Neil Diamond

[fox69]

"Take Care Of Me"

"Take Care Of Me"




The first time
Caught you stayin' out late
With some bad boys
The first time
And you got mad
When I asked you to explain it.

Say it isn't so,
I need you to say it isn't so
And I'll believe it
Say it isn't so
Just say it isn't so
And that I'm dreamin'

You said "Take care of me"
You begged me now
"Take care of me"
And I believed it
"Take care of me"
It's me or nothin' girl
"Take care of me"

The next time,
I was out by myself at the movie
That was the last time
Found you there
With some fast talkin' smoothie

Say it isn't so
I need you to say
That I don't see what I'm seein'
Say it isn't so
Just say it isn't true,
That you would cheat me

You said "Take care of me"
You kept on beggin' me
"Take care of me"
And I believed it, yeah
"Take care of me"
Now it's your turn to take care of me

Don't beg me one more time
"Take care of me"
You said it now
"Take care of me"
That you needed me
"Take care of me"
And I believed your lies
"Take care of me"

You know that now you've got to....
"Take care of me"
You gonna miss me honey
You gonna know it too
Forget the high times

You said "Take care of me"
Take care of me
Take care of me
Take care of me
You did me dirty
You treated me bad
Look what I am today, baby....

 

[fox69]

"Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)"

"Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)"



I got worries by the ton
Gettin' cancer's only one
Overtaxed and alimonied
Tired of eatin' fried baloney
I got burdens on my shoulders
Dying young or growin' older
There's some brain cells I'm missin'
But despite it all, I'd like to say

I'm gonna have a good day today
Gonna have a good time anyway
Put it all behind me, lay it all away
Gonna be a good day today

Bills and pills and former wives
Past mistakes and former lives
Bank account is overdrawn
Out of Prozac, hairline's gone
Hearing voices in my head
Say I should've stayed in bed
Dog just died, but what the heck
Nothing worse can happen anyway

So,
I'm gonna have a good day today
Me,
I'm gonna have a good time anyway
Put it all behind me, lay it all away
Gonna be a good day today

Pulled my back and wrecked my car
Girlfriend stole my VCR
Letter came from Sixty Minutes
Say they wanna put me in it
Tell me my career just died
Years ago I might've cried
Now I'm just too old to do it
May be true, but screw it anyway

Me,
I'm gonna have a good day today
And
I'm gonna have a good time anyway
Put it all behind me, lay it all away
Gonna be a good day today
Hey,
I'm gonna have a good day today
Me,
I'm gonna have a good time anyway
Put it all behind me, lay it all away
Gonna be a good day today

 

[fox69]

"Tea For Two"

"Tea For Two"



And Two For Tea

Picture you upon my knee
Just tea for two and two for tea
Just me for you and you for me alone
Nobody near us to see us or hear us
No friends or relations on weekend vacations
We won't have it known, dear
That we own a telephone, dear
Day will break and you'll awake
And start to bake a sugar cake
For me to take for all the boys to see
We will raise a family
A boy for you, a girl for me
Oh, can't you see how happy we would be

 

[fox69]

"Teach Me Tonight"

"Teach Me Tonight"



Did you say I got a lot to learn
Well don't think I'm tryin' not to learn
Since this is the perfect spot to learn,
Teach me, tonight

Startin' with the A B C of it
Right down to the XYZ of it
Come help me solve the mystery of it
Teach me, tonight

The sky
It's a blackboard high above you
And if a shooting star goes by,
I'll use that star to write "I love you"
A thousand times across the sky

One thing isn't very clear, my love
Should the teacher stand so near, my love?
Graduation's almost here, my love
C'mon teach me tonight

The sky is a blackboard high above you
And if a shooting star goes by
I'll use the star to write " I love you"
About a million times across the sky

One thing isn't very clear, my love
Should the teacher stand so near, my love?
Graduation's almost here, my love
Come teach me tonight

 

[fox69]

"Ten Lonely Guys"

"Ten Lonely Guys"



Each night we meet and talk about you
We reminisce about the things
You used to do
We just sit around broken hearted
'Cause all of us are still in love with you

Oh, yes we're ten lonely guys
With ten broken hearts
We thought your lies were true
Yes we're ten lonely guys
With tears in our eyes
Ten lonely guys who still love you

Eddie was the first one to hold you
Jerry was the first to taste your kiss
Then came Lackie, Stan, Richie,
Neil, Bobby, Wes, and Cliff
And Larry was the last one on your list

Oh, yes we're ten lonely guys
With ten broken hearts
We thought your lies were true
Yes we're just ten lonely guys
With tears in our eyes
Ten lonely guys who still love you

The footsteps at the door
Can mean just one thing
Someone else has been a fool for you
One more guy who wants to tell his story
One more guy
Who knows what we've been through

Oh, yeah we're ten lonely guys
With ten broken hearts
We thought your lies were true
Yes we're just ten lonely guys
With tears in our eyes
And tonight we'll set a chair
For someone new

 

[fox69]

"Tennessee Moon"

"Tennessee Moon"



Hollywood don't do what it once could do
I used to wake up
And write me a song before noon.
So I packed my dusty bags one night,
Grabbed an old guitar
And I caught a red-eye flight

In search of a dream underneath
The Tennessee moon
I fell in love to an old Hank Williams tune
Makes me wonder,
Is it the same moon Hank played under?

