A BETTER MAN

Sittin' here in my problem
What am I gonna do now
Am I gonna make it
Someway, somehow

Maybe I'm not supposed to know
Maybe I'm supposed to cry
And if nobody ever knows
The way I feel
It's all right
And it'll be ok

(Chorus:)
I'm gonna make my world a better place
I'm gonna keep that smile on my face
I'm gonna teach myself how to understand
I'm gonna make myself a better man

Climbing out of the window
Climbing up the wall
Is anybody gonna save me
Or are they gonna let me fall
Well I don't really wanna know
I

A LETTER TO TRACY


I don't have a reason
To turn you around
I don't have all the reasons
To turn you around
I ain't going nowhere baby
No how, no way
You're not always an angel baby
And I ain't no saint
You're not always an angel baby
And I ain't no saint
Well I know I'm gonna leave you baby
Well baby that something I ain't

I don't have a reason
To turn you around
I don't have a reason
To turn you around
I ain't going nowhere
No way, no how
My love is like a rock
Not a fair-weathered friend
My love is like a rock
I ain't no fair-weathered friend
I

AM I WRONG


Am I wrong
Fallin in love with you
Tell me am I wrong
Well
Fallin in love with you
While your other man was out there
Cheatin and lyin
Steppin all over you
Uh
Sweet thing
Tell me am I wrong
Holdin on to you so tight
Tell me
Tell me
Am I wrong
Holdin on to you so tight
If your other man come to claim you
He'd better be ready
Ready for a long long fight
Well I gotta be strong
Well I know you're dependin on me
You know I gotta be strong
I know you're dependin on me
To give you all of my attention
All of my time
And all of the love you need
Oh tell me
Am I wrong
Tryin to hold on to you
Tell me am I wrong
Tryin to hold on to you
I just wanna make a home for you baby
And all of your children too
Tell me am I wrong
Fallin in love with you
Gotta tell me am I wrong
Fallin in love with you
While your other man was out there
Cheatin and lyin
Steppin all over you
While your other man was out there
Cheatin and lyin
Steppin all over you

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL


O, beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountains majesty
Above the fruited plain

America, America
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea

O, beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life

America, America
May God thy gold refine
And may all success be nobleness
And every gain divine

O, America, America
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
From sea to shining sea
From sea to shine, shining sea

ANGELINA


Angelina, baby, won't you please come home
Angelina, baby, won't you please come home
You know my heart is aching and all my dreams have gone

Well, now my bed is empty, my feets and my hands are cold
You know my bed is empty, my feets and my hands are cold
Come on home, Angelina, my love for you will never grow
old

Well now I've tried to love you with diamonds and pearls
But all that did was tear us apart
And I've tried to give you everything in the world
When all you really wanted - to wound my heart, oh-ho

Angelina, baby, won't you please come home
Oh, Angelina, baby, won't you please come home
You know my heart is aching and all my dreams have gone

Well I've tried to love you with diamonds and pearls
But all that did was tear us apart
And I've tried to give you everything in the world
When all you really wanted - to wound my heart, my heart

Angelina, baby, baby, won't you please come home
Well, sweet Angelina, baby, won't you please come home
You know my heart is aching and all my dreams have gone

(That's right, baby)

You know my heart is aching and all my dreams have gone

ANYBODY SEEN MY GIRL


None of my businesses's gettin' all of my concern.
I tried to put out the fire, but the flames still burn,
And as she pleases, she comes and goes,
She's got the wind in her hair.
She never ceases to hurt me so,
Does she really care?
Is she ever comin' home? Is she ever gonna phone?
Another nicht alone...
Has anybody seen my girl? Has anybody seen my woman?
California, Tennesse, send my baby home to me!
Where am i goin' or what am i gonna do?
I know i'm not crazy, i'm just hooked on you.
So go on and use me, endlessly, could you let me know
When you need me, hold me close and, baby, don't let go.
Are you ever comin' home? Are you ever gonna phone?
Another night alone...
Has anybody seen my girl? Has anybody seen my woman?
California, Tennesse, send my baby home to me!
Has anybody seen my girl? Has anybody seen my woman?
California, Tennesse, send my baby home to me,
... home to me!

