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Written by natalie cole and richard marx


I never thought i'd ever make it, i can't believe the hell i've been through

Couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel, i didn't know what to do

I've been through the rain, i've been through the fire

There was something that i never knew

Chorus

I had an angel on my shoulder, with a plan for me divine

Must be an angel on my shoulder, who was right there all the time

(angel, must be an angel) this world can be so cold and so heartless

Its hard to find your way alone, i used to run so fast, no one could catch me

I couldn't find the way back home, but i've laughed, i've cried

I almost died, but my broken heart just never knew

Chorus

I had an angel on my shoulder, with a plan for me divine

Got to be an angel on my shoulder, who was right there

Right there all the time, everybody needs someone to cling to

With an unchanging love, i finally found a hand to hold on to

A shelter to run to, now i see he's watching over me

Chorus

(angel on my shoulder, angel) i've got an (angel on my shoulder)

Angel on my shoulder, with a plan for me divine

Got to be an (angel on my shoulder), angel on my shoulder

Who was right there, right there, right there all the time

Got to be an angel, an angel, an angel, right there all the time

We used to be so very happy and we used to have so much fun

And we used to spend our time together, we were as close as anyone

I used to feel your every feeling, i was a part of your every dream

I'm not saying that you've thrown me aside, but oh that's just the way that it seems

So if i've done anything that i shouldn't have done,

Wanna say i'm sorry, darling, i'm so sorry

And if i said anything that i shouldn't have said, i'm sorry, sorry, yeah

Now we're just getting used to a brand new situation

And i found out that temptation just won't let ya do good

So we must sit down and talk and be for real to each other

Cause i don't want my love for you to be misunderstood

If i've done anything that i shouldn't have done,/p>

I'm sorry, oh baby, i'm so sorry, if i said anything that i shouldn't have said

(i'm sorry) i'm sorry, i'm sorry, oh lordy i'm so sorry

(sorry) sorry, sorry, hey----(sorry), if i've (if i've done anything) done anything

I (that i shouldn't have done) shouldn't have done

(i'm sorry) i'm sorry, baby, i'm sorry, (if i said anything) if i, if i said anything i

(that i shouldn't have said) shouldn't have said well i'm so

(i'm sorry) sorry, sorry, sorry, (if i've done anything)

I'm really, really sorry, baby, (that i shouldn't have done)

Ooh baby, i'm (i'm sorry) sorry, sorry, sorry, i'm (if i said anything) sorry, i'm sorry

(that i shouldn't have said) i'm so sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, really sorry

I'm so sorry, yeah, sorry, i'm so sorry, sorry

Written by chuck jackson & marvin yancy

Hey, i wanna love you, i wanna love you tonight

Hey, i wanna love you, i wanna love you tonight

(oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, i love you so)

Words can't express all that i feel for you

There's nothing here on earth can even compare with you

'cause your love, your love keeps me alive

And when i feel you, baby, it's deep down inside

Have i told you lately that

Yeah, (oh) yeah, yeah, yeah

(oh, oh, oh) woh, woh, woh (oh) woh (oh, oh) i love, i love (i love you so)

I love you so

Oh, you are the reason

You're why i feel so brand new

And from this moment on

I'm gonna dedicate my whole life to serving you

'cause your love, your love keeps me alive, yeah

Your love, your love, your love keeps me alive

Your love, your love keeps me alive

Have i told you lately that

(oh) oh, oh (oh, oh, oh) oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

(oh, oh, oh) oh, oh, i love (i love you so)

Ooh, baby

(oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,oh, oh)

Oh, just like my bread and water, you keep me alive

Your love has been my shelter, it made me survive

Hey, i wanna be your bread and water (bread and water)

It's all that i need, oh, love to love you, baby

You've been so good to me

Oh, oh, oh

(oh) oh, oh (oh, oh, oh, oh) oh, oh, oh, oh---

(oh) (i love you so)

(really, really, really do ya)

Yeah (oh) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah---

(written by j. livingston and r. evans)

We're gathered here this evening to testify

And i want you to know the words for today is let go

(well) ha, i want you to let go

And i want you to just sit back

And relax and open you hearts, your mind and

Let it go, go, go, go, go

We'd like to tell you a story this evening

Haven't not so long, long, long ago

It's a story about you and me

Oh, yeah

This is how it goes

When i was just a little girl

I asked my mother what will i be

(ooh, will i be pretty) yeah (will i be rich)

Here's what she said to me

Que, sera, sera, whatever will be

Hee, hee, hee, hee

Ha, oh, oh, oh, because, because

The future is not for us to see, no

Que sera (que sera) que sera (que sera)

Que sera, oh--- yeah

When i grew up and fell in love

I asked my lover, ooh, baby

Baby what will i be (hmm, oh, oh, oh)

What will i be

(will i have...)

