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NOT A DAY GOES BY

2007-06-04T00:11:00.000-07:00

~Stephen Sondheim

Not a day goes by,
Not a single day.
But you're somewhere a part of my life
And it looks like you'll stay.

As the days go by,
I keep thinking, "When does it end?
Where 's the day I'll have started forgetting?"

But I just go on
Thinking and sweating,
And cursing and crying,
And turning and reaching,
And waking and dying,

And no,
Not a day goes by,
Not a blessed day!
But you're still somehow part of my life
And you won't go away.

So there's hell to pay.
And until I die.
I'll die
Day after day after day
After day.

So there's hell to pay,
And until I die...
I'll die
Day after day after day
After day, after day,
After day

Till the days go by...
Till the days go by!

IT WASN’T MEANT TO HAPPEN

2007-06-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

(Cut from Follies)
~Stephen Sondheim

Well my dear,
Too bad.
It wasn’t meant to happen.

No harm done,
How sad.
It wasn’t meant to happen.

We had our little moment --
No, don’t.
Don’t worry for me.
I worry for you, dear.
I want you to be happy.
Happy.

So my dear,
Goodnight.
It wasn’t meant to happen.

Pleasant dreams,
I’ll write.
It wasn’t meant to happen.

The candlewick was wet,
The champagne was flat,
The timing was wrong.

A little regret
And that’s that.
I’ll get along.

“We’ll both get along,”
She said as she exited smiling.

No, I mean it’s a shame
But there’s no one to blame.

“And we’ve got to be strong,” she said
As she called out tomorrow.

No, it would have been fun…
But its over and done…
Now I really must run.

Well, my dear,
Take care.
It wasn’t meant to happen.

Yes, I know,
Unfair.
It wasn’t meant to happen…
I guess.

God bless.
It seems…
Sweet dreams…
Good try.
Good bye...

LOVE HEALS

2005-09-27T23:14:00.000-07:00

~Jonathan Larson

Like a breath of midnight air
Like a lighthouse
Like a prayer
Like a flicker and the flare the sky reveals

Like a walk along the shore
That you've walked a thousand times before
Like the oceans roar
Love heals

There are those who shield their hearts
Those who quit before they start
Who've frozen up the part of them that feels

In the dark they've lost their sight
Like a ship without a star in the night
But hold on tight
Love heals
Love heals
Love heals

Love heals when pain's too much to bear
When you reach out your hand
And only the wind is there

When life's unfair
When things like us are not to be

Love heals when you feel so small
Like a grain of sand
Like nothing at all

When you look out at the sea
That's where love will be
That's where you'll find me
You'll find me

So if you fear the storm ahead
As you lie awake in bed
And there's no one, no one to stroke your head
And your mind reels, you mind
Your mind reels

If your face is salty wet
If you're drowning in regret
Just don't forget
Don't forget
Don't forget
Love heals
Love heals...

MAKE THEM HEAR YOU

2005-09-20T01:02:00.000-07:00

~Ahrens/Flaherty

Go out and tell our story.
Let it echo far and wide.
Make them hear you,
Make them hear you.

How justice was our battle and how justice was denied.
Make them hear you, Make them hear you.

And say to those who blame us for the way we chose to fight,
That sometimes there are battles that are more than black or white.
And I could not put down my sword when justice was my right.
Make them hear you, make them hear you.

Go out and tell our stories to your daughters and your sons.
Make them hear you, make them hear you.
And tell them in our struggle, we were not the only ones.
Make them hear you, make them hear you.
Your sword can be a sermon
Or the power of the pen.
Teach every child to raise his voice
And them my brothers then...
Will justice be demanded by ten million righteous men?
Make them hear you.
When they hear you,
I'll be near you...again.

THERE ARE NO WORDS

2005-09-17T01:18:00.000-07:00

~Evans/Greenberg

You, me, us amazing
There are no words
No words, paraphrasing
There are no words.

My hopes, my dreams, my heart
I wouldn't know where to start.

You, me, no pretending
There are no words.

Two lives, slowly blending
There are no words.
My world, my one, my own.

The deepest joy I have known.
You, me us...amazing.

