Greatest Hits

Petula Clark Greatest Hits Lyrics
1.A Sign Of the Times

Lyrics:Tony Hatch
Music:Tony Hatch

It's a sign of the times
That your love for me is getting so much stronger
It's a sign of the times
And I know that I won't have to wait much longer
You've changed a lot somehow from the one I used to know-oh-oh
For when you hold me now it feels like you never want to let me
go

It's a sign of the times
That you call me up whenever you feel lonely
It's a sign of the times
That you tell your friends that I'm your one and only
I'll never understand the way you treated me-ee-ee
But when I hold your hand I know you couldn't be the way you
used to be

CHORUS
Maybe my lucky star at last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows how long I've waited to make you mine, mm,
mm, mm


I'll never understand the way you treated me-ee-ee
But when I hold your hand I know you couldn't be the way you
used to be

CHORUS
Maybe my lucky star at last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows how long I've waited to make you mine, mm,
mm, mm

It's a sign of the times
That you kiss me now as if you really mean it
It's a sign of the times
And a year ago I never could have seen it
Don't ever change your mind and take your love away-ay-ay
Just leave the past behind and, baby, only think of how it is
today

It's a sign of the ti-imes
It's a sign of the ti-i-i-i-imes
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the ti-i-i-i-imes

FADE
It's a sign of the times


2.Don't Sleep In The Subway

You wander around on your own little cloud
When you don't see the why or the wherefore
You walk out on me when we both disagree
'Cause to reason is not what you care for

I've heard it all a million time before
Take off your coat, my love, and close the door

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again

You try to be smart, then you take it to heart
'Cause it hurts when your ego is deflated
You don't realize that it's all compromise
And the problems are so overrated

Goodbye means nothing when it's all for show
So why pretend you've somewhere else to go

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'...


3.Let It Be Me


4.Colour My World

You'll never see a dark cloud hanging 'round me
Now there is only blue sky to surround me
There's never been a gray day since you found me
Everything I touch is turned to gold

CHORUS:
So you can color my world with sunshine yellow each day
Oh you can color my world with happiness all the way
Just take the green from the grass and the blue from the sky up
above
And if you color my world, just paint it with your love
Just color my world

Just as long as I know you're thinking of me
There'll be a rainbow always up above me
Since I found the one who really loves me
Everything I touch is turned to gold

(chorus)

Sunshine yellow, orange blossom
Laughing faces everywhere, yeah

(chorus)

Color my world, color my world


5.This Girl's In Love With You


6.Kiss Me Goodbye

Written:John Barry Mason/Leslie David Reed

We choose it, win or lose it
Love is never quite the same
I love you, now I've lost you
Don't feel bad, you're not to blame

So kiss me goodbye and I'll try not to cry
All the tears in the world won't change your mind
There's someone new and she's waiting for you
Soon your heart will be leaving me behind
Linger awhile, then I'll go with a smile
Like a friend who just happened to call
For the last time pretend your are mine
My darling, kiss me goodbye

I know now I must go now
Though my heart wants me to stay
That girl is your tomorrow
I belong to yesterday

So kiss me goodbye and I'll try not to cry
All the tears in the world won't change your mind
There's someone new and she's waiting for you
Soon your heart will be leaving me behind
Linger awhile, then I'll go with a smile
Like a friend who just happened to call
For the last time pretend your are mine
My darling, kiss me goodbye
My darling kiss me goodbye


7.I Couldn't Live Without Your Love

You're the only one that I rely on
A shoulder there for me to cry on
And the hours alone that I'm without you
All I ever do is think about you

No one knows that you so understanding
Even though my love is so demanding
Everytime you look at me
Then you'll know we'll both agree
That no other love for me

I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
Gotta have you all the time

Didn't like you much when I first met you
But somehow I couldn't quite forget you
Said you didn't want a friend or lover
That your life was happy with another

But as time went by my love grew stronger
Knew that I just couldn't wait any longer
For I couldn't let you know
When I have to tell you so
That I love you then you know

I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
Gotta have you all the time

Now the tears are gone and I'm not crying
When you say you love me you're not lying

So when people want to stare
I know I don't really care
Just as long as you are there

I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
Gotta have you all the time

I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
Gotta have you all the time


8.I Know A Place

Lyrics:Tony Hatch
Music:Tony Hatch

Every day when the work is behind you
And the shop and the store put the lock on the door
Just get away where your worries won't find you
If you like, well I'll tell you more

Don't let the day get the better of you
When the evening comes there's so much to do
You better put on your best and wear a smile
Just come along with me awhile, cuz I tell you

I know a place where the music is fine
And the lights are always low
I know a place where we can go

At the door there's a man who will greet you
Then you go downstairs to some tables and chairs
Soon I'm sure you'll be tappin' your feet
Because the beat is the greatest there

All around there are girls and boys
It's a swingin' place, a cellar full of noise
It's got an atmosphere of its own somehow
You gotta come along right now cuz I tell you

I know a place where the music is fine
And the lights are always low
I know a place where we can go


Well, all around there are girls and boys
It's a swingin' place, a cellar full of noise
It's got an atmosphere of its own somehow
You gotta come along right now cuz I tell you

I know a place where the music is fine
And the lights are always low
I know a place where we can go

FADE
I know a place where we can go
I know a place where the lights are low


9.The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener

Written:Tony Hatch/Yvonne J.Harvey

Life is never what it seems, we're always searching in our
dreams
To find that little castle in the air
When worry starts to cloud the mind, it's hard to leave it all
behind
And just pretend you haven't got a care
There's someone else in your imagination
You wish that you were standing in their shoes
You'd change your life without much hesitation
But would you if you really had to choose?
So, don't look around, get your feet on the ground
It's much better by far to be just who your are

The other man's grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man's grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
Just be thankful for what you've got

Many times it seems to me there's someone else I'd rather be
I'm living in a world of make-believe
I'd stay in bed till nearly three with nothing there to worry me
It'd seem to be the life I might achieve
But deep inside I know I'm really lucky
With happiness I've never known before
And just as long as you are there beside me
I know that I could ask for nothing more
And living can start with the love in your heart
So with you all the time, all the treasures I long for are mine

The other man's grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man's grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
But I'm so thankful for what I've got

Yes, the other man's grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man's grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
But I'm so thankful for what I've got

Don'tcha know it now?

