Carole King

[fox69]

"Just One Thing"

"Just One Thing"



Holding it together with barely any motion
Like so many motes of dust
My dreams keep stirring in me
But all I see are
Rivers of violence
Running red on the streets below me
While passionate strangers whisper desire
All I know is I'm on fire

I need just one thing I can believe in
Oh, just one thing
Just one thing I can believe in

Hiding in the shadows
I want to stand in the light
Trust is unknown to me
I've been betrayed by the night so long
I can never belong to anyone any more
Why does everybody think they know me
I go through the motions, playing my role
Nobody knows what's deep in my soul

I need just one thing I can believe in
Give me just one thing
Oh, just one thing I can believe in

Love let me down
I wanted to believe that love was the one thing
But every time I turned around, love let me down

In my imagination
I come out of the darkness
The moon in my fantasy smiles down on me
I am a child running wild and free
But then the fight for survival
Takes me out of my illusion
And I'm back in the emptiness, fear and defeat
Trapped in a rhythm I don't want to repeat
The taste of freedom is so close and sweet
I've just gotta find a way off this dead-end street

I need just one thing I can believe in
I gotta find one thing
Just one thing I can believe in

I need one thing I can believe in
Let me find one thing
Gotta find one thing
Just one thing I can believe in

 

[fox69]

"Labyrinth"

"Labyrinth"



What do you think, are we gonna stay lost in the maze
Of mind games and power plays
Or are we gonna take the chance of a lifetime
To see the light of day

What'll we see when we've used up the last supplies
Of rainbows and butterflies
I keep believing if we all work together
We will surely find a way

We are lost in a labyrinth
There's only one thing to do

Just break down the walls
And reach out your hand to your brother
We can lead each other
To where destiny calls
Faith and lovin' energy will see us through

After a while we will see
The labyrinth isn't anyplace we need to be
Then we can come out from the heart of the darkness
Into a brighter day

One of these days we will know
The heart will take us anywhere we want to go
I only hope it's not too late for the purpose
Tho' just what that is I can't say

We are lost in a labyrinth
There's only one thing to do

Just know in your mind
You want to stand behind your brother
Reach out and lead each other
To a new age in time
Faith and lovin' energy will free your mind

 

[fox69]

"Lady"

"Lady"



If the thoughts in my head could reach a great distance
And somehow get into your mind
They'd tell you much more than all the words I could speak
From now till the end of time

Lady, now are you a lady
Do you like the one your beauty's been sold to
How does it feel when he holds you

As you reap the sad harvest of wanting too much
Determined you still feel alive
Now and then looking back to all you've forsaken
Nothing to do but survive

Lady, now are you a lady
Do you like the one your beauty's been sold to
How does it feel when he holds you

Being who you are, couldn't you tell
Knowing what you know, how could you sell

Lady, now are you a lady
Lady, now are you a lady
Lady, now are you a lady

 

[fox69]

"Lay Down My Life"

"Lay Down My Life"



As I walk away
My world comes tumbling down
That's allright
You'll go home again without me
Where will I go tomorrow
It doesn't matter, if you want me to stay
Should I turn around, come back to you
Or should I keep on walking away

It feels so good with you
It feels so right with you
But I will bring you sorrow
If I stay with you

Now if I hurt you, forgive me
Try not to lose faith in me
You know I would never hurt you intentionally
What will I do tomorrow
Without your love I would surely lose my way
And rush headlong into nowhere
On a ghost highway

It feels so good with you
It feels so right with you
But I will bring you sorrow
If I stay with you

I would lay down my life for you

I kept going on, when going on
Made no real sense at all
But it's no good now, it's all clear to me
Now that my back is against the wall
How will you get through tomorrow
It doesn't matter, I know you will
And we'll be together forever
Bound by the way we made each other feel

And I will lay down my life for you
I will lay down my life for you
'Cause it feels so good with you
Yes, it feels so right with you

I will lay down my life for you

 

[fox69]

"Legacy"

"Legacy"



You used to be as a child
Full of hope and wonder
Hey, now, do you remember those days
Your mind was free and running wild
Now the sound of thunder
Has got you trapped in a corner hiding out
You're running in a rat maze

You better think about the legacy
That you want to leave behind
It's all getting burnt-out, used-up
Bought and sold to the bottom line
That ain't the way it's gotta be
You can leave a better world than you find
You can look down, turn aside, run away
But you can't put it out of your mind
'Cause it's your legacy

Don't it make your heart bleed
Passing through the meadowland
Wheel of fortune jackpot is what it looks like
That's okay, go on, run your motor at high speed
Rev it up to five grand
Shades on, top down
But as you barrel down the turnpike

You better think about the legacy
That you're gonna leave behind
Things are getting wasted out of hand
People stealing each other blind
Hey, that ain't the way it oughta be
You can leave a better world than you find
You can look down, turn around, run away
But you can't put it out of your mind
'Cause it's your legacy

