Tony Bennett

[fox69]

"The Skyscraper Blues"

"The Skyscraper Blues"



The Empire State
The RCA
The Chrysler Building so tall
And so grey
When you’re walking down the street
In New York
And you haven’t got a friend in town

Then a funny thing can happen
A funny thing can happen
When you look at all the buildings
All around

A funny thing can happen
A funny thing can happen
If you let those lonely buildings
Get you down

You get the skyscraper blues
The skyscraper blues
You get the feeling
They’re hemming you in

The Empire State
The RCA
The Chrysler Building so tall
And so grey

They’re looming bold and high
Against the cold, grey sky

And a funny thing can happen
A funny thing can happen
If you let those lonely buildings
Get you down

You get the skyscraper blues
The tall building blues
The wind comes whipping ‘round them
With a moan

It’s murder to lose
Those skyscraper blues
When you walk in New York
Alone

A million faces swarm
All around you
You search them for a friendly smile or two

But they’re only empty faces
That surround you
And you know
They’re as lonesome as you

You’ve got the skyscraper blues
The tall building blues
The wind comes whipping 'round you
With a moan

Yes, it’s murder to lose
Those skyscraper blues
When you walk in New York
Alone

 

[fox69]

"The Summer Knows"

"The Summer Knows"



The summer smiles, the summer knows
And unashamed she sheds her clothes,
The summer smoothes the restless sky
And lovingly she warms the sand
On which you lie
The summer knows, the summer's wise,
She sees the doubts within your eyes
And so she takes her summertime
Tells the moon to wait and the sun to linger
Twists the world round her summer finger
Lets you see the wonder of it all

And if you've learned your lesson well
There's little more for her to tell
One last caress
It's time to dress
For Fall.

The summer smiles, the summer knows
And unashamed she sheds her clothes,
One last caress
It's time to dress
For Fall.

 

[fox69]

"The Trolley Song"

"The Trolley Song"



With her high-starched collar and her high-top shoes,
And her hair piled high upon her head,
She went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley and found my heart instead.
With my light brown derby and my bright green tie,
I was quite the loneliest of men,
I started to yen so I counted to ten
Then I counted to ten again.

Clang, clang, clang went the trolley,
Ding, ding, ding, ding went the bell,
Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings,
From the moment I saw her I fell.

Chug, chug, chug went the motor,
Bump, bump, bump went the brake,
Thump, thump, thump went my heartstrings,
When she smiled I could feel the car shake.

I tipped my hat and took a seat,
I said I hoped I hadn't stepped upon her feet.
I asked her name, then lost my breath,
She looked so lovely that it scared me half to death.

Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer,
Flop, flop, flop went the wheels,
Stop, stop, stop went my heartstrings,
As she started to go then I started to know
How it feels,
When the universe reels.

Stop, stop, stop went my heartstrings,
As I started to leave,
She took hold of my sleeve with her hand,
And as if it were planned.

She stayed on with me
And it was grand just to stand
With her hand holding mine
To the end of the line.

 

[fox69]

"The Very Thought Of You"
(feat. Paul McCartney)

"The Very Thought Of You"
(feat. Paul McCartney)



The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I'm living in a kind of daydream
I'm happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that's everything

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

 

[fox69]

"The Very Thought Of You"

"The Very Thought Of You"



The very thought of you
and I forget to do
those little ordinary things
that everyone ought to do.
I’m living in a kind of daydream,
I’m happy as a king.

And foolish though it may seem, to me that's everything.
The mere idea of you.
The longing here for you.
You’ll never know how slow
the moments go
till I’m near to you.

I see your face in every flower.
Your eyes in stars above.
It's just the thought of you,
the very thought of you, my love.

You’ll never know how slow
the moments go
till I’m near to you.

I see your face in every flower.
Your eyes in stars above.
It's just the thought of you,
the very thought of you, my love.

 

[fox69]

"The Way That I Feel"

"The Way That I Feel"



This is the way that I do feel
I feel it everywhere I go
I feel just like an engine
That lost its driving wheel

I'm feeling down as a man can feel
Since she said that she don't want me hangin' round
Feel like a tin can just a rusting way out on the dumpin' ground
It sure is hard to stumble down when you ain't got no place to fall
Seems like in this whole world I ain't got no place at all

I'm feeling like a stranger here
I feel like a stranger everywhere
Feel like I like to go back home
But I'm a stranger there

I've tried and tried
To go my way and leave the worried past behind
But every time the sun goes down
That woman stays on my mind

 

[fox69]

"The Way You Look Tonight"
(feat. Faith Hill)

"The Way You Look Tonight"
(feat. Faith Hill)



Someday when I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Oh, but your lovely
With your smile so warm and your cheek so soft
There is nothing for me, but to love you
Just the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh, that wrinkles your nose
It touches my foolish heart

Lovely, never never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it because I, I love you?
Just the way you look tonight
Just the way you look tonight

 

[fox69]

"The Way You Look Tonight"

"The Way You Look Tonight"



Someday, when I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow
Just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Oh, but you're lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheek so soft
There is nothing for me
But to love you
Just the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows
Tearing my fears apart
And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely
Never, ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it
'Cause I, I love you
Just the way you look tonight
Just the way you look tonight...

 

[fox69]

"Theme From Valley Of The Dolls"

"Theme From Valley Of The Dolls"



Gotta get off
Gonna get
Have to get off
From this ride

Gotta get hold
Gonna get
Need to get hold
Of my pride

When did I get
Where did I
How was I caught
In this game?

When will I know
Where will I
How will I think
Of my name?

When did I stop feeling sure
Feeling safe
And start wondering why
Wonder why
Is this a dream
Am I here
Where are you
What’s in back of the sky
Why do we cry?

Gotta get off
Gonna get
Out of this
Merry-go-round

Gotta get on
Gonna get
Need to get on
Where I’m bound

When did I get
Where did I
Why am I lost
As a lamb

When will I know
Where will I
How will I learn
Who I am

Is this a dream
Am I here
Where are you
Tell me

When will I know
How will I know
When will I know
Why?

 

[fox69]

"Then Was Then And Now Is Now"

"Then Was Then And Now Is Now"



Then was then
And now is now
Don’t look back
You can’t look back somehow
Sweet was sweet
But not so bitter now
Then was then
And now is now
You forgive
And I will too
Let’s forget
Unhappy times we knew
We’ll come out
All shiny, bright and new
Then was then
And now is now
Now, now we can win
No matter what might have been
Now we can begin again
For then was then
And now is now