Michael Bolton

[fox69]

"Pleasure Or Pain"

"Pleasure Or Pain"


You pull me in, then ya push me away
Ask me leave, then ya beg me to stay
Bend me baby, bend me till I break
Do you really wanna know how much
This heart of mine can take
When I find myself in a daze sometimes
Lovin' you has got me losin' my mind

[Chorus:]
Is it pleasure or pain
Keeps me runnin', keeps me runnin' to you
Pleasure or pain
I just can't decide
Are they one and the same
It's confusing me blind
Am I in love or insane
Am I in it for the pleasure or pain

Ya make me smile
Make me thankful that I breathe
Let me taste some heaven
Before ya drop me to my knees
Ya chain me baby, till it's time to set me free
Give me everything I want
Give me nothin' that I need

Well I ask myself why I keep holdin' on
Lovin' you is just a weakness too strong

[Chorus]

I still don't understand why I can't resist
What keeps me comin' back, comin' back for more of this
Pleasure or pain
Keeps me runnin', keeps me runnin' to you
Pleasure or pain
I just can't decide
Are they one and the same
It's confusing me blind
Am I in love or insane
Am I in it for the pleasure or pain

Keeps me runnin', keeps me running to you
I just can't decide
Are they one and the same
It's confusing me blind
Am I in love or insane
Am I in it for the pleasure or pain

 

[fox69]

"Pourquoi Me Reveiller"
(from Massenet's "Werther")

"Pourquoi Me Reveiller"
(from Massenet's "Werther")



[Werther is madly in love with charlotte, his friends wife. To forget her, he has run away, but when he returns, he finds he is more in love than ever. Werther recites a favorite poem for charlotte, and at last realizes the fatal truth: Charlotte can never return his love.]

Pourquoi me reveiller, o souffle du printemps?
Sur mon front je sens tes caresses.
Et pourtant bien proche est le temps
Des orages et des tristesses.
Demain, dans le vallon, viendra le voyageur,
Se souvenant de ma gloire premiere,
Et ses yeax vainement chercheront ma splendeur:
Ils ne trouveront plus que deuil et que misere!
Helas! Pourquoi me reveiller, o souffle du printemps?

[Translation:]

Why Do You Wake Me Now?

"Why do you wake me now, o sweetest breath of spring?
On my brow I sense your most gentle caresses,
yet how soon creeps on the time
filled with tempests and with distresses!
Tomorrow through the vale,the traveller will pass,
recalling all the glory of the past.
And in vain he will search for the bloom of my youth,
and nothing will he find but deep and endless sorrow."
Alas! Why do you wake me now, o sweetest breath of spring!

 

[fox69]

"Reach Out I'll Be There"

"Reach Out I'll Be There"


Now if you feel that you can't go on
Because all of your hope is gone
And your life is filled with much confusion
Until happiness is just an illusion
And your world around you is crumblin' down
Darling reach out, darlin' reach out for me

[Chorus:]
I'll be there
To give you all the love you need
And I'll be there
You can always count on me

When you feel lost and about to give up
'Cause your best just ain't good enough
And you feel the world has grown cold
And you're driftin' out all on your own
And you need a hand to hold
Darlin' reach out, darlin' reach out for me

I'll be there
With the love that will shelter you
I'll be there
With all the love that will see you through

[Chorus]

I can tell the way you hang your head
You're without love and now you're afraid
And through your tears you look around
But there's no peace of mind to be found
I know what you're thinkin', you're alone now
No love of your own
But darlin' reach out
Darlin' reach out for me

[Chorus]

I'll be there
With the love that will shelter you
I'll be there
With the love that will see you through

 

[fox69]

"Ready For You"

"Ready For You"



Yeah, yeah
Maybe I'm a fool but being foolish gets me closer
Everything I do is doing anything to hold you
My heart is on the edge, it's true
But I'll walk out on the ledge for you

Love can be a maze but so amazing when you find it
Bound to make you crazy 'til you find yourself inside it
It's too late now, I'm in too deep, yeah
Exactly where I want to be

'Cause I'm ready for you, I'm ready for love
Willing to take the chance
And I'm breaking my rules, so open your heart
And tell me you'll take my hand

I'm ready for ya, ready for you
I'm ready for ya, ready for you

Any kind of fool could see the stars are all aligning
Baby, in your eyes is where I see my future shining
It's you that I've been waiting for, yeah
Forever I'll be at your door

'Cause I'm ready for you, ready for love
Willing to take the chance
And I'm breaking my rules to open your heart
To tell me you'll take my hand

I'm ready for ya, ready for you
I'm ready for ya, ready for you

I'm ready to be part of something stronger than I am
Gonna give it all, gonna risk it all, gonna lay it on the line
It's time to bet my heart on something I'll never understand
Gonna give it all, gonna risk it all, I surrender to you

'Cause I'm ready for you, ready for you
Ready for love
Oh, come on baby, take my hand

I'm ready for you, I'm ready for you
Ready for love, oh, I'm willing to take the chance
I'm breaking my rules, open your heart
Take my hand, take my hand, baby

I'm ready for ya, ready for you
I'm ready for ya, so, oh, oh, oh
I'm ready for ya, ready for you babe
I'm ready for you, ready for you
Ready for you, ooh

 

[fox69]

"Recondita Armonia"
(from Puccini's "Tosca")

"Recondita Armonia"
(from Puccini's "Tosca")



[Cavaradossi is working on a portrait of the Madonna for the church of St. Andrea. Thought the painting closely resembles a beautiful parishioner there, Cavaradossi explains that it is a combination of that woman. Whom he does not know, and his own dark-haired, dark-eyed lover Floria Tosca.]

