Song lyrics Petula Clark

Father puts an ad on the personal page
The print is black and clear
Saying Mary please write
Please don't drop out of site
Mary, we love you dear
Mary, we want you here
Oh, Mary, why did you disappear?

Mother sits at home by the telephone
Her tears won't cease to flow
Praying Mary will call
But there's no call at all
Mary, where did you go?
That's all we want to know
Oh, Mary, call us and say hello

Meanwhile in the city
Mary looks pretty
eating an ice cream cone
With her childhood past
She's free at last
And making it on her own

I don't know why I'm frightened
I know my way around here
The cardboard trees, the painted seas,
the sound here
Yes a world to rediscover
But I'm not in any hurry
And I need a moment

The whispered conversations
In over-crowded hallways
The atmosphere, as thrilling here as always
Feel the early morning madness
Feel the magic in the making
Why everything's as if we never said goodbye

I've spent so many mornings
Just trying to resist you
I'm trembling now you can't know how
I've missed you
Missed the fairy-tale adventures
In this ever spinning playground
We were young together

I'm coming out of make-up
The lights already burning
Not long until the cameras will start turning
And the early morning madness
And the magic in the making
Yes everything's as if we never said goodbye

Sing a song of sad young men
Glasses full of rye
All the news is bad again
Kiss your dreams goodbye

All the sad young men
Sitting in the bars
Knowing neon nights
And missing all the stars

All the sad young men
Drifting through the town
Drinking up the night
Trying not to drown

All the sad young men
Singing in the cold
Trying to forget
That they're growing old

If you're feeling sad and lonely
There's a service I can render
Tell the one who loves you only
I can be so warm and tender

Call me, don't be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it's late, but just call me
Tell me and I'll be around

When it seems your friends desert you
There's somebody thinking of you
I'm the one who'll never hurt you
Maybe that's because I love you

Call me, don't be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it's late, but just call me
Tell me and I'll be around

Now don't forget me
'Cause if you let me
I will always stay by you
You gotta trust me
That's how it must be
There's so much that I can do

If you call I'll be right with you
You and I should be together
Take this love I long to give you
I'll be at your side forever

Fly away, fly away

There's a cat in the window
And he's watching all the birds go passing by
He'd love to fly out the window
Go where the wind goes
And so would I

Like that cat in the window
Who keeps wishing for some wings to take a ride
I'd love to glide to a rainbow
Off where the clouds go dancing by
And if I could fly

You'll never see a dark cloud
hanging 'round me
Now there is only blue sky
to surround me
There's never been a grey day
since you found me
Everything I touch
is turning to gold

[Chorus]
So you can colour my world
with sunshine yellow each day
Oh you can colour my world
with happiness all the way
Just take the green from the grass
and the blue from the sky up above
And if you colour my world
just paint it with your love
Just colour my world

They say love goes where the stream flows
Love will cross the border
And if love shows us the way...maybe
The desert will bloom again.

I dreamed I was in Africa
beneath a cloudless sky
No food to feed my family,
No strength in me to cry

It was only a dream
thank GOD it won't come true
But the suffering I've seen
keeps haunting me through and through

But if love goes where the stream flows
Love can cross the border
And if love goes all the way...maybe
Their suffering will not be in vain

When love seems to let you down
When you can't turn around and run
You've got to stop and face the fact
That the heartaches have just begun
Because you need love, you need love
Keep on till you know that you've won, yeah!

