Wednesday, August 10, 2011

CONNIE FRANCIS: I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU [14]



Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1938) is an American pop singer, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. She is best known for her downbeat ballads delivered in her trademark sobbing, emotive style. In addition to her signature song, "Where The Boys Are", her many hits include "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Who's Sorry Now?", and "Stupid Cupid". She topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on three occasions with "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You". She also was known for her early relationship with the singer and teen heart-throb Bobby Darin.

Birth name Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
Born December 12, 1938 (age 72)
Newark, New Jersey,
United States
Genres Traditional pop, rock 'n roll, Country Pop
Occupations Singer
Instruments Accordion, vocals
Years active 1955–present
Labels MGM
Associated acts Bobby Darin, Brenda Lee, Patti Page, Neil Sedaka, Lesley Gore, Carole King, Ricky Nelso




1. LOVE IS MANY A SPLENDOURED THING


Love is a many splendoured thing
It's the April rose that only
grows in the early spring
Love is nature's way of givin,
a reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers
kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent
heart and taught it how to sing

Yes, true love's a many splendoured thing
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers
kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent
heart and taught it how to sing
Yes, true love's a many splendoured thing


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2. DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU



Don't break the heart that loves you;
Handle it with care
Don't break the heart that needs you;
Darling, please be fair
Why do you flirt, and constantly hurt me?
Why do you treat our love so carelessly?
You know I'm jealous of you,
And yet you seem to try
To go out of your way
To be unkind
Sweetheart, I'm begging of you,
Don't break this heart that loves you
Don't break this heart of mine

(Spoken) Darling, please don't hurt me;
Please, don't make me cry
I don't know what I'd do if you'd ever say goodbye
Remember -- I love you so much,
And love is life's greatest joy
Please don't break my heart like a child breaks a little toy
Sweetheart, I'm begging of you,
Don't break this heart that loves you
Don't break this heart of mine

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3. YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU

You made me love you
I didn't want to do it
I didn't want to do it

You made me want you
And all the time you knew it
I guess you always knew it

You made me happy sometimes
You made me glad
But there were times, dear
You made me feel so bad

You made me cry
I didn't wanna tell you
No I couldn't tell you
I need some love that's true
Yes I do, indeed I do, you know I do

Give me, give me, give me what I cry for

You got the brand o' kisses that I'd die for
You know you made me love you

You made me happy sometimes
You make me glad
But there were times dear
You make me feel so bad
You make me cry
I didn't wanna tell you
I couldn't tell you
I think your swell
That's true, yes I do, did I do, you know I do

I must tell you how I'm feelin'
The very mention of your name sends my heart reelin'
You know you make me,
Love you

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4. AMONG MY SOUVENIRS

There's nothing left for me
Of days that used to be
They're just a memory
Among my souvenirs
Some letters sad and blue
A photograph or two
I see a rose from you
Among my souvenirs
A few more tokens rest
Within my treasure chest
And, though they do their best

To give me consolation,
I count them all apart
And, as the teardrops start,
I find a broken heart
Among my souvenirs
I count them all apart
And, as the teardrops start,
I find a broken heart
Among my souvenirs


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5. WHO IS SORRY NOW


(B.Kalmar/T.Snyder/H.Ruby)

Who's sorry now
Who's sorry now
Whose heart is achin' for breakin' each vow
Who's sad and blue, who's cryin' too
Just like I cried over you
Right to the end
Just like a friend
I tried to warn you somehow
You had your way

Now you must pay
I'm glad that you're sorry now
Right to the end
Just like a friend
I tried to warn you somehow
You had your way
Now you must pay
I'm glad that you're sorry now
I'm glad that you're sorry now...

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6. STUPID CUPID

Stupid cupid, you're a real mean guy
I'd like to clip your wings so you can't fly
I'm in love and it's a crying shame
And I know that you're the one to blame
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
I can't do my homework and I can't see straight
I meet him every morning 'bout a half-past eight
I'm acting like a lovesick fool
You've even got me carrying his books to school
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
You mixed me up but good right from the very start
Hey, go play Robin Hood with somebody else's heart

You've got me jumping like a crazy clown,
And I don't feature what you're putting down
Since I kissed his lovin' lips of wine,
The thing that bothers me is that I like it fine!
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
You've got me jumping like a crazy clown,
And I don't feature what you're putting down
Since I kissed his lovin' lips of wine,
The thing that bothers me is that I like it fine!
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!
Hey, hey -- set me free
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me!


