Minute By Minute

Patrick simmons

You're still playing that time-worn melody
Play it now for old time's sake once more
When you want me, you won't be usin' me
Like you've done a thousand times before

'cause i found out now
You never change
Ain't no use in foolin' myself
You never change at all

You're still sayin'
That you're misunderstood
Won't go fallin' this time, that's for sure
All your methods won't do you any good
They've all been tried a thousand times before

'cause i found out now
You never change
Ain't no use in foolin' myself
You never change at all

It ain't no use, you'll never change
Stop your runnin' around...

Patrick simmons/ted templeman

Just look my way
And i'm ready to go
Oooo-oo-oo, your sweet lovin'
I can't leave it alone

You start my heart to pumpin'
Just walkin' my way
I don't care if i feel like a fool

Ohh, sweet feelin'
Got me rockin' and a reelin'
Actin' like a fool
Ohh, sweet feelin'
Got me rockin' and really in love

Well, i know it's always said
That love will break your heart
That ain't so
'cause i gave my heart to you
And now i know

Ooooo, sweet feelin'
Got me dancin' on the ceiling
Actin' like a fool
I don't care if i feel like a fool

It's just a, ohh, sweet feelin'
Got me rockin' and a reelin'
Actin' like a fool
Ohh, sweet feelin'
Got me rockin' and really in love...

Michael mcdonald/lester abrams

Hey, don't worry, i've been lied to
I've been here many times before
Girl, don't you worry, i know where i stand
I don't need this love, i don't need your hand
I know i could turn, blink, and you'd be gone
Then i must be prepared any time to carry on

But minute by minute by minute by minute
I keep holding on
Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute
I keep holding on

You will stay just to watch me, darlin'
Wilt away on lies from you
Can't stop the habit of livin' on the run
I take it all for granted like you're the only one
Livin' on my own
Somehow that sounds nice
You think i'm your fool
Well, you may just be right

'cause minute by minute by minute by minute
I keep holding on
Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute
I keep holding on

Call my name and i'll be gone
You'll reach out and i won't be there
Just my luck you'll realize
You should spend your life with someone
You could spend your life with someone

Minute by minute by minute by minute
I'll be holding on
Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute
I'll be holding on...

Michael mcdonald/kenny loggins

He came from somewhere back in her long ago
The sentimental fool don't see
Tryin' hard to recreate
What had yet to be created once in her life

She musters a smile
For his nostalgic tale
Never coming near what he wanted to say
Only to realize
It never really was

She had a place in his life
He never made her think twice
As he rises to her apology
Anybody else would surely know
He's watching her go

But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
And nothing at all keeps sending him...

Somewhere back in her long ago
Where he can still believe there's a place in her life
Someday, somewhere, she will return

She had a place in his life
He never made her think twice
As he rises to her apology
Anybody else would surely know
He's watching her go

But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
There's nothing at all
But what a fool believes he sees...

Michael mcdonald/carol bayer sager

Oh, i hand them this life
To do what they will
They've got to find their way from here
Oh, show us the way
If they only knew
Oh, show us the light
Show them what light?

It shines from within
You make your own day
You make your own night
And sometimes you win
Oh, show us the way
But you always get through
Oh, show us the light

Oh, why do they come and ask for more?
They've got stars they don't have wishes for
They're just givin' up their blame to me
How do the fools survive?

I'm wonderin' why, i'm wonderin' how
They're gonna bail themselves out now
Oh, give us this day
I'm shakin' my head
Oh, keep us through night

Oh, i hand them this life
To do what they will
They've got to find their way from here
Oh, show us the way
If they only knew
Oh, show us the light

Oh, why do they come and ask for more?
They've got stars they don't have wishes for
They're just givin' up their blame to me
How do the fools survive?

It's not like it was before
When they call i won't come running
It was so long ago
I left them on their own
Oh, how do the fools survive?