Cher

[fox69]

"Ol' Man River"

"Ol' Man River"


Here we all work 'long the Mississippi
Here we all work while the white folk play
Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day

Don't look up and don't look down
Ya don't dast make the white boss frown
Bend your knees and bow your head
And pull that rope until you're dead

Let me go 'way from the Mississippi
Let me go 'way from the white man boss
Show me that stream called the River Jordan
That's the old stream that I long to cross

Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River
He must know somepin', but he don't say nothin'

He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along

He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton
And them what plants 'em is soon forgotten
But Ol' Man River, jest keeps rollin' along

You and me, we sweat and strain
Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain
Tote that barge and lift that bale
Ya get a little drunk and ya lands in ja-ail

I gets weary and so sick of tryin'
I'm tired of livin', but I'm feared of dyin'
And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along

 

[fox69]

"One Honest Man"

"One Honest Man"


I can't find a four-leaf cover anymore
I could find it if I wanted to
I believe if you put your mind to something
Well there ain't anything in this world
You could not do

But I can't find one honest man
Why can't I find me one honest man
Don't understand

The only thing I ever wanted
Was a little bouquet of truth from him
But it gave me all the things
You can't build love on
And I am on the wrong side
Of a broken heart again

Why can't I find one honest man
Why can't I find me one honest man
Don't understand

If a little bitty candle
Can light of the darkness
Why can't it shine it's way through
I've been waiting a very, very, very long time
Ain't no man ever gonna be true

Don't understand
Ain't there a man for me

Why can't I find one honest man
Why can't I find me one honest man
Don't understand

Why can't I find one honest man
Why can't I find me one honest man
Don't understand

Why can't I find one honest man
Why can't I find me one honest man
Don't understand

 

[fox69]

"One Small Step"
(with Richard Page)

"One Small Step"
(with Richard Page)



So many people
Need to go so many miles
How do we move them
To where the answer lies?

Reach out to the ocean
Beyond the stars that shine
We've got to take
One small step in time

If we are the dreamers
Then the world must be the dream
Driven to question
All the things we've never seen

We search the horizon
Looking for a sign
We've got to take
One small step in time

One step beyond
All our hopes and our passion
There is the light of the universe flashin'
All that it takes is one leap of faith

One small step
(One small step)
One small step in time
Deep in the darkness
(Deep in the blackness)
There's a wind that never dies
(There's a wind that never dies)
Out in the vastness
(Out in the vastness)

There's a road across the sky
(A road across the sky)
Out there is the reason
That we were meant to find

We've got to take
One small step in time
We've got to take
One small step in time
(One small step, one small step)

One small step in time
(One small step, one small step)
One small step in time
(One small step, one small step)

 

[fox69]

"Our Day Will Come"
(originally by Ruby And The Romantics)

"Our Day Will Come"
(originally by Ruby And The Romantics)



Our day will come
And we'll have everything
We'll share the joy
Falling in love can bring
No one can tell me
That I'm too young to know
I love you so and you love me

Our day will come
If we just wait a while
No tears for us,
Think love and wear a smile
Our dreams have magic
Because we'll always stay
In love this way,
Our day will come

If we just wait a while
Our dreams have magic
Because we'll always stay
In love this way,
Our day will come
Will come
Will come

 

[fox69]

"Our Lady Of San Francisco"

"Our Lady Of San Francisco"


I met a woman in San Francisco
Who was lyin' in the street
I walked on past her in a hurry
I didn't want her at my feet

Am I just numb or overloaded
Or have I lost all sense of worth
This lady beggin' for survival
Doomed by a twist of fate from birth

I met this woman in San Francisco
She only had one shoe
Have we all gone crazy
How can this happen
Is there nothin' we can do

I don't believe that for a fuckin minute
No system's comin' to her rescue
While she lay crying
I felt helpless
Where are these crack
That she fell through

The times we live in have less value
Than Bob Dole's useless arm
There are no fires burning brightly
What's even worse
There's no alarm

I met this lady in San Francisco
She was dyin' at my feet
People passed her like she was nothin'
Less than garbage in the street

The times we live in must have value
We can't all turn away
'cos that woman who had nothin'
Might be me or you
Some day
Some day
Some day
Some day

 

[fox69]

"Outrageous"

"Outrageous"


Outrageous, outrageous
(They say) I'm outrageous
It's the rage

I'm gonna wear what I will and spend some
And I will be dress to kill don'tcha know
And when the lights come up
I'm ready I'm ready
To put on a show with class
And if I clash it's cause I want to
What a show and I want everyone to know
They're gonna fly up, get an eyeful
Everything that's craved from me
I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be outrageous

Outrageous
(They say) I'm outrageous
It's the rage it's the rage

With my long black hair hanging way down to my
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies
Don't tell me what to do don't tell me what to be
See I don't trust anybody else's traits about make-up and me