[Chorus]
Don't give up, don't let it get you down
Don't give up, don't think of leaving town
Don't give up, don't run away from it
Love will be yours in the end, my friend

You wander around on your own little cloud
When you don't see the why or the wherefore
You walk out on me when we both disagree
'Cause to reason is not what you care for

I've heard it all a million times before
Take off your coat, my love, and close the door

[Chorus]
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
But don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again

You try to be smart, then you take it to heart
'Cause it hurts when your ego is deflated
You don't realize that it's all compromise
And the problems are so overrated
Goodbye means nothing when it's all for show
So why pretend you've somewhere else to go

When you're alone
and life is making you lonely
You can always go -
Downtown

When you've got worries,
all the noise and the hurry
seems to help, I know -
Downtown

Just listen to the music
of the traffic in the city,
Linger on the sidewalks
where the neon signs are pretty

How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there,
You can forget all your troubles,
Forget all your cares, and go

Downtown
Things'll be great when you're -
Downtown
No finer place for sure -
Downtown
Everything's waiting for you -
(Downtown)

Don't hang around and
let your problems surround you,
there are movie shows -
Downtown

Maybe you know
some little places to go to
where they never close -
Downtown Just listen to the rhythm
of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too
before the night is over

I'll be loving you eternally
With a love that's true, eternally

From the start within my heart
It seems I've always known
The sun would shine when you were mine
And mine alone

I'll be loving you eternally
There'll be no one new my dear, for me, no

Just hang on to your heart
And when you feel you've found
The one and only one to give it to
There'll be nothing you won't try to do
For love

You can't believe it now
But one fine day you'll see
That everything I say is coming true
And there'll be nothing you won't try to do
For love

In the blindness of creation
In a multitude of crimes
Where there's no communication
In a message filled with rhymes

Down a green embroidered stairway
Through a manhole in the wall
Left to wallow in the sewers
Hearing echoes down the hall

Goodnight
Sweet Dreams
Don't you know the mighty sun is dawning
Goodnight
Sweet Dreams
Let me wake up to the pureness of the morning
Sweet dreams are gone again

Stranded high upon a tower
In a nonexistant town
Fighting vertigo in color
And there's no way to come down
Someone rings an elevator
And he offers you escape
And you fall into a classroom
Where you fail attempted hate

There's a certain sound
always follows me around
When you're close to me
you will hear it

It's the sound that lovers
finally will discover
When there is no other
for their love

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It's my happy heart you hear
Singing loud and singing clear
And it's all because you're
near me, my love

Take my happy heart away
Make me love you
Make my day
In your arms I want stay,
Oh my love

Feeling more and more
like I've never felt before
You have changed my life
so completely

If we never meet again
like a simple sweet refrain
la, la, la, la, la, la, la
I'll be here for you

When your life seems dark and cold
and you need a dream to hold
la, la, la, la, la, la, la
I'll be here for you

And now the time has come
to say goodbye
nothing seems to rhyme
running out of time
and out of words to say

So, I will simply tell you
other smiles may turn you on
but when all the smiles are gone
la, la, la, la, la, la, la
I'll be here for you

When the pain is all you see
close your eyes and think of me
la, la, la, la, la, la, la
I'll be here for you

Here we are
And aren't they all surprised?
No one thought we'd make it through
People looked at us and analyzed
But the one thing they all missed
From the moment we first kissed

You filled a place in my heart
Healed a space in my heart
Where love had left a scar

You took my future in hand
Led me to a new land
Who dreamed we'd get this far
And here we are

Here we are
Just as you said we'd be
Having left the storm behind

Funny how things look so differently
When the sky above you clears
And you've seen beyond your fears

You're the only one that I rely on
A shoulder there for me to cry on
And the hours alone that I'm without you
All I ever do is think about you

No one knows that you're so understanding
Even though my love is so demanding
Everytime you look at me
Then you'll know we'll both agree
That no other love could be

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I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
I gotta have you all the time

Every day when the work is behind you
And the shop and the store
put the lock on the door
Just get away
where your worries won't find you
If you like, well I'll tell you more

Don't let the day get the better of you
When the evening comes
there's so much to do
You better put on your best
and wear a smile
Just come along with me awhile -
'Cause I tell you -

[Chorus]
I know a place
where the music is fine
And the lights are always low
I know a place where we can go

