Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be Composer(s): Jerry Laseter - Roger Murrah Performer(s): Tanya Tucker
I can hear you smilin' on the 'phone Bet you thought that I'd be cryin' Go on, tell yourself I done you wrong But we both know you'd be lyin' We don't have to have a reason If your heart is set on leavin'
To remember on some rainy day A little simple word or thought Or a birthday card I bought Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
That greener grass you think you see Hah, is just a high-heeled illusion Better count the cost of bein' free Is it worth all that you're losin'? It may be over, but it's not ending 'Cause there's one thing you're forgetting
An' you'll remember on some rainy day The little things we used to do Like that night in Baton Rouge Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
When it all comes back someday You'll be surprised on some lonely night When you close your eyes
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(From a memory)
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You, When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You
When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life? Composer(s): Burton Lane; Alan Jay Lerner Performer(s): Fred Astaire & Jane Powell; and various other artists
Fred: Oh yeah, yeah!
Jane: You listen to me just once
Fred: Oh sure, sure!
Jane: I told you a million times You never wanna listen to me
Fred: So I said it So you heard it So you're mad So what?
Jane: So this--It's the last time I ever Go to a party with you!
Fred: Will you put that in writin'?
Jane: Well you're always Makin' cracks Makin' cracks!
Fred: Like what?
Jane: You always humiliate me Humiliate me Didn't your mother never teach ya no manners?
Fred: I ain't never had no mother We was too poor
Jane: Say, what's the matter with you lately? You used to tell me you loved me You used to treat me like a high-class dame Well usen't ya?
Fred: So I used
Jane: Oh, so there, you admit it
Fred: I ain't admittin' nothin'!
Jane: I'll give ya one more chance Do ya love me or don't ya?
Fred: No I don't!
Jane: Quit stallin'! I want a direct answer
Fred: Oh... Listen, kid, there's one thing about ya I can't understand---
Fred: How could you believe me when I said I loved you When you know I've been a liar all my life?
Jane: You've had that reputation Since you was a youth
Fred: You must've been insane To think I'd tell you the truth
Jane: How could I believe you When you said we'd marry?
Fred: Why, you know I'd rather hang Than have a wife I know I said I'd make you mine
Jane: Now wouldn't youse know That I would go for that old line?
Fred: How could you believe me When I said I loved you When you know I've been a liar?
Jane: You sure have been a liar
Fred: A double-crossin' liar
Jane: A double-crossin' liar
Fred: All my doggone cheatin' life?
Jane: You said you would love me long
Fred: So what?
Jane: And never would do me wrong
Fred: Stop bending the suit!
Jane: Faithful you'd always be
Fred: Me? Why baby, you must be loony To trust a lower-than-low, two-timer like me
Jane: You said I'd have everything
Fred: Get her
Jane: A beautiful diamond ring
Fred: Ha ha ha
Jane: A bungalow by the sea
Fred: A bungalow yet You're really naive to ever believe A full-of-baloney phony like me
Jane: Boy, I sure must've lost my head
Fred: You ain't lost nothin' you never had
Jane: What about the time you went to Indiana?
Fred: I was lyin' I was down in Ala...bam
Jane: You said you had some business You had to complete
Fred: What I was doin' I would be a cad to repeat
Jane: What about the evenin's You was with your mother?
Fred: I was rompin' with another honey lamb
Jane: To think you swore Our love was real
Fred: Baby, leave us not forget That I'm a heel
Jane: How could I believe you When you said you loved me?
