Donna Summer

[fox69]

"Lush Life"

"Lush Life"


I used to visit the very gay places
Those come what may places
Where one relaxes on the axis
Of the wheel of life
To get the feel of life
From jazz and cocktails

All the men I knew had sad and
Sullen gray faces
With distingue traces
That used to be there
You could see where
They'd been washed away
By too many through the day
Twelve o'clock tales

Then you came along with your
Siren song
To tempt me to madness
I knew all the while
That your poignant smile
Was tinged with the sadness of a
Great love for me
Oh, yes I was wrong
Again I was wrong

Now life is lonely again
And only last year everything
Seemed so sure
Now life is awful again
A troughful of hearts would only
Be a bore
A week in Paris will ease the bite
Of it
But all I really care
Is to smile in spite of it
I'll forget you
I will and yet you are still
Burning inside my brain

Romance is mush, stifling those
Who strive
I'll live a lush life in some
Small dive
And there I'll be
While I rot with the rest
Of those whose lives are
Lonely too

 

[fox69]

"MacArthur Park"

"MacArthur Park"


Spring was never waiting for us dear
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooooo

I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground beneath your knees
The birds like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing chinese checkers by the trees

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooooo

[Instrumental Interlude]

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to make it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooooo

 

[fox69]

"MacArthur Park (Reprise)"

"MacArthur Park (Reprise)"


MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oooh, nooo....

 

[fox69]

"Maybe It's Over"

"Maybe It's Over"


You were the first
And you taught me how to love
And you'll always stay close to my heart
But it would not be fair it I wouldn't tell you now

That it's over, baby it's over

You took this lonely child
And you taught it how to feel
You took the rain clouds from my eyes
You made fantasy seem real
Still it hurts me so inside
But I can't change and I can't hide

That it's over, maybe it's over

Oh now, I know you're not the one
It's me
I've changed inside
I feel a need to be free
It's over
Maybe baby it's over

I was a lonely girl
Just calling out for him
You taught me how to live
You taught me how to love myself
Still it hurts me so inside
But I can't change and I can't hide

That's it's over, baby it's over

Oh, now I know you're not the one
It's me
I've changed, changed inside
I feel a need to be free

It's over
Maybe baby it's over
It's over
Please don't hate me
But it's over

Don't you know that I love you
Don't you know that I care
Don't you know that I love you
But I can't always be there
It ain't you
No, it's me
Gonna fly like a bird
Fly like a bird
Yeah, I must be free

 

[fox69]

"Melanie"

"Melanie"


Melanie is sweet
A vision on her feet
So young so fair
A bridge of iron
Standing tall between two parted spheres
She's a novelty of reality
Though she tried so hard
My sweet darling Melanie

She's glad for what she's had
Her mom and several dads so she complained
This modern love affair
With life can really get you down

She's a novelty of reality
But she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie

Ooh but life goes on
Ooh the same old song
Ooh but love's in search of mystery
So you worked so hard my sweet darling Melanie

Over the horizon
Birds of paradise sit in her eyes
You can feel forever on her sweet and silken sighs

She's novelty of reality
So she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie
Na, na, na
She's novelty of reality
So she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie
So she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie
Na, na, na...

 

[fox69]

"Mimi's Song"

"Mimi's Song"


[Spoken:]
You know tonight is a very important night
For me for a number of reasons
My little girl is here tonight
And I don't think you understand
What it's like being the daughter of
Someone who's always gone
It's kind of scary and it's kind of lonely
And I guess she thinks to herself sometimes
"Is mummy ever going ever gonna come home?"
And so my daughter looked up at me
Last week and she said "mummy
When are you just gonna stay home
One day and be with me"?
And so it kinda struck me funny
And I didn't realize that I hadn't spent
Anytime with her for a long time
So I sat down and wrote down this song
After she went to bed
And I told her tonight when it was bedtime
I would sing her son

I bet you ask yourself
Why I'm never there
It's not because I like being away
You see I've made a spectacle of myself
And it seems that the whole world needs me
I understand when you cry alone
And mama's not there to wipe your eyes
You see it's only because
I'm out being someone to make you cry

I got a little letter
And I read it on the plane
And in my heart I felt a funny kind of pain
I wish that I could be there
To touch your face again

Mimi you're beautiful
Mimi you're mine
And other things that I do in my life
Seem to take up all your precious time

