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Plain White T's
Write You A Song


I don't know how to make lots of money
I got debts that I'm trying to pay
I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings
But that don't mean much anyway
I can't give you the house you've been dreaming
If I could I would build it alone
I'd be out there all day, just hammering away
Make us a place of our own

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

I don't know that I'd make a good soldier
I don't believe in being violent and cruel
I don't know how to fight, but I'll draw blood tonight
If somebody tries hurting you tonight

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

Now that it's out on the table (it's out on the table)
Both of us knew all along (knew all along)
I've got your loving and you've got my song

I don't know how to make lots of money
I don't know all the right things to do
I can't say where we'll go, but the one thing I know
Is how to be a good man to you
Until I die that's what I'll do

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without
I will write you a song (I will write you a song)
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong (love is still strong)
I will write you a song
And you know from this song that I just can't go on without you

this is
quite a cheesey song but its a sad one

Dollar Give me back my heart

Heart heart heart heart
La la la la

I feel so silly when I tell you
I gave you all I had
(La la la)
Seems so empty when I say that I love you
But now I can see you were not for me

Chorus
So give me back my heart
That's all I have to live for
Give me back my heart
That's all I had to give you
I know I'll never be in love
No I'll never be in love again

There were so many times you whispered
(I miss you so I miss you so)
You always said you cared
(La la la)
I never knew that you could be so far away
But now I can see you were not for me

Repeat chorus

I love you

Give me back my heart
That's all I have to live for
Give me back my heart
That's all I had to give you
Repeat

My heart my heart

Give me back my heart
That's all I have to live for
Give me back my heart
That's all I had to give you

My heart my heart

Angels are watching you walk in your sleep
Count the minutes that fly by the fences you leap
We were always together always the same
Now your gone
Repeat

Mariah carey We belong Together

I didn’t mean it when I said
I didn’t love you so
I should have held on tight
I never should have let you go
I didn’t know nothing,
I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I couldn’t have fathomed
I would ever be without your love
Never imagined I’d be sitting
Here beside myself
Guess I didn’t know you
Guess I didn’t know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
The feeling that I’m feeling
Now that I don’t hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
Cause I don’t have a choice
Oh what I wouldn’t give
To have you lying by my side
Right here cause baby

When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please 'cause
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
when times get rough
Who’s gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up
Who’s gonna take your place
There ain’t nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together


I can’t sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack’s on the radio
Sayin to me “If You Think
You’re Lonely Now”
Wait a minute this is too deep (too deep)
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial tryin’ to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
“I Only Think Of You” and
it’s breakin’ my heart
I’m tryin’ to keep it together
but I’m falling apart

I’m feeling all out of my element
Throwing things, crying tryin’
To figure out where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain’t even half of what I’m feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life baby

When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
when times get rough
Who’s gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up
Who’s gonna take your place
There ain’t nobody better
Oh baby, baby
We belong together baby

When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please 'cause
We belong together
Who am I gonna lean on
when times get rough
Who’s gonna talk to me
till the sun comes up
Who’s gonna take your place
There ain’t nobody better
Oh baby, baby
We belong together

Sinead O´Connor
Nothing Compares 2 U

It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these blues
`Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you

It's been so lonely without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong
I could put my arms around every boy I see
But they'd only remind me of you
I went to the doctor n'guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl u better try to have fun
No matter what you'll do
But he's a fool
`Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you

All the flowers that you planted, mama
In the back yard
All died when you went away
I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard
But I'm willing to give it another try
Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you

Chris De Burg
Lady In Red


I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight
I've never seen you shine so bright
I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance
They're looking for a little romance
Given half a chance
And I've never seen that dress you're wearing
Or that highlights in your hair
That catch your eyes
I have been blind

The lady in red is dancing with me
Cheek to cheek
There's nobody here
It's just you and me
It's where I wanna be
But I hardly know this beauty by my side
I'll never forget the way you look tonight

I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight
I've never seen you shine so bright you were amazing
I've never seen so many people want to be there by your side
And when you turned to me and smiled it took my breath away
And I have never had such a feeling such a feeling
Of complete and utter love, as I do tonight

The lady in red is dancing with me
Cheek to cheek
There's nobody here
It's just you and me
It's where I wanna be
But I hardly know this beauty by my side
I'll never forget the way you look tonight

I never will forget the way you look tonight
The lady in red
My lady in red
I love you

Debby Boone. You Light Up My Life (1977).



