STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
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Strangers in the night, exchanging glances
Wond'ring in the night, what were the chances
We'd be sharing love before the night was through
Something in your eyes was so inviting
Something in your smile was so exciting
Something in my heart told me I must have you
 
Strangers in the night, two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment when we said our first hello, little did we know
Love was just a glance away, a warm embracing dance away
And ever since that night, we've been together
Lovers at first sight, in love forever
It turned out so right for strangers in the night
 
 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
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Start spreadin' the news, I'm leavin' today
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York
These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York
 
I want to wake up, in a city that never sleeps
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap
 
These little town blues, are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it
In old New York
If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you, New York..New York
 
New York...New York
I want to wake up, in a city that never sleeps
And find I'm A number one, top of the list
King of the hill, A number one....
 
These little town blues, are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it
In old New York
If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you, New York, New York!!!
 
 
WHITE CHRISTMAS
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I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
 
 
MY WAY
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And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.
 
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
 
Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
 
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
 
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
 
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
 
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".
 
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!
 
 
THE WORLD WE KNEW (OVER AND OVER)
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Over and over I keep going over the world we knew
Once when you walked beside me
That inconceivable, that unbelievable world we knew
When we two were in love
 
 And every bright neon sign turned into stars
 And the sun and the moon seemed to be ours
 Each road that we took turned into gold
 But the dream was too much for you to hold
 
Now over and over I keep going over the world we knew
Days when you used to love me
 
*instrumental-last two lines of first verse*
 
 And every bright neon sign turned into stars
 And the sun and the moon seemed to be ours
 Each road that we took, it turned into gold
 But the dream was too much for you to hold
 
Now over and over I keep going over the world we knew
Days when you used to love me
Over and over I keep going over the world   we   knew
 
 
LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME
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I have been a rover
I have walked alone
Hiked a hundred highways
Never found a home
Still in all I'm happy
The reason is, you see
Once in a while along the way
Love's been good to me
 
There was a girl in Denver
Before the summer storm
Oh, her eyes were tender
Oh, her arms were warm
And she could smile away the thunder
Kiss away the rain
Even though she's gone away
You won't hear me complain
 
I have been a rover
I have walked alone
Hiked a hundred highways
Never found a home
Still in all I'm happy
The reason is, you see
Once in a while along the way
Love's been good to me
 
There was a girl in Portland
Before the winter chill
We used to go a-courtin'
Along October hill
And she could laugh away the dark clouds
Cry away the snow
It seems like only yesterday
As down the road I go
 
I've been a rover
I have walked alone
Hiked a hundred highways
Never found a home
Still in all I'm happy
The reason is, you see
Once in a while along the way
Love's been good to me
 
 
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
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Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes goes - ah
 
When she walks, she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes - ooh
 
(Ooh) But I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her
Yes I would give my heart gladly
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
 
Tall, (and) tan, (and) young, (and) lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, I smile - but she doesn't see (doesn't see)
(She just doesn't see, she never sees me,...)
 
 
THE TENDER TRAP
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You see a pair of laughing eyes
And suddenly your sighing sighs
You're thinking nothing's wrong
You string along, boy, then snap!
 
Those eyes, those sighs, they're part of the tender trap
 
You're hand in hand beneath the trees
And soon there's music in the breeze
You're acting kind of smart, until your heart just goes wap!
 
Those trees, that breeze, they're part of the tender trap
 
Some starry night, when her kisses make you tingle
She'll hold you tight, and you'll hate yourself for being single
 
And all at once it seems so nice
The folks are throwing shoes and rice
You hurry to a spot, that's just a dot on the map
 
You're hooked, you're cooked, you're caught in the tender trap
 
Some starry night, when her kisses make you tingle
She'll hold you tight, and you'll hate yourself for being single
 
And all at once it seems so nice
The folks are throwing shoes and rice
You hurry to a spot that's just a dot on the map
 
And then you wonder how it all came about
It's too late now there's no gettin' out
You fell in love, and love is the tender trap
 
 
SOMETHING STUPID
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I know I stand in line, until you think you have the time
To spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance
You won't be leaving with me
 
And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place
And have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: "I love you"
 
I can see it in your eyes, that you despise the same old lies
You heard the night before
And though it's just a line to you, for me it's true
It never seemed so right before
 
I practice every day to find some clever lines to say
To make the meaning come through
But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late
And I'm alone with you
 
The time is right your perfume fills my head, the stars get red
And oh the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: "I love you"
("I love you, I love you,...")