A Memory Away Composer(s): Warren Robb - David Kirby Performer(s): Gene Watson
I woke up this morning Thinking 'bout those times You and love and I were more Only on my mind
I let myself go drifting Way back in my dreams Let my memory bring you back to me
Your love is just a memory away I can count on yesterday I can have you, antyime I want to You're always just a memory away
Love can change a beggar Make a poor man king Love can build a castle Out of almost anything
Minds can still work miracles That even I can see When my memory brings you back to me
Your love is just a memory away I can count on yesterday I can have you, anytime I want to You're always just a memory away You're always just a memory away
How Could I Love Her So Much? Composer(s): Hugh Moffatt Performer(s): Johnny Rodriguez; Hugh Moffatt
I went over to him, said you may not know me But I sure do know who you are Don't worry my anger was spent long ago And only the memory remains But Lord, how I suffered, sometimes I still wonder And maybe now you can explain
Tell me how could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you How did you know how to hold her and please her How did you know what to do
After all of the time I spent learning to love her And be what she needed me to Tell me how could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
He said, Friend let me buy you a drink And I'll tell you a story that's sad, but it's true How I loved her and held her till some licker stole her From me, like I stole her from you
I guess no one can own her, her heart's like a soldier Of fortune, her love's like the wind Till all I can think of is finding a new love And asking this question again
How could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you How did you know how to hold her and please her How did you know what to do
After all of the time I spent learning to love her And be what she needed me to Tell me how could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
How could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
A Means To An End Composer(s): Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Stephen Morris - Bernard Sumner First recording/First release by: Joy Division - 1979/1980 Covered by multiple other artists
A legacy so far removed One day will be improved Eternal rights we left behind We were the better kind Two the same, set free too I always looked to you I always looked to you I always looked to you
We fought for good, stood side by side Our friendship never died On stranger waves, the lows and highs Our vision touched the sky Immortalists with points to prove I put my trust in you I put my trust in you I put my trust in you
A house somewhere on foreign soil Where ageless lovers call Is this your goal, your final needs Where dogs and vultures eat Committed still I turn to go I put my trust in you I put my trust in you I put my trust in you I put my trust in you In you, in you, in you Put my trust in you, in you
How Come? Composer(s): Charles Alexander; Wyclef Jean; Youssou N'Dour Performer(s): Youssou N'Dour
Yo As the universe expands I contemplate whether it was God or the Big Bang that made man Sometimes I wonder how come We can't live without guns What would have been the outcome if the South won Think about that son What in the hell caused the assassination of Malcolm The federal communications commission listens to politicians in the position to Make certain decisions like puttin' minorities in prison To decimating the population of women It's called socialism From the United States to the United Kingdom Aahhkk, spit into the sky and extinguish the sun but how come
In the future The location is planet Earth The time and date is 1999, December 31st 11:59 p.m. the anticipation of what I think's about to happen, got my heart 'beatin We got less than a minute left before the planet Jupiter is united into a star I know it sounds bizarre but it's mathematics A specific sign for some of the planet's inhabitants Those who understand know what I'm sayin' is accurate Our country is corrupt from the president to the cabinet In the year 2, followed by three 0's The space probe Galileo will welcome us all to channel zero but how come
A Matter Of Trust Composer(s): Billy Joel Performer(s): Billy Joel
Some love is just a lie of the heart The cold remains of what began with a passionate start And they may not want it to end But it will, it's just a question of when I've lived long enough to have learned The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned But that won't happen to us Because it's always been a matter of trust
I know you're an emotional girl It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world I can't offer you proof But you're gonna face a moment of truth It's hard when you're always afraid You just recover when another belief is betrayed So break my heart if you must It's a matter of trust
You can't go the distance With too much resistance I know you have doubts But for God's sake don't shut me out
This time you've got nothing to lose You can take it, you can leave it Whatever you choose I won't hold back anything And I'll walk away a fool or a king Some love is just a lie of the mind It's make believe until it's only a matter of time And some might have learned to adjust But then it never was a matter of trust
I'm sure you're aware love We've both had our share of Believing too long When the whole situation was wrong
Some love is just a lie of the soul A constant battle for the ultimate state of control After you've heard lie upon lie There can hardly be a question of why Some love is just a lie of the heart The cold remains of what began with a passionate start But that can't happen to us Because it's always been a matter of trust
How Come? Composer(s): Ronnie Lane; Kevin Westlake Performer(s): The Small Faces; The Pogues
How come when I cut the ace of hearts You always draw the ace of spades? How's it when your best friend Brings you lillies on your birthday?
