Neil Diamond

[fox69]

"Spanish Harlem"

"Spanish Harlem"




There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one,
It's never seen the sun
It only comes out
When the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming

It's growing in the street
Right up through the concrete
Soft and dreamin'

I found a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
With eyes as black as coal
That look down in my soul
And starts a fire there
And then I lose control
I have to beg your pardon

I'm going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In my garden

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one,
It's never seen the sun
It only comes out
When the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
I'm going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In my garden

 

[fox69]

"Stagger Lee"

"Stagger Lee"



The night was clear
And the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumbling down

I was standing on the corner
When I heard my bulldog bark
And he was barkin' up at two men
Who were gamblin' in the dark

It was Stagger Lee and Billy
Two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw seven,
Billy swore that he threw eight

Stagger Lee told Billy,
"I can't let you get away with that",
"Well you have won all my money
And my brand new Stetson hat"
Stagger Lee he ran home
Went and he got his forty-four
Said "I'm goin' to the barroom
Just to pay that debt I owe"

Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Said "I'm goin' to the barroom
Just to pay that debt I owe"

Stagger Lee went to the barroom
He stood across the barroom door
He said "Now nobody move"
And he pulled his forty-four
"Stagger Lee" cried Billy,
"Oh please don't you take my life."
"I got me three little children
And a very sickly wife."

Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
"I got me three little children
And a very sickly wife"

Stagger Lee shot Billy,
Oh he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet came through Billy
And went right through
The bartender's glass
While I was standing on the corner
When I heard my bulldog bark
And he was barkin' up at two men
Who were gamblin' in the dark

Go Baby
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
And he was barkin' up at two men
Who were gamblin' in the dark

Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee
Said "I'm goin' to the barroom
Just to pay that debt I owe"

 

[fox69]

"Stand By Me"

"Stand By Me"



When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
No, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand,
Stand by me

So darling, darling,
Stand by me,
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand,
Stand by me
Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains
Should crumble in the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry,
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand,
Stand by me

So darling, darling,
Stand by me,
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand,
Stand by me
Stand by me

 

[fox69]

"Stand Up For Love"

"Stand Up For Love"



I know this time what I'm feeling
Real love I believe in
Every night I see it in your eyes

They might say we won't make it
The road's too long
We can't take it
What we have
I know it's gonna be alright

Love's worth fighting for
I'm reaching towards
The mirror of my soul
Took so long to find but now you're mine
I can feel the power

(Stand up for love
I want to shout about it)
Oh, yeah
(Reach out and we can set the eagle free)
Stand up for love
(Stand up for love
Together we can make it)
Know we gonna make it
(We'll move mountains in our dreams)
Yes, stand up for love
(Stand up for love)
Oh, yeah
(And show the people we believe it
The world will never know
A sweeter song)
Stand up for love
(Rise up for love
Together we're in heaven)
Oh, yeah
(We'll move mountains with our dreams)

Time will not wait
Love won't hide away
Let's pull the blinds
For all the world to see

(Stand up for love
So good that we have found it)
Oh, yeah
(Oh we can't find a better place)
Stand up for love
(Stand up for love
We want to shout about it)
Shout about it
(We'll move mountains with our dreams)
Stand up for love
(Stand up for love
I want to shout about it)
Oh yeah
(Reach out and we can set the eagle free)
Stand up for love
(Stand up for love
Together we can make it)
Oh yeah
(We'll move mountains with our dreams)

 

[fox69]

"Star Flight"

"Star Flight"



I'm reaching out
Trying to find you
Out in the night I'm flying blind
But I see the light
And you are the light

I'm holding on I need to touch you
You know it seems
No matter how much chase that dream
Well it's only a dream

I love the way that you look
When you say that "it's Alright"
I love the way I feel when I know that
It's Alright
Alright

Hang your star outside my doorway
Show me the light
And we'll go for the glory
You and me are one tonight
And anything that's done tonight
Is alright
Well its alright

