Who can figure it? Who even wants to try?
Since normal boundaries don't apply
You defy description
Space and time

Just like a Stradivarius violin
Like a symphony by Beethoven
You're a very precious gem
THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE YOU ANYMORE

You've got that classic quality so rare
A timeless kinda' flair
When they made you they broke the mold
Aesop's fables, fairy tales
Happy endings from magic spells
Who needs those - We got our own tale to tell
So timeless as well

Just like a Stradivarius violin
Like a symphony by Beethoven
You're a very precious gem
THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE YOU ANYMORE

Just like a master craftsman tools his trade
It's with pride I'm here to say
That I love you and I always will
There's no one else who's quite like you
Your inner beauty comes shining thru
That combined with my thoughts in mind were meant to be
Part of history

Of all the classic beauties that the poets write about
None of them got nothing on you - Not Cleopatra, not Claire de Lune
Your every detail is by design - Each finely crafted, flowing line
The seven wonders of the world don't hold a candle to you girl

Vamp out on THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE YOU ANYMORE

A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT for the two of us - Here's a toast for you and me
Here's to all we've shared together - Happy Anniversary

A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT for the two of us - Lets dance the old-fashioned way
Together like a couple - Our romance is here to stay

Thru the good, the bad, the happy, and the sad
Thanks so much for being there with me
To share our anniversary

A VERY SPECIAL night for the two of us - I treasure each and every day
There's one thing that I want to say - Our romance is here to stay

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Thru the good, the bad, the happy, and the sad
Thanks so much for being there with me
To share our anniversary

A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT for the two of us - Here's a toast for you and me
Here's to all we've shared together - Happy Anniversary

Here's to all we've shared together - Happy Anniversary

You've heard this before - Don't know where or when or what it was for
You missed the meaning of the words, yes you did
That time when you heard this before

You've heard this before - Sounds familiar but you can't pin it down
The message here is very clear, yes it is
That's why I'm gonna tell you once more

A good heart and soul is worth much more than gold
That's a story that really must be told
You get what you got comin' - You reap just what you sow---
The story goes - THIS STORY MUST BE TOLD

You've heard this before - But somehow sadly it just didn't sink in
You listened but you didn't hear - This I fear
That's why I'm gonna tell you once more

A good heart and soul is worth much more than gold
That's a story that the people ought to know
You get what you got comin' - You reap just what you sow---
The story goes - THIS STORY MUST BE TOLD

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You've heard this before - It's too important to shine on or to ignore
It's what this song was written for - Yes it was
That's why I'm gonna tell you once more

A good heart and soul is worth much more than gold
That's a story that really must be told
You get what you got comin' - You reap just what you sow---
The story goes - THIS STORY MUST BE TOLD

It seems I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE - The flick where the chick splits and walks out the door
Make no mistake - Say 'Cut - It's a take' - I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE

It seems I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE - The one where she wins an Academy Award
And somehow it seems rhat all my best scenes
End up on the cutting room floor

I didn't even know how to act - She was well rehearsed and polished
I didn't even know how to act - She used all her tricks and knowledge
Didn't even know what to do - Tell me what's a guy supposed to do

It seems I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE - The film where I'm the villain
Second billing, nothing more
Big budget production - I paid for it all - Then she changed the ending
To make me look small

I didn't even know how to act - She was well rehearsed and polished
I didn't even know how to act - She used all her tricks and knowledge
Didn't even know what to do - Tell me what's a guy supposed to do

Of all the greatest lovers the world has ever seen
We could have been among the greatest to grace the silver screen
A Panavision version of my Technicolor dream
I acted so naive or so it seems - Or so---

It seems I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE -A remake of the same mistakes
At least as much or more
There's no turning back - Say 'Cut - It's a wrap'
I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE

It seems I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE - She played Hedy Lamarr - Let me be Don DeFore
The pacing was brisk - The direction was crisp
She had the angles covered - Precious little she missed

I didn't even know how to act - She was well rehearsed and polished
I didn't even know how to act - She used all her tricks and knowledge
Didn't even know what to do - Tell me what's a guy supposed to do

I MADE THIS MOVIE BEFORE

YVONNE - Please tell me what it is that you want
YVONNE - Please tell me all that you want me to know
So tell me what you think - Tell me how you feel
And if you let me I will be the one who loves you - Wait and see

YVONNE - Please tell me what it is that you need
YVONNE - Please tell me all that you need me to do
So tell me how to act - Tell me what to be
And if you let me I will be your perfect lover - Wait and see

YVONNE - Please tell me the things that I should know
YVONNE - Please tell me because I love you so

YVONNE - Maybe we might compromise and meet halfway
YVONNE - Maybe we might each end up having our say
So listen to me dear - I will lend an ear
And if you let me I will be the one who hears you - Wait and see

YVONNE - Please let's just communicate because it's right
YVONNE - Please let's try so there's no need to fuss and fight
So listen to me dear - While I make it clear
You are the most important part of my world - My only girl

YVONNE - Please listen - There's something you should know
YVONNE - Please listen because I love you so

IT'S A LONG UPHILL CLIMB against a dangerous divide - Keep climbing
'Cause with the Big Guy by your side - You can survive that uphill climb

It's a long lonely fight against all comers to make things right - Keep fighting
Just do your best - He'll do the rest

And you can bet that He will help you if you help him too
And He will guide you until your job is through

But if you drink a fifth of whiskey and drive to Malibu
You're on your own - He can't help you

IT'S A LONG UPHILL CLIMB against a rugged mountainside - Keep climbing
But when you reach the mountain top - Do you just stay there? - Do you just stop?

