Thats The Way It Is
Everybody wants an easy ride on the merry-go-round that we call life
Take a drive on cruise control, then you wake to find its a winding road
I had my dreams in view when the money ran out and the engine blew
Hung my tears out to dry, then my dreams fell outta the clear blue sky
And i, I was walking in the clouds feeling so safe and sound
til something else knocks me down
Chorus:
Oh and thats the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Oh and thats the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And thats the way it is
One fine day you wake up, completely, hopelessly fallen in love
Hes just what youre looking for, the only problem is that the mans not sure
Another guy will give you everything, the only problem is you dont feel a thing
Well I know from experience, nothings ever gonna make perfect sense
Oh, one day you get what you want, but its not what you think, then you get what you need
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Hed Never Seen Julie Cry
(max t. barnes/leslie winn satcher)
His heart was tougher than a piece of leather
Had a will carved out of stone
He was stallion who had thrown every rider
No woman could seem to hang on
He had always been a fortress
With walls to high to climb
But then again hed never seen julie cry
He wasnt lookin for a woman
He was racin with the wind
But he kinda took to julie
Cause she kept up with him
Thought hed out run her like the others
Leave her somewhere down the line
But then again hed never seen julie cry
He never thought that love would hit him
Like a train comin out of the dark
He never thought a friend would hand him the keys to his own heart
He was like a ragin river
One thats just to rough to ride
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Do You Wanna Make Something Of It
(bob dipiero/terry anderson)
Theres a little bitty flame burnin deep in my heart
You wanna make something of it?
Oh do you feel the same maybe just a little spark
You wanna make something of it?
Do you wanna turn it into somethin thats a burnin like a ragin fire outta control
Well Im waitin for you tell me what you wanna do
You wanna make something of it?
Theres a little bitty seed growin deep in my soul
You wanna make something of it?
You got everything it needs just to help it to grow
You wanna make something of it?
Run wild like a vine if you only took the time
To meet me in the garden of love
It be a sweet situation if you had the inclination
Wanna make something of it?
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Oh yeah I admit it
I love you yes I do
What you do with it is all up to you
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Silver Thunderbird
Watched him comin up winslow down south park boulevard
Lookin good from tail to hood
Great big fins and painted steel
Man it looked just like the batmobile
With my old man behind the wheel
Well you could hardly even see him in all of that chrome
The man with a plan and a pocket comb
But every night it carried him home
And I could hear him sayin
Dont you give me no buick
Girl you must take my word
If theres a God up in heaven
Hes got a silver thunderbird
You can keep your el dorado
Man the foreign cars absurd
Me I wanna go down
In a silver thunderbird
He got up every morning while I was still asleep
I remember the sound of him shufflin around
Right before the crack of dawn
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Walk To The Light
(walt aldridge)
Ive never been one to believe much in ghosts,
But to tell you the truth now, my mind is not closed.
Ive heard there are souls that are lost in between
Somewhere theyre goin, and the places theyve been.
That sounds a lot like a woman I know,
Her love is long gone, but she will not let go.
Somebody oughtta take her by the hand and tell her,
dont be afraid, just walk to the light.
Let go of the past and get on with your life.
Somebodys waiting out in the night,
Ashes to ashes, walk to the light.
Now I understand that some things can take time,
Especially those of the heart grievin kind.
But there comes a point youve got to move on ahead,
Read the last rites and bury the dead.
Said she cant make the journey to get past the pain.
She moans in the night and she rattles her chains.
Somebody oughtta take her in their arms and tell her,
dont be afraid, just walk to the light.
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Someone Else's Life
(John Bettis/Chris Farren/Danny Wells)
Lauralee had a headache, I bet you know the feeling
Bangin' your head all day long against the glass ceiling
Lauralee made her mind up, she had enough
She jumped the fence right there and then to go someplace she's never been
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She waived the nine to five a big goodbye, she just got tired
Of living someone else's life
She heard the sky is full of stars in Buenos Aires
There gonna says she crazy
Cashing in her ira baby (v2 maxin' out her visa, baby)
She's gonna start living
It's time to start living
Someone else's life
Someone else's life
Maryanne was a waitress, started out as part-time
Six years on she's in a cocktail apron doing hardtime
Maryanne called her sister said put my stuff in storage
Yah and feed the cat, I don't know when I'm coming back
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Thats The Way
(annie roboff/holly lamar)
Everybody wants an easy ride
On the merry-go-round that we call life
Take your drive on cruise control
Then you wait to find out its a winding road
I had my dreams in view
When the money ran out and the engine blew
Hung my tears out to dry
Then my dreams fell out of that clear blue sky
And i, I was walkin the clouds
Feelin so safe and sound
Then somethin else knocks me down
Well, oh, thats the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Thats the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live you learn
You crash and burn
Its hit or miss
And thats the way it is
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Sleigh Ride
(Leroy Anderson/Mitchell Parish)
Ohhh just hear those sleigh bells jinglin'
Ring-ting-tingling too
Come on it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling, "Yoo hoo."
Come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Giddy-up, giddy-up let's go
Let's look at the show
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
Giddy-up giddy-up its grand
Just holdin your hand
We're gliding along with the song of a wintery fairy land
Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take the road before us and sing a chorus or two
Come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
There's a birthday party at the home of Farmer Grey
It'll be the perfect ending to a perfect day
We'll be singing the songs we love to sing without a single stop
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Lesson In Leavin
Somebodys gonna give you a lesson in leavin
Somebodys gonna give you back what youve been givin
And I hope that Im around
To watch em knock you down
Its like you to love em and leave em
Just like you loved me and left me
Its like you to do that sort of thing
Over and over again
Youre a fool-hearted man
I hear youve been askin about me
From some of my friends
Well youd better believe Im not goin
Through that again
Youre the kind of man a woman thinks she can change
Oh, but the only thing changin is my way of thinkin
And Im thinkin that maybe someday
Somebodys gonna give you a lesson in losin
Somebodys gonna do to you what youve been doin
And I hope that Im around
To watch em knock you down
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Bye Bye
(phil vassar/rory michael bourke)
Boy you sure look good there standin in the doorway in the sunset light
Maybe I read you wrong thinkin you could be my mr. right
I was puttin my heart and soul on the line
Said you needed some time, just a little more time to make up your mind
Well its been long enough
Time is up
Bye bye love, Ill catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
I aint never lookin back. and thats a fact.
Ive tried all I can imagine
Ive begged and pleaded in true lovers fashion
Ive got pride, Im takin it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye bye
Dont think all those tears are gonna hold me here like theyve done before
Youll find whats left of us in a cloud of dust on highway 4
Baby what did you expect me to do
Just sit around and wait on you
Well Im through watchin you just skate around the truth
And I know it sounds trite
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