How come, how come I ain't superstitious, but these things I seen How come, how come I ain't a superstitious fella, but it worries me
How come when the local clergy calls He tells me that you shouldn't wear black? What kind of bread are you gonna bake With that hemlock in your spice rack?
How come, how come I ain't superstitious, but these things I seen How come, how come I ain't a superstitious fella, but it worries me
The spider's run, the cobweb's gone Did you eat it when the moon was new? I drowned your cat, what do you say about that? I've even broken up your broom
How come, how come I ain't superstitious, but these things I seen How come, how come I ain't a superstitious fella, but it worries me
A Matter Of Time Performer(s): Barclay James Harvest
It's a matter of time before we know If you follow the signs, let your feelings show Oh babe, you've got nothing to lose We can talk for a while and that's all right I can see in your eyes what you feel inside You don't know what you've been doing Leave me standing here We are on the edge of reality
We've gone too far Not the way that it's meant to be It's a matter of time It's just a matter of time
It's a matter of time before we say We got out of line looking for the way Oh babe, you've got something to hide
You can stay for a while and that's all right I see in your smile what you feel tonight You don't know what you've been doing Leave us standing here We are on the edge of reality
We've gone too far Not the way that it's meant to be It's a matter of time It's just a matter of time
Are you really looking for someone Who'll turn you on And always be around you?
Take another look and you will see That I will be waiting It's a matter of time It's a matter of time Oh babe, it's just a matter of time
A Matter Of Feeling Composer(s): Simon LeBon - Nick Rhodes - Andy Taylor Performer(s): Duran Duran
How does it feel, when everyone surrounds you? How do you deal, do crowds make you feel lonely? What do you say? When people come and try to pin you down? Aquaintainces smile, but that's no understanding How after a while, you keep falling off the same mountain Try to explain it, but nothing really gets that high
Steal away in the morning, love's already history to you Just a habit you're forming, this body's desperate for something new Just a matter of feeling This moment's madness sure to pass And tears will dry as you're leaving Who knows you might find something to last..
Emotion's a game , saved up for a rainy monday But you laugh just the same, 'cause it's been pouring on sunday Call up your numbers and never let the zeros let you down How does it feel? Is time to heavy to hold, whatever you decide for the moment is holy Whenever you slow down to see life is passing by
Steal away in the morning, love's already history to you Just a habit you're forming, this body's desperate for something new Just a matter of feeling This moment's madness sure to pass And tears will dry as you're leaving Who knows you might find something to last..
(you can..)
Steal away in the morning, love's already history to you Just a habit you're forming, this body's desperate for something new Just a matter of feeling This moment's madness sure to pass And tears will dry as you're leaving Who knows you might find something to last..
A matter of feeling.. A matter of feeling.. A matter of feeling.. A matter of feeling..
How Come, How Long Composer(s): Babyface; Stevie Wonder Performer(s): Babyface; Stevie Wonder
There was a girl I used to know She was oh so beautiful But she's not here anymore She had a college degree Smart as anyone could be She had so much to live for But she fell in love With the wrong kinda man He abused her love and treated her so bad There was not enough education in her world That could save the life of this little girl
How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes
She tried to give a cry for help She even blamed things on herself But no one came to her aid Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell That's what we'd like to tell ourselves But no, it wasn't that way So she fell in love With the wrong kinda man And she paid with her life For loving that man So we cannot ignore We must look for the signs And maybe next time We might save somebody's life
Hook
I on occasion met that guy He stirred up bad feelings deep inside Something about him wasn't right The way he proves himself a man By beatin' his woman with his hands Oh I wish she'd seen the light How can someone like that Call himself a man In reality he's far more less than that And we cannot ignore Whenever we see the signs 'Cause any kinda of abuse God knows isn't right
A Marshmallow World Composer(s): Peter de Rose - Carl Sigman Performer(s): Brenda Lee and multiple other artists
Ahhhh, it's a marshmallow world in the winter When the snow comes to cover the ground It's the time for play, it's a whipped cream day I wait for it the whole year round!
