Come Here to Me (The Ice Cream Man Song)

I've heard that what you seek you will find

And it's not, it's not like I mind

But what if I'm not so inclined? What then?

I ask, well, I ask is it a sin

If I asked, I asked the wind to fly my kite

Even though I haven't taken it outside

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And I say come, come here, come here to me

Why, oh why, why must it be

I am the one who has to find you?

Early to bed and early to rise

May make you so wealthy and wise

But what if I like sleeping past nine, praytell?

I think, well, I think it would be swell

If I could win the Nobel for the books I'd read

When instead of getting up I'd stayed in bed

And I say...

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If nothing's ventured, nothing is gained

But it's not all so clear and so sane

What if what you gain brings you pain, what for?

What if I asked for a little bit more

The ice cream man to come to my door

And if he hands me a treat instead of having to chase him down the street?

And I say...

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Kind of Woman

Why aren't I a woman that no man can resist?

Why aren't I a woman that men would kill each other for my kiss?

Why aren't I a woman who can bring despair with a roll of my eye?

Why aren't I the kind of woman who makes them wonder why they even try?

Why aren't I a woman that makes other girls feel plain?

Why aren't I a woman that other girls just want to have remember their name?

Why aren't I a woman that girls look at, shake their heads and sigh?

Why aren't I the kind of woman that makes them wonder why they even try?

Why aren't I the kind of woman that though no man can keep he never forgets?

The kind of woman that though no man can keep he never regrets?

Why aren't I the woman who breaks the heart of James Bond?

Why aren't I a woman that men still adore though I done them so wrong?

Why aren't I a woman that men speak of, as they break down and cry,

"My God, she was so great. Why did I even try?"

Exceed My Expectations

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I kind of like the thought you're an ice cream cone that I have yet to lick

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I like the thought that you're an apple that I have yet to pick

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But though I'm loving all this sweet anticipation,

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I'm ready for you to exceed my expectations.

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You're like the first day that I got my favorite blanky

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Or like the first time Bonnie and Clyde held up a bank, he said

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Though I'm loving all this sweet anticipation,

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I'm ready for you to exceed my expectations.

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And there's a line of thought says coffee smells much better than it tastes

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And the way they talk you'd think the rest of the cup's just goes to waste

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But though I'm all for lighting coffee-scented candles should I choose to

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I'm ready to be the girl that you get used to

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And there's a line of thought says Christmas Eve's much better than Christmas Day

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It's so much better before all the secrets are given away

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But though I'm all for the night before and stockings yet un-Santa-ed

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I'm ready to be the girl you take for granted

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You're like a brand new pair of jeans yet to be worn in

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But you know the best jeans are the jeans that look like the jeans that you were born in

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Though I'm loving all this sweet anticipation,

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I'm ready for you to exceed my expectations.

Stay With Me Tonight

The streetlamps try to do their best

But the light's faded in the west

It's like a night straight out of Poe

And one I'd hate to be alone

But with my ego at full mast

I cannot bring myself to ask you...

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Baby, stay with me tonight

It's a while before the light will win

And I'd love to have you here to tuck me in, oh,

Baby, I hate to be needy

It's just the shadows seem kind of seedy 

And I'm begging you to stay here with me

I never liked those girls who cling

Needing a man for everything

With batted eyes and pouts intent

They bask in attention spent

But one thing I envy in their bask

They wouldn't hesitate to ask you...

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I've been the same girl all along

Too independent proud and strong

More like an island and a rock

Than like a pillow or a dock

But sometimes strength is just a mask 

And that's why tonight, my love, I ask you...

For You

If I were loved by Sir Galahad

He'd be so glad he was mine

Each kiss from my lips would taste holy 

And how my knight's armor would shine

And life would be one big adventure

I perfectly matched with my prince among men

But if I should happen to meet you I'd learn there was more than perfection

They say there's one person per person 

And, I don't know if that's true

But I know if were with somebody else 

I'd leave him for you

I'd leave him for you

If I were Zorro's senhora

How perfectly happy he'd be

I'd make his vida more bueno

I'd put all the zest in his 'Z'

And life would be one big adventure

I perfectly matched with my rogue among me

But if I should happen to meet you I'd learn there was more than perfection

They say there's one person per person 

And, I don't know if that's true

But I know if were with somebody else 

I'd leave him for you

I'd leave him for you

Yes darling, now that I'm with you

I've learned to want more than perfection

They say there's one person per person 

And, I don't know if that's true

But I know if were with somebody else 

I'd leave him for you

I'd leave him for you

Evening Prayers

Alone I spend another night

I close my book, I dim the light

I wait for sleep to numb my lonely ache

No rest I find inside my bed

No rest but yearning thoughts instead

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

This emptiness I feel within 

Will cloud my head and burn my skin

My mind has thoughts no minister could take

Dreams fill me up with wild desires

The constant hope that never tires

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

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Longing dances through my evening prayers

She ties my wrists and ankles to the bed

Her fingertips start a hunger that can only be filled

Never numbed

Longing robs you of your peace

A discontent that never sleeps 

All walls of satisfaction she will break

Perhaps she breaks what she cannot mend

But she stays close and loyal as a friend

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

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Now I have faith in God above 

I have faith that I'll find my love

And I hope I'm right, my whole heart is at stake

But faith and hope are hard to keep

And all this time I'm losing sleep

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

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