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7. MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN


I told this heart of mine our love could never be,
But then I hear your voice,
and something stirs inside of me
Somehow I can't dismiss the memory of your kiss,
Guess my heart has a mind of its own
No matter what I do, no matter what I say
No matter how I try, I just can't turn the other way
When I'm with someone new, I always think of you,
Guess my heart has a mind of its own

You're not in love with me, so why can't I forget?
I'm just your "used-to-be"; it's wrong, and yet...
I know forgetting you would be a hopeless thing,
For I'm a puppet and I just can't seem to break the string
I say "I'll let you go," but then my heart says "no"
Guess my heart has a mine of its own
Guess my heart has a mind of its own

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8. ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI

She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was as nervous as she could be
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was afraid that somebody would see

Two three four
Tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the locker she wanted to stay

Two three four
Stick around well tell you more

She was afraid to come out in the open
So a blanket around her she wore
She was afraid to come out in the open
And so she sat bundled up on the shore

Two three four
Tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the blanket she wanted to stay

Two three four
Stick around well tell you more

Now she's afraid to come out of the water
And i wonder what she's gunna do
Now she's afraid to come out of the water
And the poor little girls turning blue

Two three four
Tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the water she wanted to stay

From the locker to the blanket
From the blanket to the shore
From the shore to the water
Yes there isn't any more

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9. LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

When you left me all alone at the record hop
Told me you were goin' out for a soda pop
You were gone for quite a while, half an hour or more
You came back and man, oh, man this is what I saw

Lipstick on your collar told a tale on you
Lipstick on your collar said you were untrue
Bet your bottom dollar you and I are through
'Cause lipstick on your collar told a tale on you, yeah

You said it belonged to me, made me stop and think
Then I noticed yours was red, mine was baby pink
Who walked in but Mary Jane, lipstick all a mess
Were you smoochin' my best friend, guess the answer's yes
Lipstick on your collar told a tale on you
Lipstick on your collar said you were untrue
Bet your bottom dollar you and I are through
'Cause lipstick on your collar told a tale on you, boy

Told a tale on you, man, told a tale on you, yeah
Told a tale on you


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10. THERE IS NO TOMORROW


No future to see
Inside the next moment
Nothin' might be

The answer's not certain
No time to decide
Is this the last curtain?
There's no place to hide

There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's only today

We all know the story
We've heard it before
We end up, no question
Outside of death's door

There's no easy answer
To the question at hand
So easy to ask
And not understand

There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's only today

There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
There's only today
There's only today

No future to see
Inside the next moment


AND I LOVE HIM VIDEO



11. MY HAPPINESS


Evening shadows make me blue
When each weary day is through
How I long to be with you
My happiness

Every day I reminisce
Dreaming of your tender kiss
Always thinking how I miss
My happiness

A million years it seems
Have gone by since we shared our dreams
But I'll hold you again

Whether skies are gray or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you
My happiness

Whether skies are gray or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you
My happiness...


Evening shadows make me blue
When each weary day is through
How I long to be with you



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12. IN THE SUMMER OF HIS YEARS

A young man rode with his head held high
Under the Texas sun
And no one guessed that a man so blessed
Would perish by the gun
Lord, would perish by the gun

A shot rang out like a sudden shout
And Heaven held its breath
For the dreams of a multitude of man
Rode with him to his death
Lord, rode with him to his death

Yes, the heart of the world weighs heavy
With the helplessness of tears
For the man cut down in a Texas town
In the summer of his years
The summer of his years

And we who stay mustn't ever lose
The victories that he won
For wherever man look to freedom
His soul goes riding on
Lord, his soul goes riding on


MANY TEARS AGO VIDEO




13. I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU


I can't stop loving you
So I've made up my mind
To live in memory
Of such an old lonesome time

I can't stop wanting you
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life
In dreams of yesterday

Those happy hours
That we once knew
Though long ago
They still make me blue

They say that time
Heals a broken heart
But time has stood still
Since we've been apart...


