A Chair In The Sky
Composer(s): Charles Mingus
Performer(s): Mingus Dynasty; Joni Mitchell



The rain slammed hard as bars
It caught me by surprise
Mutts of the planet
And shook me down for alibis
I'm waiting
For the keeper to release me
Debating this sentence
Biding my time
In memories
Of old friends of mine ...
In daydreams of Birdland
I see my soul on fire
Burning up the bandstand
Next time
I'll be bigger!
I'll be better than ever!
I'll be happily attached
To my cold hard cash!
But now Manhattan holds me
To a chair in the sky
With the bird in my ears
And boats in my eyes
Going by

There are things I wish I'd done
Some friends I'm gonna miss
Beautiful lovers
I never got the chance to kiss ...
Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living
Processions of missing
Lovers and friends
Fade in and they fade out again
In these daydreams of rebirth
I see myself in style
Raking in what I'm worth
Next time
I'll be bigger!
I'll be better than ever!
I'll be resurrected royal!
I'll be rich as standard oil!
But now Manhattan holds me
To a chair in the sky
With the bird in my ears
And boats in my eyes
Going by

A Change Is Gonna Come
Composer(s): Sam Cooke
First release by: Sam Cooke - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists



I was born by the river in a little tent 
And just like the river
I've been running ever since 
It's been a long time coming 
But I know a change is gonna come 

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die 
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky 
It's been a long time coming 
But I know a change is gonna come 

I go to the movie, and I go downtown 
Somebody keep telling me "Don't hang around" 
It's been a long time coming 
But I know a change is gonna come 

Then I go to my brother and I say, "Brother, help me please" 
But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees 

There've been times that I've thought I couldn't last for long 
But now I think I'm able to carry on 
It's been a long time coming 
But I know a change is gonna come

Change Of Heart
Composer(s): Tom Petty
Performer(s): Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers



Well I fought for you
I fought too hard
To do it all again babe
It's gone too far
You never needed me
You only wanted me around
It gets me down

There's been a change
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
Made it just a little too hard
There's been a change of heart

I'll get over you
It won't take long
I've stood in your gallery
Seen what's hangin' from the wall

You were the moon and sun
You're just a loaded gun now
It gets me down

There's been a change
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little too hard
There's been a change of heart

Whoa yeah, oh boy
Looks like we finally reached the turning point
Oh me, oh my
Looks like it's time for me to kiss it goodbye
Yeah kiss it goodbye

There's been a change
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little too hard
There's been a change of heart

A Child Is Coming
Composer(s): David Crosby - Grace Slick - Paul Kantner
Performer(s): Paul Kantner; Jefferson Starship



Last electric Sunday mornin'
waitin' in the park for the dawn
Listenin' to all the animals in the Park
and in the city beyond
Flashin' with my lady. Sky goin' black to blue
She said I got a surprise for you
A child is coming
A child is coming
A child is coming to you

What you gonna do when Uncle Samuel comes around
Askin' for the young one's name
And lookin' for the print of his hand for the files in their numbers game
I don't want his chance for freedom to ever be that slim
Let's not tell 'em about him

It's gettin' better
Like a mornin' to be born

A Child In These Hills
Composer(s): Jackson Browne
Performer(s): Jackson Browne



I am a child in these hills
I am away
I am alone
I am a child in these hills
And looking for water
And looking for life

Who will show me the river and ask my name?
Is there nobody here who’ll do that?

Well I have come to these hills
I will come to the river
As I choose to be gone from the house of my father

I am a child in these hills
I am a child

Chased from the gates of the city where no one had touched me
I am away
I am alone
I am a child in these hills
And looking for water
And looking for life

Who will show me the river and ask me my name?
Is there nobody here who’ll do that?

