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I’m leaving today
I wanna be a part of it
New York, New York
Around the Empire State
I saw the angels fly
Heaven above and ten below
We don’t have long to wait
Ran out of alibis
Ran out of things I’ve ever known
The streets were paved with snow
And I saw your halo glow
And this love is just for you
And all your love
Will learn to love me too
Love me too
All free souls beware
The moon is in my head
That certain night, the night we met
There was magic abroad in the air
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
It seems they cannot leave their dream
There’s something moving in the sidewalk steam
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
Well the bear will be gentle
And the wolf will be tame
And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes
And the beasts from the wild
Shall be led by a child
And I’ll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yes
Yeah, they tore up our kisses and ran
On tomorrow’s pages
And the lions have eaten the lamb
On tomorrow’s pages
There’s a day of your life in your hands
Full of people you don’t understand
In my highwire days
I can see all the way
I see through the games you play
In my highwire days
I’m up on a tight-wire
One side’s ice, and one is fire
It’s a circus game with you and me
I’m up on a tight rope
One side’s hate, and one is hope
But the top hat on my head is all you see
If you see something that looks like a star
And it’s shooting up out of the ground
And your head is spinning from a loud guitar
And you just can’t escape from the sound
Don’t worry, it’s alright, it’ll happen to you
We were children once, playing with toys
And the sound that you’re hearing is only the sound
Of the low spark of high-heeled boys
Why would you care if all the stars in Heaven fell into the earth?
It’s an old and lonely world now anyway
But I wouldn’t dare waste a moment from my death back to my birth
Every breath we get’s a miracle I say
'Cause I am barely breathing
And I can’t find the air
Don’t know who I’m kidding
Imagining you care
And I could stand here waiting
A fool for another day
I don’t suppose it’s worth the price
You’re worth the price, the price that I would pay
I will try not to breathe
I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees
These eyes are the eyes of the old, shiver in the cold
I will try not to breathe
This decision is mine
I have lived a full life
And these are the eyes that I want you to remember, oh
I need something to fly over my grave again
I need something to breathe
If I never feel you in my arms again
If I never feel your tender kiss again
If I never hear “I love you” now and then
Will I never make love to you once again?
Please understand, if love ends
Then I promise you, I promise you that
That I shall never breathe again (Breathe again, breathe again)
That I shall never breathe again (Breathe again)
You’re so good
When we make love, it’s understood
More than a touch or a word we say
Only in dreams could be this way
When you love someone
Really love someone
Now I know it’s right
From the moment I wake up
Til deep in the night
There’s nowhere on earth I’d rather be
Than holding you tenderly
The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly
The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly
Then you and I came wandering by
And lost in a sigh, were we
See the curtains hangin’ in the window
In the evening on a Friday night
A little light a-shinin’ through the window
Lets me know everything’s all right
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did you last
Let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways, and under
On a magic carpet ride
Well, you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me, little girl
On a magic carpet ride?
You don’t know what we can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me?
Fantasy will set you free
O Fantasy free me!
Though you can’t see me
No, not at all
In another dimension
With voyeuristic intention
Well secluded, I see all
Dear Mr. Fantasy, play us a tune
Something to make us all happy
Do anything, take us out of this gloom
Sing a song, play a guitar, make it snappy
You are the one who can make us all laugh
But doing that you break out in tears
Please don’t be sad
If it was a straight mind you had
We wouldn’t have known you all these years
Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last your whole life long
Don’t worry that it’s not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song
-“BB”-