At the door
there's a man who will greet you
Then you go downstairs
to some tables and chairs
Soon I'm sure
you'll be tappin' your feet
Because the beat is the greatest there

The clock will tick away the hours one by one
And then the time will come when all the waiting's done
The time when you return and find me here and run staight
To my waiting arms

If it takes forever
I will wait for you
For a thousand summers
I will wait for you

When I was young and simple
I don't recall the date
I met a handsome captain of the guard
He visited my chambers one evening rather late
In tandem with a husky Saint Bernard

At first I was astonished
And tears came to my eyes
But, later when I asked him to resume
He said, to my surprise
My dear, it isn't wise
Where love is concerned one must freshen the bloom

Once, yes, once for a lark
Twice, though, loses the spark
One must never deny it
But after you try it you vary the diet

Said my handsome young guard
Yes, I know, but it's hard
But no matter how nice
I never do anything twice

La la da da de-ah da dum

I think about the baron
Who came at my command
And proffered me a riding crop and chains
The evening that we shared
Was meticulously planned
He took the most extraordinary pains
He trembled with excitement
His cheeks were quite aglow
And afterword he cried to me, encore!

He pleaded with me so to have another go
I murmured carressingly, whatever for?

Once, yes, once for a lark
Twice, though, loses the spark
Once, yes, once is delicious
But twice would be vicious
Or just repetitious

I wanna see morning with him, yeah
I wanna see morning with him
No, I'm not made of stone
And I'm not about to send him home, oh no

Tonight we're gonna see the sunshine
And I'm gonna love him
Though I'll fight him for a little while
Then I'll smile as he wins my heart away
Lips pressed on lips until the break of day

And I, I'll be so happy when I
Wake up and see morning with him
I'm gonna see morning with him

I will follow him
follow him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep me away

I must follow him
ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me
He is my destiny

I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, forever and ever
And side by side together I'll be with my true love
And share a thousand sunsets, together, beside him

Look at me
I can see there's no love in your eyes
Though you try to pretend
Look at me
Aw, there's no need to explain how you're feeling
I guess it's the end

And when you go
I will try not to cry as you kiss me goodbye
You'll never know
How much I'll miss you so

If ever you're lonely
If ever you're blue
If ever you need me
I'm waiting for you
And though your love has gone
You're still the only one
So if ever you're lonely
I'll run straight to you

Now as you walk away
Remember what I say
If ever you're lonely
I'm lonely like you

In my heart
For some time I have known deep inside
You have somebody new
But my heart
Will still want you forever
Although it is broken in two

Just say goodbye
And let me walk away
There's nothing more to say
When love like ours can die

Just say goodbye
Forget the life we knew
The memories of you
Will only make me cry

Just say goodbye
To leave me on my own
To face the world alone
Yet never knowing why

Just say goodbye
And though I don't know how
I couldn't hate you now
No matter how I tried

Just say goodbye
It's sad that you must go
You loved me once I know
This much I can't deny

We choose it, win or lose it
Love is never quite the same
I love you, now I've lost you
Don't feel bad, you're not to blame

So kiss me goodbye and I'll try not to cry
All the tears in the world won't change your mind
There's someone new and she's waiting for you
Soon your heart will be leaving me behind

Linger awhile, then I'll go with a smile
Like a friend who just happened to call
For the last time pretend your are mine
My darling, kiss me goodbye

I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you
Let it be me

Don't take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever
Let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
What would life be

One morning while I was out shopping,
though you'll find it hard to believe,
a little blue man came out of the crowd
and timidly tugged at my sleeve.

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I wuv you, I wuv you, said the little blue man,
I wuv you, I wuv you to bits,
I wuv you, he loved me, said the little blue man, and scared me out of my wits.

I hurried back to my apartment,
I rushed in and I closed the door,
but there on my desk stood the little blue man,
who started to tell me once more.