Here's what my baby said to me

He said que sera, sera

I just wanna say that whatever will be

Hee, hee, hee, hee

(oh---)

Que, que sera, oh, oh, oh, oh (sera) oh (sera)

Oh, hey, hey, whatever, whatever, whatever, whatever

Whatever will be, will be

Surely, surely, surely, surely, surely

Surely be, hoo

All because the future is not for us to see

(ooh, no, no, no, no) que sera

(que sera) que sera (que sera)

Que---sera, i want yaul to ....

-musical interlude-

Oh, oh, oh

Que sera, oh

Sera, oh

Sera, whatever, hoo, will be, hoo, yeah

I know, i know, at least i hope that you know

The fu---ture is not for us to see

Que sera (que sera) que sera (que sera)

Oh well, well , well, well, well, well, well

Que------hey, sera-----

Oh, oh--, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Que-----oh, oh, oh!

English lyrics by albert a. beach

French lyrics and music by charles l. trenet

Goodbye, no use leading with our chins

This is where our story ends

Never lovers, ever friends

Goodbye, let our hearts call it a day

But before you walk away

I sincerely want to say

I wish you bluebirds in the spring

To give your heart a song to sing

And then a kiss, but more than this

I wish you love

And in july a lemonade

To cool you in some leafy glade

I wish you health

But more than wealth

I wish you love

My breaking heart and i agree

That you and i could never be

So with my best

My very best

I set you free

I wish you shelter from the storm

A cozy fire to keep you warm

But most of all when snowflakes fall

I wish you love

But most of all when snowflakes fall

I wish you love

I wish you love

I wish you love, love, love, love, love

I wish you love

Written by chuck jackson and marvin yancy

I have a special message that i would like to leave with you

It's not anything real big, you can stick it in your back pocket

And fold it up in a piece of paper and put it in your diary

Uh, you know, somewhere you keep special things

Oh, but now the clock on the wall

Says----it's time to go

Oh, but baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

Oh, baby, i don't want to go, no, no, no, no

So i will leave you a little message

My very own, my very, very own, from me to you

You're my morning star (you're my morning star)

Shining brightly beside me

And if we keep this love

We will last through all eternity

Just the way we are, i love it, love is

It's just the way it should be

'cause our love will stand tall as the trees

Our love will spread wide as the sea

Our love will shine bright in the night

Like the stars above, and we'll always be together

(our love)

"did you enjoy yourselves this evening?"

Hmm, my love is surely one thing

You can surely depend on

In times of darkness and fear

I go to you, i know you'll make me strong

You're gonna make me happy

And you're gonna make me smile

'cause our love will stand tall as the trees

Our love will be for the whole world to see

Our love will change people's wrongs to right

And will never die 'cause we'll always have each other----

(hoo---)

Hoo-- hoo, hoo, ha, ha

Our love will stand tall as the trees

Our love will spread as wide as the sea

Our love will shine bright in the night

Like the (our love) stars above

And we'll always be together (our love), yeah

Our love we got a good (baby, baby, our love)

Old fashion love

Hey (hey), hey, baby, our love

Our love we got a (baby, baby, our love)

Mighty, mighty good love---

Hey (hey), ha (ha), our love

We got a mighty (baby, baby, our love)

Mighty good love---

Ooh that's right, bring it down, just a little

Because love is soft, love is sweet

Love is nice; love is gentle

Love is joy and love is pain

Love is laughing in the rain

I've got love on my mind

Love is always right on time

Love is you and love is me

Love is just my little baby

I've got love on my mind

Love is always right on time

Love is you and love is me

Love is gonna set (baby, baby, our love)

You free------yeah

(our love)

If you feel like love say

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(repeat) ooh, hoo, ooh, hoo, ooh, hoo..

(baby, baby, our love)

(repeat) ooh, hoo, ooh, hoo, ooh, hoo...

