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There
Must Be Something About You
Oh, but there must be something about you
Dear, don't know what it is but I cannot deny.
There must be something around you
Magic that I cannot describe.
Once you are there in the stage -
Strange, I can nearly see sparkles in the air
And once you are there - and you sing -
There must be something about you
That melts all my fears away.
"Gotta breakdown to break through
Growing up took someone like."
There must be something
That must mean something.
And there is something about you
That cannot be denied.
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Haven't You Heard The News
"Shh! Haven't you heard the news?
They are in town once more!
After a most remarkable tour
Forty five thousand miles away
They are home, home again."
But when you stare at the mirror, boy
What on Earth do you see?
A man, quite so, round eyes, ears and nose
Hairdo and tie round the young neck
A choir boy look hiding the real you
That lurches somewhere under your skin
Who are you, British boy?
Who are you, Liverpool man?
Who are you when the yells are over
When the band is packed up
When the lights are off
When there's no crowd?
"Haven't you heard the news?
The Beatles are homebound once more".
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I Once Dreamt (Howling Wind)
Forgive me if I say this
But once I dreamt you were kin to me.
I have a family. Mother, father, sisters.
But hell didn't I feel lonely every now and then.
I heard you sing and you soothed my pain
Silenced the tears, subdued my inner enemies.
Do forgive me as I confess this
But more than once I wished you were kin to me.
I had colleagues. I wasn't that isolated
But the love for music put me aside of them
And the love I had for freedom made me scream
The songs you wrote for the howling wind.
I don't know how to say this
I so much wished you were close to me
So I could reply what I felt when you sang
So I could tell you what I thought
So I could simply feel I was welcome somewhere.
So I write to tell you I am here.
Still shouting songs of love to the howling wind.
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