PUT SOME MONEY- IN MY POCKET GIVE ME BACK MY HEART AND SOMEDAY I'LL UNLOCK IT POINT ME SOUTH AND WAVE GOODBYE THERE'S NO MORE ROOM FOR COMPROMISE - I'M READY I'M GONNA BE GONE
SO YOU'RE WORRIED - THANKS FOR ASKING GUESS THE WORD IS OUT AND WORDS ARE EVERLASTING THE WHISPERS MAKE AN AWFUL SOUND AS THEY ROAR THROUGH THIS LITTLE TOWN - SO HEAR ME I'M GONNA BE GONE
AND DON'T YOU EVEN THINK OF TRYING TO FOLLOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR YESTERDAYS AND I'LL CHOOSE TOMORROW
I'M TRAVELING - ON A MAYBE I'M HOPING THAT MY WITS ARE GONNA SAVE ME I NEVER MEANT TO LET YOU DOWN THERE AIN'T NO USE IN HANGING 'ROUND SO LONG I'M GONNA BE GONE
SO TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT ME - I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SO LOW - NOW I GOTTA GO
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THERE'S MONEY - IN MY POCKET GOT MY HEART BACK SOMEDAY SOMEONE MIGHT UNLOCK IT POINT ME SOUTH AND WAVE GOODBYE THERE'S NO MORE STRENGTH TO COMPROMISE - SO LONG I'M GONNA BE GONE -I'M GONNA BE GONE -I'M GONNA BE GONE
LOOK AT ME - COMING AT YOU LIKE A WAVE OF SUNSHINE LOOKING AT YOU IN A WAY THAT SAYS YOU'RE MINE AND I BELIEVE - IN YOU AND ME - IT'S ALL THAT MATTERS YOU TOOK MY HAND - REBUILT MY SHATTERED LIFE
AND I LOVE YOU CUZ WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD'S ALRIGHT THE FUTURE LOOKS SO BRIGHT
HERE I COME WITH A POCKETFUL OF SMILES TO SHOW YOU AND TO TALK YOU INTO MAKING LOVE TO ME (making love) IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GIVE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF YOU CAN'T FIND THE PERFECT EXHIBITION OF TRUE LOVE (all you need is love))
I'D LOVE TO TAKE YOU HOME TONIGHT COULD I IF I ASKED POLITELY? CUZ I WANNA HOLD YOU TIGHT - AND WRAP YOU IN MY ARMS
I GO ON LIKE DREAMERS DO HOPING SOMEDAY I'LL GET THROUGH AND YOU'LL KNOW I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU DON'T EVER GO AWAY
LOOK INSIDE A DESPERATE MIND MY TANGLES STARTING TO UNWIND AND EVERYTHING IS FINE
THINGS LOOK GOOD FOR YOU AND I WITH YOUR WINGS WE'LL TOUCH THE SKY AND YOU COULD BE MY BUTTERFLY SO DON'T YOU FLY AWAY
WE MAY HAVE LIVED SOME LIES BEFORE BUT WE WON'T DO IT ANYMORE (anymore no lies) AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE (i've come to realize) THE ANSWER'S IN YOUR EYES
YOU CAN TAKE THIS HEART OF STONE STRIP THE DIRT AND LEAVE THE GOLD OUR LOVE WILL NOT GROW OLD
I'M TAKING OFF THIS OLD DISGUISE THOUGH IT MIGHT BE SO UNWISE AND IF SO I'LL APOLOGIZE BUT DON'T YOU GO AWAY PLEASE DON'T GO AWAY NEVER GO AWAY
I DIDN'T HEAR - WHAT YOU JUST SAID YOUR WORDS ARE SPINNING 'ROUND MY HEAD AND I DON'T HAVE A SIMPLE CLUE - ABOUT WHAT I MEAN TO YOU
I'M JUST A GUY - THINKING LIFE HAS PASSED ME BY BUT THAT COULD CHANGE WITH A WORD OR TWO YOU'D MAKE ALL MY DREAMS COME TRUE
YOU CAN MAKE ME FEEL SO HIGH AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LAND THE ONLY THING I'M SURE OF IS YOU MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND
MY LIFE ISN'T MINE - LIFE JUST TAKES UP ALL MY TIME AND I'M NOWHERE WITHOUT YOU TELL ME WHAT I MEAN TO YOU
ARE YOU THINKING OF ME? - ARE YOU JUST AS LONELY? CAN I MAKE YOU HAPPY? GIVE ME A SIGN
YOU CAN TAKE ME ANYWHERE AND I WON'T MISS BEING HERE IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE MY FEARS WILL DISAPPEAR
CAN'T SLEEP - BUT IT SEEMS THAT I'M LIVING IN A DREAM AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO DON'T KNOW WHAT I MEAN TO YOU
DO YOU LIVE TO TEASE ME? - WILL I FEEL YOU SQUEEZE ME? HELP ME STOP THIS DREAMING - COULD YOU BE MINE?
