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Why Worry


Why Worry
Composer(s): Mark Knopfler
Performer(s): Dire Straits



Baby I see this world has made you sad
Some people can be bad
The things they do, the things they say
But baby I'll wipe away those bitter tears
I'll chase away those restless fears
That turn your blue skies into grey

Why worry, there should be laughter after the pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now

Baby when I get down I turn to you
And you make sense of what I do
I know it isn't hard to say
But baby just when this world seems mean and cold
Our love comes shining red and gold
And all the rest is by the way

Why worry, there should be laughter after pain
There should be sunsh ine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now

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Avec Ou Sans Toi


Avec Ou Sans Toi
((Adapted from: All Out Of Love (by Air Supply) - 1980))
Composer(s): Graham Russell - Clive Davis - Patrick Loiseau
Performer(s): Dave - 1981



Les larmes d'un homme ne regardent personne
C'est une question de pudeur
Je tiendrai debout, courageux jusqu'au bout
Sans laisser flancher mon coeur
Tu peux partir tranquille, ce n'est pas mon style
De fermer la cage aux oiseaux
Envole-toi vers ton île
Les adieux difficiles
N'aie pas peur, je t'en fais cadeau
Je t'en fais cadeau!

Avec ou sans toi, aucune importance
Bien sûr, quelquefois les nuits seront longues
Avec ou sans toi, j'existe et je pense
Qu'on n'est pas si mal, tout seul dans ce bon vieux monde

Surtout ne t'inquiète pas, j'suis plus un enfant
Je m'en sortirai comme un grand
J'travaillerai beaucoup, on s'habitue à tout
Il suffit d'le vouloir vraiment
Je sais qu't'es pressée mais, avant d'me laisser
Souris-moi une dernière fois
On peut s'embrasser, le plus dur est passé
Va-t'en et ne t'en fais pas
T'en fais pas!

Avec ou sans toi, aucune importance
Bien sûr, quelquefois les nuits seront longues
Avec ou sans toi, j'existe et je pense
Qu'on n'est pas si mal, tout seul dans ce bon vieux monde

Que reste-t-il d'un homme?
Que reste-t-il d'un homme
Quand il n'a plus personne?
Quand il n'a plus personne

Avec ou sans toi, aucune importance
Bien sûr, quelquefois les nuits seront longues
Avec ou sans toi, j'existe et je pense
Qu'on n'est pas si mal, tout seul dans ce monde

Avec ou sans toi, aucune importance
Bien sûr, quelquefois les nuits seront longues

Avec ou sans toi, aucune importance
Bien sûr, quelquefois les nuits seront longues
Avec ou sans toi, j'existe et je pense
Qu'on n'est pas si mal, tout seul dans ce monde
Qu'on n'est pas si mal, tout seul dans ce monde

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Why Was I Born?


Why Was I Born?
Composer(s): Jerome Kern; Oscar Hammerstein II
Performer(s): Ruth Etting & Helen Morgan;
and various other artists



Why was I born, why am I livin'?
What do I get, what am I givin'?
Why do I want a thing I daren't hope for?
What can I hope for? I wish I knew

Why do I try to draw you near me?
Why do I do I cry? You never hear me
I'm a poor fool, but what can I do?
Why was I born to love you?

Why do I try to draw you near me?
Why do I do I cry? You never hear me

I'm a poor fool, but what can I do?
Why was I born to love you?

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All Our Dreams Are Sold


All Our Dreams Are Sold
Composer(s): Gary Brooker - Keith Reid - Robin Trower
Performer(s): Procol Harum



Rings upon your fingers
Bells upon your toes
Ev’ry day’s a game of chance
Ev’ry body knows
In the king’s apartment
Heavy lies the crown
There must be a thousand ways
To bring that castle down

Wave the mighty dollar
Make us live again
Lead and we will follow
Faithful to the end
Wave the mighty dollar
Pave the streets with gold
Lead us by the collar
All our dreams are sold

Rings upon your finger
Stardust in your hair
Jumping through that wall of fire
All for the market share
In the king’s apartment
Desperate human greed
Try to find a diff’rent way
Satisfy that need

Wave the mighty dollar
Make us live again
Lead and we will follow
Faithful to the end
Wave the mighty dollar
Pave the streets with gold
Lead us by the collar
All our dreams are sold

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Why Walk When You Can Fly


Why Walk When You Can Fly
Composer(s): Mary Chapin Carpenter
Performer(s): Mary Chapin Carpenter;
and various other artists



