Boys In The Trees Carly Simon

(carly simon) I'm home again in my old narrow bed Where I grew tall and my feet hung over the end The low beam room with the window looking out On the soft summer garden Where the boys grew in the trees

So Many People to Love Carly Simon

They're praying on bended knees In their beds and on the dirty streets Lights are out on all the Christmas trees Feels like everyone's about to freeze Makes me worry Everywhere I look someone's counting

Private Carly Simon

And live on our desire alone Can you ride the tide in this insanity And still keep as still as the shadows?

Look Me In The Eyes Carly Simon

Won't you give me all your limes And I will give you a reason I'll rub them on my body And smell like the West Indies And when I'm feelin' like the islands And I'm giving you all my sighs I beg you when

Moonlight Serenade Carly Simon

I stand at your gate and the song that I sing is of moonlight I stand and I wait for the touch of your hand in the June night The roses are sighing a moonlight serenade The stars are a glow and tonight

One Man Woman Carly Simon

Well it's plain as rain And it's there for all the world to see Just 'cause everybody does it That doesn't make it right for me Someone is making plans Involvin' my old man Everytime I turn by back around

Spring Is Here Carly Simon

Once there was a thing called spring When the world was writing Verses like yours and mine All the boys and girls would sing As we sat at little tables and drank may wine Now april, may and june Seem sadly

Songbird Carly Simon

Most everyone I know leaves New York on holidays The Fourth of July Is a little lonely here And a little holy Fireworks out on the river And the boys all drinking beer Sing hallelujah for the year Hallelujah

The Garden Carly Simon

Come into the garden, It's magical trees Dapple the sun as they sway with each lazy breeze They'll set your mind at ease Pretend you're a child, with nothing to hide Then we'll join hands and let the universe

The Desert Carly Simon

I was in the desert Amazed by all that sand I as in a sea of white Swimming through the land Nobody shocked me Nobody locked me up Nobody took my time Nobody shook me up All that happened was the white

In The Still Of The Night Carly Simon

In the still of the night As I gaze from my window At the moon in the sky My thoughts fly straight to you In the still of the night While the world is in slumber Oh, the times without number Darling, when

In Pain Carly Simon

This gray sky Is good for cryin' These November gray woods Open to the fields I came out here In the cold For my poor heart Has turned to frost I don't understand What you just told me What is all this

The Reason Carly Simon

The reason I wouldn't kiss you last night I wouldn;t kiss you 'cause I was afriad That I'd like you too much And if I liked you too much I'd be afraid that I'd give you a present And if I gave you a gift

Better Not Tell Her Carly Simon

up Don't deny that you knew me Just leave out the white nights The moon in your window The break in your whisper The promises after Better not tell her why you love Spanish dancing Don't bother

Somewhere In The Night Carly Simon

Somewhere in the night chasing shadows around the bend Somewhere in the night chasing rainbows that have no end In the misty night, you are mine and you hold me fast But dreams have a way of calling it

The Last Samba Carly Simon

The last samba The last samba is playing Don't waste me it seems to be saying For soon this crescent moon will fade Becoming only broken shell And half remembered tunes So take me then Here on

The Three Of Us In The Dark Carly Simon

The three of us in the dark Where do I resist One has to go One is just a guest One is all a fire One is all a spark But here I am with the two of you The three of us in the dark I didn't hear you walk

Menemsha Carly Simon

Peter`s on the loose I`d like to see him again I remember when We made love On the jetty in the rain.

In My Dreams Carly Simon

The only place I hang my hat is in my dreams The only time I feel at home is in my dreams The only place I'm not alone is in my dreams The only place I recognize is in my dreams That's the only place

Film Noir Carly Simon

Got on in New Haven Last car on the train. Put my hat on the seat, Wipe the tears from my eyes. I watched my life go by, Like a movie in my brain.

De Bat (Fly In Me Face) Carly Simon

Fly in me face Fly in me face Fly in me face Fly in me face Well I hope de bat don't come out and fly in me face tonight Well I come home from a party And I'm feelin' a little spaced And I walk on in the

Two Sleepy People Carly Simon

Here we are, out of cigarettes Holding hands and yawning, see how late it gets Two sleepy people by dawn's early light Too much in love to say goodnight Here we are, in the cozy chair Pickin' on a wishbone

Love Out in the Street Carly Simon

I've seen the sidewalks And I've been aware Of the lamps and tables and the paperback books That you throw out there All your artifacts In disrepair Make up a pile so high Could tie up the traffic in the

Take Me As I Am Carly Simon

You imagine when you see her That she's nothing less that perfect That she has no aspirations Beyond driving in her car The car she looks so good in Will she ever look that good again You'll never have

Grownup Carly Simon

I stood in the doorway in my white nightgown Red roses on cotton, I stood three feet from the ground the grownups inside used words I didn't know But still I enjoyed the show They looked so lovely, they

