Michael McDonald Album

(Michael McDonald/Kenny Loggins & Ed Sanford)

I'm fading out of sight
My wheels are the only sound
Runnin' at the speed of sight
I can't slow down

Out on the open road
Racing to beat the night
No matter where I go
Guess I'll get there all right

So why don't I understand
What's trippin' me up
It used to be a simple thing

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I can't hold on, I can't return
Time to let go, start to live and learn

I took the one way flight
Too high to see the ground
Now I know how long it takes
A heart to come down

Why don't I understand what's trippin' me up
It ought to be a simple thing

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I can't hold on, I can't return
Rivers will run, bridges will burn
I'm not sure just how
But there's no lookin' back now

(Michael McDonald)

I met a man standing on the street today
Through his eyes, the world looked so grim
As if we all don't know just what it's like
When the rain falls down and the lightning strikes

But then girl, I've been runnin' most of my life
And I've been around long enough to learn
That one man's blue sky is another man's rain
And no matter what is in it for me, I only know for him

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These are bad times
These are real bad times
These are sad times
These are bad times

I know we each bear the brunt of our lies
But not until the spirit sinks so low
Does a man start to feel all alone
And when he turns his back on trust
Then they've only just begun

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Oh, I can see there ain't much good left to save

If all we have, we let time erase
But I can still make the blues fade away
Till all I see is your sweet face

(Michael McDonald & Chuck Sabatino)

For the most part within ourselves
We've got all we need
And I don't mean to make you feel
Dependent on me

But for everyone there comes a day
When you need some help along your way
When that moment comes

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I'll be you angel
When the going gets rough
(when your best ain't enough)
I'll be by your side
(all else has been tried)
And I ain't giving up
(you can't give up)
Not on this love
(you still got my love)
I'll be your angel

There's no doubt in my mind
Why I'm alive
'cause I feel heaven-sent
When I look in your eyes

Well, this old world will drag you down
Tie your spirit to the ground
But if you call on me

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(Michael McDonald/Chuck Sabatino & David Pack)

Girl, they ain't no way out
When something is meant to be
Darling, there ain't no doubt
I'm right where I want to be

So everything you see as the end of our road
I see as only a start
This ain't no time to stop before we begin
And though there's no promises

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Everytime I think how good it could be
I start to be believe it's up to the stars
I should use my head
But that only tends to lose me and confuse me
Everytime I think how good it could be
I surely believe we'll make it that far
I should use my head
But I only know you by heart, by heart

Girl, I know I'm in
Over my head
But now I need to find out
Just what you want from me

And if I'm reaching too high, you know we live and learn
That's all it takes in this life
I can't be overly cautious where love's concerned
I know there's no promises

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(Michael McDonald & Chuck Sabatino)

I'm not used to saying things like that
'cause all my best intentions fall so flat
But when it comes down to it
My love for you knows no limit, darling
I'll say, I'll do

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Any foolish thing to call on your affection
Any foolish thing to show how much I care
Any foolish thing that we say might come about
(any foolish thing that we say might just come true)
Don't take it lightly, girl
'cause it could just work out
(I'd bet it all on you)
That this love won't be any foolish thing

I know you don't believe in every line you hear
Forgive me if I'm sounding too sincere
But I can't take chances you might slip away
While I wait for the right time
And place to say

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Could turn you away
Can lead you astray

Or shadow this love I feel
Anything I say
Might make you see
That deep in my heart
Your love is safe with me

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(Michael McDonald & David Pack)

Lost and lonely lives
Drifting like waves at sea
We make it day by day
Watching the world go by

In a moment when time stands still
From here we look out on forever

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Darling, our love
One love that never fades away
Our love
This love will light the world on its way

Shattered, hopeless dreams
Sifting like grains of sand
We claim it and here we stay
Watching the world go by

And with the strength that we spend in this life
In hope that it goes on forever
We believe as we promise to try, that

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In a moment when time stands still
From here we look out on forever
And we can see all that time will tell

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(Michael McDonald & Amy Holland)

So easily said in passing
Always followed by some way out
You got me so dizzy
I'm wondering what it's all about

All this talk about us and the future
How real is this future you see
Maybe love's just a word thrown around
But it's important to me

Darlin' I've heard it all before
But I can't give up
Till I know for sure

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Oh, can't you see I hang on your every word
This ain't no game I'm playing
I really love you
Don't promise nothin' that you can't live up to

If you're so worried about my feelings
Help me get to the bottom of this
I've listened to all your excuses
It's the truth I miss

I know you're thinking I'll always be here
However long that I'll be waiting for you
I know you think my love is endless
Well, girl that just ain't true

Darlin' I've heard it all before
But I can't give up
Till I know for sure

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(Michael McDonald & Grady Walker)

The sight of her ain't like before
For a lonely heart, you should feel much more
You left behind a time when dreams came true
And in this real and lonely world
We only do what we can do

All night long that telephone rings
You remember how you loved that girl
Now you think it don't mean a thing
It keeps coming back
So you turn away

Well, that's all behind you now
Like rollin' thunder
It just fades away somehow
As we get lost in the parade

Never tried to give what she was looking for
And to a lonely heart, love's an open door

All night long that telephone rings
You remember how you loved that girl
Just when you think it doesn't mean a thing
It starts coming back
So you turn away

Well, that's all behind you now
Like rollin' thunder
It just fades away somehow
As we get lost in the parade

(Michael McDonald & Randy Goodrum)

Sometimes it seems to me
A long and tender love
Is just not meant to be
It's just not of this world

The more we live with this love
The more we learn to ignore
We keep our feelings inside
Until we open the door

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It's in my heart, it's in your eyes
It's waving us on
Till everything stops, everything dies
(we can't stop now, we've come this far)
Don't let me down

'cause in its darkest hour
A love that's still worthwhile
Will always stand its ground
If we just realize

The more we give to this love
The more we know that it's right
But if the time ever comes
That we should look for that light

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