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 a 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 why you gave up 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 only 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, oh, 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 into 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 dreaming forever hoping something would eventually come.
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I saw your eyes in the dark,
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I felt your kiss on my lips,
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I traced your body in the air until the bodies were numb.
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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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Oh, 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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Oh, it's there in my eyes and it's all I can say,
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Come on and look at me 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 love 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 will have never been 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 . . .
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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 look at me and read 'em . . . and weep!
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Music and lyrics by Jim Steinman
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Read'em and Weep
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| Barry Manilow |