Misfit Carly Simon

There are plenty of late nights If you want to stay up for them You'll just want to find yourself a friend And tie a couple on in a night spot Draw pictures of your soul, win the jackpot For tears in your

Sangre Dolce Carly Simon

The soft winds of Buenos Aires Once blew into her room Now all she can do is kneel and pray Sangre dolce Sangre dolce She's lost in the streets Lost in her thoughts She's lost in the smiles of

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Carly Simon

Take a look around now Change the direction Adjust the tuning Try a new translation Don't look at your man in the same old way Take a new picture Just because you don't see shooting stars Doesn't

Do The Walls Come Down Carly Simon

Do the walls come down When you think of me Do your eyes grow dim Do the walls come down When you think of me Do you let me in Do the walls come down Nothin' like a rainy night To set your

Attitude Dancing Carly Simon

There's a new kind of dancing That's going to be the rage You just leave yourself behind Like an actor on a stage Cop a different pose From the pose you're in Shine a different attitude From underneath

Fisherman's Song Carly Simon

In a pine forest cooler than the rest of the island Lives a young fisherman with eyes like the sea He built his own boat and made his own cabin but he's broken the hearts of the likes like me Now

In Times When My Head Carly Simon

In times in my head Was together about you I was an expert a silence I enjoyed the blonds in their red jeeps Stopping you on the street Knowing none could compare with me In my airy skirts and cool retreats

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning Carly Simon

When the sun is high in the afternoon sky You can always find something to do But from dusk till dawn as the clock ticks on Something happens to you In the wee small hours of the morning While the

Safe and Sound Carly Simon

Strange times in Portland, Maine Lobsters dancing on the dock Switzerland's been weird since they unplugged the clocks Man and a woman living in Brooklyn Heights Each convinced that the other is in the

I've Got You Under My Skin Carly Simon

I've got you under my skin I've got you deep in the heart of me So deep in my heart, you're really a part of me I've got you under my skin I'd tried so not to give in I said to myself this affair never

Legend In Your Own Time Carly Simon

Well I have known you Since you were a small boy And your mama used to say "My boy is gonna grow up and be Some kind of leader some day" Then you'd turn on the radio And sing with the singer

Three Days Carly Simon

If I have known you only three days Then how will I remember you in ten But I could swear I'll love you always And if the gods will please be kind Darling, I'll be with you soon, soon again And on the

Coming Around Again Carly Simon

mind if I fall apart There's more room in a broken heart (broken heart) Pay the grocer You fix the toaster You kiss the host goodbye Then you break a window Burn the souffl?

My One and Only Love Carly Simon

The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an April breeze on the wings of spring, And you appear in all your splendor, My one and only love.

Waiting at the Gate Carly Simon

An occasional joint, a glass or two of beer Still I would never have guessed that you'd wind up here In a half-way house, on a dead-end street In a run-down part of a one-horse town But just do what

Memorial Day Carly Simon

Commanded all that followed Well they bellowed, and they hollered And they threw each other down, down in this valley This cruel and lovely valley, Oh it should have been an alley In some low down part

The Night Before Christmas Carly Simon

Children carry through the streets A brilliant painted star Angels gather round the hearth Strumming on guitars Men of great renown and faith Say prayers on boulevards Its the night before christmas But

I've Got To Have You Carly Simon

You came smilin' softly, shyly movin' Easy as a dreamer into my room And before I realized the danger I found myself looking into your eyes Somewhere in their colours I saw promises Of things I'd never

In A Small Moment Carly Simon

In a small moment She accepted credit for something she did not do She said she'd done the water color in her bedroom But it was done by a friend from school Just a little lie No one would discover At

From The Heart Carly Simon

One of us slipped last night And said "Darling" There in the middle of the night Between dream and sleep Did you say it or did I I don't know But it interrupted the war That's the way These cold wars are

Reason Carly Simon

That I wouldn’t like it The reason, there’s always a reason Behind the reason When you look for a reason A reason, I can give you a reason And maybe you’ll think It’s a really good reason But

Haven't Got Time for the Pain Carly Simon

All those crazy nights when I cried myself to sleep Now melodrama never makes me weep anymore 'cause I haven't got time for the pain I haven't got room for the pain I haven't the need for the pain

What Shall We Do With This Child Carly Simon

I know I'm not what you wanted Not what you had in mind And I didn't come close To the mark You'd set For the girl you'd planned to find You've never seen me cry We shared but idle words And a casual goodbye

Moonglow Carly Simon

It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It must have been moonglow that led me straight to you I still hear you sayin', "Dear one, hold me fast" And I keep on prayin', "Oh Lord, please let this

Pure Sin Carly Simon

I can barely see your sneakers You say I got to keep my head down You're painting my portrait In a red velvet gown How do you see me As demure and discreet But do you know what I'll do Do you know what