When you were asleep
And I was out walkin'
The voices started to speak
And they wouldn't stop talkin'
There were signs all around
It really got my mind racin'
You were right all along
Something's gotta change
Hold on
Hold on, they're not for me
Hold on
'Cause everything's comin' up roses
Roses
Now we're back on the street
For a song that's worth singin'
The bloody nose of defeat
While your victory bell's ringin'
Whole life's turned around
For this thing you keep chasin'
You were right all along
But it's me who's got to change
Hold on
Hold on, they're not for me
Hold on
'Cause everything's comin' up roses
Ah (hold on, hold on)
Ah (hold on, hold on)
Ah (hold on, hold on)
Ah (hold on, hold on)
Ah (hold on, hold on)
Ah (hold on, hold on)
Hold on
Hold on, they're not for me
Hold on
'Cause everything's comin' up
Roses
roses
(Hold on, hold on) everything's comin' up
(Hold on, hold on) everything's comin' up
(Hold on, hold on) roses
(Hold on, hold on)
Roses
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger lad's clothes"
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As a smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for awhile
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
You have to learn to pace yourself Pressure You're just like everybody else Pressure You've only had to run so far So good But you will come to a place Where the only thing you feel Are loaded guns in your face And you'll have to deal with Pressure
You used to call me paranoid Pressure But even you can not avoid Pressure You turned the tap dance into your crusade Now here you are with your faith And your Peter Pan advice You have no scars on your face And you cannot handle pressure
All grown up and no place to go Psych 1, Psych 2 What do you know? All your life is Channel 13 Sesame Street What does it mean?
I'll tell you what it means Pressure Pressure
Don't ask for help You're all alone Pressure You'll have to answer To your own Pressure I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale But here you are in the ninth Two men out and three men on Nowhere to look but inside Where we all respond to Pressure Pressure
All your life is Time magazine I read it too What does it mean? Pressure I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale But here you are with your faith And your Peter Pan advice You have no scars on your face And you cannot handle pressure
Written by Tome Keane, David W. Foster and Richard Baskin
Performed by Chicago
Take me as I am put your hand in mine now and forever
Darling here I stand, stand before you now deep inside I always knew
It was you, you and me, two hearts drawn together bound by destiny
It was you and you for me, every road leads to your door
Every step I take forever more
Just say you'll love me for the rest of your life
I gotta lot of love and I don't want to let go
Will you still love me for the rest of my life?
'Cause I can't go on, no I can't go on
I can't go on if I'm on my own
Take me as I am, put your heart in mine, stay with me
forever
'Cause I am just a man who never understood, I never had a thing to prove
There was you you and me then it all came clear so suddenly
How close to you that I wanna be
Just say you'll love me for the rest of your life
I gotta lot of love and I don't want to let go
Will you still love me for the rest of my life?
'Cause I can't go on, no I can't go on
I can't go on if I'm on my own
Do you believe a love could run so stong?
Do you believe a love could pass you by?
There was no special one for me
I was the lonely one, you see
But then my heart lost all control
Now you're all that I know
Just say you'll love me for the rest of your life
I gotta lot of love and I don't want to let go
Will you still love me for the rest of my life?
'Cause I can't go on, no I can't go on
'Cause I can't go on, no I can't go on
I can't go on without somebody I could call my own
'Cause I can't go on, no I can't go on
I can't go on
You know I need your love
You've got that hold over me
Long as I got your love
You know that I'll never leave
When I wanted you to share my life
I had no doubt in my mind
And it's been you, woman
Right down the line
I know how much I lean on you
Only you can see
The changes that I've been through
Have left a mark on me
You've been as constant as the Northern Star
The brightest light that shines
It's been you, woman
Right down the line
I just wanna say this is my way
Of tellin' you everything I could never say before
Yeah, this is my way
Of tellin' you that every day I'm lovin' you so much more
'Cause you believed in me
Through my darkest night
Put something better inside of me
You brought me into the light
I threw away all those crazy dreams
I put them all behind
And it was you, woman
Right down the line
I just wanna say this is my way
Of tellin' you everything I could never say before
Yeah, this is my way
Of tellin' you that every day I'm lovin' you so much more
If I should doubt myself
If I'm losin' ground
I won't turn to someone else
They'd only let me down
When I wanted you to share my life
I had no doubt in my mind
And it's been you, woman
Right down the line
Leavin' home out on the road
I've been down before
Riding along on this big old jet plane
I've been thinking about my home
But my love light seems so far away
And I feel like it's all been done
Somebody's trying to make me stay
You know I've got to be movin' on
Oh, big old jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, big old jet airliner
'Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Goodbye to all my friends at home
Goodbye to people I've trusted
I got to go out and make my way
I might get rich, you know I might get busted
But my heart keeps calling me backwards
As I get on the 707
Ridin' high, I got 'em tears in my eyes
You know you got to go through hell
Before you get to heaven
Big old jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, big old jet airliner
'Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Touchin' down in New England Town
Feel the heat comin' down
