Carpenters Album

We’ve only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we’re on our way
We’ve only begun

Before the rising sun, we fly
So many roads to choose
We start out walking and learn to run
And yes we’ve just begun

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Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watching the signs along the way
Talking it over, just the two of us
Working together day to day, together
And when the evening comes we smile
So much of life ahead
We’ll find a place where there’s room to grow
And yes, we’ve just begun

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Talk about love
How it makes life complete
You can talk all you want
Make it sound good and sweet

But the words have an empty ring
And they don't really mean a thing
Without love you are not to be found
Not to be found

For love is surrender
You must surrender if you care
You must surrender if you care

Shout about love
And the wars will all end
You can shout, "We're all brothers"
And even pretend

But you can't cover up the past
Just pretending will never last
Without love you are nothing at all
Nothing at all

For love is surrender
You must surrender if you care
You must surrender if you care

For love is surrender
You must surrender if you care
You must surrender if you care

maybe it's you
maybe it's me
maybe it's just the constant rhythm of the sea
maybe it's just that i have never been the kind to pass a lucky penny by
maybe it's wise
maybe it's not
maybe it's you who brought thr caring i forgot
isn't it nice to talk about the special way that you smile whenver i'm around
rising on the shore the oceans came
walks along the waves of velveteen
his only thought was love for me
couldn't we stay
or must we go
couldn't we stay and watch the splashing rocks we throw
only a fool would want to leave the paradise that i find whenever your around
only a fool
only a fool

If i listened long enough to you
i'd find a way to believe that its al true
knowing that you lied straight faced while i cried
still i'd look to find a reason to believe

someone like you makes it hard to live without somebody else
someone like you makes its easy to give and never think of myself

if i gave you time to change my mind
id find a way to leave the past behind
knowing that you lied straight faced while i cried still i look
to find a reason to believe

When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in any way
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I you do appreciate you being round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me, please help me?

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways
My independence seems to vanish in the haze
And every now and then I feel so insecure
I know that I need you like I've never done before

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I you do appreciate you being round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me, please help me?

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I you do appreciate you being round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me, please help me?

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon-dust
In your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

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On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon-dust
In your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you
(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you
(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you
(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you

It's not the way you smile
That touches my heart
It's not the way you kiss
That tears me apart

Many, many, many nights go by
I sit alone at home I cry over you

What can I do
Can't help myself
'Cause, baby, it's you

You should hear
What they say about you
They say you've never
Never, never been true

It doesn't matter what they say
I'm going to love you any old way

What can I do?
When it's true
Don't want nobody
'Cause, baby, it's you

Many, many, many nights go by
I sit alone at home I cry over you

What can I do
Can't help myself
'Cause, baby, it's you

Here to remind you....

What do you get when you fall in love
A guy with a pin to burst your bubble
That's what you get for all your trouble
I'll never fall in love again
I'll never fall in love again

What do you get when you kiss a guy
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia
After you do, he'll never phone you
I'll never fall in love again
I'll never fall in love again

Don't tell me what is all about
'Cause I've been there and I'm glad I'm out
Out of those chains, those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you

What do you get when you fall in love
You get enough tears to fill an ocean
That's what you get for your devotion
I'll never fall in love again
I'll never fall in love again

Don't tell me what is all about
'Cause I've been there and I'm glad I'm out
Out of those chains, those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you
Here to remind you....

What do you get when you fall in love
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So for at least until tomorrow
I'll never fall in love again
I'll never fall in love again

green september burned to october brown
bare november led to decembers frozen ground
the seasons stumbled round our drifting lives are bound to a falling
crescent noon

feather clouds cry a vale of tears to earth
morning breaks and no one sees a quiet mountain bird
dressed in a brand new day the sun is on its way
to a falling crescent noon

somewhere in a fairy tale forest lies
one
answer that is waiting to be heard

you and i were born like the breaking day
all our seasons all our green septembers burn away
slowly well fade into the sea of midnight blue
and the falling crecent noon

mister guder,say mister guder may i have a moment with you
for there is something i've got to say
and please don't let it scare you away
mister guder,say mister guder i have seen you go through a day
you're everything a robot lives for
walk in at night and roll out the door at five
you reflect the company image
you maintain their rules to live by
shine your shoes,lets keep a neat haircut
now that you're wearing a coat and tie
mister guder,say mister guder
someday soon you may realize
you've blown your life just playin a game
where no one wins but everyone stays the same

i ran away from you and left you crying
and though i'm back to stay,you think i'm lying
but i've changed my ways and my wand'ring days are through
and through it all,i kept on loving you

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don't worry baby please dont cry
im home for good and i will never leave you
dont worry baby please dont cry
you must believe me and i will never leave you
never leave you

you've heard this all before
i don't deny it
the road was long and wide
i had to try it
though i hurt you girl
these were things i had to do
but through it all
i kept on loving you

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the moon that rose now descended
and the love one shared now had ended
and soon the day would come
and when the day had come
the light that fell at dawn was cold
the warmth of you had gone
a taste of loneliness
cut through theearliness and oh
the wind sang of you softly they said
all my fav'rite dreams were dead
leaving a cloud of sadness in my head
and though i'm buried in a sad song of the
morning wind,i know the day would bring,
another song for me to sing
but when the day had come
the light fell at dawn was cold
the warmth of you was gone