The Runner
Performer(s): Manfred Mann's Earth Band



Through the night, through the dawn
Behind you another runner is born
Don't look back you've been there
Feel the mist as your breath hits the air
And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

Through the night, through the dawn
Behind you another runner is born
Don't look back, you've been there
Feel the mist as your breath hits the air
And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

And you will run your time
A shooting star across the sky 
And you will surely cross the line
To pass on the flame
Sun come up, sun go down 
Hear the feet see the sweat on the ground
Watch your step, keep your cool
Though you can't see what's in front of you

And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

And you will run your time
A shooting star across the sky 
And you will surely cross the line
To pass on the flame
Pass on the flame
Through the night, through the dawn
Behind you another runner is born
Don't look back, you've been there
See the mist as your breath hits the air

And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

Closer Every Day
Composer(s): Patrick Simmons
Performer(s): The Doobie Brothers



I just looked in the mirror 
Was that me? 
I'm older now than I used to be
The sky above me, Lord, it's turnin' red
There's a hard rain fallin' 'round my head

Oh Lord, fallin' round my head
Oh Lord, fallin' round my head 
Oh Lord, fallin' round my head 
Oh Lord, fallin' round my head 

The road I'm standin' on, it twists and turns
The soles of my feet, Lord, they're 'bout to burn
The reaper beckons, and he points the way
Oh Lord, I'm gettin' closer everyday

Oh Lord, closer every day
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day 

The road I'm standin' on, it twists and turns
The soles of my feet, Lord, they're 'bout to burn
The reaper beckons, and he points the way
Oh Lord, I'm gettin' closer everyday

Oh Lord, closer every day
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day

Return To Sender
Composer(s): Otis Blackwell; Winfield Scott
Performer(s): Elvis Presley



Return to sender, return to sender

I gave a letter to the postman, he put it his sack
Bright and early next morning, he brought my letter back
(She wrote upon it) "Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone"

We had a quarrel, a lover's spat
I write I'm sorry, but my letter keeps coming back

So then I dropped it in the mailbox and sent it special D
Bright and early next morning, it came right back to me
(She wrote upon it) "Return to sender, address unknown
No such person, no such zone"

This time I'm gonna take it myself and put it right in her hand
And if it comes back the very next day, then I'll understand
(The writing on it) " Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone"

Aah, return to sender, return to sender, return to sender....

The Runaway Train
Composer(s): Guy Massey - Carson Robison
Performer(s): Vernon Dalhart



T'was in the year of eighty-nine, on that old Chicago line
When the winter wind was blowin' shrill
The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, then the air brakes wouldn't hold
And Number Nine came roaring down the hill... oooooh!

The runaway train came down the track and she blew, she blew
The runaway train came down the track and she blew, she blew
The runaway train came down the track, her whistle wide and her throttle back
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, she blew
The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, she blew
The engineer said the train must halt, he said it was all the fireman's fault
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, she blew
The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, she blew
The fireman said he rang the bell, the engineer said "You did like hell!"
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The porter got an awful fright and she blew, she blew
The porter got an awful fright and she blew, she blew
The porter got an awful fright, he got so scared he near turned white
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, she blew
A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, she blew
A donkey was standing in the way and all they found was just his bray
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

A drummer sat in the parlor car and she blew, she blew
A drummer sat in the parlor car and she blew, she blew
A drummer sat in the parlor car and he nearly swallowed a fat cigar
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, she blew
The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, she blew
The conductor said there'd be a wreck and he felt the chills run up his neck
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, she blew
The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, she blew
The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

Closer
Performer(s): Mel Carter



Loving you madly will be forever
I see the ocean in your eyes when we're together
There are no boundaries , there are no limits
My heart has been embraced now that you're in it

Hold me closer to your dreams
Closer to your fears
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears

Time passes by seconds into minutes
Every field and flower fades ,but love is infinite
There are no boundaries ,there are no limits
My heart is a bigger place now that you're in it

Hold me closer to your dreams
Closer to your fears
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears

I wanna be the one
You tell your secrets to
All that I want is to be closer
Closer to you

How tight can you hold me ?
How long can we stay awake ?
How hard can we laugh ?
How much love can we make ?

