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If You Never Come to Me
04:33
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There's no use of a moonlight glow
or the peaks where winter snows
Whats the use of the waves that break in the cool of the evening
What is the evening without you
Its nothing
It may be you will never come
If you never come to me
Whats the use of my wonderful dreams
And why would they need me
Where would they lead me without you
To nowhere
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Standing
04:04
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Tell me one more time that this is real
Maybe this time I’ll believe
Finding things out, trusting the life of experience that I’ve had
One less chance to let slip through my hands
Or opportunity to waste
This time I have all the strength and the hope
And I know that it’s not too late
Standing
Standing
Standing
Not a soul, not a sound, no one around
It’s just me
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Weaver of Dreams
04:45
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You're a weaver of dreams
You and your strange fascination
You're a weaver of dreams
You and your come-hither smile
Just to hear you speak
Can leave me weak as a babe in arms
Poor little babe in arms
Helpless before your charms
For you're a weaver of dreams
You and your lips warm and tender
Just like magic it seems
Thrilling, enchanting me too
I'm in your spell and there's no cure
I'm lost for sure
'Cause you're a weaver of dreams
And I'm in love with you.
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Are you breathing what I'm breathing?
Are your wishes the same as mine?
Are you needing what I'm needing?
I'm waiting for a sign
My hands tremble, my heart aches
Is it you calling?
Is it you calling?
If I'm alone in this I don't think I can face
The consequences of falling
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Does your pulse quicken like mine?
Are you dreaming what I'm dreaming?
I can't read your mind
One step towards you
Two steps back
Feels like I'm crawling
Feels like I'm crawling
If I'm alone in this I don't think I can face
The consequences of falling
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Mr. Engineer Man
Turn your train around
My baby’s on there
And she’s southern-bound
How long, has that evening train been gone?
He left me standing
Throwing up my hands
Said she was moving
Back to his other woman
How long, has that evening train been gone?
Now here I stand
All blue and sad
Thinking how much I loved her
Ain’t that too bad?
How long, has that evening train been gone?
If I had known
He was gonna leave me that way
My poor broken heart
Would have to pay
How long, has that evening train been gone?
Well she’s gone
There’s nothing for me to say
But maybe she will come
Back to me someday
Well how long, has that evening train been gone?
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Ladies in Mercedes
04:14
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Ladies in Mercedes sip their vermouth where the shade is
How discreet the way it’s played as, how intriguing the parade is
See her driving through the city, looking cool and feeling pretty
She’s so sleek and chic and suede-y, she’s a real Mercedes lady
In her jeans by Fiorucci, and accessories by Gucci
And her feelings undercover
Not for husband, not for lover
But some guy whose fortune’s made is
Living on the brink of Hades
How I wonder what your trade is lucky ladies in Mercedes
Ooh – I want to be like you
Driving around in a Mercedes Benz
I want to drive through the city
Looking cool cause I’ll be sitting pretty, sitting so pretty
I wonder why my mama never told me what I should do
She should have known, that I’d wanna be exactly like you
Oh well I guess I’ll have to find myself
Some South American millionaire, or at least some guy with some cash to spare
And I’ll go around the city, looking cool and sitting pretty
Watch me go watch me go
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I Can Let Go Now
04:11
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It was so right
It was so wrong
Almost at the same time
The pain and ache
A heart can take
No one really knows
When the memories cling
And keep you there
Till you no longer care
You can let go now
It's wrong for me to cling to you
Somehow I just needed time
From what was to be
It's not like me
To hold somebody down
But I was tossed high by love
Almost never came down
Only to land here
Where love's no longer found
Where I'm no longer bound
I can let go now
I can let go now
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Strange Meadowlark
05:51
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What a strange meadow lark
To be singing oh so sweetly in the park tonight,
All alone meadowlark?
Are you dreaming of the moons that burned so bright,
And of love in flight?
Can't you sleep meadowlark?
Is there nothing left but whistling in the dark so sad?
Was it love meadowlark?
Were the songs you sang last summer crazy mad?
Think of all you had,
A quietness up in the clouds,
Where the soft winds blow,
Far from all the noisy crowds,
Where the earthbound go,
Your wings have brushed against the star,
Boundless were the skies,
You may have flown too high too far,
Love is seldom wise
Don't you see meadowlark?
Though you try your call won't turn another lark in flight,
He has gone meadowlark,
You can sing your song until the dawn brings light,
Sing with all your might,
Sing away the dark,
Little meadowlark.
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The Power of Love
04:16
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The power of love is a curious thing
Make a one man weep, make another man sing
Change a heart to a little white dove
More than a feeling, that's the power of love
Tougher than diamonds, whips like cream
Stronger and harder than a bad girls dream
Make a bad one good, mmm make a wrong right
Power of love will keep you home at night
Don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
That's the power of love
That's the power of love
First time you feed it might make you sad
Next time you feed it might make you mad
But you'll be glad baby when you've found
That's the power that makes the world go round
Don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
They say that all in love is fair
Yeah but you don't care
But you know what to do
When it gets hold of you
And with a little help from above
You feel the power of love
You feel the power of love
Can you feel it?
Don't take money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel
You won't feel it until you feel
You feel the power, feel the power of love
That's the power, that's the power of love
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The Waltz
04:32
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She brushes past him at the end of a long day
They stare in silence at the elevator doors.
When he stops her in the hall she says,
"I have to stop these voices ringing in my head."
So they wander to the center of the town
The bars are closed and there is no one on the street
He says, "It's been years since I have felt this much."
They turn and silence follows when their lips first touch.
Wasted sorrows, elated struggles, uncovered memories when silence shatters
She falls
Clouds will part and our hearts will open
Two strangers meet and no words are spoken
Gone are the years when nothing can be felt
But it falls apart in an unexpected way.
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East of the sun and west of the moon
We'll build a dream house of love dear
Close to the sun in the day
Near to the moon at night
We'll live in a lovely way dear
Sharing our love in the pale moonlight
Just you and I, forever and a day
Love will not die; we'll keep it that way
Up among the stars we'll find a harmony of life to a lovely tune
East of the sun and west of the moon dear
East of the sun and west of the moon
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Brenda Earle Stokes New York, New York
Brenda Earle Stokes is a Canadian pianist, vocalist, composer and educator based in NYC. She has fused her passion for jazz with a curiosity for Brazilian music, Music Theater and singer-songwriters. She performs internationally as a leader and sideman and has released four critically-acclaimed albums as a leader, which feature her original compositions and her unique takes on popular music. ... more
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