The Sad Cafe
Composer(s): Joe Walsh - Glenn Frey - Don Henley - J.D. Souther
First release by: Eagles - 1979
Covered by multiple other artists



Out in the shiny night, the rain was softly falling
The tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away
Out of the silver light, the past came softly calling
And I remember the times we spent inside the Sad Cafe
Oh, it seemed like a holy place protected by amazing grace
And we would sing right out loud, the things we could not say
We thought we could change this world with words like "love" and "freedom"
We were part of the lonely crowd
Inside the Sad Cafe
Oh, expecting to fly
we would meet on that shore in the sweet by and by
Some of their dreams came true
some just passed away
And some of the stayed behind inside the Sad Cafe
The clouds rolled in and hid that shore
Now that Glory Train, it don't stop here no more
Now I look at the years gone by
and wonder at the powers that be
I don't know why fortune smiles on some and let's the rest go free
Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall
But things in this life change very slowly
if they ever change at all
There's no use in asking why
it just turned out that way
So meet me at midnight baby inside the Sad Cafe
Why don't you meet me at midnight baby
inside the Sad Cafe

Closing Time
Danish Title: Lukketid
Composer(s): Leonard Cohen
Originally performed by: Leonard Cohen



So we're drinking and we're dancing and the bards are really happening
And the Johnny Walker wisdom's running high
And my very sweet companion, she's an angel of compassion
She's rubbing half the world against her thigh
And every drinker, every dancer lifts a happy face to thank her
And the fiddler fiddles something so sublime

(Repeat:)
And the women tear their blouses off
And the men they dance on the polka dots
And it's partner found and partner lost
And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
At Closing Time

Closing Time

Well, we're lonely, we're romantic and the cider's spiked with mushrooms
And the Holy Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?"
And the moon is spinning naked and the summer night is fragrant
With the mighty expectation of relief
So we struggle and we stagger down the snakes and up the ladders
To the tower where the blessed hours chime

(Repeat)
And I swear it happened just like this
A sigh, a cry, and a hungry kiss
The gates of love they budged an inch
And I can't say much has happened since
But Closing Time

Closing Time

I loved you for your beauty but that doesn't make a fool of me
You were in it for your beauty too
And I loved you for your body, there's a voice that sounds like God to me
Declaring that your body's really you
Well I loved you when our love was blessed
And I love you know there's nothing left
But sorrow and a sense of overtime
And I missed you since the place got wrecked
And I just don't care what happens next
Looks like freedom but it feels like death
It's something in between I guess
It's Closing Time

Closing Time

So we're drinking and we're dancing but there's nothing really happening
And the place is dead as heaven on a Saturday night
And my very close companion gets me hot and gets me laughing
She's a hundred but she's wearing something tight
And I lift my glass to the awful truth that you can't reveal to the ears of youth
Except to say it isn't worth a dime
And the whole damn place goes crazy twice
And it's once for the Devil and it's for the Christ
But the boss don't like those dizzy heights, we're busted in the blinding lights
Of Closing Time
Closing Time

Rêve
Composer(s): Françoise Hardy; Taiguara
Performer(s): Françoise Hardy; Michel Montecrossa



Tu me merveilles comme un rêve
qui c'est enfin réalisé
Et tu me fais mal comme un rêve
dont il va falloir m'éveiller

The Sad Bag Of Shaky Jake
Composer(s): Steve Marriott
Performer(s): Humble Pie



When I was just a kid back in Abeline
I had to use a gun, well, for my own sake
I shot a man down when I was just eighteen
And from that day they call me Shaky Jake
Shaky Jake, boy, what you gonna do
Texas Rangers coming after you
Here's the price you pay for one mistake
So get off the streets it's Shaky Jake
Ma says I was born under bad sign
I was lookin' for the chance to make or break
I cut my teeth on a brandin' iron
I'm the devil's own son, I'm Shaky Jake
Shaky Jake, boy, what you gonna do
Texas Rangers coming after you
Here's the price you pay for one mistake
So get off the streets it's Shaky Jake
I keep on the run now
I travel by night
I don't need anyone
But someone, one day, somewhere's gonna see me right
Dig a hole about six foot deep
Pray the Lord my soul to take
I don't want flowers, and nobody's gonna weep
Here lies that outlaw, Shaky Jake
Oh, Shaky Jake, boy, what you gonna do
Texas Rangers coming after you
Here's the price you pay for one mistake
So get off the streets it's Shaky Jake
Shakey Jake
Shakey Jake
Shakey Jake
Shakey Jake
Shakey Jake
Shakey Jake
Oh, Shaky Jake, boy, what you gonna do
Texas Rangers coming after you
Here's the price you pay for one mistake
So get off the streets it's Shaky Jake