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14. SECOND HAND LOVE

They tell me that there's someone else you really truly love
And even when we kiss that she's the one you're thinking of
I guess it's true 'cause once or twice you called me by her name
I need you so but now I know that you don't feel the same
It's all over town, you've put me down
A second hand love, a second hand love

Though late at night I sit alone and count the tears that fall
I'd rather have this kind of love than not see you at all
My friends all say I'm better off if we should drift apart
But every day I hope and pray I'll be first in your heart
It's all over town, you've put me down
I'm a second hand love, a second hand love
Just a second hand love, a second hand love


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ADRIANA EVANS: ALL FOR LOVE [14]






Adriana Evans, also known as Adriana Madera, is an American R&B vocalist. She was born 1974 in San Francisco, California and was one of the first Neo soul artists. Her debut album Adriana Evans was released in 1997 and reached the No. 33 position on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Adriana Evans was immersed in music from a young age, with her mother Mary Stallings singing with jazz artists like Count Basie, and her godfather being jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.[1] As such, Evans finds a great deal of her musical upbringing in jazz music.

At the age of 18, Adriana moved to Los Angeles where she planned to attend college. While living in the city, she met rapper Dred Scott and the two quickly became friends. As their friendship grew, the two began working together in music. Because of this relationship, Adriana Evans appeared on Dred Scott's "Check the Vibe" in 1993 and Evans relied heavily on Scott for production on her debut album.

Paul Stewart, CEO of PMP records, played a crucial role in helping Adriana Evans get a deal with Capitol Records during the 1990s. Stewart was attracted to Evans after hearing a demo featuring her and having seen her in the video for Scott's "Check the Vibe." As Capitol Records folded, Stewart brought Evans onto his PMP Records where she released her self-titled debut album.

Adriana's self-titled debut album featured two singles, "Love Is All Around" and "Seein Is Believing." The two singles charted, with the former reaching #65 on the R&B charts and the latter reaching #50.

Born

1974
San Francisco, California, United States[1]
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
Instruments singing
Labels Loud, Expansion
Associated acts Dred Scott




1. I WILL BE THERE


Summer breeze and autumn leaves
Children laugh and play
A mother cries while lovers sigh
And things my often change
I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there

So skies are blue and skies are grey
And heaven touched my hands
So love could fill your empty heart
I hope you understand
I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there

Do you ever wonder what you life has meant
Just look around
And where your happiness is spent

Well skies are blue and skies are grey
And heaven touched my hands
So love could fill your empty heart
I know you'll understand
That I'm just here to let you know
Gotta let my feelings show
I just came to let you know
I'll be there
I'll be there

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2. LOVE IS ALL AROUND


Hey, glad to see you
You, what a pleasure to meet you
From where I am, you're looking good to me
From where I am, is where you ought to be
You feel it, every day
Something's in the air, whenever we get it together

Love is all around
And when you feel it all around

Hey, glad to see you
You, looking very familiar
From where I am is where you ought to be
From where I am is where we need to be
You feel it, every day
Picks you up and on your way

Love is all around
And when you feel it all around
I know, I know, I know
Love is all round
And when you feel it all around
I know, I know, I know
Love is all around
All around
All around
All around

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3. SEEIN' IS BELIEVING

Chorus:
You know that seein' is believing
Don't say you love me if you're leavin'
You know that seein' is believing
Don't say you love me if you're leavin'
Suddenly you up and take your love away
Like a dream, it happened all in just one day
Could it be that I was running out of time
Is it me, or are you playing with my mind
Don't you know that everything you said
Is messin' with my head
And mama said

{Chorus}

Ooh ooh wee
Time has helped, me open up my eyes to you
Now I see, you're not worth what you put me through
Could it be that you were running out of time
Now I see that you were playing with my mind
Don't you know that nothing that you said
Is messing with my head
And mama said