BIG YELLOW TAXI


They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a big hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop

They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum
And then they charged all the poeple a dollar and a
half just to see 'em
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT now
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and
the bees, please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
I say, they paved paradise and they put up a parking
lot

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Late last night I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi carried off my old man
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and they put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Oh, now, they paved paradise and they put up a parking
lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop
Hey, steam rolled paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

CHANGE


Well the stars are out tonight
And I got no where to go
Well my no where is somewhere
You really don't wanna know
And in the morning
I'll be at the stoplight
Looking kinda strange
Asking for forgivness and
Begging for some change
Begging for a change
That will turn my life around
Change that will put my feet on the ground
Change that will make everything okay
Well I don't like standing here
With a bucket and a sign
And I haven't seen my family
In a very long time
And I don't mean to make you feel guilty
On top of all your stress and strain
Like me your praying to the lord above
Begging for some change
Yea your begging for a change
That will turn your life around
Change that will put your feet on the ground
Change that will make everything okay
For a change of the good of everyone
Change for the love of everyone
Change that will make everything allright
And don't act like you don't see me
Cause brother I know you do
How about a little donation
I wanna help you too
For a change that will turn your life around
A change that will put your feet on the ground
A change that will make everything okay
Yes it will
Well I got no room for a sofa
And I got no tv
But I got this little lady
A kind stranger that came to me
And I heard about the bloody school yards
And the questions of who to blame
I hear the children crying for a change
Begging for a change
Yea their begging for a change
That will turn their life around
Change that will put their feet on the ground
Change that will make everything okay

CITY BOY


l hear a voice
And l hear the sound
The sound of my shoes
shuffling on out of town
Too many people
Too many cars
Take me to Memphis,
Mercury, or Mars
`Cause l want to go
Where the buffalo roam
l`m just a city boy
Looking for a home
l can`t breathe
And l can`t see
The city`s no place for me
And l can`t seem to find my way
l`m just existing from
day to day, yes l am
`Cause l want to be
Where my soul can run free
Well, l`m just a city boy
Looking for a home
Now, l don`t
Want to be no prisoner
And l sure don`t want
to be no slave
l want look out at night
And see stars in the sky
The Little Dipper
And the Milky Way
l can`t sleep
lt`s too loud
And everywhere
Everywhere l go, you know,
there seems to be a crowd
And l`m tired of
all these concrete streets
l want to feel the dirt
Up under my feet
`Cause l want to go
Somewhere where the buffalo roam
l`m just a city boy
Looking for a home
l want to go
Somewhere, somewhere where
the buffalo roam
Oh, l`m just a city boy
Looking for a home
Well, now, just a city boy
And l`m looking for a home
Whoa, just a city boy

CLOSER


It's a lovely night
A beautiful evening
Time is slippin' away

It's getting late
You should be leaving
But I've got something to say

Please, don't go
Let's get closer
A little bit closer
Turn the lights, down low
I need to let you know
I'm so in love with you
Getting closer is all I want to do

We've been friends
Close companions
There's nothing to conceal

So I'm letting go
My little secret
To tell you how I feel

So please, don't go
Let's get closer
A little bit closer
Turn the lights, down low
I need to let you know
I'm so in love with you
Getting closer is all I want to do

So please, don't go
Let's get closer
A little bit closer
Turn the lights, down low
I need to let you know
I'm so in love with you
Getting closer is all

Oh please, don't go
Let's get closer
A little bit closer
Turn the lights, down low
I need to let you know
I'm so in love with you
I'm so in love with you
I'm so in love with you
Getting closer is all...

So please, don't go
Let's get closer
A little bit closer
Turn the lights, down low
I need to let you know
'Cause I'm so love with you
Getting closer is all I want to do