Well I have come to these hills
I will come to the river
As I choose to be gone from the house of my father

I am a child in these hills
I am a child
I am a child
I am a child

A Child With The Ghost
Composer(s): Gary Numan
Performer(s): Gary Numan



Nothing I can say
Can make your picture talk
I feel so tired and
Nothing I can do
Will make your picture move
I feel so helpless but
I can feel
A child with the ghost here
You let your heart slip away

If I had one wish
I'd wish to talk with you
I have some questions
Things only you could know
If I had one wish
I'd wish to talk with you
Nothing you can feel
Can feel as cold as this
I'll sing this song and
I'll say goodbye forever

I wonder
If God is all they say
I can't believe in such things
I suppose
Some games are hard to lose
But you don't have to play 'cos
I can feel
A child with the ghost here
You let your heart slip away

A Child's Claim To Fame
Composer(s): Richie Furay
Performer(s): Buffalo Springfield



Well there goes another day
Now I wonder why
You and I
Keep telling lies
I can't believe that what you say
'Cause tomorrows lullaby
Can't passify my lonesome crying
Make believe that's all you know
And to make believe is a game
A child's rein
You've changed your name
So sadly I watched the show
I watched you became
Truth is the shame
Yeah, too much pain

A Child's Prayer
Composer(s): Errol Brown
Performer(s): Hot Chocolate



Say a little prayer, baby
'Fore you go to sleep 
Say a little prayer 
And give the lord thy soul to keep 
Say a little prayer, darlin' 
For all the people in the world 
That their hearts will be happy, filled with joy 

Say a little prayer for all those who are poor 
That they'll find peace of mind and the ones they adore 
Say a little prayer, baby 
For all those who have much more 
That they'll find it in their hearts to lend a helping hand 

Nobody goes to church on Sundays anymore 
Is that why the world is fighting, filled with wars 
Nobody goes to church or thanks the lord for what they eat
Is that why half the world is starving 
Running out of necessities 
I wonder - wonder if we're doing right 

Say a little prayer, say a little prayer 
Say a little prayer, say a little prayer 
Say a little prayer, children 

So say a little prayer, baby 
For all the children just like you 
Growing like a flower in the morning dew 
Say a little prayer that they may grow to see 
The world full of love and harmony 

Mm mm mm ....

A Chocolate Sundae On A Saturday Night
Composer(s): Hal David - Al Frisch - Fred Wise
Performer(s): Doris Day; Pat Flowers & His Rhythm



A chocolate sundae
on a Saturday night
What a way to make an evenin' end right
The moo-oon was fine, the dancin' devine
Let's head for the drug store at Maple and Vine

Couples swayin' to a nickel machine
There's a corner where we'll never be seen
It's lovely to share that lover's delight
A chocolate sundae on a Saturday night

Now you can get most any flavour that you choose
There's vanilla, that'll thrill ya, down to your shoes
There's pistachio, and lemon pie
They've got a special sundae with a cherry on top

Lover's Lane, it just won't do
For real sweet romance lead me to

A chocolate sundae on a Saturday night
What a way to make an evenin' end right
The moo-oon was fine, the dancin' devine
Let's head for the drug store at Maple and Vine

Couples swayin' to a nickel machine
There's a corner where we'll never be seen
It's lovely to share that lover's delight
A chocolate sundae on a Saturday night

A Christmas Camel
Composer(s): Gary Brooker - Keith Reid
Performer(s): Procol Harum



My amazon six-triggered bride
Now searching for a place to hide
Still sees the truth quite easily
But shrouds all else in mystery
While madmen in top hats and tails
Impale themselves on six-inch nails
And some Arabian also-ran
Impersonates a watering can

Some Santa Claus-like face of note
Entreats my ears to set afloat
My feeble sick and weary brain
And I am overcome with shame
And hide inside my overcoat
And hurriedly begin to quote
While some Arabian sheikh most grand
Impersonates a hot-dog stand

The Red Cross ambulance outside
Can only mean that I must hide
'Til dusk and finally the night
When I will make a hasty flight
Across the sea and far away
To where the weary exiles stay
And some Arabian oil-well
Impersonates a padded cell

A Church, A Courtroom, And Then Goodbye
Composer(s): Eddie Miller - William "Mickey" Stevenson
Performer(s): Patsy Cline



The first scene was the church, then the altar 
Where we claimed each other, with tears of joy we cried 
Our friends wished us luck there forever 
As we walked from the church, side by side 

The next scene was a crowded courtroom 
And like strangers we sat side by side 
Then I heard the judge make his decision 
And no longer were we man and wife 

I hate the sight of that courtroom 
Where man-made laws push God's laws aside 
Then the clerk wrote our story in the record 
A church, a courtroom and then goodbye 