In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby
In this world there's a whole lot of pain
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble
But a whole lot of ground to gain
Why take when you could be giving, why watch as the world goes by
It's a hard enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly

In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow
In this world there's a whole lot of shame
In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow
And a whole lotta ground to gain
When you spend your whole life wishing, wanting and wondering why
It's a long enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly

In this world there's a whole lot of cold
In this world there's a whole lot of blame
In this world you've a soul for a compass
And a heart for a pair of wings
There's a star on the far horizon, rising bright in an azure sky
For the rest of the time that you're given, why walk when you can fly

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All Our Days


All Our Days
Composer(s): Sandy Denny
First release by: Sandy Denny - 1977



We search for everything
Keeping what we would win
Orchids or tiny flowers
Wooden huts or ivory towers
Centuries or hours

Dark are the winter days
Holy in many ways
Vaults of time unshaken
Whilst as through them we are taken
Sleeping forests wake
Ice melts on the lake
Birds begin in making their way back home

The frost and the fire goes
East winds and winter snows
Sun upon the daffodils
Dancing on the verdant hills
Lambs in the fields

Warmer grows the morning sun
Days of youthfulness and fun
The prime of the year begun
The song of summer to be sung
Everything is one
Working day is done
Watch the river running through our lives

How slowly the colours change
We feel the drops of rain
Mists of evening rise again
We rarely stroll the shadowed lanes
As autumn night draws in

We sit upon the sand
Warmth draining from the land
Watching the ruby sun
Setting on the ocean
The echoes in the caves
The flame upon the waves
Memories for saving all our days

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Why Should I Love You?


Why Should I Love You?
Composer(s): Kate Bush
Performer(s): Kate Bush; Mike Scott



This chapter says, put it out of your mind
and give it time
the violent purple
the purest gold
the red of the sacred heart
the grey of the ghost
the "l" of the lips are open
to the "o" of the host
the "v" of the velvet

Chorus

of all the people in the world
why should I love you?
there's just something bout you
there's just something bout you
of all the people in the world
why should I love you?

have you ever seen a picture
of Jesus laughing
mmm do you think
he had a beautiful smile
a smile that healed

Chorus

of all the people in the world
why should I love you
(why should I love you)
why should I love you
(why should I love you)

Repeat

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All Or Nothing At All


All Or Nothing At All
Composer(s): Arthur Altman - Jack Lawrence
First release by: Bob Eberly & Jimmy Dorsey - 1939
Covered by multiple other artists



All or nothing at all
Half a love, never appealed to me
If your heart, never could yield to me
Then I'd rather have nothing at all

All or nothing at all
If it's love, there is no in between
Why begin then cry, for something that might have been
No I'd rather have nothing at all

But please don't bring your lips so close to my cheek
Don't smile or I'll be lost beyond recall
The kiss in your eyes, the touch of your hand makes me weak
And my heart may go dizzy and fall

And if I fell under the spell of your call
I would be, caught in the undertow
So you see, I've got to say "No, No"
All or nothing at all

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Why Should I Cry Over You?


Why Should I Cry Over You?
Composer(s): Chester Conn; Ned Miller
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra;
and various other artists



I don’t know why I should
Cry over you
Sigh…
Over you
Even be blue

I should have known that you’d leave me alone
And break my heart in two
Although you have left me alone to pine
And all my love was a [big fat] waste of time
Someday your heart will be broken like mine
So why should I cry over you
(x2)

You broke my heart, you took it apart
So pack up your bags and beat it
Why should I cry over yooouuuuuu?

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All Or Nothing (Small Faces)


All Or Nothing
Composer(s): Steve Marriott - Ronnie Lane
First release by: Small Faces - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists



I thought you'd listen to my reasons
but now I see you, you don't hear a thing
tryin' to make you see, how it's got to be
Yes, it's all, all or nothing, yeah, yeah
all or nothing, come on, all or nothing for me

Things could work out just like I want them to, yeah
if I could have the other half of me
You know I would, if I only could
Yes it's still, all or nothing, oh, yeah
all or nothing, all or nothing for me

Ba ba ba bada, baba badada
Ba ba ba bada, baba badada

I tell you no lies, so don't you twist every word, yeah!
All or nothing, my, my, my, all or nothing, oh-oh yeah, all or nothing
you got to, got to, got to keep on tryin'
All or nothing, mm yeah, all or nothing, you got to keep on tryin'
all or nothing, mm, for me, for me, for me.....

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Why Should I Care?


