She had a something so special
A something so right
And easy way of loving
Every morning, noon and night
Wrapped me in all her comfort
And all her joy
Now with the touch of an angel
She reached out to me
The cradle of her arms
Felt like a safe place to be
Sheltered from all my sorrow
By late July
She healed this broken heart
And I kissed lonely goodbye
She called and I heeded
She was just what I needed
She was just what I needed
She was just what I needed
She was just what I needed
Our time passed so quickly
And soon we would part
Given half a chance
I\'d change my aim from the start
Save her from all that trouble
And all that pain
Then the love she gave so freely
She would not have spent in vain
But I got greedy
And she was just what I needed
She was just what I needed
She was just what I needed...etc
She took me by surprise
When her eyes grew stormy
And as her tears would fall
I knew we were through
Her whispered words of love
Had frightened and moved me
Whispered words of love
That I could not return
Let\'s take a trip
Down an old country road
Come on, let\'s leave it all behind
Let\'s chase the stars
Through the dusty desert sky
We\'ll find a new kind of life
The kind of life
We hoped we\'d find
Before our dreams got pushed aside
And we\'ll wave
Goodbye, Carolina,
Wave Goodbye, Tennessee
Better times, are gonna find us
Pack up your dreams and follow me
We drove all night
In a car that barely runs
And we hardly spoke a word
Made a stop in Nashville
Got gas and used the phone
Then our voices finally stirred
And we said
Goodbye, Carolina
Goodbye, Tennessee
Better times, are gonna find us
Pack up your dreams and follow me
So few are the things
In my life that
I know are for certain
And few are the things
In my life that I know
Are for sure
Rare are the times
When if feels like
I know where I\'m going
Rare are the times
When I feel
Like I know what to do
But on the day when I found you
I knew I loved you
From the moment
I saw your face
Many the years
That have passed
And still I remember
The shape of your dress
And the shimmering
Shade of your hair
Your trembling hand
As walked by the sea
In September
The smell of your skin
As we kissed
In the bright autumn air
Bridge:
You\'re everything
I never knew I wanted
You\'re everything
I\'d never knew I\'d need
And soon my life was not the same
So few are the things
In my life
That I know are for certain
And few are the things
In my life
That I know are for sure
Many the dreams
I have built
And left to be broken
For me, loving you
Is the greatest thing
I\'ve ever done
The greatest thing that I have done
Is it any wonder,
Why the sky of blue
Turns its clear bright hue
To gray?
Is it any wonder,
Why the stars at night,
Seem to cast their light away?
Is it any wonder why
Since you\'ve gone I cry
Feeling the way that I do.
Is it any wonder,
That I\'m in love with you.
Is it any wonder
Every time you\'re near
A new song I hear
Of love?
Is it any wonder
As you smile way
I hear angels play above?
Is it any wonder how
As you hold me now
Knowing my dreams have come true.
Is it any wonder,
That I\'m in love with you.
A boy walks to school,
With a gun in his hand
Ain\'t no one gonna tell him
That he ain\'t a man.
But who\'s gonna tell him
That he understands
Growing up ain\'t easy
On a twelve year old man.
Now, up grows a boy
Trying hard as he can
To walk the straight path
Just as best as he can
But who\'s gonna tell him
Stealin\' is bad
When ends don\'t meet,
You survive how you can
I can see and
I know the truth.
Anger, hatred and wasted youth.
But we can change, you and me
We can be who we want to be.
I\'ll help you and you\'ll help me.
What more do you need to see?
Mothers begging on hands and knees
Fathers pleading with powers that be
But we can change, you and me
We can be who we want to be
I\'ll help you and you\'ll help me.
Hook:
My brother, my keeper
My sister, Redeemer
Help me believe
That fathers and mothers
Will teach, love and honor
Help our children dream.
The sun is up and shining
But I still wanna sleep
Monday, Monday, Monday
Won\'t you let me be
Classes start so early
And I was out too late
Drag my butt out of bed
Get me there by 8
But when I hit the classroom
I\'m blinded by the scene
A light so bright, I cannot fight
But who can she be?
Bridge:
In my dreams we\'re walking
Talking holding hands
Oh Yeah, she\'s my lady
And she knows I\'m her man
In the day I\'m learnin\'
Earnin\' my degree
In the night I\'m lovin\'
Lovin\' my baby, PhD!