[Chorus]...I wuv you

Love is here
And its music's filling the air
Love is here
You can feel it everywhere, yeah

Beautiful thing to happen
Heavenly thing to happen
Didn't you feel it happen
Didn't you feel it happen

Oh, love is here
There are flowers blooming in space
Love is here
And the world's a beautiful place

Marvelous thing to happen
Fabulous thing to happen
Tell me you felt it happen
Didn't you feel it happen

Love is a long, long journey
And on a long, long journey
There are things that happen
We just can't foresee

So when you say forever
Although you mean forever
There's a voice inside me
Saying this can't be

But when you hold my hand
You know I feel so grand
I mean I feel that we could beat this mystery
And I believe with all my heart
I believe, oh yes, I believe

But love is a long, long journey
And on a long, long journey
There are things that happen
We just can't foresee

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My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky

My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love

Something happened to my heart
the day that I met you
Something that I never felt before
You are always on my mind
no matter what I do
And every day it seems I want you more

Why does all the world pass me by
Why does no one hear when I cry
Why do lonely arms long for you
Why can't I believe that it's true

Now that you've gone, gone, gone away
Gone, gone, gone away

Why is there a dawn but no day
Why do all the stars fade away
Why are shadows hiding the sun
Why do I have nowhere to run

Now that you've gone, gone, gone away
Gone, gone, gone away

Where are all the dreams that we knew
Whoever said dreams all come true
Where are they now

One more sunrise
One more day to get through
One more sunrise
One more day without you
And those lips that I knew could never be true

One more sunrise
Now the heartaches begin
Wandering, wandering
Through the places we've been
Hoping that I can keep my sunnyside grin

Though our love is dead and gone
In my heart it still lives on and on
Feel like some poor dying swan
Tired of flyin', tryin'
Day by day I'm dying

One more sunrise
One more day we're apart
One more sunrise
One more daybreak for a breaking heart

Life is never what it seems
We're always searching in our dreams
To find that little castle in the air
When worry starts to cloud the mind
It's hard to leave it all behind
And just pretend you haven't got a care

There's someone else in your imagination
You wish that you were standing in their shoes
You'd change your life without much hesitation
But would you if you really had to choose?

So, don't look around, get your feet on the ground
It's much better by far to be just who your are

[Chorus]
The other man's grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man's grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
Just be thankful for what you've got

Blessed are the meek they say
They shall win where others lose
But when man is forced to slay
He is never asked to choose

He must fight for his country
Fight for what he thinks is right
He'll defend his wife and children
On the path of glory

Red or yellow, white or brown
All alike, one thought in mind
Who will wear the victor's crown
Never mind the lame and blind

In the pride of their country
Good will triumph in the end
Evil will be brought to justice
On the path of glory

When I think about all I've done and how little I had
When I first started out to make good
And the times were so bad
All I owned I could hold
In one battered old secondhand case
As I traveled each mile
A professional smile on my face
Going tired and wet
To yet one more forgettable place

On with the show
On with the show, I don't know why
But it's so
And on with the show
On and on and on with the show

I was never a child 'cause when you're poor
You've got to work like a man
For to eat you must earn
The rest you learn when you can
Every day, every night
Is a fight when you're hungry and broke
On the road, play a part
Sing a song, tap a dance, tell a joke
Break your heart for a smile
For a crumb
An occasional smoke

I studied Shakespeare
when I was at school
thought Romeo was a pet
Felt if I met him
I'd act like a fool
I'd be a poor Juliet

Now that I know himv I'm not really sure
boy you're as charming as he
Saying the same things
to all the girls
or is it just to me

Romeo,
why am I so in love with you
Romeo,
is it you or the things you do
I've been yours
from the moment you said hello
Are you mine
or just only my Romeo

'round every corner, 'round every corner
'round every corner, 'round every corner
'round every corner, 'round every corner
'round every corner, 'round every corner

Stop feeling sad now
life ain't so bad now
'round every corner, 'round every corner

While you're debating, something's a-waiting
'round every corner, 'round every corner

When Columbus sailed away to other shores
How could he imagine all that waited for him?