Originally was a love song, but Debby made it more religious-themed.

Jenny Owen Youngs
Fuck Was I


Love grows in me like a tumor,
parasites bent on devouring its host.
I'm developing my sense of humor,
till I can laugh at my heart between your teeth,
till I can laugh at my face beneath your feet.


Skillet on the stove is such a temptation,
maybe I'll be the lucky one that doesnt get burned.
What the fuck was I thinking?

Love plows through me like a dozer,
I've got more give than a bale of hay,
and there's always a big mess left over.
What did you do?
What did you say?

Skillet on the stove is such a temptation,
maybe I'll be the special one that doesnt get burned.
What the fuck was I thinking?
What the fuck was I thinking?
What the fuck was I thinking?
What the fuck was I thinking?

Love tears me up like a demon.
Opens the wounds and fills them with lead,
and I'm having some trouble just breathing.
If we werent such good friends I think that I'd hate you.
If we weren't such good friends I'd wish you were dead

Skillet on the stove is such a temptation,
maybe I'll be the lucky one that doesnt get burned.
What the fuck was I thinking?
What the fuck was I thinking?
What the fuck was I thinking?
What the fuck was I thinking?

Oh it's so embarrasing
(What the fuck was I thinking?)
I'm this awkward and uncomprable thing,
(What the fuck was I thinking?)
and I'm running out of places to hide
(What the fuck was I thinking?)

You know that I've got what you want
What the fuck was I thinking?
You know that I've got what you want
What the fuck was I thinking?
You know that I've got what you want

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting
Could it be that we have been this way before
I know you don't think that I am trying
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you I'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may have failed but I have loved you from the start

Oh, But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
It's impossible
So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in
I'm yours to keep
And hold on to your words
Cause talk is cheap
And remember me tonight
When you're asleep

Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find

Tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find

this is beautiful

Hazel O'Connor. Will You

You drink your coffee and I sip my tea

And we're sitting here playing so cool, thinking "What will be, will be"

But it's getting kind of late now

Oh I wonder if you'll stay now, stay now, stay now, stay now

Or will you just politely say goodnight?

I move a little closer to you, not knowing quite what to do

And I'm feeling all fingers and thumbs, I spill my tea, oh silly me!

But it's getting kind of late now

I wonder if you'll stay now, stay now, stay now, stay now

Or will you just politely say goodnight?

And then we touch much too much

This moment has been waiting for a long long time

Makes me shiver, it makes me quiver

This moment I am so unsure

This moment I have waited for

Was it something you've been waiting for, waiting for too?

Take off your ice, bare your soul

Gather me to you and make me whole

Tell me your secrets, sing me the song

Sing it to me in the silent dawn

But it's getting kind of late now

I wonder if you'll stay now, stay now, stay now, stay now

Or will you just politely say goodnight?

Yazoo - Nobodys Diary

If I wait for just a second more,
I know I'll forget what I came here for,
My head was so full of things to say,
But as I open my lips all my words slip away
and anyway,
I can't believe you want to turn the page,
And move your life onto another stage,
You can change the chapter you can change the book,
But the story remains the same if you'd take a look.

(Chorus)
For the times we've had I don't want to be - a page in your diary babe,
For the good, the bad I don't want to see - a page in your diary babe,
For the happy, the sad - I don't want to be another page in your diary.

Perhaps if I held you I could win again,
I could take your hands we'd talk and maybe then -
That look in your eyes I always recognise,
Would tell me everything is gonna be fine,
You're gonna be mine
for a long time...

(Repeat above chorus)