Hook:
She\'s my Professor Love
Yeah my Professor Love
But only in my dreams
Does she profess her love to me
Everyday now I\'m up early
Showered, styled and shaved
Down in front, my homework\'s done
Workin\' on my "A"
Lecture goes so quickly
Each day I miss my chance
To tell this foxy lady
It\'s time for our romance
But when I finally get the nerve
My knees begin to quake
My mouth is dry. My mind is mush,
And the risk I can\'t take
Sleep, sleep my love
And may your dreams
Be pleasant ones
Oh, sleep, sleep my love
And only wake
As dawn breaks
And I will guard you
As you sleep
Bridge:
And when the night falls again,
And your world, closes in,
I\'ll be there to tuck you in
And keep you warm
Safe and warm. Safe and warm.
Sleep, sleep so deep
The ocean\'s envy
Your slumber keeps
And I will guard you
As you sleep
Sunday morning, 9:15
Tea for you, coffee for me
Something warm and nice to eat
Sunday morning, 9:15
Sunday morning, 9:55
The New York Post, and the Sunday Times
The rain may fall, but your sun still shines
Sunday morning, 9:55
These are the moments we share.
Stolen from time and thin air.
Sacred and precious and rare
So rare, so rare.
Sunday morning, lost the time
No phone no bills, just you and I
We make love as the world rolls by
On Sunday morning, in my mind.
As the sun sets in the summer sky,
The wind whispers, the story of us.
A romantic tale of love and betrayal,
The unending, heart-breaking, soul-shaking
Story of us. The Story of us.
How, did we get here?
Now that we\'ve come so far.
Where are we going,
As we write the story of love
The story of us, the story of us
Line after line and page after page,
I never can trace the story of us.
Day after day I watch and I pray,
That fate can find the ending
That finds us as one that finds us as one
Tag to verse:
Time, after time
I read between the lines.
But I, could never read your mind
Turn Around
I heard a voice inside me say
Turn Around
And live to love another day
But too late, too late
Can\'t take my eyes off of you
Trouble\'s come and found me
And there ain\'t nothing I can do
She talks to me,
In a voice so nice and sweet
She talks to me
With words I can\'t repeat
No way, no way
I\'m gonna make it out the door
Now the slightest little whisper
Has got me crawling on the floor
Bridge:
Oooo just like the sun
She sure feels warm and bright
But just like the sun
Her rays can blind your eyes
She\'s leaving me
Just like I knew she would
She\'s leaving me
Seems my loving\'s no good
I tried, I tried
But another man I cannot be
But baby if you get lonely
Just bring your trouble back to me
Here with me
I want you
Here with me.
When the last leaf falls
When winter\'s chill comes to call
I want you...
Here with me
Now and always
Here with me
Through spring\'s rainy days
Into summer\'s warm embrace
Then the long nights and warm days
Moonlight walks that melt away,
Will all be ours to throw away
Some day, some day
But you\'re not...
Here with me
And my heart cries out to the sea
Please return at last my love
Please don\'t wait to long my love
And out long nights and warm days
Moonlight walks that melt away
Will all be ours to throw away
Some day, some day
Would you be
My one and only
Would you be
My one true love
For all time
For all time, for all time
Take my hand, my darling
Walk with me
Through the fields
We\'ll sew the seeds
Of our love
Of our hopes, of our dreams
And as the days pass
And the years go on
And as we grow old
One thing you will know
I will love you more
Yes I will love you more
Down the road
We\'ll raise a family
Build a home
We\'ll call our own
You and I
Side by side, side by side
I guess I\'m just not what you wanted
Not what you hoped to find
Just leave my heart here bleeding
I don\'t mean to waste your time
I can see that
As your heart cools off and changes sides
I\'ve won the race, but lost the prize
And I\'m left here with only lies
So now I\'ll try to ask you nice
Chorus
Why can\'t you choose me first
Why can\'t you choose me first
Why can\'t you choose me first
Am I last upon your list
Or just the worst.
You give me fever like no other
And you live to fan the flame
You get scared and run for cover
Leaving me to burn in shame
Answer me this
Does my memory water
Or just my eyes
Did you say you loved me
Or were those lies
And you don\'t like to compromise
So now I\'ll try, to ask you nice
Chorus
Why can\'t you choose me first
Why can\'t you choose me first
Why can\'t you choose me first
Am I last upon your list
Or just the worst.
She watches me across the room
With eyes, that hide desire mixed with gloom
And just as I approach he
She turns to walk awayr
Clutching all her secrets
In the heart she fears I break
But I ask her to stop and say
Chorus
Open up your heart darlin\'
Let love in
Open up your heart darlin\'
Let love in
Why, when love has finally shown its face
(Do we) Hide, pretending to be blind and vain
When just around the corner
Barely out of sight
The lover that you search for
Night after night
Stands longing right here before your eyes
Bridge
We don\'t have to be lonely
We don\'t have to be lonely
Anymore.