Around every corner, around every corner
Around every corner, around every corner

Leave all the blue days
think about the new days
'round every corner, 'round every corner

Everything is yours now
open all the doors now
'round every corner, 'round every corner

How many times do you ask yourself
"What can I do to bring about a change?"
It's too hard a task yourself
The world's too large to rearrange
But if each one played a part, the greater heart
Would rise up and take wing, and accomplish
most anything

Seize the day, life is made of precious moments
Don't delay and waste the chance each one of us is given
If you stray, remember you can always be redriven
Seize the day, for time is slipping away

How many times do you tell yourself
That you can make a difference if you try
Only to sell yourself
An inexpensive alibi
It's easy to equivocate, procrastinate
And never take a stand, while the problems
grow out of hand.

Seize the day, life is made of precious moments
Don't delay and waste the chance each one of us is given
If you stray, remember you can always be redriven
Seize the day, for time is slipping...
Away so fast

It's a sign of the times
That your love for me is getting so much stronger
It's a sign of the times
And I know that I won't have to wait much longer

You've changed a lot somehow
from the one I used to know-oh-oh
For when you hold me now
ya' feel like you never wanna to let me go

It's a sign of the times
That you call me up whenever you feel lonely
It's a sign of the times
That you tell your friends that I'm your one and only

I'll never understand
the way you treated me-ee-ee
But when I hold your hand
I know you couldn't be the way you used to be

Maybe my lucky star at last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows
how long I've waited to make you mine, mm-mm

It's a funny thing,
the theatre,
when you stop and think of it.
The comedy, the drama,
when your're striving for the hit.

I mean, the idea of an audience
and an actor on the stage.
Well, don't you think it's rather funny
watching someone earn his wage?

There's something about the theatre
though I'm not sure what it is.
It's surely not the money
or the thing they call "show biz".

We hear about the magic of the theatre,
fantasy
quite unlike the movies or the telly.
I agree.

I love going to the theatre,
sitting right there, where you are
watching my favorite actor
or the birth of a new star.

All those magic evenings
with Lloyd-Webber or the Bard,
an old play by whoever,
something new by Tom Stoppard.

And the musicals of Bernstein, Hammerstein,
and Sondheim are so sublime
that sometimes I wish they'd never end.

The best way to go to the theatre
is right there, through the stage door.
I leave the world behind me
like a mantle on the floor.
And, oh, the sweet relief to know
at least for the next few hours
I'll know the plot
and in these times that's quite a lot.

And everybody knows their lines
and who they are and where they stand.
It's grand.

Why is my heart so light?
Why are the stars so bright?
Why is the sky so blue
Since the hour I met you?

Flowers are smiling bright
Smiling for our delight
Smiling so tenderly
For the world, you and me

I know why the world is smiling
Smiling so tenderly
It hears the same old story
Through all eternity

He is now to be among you
at the calling of your hearts
Rest assured this troubadour
is acting on His part

The union of your spirits here
has caused Him to remain
For whenever two or more of you
are gathered in His name
There is Love, there is Love

Well, a man shall leave his mother
and a woman leave her home
They shall travel on to where
the two shall be as one

As it was in the beginning
is now and til the end
Woman draws her life from man
and gives it back again
There is Love, there is Love

The buildings reach up to the sky
The traffic thunders on the busy street
Pavement slips beneath my feet
I walk alone and wonder "Who am I?"

I close my eyes and I can fly
And I escape from all this worldly strife
Restricted by routine of life
But still I can't discover "Who am I?"