We walked from that courtroom together 
We shook hands and once again we cried 
Then it was the end of our story 
A church, a courtroom and then goodbye

Circle Of Blue
Composer(s): Mark Barkan
Performer(s): The Archies



I love you and you love him
And he loves somebody else
The three of us, so much in love
And yet, we're all on the shelf
'Round and 'round the wheel keeps turnin'
While our hearts are always yearnin'
For a dream that never will come true

A circle of blue, blue, blue
A circle of blue, blue, blue-hoo

I wish somehow that there could be a way to work it all out
If one of us could realize just how to turn it about
'Round and 'round we keep on spinnin'
Love just can't find it's beginnin'
Lost inside a maze we can't get through

A circle of blue, blue, blue
A circle of blue, blue, blue-hoo

A circle of blue that's filled with only sorrow
A circle of blue with no hope for tomorrow

ba da da, ba da da
ba da da da ooh
ba da da, ba da da
ba da da da ooh

'Round and 'round the wheel keeps turnin'
While our hearts are always yearnin'
For the dreams that never will come true

A circle of blue, blue, blue
A circle of blue, blue, blue-hoo

A Clean Break
Composer(s): David Byrne
Performer(s): Talking Heads



Just beginning to take that love away
Just beginning to take that love away
In a minute I'll wash that love away
Even now we remember what we used to say
Takes a minute to wash that love away
Take a clean break: wash that love away
Even now we remember what we used to say
Even now we remember what we used to say
We'll be together if we wash that love away
What's tha matter?
Have to clean up?
That's true
That's true
And it's taken
To extreme extent
That's why we
Work so hard to
Take that love away
Take that love away
Take that love away
Take that love away

A Clock That's Got No Hands
Composer(s): Bob Halley
Performer(s): Della Reese



Oh, I'm gonna get a clock
that's got no hands
And keeps no time at all
Yes, I'm gettin' me a clock
that's got no hands
And I'm hangin' it on my wall

Why rush if there's nowhere to go
And no one there to see
Might as well get me a clock that's got no hands
Since you went and wound up your love affair with me

I'm gonna find a new kind of a calendar
That I end with yesterday
So I never have to mark each lonely day
That you have been away

Although it's true I lost your kiss
My memory will last
If I get myself a clock that's got no hands
And live in love's sweet and glorious past

(Instrumental Break)

Although it's true I lost your kiss
My memory will last
If I get myself a clock that's got no hands
And live in love's sweet and glorious past

If I get myself a clock a-that's a-got no hands
Yeah, yeah, I gotta get a clock
A-that's a-got no hands ........... fade

The Happy Days
((French & Italian Versions: The Happy Days (by Charles Aznavour); Il Sole Verde Tornerà (by Charles Aznavour))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour



As the world is ever spinning
time and troubles have no end, no beginning
Happy days sing of a sadness
dreams we build our lives upon, soon are gone
Everyone can taste the soul
so learn into the past, or tomorrow
never knowing that the answer to this futile game we play
is today

The happy days are here and now
Now is the time to laugh and live, drink all the wine
sing all the songs that live can give
Our yesterdays are death and gone
tomorrow lives so far away
so be alive and think of now as the happy days

Have you seen the children playing?
Have you taken time to hear, what they're saying?
Do you know the names of flowers?
Do you know what love can bring? Do you sing?

Every day is what you make it
either you have love for life, or you fake it
Make the most of every minute
take each moment in your hand, while you can

The happy days are here and now
Now is the time to love and live
drink all the wine, sing all the songs that life can give
Our yesterdays are death and gone
Tomorrow lives so far away
so be alive and think of now as the happy days

A Cottage For Sale
Composer(s): Larry Conley - Willard Robison
Performer(s): Mel Tormé
and multiple other artists



Our little dream castle
With every dream gone
Is lonely and silent
The shades are all drawn
And my heart is heavy as I gaze upon
A cottage for sale

The lawn we were proud of is waving in hay
Our beautifil garden has withered away
Where you planted roses,the weeds seem to say
A cottage for sale.