It isn't easy when you think your voice
Doesn't matter to anyone
Maybe you believe there's nothing you can do
But if you just do nothing, you've made a choice
To perpetuate the destruction
Why don't you stand up, dig in
When it all comes down, it's gotta begin with you
It's you
It's your legacy
Baby, whatcha gonna do about it

You better think about the legacy
That you want to leave behind
Things are getting wasted, out-of-hand, burnt-out, used-up
Sold to the bottom line
Hey, that ain't the way it's gotta be
Oh, don't you want to leave a better world than you find
You can look down, turn aside, run away and hide
But you can't put it out of your mind
'Cause it's your legacy
Oh, your legacy

Look here
It's gotta start somewhere, Jack
If you don't go forward, you're gonna go back
Hey, you better get a plan of attack
'Cause that's the only way that you're gonna keep track
Of your legacy

 

[fox69]

"Life Without Love"

"Life Without Love"



It ain't no contest
And it sure ain't no conquest
It's giving and sharing
And a whole lot of caring
It's a look in his eye
That needs no explanation
And I feel sorrow for the ones who
Haven't had this sensation

Life without love
Ain't no life at all
Just take that road
Adn you're bound to fall
Life without love
Is one dead end street
Just thank you lucky stars
We happened to meet

Now to sum up all the pages
They've written about it
You're better off with it
Than you are without it
This moment is our chance
And I hope we don't lose it
We might live to regret it
If we should refuse it

Life without love
Ain't no life at all
Just take that road
Adn you're bound to fall
Life without love
Is one dead end street
Just thank you lucky stars
We happened to meet

Sure you can make it alone
And live in a world of your own
But it hurts to keep feelings inside
I know because we both tried

And life without love
Ain't no life at all
Just take that road
And you're bound to fall
Life without love
Is so bittersweet
Just thank you lucky stars
We happened to meet

 

[fox69]

"Like Little Children"

"Like Little Children"



I don't remember just exactly how it started
All I know is we're both alone and broken-hearted
It doesn't make a bit of sense to me
Why should two people in love have to be

Like little children
Who don't know wrong from right
Like little children
Who just can't help but fight
Why should two grown people have to act
Like little children

There's no storm that you and I can't weather
If we just take the time to talk it out together
But when talkin' stops, tempers rise
And we both do things that aren't wise

Like little children
Who don't know wrong from right
Like little children
Who just can't help but fight
Why should two grown people have to act
Like little children

Now I'm not sayin' you've got to do
Everything that I say
But you've got to realize
That life is a two-way highway

Let's forget about the past and look to the new horizon
Being happy together is the goal we'll keep our eyes on
Love for each other we never lacked
And, oh, I know that we don't have to act

Like little children
Who don't know wrong from right
Like little children
Who just can't help but fight

Like little children
Like little children

 

[fox69]

"Little Prince"

"Little Prince"



Little prince - livin' in a dream world
Using everybody at your beck and call
You could have it all
If you only knew who you really are

Little prince - livin' in a fantasy
You're lonely, though illusion keeps you company
Take a look around
Does your little town exist
Or is it just too far from your reality

I know it can't be very easy
To be brought up treated royally
To have so-called friends all around
Who cater to you loyally
Don't it make you wonder
As you listen for the thunder

Little prince - though you may deny it
There's something in the quiet
Of your deepest soul
That's an empty hole
Though I know you don't
Want to hear it
You will never find your spirit
Until you see and be
Who you really are

Little prince, oh, little prince
You know who you are

 

[fox69]

"Lookin' Out For Number One"

"Lookin' Out For Number One"



What kind of fool do you think I am
To believe you really give a damn
You're just lookin' out for number one

You wanna win, no way you're gonna lose
Between me and you, which one will you choose
I know you're lookin' out for number one

Just look behind the silver screen you've built around yourself
You will find you're just the same as anybody else
And that's allright

What kind of fool are you gonna be
There's a locked-up soul and you hold the key
But you're too busy lookin' out for number one

What will you do, will you go through the day
Only half alive, who are you anyway
Just lookin' out for number one

What kind of chance are you willing to take
Are you willing to give just a little bit for your own sake
That's really lookin' out for number one
Really lookin' out for number one
Lookin' out for number one

 

[fox69]

"Love Makes The World"

"Love Makes The World"



There was trouble in my mind tonight
Somethin' inside didn't feel quite right
Then I saw your face in the moonlight
And I was right beside U

Don't need words that we useta use
It goes deeper than the words we choose
Can't lose - I wanna spread the news
U got love inside U

Some days it's hard to know what you're feelin'
I've been down that road before

I can't stop believing
Love makes the world go 'round
As long as you're a part of me
Nothin's gonna take me down, oh
Yeah

Last winter when the snowfall hit
Cold city - it was hard to commit
You were out there lookin' for the perfect fit
And I was right beside U

Nothin' real comes overnight
U weren't sure if it felt right
But sometimes a love can move your life
If U let it guide U

Baby, U got to take love where you can find it
Just walk right through that door

I can't stop believing
Love makes the world go 'round
As long as I'm a part of U
Nothin's gonna take U down, oh