Time Works on All the Wild Young Men Carly Simon

Time works on all the wild young men The ones who went for soldiers The ones who reached for fame The ones who swore they’d die for love No matter what the shame Time circles ‘round them snuffs their

Dishonest Modesty Carly Simon

You come on strong telling everyone About your latest role How you saved the movie, stole the show Well everybody knows And if you have no time for all your offers You'll see that I get called And if you

Last Night When We Were Young Carly Simon

Last night when we were young Love was a star, a song unsung Life was so new, so real, So bright, ages ago, last night Today, the world is old You flew away, and time grew cold Where is that star That

Sons Of Summer Carly Simon

It makes me smile To think of what we dreamed of Where are those sons of summer now With their wild haired women in their patchwork gowns Who could laugh the lights away Nights on the beach and bay The

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

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

People Say A Lot Carly Simon

paste it and make it last Nothing is sacred about your past She`ll tell of the poppies in the July fest Maybe her brother with the badge can make the arrest You could go to jail, fail all the tests

After The Storm Carly Simon

Heat's up, tea's brewed Clothes strewn around the room Looks like a wind swept through Made a wild man out of you And doesn't anger turn you on And expectation of a calm After the storm And your body feels

Hello Big Man Carly Simon

He started a company When he was a young man handsome, and like a reed so tall With a face like an old photograph She would fall for him Fall for him She would fall She wore her mother's cocktail dress

The Love's Still Growing Carly Simon

And I'm so high I can't go on Oh but I Can sing this song Because the love's still growing And the love's still growing Some folk say That all hope is gone But today, the world is one Because the love's

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

Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night) Carly Simon

, twinklin' like crystal and pennies Two hot girls on a hot summer night Looking for love 'Look Jenny' I said 'It's Dwight he just came in' I got excited but Jenny was quick The kettle was on and

Two Hot Girls Carly Simon

I got excited but jenny was quick The kettle was on and it started up steamin? And i knew from her flirtin?she was up to her tricks Me and jenny, twinklin?

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

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

Share The End Carly Simon

Here come the priests, each one wailing and bemoaning Lordy, they got their heads bowed down Here come the madmen, they're too excited for atoning Burn the mosque, they're shouting, Burn it down Save me

Embrace Me, You Child Carly Simon

whistled whisky tunes And sometimes when I wanted they would harmonize There was nothing those two couldn't do Embrace me you child you're a child of mine And I'm leaving everything I am to you Go chase the

That`s The Way I`ve Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon

My father sits at night with no lights on His cigarette glows in the dark The living room is still I walk by, no remark I tiptoe past the master bedroom where My mother reads her magazines I hear

That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon

My father sits at night with no lights on His cigarette glows in the dark The living room is still I walk by, no remark I tiptoe past the master bedroom where My mother reads her magazines I hear her call

It Happens Every Day Carly Simon

It happens everyday Two lovers with the best intentions to stay Together the decide to seperate Just how it happens neither is certain But it happens everyday It happens everyday After you break up You

All The Things You Are Carly Simon

Time and again I've longed for adventure Something to make my heart beat the faster What did I long for?

I've Got A Crush On You Carly Simon

How glad the many millions Of Dirks and Mikes and Williams Would be To capture me But you had such persistence You wore down my resistance I fell And it was swell You're my big and brave and handsome

It Happens Everyday Carly Simon

It happens everyday Two lovers with the best intentions to stay Together, they decide to separate Just how it happens neither is certain But it happens everyday It happens everyday After you

Didn't I Carly Simon

Didn't I give you the month of June Didn't I make it alright When everything was ruined Didn't I say didn't I Didn't you say Didn't I too Didn't we both say Didn't I 'Till didn't we say we're through

When We're Together Carly Simon

I know that when we're together our hearts fall into line And I know why I'm afraid, this is my first time And the stars will be quiet while I sing you this song And I know I've been here before, and

Havent 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

Like a River Carly Simon

Dear mother the struggle is over now And your house is up for sale We divided your railway watches Between the four of us I fought over the pearls With the other girls But it was all a metaphor

Life Is Eternal Carly Simon

I've been doing a lot of thinking About growing older and moving on No one wants to be told that they're getting on And maybe going away For a long, long time But just how long and who knows And how and

Give Me All Night Carly Simon

I have no need of half of anything No half time, no half of a man's attention Give me all the earth and sky And at the same time add a new dimension Half the truth is of no use Give it all, give it

It Keeps You Runnin' Carly Simon

Where you gonna go Where are you gonna hide You go on leaving out your heart And all it's saying deep inside I can feel your love heart beat You got me all wrong You don't have to worry You just been lonely

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

The Best Thing Carly Simon

I was his foreigner And he was mine We ate on terraces And drank the cheapest wine And he believed in me Down by the serpentine How was I to know it was the best thing To come along for a long time I turned

One More Time Carly Simon

One more time Play it again before you put your guitar down My darlin', one more time Now that you got me dreamin' About the good times Come on girl You said to me, Let's fly away Follow me wherever I

Letters Never Sent Carly Simon

In a suitcase tied with string On the highest shelf In the closet down the hall Hidden from myself Fits of madness, pools of grief Fevers of desire How peculiar these remain Slavaged from the fire

Your So Vain Carly Simon

You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye on the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte And

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

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

As Time Goes By Carly Simon

You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss A sigh is just a sigh The fundamental things apply As time goes by And when two lovers woo They still say I love you On that you can rely The world

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.

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

Happy birthday Carly Simon

It's all of our birthdays this summer One number older, another year younger I'll go to your party, you'll come to mine We've given up cigarettes, we've given up wine We've given up caffeine and

Where Or When Carly Simon

Sometimes you think you lived before All that you lived today Things you do come back to you As if they knew the way All the tricks your mind can play It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked

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

Let The River Run Carly Simon

We're coming to the edge, running on the water, coming through the fog, your sons and daughters. Let the river run, let all the dreamers wake the nation. Come, the New Jerusalem.

Orpheus Carly Simon

Orpheus, it could have been you could have held me again You said your songs had all gone And that the road back up was too long But it ws there for us It was there for us I loved you all along Orpheus

It Was So Easy Carly Simon

I remember a time rompin' through the woods Sun against our skin instead of clothes When we felt hungry we would eat whn we felt glad we would dance And whenever we felt drowsy we would doze It was so

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

Riverbaot Gambler Carly Simon

Riverboat gambler Drinking alone on the prow Chasing your Bourbon with Tennessee gin The big game's about to begin Riverboat gambler Hiding that Ave up your sleeve I can see through all that debonaire

Private Carly Simon

Can you be private when the juice is sweet And the secret is crimson Can you be quiet when my hands are heat And the riptide rises? Can you be blind and a beggar on your knees?

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