There's so much I long to say
So much more I long to do
But I guess it's all just have to wait
Till I can get to see you

Mimi you're mine
Oh, Mimi you're mine
Oh, Mimi you fill my life

You fill my life with so much love
Cause you're beautiful
And you love me
And you'll understand

Mimi it's bedtime say Goodnight
"Goodnight"

 

[fox69]

"Mistaken Identity"

"Mistaken Identity"


Undercover cop car
Came screeching to a halt
Body lying on the ground
Must be someone's fault
Circumstantial evidence
Seemed to point her way
Her right to remain silent
Was all she heard them say

Blue dress, blue eyes
Blonde hair, about five foot nine
Wrong place, wrong time
Wrong face, wrong crime

[Chorus:]
Mistaken identity
Could happen to you or to me
Mistaken identity
Mistaken identity
Could happen to you or to me
Mistaken identity
Mistaken identity

(I didn't do it, no, I didn't do it)

No money for a lawyer
To defend her case
Standing in the line-up
Tears rolling down her face

No one cared to listen
Someone had to take the heat
Sometimes there's no justice
When you're a victim of the street

Wrong place, wrong time
Wrong face, wrong crime [4x]

[Chorus]

Tu ut tu tu tu...tu ut tut tu tu

They didn't even say
I'm sorry
Tried to put her away
In a hurry

Don't make her pay the price
She's not guilty
(guilty)
For someone else's crime
Set her free
(set her free)

I didn't
I didn't
I didn't do it no [4x]

[Chorus out]

 

[fox69]

"Mr. Music"

"Mr. Music"


I got my iPod, shake my body
You got my going, so naughty naughty
Hey Mr. Music, keep my focused
Keep me moving, like you promised
Take me back to another time
Play that track, come on press rewind

Hey Mr. Music come on rock me
Your so explosive, you really shock me
In my soul, under my skin
When its done, play it over again

[Chorus:]
I love music (I love it, I love it)
I love music (I love it, I love it)
I love music (I love it, I love it)
I love music (I love it, I love it)

Hey Mr. Music, you get me through it
You play it for me, know how to choose it
You make me happy, make me cry
You're always there in every part of my life

Hey Mr. Music come on and take me
You got me dreamin', shake me wake me
Never stop always in my mind
All day or night, mr overtime

[Chorus]

I, need your help, get me through another day
Fridays been draggin' on, now I'm out

Time to play

Belly up belly up to the bar boy, let the money be seen
Belly up belly up to the bar boy, like a party machine
Belly up belly up to the bar boy, let the money be seen
Belly up belly up to the bar boy, like a party machine

I love music (I love it, I love it)
Wash rinse repeat
I love music

 

[fox69]

"My Baby Understands"

"My Baby Understands"


Whenever my baby loves me
Whenever my baby needs me
And he often does

Well I'm attracted by desire ooh
Cause he's the master of the fire
And he teases just to tease me
And he pleases just to please me

My baby understands
My baby understands
My baby understands
My baby understands

Whenever my baby loves me
Love me like he should
Whenever my baby leaves me
Leaves me feeling good
He loves me
Needs me
Wants me
Oh yes my baby does

Whenever my baby leaves me
Whenever my baby goes away for a while
Like he does

No I never need to worry ooh
Cause my baby loves me only

Well I'm capture by desire
Cause he's the master of the fire
My baby understands
My baby understands
My baby understands
Yes my baby understands, yeah
Baby oh baby
Baby oh baby...

 

[fox69]

"My Life"

"My Life"


When I was young
I used to dream of going far
Having my once, in a lifetime change
To prove I was a star.
A thousand times you stood
In the wings
Dreaming it was me,
I heard the people going wild
But it was just my fantasy

Life is a dance
And baby we're just players
So stand up and smile
And don't be afraid

[Chorus:]
This is my night
This is my song
Standing right here
Out on the stage
Is where I belong
This is my song
This is my night
Standing right here
Out on the stage
In the spotlight

I traveled the road
Wherever the road would lead
I made mistakes but I
Wouldn't quit
I made myself believe
Dreams come true
For those who dream
So one day you can say
The music be the fruit of life
And let the music play.

Life is a dance
And baby we're just players
So stand up and smile
And don't be afraid

[Chorus]

[Bridge 8x:]
This is my life
This is my life