Well in my show I let everything go
Is what you want is whatcha wanna see from me
But when the curtain comes down
And you're on your way back home
I change into my jeans that are split at the seam
I grab my funky black jacket and make quite a racket
You drive like you're an outlaw
Cause everything that's craved from me
I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be outrageous

So outrageous
I'm outrageous honey yes a rage
It's the rage
Outrageous, outrageous
I'm outrageous
It's the rage it's a rage
Outrageous, outrageous
They say I'm outrageous

 

[fox69]

"Paradise is Here"

"Paradise is Here"


You say, you want to live some
Move out into the fast lane
You say you need excitement
To make you come alive

Some place, a million miles
From the shadows that surround you
I look for your attention
You're lost out in the future

Where lovers ask no questions
And shadows never fall
Some pilgrim bound for paradise
No compromise, paradise is here

It's time to stop your crying
The future is this moment
And not some place out there
Tonight I need your love

Don't talk about tomorrow
Right now I need your loving
Right now give it to me
Right now I want your loving
Right now, now, now, now

You talk about your new plans
To move up on the stairway
Your dream about the high life
That's waiting for you there

A world of fame and fortune
That's just around the corner
But I don't need no high life
To make me feel a real man

And I don't need to reach for
No castles in the sky
Just put your arms around me
Devour me 'cause paradise is here

It's time to stop your crying
The future is this moment
And not some place out there
Tonight I need your love

Don't talk about tomorrow
Right now I need your loving
Right now give it to me
Right now I want your loving
Right now, now, now, now

Tonight I need your loving
Paradise is here

 

[fox69]

"Perfection"
(with Bonnie Tyler & Darlene Love)

"Perfection"
(with Bonnie Tyler & Darlene Love)



Hush little Baby, gotta be strong
'Cause in this world we are born to fight
Be the best, prove them wrong
A winner's work is never done, reach the top, number one

Oh, perfection
You drive me crazy with perfection
I've worn my pride as my protection
Perfection, ohh

I was taught to be tough
That the best that you can be ain't enough
Crack the whip, sacrifice
But I found out paradise had a price

I didn't know it then, but oh I know it now
You gotta work as hard as love to make the love work out
You know this heart of mine has made some big mistakes
I guess that when it comes to love, I just don't know what I takes

All my life I've been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Ohh, I've been driven by perfection
But nothing's perfect when love ain't right
Nothing's perfect when the love ain't right

Gave it all, played my part
I gave everything I had but my heart
Worked so hard, made a name
But the loneliness inside stays the same

When love is here today, and then it's gone today
You got a list of lovers lookin' like a resume
You gotta take some time to make it something real
I guess that when it comes to love, I just don't know how to feel

All my life I've been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Ohh, I've been driven by perfection
But nothing's perfect when love ain't right
Nothing's perfect when the love ain't right

Oh, perfection
You drive me crazy with perfection
I've worn my pride as my protection
I'm goin' crazy with perfection

Ohh, I didn't know it then, but oh I know it now
You gotta work as hard as love to make the love work out
You know this heart of mine has made some big mistakes
I guess that when it comes to love, I just don't know what I takes

I've been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Ohh, I've been driven by perfection
But nothing's perfect when love ain't right

All my life I've been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Ohh, I've been driven by perfection
But nothing's perfect when love ain't right

All my life I've been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Ohh, I've been driven by perfection
But nothing's perfect when love ain't right

All my life I've been driven by perfection

 

[fox69]

"Pied Piper"

"Pied Piper"


You with your masquerading
And you always contemplating what to do
To get happiness around you
Can't you see that it's all around you
So follow me

Yeah come on babe
Follow me
I'm the pied piper
Follow me
I'm the pied piper
And I'll show you
Where it's at
Come on babe
Can't you see
I'm the pied piper
Trust in me
I'm the pied piper
And I'll show you
Where life is at

Girl don't be scared to move
Hey babe what are you trying to prove
It ain't true that your life
Has tricked you with your mind
And that's all that's tricking you
So follow in line

Yeah come on babe
Follow me
I'm the pied piper
Follow me
I'm the pied piper
And I'll show you
Where it's at
Come on babe
Can't you see
I'm the pied piper
Trust in me
I'm the pied piper
And I'll show you
Where life is at

 

[fox69]

"Pirate"

"Pirate"


He'll sail on with the summer wind
That blows on this same day
Everybody calls him Pirate
Dark and handsome in his own way
And the fire in his eyes
Lit all the fire inside of me
And soon you were feeling
So much more than the wind and waves and sea

Pirate I'm gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won't let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around

Every time that he'd sail back to me
We'd fall in love again
And my face would fill with wonder
At all the places that he's been
But I knew his sweetest love song
Was when he heard the trade winds blow
And I loved him way too much
To tell the secret he should know

Pirate I'm gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won't let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around

Now as I watch in silence
Another young man goes to sea
And his silhouette is stirrin' up
A painful memory
And I know his heart is set to sail
But mine is set to cry
Cause I feel as the way I did
The day is Daddy said goodbye
I told him

Pirate I'm gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won't let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around