In Search of a Song Volumes 223-24

8/7/2019 In Search of a Song Volumes 223-24

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Richard SpiegelBarbara Fishercodirectors

Thomas Perryadministrative assistant

James Pattonteacher

Bedford Stuyvesant OutreachCoranJames, directorFrank Murray, principal i.a.

Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent,Alternative High Schools & Programs

I996 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support fromthe NY State Council on the Arts


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CARNIVALIr's an assembly of all colorsIt's a moment people make funIt's a cultural ambienceIt's everything

It's a moment when people relaxWho like to dance and singCarnival is the very best thingIwish everydaywas CarnivalMasks, songs, dances, costumes3 Days of fun3 Days of joy

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UNREALIZABLEWhen I was a kidI dreamed of finishing school earlyAnd then being a doctorTime goesBut I don't see any progressShould I give up in this struggleFor my futureOr should I continue to win?I am disappointed in myselfI can see others progressWhile I go backwardsMaybe when I came to this worldI asked to be like that

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I LOVE YOU

I feel love and happinessMy boy friend is the joy of my lifeWhen Idon't feel wellHe makes me feel like IdoAnd when no one seems to care aboutmeHe is the one I call to talk toThen I forget about my problemsHe is my friendHe is the one I trustA girlfriend and boy friend share

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TO A SPECIAL FRIENDI 'rn very happy when you are hereA friend like you means a lot to meI think about you all the timeyou're so special to me, togetherWe can playa little longer

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HAITI

A land where people are decentA land I left recentlyA land of sharing loveA land of daring opportunityA land of peace and povertyA land that will never be far from me

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HAITIHaiti, my country, I missyouI can't stop thinking about youI remember when it was summerI made jokes with my cousinsI remember when it was hotI would rest under mango treesI miss you a lotI think about talks with friendsAnd in casinos, playing cardsI will never forget youIn America, I have everything, butMy special place is HaitiMy country, I missyou)

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SOUVENIRI rememberWhen it was summerWe went to championship matchesWhen it was nightI'd sleep sometimes in a hammockUnder banana and avocado trees and caneWe joked about old storiesGiving us goose-bumps like horror moviesWe made fires and roasted comI t was a great timeI will never forget I can notThese memoriesI have of Haiti are wonderful

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MY BOYFRIENDThe inspiration I thoughtIwould never findIlove the times whenWe dine under sweetRed wineThe hugs and kissesIalwaysmissIcan't resist beingTrapped just by one kissIlove you

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A friend like youI will never forgetIwill tell you a little moreAbout times Inever talk aboutNow Ionly have three monthsWith you and my dream becauseIwill do anything to have you inmy lifeI always remember your first kissIt is still on my lips

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BEST FRIENDThe best preacher is the heartThe best teacher is timeThe best book is the worldThe best friend is God

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~. ~~~~~~ AWaterways ProjectLinsey PublicationRaphae Richard SpiegelBarbara Fisher

codirectorsThomas Perry

administrative assistant

J ames Pattonteacher

Bedford Stuyvesant OutreachCoranJames, directorFrank Murray, principal i.a.

Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent,Alternative High Schools &Programs

1996Ten Penny Playerswith funding support fromthe NY State Council on the Arts


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SCHOOLI've been in schoolall my lifeI did my bestso I could finishI look fonvard one dayto walking down the aislegraduation will be herein a blink of an eyeI try hard nowto get my act togetherso one day I'll be ableto say I did my job

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DEDICATIONwhen I look in your eyeswhen I touch your skinwhen I rub my hand through your hairthe thought of being without youis too much to bearif I don't hear your voiceat least once a day

- I feel like something is missingthat feeling I have disappearsonce you and I start kissingin my mind I imaginewhat it would be likeif we were the only two livingyou bring joy to my life

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and light to the darknessI may have in my soul.you are a gift from GodI plan never to let 'gobut if you ever decideto let me go or ever saygood-byemy love may stop shiningbut my love will never die

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WANTINGtime ticks a different hourand God brings a new daybut, Lord, can you take the pain away?Itravel around the worldtrying to find the right onebut Iend up alonehaven't Iearned the right to be happy?my life seems to have no meaningit never seemed to matter beforebut now it hurts more and moreto sit alone on a cold nightpraying for a lovewho will treat me right'the passion I'd wantis burning within his heartalthough Ido not knowwhat hewill look likeit seems to meI've loved him all my life

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so, Lord, I pray to theeplease, send down a lightmake the shadows disappear into the nightLord, Iask you make suremy love is right

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I WANT TO SAYI LOVE YOUThere are manyways to say.I love youbut every time I see youI get speechlessI try to let you know my feelingsbut you never noticeI rehearse over and overbut when I see youI can't bring myself to say italthough all I want to say isI love youbut my heart stops every timethis is the onlyway I can sayI love you

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SINCE YOU ARE WITH MEsince you are in my lifethe world seems clear as can bethe mountains, the treesthe stars and the skyall seem to speak to mesince you are in my lifethe sun seems to shine brighterIlook forward to waking upas Igo to bed at nightsince you are in my lifeeverything dull has startedto gleamin other words, my life is fineas long as you are with me

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LOVE IS...love is something that makesyour heart run wildlove is something that sendsyou flying into the skylove is something that makes you feeloh, so realwhen you're with the one you lovelove can be funwhen you're all daywith melove can be sadwhen you've gone awaylove is you

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for all the pain and joywe have hadyou will always be my meaning

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KEY TO MY HEARTI had closed the door upon my heartand wouldn't let anyone inI had trusted and lovedonly to be hurtbut that would never happen againI locked the door and tossedaway the keyas far as I couldlove would never enterthese doors againmy heart was closed for goodthen you came into my lifeand changed my mindjust when I thoughtthat tiny key was impossible to findthat's when you held out your hand

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you proved me wronginside your hand wasthe key to my heartyou had it all along

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CHERISHthere can only be one chancegrab it don't let it goyou are more valuablethan a pot of money or goldto have is to holdto gain is to respectsomething that should never beneglectedif you grab hold of onetry not to break itthere is no way to mend it or tape itlearn to cherish it from the beginning

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and you willcome out a winnerif taking advantage of itis what you plan to doexpect the same to happen to you


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HOLDING ONpain more brutal than the fires of hellyou have insidethinking of all the beautiful memorieswe sharedholding on to a loveyou're not willing to let diemy love is here to staythere is nothinganyone can do or sayto make me forgetthe first time we metin our mind the memories are set

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you blame yourself for our painbut believe in yourself andnever regretthere is no reasonto be ashamedyour tears may dropyour heart may fallbut rememberthese words are threatsif it were really truethe love we had thenit will bringyou back to me


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