It's a lazy afternoon

And the beetle bugs are zooming

And the tulip trees are blooming

And there's not another human in view,

But us two

It's a lazy afternoon

And the farmer leaves his reaping

In the meadow cows are sleeping

And the speckled trouts stop leaping up stream

As we dream

A far pink cloud hangs over the hill

Unfolding like a rose

If you hold my hand and sit real still,

You can hear the grass as it grows

It's a hazy afternoon

And I know a place that's quiet,

Except for daisies running riot

And there's no one passing by it to see

Come spend this lazy afternoon with me

 

Written by J. La Touche & J. Moross

Whatever you are you’re goin’ to be

Whatever you are is all right with me

You’re gonna be what you want anyway

These are the words I heard my father say

When I was a young girl

And shy of men

He said when you’re ready

You’ll know just when

And when I was taken and thrown away

There wasn’t a reason to face the day

And he said: 'Whatever you are you’re goin’ to be

Whatever you are is all right with me

You’re gonna be what you want anyway'

These are the words I heard my father say

My father’s song is clear and easy

And though he’s gone he lives in my heart

When I go wrong

I swear he sees me

And he smiles for a star,

And he says:' Wherever you are

I’m here by your side

My life is a rope that won’t come untied

Oh, I’m gonna stand by you right or wrong'

These are the words within

My father’s song

Uh...

These are the words within

My father’s song

 

Written by Rupert Holmes

By the way did I hear you say

If some night I seem too lonely

You would stay

Oh and by the way

Have I told you yet that only recently

He moved out on me

Took the towels we stole

From some motel in Tennessee

He was gone long before he really left

I knew it ...

By the way

He began to say:

'Love takes time, I’m in a hurry'

Anyway that’s all yesterday

Let’s get back to us

Why worry?

If you try calling by and by

Oh, and by the way

I thought I mention

You can’t stay...

Neath the lights

You don’t look a thing like he did

And it’s time to play

It’s another day

Why can’t we make love fall

By the way?

 

Written by B. Streisand & R. Holmes

(Uh...Ah...Uh...Please shake me baby!)

All through this long and sleepless night

I hear my neighbors talking (He don’t love ‘er)

Sayin’ right out of my life

Into another’s arms

He’ll soon be walkin’ (Soon be walkin’)

Somebody shake me (Shake me)

Wake me (Wake me)

When it’s over (When it’s over)

Somebody tell me (Tell me)

Am I dreaming? (Dreaming)

When it’s over (When it’s over)

They say our love ain’t

What it used to be

And everyone knows but me

I close my eyes not wanting to hear

But the words are loud and clear

(Ah ah ah ah!)

Through these walls so thin

I hear my neighbors when

They said don’t love ‘er (He don’t love ‘er)

They say my heart’s in danger

'Cause you’re leaving me

For the love of a stranger (Love of a stranger)

Somebody shake me (Shake me)

Wake me (Wake me)

When it’s over (When it’s over)

Somebody tell me (Tell me)

Am I dreaming? (Dreaming)

When it’s over (When it’s over)

You’re just what my heart desires

My whole world you inspire

I can’t bear I think I’m losing you

'Cause I’ve loved you my whole life through

Through these walls so thin

I hear my neighbors when

They said he don’t love ‘er (He don’t love ‘er)

Oh no! They say my heart’s in danger

'Cause you’re leaving me

For the love of a stranger (Love of a stranger)

Somebody shake me (Wake me)

Oh Shake me (Wake me)

Shake me (Shake me)

Shake me (Shake me)

Shake me (Shake me)

Oh somebody (Wake me)

When it’s over (When it’s over)

Somebody tell me (Tell me)

Am I dreaming? (Dreaming)

When it’s over (When it’s over)

Somebody wake me (Shake me)

Wake me shake me (Shake me)

Wake me shake me (Wake me)

When it’s over (When it’s over)

(Wake me shake me) Shake me somebody

Tell me that I’m dreaming...

 

Written by B. Holland, L. Dozier & E. Holland

I never had much money

I never won a race

My jokes don’t end that funny

And I had door slammed on my face

But I think you’ve charmed me

I always hoped that someone would

I never had a love like this before

No... I never had it so good

I’m not the type that’s trusted

Always tripping over logs

And often I’ve been busted

And chased by friendly dogs

But I think you’ve charmed me

I always hoped that someone would

I never had a love like this before

No... I never had it so good

Hmm...