Closing My Eyes
Composer(s): Peter Green
Performer(s): Fleetwood Mac; Naked Blue



Now it's the same as before
And I'm alone again

With no sorrow for myself
And I'm blaming no one else

And closing my eyes
And seeing you standing there

Now it's the same as before
You've touched me with your love

And though you're in my heart
We're still a world apart
As now I'm back to the time
Where I would search for a dream
But no use to try anymore as before
Someday I'll die, and maybe then I'll be with you

So I'm closing my eyes
To hear the people laugh

For they're all aglow
Not knowing where to go

But is it asking too much
When the question is what to do
With the life I'll have
It seems I know nothing now
Except my love for you
And the strength in my hands
To go on feeding your smile

Reunited
Composer(s): Dino Fekaris; Freddie Perren
Performer(s): Peaches & Herb



Herb:
I was a fool to ever leave your side
Me minus you is such a lonely ride
The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad
I realize I love you 'cause I want you bad, hey, hey

Peaches:
I spent the ev'ning with the radio
Regret the moment that I let you go
Our quarrel was such a way of learnin' so much
I know now that I love you 'cause I need your touch, hey, hey

Both:
Reunited and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We Both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey

Peaches:
I sat here starin' at the same old wall
Came back to life just when I got your call
I wished I could climb right through the telephone line
And give you what you want so you will still be mine, hey, hey

Herb:
I can't go cheatin', honey, I can't play
I found it very hard to stay away
As we reminisce on precious moments like this
I'm glad we're back together 'cause I missed your kiss, hey, hey

Both:
Reunited and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We Both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ba-a-a-by

Herb: Lover, lover, this is solid love
Peaches: And you're exactly what I'm dreamin' of
Herb: All through the day
Peaches: And all through the night
Both: I'll give you all the love I have with all my might, hey, hey

Both:
Reunited and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood.......

The Russians Were Rushin' The Yanks Started Yankin'
Composer(s): Carey Morgan - Charles McCarron



I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier's home
The year was nineteen fifty three
With medals galore that he'd won in this war
He sat smoking peacefully
Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen
Said his grandson who stood by his side 
How did they fix up that terrible mix up?
And proudly the old man replied

My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day 
The lesson was geography
A child raised her hand, said, "I don't understand
This map looks all wrong to me
What is this strange place that is marked Germany?" 
And the teacher replied with a roar
"Why, that's an old map, dear since we had that scrap, dear 
There ain't no such place anymore

The Russsians were rushin' the Prussians
The Prussians were crushin' the Russians 
The Balkins were balkin' and Turkey was squawkin' 
Rasputin disputtin' and Italy scootin'
The Boches all bulled Bolshevikis 
The British were skittish at sea 
But the good Lord I'm thankin' 
The Yanks started yankin'
And yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree

The Russsians were rushin' the Prussians 
The Prussians were crushin' the Russians
The good old Italians were hurling batallions 
Canadians raidin' and Frenchmen invadin'
The Bulgars were bulgin' the Belgians 
But Yanks started yankin' you see
And when Peace was conceded
Some new maps were needed
They ruined the geography

Closer Still
Composer(s): Tish Hinojosa
Performer(s): Tish Hinojosa; Emily Singleton



"Closer Still than e'er my arms have held you
Or the beating rhythm of my heart
I belong to you in frozen mem'ries
And framed in gold is my desire
Closer Still than starlight soft upon you
For though a million shine tonight
Deep inside is where one lonely forgotten
Dream is waiting here
Closer Still
Closer Still is every word that takes me
To the fire burnin' without end
In the moonlight pale a song is sayin'
That time will find us back again
Closer Still our shadows must be swayin'
For I can almost hear you say
Deep inside is where one lonely forgotten
Dream is waiting here
Closer Still"

Return To Terrapin
Composer(s): Robert Hunter
Performer(s): The Grateful Dead



Up these steps beside me climb
To Terrapin and points sublime
Robbed of reason, faith and name
Broken-hearted blind and lame

Slain by doubt, mistaken trust
Abandoned in the rain to rust
Shriveled by the heat of day
Torn to shreds by birds of prey

Shapeless in the fire's glow
Tell me if you think you know
Who it was we were below
Where we've been and where we go

Lilies have the bees to tend them
Grasses have the breeze to bend them
Broken hearts have tears to mend them
Show us stairs, we will ascend them

Stair by stair by stair we climb
Voices hushed to sighs by time
Speak our souls in pantomime
Clear cold bells of winter chime

Pale through this ghostly haze
The dawn of a newborn moon
Illuminates this ancient maze
Of tumbled stones rough hewn

Trust your faith and enter
By paths the heart divines
The sun lies at the center
Through gates of creeping vines

how faint the rays
of former days
in avenues of time
but it does shine
emblem of sight
pride of the eyes
that shatters shadow
and all of the dark defies

Let the sun rise!

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)