Take a star flight ride with me
It's a star flight ride

I'm hanging on
Trying' to fight it
Keep control
So excited
Let's taste the night
Let's not waste the night
I'm overdue
Tired of waiting
Chasing dreams
Hoping fate will come through for me
Send you for me

And I love the way that you look
When you say that "it's Alright"
I love the way I feel when I know that
It's Alright
Alright
Hang your star outside my doorway
Show me the light
And we'll go for the glory
You and me are one tonight
And anything that's done tonight
Its alright
Its alright

Take a star flight ride with me
Take a star flight ride and see

Hang your star outside my doorway
Show me the light
And we'll go for the glory
You and me are one tonight
And anything that's done tonight
Its alright

Star flight
Well it's a star flight
Take a star flight
Hey it's alright with me

 

[fox69]

"Star Spangled Banner"

"Star Spangled Banner"



Oh, say can you see,
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming?

And the rockets' red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there.

O say,
Does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave?

 

[fox69]

"Stargazer"

"Stargazer"



Stargazer
You with your head in the heavens
You'll never get by
Walkin' that high off the ground

Hey, moondreamer
I've been around and I've seen it
The higher you get,
The harder they let you down

You pay your dues, it seems forever
And if you're clever
You may be in for a while
Then you're out of style

Hey Stargazer
Probably think I'm crazy
And you haven't heard
One single word I've said

And I don't want, to burst your bubble,
But you got trouble
Don't you know, the higher the top
The longer the drop
Hey, Stargazer

No, I don't want to burst your bubble,
But you got trouble
Don't you know, the higher the top
The longer the drop

Hey, Stargazer
No I don't want to burst your bubble,
But you got trouble
Don't you know, the higher the top
The longer the drop
Hey, Stargazer
Look out son...

 

[fox69]

"Stones"

"Stones"



Stones would play inside her head
And where she slept,
They made her bed
And she would ache for love
And get but stones

La la la la la la la la la

Lordy, child
A good day's comin'
And I'll be there to let the sun in
And bein' lost
Is worth the comin' home

La la la la la la la la la on stones

You and me, a time for planting
You and me, a harvest granting
The every prayer ever prayed
For just two wild flowers that grow

La la la la la la la la la on stones
Mmmmmmmm.....

 

[fox69]

"Straw In The Wind"

"Straw In The Wind"



Babe, I feel like a straw in the wind
Don't know where I stand
Can't say where I'm goin'
Or where I've been,
Or even if I'm your man

Ah, Girl, I never know
Whether I'm out or in
Oh, oh, I'm cold
And I'm a straw in the wind
Hey, hey, hey

Sometimes I feel like a ship on the sea
Tossin' and turnin' all night
I know if you hold your hand out to me
Yeah, everything could be alright

Ah, Girl, I never know
Whether I'm out or in
Oh, oh,
I'm cold and I'm a straw in the wind

Ah, Girl, I never know
Whether I'm out or in
Oh, oh,
I'm cold and I'm a straw in the wind
Yeah, I'm a straw in the wind

 

[fox69]

"Street Life"

"Street Life"



Hey, let me show you the street life
Hey, let me show you the finks,
The punks, the judge, the junkies
Stay close to me for a while
For a while, for a while

Say boy, you got to get street wise
Hey, little boy
You're a babe in arms
Stay out of harm's way
Wait right here with me for a while
For a while, for a while

Street life, hell in the city
You got to really watch out for that
Street life
Say, it ain't pretty
You got to know your way around
Or somehow you might get hurt
Get hurt, get hurt

Say, let me show you the night life
Say, let me show you the queens
The dudes, the class, the crudes
The folks that inhabit the night
Let me set it right

I'm gonna give you my warning
I'm gonna tell you the street's alive
The sound of jive
You've just arrived
Try it for size for a while, for a while

Street life, hell in the city
You got to really watch out for that
Street life
Say, it ain't pretty
You got to know your way around
Or somehow you might get hurt
Get hurt, get hurt