THE MILLER'S SON

2005-09-09T17:59:00.000-07:00

~Stephen Sondheim

I shall marry the miller's son
Pin my hat on a nice piece of property
Friday nights, for a bit of fun
We'll go dancing
Meanwhile

It's a wink and a wiggle
And a diggle in the grass
And I'll trip the light fandango
A pinch and a diddle
In the middle of what passes by

It's a very short road
From the pinch and the punch
To the paunch and the pouch and the pension
It's a very short road
To the ten thousandth lunch
And the belch and the grouch and the sigh

In the meanwhile
There are mouths to be kissed
Before mouths to be fed
And a lot in between
In the meanwhile
And a girl ought to celebrate what passes by.

Or I shall marry the business man
Five fat babies and lots of security
Friday nights, if we think we can
We'll go dancing
Meanwhile

It's a push and a fumble
And a tumble in the sheets
And I'll foot the highland fancy
A dip in the better
And a flutter with what meets my eye

It's a very short fetch
From the push and the whoop
To the squint and the stoop and the mumble

It's not much of a stretch
To the cribs and the croup
And the bosoms that droop and go dry
In the meanwhile

There are mouths to be kissed
Before mouths to be fed
And there's many a tryst
And there's many a bed
To be sampled and seen
In the meanwhile
And a girl has to celebrate what passes by.

Or I shall marry the Prince of Wales
Pearls and servants and dressing for festivals
Friday nights with him all in tails
We'll have dancing
Meanwhile

It's a rip in the bustle
And a rustle in the hay
And I'll pitch the quick fantastic
With flings of confetti
And my petticoats away up high

It's a very short way
From the fling that's for fun
To the thigh pressing under the table
It's a very short day
'Til you're stuck with just one
Or it has to be done on the sly
In the meanwhile

There are mouths to be kissed
Before mouths to be fed
And there's many a tryst
And there's many a bed
There's a lot I'll have missed
But I'll not have been dead when I die!
And a person should celebrate everything
Passing By

And I shall marry the miller's son...

WE CAN BE KIND

2005-09-09T16:55:00.000-07:00

~David Friedman

So many things you can't control
So many hurts that happen everyday
So many heartaches that pierce the soul
So much pain that won't ever go away

How do we make it better?
How do we make it through?
What can we do when there's nothing we can do?

We can be kind
We can take care of each other
We can remember that deep down inside
We all need the same thing
And maybe we'll find
If we are there for each other
That together we'll weather whatever tomorrow may bring

Nobody really wants to fight
Nobody really wants to go to war
If everyone wants to make things right
Then what are we always fighting for?

Does nobody want to see it?
Does nobody understand?
The power to heal is right here in our hands.

We can be kind
We can take care of each other
We can remember that deep down inside
We all need the same thing
And maybe we'll find
If we are kind to each other
That together we'll weather whatever tomorrow may bring

And it's not enough to talk about it
Not enough to sing a song
We must walk the walk about it
You and I
Do or die
We've got to try to get along

We can be kind
We can take care of each other
We can remember that deep down inside
We all need the same thing
And maybe we'll find
If we are kind to each other
That together we'll weather whatever tomorrow may bring

And maybe we'll find
True peace of mind
If we always remember
We can be kind.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY HEART

2005-09-09T12:52:00.000-07:00

~ Menken/Zippel

Just when I thought, I had it figured
That life's a game you cannot win
He comes in and changes all the rules.

What I've been taught, I learned the hard way.
That life and love are never just
And if you trust you're just one of the fools.

And now I cannot believe my heart
Is saying don't resist him
That I've been on my guard too long.

I can't believe my heart
Surrendered when I kissed him
And told me all I thought I knew
Is sad but true is wrong.

If life is worth a disappointment
I haven't seen one reason yet
Until I met the boy who smiles for free.

Upon this earth, there's no one like him
He sees the girl I long to be
Making even me believe in me.

And now I can't believe my heart
Has overcome my senses
To help me see that he's the prize.

I can't believe my heart
Says tear down all your fences
That everything you want and more
Is right before your eyes.

I can't believe my heart
Could be so wise.