Those are marshmallow clouds being friendly In the arms of the evergreen trees And the sun is red like a pumpkin head It's shining so your nose won't freeze!
The world is your snowball, see how it grows That's how it goes, whenever it snows The world is your snowball just for a song Get out and roll it along!
It's a yum-yummy world made for sweethearts Take a walk with your favorite girl It's a sugar date, so what if spring is late In winter it's a marshmallow world!
It's a marshmallow day in the winter When the snow comes to cover the ground It's the time for play, it's a whipped cream day And we wait for it the whole year round!
Just you remember that
Those are marshmallow clouds being friendly In the arms of the evergreen trees And the sun is red like a pumpkin head It's shining so your nose won't freeze!
You must remember that
The world is your snowball, see how it grows That's how it goes whenever it snows The world is your snowball just for a song Get out and roll it along!
It's a yum-yummy world made for sweethearts Take a walk with your favorite girl It's a sugary date, so what if spring is late In winter it's a marshmallow world... In winter it's a marshmallow world... In winter it's a marshmallow world...
How Come You Treat Me So Bad Composer(s): Steven Van Zandt Performer(s): Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
I wonder where's my baby tonight She ain't never around when I want her Hey Southside, have you seen my baby? No man, I ain't seen her Well I been hearing some talk Are you sure you haven't seen my baby? Oh no. Here, here she goes now Well step out the way I got to do some talking
Listen here baby to what I say I break my back working hard all day And just when I need a little simpaty you ain't home
I know now baby that I don't ask much Just a little respect and a loving touch If I support two people the why am I living alone
Then I wonder
How come you treat me so bad Your the most loving woman I ever had How come you treat me so bad girl I got to know
I got to find out what's going on
All the women stop and they give me the eye But the woman I love don't even wonder why I ain't good looking, but I know spending my money Another man might get her off town But if your the one that's like messing around Well I ain't laughing But something sure seems funny Don't it
Hey Southside, there's something familiar about that shirt Well eh.. I like to talk to you but I got to play a little something here
I ask for coocking and you give me food I ask for ..... and you give me ..... I am asking for time and you tell me I am already to late what you mean? Someday girl you might change you mind You realize what you left behind I got news for you baby I just might not wait, no more
How come you treat me so bad Your the most loving woman I ever had How come you treat me so bad I am tired of being lonly and I feel so sad How come you treat me so bad Your the most loving woman I ever had How come you treat me so bad girl I got to know
That woman makes me so tired How long can this go on She's just like her mother Yeah I know what you mean What you mean, you know what I mean? Well don't get excited I am talking about my baby Who your talking about? I was just... Hey where did you get that shirt? This is my shirt Did my baby give you my shirt? Wait a minute I paid 12 dollars for that shirt This is my shirt
A Married Man's A Fool Composer(s): Willie McTell Performer(s): Ry Cooder; Roy Book Binder; Willie McTell
Had a friend, Louie Brown, he was a deacon Just as wise as he could be Now I realized he could read the Good Book Back from Revelations down to Genesee You know last Sunday morning we was over to the church My buddy wants to take him a stand And he looks out upon the whole congregation The Good Book in his hand
Now he cast his eye about, and then he looks over in the Amen Corner All the sisters commenced to shout [What'd he say?] He said a married man's a fool to think that his wife love nobody else but him She stick by you all o' your life the chances is mighty slim Now you read the Good Book, chapter twenty-one Every married woman got to have a little fun Read on over chapter twenty-two It's a sin to let that woman make a fool outta you Now you read a little further, chapter twenty-three She two-time you, brother, like she double-crossed me Read on back, over chapter ten Shimmy one time, you got the problem again 'Cause a married man's a fool to think that his wife loves nobody else but him I mean, loves nobody else but him