Hold me closer to your dreams
Closer to your fears
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears

I wanna be the one
You tell your secrets to
All that I want is to be closer
Closer to you

Return To Pooh Corner
Composer(s): Kenny Loggins
Performer(s): Kenny Loggins;
Jim Salestrom; Phillip Sandifer



Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the Wood

So help me if you can
I've got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised
There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

It's hard to explain how a few precious things
Seem to follow throughout all our lives
After all's said and done I was watching my son
Sleeping there with my bear by his side
So I tucked him in, I kissed him and as I was going
I swear that the old bear whispered "Boy welcome home"

Believe me if you can
I've finally come back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
What do you know
There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Pooh

The Rules Of The Road
Composer(s): Cy Coleman - Carolyn Leigh
Performer(s): Tony Bennett
and multiple other artists



So these are the ropes
The tricks of the trade
The rules of the road
You're one of the dopes
For whom they were made
The rules of the road

You follow that kiss
And recklessly miss
A bend of the road
Then suddenly this
The end of the road

So love is a hoax
A glittering string
Of little white lies
But these are the jokes
And what if they bring
The tears to your eyes

Well love often shows a funny return
The brighter it glows
The longer you burn
And Lord only knows
Love has little concern
For the fools of the road

That's how it goes
You live and you learn
The rules of the road

Well love often shows a funny return
The brighter it glows
The longer you burn
And Lord only knows
Love has little concern
For the fools of the road

That's how it goes
You live and you learn
The rules of the road
The rules of the road

Close Your Eyes And Remember
Composer(s): Charles Stepney; Richard Rudolph
Performer(s): Minnie Riperton;
Ramsey Lewis; Urban Knights



Blowing softly through a meadow 
Laughing like a baby, breeze tapping 
lightly at the treetops, whispering among the leaves 

You hear the magic song, that ancient poets sing 
It's sweet as morning dew and sounds a lot like springtime 
When you close your eyes 
You feel your heat go there 
So close your eyes and you may find that 
Fireflies were as bright as stars
Close your eyes and remember 
Summertime lingered on and on 
Close your eyes and remember 
Your first love made the world stand still 
Close your eyes and remember 
Close your eyes and remembers when 
The moon was made of cheese 

Racing swiftly through the mountains 
Bubbling along the stream 
Sighing sweetly through the hollow 
Gentle as an infant's dream

Return To Paradise
Composer(s): Elton John; Gary Osborne
Performer(s): Elton John



It's paradise here where the sun meets the sea
There's nothing to fear and so much to be
But soon I must go, say goodbye to it all
That homeland of mine is beginning to call

Goodbye doesn't mean this has to be the end
Fading dreams grow cold as ice
And I got a feeling we will meet again
When we return to paradise

The wind in our hair and the sun in our eyes
There's no need for tears and no time for lies
So reach out your hand and I'll reach out my heart
Remember me while we are apart

I'm heading homeward
Leaving sunshine and heading for rain
But we'll return to paradise again

The Rudder And The Rock
Composer(s): William Oliver - Ray Glaser - Fred Warren - Kenneth McGehen
Performer(s): David Whitfield



One night a sailor at full look out
Heard a lonely seagull cry
He caught a sudden smell of brimstone
And a strange ship floated by
A dead man’s hand was on the tiller
As it sailed beneath the moon
He heard the ghostly captain holler
Your time is coming soon
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
If you don’t watch the compass brother
You’ll never make the dock
You’ll end your days right on the bottom
Under Davy Jones’s lock
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock

The crew sang out a devil’s shanty
As they hauled their mainsail tight
Their dungarees were rags and tatters
And their bones were gleaming white
The bosun held an empty spyglass
Where the captain’s eye should be
For they were doomed to sail the ocean
For all eternity
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
If you don’t watch the compass brother
You’ll never make the dock
You’ll end your days right on the bottom
Under Davy Jones’s lock
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock

A crash of thunder shook the heavens
As the sailor shook with fear
The lightning flickered round the ghost ship
As he watched it disappear
He knew it was the Flying Dutchman
Come to warn him to take heed
He vowed when he got back to harbour
A better life he’d lead
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
If you don’t watch the compass brother
You’ll never make the dock
You’ll end your days right on the bottom
Under Davy Jones’s lock
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
Shall answer to the rock

Close Your Eyes
Composer(s): Chuck Willis
First release by: The Five Keys - 1955
Covered by multiple other artists



Close your eyes (Close your eyes)
Take a deep breathe (Aaahhh-aah!)
Open your heart (Open your heart)
And whisper (I love you, I love you)
Tell me you love me (You love me)
You love me (You love me)
You love me
Hold me tight, (Hold me tight)
Don't say goodnight (Don't say goodnight)
We have time (Lots of time)
Everything's going to be alright (Things gonna be alright)
Hold me darling (And never let me go)
Darling, and tell me (And tell me)
You love me (You love me, you love me, you love me)
No, no, no (No, no, no), even though (even though)
This is not the way I want it to be
But if you (But if you) must pretend (have to pretend)
That's alright with me
Close your eyes (Close your eyes)
Take a deep breathe (Aaahhh-aah!)
Open your heart (Open your heart)
And whisper (I love you, I love you)
Tell me you love me (You love me)
Please Darling, tell me love me (You love me)
You love me
(I love you, Darling, with all my heart and soul)