I long to wake up in the morning and find
everything has changed
And all the people that I meet don't wear a frown
But every day is just the same
I'm chasing rainbows in the rain
All the dreams that I believe in let me down

You'd better come home
and stop your running around
You'd better come home
and get your feet on the ground
'cause I won't share my love with anyone new

You'd better be smart
you've gotta make up your mind
Stop breaking my heart
and leave the others behind
'cause I won't share my love whatever I do

The love that I give
for as long as I live will be yours
And nothing can change the way that I feel
So baby come back to me (baby come back to me)
Baby come back to me (baby come back to me)
Love me like you did before

Every time we meet, everything is sweet
Oh, you're so tender, I must surrender
My love is your love, now and forever

You're the one that I long to kiss
Baby, you're the one that I really miss
You're the one that I'm dreamin' of
Baby, you're the one that I love

Keep me in your heart, never let us part
Ooh, never leave me, please don't deceive me
I want you only, you must believe me
You're the one that I long to kiss
Baby, you're the one that I really miss
You're the one that I'm dreamin' of
Baby, you're the one that I love

I adore you and no one before you
could make me feel this way
Since I met you I just can't forget you
I love you more each day

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Tears roll down my cheeks, can't you see them glisten?
I've tried to talk to you but you just won't listen
And though I wait each day and hope and pray
your love will come on soon,
its as far away as the thirty-first of June

You pass me by each day but you just don't know me
I know there's something there but you never show me
You're always on my mind and yet I find
I'm reaching for the moon
You're as far away as the thirty-first of June

When I was child, not so long ago
Life was full of make believe, toys upon the floor
Living in a world, everything was new
Lollipops and rainbows, picture books and glue

And summer days were long and the skies were always blue
When nothing seemed to matter then, not even you
Growing old was far away, so many things to do
When I was a child the days went by
I didn't count them all, did you?

Then the time went on, I grew up so fast
Then I found my young girl's dream
coming true at last
For I fell in love
I fell in love with you
And I'm just as happy now
Childhood days are through

Hey, don't you think it's time that we had a party
Wouldn't you agree we all need a good time
We could have the neighbors in for a drink
and lay a little food on too

You could ask the Joneses
I could ask the Thompsons
Stuart from the store
and don't forget the Johnsons
And what about the man who stands on the corner
He must have a tale or two to tell

Wouldn't it be nice to buy out the Fillmore
and fill it with our friends
and then if there's still more room
We could ask the folks from the City
To come along and feel at home
And if the ragged gypsy danced with the soldier
Think of all the things the soldier could learn
And think of all the things the doctor could tell the priest

There's a story to be told
Listen
Sounds so new, in truth, its old
Listen

Hey, maybe we should give an open invitation
We could have a friend from every single nation
We could ask the friends to bring along a friend
Anyone who wants to come will be welcome
Anyone who wants to make with the music
is going to be allowed to play what he wants to
Anyone who wants to sing us a song can bring us a song
and sing it if he wants to

Tell me it's not true
Say it's just a story
Something on the news

Tell me it's not true
Though it's here before me
And say it's just a dream
Say it's just a scene
From an old movie of years ago
From an old movie with Marilyn Monroe

Say it's just some clowns
Two players in the limelight
Bring the curtain down

Say it's just two clowns
Who couldn't get their lines right
And say it's just a show on the radio
That we can turn over and start again
That we can turn over, it's only a game,

In the shoemaker's shop this refrain would never stop
As he tapped away, working all the day
(At his bench, there was he, just as busy as a bee)
Little time to lose for the boots and shoes

But his heart went "pop" inside the little shop
When a lovely girl set 'em all a-whirl
She had come to choose some pretty dancing shoes
And he heard her say in a charming way

Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing
Dancing, dancing all the day
Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing
Dancing all my cares away

Starting All Over Again
Recreating a dream we once knew
Going back to a time that has drifted away
It won't be that easy to do
Through the tears and the anger and pain
The illusions we had and then lost
All the questions that still go unanswered today
Were the lessons we learned worth the cost?

Well, I still believe
If we go where the Spirit leads
It will take us to
Just where we're supposed to be
It's a chance we must seize
Let's get up off our knees
Take a stand
We can make it happen hand in hand...