AND TELL ME SO - WHATCHA THINK? GUESS ITS TIME WE SWIM OR SINK - WHAT CAN I SAY? I'M STUCK LIKE GLUE - TELL ME WHAT I MEAN TO YOU
TELL ME YOU'RE MINE LET THE SUN SHINE ON ME WAS IT ALWAYS A GAME YOU NEVER BELIEVED OR IS IT ME?
AND NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE ALL MY SENSES SEEM TO HAVE CLEARED ALL THE DAYS THAT YOU STAYED WHEN NO ONE CAME NEAR...
YOU SAY I'M RIGHT WHEN I'M WRONG YOU HELP ME CARRY ON YOU GAVE ME KEYS TO YOUR CASTLE I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE AROUND CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'VE FOUND IN YOU
YOU TAKE MY HAND WHEN I'M SCARED I TURN AROUND AND YOU'RE THERE YOU GAVE ME KEYS TO YOUR CASTLE I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE AROUND CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'VE FOUND IN YOU
YOU- HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO AND YOU - FIND IT HARD TO TELL THE TRUTH I CAN SEE BEHIND THE LIES I SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH YOUR LAME DISGUISE AND YOU -YOU ARE LONELY TOO
LOOK - THE FUTURE'S EVERYWHERE AND WE - HAVE NO REASON TO BE SCARED LOOK AT ME - LOOK AT YOU WHAT ELSE CAN WE TRY TO DO? CUZ YOU -YOU KNOW I'M LONELY TOO
AND I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL - WE LOOK FOR LOVE THAT'S REAL AND TRY TO MAKE SOME SENSE OF LESSER DAYS AND NOW THE STORY'S OLD - THE PAST HAS LEFT US COLD OUR FRIENDS SURROUND US STILL WE'RE ALL ALONE
FIGHT- THE FEELING TO BE SHY IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT YOU AND I CAN'T CRY OVER LOVE AND WHERE IT GOES ANYWAY IT REALLY SHOWS THAT ME AND YOU - WE'RE A LONELY TWO
IF IT'S LOVE WHY CAN'T WE SHOW IT? WHICHEVER WAY WE GO I KNOW IT'S TRUE - WE'RE A LONELY TWO
AND I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL - WE LOOK FOR LOVE THAT'S REAL AND TRY TO MAKE SOME SENSE OF LESSER DAYS AND NOW THE STORY'S COLD - THE PAST HAS LEFT US OLD OUR FRIENDS SURROUND US STILL WE'RE ALL ALONE (LONELY, LONELY) - WE'RE A LONELY TWO
SORRY DID I WAKE YOU? I KNOW YOU'RE MAD AT ME BUT I DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE YOU I HAVE NO OTHER PLACE TO SLEEP TONIGHT AND ALL I WANNA DO IS HOLD YOU TIGHT I'VE GOT A FEELING WE COULD MAKE THINGS RIGHT IF YOU WOULD LET ME SLEEP HERE TONIGHT
DIDN'T EVEN SCARE YOU - YOU'RE HALF ASLEEP AND UNAWARE THAT I'M NEAR YOU BUT WHEN YOU REALIZE I'M AT YOUR SIDE YOU MIGHT DECIDE THAT THERE'S NO NEED TO HIDE AND THERE'S NO REASON FOR US TO FIGHT YOU GOTTA LET ME SLEEP HERE TONIGHT
YOU'LL STAY ON YOUR SIDE - I'LL STAY ON MINE I AM NOT THINKING WHAT YOU THINK I HAVE IN MIND
SORRY DID I WAKE YOU? - I KNOW YOU'D DREAM OF ME BUT NOW YOU HAVE NO NEED TO BECAUSE I'LL ALWAYS BE THE ONE FOR YOU NOW LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I CAN DO OH THERE I GO AGAIN I'M SUCH A FOOL YOU GOTTA LET ME SLEEP HERE WITH YOU HERE WITH YOU YOU GOTTA LET ME SLEEP HERE WITH YOU OOOOH YEAH HERE WITH YOU
I KNOW WHERE I STAND WITH YOU A FEELING THAT ALWAYS COMES THROUGH I NEVER NEED TO WONDER WHO I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU
INTO MY LIFE ON A BREEZE SETTLING ALL MY FEARS WITH EASE IN LOVE WITH EVERYTHING YOU DO I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU
NO ONE COULD EVER MAKE THE DARKNESS BRIGHT LIKE YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE HOLDING ME TIGHT NO ONE COULD EVER SHOW ME WRONG FROM RIGHT YOU'RE MY LIFELINE
SO TIRED OF THE WAY I'D GONE SO DESPERATE CUZ YOU TOOK SO LONG YOU KNOW I'LL NEVER DO YOU WRONG I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU YOU...