{Chorus} (2x)


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4. HEAVEN


I'd like to walk with you to heaven
I know it's not so very far
And when we finally get to heaven, I'll know that
Maybe time, can make things turn out better
Maybe love, can fix it after all
Rain that falls, will lead to sunny weather
So don't forget when we're apart
I'd like to fly with you to heaven
Flyin' way up high
When we finally get to heaven, you know that
Maybe time, can make things turn out better
Maybe love, can fix it after all
Rain that falls, will lead to sunny weather
So don't forget when we're apart

Ooh heaven
You're not so very far
And when we finally get to heaven
I know that
La la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la, oh, oh baby
La la, la la, la la
Don't forget when we're apart

Repeat until end:
I'd like to thank you for the love you've given me
I'd like to thank you for the happiness you bring
I'd like to thank you for the joy you've given me



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5. TRIPPIN'



Take a trip
And trip inside your mind from where you are
Make a wish
And wish upon a star from near or far
I keep hopin' for a dream
I keep searchin' for the mircale in you
You can feel your destiny
If you hold on tight the dream will carry you

Trippin' through your mind yeah
Trippin' through your mind yeah
Your mind
In your mind

Close your eyes
And let your spirit fly from where you are

Take the time
To purify your mind from where you are
I keep hopin' for a dream
I keep searchin' for the miracle in you
You can feel the destiny
If you hold on tight the dream will carry you

Trippin' through your mind yeah
Trippin' through your mind yeah
Your mind
Through your mind
Through your mind
Through your mind...


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6. REMEMBER LOVE


When i dream,
All i see,
Is you and me,
Back when we were free,
Doing ghetto dances,
Taking crazy chances.
Oh baby,
No one else will ever love you more than me.
Open up your heart and let your soul be free.
To love, love, remember love.
Remember remember remember love

Yo, people say,
She's so funny,
Blows me away.
Cause they don't even know me.
Where were they way back when,
you was on the corners rapping.
Oh baby,
know one else will ever love you more than me.
Open up your heart and let your soul be free,
To love. Remember love
Remember remember remember love

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7. SAY YOU WON'T


Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting

Whenever you're lonely
You always run to me
Or whenever, whenever, whenever you want me
I'm there

I need you to be there for me
But whenever I need ya why don't I see ya
Is that too much to ask
I'm a woman who stands on her own
But knowing you're there
And showing you care
Is all I want

Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting

Just say you won't
Just say you won't
I won't be waiting on you
Just say you won't
Just say you won't

No time to be wasted
Will you be there for me
Don't answer my question with maybe
Say yes

I need you to be there for me
But whenever I need ya why don't I see ya
Is that too much to ask
I'm a woman who stands on her own
But knowing you're there
And showing you care
Is all I want

Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting
Just say you won't
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
Say you won't keep me waiting
You know how much I don't like waiting


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8. SOMETHING



Lying in a bed... looking at a hole in the wall yeah
Forgive me if it seems I've been screening my phone calls
But darling I swear I didn't mean to shung you...
I just ran out of nice things to say
About the weather about the news or your new pair of shoes
Living the blues paying dues when it seems like you really didn't have
A clue

Out of nowhere came something (good love)
And the something said it all (good love)
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something
Something happened to me that made it all seem new

Lying through my teeth singing a clean version of a song
See the truth would blow your mind so I'm saying nothing's wrong
Darling I swear I didn't mean to shung you...
But I can only feel sorry for myself today
With all this money in my pocket still not living paid
I was seeing so many trees all around but
I still couldn't find no shade

Out of nowhere came something (good love)
And the something said it all (good love)
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something
Something happened to me that made it all seem new
Seem new
Didn't care about the weather or the news
Or your new pair of shoes
Living the blues paying dues when it seems like I really didn't have
A clue

Out of nowhere came something (good love)
And the something said it all (good love)
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something
And from nothing I gotta a lot of something something
Something going on
I gotta a lot of something
I gotta a lot of something yeah
I gotta a lot of something yeah yeah
I gotta a lot of something uh huh
[repeat]