Return To Me
Composer(s): Danny DiMinno; Carmen Lombardo
Performer(s): Dean Martin;
and various other artists



Return to me
Oh my dear I'm so lonely
Hurry back hurry back
Oh my love hurry back I'm yours
Return to me
For my heart wants you only
Hurry home hurry home
Won't you please hurry home to my heart

My darling if I hurt you I'm sorry
Forgive me and please say you are mine

Return to me
Please come back bella mia
Hurry back hurry home to my arms
To my lips and my heart

Retorna me
Cara mia ti amo
Solo tu, solo tu, solo tu, solo tu
Mio cuore

The Ruby And The Pearl
Composer(s): Jay Livingston - Ray Evans
First release by: Nat King Cole - 1952
Covered by multiple other artists



There's a warm red ecstasy to love
That makes you tremble with its fire
And there's a pure white majesty to love
When you have both, you have your heart's desire

Can love be as warm as the ruby
Can love be as pure as the pearl
Just look in the heart of my love for you
You'll find the ruby and the pearl

My love will endure as the diamond
And shine with the shimmer of gold
It glows as the bright star above for you
A thing of beauty to behold

Come close and cling to my kiss
Stay close and share the passion of this

Yes, love is as warm as the ruby
And love is as pure as the pearl
Just look in the heart of my love for you
You'll find the ruby and the pearl

The ruby and the pearl

Close Your Eyes
Composer(s): Valerie Carter; Tennent
Performer(s): Jack Hylton



Close your eyes and leave the world behind you
Close your eyes till morning comes to find you
While the stars are shining above
Only our love dreams will remind you

Through the skies a silver moon is sweeping
Close your eyes and soon you will be sleeping
Say "goodnight" and then turn out the light
And close your eyes

Return To Forever
Composer(s): Richard Rudolph; R. Waldman
Performer(s): Minnie Riperton



Days... floating round the bend
Thru the rainbow's end
Return to forever

Nights... ring around the moon
ending all too soon
Return to forever

When we reach the Autumn's bend
Will we wish that we were young again
Laughing in the face of time
If only we knew now, what we did then

Clouds... billow cross the sky
Changing as they fly
Return to forever

Waves... rush to kiss the shore
Once and nevermore
Go back, return to forever

How I wish that you were mine
And we could live again that summertime
To be that happy just this once again
If only we felt now as we did then

Child... holding out your hand
Please try to understand
Return to forever, return to forever

The Rubberband Man
Composer(s): Linda Creed - Thom Bell
Performer(s): The Spinners; Youssou N'Dour; Electric Six



Hand me down my walkin’ cane, hand me down my hat
Hurry now and don’t be late, ‘cause we ain’t got time to chat
You and me, we’re goin’ out to catch the latest sounds
Guaranteed to blow your mind so high you won’t come down!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Oh, Lord, this dude is outta sight!
Everything he does seems to come out right!
 
Once I went to hear him play at a club outside of town
I was so surprised, I was hypnotized by the sound this cat’s puttin’ down!
When I saw this short fat guy stretch a band between his toes
Hey, I laughed so hard ‘cause the man got down when he finally reached his nose!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Got that rubberband up on his toes!
And then he wriggled it up all around his nose!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Guaranteed to blow your mind!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Playin’ all that music, yet keepin’ time!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Where in the world did he learn that?! Oh, Lord!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Lord, help him get away!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Doo doo doo doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Doo doo doo doo doo,
Rubberband Man, Rubberband Man!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Doo doo doo doo doo!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Mmm! Watch him! He keep a-move, a-just a mo-vin'!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Got a groovin' on the corner!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
He's had enough, y’all!
Whoa-oh-oh!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Ah-yah-yah-yah-yah!
Whoa, that Rubberband Man's a doozy!
Move so quick, Lord, he makes me lose it!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
And then he stops the show, now!
He wiggled it up, he wiggled it down!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Got his feet to movin', and that Rubberband off the ground!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
He lifted it way up high, ha!
In the sky, 'y'all!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh get with it, y’all!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo!
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Rubberband Man, oh!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
How much of this stuff do he think we can stand?
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
So much rhythm, grace and debonair from one man, Lord!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
And then he had nerve to wiggle his left toe!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
To his knee, got the feelin’ in his head, y’all!
Ah, come on, baby!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Rubberband Man starts to jam,
Movin’ up and down across the land!
Got people all in his ways,
Everything about him seems out of place!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Just a movin’, just a movin’, just a move-move-movin’
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Just a movin’, just a movin’, just a move-move-movin’
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man, get down!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, get down lover, uh-huh!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, he can jam, y'all!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man! (He never fails to groove!)
You’re bound to lose (And did you see him move?) control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Oohwee! What's he doin' to me?!
Rhythms I ain't felt before!
Just move 'em up by me!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Gotta move! I gotta groove!
Rubberband Man, oh-oh-oh!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Ah-yah-yah-yah!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
The way he twiddles his toes and can play it on his nose is twofold!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
How does he do it, y’all?!
I don't know!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
I'm ready to jam, ugh! Gonna do my Rubberband!
I'm ready to jam, ugh! Gonna do my Rubberband!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Ugh! Lord, have mercy!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Ugh! Just stopped me in my bones!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Don't mess with me, y'all! I got a groove when I'm here!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Ah-yah-yah-yah!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Oh, he's a big, fat man that moves real good!
Everybody oughta knock on wood!
When you see The Man do his stuff
Oh, Lord, I done seen enough!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
A groovy show! Gotta standing room, side-to-side!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, gimme a grip and then a-hold on tight!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, he's The Man! The Rubberband Man!!
(Doo doo doo doo doo!)

