GAIL MARTEN
LYRICS PART 3
We Can Learn To Fly
Gail Marten
Let’s have a picnic in the park
A fiesta in the sun
You and me and everyone
Let’s have a picnic in the park.
Let’s take a stroll down Lovers’ Lane
Hang out with the birds and bees
Darlin’, underneath the trees
Let’s take a stroll down Lovers’ Lane.
bridge:
Life will pass you by
Waiting for the bell to ring
I’m not getting any younger
And I’ve got this song to sing.
Let’s dance beneath a million stars
Gazing at the silver moon
I will sing your favorite tune
Let’s dance beneath a million stars.
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Let’s take a drive down to the sea
We’ll go walking hand in hand
Building castles made of sand
Let’s take a drive down to the sea.
Let’s pay a visit to the zoo
Monkey see and monkey do
You love me and I love you
Let’s pay a visit to the zoo.
bridge:
Life will pass you by
Waiting for the bell to ring
I’m not getting any younger
And I’ve got this song to sing.
Come on, throw caution to the wind
Don’t let the good times pass us by
Baby, we can learn to fly
Come on, throw caution to the wind.
tag:
Hey, baby, we can learn to fly.
Let’s dance beneath a million stars.
Hey, maybe we can learn to fly.
Let’s take a stroll down Lover’s Lane.
Hey, baby, we can learn to fly . . .
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What The Heck Happened To Me?
Gail Marten
Once I was stunning,
Now…out of the running,
Please, pour me a glass of chablis,
First I was hot, and then I was not
What the heck happened to me?
A national treasure
Who gave so much pleasure
Loved by the bourgeoisie
Didn’t read books, got by on my looks
What the heck happened to me?
bridge:
That beautiful face
Not even a trace
Of the femme fatale I used to be
That girl in the mirror
Beginning to fear her,
What the heck happened to me?
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Legs that stopped traffic
So photographic
Nothing like they used to be
With varicose veins, resembling brains
What the heck happened to me?
My rump’s gotten bigger
What’s with my figure?
Where is that glass of chablis?
My clothes are all shrinking
I’ve taken to drinking
Oh, what the heck happened to me?
bridge:
Just look at that face
Not even a trace
Of the beauty queen I used to be
That girl in the mirror
Beginning to fear her,
What the heck happened to me?
last:
Expired complexion
It won’t pass inspection
Eyes that once sparkled and gleamed
The beautiful chassis
That used to be classy
Oy, what the heck happened to me?
reprise: A physical wreck, ah, what the heck,
What the heck happened to me?
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Who Would Know?
Gail Marten
Who would know
Who would care
Love and war,
All is fair.
Who would see
Who would hear
We have nothing to fear.
bridge:
Oh, what’s the harm
There’s no need for alarm
Why can’t you see it
Our little secret
Meet in the park
Just a kiss in the dark
Am I asking so much
An occasional touch.
Rendezvous
in our dreams
All is not
What it seems
tag:
Who would know, who would know?
Anytime, anywhere
Who would know, who would care?
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You Had Me At Hello
Gail Marten
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Our meeting was not by chance
Nor fortunate circumstance
Predestined at our first glance
The start of a love affair. //////
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Much more than a cameo.
You said we should take it slow
You're my reluctant Romeo
And you had me . . . at hello.
It was so plain to see,
That this was our destiny.
So clearly meant to be.
The start of a love affair. //////
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The future was in your eyes
A doorway to Paradise
Imagining the afterglow.
And you had me . . . at hello.
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You're Secret's Safe With Me
Gail Marten
I think that you may find
that we're two of a kind
with virtues not so easily defined
And now that we're alone,
Without a chaperone
I must confess I've secrets of my own
bridge:
This may come as a shock
But I’ve been around the block
I’ve had a fling or two
Well, more than just a few.
I've been so circumspect
My manner so correct
No one would suspect
They just would not believe.
So…do we have a deal
Never to reveal
What they don't know
Your secret's safe with me
bridge:
This may come as a shock
But I’ve been around the block
I’ve had a fling or two
Well, more than just a few.
So . . . do we have a deal
Never to reveal
What they don't know
Your secret's safe with me
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