My Way
And now the end is near
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 every highway
And 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 exception
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you know
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 fails, 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
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Needles and pins
I saw her today, I saw her face
It was a face I loved, and I knew
I had to run away, and get down on my knees and pray
That they'd go away
But still they begin
Needles and pins
Because of all my pride
The tears I gotta hide
Oh, I thought I was smart, I won her heart
Didn't think I'd do, but now you see
She's worse to him than me
Let her go ahead and take his love instead
And one day she will see just how to say
Please, and get down on her knees
That's how they begin
She'll feel those needles and pins
Hurtin' her, hurtin' her
Why can't I stop and tell myself I'm wrong
I'm wrong, so wrong
Why can't I stand up and tell myself I'm strong
Because I saw her today, I saw her face
It was a face I loved, and I knew
I had to run away and get down on my knees and pray
That they'd go away
But still they begin
Needles and pins
Because of all my pride
The tears I gotta hide
Oh, needles and pins!
No milk today
No milk today my love has gone away.
The bottle stands for lorn, a symbol of the dawn.
No milk today it seems a common sight,
But people passing by. Don't know the reason why.
How could they know just what this message means.
The end of all my hopes, the end of all my deams.
How could they know a palace there had been,
Behind the door where my love reigned as queen.
No milk today it wasn't always so
The company was gay, we turned night into day.
But all that's left is a place dark and lonley
A terraced house in a mean street back of town
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only
Just two up two down.
No milk today it wasn't always so
The company was gay, we turned into day
As music played the faster did we dance
We felt it both at once, the start of our romance.
How could they know just what this message means.
The end of all my hopes, the end of all my deams.
How could they know a palace there had been,
Behind the door where my love reigned as queen.
No milk today my love has gone away
The bottle stands for lorn a symbol of teh dawn.
But all that's left is a place dark and lonley
A terraced house in a mean street back of town
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only
Just two up two down. No milk today.
No more lonely nights
I can wait another day, until I call you
You've only got my heart on a string and everything a' flutter
But another lonely night might take forever
We've only got each other to blame, it's all the same to me love
`Cause I know what I feel to be right
No more lonely nights, never be another, no more lonely nights
You're my guiding light, day or night I'm always there
May I never miss the thrill of being near you?
And if it takes a couple of years to turn your tears to laughter
I will do what I feel to be right
No more lonely nights, never be another, no more lonely nights
You're my guiding light, day or night I'm always there
And I won't go away until you tell me so
No I'll never go away
Yes I know what I feel to be right
No more lonely nights, never be another, no more lonely nights
You're my guiding light, day or night I'm always there
And I won't go away until you tell me so
No I'll never go away, no more lonely nights
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
'Cause - 'cause - 'cause I remember when a we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown,
Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites - yeah! -
Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah!
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we have lost
Along the way, yeah!
In this great future, you can't forget your past;
So dry your tears, I seh. Yeah!
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry. Eh, yeah!
A little darlin', don't shed no tears:
No, woman, no cry. Eh!
Said - said - said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown, yeah!
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
I seh, logwood burnin' through the nights, yeah!
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, say,
Of which I'll share with you, yeah!
My feet is my only carriage
And so I've got to push on through.
Oh, while I'm gone,
Everything's gonna be all right!
So no, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
I seh, O little - O little darlin', don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry, eh.
No, woman - no, woman - no, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
One more time I got to say:
O little - little darlin', please don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.
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