Why Should I Care?
Composer(s): Clint Eastwood; Carole Bayer Sager; Linda Thompson-Jenner
Performer(s): Diana Krall;
Kenny Colman; Laura Theodore; Jim Widner



Was there something more I could have done?
Or was I not meant to be the one?
Where's the life I thought we would share?
And should I care?

And will someone else get more of you?
Will she go to sleep more sure of you?
Will she wake up knowing you're still there?
And why should I care?

There's always one to turn and walk away
And one who just wants to stay
But who said that love is always fair?
And why should I care?

Should I leave you alone here in the dark?
Holding my broken heart
While a promise still hangs in the air
Why should I care?

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All Or Nothing (Cher)


All Or Nothing
Composer(s): Bob Dylan
Performer(s): Cher



I've been calling your name
Got that lonely feeling again
Calling out your name
Do you hear me? Do you want me?
Baby it's all or nothing now
I don't want to run
And I can't walk out
You're breaking my heart
If you leave me now
Don't wanna wait for ever
Who do you think you're fooling
Who do you think you're fooling
Baby it's all or nothing
Baby it' all or nothing
Baby it' all or nothing now
I've been trying to get to your heart
But I'm chasing shadows
We keep falling further apart
So near you're so far
Do you care now? Do you know how?
Baby it's all or nothing now
I don't want to run and I can't walk but
Breaking my heart if you leave me now
Don't want to wait forever
Who do you think you're fooling
Who do you think you're fooling
Baby it's all or nothing
Baby it's all or nothing now

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5:15


5:15
Composer(s): Pete Townshend
Performer(s): The Who;
and various other artists



Why should I care?
Why should I care?

Girls of fifteen, sexually knowing
The ushers are sniffing, eau-du-cologning
The seats are seductive, celibate sitting
Pretty girls digging prettier women

Magically bored on a quiet street corner
Free frustration in our minds and our toes
Quiet storm water m-my generation
Uppers and downers, either way blood flows

Inside outside, leave me alone
Inside outside, nowhere is home
Inside outside, where have I been

Out of my brain on the five-fifteen
Out of my brain on the train
Out of my brain on the train

A raft in the quarry, slowly sinking
Back of a lorry, holy hitching
Dreadfully sorry, apple scrumping
Born in a war, birthday punching

He-man drag in a glittering ballroom
Greyly outrageous in my high heeled shoes
Tightly undone, know what they're showing
Sadly ecstatic that their heroes are news

Inside outside
Leave me alone
Inside outside
Nowhere is home
Inside outside
Where have I been
Out of my brain on the five-fifteen
Out of my brain on the train

Why should I care?
Why should I care?

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All Of You


All Of You
Composer(s): Cole Porter
First performance by: Don Ameche - 1955
Covered by multiple other artists



After watching your appeal from ev'ry angle
there's a big romantic deal I've got to wangle
For I've fallen for a certain luscious lass
And it's not a passing fancy or a fancy pass

I love the look of you, the lure of you
I'd love to make a tour of you
The eyes, the arms, the mouth of you
The east, west, north, and the south of you
I'd love to gain complete control of you
And handle even the heart and soul of you
So love, at least, a small percent of me, do
For I love all of you

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Why Say Goodbye


Why Say Goodbye
French Title: A Comme Amour
Composer(s): Pierre Cour; Larry Kusic;
Andre Popp; Eddie Snyder
Performer(s): Connie Francis



Why...Why say goodbye
Rivers of love
Never run dry
Deep in your heart
I know you'll find
Some trace of love
Still left behind
That love is mine

Why...Why let love die
We'll catch the wind
If we just try
Think of my arms
Willing and warm
Think of that night
Safe from the storm
Our love was born

Why...Why say goodbye
Why sing a song
Ending with cry
Let's touch the stars
Let me be them
Darlin' I know
We'll love again

Why say goodbye
If we just try
Our love won't die

Why say goodbye

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All Of This For Sally


All Of This For Sally
Composer(s): John D. Loudermilk
Performer(s): John D. Loudermilk; Mark Dinning; Jim Nabors



Great Granddaddy left five million dollars to Sally
Twelve twenty story office buildings in New York to Sally
Sixty thousand acres of a prime beef cattle in Utah
A thirty room mansion with the servants and a chauffeur with a new car

All of this for Sally, all of this for Sally
All of this for Sally, (gasp) who loves only me

Now, when the lawyers read the will and gave everything to Sally
All the great-grandkids looked disgustedly at Sally
It was quite a shock when he left his blue chip stock just to Sally
And it was terrible when he left his Rivièra home to Sally

All of this for Sally, all of this for Sally
All of this for Sally, (gasp) who loves only me

