Carole King

[fox69]

"My Lovin' Eyes"

"My Lovin' Eyes"



It's hard enough to hear you
Express your sympathy
But it's harder still to feel the things
My eyes refuse to see

Oh, my lovin' eyes
When you look upon them, darlin', like you do
You bring these tears into
My lovin' eyes

I watch you take my self-respect
Accepting each excuse
When I've never seen the reason
For your moods or your abuse

Oh, my lovin' eyes
They hold you like the heavens hold the sun
But look what you've done to
My lovin' eyes

Like a man whose way is righteous
His faith in life resigned
I'm a child whose eyes are sightless
And my faith in you is truly blind

It's sad to think of living
As pain that we must feel
But it's sadder still to think of love
As something you conceal

Oh, my lovin' eyes
When you look upon them, darlin', like you do
You bring these tears into
My lovin' eyes

 

[fox69]

"My My She Cries"

"My My She Cries"



My, my, she cries, everyone dies
She waits, but can't get an answer
All he wants to do is dance
Dance, dance, dance
All he wants to do is dance

My, my, he lies, look at those eyes
While moving in a little closer
Moving in on the girl he hardly knows
Oh, oh, oh

See how she flies, under the skies
He waits, but she no longer hears him
She's gone, gone, she's gone
She's flown away

See how she flies, breaking all ties
Did anybody really know her
Did anybody really know

 

[fox69]

"My Simple Humble Neighborhood"

"My Simple Humble Neighborhood"



Here's where it all began
Here's where I heard that beat
Here's where I tapped that tap
With my natural rhythm feet
In my simple humble neighborhood
On my simple humble street

Here's where the dreams I had
Were crowded on a stoop
Were pecked and pushed and hustled
Just like chickens in a coop
Life wasn't always neat
In my simple humble neighborhood
On my simple humble street

Here's where I learned the rules
Of Rosie's way
Of how to play
A magic game
That changed the same
Old sheepy bleat
In my simple humble neighborhood
On my simple humble street

Here's where I made up folks
Who came to visit me
Not just ordinary folks
Coming unexpectedly

TALENT SCOUTS! PRODUCERS! DIRECTORS!
GLAMOUR BOYS!

In other words
THE HOY-POLOYS!
THE GRAND ELITE!

To make them green with envy
In my simple humble neighborhood
On my simple humble street

Here's where it all began
Here's where I heard that tune
Here's where I sang of sailing
In a carnival balloon
Life was so darn sweet
In my simple humble neighborhood
On my simple humble street

 

[fox69]

"New Year's Day"

"New Year's Day"



Everybody makes a dream this time of year
From now on it's gonna be good for you
All your friends and family
Gather 'round in peace and harmony
It's a time to remember your blessings
It's a time to remember your goals
All the people in your life
Be they new friends or old

And it could be the time of your life
Everything's gonna turn out alright
It'll be okay, in every way makin' it better
It's New Year's Day

And should auld acquaintance be forgot
Keep everything they gave you
An' though they may seem so far away
You walk with them each and everyday
And I know sometimes the road isn't easy
And we've said something we'd never wished to say
Once a few rounds you loved and lost

You pick yourself up and take a chance again

And it could be the time of your life
Everything's gonna turn out alright
It'll be okay, in every way makin' it better
It's New Year's Day

Countdown's dawn
And we'll sway along with the band
Just one more dance
May all your dreams come true

And it could be the time of your life
Everything's gonna turn out alright
It'll be okay, in every way makin' it better
It's New Year's Day

New Year's Day

 

[fox69]

"Nightingale"

"Nightingale"



Like some night bird, homeward wingin'
He seeks the sheltered nest
Like the sailor's lost horizon
He needs some place to rest
The songs that he's been singin'
No longer make much sense
And those strangers' cold perceptions
They've killed his confidence

Nightingale
She sails away upon a sea of song
Nightingale
She serenades his lonely, lonely life along
When his tired voice is broken
His golden hope is gone
She makes a lost soul's simple longing
Somehow not so wrong
Nightingale
Nightingale

He was strong, but he was taken
By the thought of his success
Those spotlight shadows, how they lured him
And took him like all the rest
But that old dream don't look good now
No, it don't seem quite the same
He needs to hear a tender word
Won't you sing him home again

