Favorite Song Lyrics
from our High School Years

"Alone Again (Naturally)" (As recorded by Gilbert O'Sullivan) RAYMOND O'SULLIVAN Oh in a little while from now If I'm not feeling any less sour I promise myself to treat myself and visit a nearby tower And climbing to the top Will throw myself off In an effort to make it clear to who- Ever what it's like when you're shattered Left standing in the lurch at a church Where people saying "My God that's tough, she's stood him up No point in us remaining, we may as well go home" As I did on my own Alone again, nat'rally. To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to, well who wouldn't do The role I was about to play But as if to knock me down, reality came around And without so much as a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt, talk about, God in his mercy Oh if He really does exist, why did He desert me? In my hour of need, I truly am indeed Alone again, nat'rally. It seems to me that there are more hearts broken in the world That can't be mended, left unattended What do we do? What do we do? Alone again, nat'rally. Now looking back over the years And whatever else that appears I remember I cried, when my father died Never wishing to hide the tears And at sixty-five years old My mother, God rest her soul Couldn't understand, why the only man She had ever loved had been taken Leaving her to start, with a heart so badly broken Despite encouragement from me, no words were ever spoken And when she passed away I cried and cried all day Alone again, nat'rally Alone again, nat'rally. (c) Copyright 1972 by MAM (Music Publishing) Ltd., London, England. Management   "Anticipation" (As recorded by Carly Simon) CARLY SIMON We can never know about the things 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 feels to be with you How right your arms feel around me But I, 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, Lord I don't know nature's ways So I'll try and see into your eyes right now And stay right here, 'cause these are the good old days These are the good old days And stay right here, 'cause these are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days. (c) Copyright 1971 by Quackenbush Music, Ltd.   "Big Yellow Taxi" (As recorded by Joni Mitchell) JONI MITCHELL They paved paradise and put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a botique and a swinging hot spot. Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot (Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa. Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa). They took all the the trees and put them in a tree museum And they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em. Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. (Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa. Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa). Hey, farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T. now Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please! Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot (Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa. Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa). Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took away my old man. Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot (Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa. Woo, pa-pa-pa-pa). They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. (c) Copyright 1970 by Siquomb Publising Corp. 55 Liberty Street, New York,   "Fire And Rain" (As recorded by James Taylor) JAMES TAYLOR Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susan the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to. I've seen fire and I've seen rain I seen sunny days that I thought would never end I seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again. Won't you look down upon me Jesus You gotta help me make a stand You just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way. Woah, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I seen sunny days that I thought would never end I seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again. Been walking my mind to an easy time My back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well there's hours of time on the telephone line To talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground. Woah, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I seen sunny days that I thought would never end I seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you baby One more time again now. Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things comin' my way this time around now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain now Na na na na na na na na. (c) Copyright 1969 by Blackwood Music, Inc. and Country Road Music, Inc.   "Friends" (As recorded by Elton John) ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN I hope the day will be a lighter highway For friends are found on every road Can you ever think of any better way For the lost and weary travellers to go? Making friends for the world to see Let the people know you got what you need With a friend at hand You will see the light If your friends are there then everything's all right. It seems to me a crime that we should age These fragile times should never slip us by A time you never can or shall erase As friends together watch their childhood fly Making friends for the world to see Let the people know you got what you need With a friend at hand You will see the light If your friends are there then everything's all right. (c) Copyright 1970 by Dick James Music Limited   "I Am, I Said" (As recorded by Neil Diamond) NEIL DIAMOND L.A.'s fine the sun shines most the time And the feelin' is lay back Palm trees grow and rent's are low But you know I keep thinkin' 'bout Makin' my way back Well I'm New York City born and raised But nowadays I'm lost between two shores L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home New York's home but it ain't mine no more I am, I said To no one there And no one heard at all not even the chair I am, I cried I am, said I And I am lost and I can even say why Leavin' me lonely still Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king, And then became one Well except for the names and a few other changes, If you talk about me Story's the same one But I got an emptiness deep inside And I've tried but it won't let me go And I'm not a man who likes to swear But I've never cared for the sound of being alone I am, I cried I am, said I I am, I am. (c) Copyright 1971 by Prophet Music, Inc.   "If" (As recorded by Bread) DAVID GATES If a picture paints a thousand words then why can't I paint you The words will never show the you I've come to know If a face could launch a thousand ships then where am I to go There's no one home but you, you're all that's left me, too. And when my love for life is running dry You come and pour yourself on me If a man could be two places at one time I'd be with you Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way If the world should stop revolving, spinning slowly out to die I'd spend the end with you, and when the world was through Then one by one the stars would all go out Then you and I would simply fly away. (c) Copyright 1971 by Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc.   "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)" (As recorded by John Ono Lennon) LENNON Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon you're gonna be dead What in the world you thinkin' of? Laughing in the face of love What on earth you tryin' to do? It's up to you, yeah you! Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna look you right in the face Better get yourself together darling Join the human race How in the world you gonna see Laughing at fools like me? Who on earth do you think you are? A superstar? Well right you are! Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Well we all shine on Everyone, come on. Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you off your feet Better recognize your brothers Everyone you meet Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear Why on earth are you there? When you're everywhere Gonna get your share! Well we all shine on Like the moons and the stars and the sun Yeah we all shine on Come on and on and on on on. Yeah, yeah All right Uh, huh Ah. Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah we all shine on, on and on on on. Yeah we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah we all shine on Like the moons and the stars and the sun Like the moon and the stars and the sun. (c) Copyright 1970 by Northern Songs Limited   "It's Too Late" (As recorded by Carole King) TONI STERN & CAROLE KING Stayed in bed all mornin' just to pass the time There's somethin' wrong here, there can by no denyin' One of us is changin', or maybe we just stopped tryin'. And it's too late baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it Something inside has died and I can't hide And I just can't fake it, oh no no no no. It used to be so easy livin' here with you You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool. And it's too late baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it Something inside has died and I can't hide And I just can't fake it, oh no no. Do do do do do do do do do do. There'll be good times again for me and you But we just can't stay together, dont'cha feel it too? Still I'm glad for what we had, and how I once loved you. But it's too late baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it Something inside has died and I can't hide And I just can't fake it Oh, no no no no no. It's too late, baby It's too late, now darlin' It's too late. (c) Copyright 1971 by Screen Gems - Columbia Music, Inc.   "Maggie May" (As recorded by Rod Stewart/Mercury) ROD STEWART & MARTIN QUITTENTON Wake up Maggie I think I got somthing to say to you It's late September and I really should be back at school I know I keep you amused, but I feel I'm being used Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymore. You led me away from home Just to save you from being alone You stole my heart and that's what really hurts. The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age But that don't worry me none, in my eyes your everything I laughed at all of your jokes, my love you didn't need to coax Oh Maggie I could have tried, anymore. You led me away from home, just to save you from being alone You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without. All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand But you turned into a lover and mother what a lover you wore me out All you did was wreck my bed, and in the morning kick me in the head Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried, anymore. You led me away from home, 'cause you didn't want to be alone You stole my heart, I couldn't leave you if I tried. I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool Or find myself a rock and roll band, that needs a helping hand Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face. You made a first class fool out of me But I was blind as a fool can be You stole my heart, but I love you anyway Maggie, I wish I'd, never seen your face I'll get on back home, one of these days. (c) Copyright 1971 by M.R.C. Music, Inc.   "Make It With You" (As recorded by Bread) DAVID GATES Hey have you ever tried Really reaching out for the other side I may be climbing on rainbows But baby here goes. Dreams they're for those who sleep Life is for us to keep And if you're wondering what this all is leading to I want to make it with you I really think that we could make it girl. No, you don't know me well And every little thing only time will tell If you believe the things that I do And we'll see it through. Life can be short or long Love can be right or wrong And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through I'd like to make it with you I really think that we could make it girl. Baby you know that Dreams, they're for those who sleep Life, it's for us to keep And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through I'd like to make it with you I really think that we could make it girl. (c) Copyright 1970 by Screen Gems - Columbia Music.   "One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack)" (As recorded by Coven) DENNIS LAMBERT & BRIAN POTTER Listen children to a story that was written long ago 'Bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone And the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own. Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end There won't be any trumpets blowin' come the judgement day On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away. So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill Came an answer from the kingdom "With our brothers we will share, All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there." Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end There won't be any trumpets blowin' come the judgement day On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away. Now the valley cried with anger, mount your horses, draw your sword And they killed the mountain people so they won their just reward Now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain, dark and red Turned the stone and looked beneath it "Peace on earth" was all it said. Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end There won't be any trumpets blowin' come the judgement day On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away. (c) Copyright 1969 by Cents and Pence Musique Co.   "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)" (As recorded by Jim Croce) JIM CROCE Operator, oh could you help me place this call See the number on the matchbook is old and faded She's living in L.A. With my best old ex-friend Ray A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated. But isn't that the way they say it goes Well let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels. Operator, well could you help me place this call 'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me There's something in my eyes You know it happens every time I think about a love that I thought would save me. But isn't that the way they say it goes Well let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels No, no, no, no, that's not the way it feels Operator, well let's forget about this call There's no one there I really wanted to talk to Thank you for your time Ah you've been so much more than kind You can keep the dime But isn't that the way they say it goes Well let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels. (c) Copyright 1971, 1972 by Blendingwell Music, Inc.   "Signs" (As recorded by Five Man Electrical Band) LES EMERSON And the sign said "long haired freaky people, needn't ought apply" So I tucked my hair up under my hat, and I went in to ask him why He said "you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do" So I took off my hat, I said "imagine that, huh, me working for you!", woah Sign, sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this don't do that can't you read the sign? And the sign said "anybody caught trespassing would be shot on sight" So I jumped on the fence and yelled at the house, "hey what gives you the right?" To put up a fence to keep me out, or to keep mother nature in If God was here he'd tell you to your face: "man you're some kind of sinner!" Sign, sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this don't do that can't you read the sign? Now hey mister can't you read You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat You can't even watch, no you can't eat, you ain't supposed to be here Sign said you gotta have a membership card to get inside, ooh And the sign said "everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray" But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all, I didn't have a penny to pay So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign I said "thank you Lord for thinking of me, I'm alive and doing fine!", woah Sign, sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this don't do that can't you read the sign? Sign, sign everywhere a sign Sign, sign (c) Copyright 1970 by 4-Star Music Co., Inc.   "Tiny Dancer" (As recorded by Elton John) ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN Blue jean baby, L.A. lady Seamstress for the band Pretty eyed, pirate smile You'll marry a music man Ballerina, you must have seen her Dancing in the sand And now she's in me, always with me Tiny Dancer in my hand. Jesus freaks, out in the street Handing tickets out for God Turning back, she just laughs The boulevard is not that bad Piano man, he makes a stand In the auditorium Looking on, she sings the songs The words she knows, the tunes she hums But oh, how it feels so real Lying here with no one near Only you, and you can hear me When I say softly, slowly Hold me closer Tiny Dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Hold me closer Tiny Dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Blue jean baby, L.A. lady Seamstress for the band Pretty eyed, pirate smile You'll marry a music man Ballerina, you must have seen her Dancing in the sand And now she's in me, always with me Tiny Dancer in my hand. But oh, how it feels so real Lying here with no one near Only you, and you can hear me When I say softly, slowly Hold me closer Tiny Dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today. Hold me closer Tiny Dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today. (c) Copyright 1971 by Dick James Music Limited   "Vincent" (As recorded by Don McLean) DON MCLEAN Starry starry night, paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills, sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land. Now I understand, what you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now. Starry starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain Weathered faces lined in pain Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand. Now I understand, what you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now. For they could not love you, but still your love was true And when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry night You took your life as lovers often do But I could have told you, Vincent This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you. Starry starry night, portraits hung in empty halls Frameless heads on nameless walls With eyes that watch the world and can't forget Like the strangers that you've met The ragged men in ragged clothes, the silver thorn of bloody rose Lie crushed and bleeding on the virgin snow.   Now I think I know, what you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they're not listening still Perhaps they never will. (c) Copyright 1971 by Mayday Music, Inc. and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.   "Woodstock" (As recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young/Atlantic) JONI MITCHELL Well I came apon a child of God He was walking along the road, and I asked him "Tell me where are you going?" this he told me Said "I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm, gonna join in a rock and roll band Got to get back to the land and set my soul free." We are stardust, we are golden We are caught in the devil's bargain And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. Well then can I walk beside you I have come to lose the smog And I feel myself a cog in something turning And maybe it's the time of year Yes and maybe it's the time of man And I don't know who I am But life is for learning. We are stardust, we are golden We are caught in the devil's bargain And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. We are stardust, we are golden We are caught in the devil's bargain And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere was a song and a celebration And I dreamed I saw the farmer death planes riding shotgun in the sky Turning into butterflies above our nation. We are stardust, we are golden We are caught in the devil's bargain And we got to get ourselves back to the garden. (c) Copyright 1969 by Siquomb Publishing Corp., 55 Liberty St., New York.   "You've Got A Friend" (As recorded by James Taylor) CAROLE KING When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand And nothin', wo nothin' is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night. You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come runnin', oh yeah babe To see you again Winter, spring, summer, or fall Now all you got to do is call And I'll be there, yeah yeah yeah You've got a friend. If the sky above you Should turn dark and full of clouds And that 'ol north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together And call my name out loud, now Soon I'll be knockin' upon your door. You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come runnin', oh yes I will To see you again Winter, spring, summer, or fall, yeah All you got to do is call And I'll be there, yeah yeah yeah Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend When people can be so cold They'll hurt you, and desert you Well they'll take your soul if you let them Oh yeah, but don't you let them. You just call out my name (out my name) And you know wherever I am I'll come runnin' To see you again, oh babe, don't you know 'bout Winter, spring, summer, or fall Hey now all you got to do is call Lord I'll be there, yes I will, oh You've got a friend. You've got a friend, yeah Ain't it good to know you've got a friend Ain't it good to know you've got a friend Oh yeah, yeah You've got a friend. (c) Copyright 1971 by Screen Gems - Columbia Music, Inc.   "Your Song" (As recorded by Elton John) ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside I'm not one of those who can easily hide, I Don't have much money but, boy if I did I'd buy a big house where, we both could live. If I was a sculptor, heh, but then again no Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show, oh I Know it's not much but it's the best I can do My gift is my song and, this one's for you And you can tell everybody this is your song It may be quite simple but now that it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind That I put down in words How wonderful life is, while you're in the world I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss, well a few of the verses, well they've got me quite cross But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song It's for people like you that keep it turned on So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen And you can tell everybody this is your song It may be quite simple but now that it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind That I put down in words How wonderful life is, while you're in the world I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind That I put down in words How wonderful life is, while you're in the world