The Creation of Man

Peacocks!
Sink me!
Think ye, sir,
how those feathered males love to flaunt their tails!
Stallions!
Zounds, sir!
Hounds sir! Stags!
Of the goosie and the gander, sir
Which gender is the grander, sir
To render total candor, sir, the spendour is the male's!

Be an example to your sex
Give your boot a dapper strap
And it's smarter if your garter has some snap!
Cravats should be flounced about our necks
Though I do not mean to scrap
Any eunuch knows his tunic has to flap!
Now, strip the shirt! And pipe the skirt!
Embroider those lapels!
Be the king of the beasts in pastels!
La, but someone has to strike a pose
And bear the weight of well-tailored clothes
And that is why the Lord created men

Strut, sir!
What, sir?
Roosters do!
He who wears a coxcomb will never fail
Bucks! Bulls!
More, sir!
Boars, sir! Rams!
Of the nanny goat and billy, sir
Whose beard is fully wooly, sir?
It's bully for the billy for he's willy-nilly male!

Sir, be a lion-hearted prig
Let me see that sleeve take flight!
In the summer, let my cummerbund have bite!
Be bold!
When it's cold, slap on that wig
Draw your breeches in quite tight
Even more so, and your torso will ignite
Now drape your cape! And puff your cuff!
I'll let my waistcoat swing!
And the jungle will bow to its king!
La, but someone has to strike a pose
And bear the weight of well-tailored clothes
And that is why the Lord created men

Adam was the gentleman in Eden
Though his body was admired
You will grant the adding of a fig leaf was inspired
If you're out to make a splash, cheri,
Do know your haberdashery!
Buttons, buckles, ruffles and lace
Represent the human race!

La, but someone has to strike a pose
And bear the weight of well-tailored clothes
Each species needs a sex that's fated
To be highly decorated
That is why the Lord created men

Storybook

Listen to me, I have beautiful dreams I can spin you
Dreams to linger within you
Close your eyes and we'll ride my carousel
I'll sing you stories of lovers whose love used to fill me
And the lovers who will be
For, you see, love is one thing I do well
Come, let's believe love can be just as sweet as it seems
Let's live on dreams!

In my dreams such beautiful lovers have found me
Storybook lovers surround me
Nothing is real, but I'm flying, sighing
Where, where, where is my storybook ending?
Why does my golden pretending
Leave me with nothing to hold but my dreams?

In my dreams such beautiful lovers have found me
Storybook lovers surround me
Nothing is real, but I'm flying, crying
Where, where, where is my storybook ending?
Why does my golden pretending
Leave me with nothing to hold but my dreams?

Come and wake me!
Come be the love I can hold now
Storybook love leaves me cold now
Show me the way to stop dreaming
There is only one perfect storybook ending
That is the end of pretending
That is the moment I say, love me now!

Et sur mon manege, l'amour toujours est chantant
Pour mes reves, c'est le commencement
Et je cherche ma fin joyeuse
Mais la fin de l'histoire ne vient pas tres doucement
Pour l'histoire, c'est pour faire semblant
J'embrasse rien que mes reves
Seulment reves...

You Are My Home

There is a child inside my heart tonight
No one can see that child but you
If I hold on to you too tight, you understand
You hold me too
You are the one who's waiting at the door
When I'm afraid, you warm the air
And, when I close my eyes to sleep
You are my peace, you are my prayer

You are my home
You make me strong
And in this world of strangers
I belong to someone
You are all I know
You're all I have
You are my home

Others may leave, but you will still be there
Touching the tears that fill my eyes
When I am lost, you are my light
You are the love that never dies
You are my home
You make me strong
And in this world of strangers
I belong to someone
You are all I know
You're all I have
You are my home

Don't every say goodbye to me!
Don't ever let me go!
You're the only home I'll ever know
You are my home
You make me strong
And in this world of strangers
I belong to someone
You are all I know
You're all I have
I need you so
I won't let go
You are my home

I'll Forget You

I'll forget you
The more you stay inside of me, the weaker I grow
I'll forget you
Tomorrow I will turn and let you go
I'll grow colder
I'll lose myself in anything but you now
For there is nothing I can do now...but forget

I'll forget you
I won't remember arms that pulled me in, soft and slow
I'll forget you
There has to be a way to let you go!
No more shadows
No dreams of leaning in the dark above you
I will forget how much I love you...anyday

But ev'ry evening shivers
With the chance that you are near
And ev'ry morning whispers, "He is here"
Each morning is a fight
Not to rush into your light
Not to move closer
But to make you disappear!

I'll forget you
I've got to find the strength to pull away from your glow
I'll forget you
God help me see the way to let you go
I do not want you
And still you steal each breath I'm breathing from me
With just a touch, you overcome me
And I let you
I will forget you...
When I die...

I will forget you
I will forget you

Our Separate Ways

Echoes will die
Whispers return
Fevers will break
But a mem'ry will burn
Drunk on a dream we were
In those warm cafés
We were aroused -
In our separate ways

I was the wind
Whipping your heels
I was a child
I was lost in ideals
How could I know my heart
In those restless days?
How could we go
Our separate ways?

We were caught in a wave, you and I!
How we rode the tide
Oh, we were alive, you and I
But the dream has died

Come back again
Think what we had
Freedom and fire
And a vision gone mad
But still that fire moves
Through your trembling gaze
Still we will go
Our separate ways
We can't let go
Of thoe restless days
Days we recall
In our separate ways

There Never Was a Time

There is love we have barely tasted -
So much time we've wasted apart
Come forget yesterday
Forgive the times I turned away
There never was a time I didn't love you
There never was a time I didn't care
You were the music I heard each night
Wherever I turned, you were there

Talk to me, can you say forever?
Speak the words that we never said
Don't hold back anymore
This is the chance we've waited for
There never was a time I didn't love you
There never was a time I didn't care
I was a fool not to trust my heart
My heart always knew you were there

God, give us time to grow closer
Give us that night we never knew
Yesterday I held onto wishes
Today I can hold onto you!

There never was a time I didn't love you
There never was a time I didn't care
I was afraid, but my heart held on
Held on to a dream and a prayer
My heart always knew you were there