Chicago Vi

Listen to the briskly whistling winter evergreen
Whispering through the frozen morning light
And tell me what's to come
Saying my time is near
Never fear
I close each year
I'm winter

Reminding me to trade my t-shirts for my woven wools
Trade my sandals for my skis
Whispered warnings in the wind
Saying soon come the dancing snowflakes
They're kissing every tree
They're kissing you and me
Please hurry

Falling
Dazzling dancing diamonds from the sky
Prisms
Rainbow sparkled flurries in our eyes
Whipping across the frozen crystal meadow
Pond of ice
Race the snow
We'll build a warming fire there
And cuddle close and wine and dine
The setting sun
The morning light will find us high

Shooting down the glistening mountain side
Screaming through the whispering pines
The freedom of each day
Will cleanse our minds
I can hardly wait for winter
I can hardly wait for the snow
I can hardly hardly wait for winter
I can hardly wait for the snow

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I saw her once before; she didn't turn me on.
One night she stopped to talk to pass the time.
And then i saw her eyes; her softly smiling glow,
We sat and talked all night at byblos.
She talked of feelings that i knew were true.
She painted me a picture using every shade of blue
It was light with laughter, at times it made me cry,
And now i'll never know just why i didn't ever try to hold her;
To squeeze her; to kiss her all night long, i never tried to please her.

Then, soon she had to go;
I sat there all alone
And thought of things she said
The whole day through.
And then i realized,
I never took the time
To find out where she lived
Or where to call.
I thought that i would see her
The next night,
Anticipating how i'd set myself right.

Then, i went back to byblos;
I sat there and waited,
Feeling just a little nervous
And a little frustrated.


Then, soon, in she came, looking just the same
Oo, i could hardly wait to take her far from the game.
Then a person came in to the club
That i had to speak to
I explained the situation to her
And i thought she understood
But i guess she thought i was jiving her around
Cause when i looked for her, this is what i found
She was rapping with a real good friend of mine,
He was happening, i guess it was his time.
I really couldn't blame him, cause he was sad and lonely too.
But just talking to her did me so much good, i knew she'd do him good too.
Then i went home and i got it on,
Sat down to write these words when i was finally alone.
And then, about halfway through i wondered if someone knew
Where she was, so i could give her a call,
And i found out that she was right down the hall,
Not too far away,
But that's ok, i'll just wait for the day when i can see her again
And spend some time.

Ow
Yeah, yeah

When i was a young skinny boy
My mama said to me
The world out there is hard and dirty
Mean as it wants to be
I know there's gonna be times when you're down and out
So listen now kid
Listen now son
I'll tell you what it's all about

You gotta try to keep your head above the water
That's what my mama told me
You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time
And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to
Shouldn't ought to
If you love your brothers love will come back to you
Love'll come back to you
Love'll come back to you
Love'll come back to you

Lived my life in so many ways
To find out who i am
Time's approaching
I really can say
Truly i understand
Got more livin' to do for myself
To run along now
Play along later
Stay up by the shelf
Sing it girls

Gotta try to keep your head above the water
Yes you do yes you do
You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time
Even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to
If you love your sisters, love will come back to you
Love'll come back to you
Love'll come back to you

All the world is turnin' slow
Slowly it will die
But that is something i never will see
I don't know why
Tryin' to take the world the best i can
Write a bit now
Love a bit later
Stand up like a man
Hey, hey

Gotta try to keep your head above the water
Yes you do yes you do yes you do
Gotta try to keep a step ahead of time
Even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to
Love your brothers and sisters, love'll come back to you
Love'll come back to you
Love'll come back to you

Merely by chance
Very unsuspecting
You caught my heart
Unprotecting me
Now i've fallen in love with you

Just when i thought
I was free and easy
You came along to me
Soft and breezy
Now i've fallen in love with you
Woo hoo
I've fallen in love with you

And for the first time in my life
I know what it's like to be a happy man
Happy man
And for the first time in my life
You've given me something i can't understand
Being a happy man

Be with me now
Love me forever
Leaving you lady
Is something that i'd never do
I've fallen in love with you

All of my life it seems i have waited
Now i can say all these words i have stated are true
I've fallen in love with you
Woo hoo
Fallen in love with you woo hoo

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Que pe chesa
Que pe chesa
Que pe chesa
Que pe chesa

Sleepless hours and dreamless nights and far aways
Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here
Heaven knows and lord it shows when i'm away
Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here

Same old show in a different town on another time
Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here
Even though you're far away, you're on my mind
Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here


And i'd like to change my life, and you know i would
Just to be with you tonight, baby, if i could
But i've got my job to do, and i do it well,
So i guess that's how it is.


Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here
Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here


On the road it's a heavy load, but i'll get by
Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here
Pay the price, make a sacrifice, and still i'll try
Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here

Woman don't want to love me
She says it makes her cry
Woman don't want to love me
That's an alibi
Lovin' gets complicated
You have to want to cry
The point is simply stated
You go looking for some perfection
You're gonna lose some affection
By and by

Woman don't want to love me
She says she wants to go
Woman don't want to love me
She's tired of feelin' low
'cause lovin gets complicated
You start with what you know
The point is simply stated
Fill yourself with emotion
You earn yourself some devotion and you grow

Woman don't want to love me
She hates to be alone
Woman don't want to love me
She hates the telephone
'cause lovin gets complicated
Singing with the band
The point is simply stated
I'm gonna fix this situation
With the final liberation
Of this man