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Read 'em and Weep - Barry Manilow

I've been trying for hours just to think of what exactly to say I thought I'd leave you with a letter or fiery speech Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play

And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense I'd like to know how you faded and you threw it away I'd like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant

Well I could tell you goodbye or maybe see you around With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks We started out with a bang and at the top of the world Now the guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanks And everything's blank

CHORUS: If I could find the words then I would write it all down If I could only find a voice I would speak Oh it's there in my eyes so can't you see me tonight Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep

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I've been whispering softly, trying to build a cry up to a scream We let the past slip away, and put the future on hold Now the present is nothing but a hollowed out dream

And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense I'd like to know why you faded and you threw it away I'd like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant

Well I could tell you good-bye or maybe see you around With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks But now the rooms are all empty, the candles are dark The guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanks, and everything's blank

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It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart It's running silent and angry and deep It's there in my eyes and it's all I can say Come on and read 'em and weep

Read 'em and weep - for all the hours we'll be spending alone Read 'em and weep - for the dreams we'll ignore

Running silent and deep And all those promises we promised to keep, they won't be kept anymore Read 'em and weep - for the magic that our bodies had made Read 'em and weep - for the blood that we lost

Running silent and deep And all the secrets that we somehow betrayed For whatever the cost Read 'em and weep - for the memories still alive in the bed Read 'em and weep - for the lies we believed

Running silent and deep And all the things that can never be said Why don't you look at me and read 'em and weep Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep

It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart It's running silent and angry and deep It's here in my eyes and it's all I can say Come on look at me and read 'em and weep