FINALLY I CAN SEE ALL I USED TO KNOW I WAS LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM NOW IF I DARE I CAN THROW IT ALL AWAY AND DECIDE TO DISREGARD ALL THAT THEY SAY
I'M ONLY ME - JUST WHAT YOU SEE I'LL NEVER BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE I REALLY THINK IT'S TIME I GO MY WAY YOU'LL NEVER STAND FOR WHAT I AM I CAN'T PRETEND AND IF IT MEANS THE END WELL.. NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF BEING FREE
IT TOOK ME SOME TIME - NOW I'M LEAVING IT BEHIND AND I'M FEELING GOOD ABOUT MY DESTINY IF I DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO FIND MY OWN PEACE OF MIND THEN I'LL NEVER HAVE THE JOY TO KNOW IT'S MINE
I'M FEELING FREE - IT'S MEANT TO BE NO WAY THAT SOMEONE CAN TAKE IT FROM ME I'M LETTING GO TO FEEL GOOD NATURALLY I'VE CROSSED THE LINE - I'M FEELING FINE I'M LETTING IN A BRAND NEW SUNSHINE NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF BEING FREE
CAN'T SAY THAT I WANT TO BE LEFT ON MY OWN I'M A SOCIAL CREATURE JUST LIKE YOU I'M NOT GONNA TAKE MORE THAN MY SHARE OF THE SPACE BUT I NEED A WHOLE LOT MORE TO GET ME THROUGH
LOOK AT ME NOW- BUT DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE I DON'T NEED NO ONE TO TELL ME WHAT TO BE I'M FINDING OUT NOW WHAT I'M NEEDING TO BE FREE AND I'M CASTING ALL THE DEMONS OUT OF ME
I'M ONLY ME - JUST WHAT YOU SEE I'LL NEVER BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE I REALLY THINK ITS TIME I GO MY WAY YOU'LL NEVER STAND FOR WHAT I AM I CAN'T PRETEND AND IF IT MEANS THE END WELL.. NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF BEING FREE YEAH NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF BEING FREE
THE WALRUS CALLS YOUR NAME A SUN KING STANDING IN THE RAIN I ANSWER BUT THERE'S NO REPLY I NEED SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHY
HE TRAVELS WITH A BIRD THAT SINGS OBSERVING EVERY LITTLE THING ACROSS THE UNIVERSE HE FLIES WATCHING THROUGH KALEIDOSCOPE EYES
NO NEED TO RUN - NO NEED TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY, MAN INSTANT KARMA RINGS STRONG AND TRUE JOHN LENNON IS WATCHING ME AND YOU
HE LIVES FREE AS A BIRD AND GIVES US ALL THE WORD WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT YOU KNOW ITS GONNA BE ALL RIGHT
NO NEED TO RUN - NO NEED TO HIDE FROM THE EVERYWHERE MAN A LITTLE HELP CAME FROM LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON IS WATCHING ME AND YOU JOHN LENNON IS WATCHING ME AND YOU JOHN LENNON IS WATCHING ME AND YOU ME AND YOU......
HE LAUGHS AND ACTS THE CLOWN BECAUSE THE WORLD IS ROUND HE FLOATS UPSTREAM AND STAYS IN BED KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE DEAD
REMEMBER ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE GIVE PEACE A CHANCE MAN IMAGINE AND WE'LL SEE IT THROUGH JOHN LENNON IS WATCHING ME AND YOU JOHN LENNON IS WATCHING ME AND YOU JOHN LENNON IS WATCHING ME AND YOU ME AND YOU......
SILENT NIGHT - PEEKING THROUGH MY WINDOW SOMEONE'S LOOKING ME OVER AND THOUGH IT'S SOMETIMES HARD FOR ME TO SEE SOMEONE UP THERE'S WATCHING OUT FOR ME
MAKE A WISH - WRAP IT UP IN SUNSHINE SEND IT OUT ON ITS WAY AND NEVER DOUBT THE GOOD THAT IT CAN DO SOMEONE UP THERE'S WATCHING OUT FOR YOU
MAY EVERY DAY BRING PEACE AND JOY AND HAPPINESS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS TAKE THIS GIFT FROM UP ABOVE AND SEND SOMEONE YOUR LOVE
LEND A HAND TO THOSE WHO MAY HAVE FALLEN GIVE THEM REASON TO SMILE HOLD THEM CLOSE AND SHOW THEM THEY CAN TRUST THAT SOMEONE UP THERE'S WATCHING OUT FOR US
TAKE THIS LOVE AND PASS IT 'ROUND FOR PEOPLE UP AND PEOPLE DOWN THE LOVE WE SEND THE WORLD TODAY COMES BACK IN MANY WAYS
MAY EVERYDAY BRING PEACE AND JOY AND HAPPINESS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS TAKE THIS GIFT FROM UP ABOVE AND SEND SOMEONE YOUR LOVE
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