MANNY CHARLTON:   Say The Word

Say The Word

I'm tired of all your cheatin'
I'm tired of the runaround
I'm sick to death of you puttin' me down
And treatin' me like a clown
Something tells me I need to get out of your face

Just say the word and you won't see me again
Just say the word and you won't see me again

You used to be somethin' special
You used to be creme de la creme
But something changed and something died
And I don't remember where or when
Somethin' tells me I need to leave this place

Just say the word and you won't see me again
Just say the word and you won't see me again

You used to be my darlin'
I thought you were my girl
But guess that I've been walking blind
And living in another world
Something tells me I've fallen into disgrace

Just say the word and you won't see me again...

Cause I'll be gone baby!

The Crooked Line

Now you have walked a crooked line
And you told a wicked lie
Now you can't be no friend of mine
Cause you cut the ties that bind
Cut the ties that bind

Now they all said love is blind
But I turned the other eye
I guess my head was in the sky
And I could not toe the line
No I could not toe the line

I know we tried to love too hard
And we crossed a bridge too far
We never found it in the cards
Never found it in the stars
Couldn't find it in the stars

I will not fail I will not fall
You will see me kiss the sky
I will not ask you where or when
Or ask for reason why
Ask for reason why

I used to hang on every word
But you hid behind your eyes
You've never loved the ones you've hurt
It would never cross your mind
Never cross your mind

I once believed just like you
But I was fooled by holy lies
Now you cant be no friend of mine
Cause you walked a crooked line
You walked a crooked line

My Fathers Eyes

And all I have is his photograph
From a time so long ago
And he's looking into the camera
From a time before I was born

And all I have is a photograph
And he looks so young and wise
And the only thing that I'm certain of
Is I've got my fathers eyes

And wonder how my life would be
If I'd grown up by his side
Would I have been a better man
Would I feel complete inside

And I'm lookin at his photograph
And I can feel a sense of pride
Cause the only thing that I'm certain of
Is I've got my father's eyes ....my father's eyes
My father's eyes
My father's eyes
My father's eyes

And I'm lookin' at a photograph
Of my son when he was a child
And the only thing that I m certain of
Is he's got my father's eyes...my father's eyes

This Months Messiah

I'm just a pilgrim here looking for holy ground
I'm just a body lost but my soul can be found
How many miles to go
How many miles to babylon

I don't know where to turn when answers all fade clear
But I must find a place theres only questions here
How many miles to go
How many miles to babylon
How many miles to go
How many miles to babylon

I feel...feel like I'm on trial
Who made a judge of you
Are you this months messiah

I am a fightin' man tired of living under the gun
But am I looking for love or am I looking to run

How many miles to go
How many miles to babylon
How many miles to go
How many miles to babylon

I heard...I heard it on the wire
That it's all up to you
Are you this months messiah

How many miles to go
How many miles to babylon

Parade

They took the sunshine out of your life - yes they did
They took the blue sky out of your eyes - yes they did

I smell the roses dying on your grave
I hear the angels calling singing your name
I hear the sound of the rain
Falling on your parade

I saw the spaceship fall from the sky - yes I did
I saw a child with tears in his eyes - yes I did

I smell the roses dying on your grave
I hear the angels calling singing your name
I hear the sound of the rain
Falling on your parade

I smell the roses dying on your grave
I hear the angels calling singing your name
I hear the sound of the rain
Falling on your parade

Crushed By The Girl

Now you say you've joined the broken hearted
Now I see you cryin in your beer
Guess your wonderin' what it was you started
Now your way ahead is crystal clear

Now I see you've joined the broken hearted
Sergeant pepper's lonely heart's club band
Now you see the way your love was charted
You got crushed by the girl

Crushed by the girl
Shot down by the girl
Broken up.... Thrown away
You got crushed by the girl

Every night you sit and nurse your heartaches
Every song they play brings back the pain
Sad to say I knew you had it coming
You got crushed by the girl

You used ride your life in the fast lane
Now you walk the streets that have no name
There's no use in me explainin'
You got crushed by the girl

Crushed by the girl
Shot down by the girl
Broken up.... Thrown away
You got crushed by the girl

Movin Day

Where's my girl today
They say she's movin' away
Movin' to some place I'll never see

Where's my angel eyes
Where's my sweet surprise
Lookin' for someone I'll never be

She says to me there's no one to blame
Today's the day
Its movin day

Where's my best' friend
She's rollin' down on the wind
Heading for some place I'll never see

Where's the one I love
Can't stop thinking of
Where's the girl I once thought I knew

She says to me there's no one to blame
Today's the day
Its movin day

The Price

Your heart will be breakin'
But she'll never call
You'll feel like your dyin'
As you head for the fall
You'll say it was you
You'll take all the blame

Your tossin' and turnin'
But sleep never comes
Your cold then your burnin'
You've nowhere to run
You try to forget her
There's no other way

You try to persuade her
Just one more chance
Your hopes are all fadin'
She's leavin' the dance
You know that its over
It's the end of the day

