Reflections V

This time we almost made the pieces fit
Didn’t we?
This time we almost made some sense of it
Didn’t we?
This time I had the answer, right here in my hand
Then I touched it and it had turned to sand

This time we almost sang the song in tune
Didn’t we, love?
This time we almost made it to the moon
Didn’t we?
This time we almost made, almost made our poem rhyme
This time we almost made that long hard climb

Didn’t we almost make it this time?
This time.

T /M: Jimmy L. Webb

The clock will tick away the hours one by one
Then the time will come when all the waiting´s done
The time when you return and find me here and run
Straight to my waiting arms

If it takes forever, I will wait for you
For a thousand summers, I will wait for you
Till you´re back beside me, till I´m holding you
Till I here you sigh here in my arms

Anywhere you wonder, anywhere you go
Everyday remember how I love you so
In your heart believe what in my heart I know
That forevermore I´ll wait for you

If it takes forever, I will wait for you
For a thousand summers, I will wait for you
Till you’re here beside me, till I´m touching you
And forevermore sharing your love

T /M: Norman Gimbel / Michel Legrand

Walk away, please go
Before you throw your life away
A life that I could share for just a day
We should have met some years ago
For your sake I say
Walk away, just go

Walk away, and live
A life that’s full
With no regret
Don’t look back at me
Just try, try to forget
Why build a dream that cannot, that cannot come true
So be strong, reach for the stars now
Walk away, walk on

If I heard your voice
I’d beg you stay
So don’t say a word
Just run, run, run away.

Goodbye my love
My tears will fall
Now that you’ve gone
I can’t help but cry
But I, I must go on
I am sad that I´ve been searching
I´ve been searching so long
You, I love you, but I told you
Yes, I told you:
Walk away
Walk away

T /M: Don Black / Udo Jürgens

I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to
Up over the clouds
To where the sky was blue
I could see all around me
Everywhere
I could see all around me
Everywhere

Sometimes I feel like
I’ve never been nothing but tired
And I’ll be walking
Till the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
No more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to

Some days I look down
Afraid I will fall
And though the sun shines
I see nothing at all
And I hear your sweet voice, your sweet voice
come and then go
Telling me softly
You love me so

The peaceful valley
Just over the mountain
The peaceful valley
Few come to know
I may, I may never get there
Ever in this lifetime
But sooner or later
It’s there I will go
Sooner or later
It’s there I will go

T /M: Patty Griffin

The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I’m strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We’ll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

If I’m laden at all
I’m laden with sadness
That everyone’s heart
Isn’t filled with the gladness
Of love for one another

It’s a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we’re on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn’t weigh me down at all
He ain’t heavy he’s my brother
He’s my brother
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

T /M: Bob Russel / Bobby Scott

We’ll meet again
Don’t know where
Don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day
Keep smiling through
Just like you always do
Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away

So, will you please say hello
To the folks that I know
Tell them I won’t be long
They’ll be happy to know
That as you saw me go
I was singing this song

We’ll meet again
Don’t know where
Don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day

So, will you please say hello
To the folks that I know
Tell them it won’t be long
They’ll be happy to know
That as you saw me go
I was singing this song

We’ll meet again
Don’t know where
Don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day

T /M: Hughie Charles / Ross Parker

Do me wrong, do me right
Tell me lies, but hold me tight
Save your goodbyes for the morning light
But don’t let me be lonely tonight

Say goodbye and say hello
Sure enough good to see you
But it’s time to go
Don’t say yes, but please
don’t say no
I don’t want to be lonely tonight
I don’t want to be lonely tonight

Go away then, damn you
Go on and do as you please
You ain’t gonna see me getting down on my knees
I’m undecided and your heart’s been divided
You’ve been turning my world upside down

Do me wrong, do me right
Go on and tell me lies, but hold me tight
Save your goodbyes for the morning light
But don’t let me be lonely tonight

Go away then, damn you
Go on and do as you please
You ain’t gonna see me getting down on my knees
Cause I’m undecided and your heart’s been divided
You’ve been turning my world upside down

Do me wrong, do me right
Go on and tell me lies, but hold me tight
Save your goodbyes for the morning light
But don’t let me be lonely tonight

I don’t want to be lonely tonight

T /M: James Taylor

When I fall in love
It will be forever
Or I’ll never fall in love
In a restless world
Like this is
Love is ended before it’s begun
And too many moonlight kisses
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun

When I give my heart
It will be completely
Or I’ll never give my heart
And the moment I can feel that
You feel that way too
Is when I’ll fall in love with you

In a restless world
Like this is
Love is ended before it’s begun
And too many moonlight kisses
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun

When I give my heart
It will be completely
Or I’ll never give my heart
And the moment I can feel that
You feel that way too
Is when I’ll fall in love with you
Is when I’ll fall in love with you

T /M: Edward Heyman / Victor Young

Them that’s got, shall get
Them that’s not, shall lose
So the Bible said, and it still is news
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless’ the child,
that’s got his own
that’s got his own

Yes, the strong gets more
While the weak ones fade
Empty pockets don’t
Ever make the grade
Mama may have
Papa may have
But God bless’ the child
that’s got his own
that’s got his own

Money,
You got a lots of friends
Crowdin’ ’round your door
When you’re gone
And spendin’ ends
They don’t come no more

Rich relations give
crust of bread and such
You can help yourself
But don’t take too much
Mama may have
Papa may have
But God bless’ the child
That’s got his own
That’s got his own

T /M: Arthur Herzog / Billie Holiday

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I love you

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than I’ll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I love you
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself what a wonderful world

T /M: Bob Thiele (George Douglas) / George David Weiss