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The Gonzo Hits Medley

by Barry Manilow

on Barry Manilow 3-4, Live On Broadway (1990)

[Spoken:]
Thank you. Thank you, thank you so much, for everything. All right, so, uh, so those songs, as you can tell, those songs were hardly ever recorded, you know, or, if they have been, they've been on the brand-new albums. But, uh, after Mandy came out, there was all sorts of luh, uck that I had, you know, with "It's a Miracle" and "Can't Smile Without You" and "Weekend in New England" all sorts of lots more hits. And so, I'd like to do the rest of them for you, now--all of them. And, uh, so, for those of you who have enjoyed the music over the years, I thank you for these hits, I do, I thank you for these hits from the bottom of my heart. And, um, you're gonna love this medley. And for those of you who were dragged here tonight, this medley is going to be agony.

It's a very romantic medley--hold somebody's hand or something. You know, somebody got engaged here during this medley. It is very romantic. Somebody wrote me, they got engaged during the medley. Isn't that nice? Really, so maybe you'll get engaged. Or at the very least, maybe you'll get lucky, who knows?

[Sung:]
One voice singing in the darkness
All it takes is one voice
Singing so they hear what's on your mind
And when you look around you'll find
There's more than

One voice singing in the darkness
Joining with your one voice
Each and every note another octave
Hands are joined and fears unlocked

If only one voice would start it on it's own
We need just one voice facing the unknown
And then that one voice would never be alone
It takes that one voice

I've been alive forever, and I wrote the very first song
I put the words and the melodies together
I am music and I write the songs, the songs

Maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
Maybe the old lines will sound new
Maybe she'll lay her head on my shoulder
Maybe old feelings will come through
Maybe we'll start to cry and wonder why we ever walked away
Maybe the old songs (We're goin' hoppin', we're goin' hoppin' today)
Will bring back the old times (Where things are poppin' the Philadelphia way)
And make her want to stay

We're goin' hoppin' today
We're goin' poppin'
The Philadelphia way
We're gonna drop in (Drop)
On all the music they play
On the Bandstand (Bandstand)

We're goin' swingin' (Swing)
We're gonna swingin' the crowd
And we'll be clingin' (Cling)
And floatin' high as a cloud
The phones are ringin' (Ring)
My mom and dad are so proud
I'm on Bandstand (Bandstand)

And I'll jump, and hey, I may even show 'em my handstand
Because I'm on, because I'm on the American Bandstand
When we dance real slow I'll show all the guys in the grandstand
What a swinger I am, I am on American Bandstand

I don't want to walk without you, baby
Come on, sing this with me
Walk without my arm about you, baby
Nice

Oh, baby, please come back or you'll break my heart for me
'Cause I don't want to walk without you
No, siree
Siree

Last night, I waved goodbye, now it seems years
I'm back in the city, where nothin' is clear
But thoughts of me, holdin' you, bringin' us near
And tell me

When will our eyes meet?
When can I touch you?
When will this strong yearnin' end?
And when will I hold you again?

Even now, when I never hear your name
And the world has changed so much since you've been gone
Even now, I still remember and the feeling's still the same
And this pain inside of me goes on and on, even now

Even now, when I have come so far
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it's still so hard without you
Even now when I come shinin' through
I swear I think of you and God, I wish you knew
Somehow, somehow

I saw you at the Beechwood Cafe
You looked at me and then you looked away
That was some kind
Some kind of friend you turned out to be

You said you had places that you had to be
Now, who is gonna be there for me?
That was some kind
Some kind of friend you turned out to be
Lady, that was some kind
Some kind of friend you turned out to be
Baby, that was some kind
Some kind of friend you turned out to be

(City rhythm, ooh, city rhythm)

When my heart (City rhythm) is torn apart (Ooh)
By the love I wish I had
Well, I spend my (City rhythm) nights in the city's lights (Ooh)
And things don't seem so bad

Ya know the movement seems to soothe me
And the tempo takes control
And I lose my blues
When the New York City rhythm fills my soul

It's the New York City rhythm runnin' though life (City rhythm)
The poundin' beat of the city streets that keeps my dreams alive