(our love)

Written by natalie cole


Hmm, talking on the telephone early in the morning dawn, softly singing in your ear

A song that i wrote last night, it's so very hard my dear, you are there

And i am here, somehow words i try to say, they just don't seem to sound right

Conversation's getting thin and my patience is too, i gotta go i'll call you when

My show is through, oh, hello operator, give me a little more time

In the meantime get my baby on the line, please, in the meantime

Get my baby on that line, i'm sending love and kisses on the telphone wire

I hope he gets them in time, hmm, hmm, love and kisses across the pacific

Gonna send them to that baby of mine, yeah, gonna send them to that baby of mine

(how you doing....) sure do miss ya, i'd like to kiss ya

(what...) what's that you said my dear, this connection's not so clear

But if you said i love you, then you know that i feel the same way

Hope the kids are doing fine, do they still get to school on time

Oh by the way i really miss your face around about supper time

Conversation's gettin thin and my patience is too, gotta go

I'll call you when my show is through, i'm sending love and kisses

On the telephone wire, i hope he gets them in time

Oh, love and kisses across the pacific, gonna send them to that baby of mine

Hmm, gonna send them to that baby of mine

Oh, love and kisses, ooh, ooh, love and kisses

You've got to learn, you've got to learn how to follow the leader

You've got to turn, turn off your pride and you're life will be sweeter

Love comes from god, surely, surely, surely you can see that

If you check out your heart, there's a part that you're keeping from me

Why don't you hold on tight, make this flight, we've got the whole night

Saddle up your gear, have no fear, we are here, hey

Better make it soon, give me room, come on and stand by me

Come on and stand by, cause there is no time, no time to sit

I'll bet you'll be quick about it, and i know you will,

Once you learn that you can't live without it

Lord only knows how long, how long, how long i have waited

And the moment is near, line em up, get em ready at the gate

We're gonna keep em' strong, moving on, we've got the whole night

No looking back, where its at, its right now, hey

Better make it soon, give me room, come on and stand by me

There's gonna be no looking back, so baby, take everything you'll ever need

Sure 'nough moving on, keep it strong, its a whole new game and a brand new street

You know, uh, you said you would if you could, i'll make it good to ya

Don't you stop 'til we get to the top, hey, ninety-nine and a half just won't do, stand by me

Hey, hey, if its real, what you feel, come on and stand by

Don't you stop 'til we get to the top, hey, ninety-nine and a half just won't do, stand by me

Come on and stand by, ha, stand by me, hey, hey, hey

(repeat stand by me, hey, hey, hey)

Lyrics by ian grant, music by lionel rand

Let there be you, let there be me

Let there be oysters under the sea

Let there be wind, occasional rain

Chili con carne, and sparkling champagne

Let there be birds to sing in the trees

Someone to bless me whenever i sneeze

Let there be cuckoos, a lark and a dove

But first of all, please

Let there be love

Musical interlude

(scat)

Let there be birds to sing in the trees

I need someone to bless me whenever i sneeze

Let there be cuckoos, cuckoos

A lark and a dove

But first of all, please

Let there be love

Oh let there be love ya'll

Ooh we gotta have some, really gotta have some

We need love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love

Say we need a little bit of love, little bit, little bit of love

(scat)

Really need a little bit

(scat)

Words and music by nat king cole and irving mills; american academy of music, mills music, ascap

The buzzert took the monkey for a ride in the air

The monkey thought that everything was on a square

The buzzert tried to throw the monkey off his back

But the monkey grabbed his neck and said "now listen jack"

Straighten up and fly right, straighten up and stay right

Straighten up and fly right

Cool down pappa don't you blow your top

Ain't no use in divin,' what's the use of jivin'

Straighten up and fly right

Cool down pappa don't you blow your top

The buzzert told the monkey you are chokin me

Release your hold and i will set you free

The monkey looked the buzzert right dead in the eye

And said "your story's so touching but it sounds like a lie"

Straighten up and fly right, straighten up and stay right

Straighten up and fly right

Cool down pappa don't you blow your top

Musical interlude

Straighten up and fly right, straighten up and stay right

Straighten up and fly right

Cool down pappa don't you blow your top

Ain't no use in divin,' what's the use of jivin'

