I've been trying for hours just to think of what exactly to say
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I thought I'd leave you with a letter or fiery speech
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Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play
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And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense
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I'd like to know how you faded and you threw it away
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I'd like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant
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Well I could tell you goodbye or maybe see you around
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With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks
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We started out with a bang and at the top of the world
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Now the guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanks
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And everything's blank
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CHORUS:
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If I could find the words then I would write it all down
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If I could only find a voice I would speak
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Oh it's there in my eyes so can't you see me tonight
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Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
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CHORUS
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I've been whispering softly, trying to build a cry up to a scream
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We let the past slip away, and put the future on hold
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Now the present is nothing but a hollowed out dream
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And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense
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I'd like to know why you faded and you threw it away
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I'd like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant
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Well I could tell you good-bye or maybe see you around
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With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks
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But now the rooms are all empty, the candles are dark
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The guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanks, and everything's blank
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CHORUS
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It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart
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It's running silent and angry and deep
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It's there in my eyes and it's all I can say
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Come on and read 'em and weep
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(Read 'em and weep) - for all the hours we'll be spending alone
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(Read 'em and weep) - for the dreams we'll ignore
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(Running silent and deep)
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And all those promises we promised to keep, they won't be kept anymore
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(Read 'em and weep) - for the magic that our bodies had made
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(Read 'em and weep) - for the blood that we lost
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(Running silent and deep)
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And all the secrets that we somehow betrayed
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For whatever the cost
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(Read 'em and weep) - for the memories still alive in the bed
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(Read 'em and weep) - for the lies we believed
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(Running silent and deep)
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And all the things that can never be said
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Why don't you look at me and read 'em and weep
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Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
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It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart
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It's running silent and angry and deep
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It's here in my eyes and it's all I can say
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Come on look at me and read 'em and weep
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Read 'Em & Weep
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| Barry Manilow |