It's a long lonely race where few will finish less win first place - Keep pace
And then you can reach the finish line

And you can bet that He will help you if you help him too
And He will guide you until your job is through

But if you drink a fifth of whiskey and drive to Malibu
You're on your own (You're on your own)
You're on your own (You're on your own)
You're on your own (You're on your own)
He can't help you - He can't help you

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But if you drink a fifth of whiskey and drive to East Oakland too
You're on your own (You're on your own)
You're on your own (You're on your own)
You're on your own (You're on your own)
He can't help you - He can't help you

Here's to romance and laughter and friendship hereafter
To happiness and joy for every girl and boy
To successful endeavors for now and forever
To caring and giving each day that you're living

Here's to the best - Just save all the rest
God bless and God speed - What more could we need?

With conviviality and companionship - A feeling that life is good
We're gathered together from near and far - All my friends and family
Let's all lift a glass - If you would

Here's to love and compassion - May they stay in fashion
To confidence and skill for every Jack and Jill
Here's to dreams coming true bringing good things to you
To always being thoughtful even when your cup is not full

Here's to the best - Just save all the rest
God bless and God speed - What more could we need?

So God bless and God speed - What more could we need?
What more could we need?

And I had a sweetheart who meant the world to me
Still one day she left me - I guess she couldn't see - Oh no

SO NOW I HAVE TO DRINK ALONE - Think alone - Cry by the phone
So now I have to fend for myself - Here's a toast to you
And whoever you'd be toasting too

SO NOW I HAVE TO DRINK ALONE - All by myself - I'm on my own
So now I have to care for myself - Here's to better days
I can remember through the haze

If I threw a party and nobody came - I'd party with my own self
I'd party just the same - The same

SO NOW I HAVE TO DRINK ALONE - To ease the pain - To feel the glow
So now I have to fix my own drinks - Here's to days gone by
Before you left and said goodbye

If I threw a party and nobody showed - I'd party with my own self
No one would have to know - Oh no

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SO NOW I HAVE TO DRINK ALONE - Once I begin, I keep right on going
To try to reach oblivion - What's done is done
I wish drinking was still fun

And I had a sweetheart who meant the world to me
Still one day she left me - I guess she couldn't see

THAT ONE SPECIAL SOMEONE who's meant to share your life
You meet somehow and you fall in love
Soon to be man and wife

You know when you've met her - It's when you can't forget her
You think it might be love at first sight
But soon it begins to grow

And what you sign on the dotted line is fine
'Cause in your hearts you've been married
For a long, long time

THAT ONE SPECIAL SOMEONE - Who moves you thru and thru
She takes your hand and you understand
How much she means to you

You know when you've found her - You can feel that certain glow
Your hearts combine and your souls entwine
It must have been meant to be so

And what you sign on the dotted line is fine
'Cause in your hearts you've been married
For a long, long time

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THAT ONE SPECIAL SOMEONE who captivates your heart
You give a lot of thought to the future and what not
Knowing you'll never be apart

THAT ONE SPECIAL SOMEONE in your heart

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? - If you said you loved me
It was different way back then - When you placed no one above me
Before you snubbed me
The vows you made were a game you played
And you played me for a fool - What can I say?
But WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE, anyway?

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? - If you broke my heart
It was different way back then - When we were as one together
And not apart
But that was then and now is now - Our love got lost somehow
But WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
It was only my mistake, anyhow

Lies are lies and the truth is truth and facts are mainly facts
The fact is it's the truth you lied to me right where you sat
There are two sides to every story - Everyone they must know that
While the jury's still out we'll have to wait and see
What the verdict's gonna be - It's up to history

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE - If you said it was forever?
It was only my mistake that I thought forever meant
Until the twelfth of never
The season's change - They come and go
Love can be just like that - Why is it so?
But WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE - I just don't know

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE - If my whole world fell apart?
It was only my mistake - Dreaming, mostly chasing rainbows
Right from the start
But there's one thing I learned from you - When you wake up your dream is thru
But WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
And it was only my mistake anyway

OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends you can depend on
OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends where friendship never ends

Fair weather friends they come and go like the summer wind and the winter snow
Real friends are true friends whatever they do friends
That's how the story goes - With our

OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends you can depend on
OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends where friendship never ends

Remember when we went to church - Studying scripture both chapter and verse
We all grew up and we moved away - But here we are today

So look at us together again - Sharing thoughts and spending time
And here I go to just let you know what you mean to me

OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends you can depend on
OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends where friendship never ends

Catching up on current events - What's confusing and what makes sense
We may not agree on every detail but the feelings here won't fail

OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends you can depend on
OLD FRIENDS - DEAR FRIENDS The kind of friends where friendship never ends

Thank you so much for loving me - For giving me your heart and the eyes to see
The man that I was meant to be - Thank you for completing me

Thank you so much for loving me - For being there beside me and for helping me
To live a life that's rich and rare - Thank you for the times we share

I wish you everything that life can bring - I LOVE YOU AND GOD BLESS
This is my fervent prayer - Darling please take good care
I LOVE YOU AND GOD BLESS

Thank you so much for loving me - For giving me your all so unselfishly
Since you were always there for me - Thank you for your loyalty

I wish you everything that life can bring - I LOVE YOU AND GOD BLESS
This is my fervent prayer - Darling please take good care
I LOVE YOU AND GOD BLESS

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Is there something I can do to show you
Just how much I treasure you?

Thank you so much for loving me - For smoothing out the rough spots
And for soothing me - Thru ups and downs and turnarounds
Thank you for the joy we found

I wish you everything that life can bring - I LOVE YOU AND GOD BLESS
This is my fervent prayer - Darling please take good care
I LOVE YOU AND GOD BLESS