You better straighten up and fly right

Cool down pappa don't you blow your top

Fly right

Words and music by geo david weiss and joe sherman

(if i had to choose just one day)

If i had to choose just one day to last my whole life through

It would surely be that sunday; the day that i met you

Newborn whippoorwills were calling from the hills

Summer was a coming in but fast

Lots of daffodils were showing off their skills

Nodding all together, i can almost hear them whisper

Go on kiss him; go on and kiss him

If i had to choose one moment to live within my heart

It would be that tender moment recalling how we started

Darling it would be when you smiled at me

That way, that sunday, that summer

Musical interlude

Go on kiss him; go on and kiss him

And if i had to choose just one moment

To live within my heart it would surely be that moment

Recalling how we started

Darling it would be when you smiled at me

That way, that sunday, that summer

(if i had to choose just one day)

Written by m. masser/g. foffin/p. glass


Even though its been so long, my love for you keeps going strong

I remember the things that we used to do, a kiss in the rain

Til' the sun shined through, i'd try to deny it, but i'm still in love with you

I miss you like crazy, i miss you like crazy, ever since you went away

Every hour of every day, i miss you like crazy, i miss you like crazy

No matter what i say or do, there's just no getting over you

I can see the love shining in your eyes, and it comes as such a sweet surprise

If seeing's believing its worth the wait, so hold me and tell me its not too late

We're so good together, we're starting forever now, and i miss you like crazy

I miss you like crazy, ever since you went away, every hour of every day

I miss you like crazy, i miss you baby, a love like ours will never end

Just touch me and we're there again

Musical interlude

Just one night and we'll have that magic feeling like we used to do

Hold on tight and whatever comes our way we're gonna make it through

If seeing's believing its worth the wait, so hold me and tell me its not too late

We're so good together, we're starting forever now

And i miss you like crazy, i miss you like crazy

No matter what i say or do there's just no getting over you

And i miss you (baby), i miss you (baby), all the tender love you gave me

When a feeling gets this strong, you know the real thing come along

And i miss you, i miss you like crazy baby, only you're sweet love

Can save me, i miss you like crazy, a love like ours will never end

Just touch me and we're there again,

Miss you like crazy, i miss you like crazy

It's hard to say how long its been, but once upon a time

You were my best friend, i'm sorry i hurt you but i loved him, loved him

You said i'd get hurt in the end, you tried to warn me with good advice

Instead of listening, i paid the price, yes i did, you told me back then

You said he'll love you, leave you, you said his heart was cold as ice

And you were right girl, yes, he played me for a fool, (you were right girl)

Hmm, it all came true, (you were right girl), i know

I should have known it all along, (you were right girl)

Yes, you were right and i was wrong, i thought you blamed him for your mistakes

That all your put downs were just sour grapes, you told me back then

That they'll be lyin, cryin' and it won't be his heart that breaks

And ooh, (you were right girl) you were right girl

He played me for a fool, (you were right girl) oh

It all came true, you were (you were right girl) right girl

Yes, i should have known it all along (you were right girl)

You were right girl, you were right and i was wrong

Oh, what made me think that i was different from you

That i could make him do what he wouldn't do for you

Now you told me back then i'd never change him, change him

But he'd change me before he's through, and ooh (you were right girl)

You were right girl, he played me for a fool, he really did

(you were right girl) well, it all came true, (you were right girl)

You were so right, i should have known it all along (you were right girl)

Oh, yes, you were right and i was wrong, oh, (you were right girl)

He really played me for a fool, (you were right girl)

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, it all came true (you were right girl)

Yeah, (you were right girl) you were right girl

I should have known it all along, (you were righ girl)

You were right girlfriend, you were right and i was wrong, woo, woo, woo

(you were right girl) you were right my girl, (you were right girl)

You were right my girl, he played me for a great big fool

"let's fall in love" (t. koehler-h. arien)

"you send me" (sam cooke)

Let's fall in love, why shouldn't we fall in love

Our hearts are made of it, let's take a chance

Why be afraid of it

Oh baby, let's close our eyes and make our own paradise

Little we know of it, still we can try

Let's fall in love

Darling you send me, i know you send me

Darling you send me

Honest you do, honest you do, woh---

First i thought it was infactuation

But oh it's lasted so long

Now i find myself wanting just to marry you and take you home (and take you home)