Close Your Eyes
Composer(s): Bernice Petkere
Originally performed by: Freddie Martin
Covered by various other artists



Music play 
something dreamy for dancing 
while we're here romancing 
It's love's holiday 
And Love will be our guide 

Close your Eyes 
When you open them dear 
I'll be right hear by your side 
So...

Close your eyes 
rest your head on my shoulder and sleep 
Close your eyes 
And I will close mine 

Close your eyes 
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep 
Close your eyes 
This is divine 

Music play 
something dreamy for dancing 
while were here romancing 
It's love's holiday 
And Love will be our guide

Close your Eyes 
When you open them dear 
I'll be near by your side 
So won't you close your eyes...

Return To Camp Grenada
Performer(s): Allan Sherman



Hello muddah, hello faddah 
I am back at Camp Grenada
And I'm writing you this letter
Just to say my compound fracture's getting better

Noone here knows where my trunk is
And my bunk is where the skunk is
But the food here is improving
'Cause the little black things in it are not moving

Our camp nurse is quite a swimmer
She says swimming makes you slimmer
Her name's Mrs. Pellagrini
Have you ever seen a whale in a bikini?

All our bathrooms have such thin doors
Gee I'd wish they'd move them indoors
We're all tired of mother goose here
So next Friday night they're having Lenny Bruce here

Let me stay, oh muddah, faddah let me stay
I love Grenada every night the campfire's really keen 
Oh ma please send some unguintine

Let me stay, up here in muddah nature's land
And tiptoe through the tulips grand
To leave would be a shame
Besides, I'd miss the poker game

Please don't worry, faddah, muddah
I'll take care of little brudda
He plays ball here and he rows here
And I hope they teach him how to blow his nose here

He wakes up half past six hand
Goes directly to the quicksand
He was lonely, now he's better
He's like all of us except his bed is wetter

The Royal Scam 
Composer(s): Donald Fagen - Walter Becker
Performer(s): Steely Dan



And they wandered in 
From the city of St. John 
Without a dime 
Wearing coats that shined 
Both red and green
Colors from their sunny island 
From their boats of iron 
They looked upon the promised land 
Where surely life was sweet 
On the rising tide 
To New York City 
Did they ride into the street 

See the glory
Of the royal scam 

They are hounded down 
To the bottom of a bad town 
Amid the ruins 
Where they learn to fear 
An angry race of fallen kings 
Their dark companions 
While the memory of 
Their southern sky was clouded by 
A savage winter 
Every patron saint 
Hung on the wall, shared the room 
With twenty sinners 

See the glory
Of the royal scam 

By the blackened wall 
He does it all 
He thinks he's died and gone to heaven 
Now the tale is told 
By the old man back home
He reads the letter 
How they are paid in gold 
Just to babble in the back room 
All night and waste their time 
And they wandered in 
From the city of St. John without a dime 

See the glory
Of the royal scam

Close Your Eyes
Performer(s): Edward Bear



Close Your Eyes
I dreamed she came back home last night
Asked her where she'd been
She said I've been around the world and
It almost did me in
She said I hope you didn't wait too long
I have no sense of time
I see you've written one Last Song
And I realized it's mine
Think of all the times we talked
Sing a nursery rhyme

Close your eyes
I'm right beside you
Run for miles you know I'll find you
Cause it's all the same
Change your lovers
Change your name
If you need a friend
Close your eyes
I'm back again

She really came back home last night
Seemed as if she'd changed
Said that she go back to school
And try things once again
But you know it didn't take too long
Till she lost her way
And all the reason in the world could see
She couldn't stay
As I helped her pack her things
It didn't hurt to say

Close your eyes
I'm right beside you
Run for miles you know I'll find you
Cause it's all the same
Change your lovers
Change your name
If you need a friend
Close your eyes
I'm back again

'Cause it's all the same
Change your lovers
Change your name
If you need a friend
Close your eyes
I'm back again