Well, a married man's a fool to think that his wife Loves nobody else but him She stick by you all your life the chances is mighty slim Now you read on over twenty-fifth page Married women's, Lord, is hard to engage Read kinda careful, chapter twenty-six Back door slamming you got to learn to get it fixed Read on out, chapter twenty-eight Who's that back slidin' out through yo' back gate? I believe I'll close on chapter twenty-nine Woman get tired of the same man all the time 'Cause a married man's fool to think that his wife loves nobody else but him I mean love nobody else but him
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? Composer(s): Prince Performer(s): Stephanie Mills; David McMurray; Prince; Joshua Redman
Oh...ho... Hoo... Mmm... Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
I keep your picture beside my bed, mmm... And I still remember the things you said, oh, yeah I always thought our love so right, I guess I was wrong, ooh... I always thought you'd be by my side, baby, now you're gone
What I wanna know, baby What we had was good How come you don't call me anymore, ooh (How come you don't call me anymore)
Still light the fire on a rainy night, ooh... Still like it better when you're holdin' me tight Everybody said, everybody said that we should never part, oh, no But tell me, babe, why'd you wanna go and break my heart, yeah
What I wanna know, baby What we had was good How come you don't call me anymore, call me, ooh...hoo... (How come you don't call me anymore)
Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna die And you don't come by my door Boy, you've got to try I'm down on my knees beggin' you please, hee, hee, hee, hoo...ooh...
Baby Ooh, hoo...ooh...ooh...yeah
All I wanna know, baby What we had was good How come you don't call me anymore, won't you call me, baby Why can't you call me sometime, baby (How come you don't call me anymore) Oh, it's just one lousy dime, yeah Ooh, ooh, call me, call me sometime (How come you don't call me anymore) Pass up the dime one more time (How come you don't call me anymore) Call me, call me
How Can You Tell Composer(s): Chris Andrews Performer(s): Sandie Shaw
My love says the sweetest things Everyone who knows him tells me That he brings me true loving But I don't really know 'cause
How can you tell if somebody loves you How d'you know they mean it How can you tell if somebody loves you Maybe he's just playing games with me O woah woah woah
He smiles when I take his hand Then he'll kiss me and I just don't understand Why I doubt it When he tells me he loves me How can you tell if somebody loves you How d'you know they mean it How can you tell if somebody loves you Maybe he's just playing games with me O woah woah woah
I treasure every moment He and I spent together Sharing kisses I wish it would last for ever and ever
Maybe I shouldn't speak of love But since I met him it's the one thing I think of And he tells me he feels the same way
And yet how can you tell if somebody loves you How d'you know they mean it How can you tell if somebody loves you Maybe he's just playing games with me O woah woah woah
Mansion On The Hill Composer(s): Hank Williams, Fred Rose First recording/First release by: Hank Williams - 1947/1949 Covered by multiple other artists
Tonight down here in the valley I'm lonesome and oh, how I feel As I sit here alone in your cabin I can see your mansion on the hill
Do you remember when we parted? The story to me you revealed You said you could live without love, dear In your loveless mansion on the hill
I've waited all through the years. love To give you a heart true and real Cos I know you are living in sorrow In your loveless mansion on the hill
The light shines bright from your window The trees stand so silent and still I know you're alone with your pride, dear In your loveless mansion on the hill
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb Performer(s): Al Green; The Bee Gees
I can think of younger days when living for my life Was everything a man could want to do I could never see tomorrow, but I was never told about the sorrow
And how can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down? How can you stop the sun from shining? What makes the world go round? How can you mend a this broken man? How can a loser ever win? Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again
I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees And misty memories do days gone by We could never see tomorrow, noone said a word about the sorrow
And how can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down? How can you stop the sun from shining? What makes the world go round? How can you mend this broken man? How can a loser ever win? Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again