I got to keep on, keepin' on
You know, the big wheel keeps us spinnin' around
And I'm goin' with some hesitation
You know that I can surely see
That I don't want to get caught up
In any of that
Funky shit goin' down in the city
Big old jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, big old jet airliner
'Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Oh, big old jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, big old jet airliner
'Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, big old jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Whoa, big old jet airliner
'Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Oh, big old jet airliner
Carry me to my home
Oh, big old jet airliner
'Cause it's there that I belong
You're looking kinda lonely girl
Would you like someone new to talk to
Ah-yeah, alright
I'm feeling kinda lonely too
If you don't mind, can I sit down here beside you
Ah-yeah, alright
If I seem to come on too strong
I hope that you will understand
I say these things 'cause I'd like to know
If you're as lonely as I am and if you mind
Sharing the night together, oh, yeah
Sharing the night together, oh, yeah
Sharing the night
We could bring in the morning, girl
If you want to go that far
And if tomorrow find us together
Right here the way we are, would you mind
Sharing the night together, oh, yeah
Sharing the night together, oh, yeah
Sharing the night
Would you like to dance with me and hold me
You know I want to be holding you
Ah-yeah, alright
'Cause I like feeling like I do
And I see in your eyes that you're liking it, I'm liking it too
Ah yeah, alright
Like to get to know you better
Is there a place where we can go
Where we can be alone together
And turn the lights down low
And start sharing the night together, oh, yeah
Sharing the night together, oh, yeah
Sharing the night together
Sharing the night together
Sharing the night together
Sharing the night together
And now I know
Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say
I thought I knew
But now I know that rose trees never grow
In New York City
Until you've seen this trash can dream come true
You stand at the edge while people run you through
And I thank the Lord
There's people out there like you
I thank the Lord there's people out there like you
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning to the night
For unless they see the sky
But they can't and that is why
They know not if it's dark outside or light
This Broadway's got
It's got a lot of songs to sing
If I knew the tunes I might join in
I'll go my way alone
Grow my own, my own seeds shall be sown, in New York City
Subway's no way for a good man to go down
Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown
And I thank the Lord for the people I have found
I thank the Lord for the people I have found
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning to the night
For unless they see the sky
But they can't and that is why
They know not if it's dark outside or light
And now I know
Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say
I thought I knew
But now I know that rose trees never grow
In New York City
Subway's no way for a good man to go down
Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown
And I thank the Lord for the people I have found
I thank the Lord for the people I have found
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning to the night
For unless they see the sky
But they can't and that is why
They know not if it's dark outside or light
They know not if it's dark outside or light
At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong And I learned how to get along And so you're back From outer space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key If I'd known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
Go on now, go, walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? You think I'd crumble? You think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive I will survive, hey, hey
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart And I spent oh-so many nights just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry But now I hold my head up high and you see me Somebody new I'm not that chained-up little person still in love with you And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free Well, now I'm saving all my lovin' for someone who's loving me
Go on now, go, walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye? You think I'd crumble? You think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive I will survive
Oh Go on now, go, walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye? You think I'd crumble? You think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive I will survive I will survive
Babe, tomorrow's so far away There's something I just have to say I don't think I can hide what I'm feelin' inside Another day Knowin' I love you And I, I'm getting too close again I don't want to see it end If I tell you tonight Would you turn out the lights And walk away knowin' I love you?
I'm gonna take you by surprise And make you realize Amanda I'm gonna tell you right away I can't wait another day Amanda I'm gonna say it like a man And make you understand Amanda I love you
And I feel like today's the day I'm lookin' for the words to say Do you want to be free, are you ready for me To feel this way? I don't want to lose you So, it may be too soon, I know The feeling takes so long to grow If I tell you today Will you turn me away And let me go? I don't want to lose you
I'm gonna take you by surprise And make you realize Amanda I'm gonna tell you right away I can't wait another day Amanda I'm gonna say it like a man And make you understand Amanda (oh girl)
You and I I know that we can't wait And I swear, I swear it's not a lie girl Tomorrow may be too late You, you and I girl We can share a life together It's now or never And tomorrow may be too late (oh-oh)
And, feelin' the way I do I don't want to wait my whole life through To say I'm in love with you
