soon as it shows.

It may come cannonballing down
thru the sky,
Gleam in its eye,
Bright as a rose!
Who knows?

It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Under a tree...

I got a feeling there's a miracle due,
Gonna come true,
Coming to me!

Could it be?
Yes, it could.
Something's coming, something good.
If I can wait!
Something's coming,
I don't know what it is,
But it is gonna be great!

With a click, with a shock,
Phone'll jingle, door'll knock,
Open the latch!

Something's coming,
Don't know well but it's soon;
Catch the moon,
one handed catch!

Around the corner,
Or whistling down the river,
Come on, deliver to me.

Will it be?
Yes, it will.
Maybe just by holding still,
It'll be there!
Come on, something,
Come on in,
Don't be shy,
Meet a guy,
Pull up a chair!

The air is humming
And something great is coming!
Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Maybe tonight...


6.Easy Terms(Blood Brothers)

Only mine until
Time comes round to pay the bill
Then I'm afraid what can't be paid
Must be returned

You'll never ever learn
That nothing's yours
On easy terms

Only for a time
I must not learn
To call you mine
Familiarize
That face, those eyes;
Make future plans
that cannot be confirmed
On borrowed time
On easy terms.
Living on the never, never
Constant as the
Changing weather
Never sure
Who's at the door
Are the price that I'll have to pay
Should we meet again
I would not recognize your name
You can be sure
What's gone before
Will be consealed
Friends will never learn
That's what we were
On easy terms

Living on a never never
Constant as the changing weather
Never sure
Who's at the door
The price that I'll have to pay
Should we meet again

You'll never ever learn
That nothing's yours
On easy terms

Living on a never never
Constant as the changing weather
Never sure
who's at the door
Are the price that I'll have to pay
Should we meet again
Should we meet again
Should we meet again
Nothing's ever yours


7.Love Changes Everything(Aspects Of Love)

Love,
Love changes everything:
Hands and faces,
Earth and sky,
Love,
Love changes everything:
How you live and
How you die

Love
Can make the summer fly,
Or a night
Seem like a lifetime.

Yes, Love,
Love changes everything:
Now I tremble
At your name.
Nothing in the world will ever
Be the same.

Love,
Love changes everything:
Days are longer,
Words mean more.
Love,
Love changes everything:
Pain is deeper
Than before.

Love
Will turn your world around,
And that world
Will last for ever.

Yes, Love,
Love changes everything,
Brings you glory,
Brings you shame.
Nothing in the
World will ever
Be the same.

Off
Into the world we go,
Planning futures,
Shaping years.
Love,
Bursts in, and suddenly
All our wisdom
Disappears.

Love
Makes fools of everyone:
All the rules
We make are broken.
Yes, Love,
Love changes everyone.
Live or perish
In its flame.
Love will never,
Never let you
Be the same.


8.With One Look(Sunset Boulevard)

With one look
I can break your heart
With one look
I can play every part
I can make your sad heart sing
With one look
You'll know what you need to know

With one smile
I'm the guy next door
All the love you've hungered for
When I speak is with my soul
I can play any role
No words can tell
The stories my eyes tell
Watch me when I frown
You can't write that down
You know I'm right
It's there in black and white
When I look your way
You'll hear what I say
Yes,
With one look
I put words to shame
Just one look I set the screen on flame
Silent music starts to play
One tear in my eye
makes the whole world cry
With one look
They'll forgive the past
They'll rejoice I return at last
To my people in the dark
Still out there in the dark

Silent music starts to play
With one look
You'll know all you need to know
With one look
I'll ignite the blaze
I'll return to my glory days
They'll say, 'Look, who's back at last!'
This time
I'm staying
Staying for good
I'll be back
where I was born to be
With one look
I'll be me


9.Memory(Cats)

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone

In the lamplight
Withered leaves collected at my feet
and the wind begins to blow

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember
The time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every street lamp
seems to beat
a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the street lamp gutters
and soon
it will be morning

Daylight,
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies,
another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun

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10.I Dreamed A Dream(Les Miserables)

I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.


11.Losing My Mind(Follies)

The sun comes up, I think about you.
The coffee cup, I think about you.
I want you so
It's like I'm losing my mind.

The morning ends, I think about you.
I talk to friends and think about you.
And do they know
it's like I'm losing my mind.

All afternoon doing every little chore
The thought of you stays bright
Sometimes I stand in the middle of the floor
Not going left, not going right.
I dim the lights and think about you
Spend sleepless nights to think about you
You said you loved me
or were you just being kind?
or am I losing my mind?

I want you so...
All afternoon doing every little chore
The thought of you stays bright
Sometimes I stand in the middle of the floor
Not going left, not going right.
I dim the lights and think about you
Spend sleepless nights to think about you
You said you loved me
or were you just being kind?
or am I losing my mind?


12.You'll Never Walk Alone(Carousel)

When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of the lark

Walk on, through the wind
Walk on, through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone

When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of the lark
Walk on, through the wind
Walk on, through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone

Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone


13.Loving You(Passion)

Loving you is not a choice
It's who I am
Loving you is not a choice
Not much reason to rejoice
But it gives me purpose
Gives me voice
to say to the world
This is why I live
You are what I live
This is why I live

Loving you is why I do the things I do
Loving you is not in my control
But loving you I have a goal
For what's left of my life
I will live
and I will die
for you

It gives me purpose
gives me voice
to say to the world
This is why I live
Yes, this is why I live
Loving you is why I do the things I do
Loving you is not in my control
But loving you
I have a goal
for what's left of my life
I will live
and I will die
for you

I will live
and I will die
for you


14.Anthem(Chess)

No man, no madness,
Though their sad power may prevail,
Can possess, conquer, my country's heart
They rise to fail

She is eternal
Long before nations' lines were drawn
When no flags flew, and no armies stood
My land was born

And you ask me why I love her
Through wars, death and despair
She is the constant
We who don't care
And you ask me would I leave her -- but how?
I cross over borders but I'm still there now

How can I leave her?
Where would I start?
Let men's petty nations tear themselves apart
My land's only borders lie around my heart

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