Seventeen -- It's been a while since I've been seventeen And the years since have been mighty lean But there's no use complainin' Forty-two--has a way
Ann a-sleepin' on my bed Hair a-tumblin' 'round your head You will always be a part of me When I look in your eyes... it's my reflection I see Ann I
Hollywood, sure looked good to me when I first come Made my vow, somehow everyone would know my name Patiently, kept on waiting for my chance to come
Everybody needs a someone waitin' to be there When things are lookin' down So if you feel a little lonely Go out, find your one and only Somewhere out
Little girl in the mirror Looking back...lost in wonder... Will I be pretty when I'm grown When my teddy bears and toys give way To going to school
Hey, have you ever tried Really reaching out for the other side? I may be climbing on rainbows But, baby, here goes Dreams, they're for those who sleep
I would sail around the world Look for gold and dive for pearl But I know I will never get to go I would like to win a prize, be in everybody's eyes But
I'll never forget That look in your eyes The first time I held you And we realized Something so special Was growing inside Feelings so deep Not easy to
Lost and all alone I always thought that I could make it on my own Since you left I hardly make it through the day My tears get in the way And I need
Love me Forget about tomorrow now and love me There's time enough to borrow from another day So just for now Let's touch and do the things that drive
See the couple walking by You can tell they've lost the twinkle in their eye There's no smiling when they laugh and there's no tears when they cry...
Sunday riders, ridin' out along the highway Sunday gliders, glidin' up along the skyway Some must fly and some must speed To satisfy the human need Paper
See the clouds adrift so far below Everchanging as they come and go Makes me wonder why I'm up so high When really I am down so low Of all the wonders
I need somebody who's consistent with me Someone already there when I need company 'Cause when l'm feelin' low I don't want to have to go out lookin'
I need, baby, I need your love right now And I want, baby, I wanna show you how C?mon, you know that we?ve waited long enough And now it?s time, time
And Aubrey was her name, A not so very ordinary girl or name. But who's to blame? For a love that wouldn't bloom For the hearts that never played in tune
This could be forever (The David Gates Songbook 2002) I. I can't say for sure it's you but, You're the closest I've ever been to. If we wait a little
I'm a drifter floatin' on the sea Goin' where the currents take me And I don't think I'll ever come to rest 'Cause I'm a drifter floatin' on the ocean