From every single window, I see your face
But when I reach a window, there's empty space
The key's in the mail box the same as before
But no one is waiting any more
The end of the story is told on the door
A cottage for sale

A Country Girl In Paris
Composer(s): John Denver
Performer(s): John Denver



A country girl in Paris
Moonlight on the Seine
Memories of Tennessee
Nashville in the rain
It's such a contradiction
A heart that's filled with pain
A country girl in Paris
Dreamin' Nashville in the rain

She walks along the boulevard, Champs-Élisées
Thinks about a country boy three thousand miles away
Pride is such a hard thing, it's such a price to pay
To be all alone in Paris with true love so far away

Up upon Montmartre when she stops to rest awhile
All the artists look at her and they long to paint her smile
For even in her sorrow there's something in her eyes
That makes the young men jealous, makes the old men sigh

They say the loss of innocence is always linked to pain
For once the heart is opened nothing ever is the same
And so the evening lends itself to lovers and romance
The way to heal a broken heart is to give true love
One more chance

A country girl in Paris, moonlight on the Seine
Memories of Tennessee, Nashville in the rain
It's such a contradiction, a heart that's filled with pain
A country girl in Paris, dreamin' Nashville in the rain
A country girl in Paris, longing for Nashville in the rain

A Couple More Years
Composer(s): Shel Silverstein - Dennis Locorriere
First recording/First release by: Dr. Hook - 1975/1976
Covered by multiple other artists



I've got a couple more years on you
Baby ... that's all
I've had more chances to fly
And more places to fall
And it ain't that I'm wiser ...
It's only that I've spent more time
With my back to the wall
And I've picked up a couple more years on you
Baby ... that's all

I've walked a couple more roads than you, baby ... that's all
And I'm tired of runnin' while you're only learning to crawl
And you're headin somewhere ...
But I've been to somewhere ... and found it was nowhere at all
And I've picked up a couple of years on you baby ... that's all

Now sayin' goodbye, girl don't never come easy at all
But you've got to fly 'cuz you're hearin' those young eagles call
And someday when you're older, you'll smile at a man strong and tall
And you'll say I've got a couple more years on you, baby ... that's all

I've got a couple more years on you baby ... that's all
You'll say I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall
It ain't that I'm wiser ...
It's only that I've spent more time with my back to the wall
And I've picked up a couple more years on you baby ... that's all

A Couple Of Swells
Composer(s): Irving Berlin
Performer(s): Fred Astaire
and multiple other artists



We're a couple of swells
We stop at the best hotels
But we prefer the country far away from the city smells
We're a couple of sports
The pride of the tennis courts
In June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shorts
The Vanderbilts have asked us up for tea
We don't know how to get there, no sirree
No sirree...
We would ride up the avenue
but we haven't got the price
We would skate up the avenue
but there isn't any ice
We would ride on a bicycle
but we haven't got a bike
So we'll walk up the avenue
Yes we'll walk up the avenue
and to walk up the avenue's what we like
Wall Street bankers are we
With plenty of currency
We'd open up the safe but we forgot where we put the key
We're the favourite lads
Of girls in the picture ads
We'd like to tell who we kissed last night but we can't be cads
The Vanderbilts are waiting at the club
But how are we to get there, that's the rub
That's the rub...
We would sail up the avenue
but we haven't got a yacht
We would ride up the avenue
but the horse we had was shot
We would go on a trolleycar
but we haven't got the fare
So we'll walk up the avenue
Yes we'll walk up the avenue
And we'll walk up the avenue till we're there
We would swim up the avenue
but we haven't any lake
So we'll walk up the avenue
Yes we'll walk up the avenue
Yes a walk up the avenue's what we'll take!

A Cowboy Like You
Composer(s): Tompall Glaser
Performer(s): Reba McEntire



Well there's a jukebox in my ear
Playing so loud I can hardly hear
And it's telling a story
About a boy like you
And each selection that I make
Tells me how my heart will break
Falling in love with a cowboy like you
When it's just an old machine
Without a heart but oh so mean
Says I'll probably spend my whole life feeling blue
So I'll just put in one more dime
And play that same song one more time
'Cause I want to hear about a cowboy like you
When it's just an old machine
Without a heart but oh so mean
Says I'll probably spend my whole life feeling blue
So I'll just put in one more dime
And play that same song one more time
'Cause I want to hear about a cowboy like you
I guess that I should go on home
But I can't stand to be alone
'Cause I'll only dream about
A cowboy like you
Yeah I'll only dream about
A cowboy like you