Is there someone you know–
You’re loving them so,
But taking them all for granted?
You may lose them someday,
Someone takes them away
And they don’t hear the words you long to say:
I would give anything I own
Give up my life, my heart, my home,
I would give everything I own
Just to see you once again,
Just to hold you once again.
Mama, take this badge off of me.
I can’t use it anymore.
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark for me to see.
I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door.
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door.
Did you ever have the feeling that you wanted to go,
and still have the feeling that you wanted to stay?
Still you knew you wouldn’t be very long.
Go or stay, stay or go.
You say “Yes”, I say “No”.
You say “Stop” and I say “Go, go, go”.
Oh no.
You say “Goodbye” and I say “Hello, hello, hello”.
I don’t know why you say “Goodbye”, I say “Hello, hello, hello”.
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello.
Hello, hello, hello…
what a wonderful word, hello.
Hello, hello, hello…
you can hear it wherever you go.
A stranger in a strange place
can’t be nearer,
but when you hear
the hello song it’s dearer.
Hello, hello, hello…
what a wonderful word - hello!
Hello, I love you, won’t you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game
Hello, I love you, won’t you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game
She’s walking down the street
Blind to every eye she meets
Do you think you’ll be the guy
To make the queen of the angels sigh?
True, there was a woman
Yes, she did advance my way
And I can’t be sure exactly but I swear I saw her say my name
It was the right time
She was the real thing
I had to walk away
(See) Don’t wanna be, stitched up out of my mind
Feeling strung out, laggin’ behind
All trapped in, can’t do a thing because I’m
Locked down
Stitched up, feeling the burn
All strung out, I finally learn that
Trapped in, can’t do a thing because I’m
Locked down
I wonder where she came from
I wonder where she’s gotta go
Who’s to say she’s single
And who’s to say she’s on her own
Girls like that don’t sleep alone
(Alright here’s the thing, here’s the thing)
That girl is flawless, and I know I’m not the first one to think that
And since I’m not the first, I sure won’t be the last
I’d spend my whole life looking behind my back
I just don’t think I’m up to that
And you quickly turn away your wishful stare
And take a sudden interest in your shoes.
If you only had the courage… but you don’t.
She turns and leaves, and you both lose.
And you think about the people that you never get to love
It’s not as if you even have the chance.
So many worth a second life
But rarely do you get a second glance
Until fate cuts in on your dance
And you’ll see her on a train that you’ve just missed,
At a bus stop where your bus will never stop,
Or in a passing Buick, when you’ve been pulled over by a traffic cop
Or you’ll share an elevator, just you two
And you’ll rise in total silence to the floor.
Like the fool you are, you get off,
And she leaves your life behind a closing door
And you think about the people that you never get to love,
The poem you intended to begin.
The saddest words that anyone has ever said are
‘Lord, what might have been’
But no one said you get to win.
I saw an angel.
Of that I’m sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won’t lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I’ve got a plan.
You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful.
You’re beautiful, it’s true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don’t know what to do,
'Cause I’ll never be with you.
I’ll never smile again
Until I smile at you
I’ll never laugh again
What good would it do?
For tears would fill my eyes
My heart would realize
That our romance is through
Only you can make this world seem right
Only you can make the darkness bright
Only you and you alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only you
Only you can make this change in me
For it’s true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand
I understand the magic that you do
You’re my dream come true
My one and only you