FADE

The other man's grass is always greener


10.Who Am I

Lyrics:Jackie Trent/Tony Hatch
Music:Jackie Trent/Tony Hatch

The buildings reach up to the sky
The traffic thunders on the busy streets
Pavement slips beneath my feet
I walk alone and wonder 'Who am I?'

I close my eyes and I can fly
And I escape from all this worldly strife
Restricted by routine of life
But still I can't discover 'Who am I?'

I long to wake up in the morning and find everything has changed
And all the people that I meet don't wear a frown
But every day is just the same, I'm chasing rainbows in the rain
All the dreams that I believe in let me down

Maybe I'm reaching far too high
For I have something else entirely free
The love of someone close to me
Unfettered by the world that hurries by

To question such good fortune, who am I?

I long to wake up in the morning and find everything has changed
And all the people that I meet don't wear a frown
But every day is just the same, I'm chasing rainbows in the rain
All the dreams that I believe in let me down

Maybe I'm reaching far too high
For I have something else entirely free
The love of someone close to me
Unfettered by the world that hurries by

To question such good fortune, who am I?


11.My Love

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh.
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky.
My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love

Something happended to my heart the day that I met you
Something that I never felt before
You are always on my mind no matter what I do
And everyday it seems that I want you more

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh.
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky.
My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love
Once I thought that love was meant for anyone else but me
Once I thought you'd never come my way
Now it only goes to show how wrong we all can be
For now I have to tell you everyday

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky
My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love
My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky
My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love


12.Happy Heart


13.You'd Better Come Home

Lyrics:Tony Hatch
Music:Tony Hatch

You'd better come home and stop your running around
You'd better come home and get your feet on the ground
'cause I won't share my love with anyone new

You'd better be smart, you've gotta make up your mind
Stop breaking my heart and leave the others behind
'cause I won't share my love whatever I do

The love that I give for as long as I live will be yours
And nothing can change the way that I feel
So, baby, come back to me (baby, come back to me)
Baby, come back to me (baby, come back to me)
Love me like you did before

You'd better come home and see the damage you've done
You'd better come home because you've had all your fun
And I won't share my love with anyone new
No-oh-no

The love that I give for as long as I live will be yours
And nothing can change the way that I feel
So, baby, come back to me (baby, come back to me)
Baby, come back to me (baby, come back to me)
Love me like you did before

You'd better come home and see the damage you've done
You'd better come home because you've had all your fun
And I won't share my love with anyone new
No-oh-no

I just want to share it with you

You'd better come home-o-ome
REPEAT last line with maybe 10 syllables just on 'home'

FADE
You'd better come home


14.This Is My Song

Lyrics:Charlie Chaplin
Music:Charlie Chaplin

INTRO:
Why is my heart so light?
Why are the stars so bright?
Why is the sky so blue
Since the hour I met you?

Flowers are smiling bright
Smiling for our delight
Smiling so tenderly
For all the world, you and me

BRIDGE
I know why the world is smiling
Smiling so tenderly
It hears the same old story
Through all eternity

VERSE
Love, this is my song
Here is a song, a serenade to you
The world cannot be wrong
If in this world there is you

CHORUS
I care not what the world may say
Without your love there is no day
So, love, this is my song
Here is a song, a serenade to you


Repeat CHORUS


15.'Round Every Corner

Lyrics:Tony Hatch
Music:Tony Hatch

'round ev'ry corner, 'round ev'ry corner
'round ev'ry corner, ('round ev'ry corner)
'round ev'ry corner, 'round ev'ry corner
'round ev'ry corner, ('round ev'ry corner)

Stop feeling sad now, life ain't so bad, now
'round ev'ry corner ('round ev'ry corner)
While you're debating, something's a-waiting
'round ev'ry corner ('round ev'ry corner)

When Columbus sailed away to other shores
How could he imagine all that waited for him?

Around ev'ry corner, (instrumental repeat)
Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)

Leave all the blue days, think about the new days
'round ev'ry corner ('round ev'ry corner)
Everything is yours, now, open all the doors, now
'round ev'ry corner ('round ev'ry corner)

Man will soon be standing on the moon above
Just imagine all the things that he'll discover

Around ev'ry corner, (instrumental repeat)
Around ev'ry corner, (instrumental repeat)

You've gotta stop a-sittin' there on the shelf
You've gotta start lookin' out for yourself, yeah

Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)
Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)
What's the use in crying? Happiness is lying
Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)
And if you want a true love, look for a new love
Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)

Just forget the worries that you leave behind
There are many things to do and you can find them

'round ev'ry corner, ('round ev'ry corner)
'round ev'ry corner, ('round ev'ry corner)
Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)
Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)

Around ev'ry corner, (Around ev'ry corner)

FADE