Touched down
And she stole my heart right away
Began to think for the first time
I might stay
And when I heard
That lonesome whistle moan
Knew I'd fin'ly found my way back home

In search of a dream underneath
The Tennessee moon
I fell in love to an old Hank Williams tune
And I wonder,
Is it the same moon Hank stood under
When he sang about jambalaya
And bein' lonesome enough to cry?

And I can hear the echoes
In the sounds of his guitar
And his words still paint
A picture in my heart

Yeah, in search of a dream underneath
The Tennessee moon
I fell in love to an old Hank Williams tune
I was in search of a dream underneath
The Tennessee moon,
Yes, I fell in love
To an old Hank Williams tune

 

[fox69]

"Thank The Lord For The Night Time"

"Thank The Lord For The Night Time"



Daytime turns me off,
And I don't mean maybe
Nine to five
Ain't takin' me where I'm bound
When it's done,
I run out to see my baby
We got groovin'
When the sun goes down

I thank the Lord for the night time
To forget the day
A day of up, uptight time
Baby, chase it away
I get relaxation, it's a time to groove
I thank the Lord for the night time
I thank the Lord for you

I'll talk about plans now
Baby, I got plenty
Nothing ever seems to turn out
The way it should
Talk about money, girl,
I ain't got any
Seems like just one time
I'm feeling good

I thank the Lord for the night time
To forget the day
A day of up, uptight time
Baby, chase it away
I get relaxation, it's a time to groove
I thank the Lord for the night time
I thank the Lord for you

Seems like just one time
I'm feeling good
I thank the Lord for the night time
To forget the day
A day of up, uptight time
Baby, chase it away
I get relaxation, it's a time to groove
I thank the Lord for the night time
I thank the Lord for you
Thank the Lord for the night time
Thank the Lord for you

 

[fox69]

"That Kind"

"That Kind"



She was only seventeen
And was every young boys dream
The blue-eyed beauty queen of the day
Broke some hearts, including mine
But everyone knew
She was just that kind

Seems like all her dreams were spent
On the boys that came and went
But the promises
Were all they left behind
She was good, and she was mine
But everyone knew
She was just that kind

Hey they say:
"We're gonna take her out to Hollywood.
Gonna make her like a movie star
Maybe put her in a picture show"

Took her chance
She paid her dime
And maybe I loved her
'Cause she was that kind

She was gone by twenty-one
When most lives have just begun
There was so much left undone
Along the way

She took her chance
She paid her dime
Oh you gotta be strong
To be that kind

Yeah they said:
"We're gonna take her out to Hollywood.
Gonna make you like a movie star
We gonna put you in a picture show"

Wasted life
Waste of time
But I couldn't of loved her
If she wasn't that kind
No I couldn't of loved her
If she wasn't that kind

 

[fox69]

"That New Boy In Town"

"That New Boy In Town"



(Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na)

I knew
When I first saw him
I couldn't ignore him
That new boy in town
(Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na)

One look into his eyes
Change any sunrise
That new boy in town
He came and this town changed
Right before my very eyes
Once it was just a town
But now it's paradise
Someday I'm gonna make my claim
And then change my name
To that new boy in town
(Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na)

He came and this town changed
Right before my very eyes
Once it was just a town
But now it's paradise
Oh, someday I'm gonna make my claim
And then change my name
To that new boy in town
(Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na)

(Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na)

(Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na)

(Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Dum dooby doo dum dum
Whoa Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na
Da na na na na na)

 

[fox69]

"The American Popular Song"

"The American Popular Song"



It's a popular song
An American popular song
And there's something about it
Can't live without it

It's the tune of the day
Somehow it takes you away
And it grabs you
And it holds you
Feel it control you

Makes you want to clap your hands
Makes you want to stomp your feet
Makes you want to sing along
It means business
The American Popular Song
Goes on and on
The American Popular Song
Goes on and on
And on

It's a popular song
An American popular song
A simple story
Wrapped up in glory

Once you hear it you know
You got to hear it some more
And that's power, try it
You can't deny it

Makes you want to clap your hands
Makes you want to stomp your feet
Makes you want to sing along
It means business
The American Popular Song
Goes on and on
The American Popular Song
Goes on and on
And on

It's a popular song
An American popular song
It's a popular song
An American popular song
It's a popular song
An American popular song