She calls you a loser
She's tired of the play
She says you amuse her
She's winnin' the day
She puts on her red dress
Cuts off her hair

She's leavin' the TV
She's takin' your jeans
She's burnin' the pictures
Of the places you've been
She smiles and it kills you
She's walkin' away

For Livin A Lie

And I remember you laughin'
And every line on your face
And I remember the good times
We had in our day

And you were always my hero
Always breakin' the rules
And I rember you told me
Never suffer the fools

And I remember you cryin'
And every tear on your face
And all the times that I hurt you
Would be my disgrace

You always lived in the spotlight
With not a care in this world
Till you said it was over
The love of a girl

And so you served me your notice
Without a kiss or goodbye
And not a word of condolence
For livin' a lie

Just A Pretend

Don't come around
Your not expected
You wouldn't wanna feel
Rejected
Your not my brother
Your not my friend
No sacred lover
You were all pretend

You know my name
And you got my number
I built my walls
But you crawled under
Your not my brother
I'm not your friend
No secret lover
You were all pretend

Don't count the cost
You forgot to remember
What it was you lost
Your a great pretender
Your not my brother
Your not my friend
No sacred lover
You were all pretend

Walk By Yourself

Walk by yourself, I've offered you my hand in friendship
You live alone; don't want to see in my house
You never contend, but you get your seat at ringside
You say you're self-made; least you're taking the blame

You used to take a chance, I remember
You used to roll the bones, seems like a long time ago
When the chips were down, you left me
At the rendezvous, I was on my own

Excuse me if I make you nervous
But I could never put my trust in a visionary
Phones dead when you call room service
You're a troublemaker, you're a mercenary
Don't wear no black dress
But you're a widow maker
You want the money

Better see your soul, now you're reaping a sore harvest
When the horn sounds, your house it's gonna be Jericho
In the superbowl, your quarterback is broken
When the day it comes, see me laughing

You make me n,n,n,n,nervous
Walk by yourself, I've offered you my hand in friendship
You live alone; don't want to see in my house
You never contend, but you get your seat at ringside
You say you're self-made; at least you're taking the blame

Where I Live

She makes me cry
With happiness
Every time I see her
She can stop the sun
And moon high up in the sky
She just gets me where I live
She just gets me where I live
That little girl of mine

I died inside
The very first time
That she said , she loved me
She can stop my heart
With just one look in her eyes
She just gets me where I live
She just gets me where I live
That little girl of mine

She just gets me where I live
She just gets me where I live
That little girl of mine

She just gets me where I live
She just gets me where I live
That little girl of mine

Since The Day

Since the day
We said goodbye
I have been without a friend
Since that day
There has been no one
To hold me through the night

Since the day
You looked away
And walked right out of my life
Since that day
There has been no one
To hold me through the night

Since the day
I broke your heart
With a word I could not erase
Since that day
There has been no one
To hold me through the night

Will you nurse this forever and a day
Could you be the forgiver.. Oh please ..please

Since the day
We said goodbye
I have been without a friend
Since that day
There has been no one
To hold me through the night

44 Years

I've dug my 44 years
I ain't gonna work for one day more
I waited 44 years
I ain't gonna trouble my mind no more
If you can't call me baby
I ain't gonna love you anymore
I Waited 44 years

I cried for 44 years
Ain't gonna cry no tears no more
I dug for 44 years
Ain't gonna work this thing no more
If you can't call me baby
I ain't gonna love you anymore

I dug for 44 years
I ain't gonna work for one day more
I Waited 44 years
I ain't gonna trouble my mind no more
If you can't call me baby
I ain't gonna love you anymore
I Waited 44 years

Ten Past Seven Blues [Instrumental]

Cactus Rose Cafe [Instrumental]

Boots Of Spanish Leather

Oh I'm sailin' away my own true love
I'm sailin' away in the morning
Is there something I can send you from across the sea
From the place that I'll be landing

No, there's nothin' you can send me, my own true love
There's nothin' I wish to be ownin'
Just carry yourself back to me unspoiled
From across that lonesome ocean.

Oh, but I just thought you might want something fine
Made of silver or of golden
Either from the mountains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona

Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest night
And the diamonds from the deepest ocean
I'd forsake them all for your sweet kiss
For that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin'

That I might be gone a long long time
And it's only that I'm askin'
Is there something I can send you to remember me by
To make your time more easy passin'

Oh, how, Oh how can you ask me again
It only brings me sorrow
The same thing I want from you today
I would want again tomorrow.

I got a letter on a lonesome day
It was from her ship a-sailin'
Saying I don't know when I'll be comin' back again
It depends on how I'm a-feelin'

Well, if you, my love, must think that-a-way
I'm sure your mind is roarmin'
I'm sure your thoughts are not with me
But with the country to where you're goin'

So take heed, take heed of the western wind
Take heed of the stormy weather
And yes, there's something you can send back to me
Spanish boots of Spanish leather.

And Your Religion [Instrumental]

9-11 [Instrumental]