But I think you’ve charmed me

I always hoped that someone would

I never had a love like this before

No... I never had it so good

 

Written by P. Williams & R. Nichols

Last month

While thinking of love

I wrote him some words and mailed them away

But the next day

I found at my door a letter from Spain

He’d sent long before

And it’s not read

I haven’t heard from you in weeks

I must assume that you no longer care

Too bad that’s it, goodbye

It’s just amazing

How loving can fail

From letters that cross in the mail

A life, a love, a chance to win it all

Can pass you by, in the far gone seen

And you think you’ll find your fate tomorrow night

And he finds somebody else in-between

I sat with swords in my heart

And pen in a hand

I wrote I’m glad that we’re through

Full of hate I mailed it

But then in a week a letter arrived

With love did it speak

I loved the tender words you sent

It seems I wronged you please forgive me

I’ll return by ship real soon

But I know now that he’ll never sail

Our letters will cross in the mail

It’s just amazing

How time brings a loss

And loving can fail

Like letters that cross in the mail...

 

Written by R. Holmes

Here we are

On Earth together

It’s you and I

God has mad us fall in love

It’s true

I’ve really found

Someone like you

Will it stay

The love you feel for me

And will you say

That you will be by my side

To see me through

Until my life is through

And in my mind

We can conquer the world

In love you and I

You and I,

You and I...

I’m glad

At least in my life

I’ve found someone

That may not be here forever

To see me through

But I found strength in you

I only pray that I have shown you

A brighter day

Because that’s all that I am living for

You see

Don’t worry what happens to me

'Cause in my mind

You will stay here always

In love you and I

You and I, you and I

You and I, you and I

You and I

In my mind

We can conquer the world

In love you and I

You and I, you and I

You and I...

 

Written by S. Wonder

I feel too bad

I’m feeling mighty sick and sore

So bad I feel

I said I’m feeling sick and sore

And so afraid

My man don’t love me no more

Moanin’ low

My sweet man I love him so

Though he’s mean as can be

He’s the kind of man

Who needs the kind of woman like me

I wanna die

If sweet man should pass me by

If I doubt where he’d be

He’s the kind of man

Who needs the kind of woman like me

Don’t know any reason why he treats me so poorly

What have I gone and done

Makes my trouble double

With these worries when surely

I ain’t deservin' it none

Moanin’ low

My sweet man is gonna go

When he goes oh Lordy

He’s the kind of man

Who needs the kind of a woman like me

Don’t know any reason why he treats me so coolly

What have I gone and done

He makes my trouble double

With these worries when surely

I ain’t deserving enough

Moanin’ low

My sweet man is gonna go

When he goes oh Lordy

He’s the kind of man

Who needs the kind of a woman like me.

 

Written by H. Dietz & R. Rainger

A child is born

We’ve suddenly stepped through

A thousand dolls

A child is born

Her chin is like mine

But her eyes are yours

How perfectly formed are her fingers

So far to reach, so much to know

What words will be formed by her fingers

We’ll hold her close

Then let her go

How sweet to find

A part of ourselves

We knew nothing of

A child is born

A child that is born of our love

 

Written by A. Bergman, M. Bergman & D. Grusin

There are songs that sound like movies

There are themes that fill the screen

There are lines I say that sound as if they’re written

There are looks I wear the theater should have seen

But though I’ve made my life a movie

The matinee must end by five

And I must stagger out into the blinding sunlight half alive

Wishing I were back inside the picture show

There where it’s always night

Notice how the screen is wide

The second role I’ve said around too tight

Will I stay? Yes, I might

Oh widescreen wider on my eyes

Lie my mind with lies

Find the world like nothing that I’ve seen

Oh widescreen dreams are just my sighs

As we walk from out the movie

Are we acting out a scene

Does the orchestra play chords when we start loving?

Do we move just like slow motion on the screen?

Life’s a constant disappointment

When you live on celluloid

But my movie expectations are a dream I can’t avoid

Waiting for a man to say the things that I heard in the film last night

But he doesn’t want to play the role

And he can’t pick his cues up right

Will I dream? Yes, I might!

Oh widescreen winding round my eyes

Blinding me with lies

Finding I’ve been fooled by what I’ve seen

No, widescreen dreams are more than you

How can lies be true?

All we have is life and mind

And love we find with a friend

Oh let the movie end...

 

Written by R. Holmes