Neil Diamond

[fox69]

"Broad Old Woman"

"Broad Old Woman"



Broad old woman
What goes on behind your mascara'd eyes?
Broad old woman,
I know you tried this world
Once or twice for size
Tell your story, I'll be listen'
Past time glories
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

Broad old woman
How many men
Have kicked you down the stairs?
Broad old woman
And how many times
Have you done to same to theirs?
Sing your bad times
To this young boy
I know you have time
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

 

[fox69]

"Brooklyn On A Saturday Night"

"Brooklyn On A Saturday Night"



Some they come for the dance
And some they come for the fight
Either way take your chance
In Brooklyn on a Saturday night

Yeah, that's how they happened to meet
When they met, it was right
Fell right in with the beat
In Brooklyn on a Saturday night

He had nothing much planned
She was there with a man
But when he saw her,
He couldn't ignore her
The whole thing just got out of hand

On Saturday night
It happened out in
Brooklyn on a Saturday night
Saturday night, yeah
Talkin' 'bout
Brooklyn on a Saturday night
Saturday night, yeah

Oh, she meant to be good
And oh, he tried to do right
But things got misunderstood
In Brooklyn on a Saturday night

He ended up having some words
With that punk
Who brought her there first
She came between them,
A sharp blade was seen
And she ended face down in the dirt

On Saturday night
It happened out
In Brooklyn on a Saturday night
Saturday night, yeah
Talkin' bout
Brooklyn on a Saturday night
Saturday night, yeah

Yeah, some they come for the dance
And some they come for the fight
Either way take your chance
In Brooklyn on a Saturday night

No
Oh No
Saturday night
Happened out in
Brooklyn on a Saturday night
Saturday night
Talkin' bout
Brooklyn on a Saturday night
Saturday night, yeah
Saturday night

 

[fox69]

"Brooklyn Roads"

"Brooklyn Roads"



If I close my eyes
I can almost hear my mother
Callin', "Neil go find your brother
Daddy's home, and it's time for supper
Hurry on."

And I see two boys
Racin' up two flights of staircase
Squirmin' into Papa's embrace
And his whiskers warm on their face
Where's it gone?
Oh, where's it gone?

Two floors above the butcher
First door on the right
And life filled to the brim
As I stood by my window
And looked out on those
Brooklyn Roads

I can still recall
The smells of cookin' in the hallways
Rubbers drying in the doorways
And report cards I was always
Afraid to show

Mama'd come to school
And as I sit there softly crying
Teacher'd say, "He's just not trying
Got a good head if he'd apply it
But you know yourself,
It's always somewhere else."

I built me a castle
With dragons and kings
And I'd ride off with them
As I stood by my window
And looked out on those
Brooklyn roads

Thought of going back
But all I'd see are stranger's faces
And all the scars that love erases
But as my mind walks through those places
I'm wonderin',
What's come of them?

Does some other young boy
Come home to my room
Does he dream what I did
As he stands by my window
And looks out on those
Brooklyn roads
Brooklyn roads

 

[fox69]

"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"

"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"


Hot August night
And the leaves hanging down
And the grass on the ground smellin' sweet
Move up the road to the outside of town
And the sound of that good gospel beat
Sits a ragged tent
Where there ain't no trees
And that gospel group tellin' you and me
It's Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies
And ev'ryone goes, 'cause everyone knows
Brother Love's show

Room gets suddenly still
And when you'd almost bet
You could hear yourself sweat, he walks in
Eyes black as coal
And when he lifts his face
Ev'ry ear in the place is on him
Starting soft and slow
Like a small earthquake
And when he lets go,
Half the valley shakes

It's Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies
And ev'ryone goes, 'cause everyone knows
Brother Love's show

[Sermon]

Take my hand in yours,
Walk with me this day
In my heart I know, I will never stray
Halle, halle, halle, halle
Halle, halle, halle, halle
It's Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
And grab the old ladies and ev'ryone goes
I say, Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
And grab the old ladies and ev'ryone goes...

 

[fox69]

"But Only In Name"

"But Only In Name"



Silly boy, to think that she loves you
You're a toy, just part of the game
You think she needs you
But she misleads you
Yes, she's your girl, but only in name

Tenderly, she'll call you her only love
Can't you see her heart breaking aim?
She'll call you lover, then kiss another
Yes, she's your girl, but only in name

She's a girl with no heart at all
Breaking ev'ry rule
Still you wait on her beck and call
While she plays the field,
You play the fool

Please believe
These things that I'm telling you
She deceived my heart just the same
She was my lover 'til I discovered
That she was my girl, but only in name

 

[fox69]

"But That Was Yesterday"

"But That Was Yesterday"



I thought this love of ours
Was here to stay
Your heart was true when love was new
But that was yesterday

Our love was warmer than a summer day
And ev'ry kiss told of our bliss
But that was yesterday

Yesterday's memories
Bring today's sorrows
Now that you're gone from me
We share no tomorrows

I still remember
Dear, the plans we made
You always said "Some day we'd wed,"
But that was yesterday

 

[fox69]

"Can Anybody Hear Me?"

"Can Anybody Hear Me?"



You got to take your time now,
If love is gonna take you by the hand
You need to take your time, though
'Cause love is not
A thing you can command
There's got to be a reason
Got to be a closeness
It's got to have a feelin'
Only you can know

And when you find love, hold on tight
Don't ever waste another night
You're gonna make it through
In spite of your fears
Can anybody hear me?
Is anybody out there?

I listen to the river
And hear the river callin' out her name
I'm tryin' to forgive her
But nothin's ever gonna be the same
There's got to be a reason
Got to be a closeness
It's got to have a feelin'
Only you can know

And when you find love, hold on tight
Don't ever waste another night
You're gonna make it through
In spite of your fears
Can anybody hear me?
Is anybody out there?

There's got to be a reason
Got to be a closeness
It's got to have a feelin'
Only you can know

And when you find love, hold on tight
Don't ever waste another night
You're gonna make it through
In spite of your fears
Can anybody hear me?
Is anybody out there?

Can anybody hear me?
Is anybody out there?
Can anybody out there hear me?
Can anybody out there hear me?
Can anybody out there hear me?

 

[fox69]

"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"

"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"



There's a calm surrender
To the rush of day
When the heat of the rolling world
Can be turned away
An enchanted moment
And it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you

And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far

Can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone
If they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours

And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
Can you feel the love tonight?

 

[fox69]

"Can't Help Falling In Love"

"Can't Help Falling In Love"



Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you

Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be

Take my hand,
Take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be

Take my hand,
Take my whole life too
For I can't help
Falling in love with you
No, I can't help
Falling in love with you

 

[fox69]

"Candlelight Carol"

"Candlelight Carol"




How do you capture
The wind on the water?
How do you count all the stars in the sky?
How can you measure
The love of a mother
Or how can you write down
A baby's first cry?

Candlelight, angel light
Firelight and star glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born

Shepherds and wise men
Will kneel and adore him
Seraphim round him their vigil will keep
Nations proclaim him
Their Lord and their Saviour
But Mary will hold him
And sing him to sleep

Candlelight, angel light
Firelight and star glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born

Find him at Bethlehem laid in a manger
Christ our Redeemer asleep in the hay
Godhead incarnate and hope of salvation
A child with his mother
That first Christmas Day

Candlelight, angel light
Firelight and star glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born