Nightingale
She sails away upon a sea of song
Nightingale
She serenades his lonely, lonely life along
When his strength is slowly goin'
His pride is all but gone
She makes a foolish dreamer listen
To one last song
Nightingale
Nightingale

 

[fox69]

"No Easy Way Down"

"No Easy Way Down"



Your toy balloon has sailed in the sky
But now it must fall to the ground
Now your sad eyes reveal
Just how badly you feel
'Cause there is no easy way down

The view from the cliffs must have been exciting
And up to the peaks you were bound
Now you're stranded alone
And the path is unknown
And there is no easy way down

No, it isn't very easy
When you're left on your own
No, it isn't very easy
When each road you take
Is one more mistake
And there's no one to break your fall
And lead you back home

We all like to climb to the heights, I know
Where our fantasy world can be found
But you must know in the end
When it's time to descend
There is no easy way down

You know you're gonna find
There is no easy way down

 

[fox69]

"Now And Forever"

"Now And Forever"



Now and forever, you are a part of me
And the memory cuts like a knife
Didn't we find the ecstasy, didn't we share the daylight
When you walked into my life

Now and forever, I'll remember
All the promises still unbroken
And think about all the words between us
That never needed to be spoken

We had a moment, just one moment
That will last beyond a dream, beyond a lifetime
We are the lucky ones
Some people never get to do all we got to do
Now and forever, I will always think of you

Didn't we come together, didn't we live together
Didn't we cry together
Didn't we play together, didn't we love together
And together we lit up the world

I miss the tears, I miss the laughter
I miss the day we met and all that followed after
Sometimes I wish I could always be with you
The way we used to do
Now and forever, I will always think of you
Now and forever, I will always be with you

 

[fox69]

"Now That Everything's Been Said"

"Now That Everything's Been Said"



Oh, now that everything's been said
Now that everything's been done
How come you wanna leave me here
You say you got to get on along

Now, all the time I wasted
Tryin' to build a house to last
You get up this morning, pack up your sack
And tell me you'll send for the rest

Now, how come you wanna leave me here
Is it something that I said
Or is it just your style that after a while
You've got to get up and get

Oh, now that everything's been said
Now that everything's been done
How come you wanna leave me here
To work it out all on my own

Now, how come you wanna leave me here
Is there something else I should know
You may think it's strange
I never noticed the change
That made you wanna get up and go
Get up and go

Now that everything's been said
Now that everything's been done
How come you wanna leave me here

 

[fox69]

"Oh No, Not My Baby"

"Oh No, Not My Baby"



When my friends told me you had someone new
I didn't believe a single word was true
I showed them all I had a faith in you
I just kept on saying

Oh, no, not my baby
Oh, no, not my sweet baby
You're not like those other guys
Who lead you on and tell you lies

My mama told me when rumors spread
There's truth somewhere and I should use my head
But I didn't listen to what she said
I kept right on saying

Oh, no, not my baby
Oh, no, not my sweet baby
You're not like those other boys
Who play with hearts like they were toys

Well, you might have had a last minute fling
But I am sure it didn't mean a thing
'Cause yesterday you gave me your ring
And I'm so glad that I kept on saying

Oh, no, not my baby
Oh, no, not my sweet baby
You're not like those other guys
Who lead you on and tell you lies

Oh, no, not my baby
Oh, no, not my sweet baby
Oh, no, not my baby
Oh, no, not my sweet baby

 

[fox69]

"One"

"One"



Poetic phrases come to mind
Whenever I find injustice being done
And I wonder, what am I gonna do
What can one do except to be one
Talking to two, touching three
Growing to four million
Each of us is one - all of us are one

I go through phases when I realize
It wouldn't be wise to try and bring it down
And I wonder, what am I gonna do
What should one do except just be around
Staying alive, putting out love
Growing to five billion
Each of us is one - all of us are one

Open your heart and let the love come shining through
And you will do what you need to do
To know just where the other you is coming from
He is one - she is one
A tree is one - the earth is one - the universe is one
I am one - we are one

It just amazes me that I can be
Part of the energy it takes to serve each other
And I wonder what am I gonna do
What can one do
Except be one
Each of us is one - all of us are one
We are one
What am I gonna do
Be one