Carole King

[fox69]

"Time Alone"

"Time Alone"



Here we are in time alone
No one else's feelings but our own
Seems to me that we have always known
What love was meant to be

Separately we stood before
Life was good but we knew there should be more
Time alone could open up the door
And you came through for me

No sign of the changes we have come through
No mind of the strangers who think they know you

Now as one we are a light
Though sometimes we were blinded by the night
Here in time alone it all seems right
And I'm feelin' wholly free
Won't you stay in time alone with me

 

[fox69]

"Time Gone By"

"Time Gone By"



The rebel cry of desolation
To which we used to hearken
Echoes now in isolation
As the skies in fury darken
A thousand acts of desecration
Hundreds more continue
When y'know that you are all creation
You're gonna fight 'em with all that's in you

I remember time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won't let them die

Waters dammed to overflowing
Like tears brimming over in our eyes
Sometimes it's so hard to keep on going
When promises turn to lies
Go ahead, give in to confusion
And put aside your ideals, too
Soon you'll see only illusion
Don't care who's hurt
As long as it's not you

I remember time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won't let them die

Sometimes a leader emerges
And is followed for awhile
Doesn't matter what he encourages
As long as he's got style
Young ones conceived in a passion
Of directions we thought enlightened
Grown-up, they follow the mood in fashion
But beneath their bravado
You know they're frightened

I remember time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won't let them die

 

[fox69]

"To Know That I Love You"

"To Know That I Love You"



The winds of time set my mind at ease
Like a gentle breeze, they let me know that I love you
Over and over again, we light the flame
Re-discovering that we are the same and I love you
Ah - it feels so good to know that I love you

With each new morning it's a good feeling to know
There is something to look forward to these days
As time sets in, we still begin to know each other
Even now as we go our separate ways
Ever together

Like the sun and the moon we give each other room
To shine and to glow and to grow and I know that I love you
Ah - it feels so good to know that I love you

 

[fox69]

"To Love"

"To Love"



Down the road apiece he was waiting
Yes, he was waiting and you know me
I had had my fill of hesistating
And I always knew it had to be

To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby, don't you make a fool of me

I never will forget our first encounter
I guess I'm proud to say that it was allright
And I was so glad that I had found him
As ready as I was that night

To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby, don't you make a fool of me

There are those of us too cool for passion
They're the ones that it could do some good
And there are those who say it's out of fashion
They're the ones who only wish they could

To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby, don't you make a fool of me

Baby, don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me

 

[fox69]

"Too Much Rain"

"Too Much Rain"



If anyone asks you how I am
Just say I'm doing fine
If you will do that for me
I'll do the same for you sometime

And if anyone asks you where I've gone
Just say I'm down the line
I don't want my friends to see me like this
Maybe some other time

Too much rain fallin'
Too much rain fallin'
There's just been too much rain fallin' down on me

One day I'm gonna understand
The way that my heart works
And then I'm gonna work it out
So that I won't get hurt

But if anyone asks you where I've gone
Oh, don't say where I am
Just say you saw me and I'm doin' fine
'Cause I'm doin' the best I can

Too much rain fallin'
Too much rain fallin'
There's just been too much rain fallin' down on me

 

[fox69]

"Up On The Roof"

"Up On The Roof"



When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space

On the roof it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me

Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet
I get away from the hustling crowds
And all that rat race noise down in the street
Up on the roof

On the roof's the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Oh, let's go up on the roof

At night the stars put on a show for free
And darling, you can share it all with me
I keep a-telling you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I found a paradise that's trouble-proof
Up on the roof

So if this world starts getting you down
There's room enough for two, up on the roof
Up on the roof, everything is allright
Up on the roof, oh, come on, baby
Up on the roof
Up on the roof

 

[fox69]

"Venusian Diamond"

"Venusian Diamond"



On the thirty-first day of the summer moon
In the marketplace
Somebody touched my hand and said
I was a woman of taste
Then with a flutter of wings
Amid the clutter of things
I saw the Venusian Diamond through a sea of grace

It said, 'Lay all of your money down
And I will be your own
Do it if you can
If you don't, you better leave it alone'
Then there appeared a serpent hanging
Like a thunder rope
He said, 'Pull me' - I did
And fell into the wrong end of a telescope
So I began to run
I knew not to where I'd come
I could hear the Venusian Diamond and it
Gave me hope
It said, 'Shatter all your images
And I will be your own
Do it if you can
If you don't, you better leave it alone'
Selves
Selfish
Selfless
Self

 

[fox69]

"Victim Of Circumstance"

"Victim Of Circumstance"



Out in the woods and I'm lost again
Stranded in the wilderness with no sense of direction
I do have a prayer but I don't stand a chance
Oh, I'm just a victim of circumstance

Down in the swamp I'm stuck in the sand
Thinking while I'm sinking there must be some connection
I'll twist the future lock but in the final trance
Oh, I'm just the victim of circumstance

Oh, I am a simple soul
Who takes the role for granted
But people go and lose control
And try to take advantage

Out on the street with my doubts and my plan
I've thought it through and I've come to one conclusion
I'll make the best of everything and leave the rest to chance
Oh, I'm just a victim of circumstance

 

[fox69]

"Walk With Me (I'll Be Your Companion)"

"Walk With Me (I'll Be Your Companion)"



I am me - who are you
I'm on my way to somewhere through tomorrow
If that's where you're going, too
Would you care to walk with me today
Living for the moment - feelin' what I feel
Nowhere in particular to go
And nothing to conceal

Walk with me - I'll be your companion
I may not have an awful lot to say
You can be anything you want to
And anytime you want to walk away - it's okay

Chances come - fortunes go
And I don't know what lies beyond the crossroad
Since I'm tryin' to travel light
I got no past or future on my mind
Through all my reflections - one thing is plain to see
Knowin' I am not alone
Means more than anything to me

 

[fox69]

"Wasn't Born To Follow"

"Wasn't Born To Follow"



Oh, I'd rather go and journey where the
Diamond crescent's flowing
And run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
That break the light up into colors
That no one knows the names of

And when it's time I'll go and wait
Beside the legendary fountain
Till I see your form reflected
In its clear and jeweled waters
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our visions
Flow into one another

And I'll stay awhile and wonder
At the mist that they've created
And lose myself within it
Cleanse my mind and body
And I know at that moment
As I stand in that cathedral
I will want to dive
Beneath the white cascading water

She may beg and she may plead
And she may argue with your logic
Mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value
Though I doubt that she will ever
Come to understand my meaning
In the end she'll surely know
I wasn't born to follow