I'm lost (I'm lost), I'm found (I'm found)
I'm up (I'm up), I'm down, (I'm down) but somehow I survive
It's got to be the New York City rhythm in my life
Oh, it's got to be the New York City rhythm,
New York City rhythm, city rhythm (City rhythm, ooh, city rhythm)

At the Copa (Co!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (Here)
At the Copa (Co!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa, don't in love (Copa)
Don't fall in love (Copacabana)
Don't fall in love

If I could only find the words then I would write it all down
If I could only find a voice I would speak
But it's there in my eyes, oh, can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep

Oh, it's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart
It's coming silent and angry and deep
It's there in my eyes and it's all I can say
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep

(Read 'em and weep) For all the hours we'll be spending alone
(Read 'em and weep) For the dreams we'll ignore
(Read 'em and weep) For all those promises we promised to keep

Why don't you look at me and read 'em and weep?
Why don't you look at me
Look at me and and read 'em

When I wanted you, I needed you
And I still can't bring myself to say I'm over you
When I gave you time to make up your mind
You turned your back on me
And now I'm turning mine on you

But somewhere down the road
Our roads are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
But somewhere down the road
I know that heart of yours will come to see
That

This one's for you wherever you are
To say that nothin's been the same since we've been apart, oh-oh, oh-oh
This one's for all the love we once knew
Like everything else I have, this one's for you, whoa
Ooh

Doctor, my woman is comin' back home late today
Could ya maybe give me somethin' ?
'Cause the feeling is gone and I must get it back right away
Before she sees that
I've been up, down, tryin' to get the feeling again
All around, tryin' to get the feeling again
The one that made me shiver
Made my knees start to quiver
Every time she walked in

And I've looked high (High), low (Low)
Everywhere I possibly can (High)
But there's no (No) tryin' to get the feelin' again
It seemed to disappear as fast as it came

And I've been lookin', I've been lookin', I've been lookin'
I've been up (Up) and down (Down), I'm tryin' to get the feeling again
I've been up (Up) I've been down (Down),
I've been trying' to, I've been trying to, I've been trying
I've born finally gettin' the feeling
I've been tryin' to get the feeling again

And I'm ready to take a chance again
Ready to put my love on the line with you
Been livin' with nothing for show for it
You get what you get when you go for it
And I'm ready to take a chance again
Ready to take a chance again with you
With you!

So, let's hang on to what we got
Don't let go, girl, we got a lot (We got a lot)
Got a lot of love between us
Hang on, (Hang on) hang on, (Hang on) hang on

Come with me
Somewhere in the night we will know
Everything lovers can know
You're my song, music to magic to end
I'll play you over and over again
Whoa, lovin' so warm, movin' so right
Closin' our eyes and feelin' alive
We'll just go on burnin' bright
Somewhere in the night (Somewhere in the night)
Somewhere in the night

Baby, I love you, come, come, come into my arms
Let me know the wonder of all of you
And baby, I need you now, oh, now, now, and hold on fast
Could this be the magic at last?
At last

We dreamers have our ways
Of facing rainy days
And somehow we survive
We keep the feelings warm
Protect them from the storm
Until our time arrives

Then one day the sun appears
And we come shining through those lonely years

I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain
And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on, too
And made it through (Made it through)

Looks like we made it (Made it through)
Looks like we made it

I'm singin' to the world, it's time we let the spirit come in
Let it come on in
I'm singin' to the world, everybody's caught in a spin
Look at where we've been

We've been runnin' around, year after year
Blinded with pride, blinded with fear

Whoa, but it's daybreak, if you wanna believe
It can be daybreak, ain't no time to grieve
Said it's daybreak, if you'll only believe
And let it shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
All around the world (Sing it to the world, sing it, sing it)
(Sing it to the world)
All around the world (The world, sing it again)
All around the world (This one's for you wherever I go)

Wherever I go
It's from me, (It's from me) it's for you (It's for you)
It's from you, (It's from you) it's for me (It's for me)
It's from me (It's from me), It's for you (It's for you)
It's from you, It's for me
It's a worldwide symphony

I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs

I am music (Music) and I write the songs
And I write the songs
And I write the songs