Recondita armonia
di belleze diverse!...E bruna Floria,
l'ardente amante mia.
E te, beltade ignota, cinta di chiome bionde!
Tu azzuro hai l'occhio, Tosca ha l'occhio nero!
L'arte nel suo mistero
le diverse belleze insiem confonde:
ma nel ritrar costei
il mio solo pensiero,
ah! il mio solo pensier, sei tu,
Tosca, sei tu!


[Translation:]

What Strange And Lovely Harmony

What strange and lovely harmony
of such different beauties! How dark is Floria,
this ardent love of mine.
And you, mysterious beauty, long blonde and flowing tresses,
how your eyes are sky blue, Tosca's eyes are black-night.
Art, too, with it's many mysteries,
blends all together such different beauties.
But though I paint another,
my only thought is you,
oh, my only thought is you,
Tosca, is you, is you!

 

[fox69]

"Rocky Mountain Way"

"Rocky Mountain Way"



Spent the last year the Rocky Mountain way
Couldn't get much higher
Out to pasture, I think it's safe to say
It's time to open fire
'Cause we don't need the ladies
Cryin' 'cause the story's sad, oh no
And the Rocky Mountain way
Is better than the way we had

Tellin' us this and tellin' us that
Changin' it day by day
He says it doesn't matter
Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat
Changin' it play by play
It's time to change the batter
'Cause we don't need the ladies
Cryin' 'cause the story's sad, oh no
And the Rocky Mountain way
Is better than the way we had

Spent the last year, the Rocky Mountain way
Couldn't get much higher
Out to pasture, I think it's safe to say
It's time to open fire
'Cause we don't need the ladies
Cryin' 'cause the story's sad, oh no
And the Rocky Mountain way
Is better than the way we had

Rocky Mountain way

 

[fox69]

"Safe Place From The Storm"

"Safe Place From The Storm"


In this crazy world
You can prove that you can make it
If you're strong enough to take it
Still there will be times
When you find this life you're livin'
Is just takin' all your givin'

When you need someone to run to
The shelter of my love is always near
Let me be your cover, whenever darkness falls
I'll be there, I'll be there

[Chorus:]
Till the end of the line
You can count on me baby, call me any time
When the night is fallin' hard
Come on out of the rain and into my arms
Run to me, to a love that's safe and warm
I'll be yours baby, your safe place fro the storm

People in this world
Can be blind and so demanding
Show so little understanding
And in these desperate times
Seems like everything's deceivin'
There ain't much we can believe in

Let me be the one you come to
Show you one thing, trust is always here
Let me be your cover, whenever darkness falls
I'll be there, I'll be there

[Chorus]

(Run to me) When those cold and troubled winds have found you
(Come to me) And I'll wrap my world of love around you
I'll be your flame burnin' bright
Be the sunlight in your day
That'll take you through the night baby

Till the end of the line
You can count on me baby, call me any time
When the night is fallin' hard
Come on out of the rain and into my arms
Run to me, to a love that's safe and warm
I'll be yours baby, your safe place
I'll be yours baby, your safe place
I'll be yours baby, your safe place from the storm
I'll be your safe place from the storm

 

[fox69]

"Said I Loved You... But I Lied"

"Said I Loved You... But I Lied"


You are the candle, love's the flame
A fire that burns through wind and rain
Shine your light on this heart of mine
Till the end of time
You came to me like the dawn through the night
Just shinin' like the sun
Out of my dreams and into my life
You are the one, you are the one

[Chorus:]
Said I loved you but I lied
'Cause this is more than love I feel inside
Said I loved you but I was wrong
'Cause love could never ever feel so strong
Said I loved you but I lied

With all my soul I've tried in vain
How can mere words my heart explain
This taste of heaven so deep so true
I've found in you
So many reasons in so many ways
My life has just begun
Need you forever, I need you to stay
You are the one, you are the one

[Chorus]

You came to me like the dawn through the night
Just shinin' like the sun
Out of my dreams and into my life
You are the one, you are the one

[Chorus]

Said I loved you
But this is more than love I feel inside
Said I loved you... But I lied

 

[fox69]

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"


[Chorus:]
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

[Chorus]

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Save Me"

"Save Me"


Tonight I feel like a prisoner
On fire, waiting desperately
Denied, sentenced forever more
Only your love can set me free

I search my heart is vain
To understand what I'm suppose to do
Ain't never felt this way
But there was never anyone like you

[Chorus:]
Lover you've gotta save me, oh woman don't you drive me crazy
Lover you've gotta save me, believe me
You're the one, won't ya come and save me

Inside, so deep in the heart of me
You've got this power, I just can't explain
In this life, this world of insanity
I'm at your mercy when you call my name

Something in your touch defies all reason
With you passion rules
I never felt this much
But there was never anyone like you

[Chorus]

Take me through this fire, this raging wall of flames
Only you can break me from these chains

[Chorus]

Save me