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9. SAME AS EVER I WAS


Hey now
I'm not finished loving you
Lay down tell me what you're going through
Why play this game now
When there's no one in the way now

CHORUS:
Heartbreak and sorrow
We're (or well) within sight (?}
May not have tomorrow
Still have tonight
So just hold me tight
Don't let this moment get away

I'm not finished lovin' you

Hey now
What exactly should we do?
Not run away now
When there's so much left to say now

[Chorus]

(Back up)
Run away now little boy
Run away now little boy

[Chorus]

Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now


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10. BLUE BIRD


Blue Bird
I got a blue bird, a blue bird on my shoulder
I got a blue bird, a blue bird on my shoulder
I saw her standing, standing by the water
She was naked, her hair in great disorder

And I know that I fly and the rest is lie

I sent a warning, a warning of disaster
I sent a warning, I warned of great disaster
I sent that blue bird, a blue bird down the water
I sent that blue bird, floating down the water

And I know that I fly and the rest is lie
Hold me, hold me, hold me close



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11. WANDERING HOME




Wandering Home
I Hear You Calling Me
I hear you calling me
You called me when
The moon had veiled her light
Before I went from you
Into the night
I came
Do you remember
Back to you for one last kiss
Beneath the cold starlight

I hear you calling me
And oh the ringing gladness
Of your voice
The one that made my
Loving heart rejoice
You spoke
Do you remember
And my heart still hears
The distant music of your voice

I hear you calling me
Though years have stretched
Their weary lengths between
And on your grave
The mossy grass green
I stand
Do you behold me listening here
Hearing your voice
Through all the years between



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12. CAMINO


Children laugh and play
A mother cries while lovers sigh

And things my often change
I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there

So, skies are blue and skies are gray
And heaven touched my hands
So, love could fill your empty heart
I hope you understand

I'm just here to let you know
I'll be there

Do you ever wonder what you life has meant?
Just look around
And where your happiness is spent

Well, skies are blue and skies are gray
And heaven touched my hands
So, love could fill your empty heart
I know you'll understand

That I'm just here to let you know
Gotta let my feelings show
I just came to let you know
I'll be there, I'll be there

Children laugh and play
A mother cries while lovers sigh


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13. ALL FOR LOVE

(feat. Rod Stewart, and Sting)

When it's love you give
I'll be a man of good faith.
then in love you live.
I'll make a stand. I won't break.
I'll be the rock you can build on,
be there when you're old,
to have and to hold.
When there's love inside
I swear I'll always be strong.
then there's a reason why.
I'll prove to you we belong.
I'll be the wal that protects you
from the wind and the rain,
from the hurt and pain.

Let's make it all for one and all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
the one you need,
'cause when it's all for onee it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
then just let your feelings show
and make it all for one and all for love.

When it's love you make
I'll be the fire in your night.



then it's love you take.
I will defend, I will fight.
I'll be there when you need me.
When honor's at stake,
this vow I will make:

that it's all for one and all for love.
Let the one be the one you want,
the one you need,
'cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
then just let your feelings show
and make it all for one and all for love.

Don't lay our love to rest
'cause we could stand up to you test.
We got everything and more than we had planned,
more than the rivers that run the land.
We've got it all in our hands.

Now it's all for one and all for love.
It's all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
the one you need,
'cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
It's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
then just let your feelings show.
When there's someone that you want,
when there's someone that you need
let's make it all, all for one and all for love.



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14. UNDERNEATH THE STARS


Underneath the stars, alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful, ours alone tonight
Underneath the stars

Spinning round and round with you
Watching shadows melt the light
Soft shining from our eyes
Into another space is ours alone tonight
Watching shadows melt

And the waves break
And the waves break

Whisper in my ear a wish
We could drift away held tight
Your voice inside my head
The kiss is infinite and ours alone tonight
We could drift away

Flying here like this with you
Underneath the stars alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful and ours alone tonight
Underneath the stars

And everything gone and all still to come
As nothing to us together as one
In each others arms, so near and so far
Forever as now underneath the stars

As the waves break

Underneath the stars, alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful, ours alone tonight



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