Sunday, September 4, 2011

Songs - September 6, 2011

Some of these  songs are about love, and some are about the weather - a mixed bag.

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay 
Otis Redding and Steve Cropper




Sitting in the morning sun,
I'll be sitting when the evening comes.
Watching the ships roll in,
Then I watch 'em roll away again.

I'm sitting on the dock of the bay,
Watching the tide roll away.
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time.

I left my home in Georgia,
Headed for the 'Frisco bay,
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothing's going come my way.

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away.
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wasting time.

Look like nothing's going change,
Everything still remains the same.
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So I guess I'll remain the same.

Sitting here resting my bones,
And this loneliness won't leave me alone.
It's two thousand miles I roamed,
Just to make this dock my home

Now, I'm just going to sit at the dock of the bay,
Watching the tide roll away.
Sitting on the dock of the bay,
Wasting time.

I Want To Go Outside In The Rain 
by Tony Hester



I wanna go outside in the rain
It may sound crazy
But I wanna go outside in the rain

Now I think I'm gonna cry
And I don't want you to see me cry

I wanna go outside in the rain
It may sound crazy
But I wanna go outside in the rain

Once the rain starts fallin'
On my face (on my face)
You won't see a single trace,

But the tears I'm crying
Because of you I'm crying
Don't want you to see me cry
Let me go, let me go, let me go
(In the rain)

Once the sun comes out
And the rain is gone away,
I know I'm gonna see
A better day.

But right now I think I'm crying
Because of you I'm crying
Don't want you to see me cry
Let me go, let me go, let me go
(Outside)
In the rain (in the rain)

I Can See Clearly Now
sung by Johnny Nash


I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s going to be a bright, bright sun-shiny day.
It’s going to be a bright, bright sun-shiny day.

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been praying for
It’s going to be a bright, bright sun-shiny day.

Look all around, there’s nothing but blue skies,
Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies.

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s going to be a bright, bright sun-shiny day.
It’s going to be a bright, bright sun-shiny day.




I'll Be There 
Jackson 5



You and I must make a pact,
We must bring salvation back
Where there is love
I'll be there.

I'll reach out my hand to you
I'll have faith in all you do
Just call my name
And I'll be there.

I'll be there to comfort you,
Build my world of dreams around you
I'm so glad that I found you

I'll be there with a love that's strong
I'll be your strength; I'll keep holdin' on

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness, girl it's all I'm after
Whenever you need me
I'll be there, I'll be there

I'll be there to protect you
Yeah baby
With a non-selfish love that respects you
Just call my name
And I'll be there, I'll be there

I'll be there to comfort you
Build my world of dreams around you
I'm so glad that I found you

I'll be there with a love so strong
I'll be your strength; I'll keep holdin' on
chorus: holdin' on, holding on, holdin' on, holdin on'

If you should ever find someone new
I know he'd better be good to you
'Cause if he doesn't
I'll be there, I'll be there

Don't you know baby yeah yeah
I'll be there, I'll be there
Just call my name, I'll be there

Just look over your shoulders, honey,
I'll be there, I'll be there
Whenever you need me,
I'll be there.

Tonight from West Side Story
by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein
 sung by Christina Andreoni



Tonight, tonight,
Won't be just any night  -
Tonight there will be no morning star.

Tonight, tonight,
I'll see my love tonight,
And for us stars will stop where they are.

Today, the minutes seem like hours,
The hours go so slowly
And still the sky is light.

Oh moon, glow bright,
And make this endless day, endless night
Tonight.


Today, the world was just an address
A place for me to live in
No better than all right

But here you are
And what was just a world, is a star
Tonight.

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