(oh) oh, let's fall in love

Why shouldn't we fall in love

Our hearts are made of it, let's take a chance

Let's fall in love

Oh, at first i thought it was infactuation (factuation)

Oh it's lasted so (ooh) long

Now i find (now i find myself) myself wanting just to marry you

And take you home (and take you home)

(let's fall in love) oh, oh, you send me

I know (why shouldn't we tall in love) you, you, you, you send me

(oh, our hearts are made of it) darling, you send me (so why don't we take a chance)

(and fall in love, in love) honest you do, honest you do, love--

(scat and continue scatting)

You thrill me, darling you, you, you, you, you thrill me

I know, i know you thrill me

Honest you do, honest you do

Woh, you send me, i know you send me..

(continue scat)

This is a song about a very big, strong, black, sexy southern baptist minister

Who thinks he's got his program all together, until he meets a lady who lets him know

That he ain't got it all together, his name is reverend dr. lee

Reverend lee, he went to the water, and he prayed to the lord

About old satan's daughter, it seems in a dream, child, while he lay sleeping

She climbed in his bed, starts rubbing and weeping, ah, she was twisting and turning, hmm

She was begging and pleading, loving and burning, panting, breathing, ooh, ah, ah

Reverend lee, she said, lord knows that i love you child, but i would not even, no, no,

Place god above you, well reverend lee, he lifted his arms high

Said heavenly father, take me home to the sky, he said lord please don't test me

Not down where she touched me, my mind is so hazy

And you know my body is hungry, oh yeah, and then god rolled the thunder

And he hurled the lightening uh, oh, he seemed to be angry

Well it really was frightening, yes he was, oh the thunder grew louder

Darkened conditions, and just then a voice said, god cannot be petitioned

Just then the devil, oh he emerged from the water, and he said in that dry voice

Your god will not barter, reverend lee, he went screaming from the water

And he was hotly pursued by old satan's daughter

And she said, she said reverend, ooh, reverend, reverend lee

She said reverend lee, do it to me, she said, she said, uh, reverend lee

(reverend, reverend, reverend, reverend lee), i don't want nobody else to do it

Do it but you, do it, do it, yeah you, do it, do it to me

Written by chuck jackson and marvin yancy


Tonight, i, i just want to talk to the ladies, oh fellows your cool but girls

If you've got a good man, you'd better keep him,

Oh i know you're saying right now, what does she know

Who is she to tell me about my situation, well, i don't know your situation

But whatever it is, you should try to stay together

You know that big argument that you had the other night, remember

Well, today its not nothing, just don't let him leave you honey

Cause then you'll find out that it wasn't those real big things you loved about him

It was the real small things, go on and laugh but its true

You know, things that you've seen a thousand times around the house

But never paid any attention to, like helping with the groceries

And helping in the yard and painting and repairing and huh, paying the bills

But you know now, all i have is memories and regrets

I could have given our love a chance to grow but no

I had to challenge it and be heard (oh), let me tell you something

That female liberation stuff, i don't know, sometimes i don't think its worth it

And i'm really feeling, feeling kind of bad yaul, i'm catching hell living here alone

Hmm, i never realized, oh lord, that you mean so much to me

I'm catching hell living here alone, i want you to come back baby

Come back cause here's where you belong, oh yeah

If i could replay, if i could replay that whole scene again, oh well

You know that i would never, never say it again, that our love, our love is at its end

And oh, you know that i would kind of ease on back, yes i would

And let confusion pass on by, i took moves well, oh yeah

Without one good reason why, i'm catching hell, catching hell

Lord i'm living, living, living here alone, alone, lone, i didn't believe it could be

You know all the pressure on me, all the time, oh, i'm catching hell, well, well

Living here alone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, to tell you the truth

To tell you the truth i'm going out of my mind---, yeah, oh do you hear me tonight

I don't have too (this is my story) much more to say except

Somebody (hey, this is my song) told me that if you've got something

That's good to you and you don't use it (sad, sad) you might lose it (sad, song)

(song, so sad) so girls hold on to your good thing (oh), (you gotta hold on a little bit now)

And don't let go, oh---do you hear me tonight, it's so sad living alone

Living alone (hmm), hold on to your good thing, hold on, (well, well) oh yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah---oh, oh, oh, lordy, lordy do you know what its like

Catching hell, (somebody turn up the microphone, oh---), oh, no, no, no, no, no, no