I take Sally for a walk each evening in the city park
She looks up at me with those big brown eyes and breaks my silly heart
Sally's not too good at arithmetic, so all her money, I kinda handle
'Cause after all, Sally's just four year old
Brown eyed...Cocker spaniel

All of this for Sally, all of this for Sally
All of this for Sally, (gasp) who loves only me

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Why Not Me


Why Not Me
Composer(s): Harlan Howard; Sonny Throckmorton; Brent Maher
Performer(s): The Judds; Sister Valentina



You've been looking for love all around the world
Baby don't you know this country girl's still free
Why not me

Well you finally come down to your own hometown
Your Kentucky girl's been waiting patiently
Why not me

Chorus:
Why not me on a rainy day
Why not me to love your cares away
Why not me
Why not me when the nights get cold
Why not me when your growin' old
Why not me

You've been searchin' from here to Singapore
Ain't it time that you noticed the girl next door baby
Why not me

Well you had to see if the world was round
It's time that you learned how good settling down could be
Why not me

Chorus

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All Of This And Nothing


All Of This And Nothing
Composer(s): John Ashton - Richard Butler - Tim Butler - Vince Ely - Duncan Kilburn - Roger Morris
Performer(s): The Psychedelic Furs



A phonebook full of accidents
A girl to drive your car
A suit to wear on mondays
And a coat a magazine
A heavy rain a holiday
A painting of the wall
A knife a fork and memories
A light to see it all
You didn't leave me anything
That I can understand
Hey I never meant that stuff
I want to turn you round
Dominoes a pack of cards
A picture of the queen
A dress to wear on sundays
And a handle for the door
A letter that I sent for you
A note you left for me
A wave a pack of cigarettes
A pocket full of beads
You didn't leave me anything
That I can understand
Hey I never meant that stuff
I want to turn you on
You didn't leave me anything
That I can understand
Hey I never meant that stuff
I want to turn you round
You didn't leave me anything
That I can understand
Hey I never meant that stuff
I want to turn you on
The sound of people getting drunk
A ceiling and a sky
A bank that's full of promises
A telephone that lies
A visit from your doctor
He crawls in through the door
A mirror you can look in
So that you know where you are
You didn't leave me anything
That I can understand
Hey I never meant that stuff
I want to turn you round
You didn't leave me anything
That I can understand
Now I'm left with all of this
A room full of your trash

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Why Must The Show Go On


Why Must The Show Go On
Composer(s): Philip Oakey; Giorgio Moroder
Performer(s): Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder



Did you think your love would last forever?
Did you always have somewhere to go?
Did you tell your lies for entertainment?
Did you ever let your feelings show?
Could you ever tell the truth from fiction?
Did you even let your lovers know?
Did you think that life is an addiction?
And love has to be killed or it may grow
Why must the show go on
After the crowd has gone?
After the battles won
Why must the show go on?
On through the night
On until light
Never in our lives were we together
Nothing real underneath the show
Talk of passion could have been the weather
How could love so wounded die so slow?
Why must the show go on
After the crowd has gone?
After the battles won
Why must the show go on?
Why must the show go on?
After the race is run?
After the victor's song
Why must the show go on?
On through the night
On until light
Why must the show go on?
After the race is run?
After the victor's song
Why must the show go on?
Why must the show go on
After the crowd has gone?
After the battles won
Why must the show go on?
On through the night
On until light

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All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo


All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo
Composer(s): Tommy Collins
Performer(s): Tommy Collins; Blue Grass Boys; Johnny Duncan



Now, I've got a cousin on my daddy's side
He was a single boy and doin' fine
Until he met a widder who took him for a ride
He's a hubby now, besides the toll of nine

All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
There's some runnin' loose around me and you
Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
That all of the monkeys ain't in the zoo

Oh, the women on a budget always tickle me
They're as tight as ticks and worry all the time
And then a travelling salesman sweeps 'em off their feet
They give a dollar for a brush that's worth a dime

All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
There's some runnin' loose around me and you
Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
That all of the monkeys ain't in the zoo

Now, there's some awful smart men that run the USA
They head the list of some of our great men
And then there's some others who had a big shot brother
They weren't elected, they were just put in

All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
There's some tellin' us what we can do
Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
That all of the monkeys ain't in the zoo

I used to tell my girl when she'd get marryin' on her mind
That she'd never make a monkey out of me
But I was just a country kid and I didn't know the game
And I guess you know what happened to me

All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
There's some runnin' loose around me and you
Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
That all of the monkeys ain't in the zoo

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