Rod Stewart
Have You Ever
Seen The Rain
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LYRICS
"Have You Ever Seen The Rain"
[Originally by Creedence
Clearwater Revival]
Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm,
I know;
It's been comin' for some time.
When it's over, so they say,
It'll rain a sunny day,
I know;
Shinin' down like water.
[Chorus:]
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
Yesterday, and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know;
Been that way for all my time.
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow,
I know;
It can't stop, I wonder.
[Chorus]
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
Yeah!
[Chorus]
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
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LYRICS
"Have
You Ever Seen The Rain"
Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm,
I know;
It's been comin' for some time.
When it's over, so they say,
It'll rain a sunny day,
I know;
Shinin' down like water.
[Chorus:]
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
Yesterday, and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know;
Been that way for all my time.
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow,
I know;
It can't stop, I wonder.
[Chorus]
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
Yeah!
[Chorus]
I want to
know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?
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GRAMMAR
, VOCABULARY AND
PRONUNCIATION
Long ago: Many years before now.
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Storm: noun,
a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain,
thunder, lightning, or snow.
1. (also storm system) an intense low-pressure weather system; a cyclone.
2. a tumultuous reaction; an uproar or controversy:
- the book caused a storm in America the manager is at the centre of a drugs storm in Germany.
- 3. a vehement outburst of a specified feeling or reaction: the disclosure raised a storm of protest
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Comin': It is very common in songs to omit the “g” with “ing” endings.
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it's over: To be over. No longer be
affected by:
Ex: The storm is over. (it finished already)
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Have you ever seen: Present Perfect. It is explained below.
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'Til: Old English til, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse til 'to', also ultimately to till, or still
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Ex: she would love him forever
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Wonder: verb.
Desire to know something; feel curious.
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Present
Perfect
Have
you ever ..?
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Rod Stewart iTunes Interview
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English Grammar
Present Perfect Simple
&
Past Simple
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Rod Stewart on Piers Morgan Tonight
(US) - Interview
Part 1 of 5
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KARAOKE
Creedence
Clearwater Revival
Have
You Ever Seen The Rain?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
History
In 1958, rock music had passed
its infancy. It was more like a toddler. These days, every high school in
America (and in most places around the world) has several rock bands slugging
it to play parties and concerts, in 1958 rock was not reputable. Not many high
schools had a rock band, let alone junior highs.
Portola Jr. High, in the East
Bay San Francisco Suburb of El Cerrito did. Called The Blue Velvets, they came
together when John Fogerty and Doug Clifford discovered a mutual love of the
blues, R&B and rock and roll. John bought an 80 dollar Sears Silvertone
guitar and amp with a loan co-signed by his mom, earning the $88 to pay it back
by delivering newspapers. He retreated to his room in the basement of his
mother's house and taught himself how to play. Doug balanced a used snare drum
on a flower pot stand and played with two sticks he had lathed down from a
couple of old pool cues.
Not satisfied with the sound,
they invited Doug's friend Stu Cook to join. Stu had studied classical piano
for years, but also was hooked on the local R&B station, KWBR, in Oakland.
Stu and Doug were born within hours of each other and because of their last
names, never sat far from each other in school. The group became the Blue
Velvets. By the end of 1959, they were playing sock hops, fairs and parties
around the area.
Despite being one of the few
'teen bands' in the area, there were just so many sock hops they could play,
and during the winter, county fairs are hard to come by. Still eager to perfect
their craft, by 1961 the Blue Velvets were hanging around the local recording
studios, backing up local artists. In 1959, the group made their first record
with John on guitar, Doug on drums and Stu on piano. John recalled the song.
"I had my garage band all through junior high and high school, and a semi-recording
career, meaning I made my first record when I was in the ninth grade. Three of
us from Creedence were the back-up band on a record by James Powell, a black
singer from Richmond, California, on a small label, Christy Records. It was
actually played on a local rhythm and blues station -- I think it was KWBR --
for about three weeks. It was a typical four-chord slow doowop song called
'Beverly Angel..'"
At the same time the Blue
Velvet's were establishing themselves, John's older brother Tom also a gigged
locally as a musician and singer. He was doing the high school dance circuit
with a band called The Playboys. His vocals were so impressive that he was
asked to join one of the top groups in the area, Spider Webb and the Insects.
They say he did a version of Bobby Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance"
that would elicit shrieks of delight from the girls in the audience. He also
would occasionally sit in with his brother's band.
Spider Webb and The Insects
broke up in 1959. Shortly after they recorded the tune with Powell, Tom asked
his brother's band to back him on a demo. While their friends and family
enjoyed the recording of Tom's two tunes, the artists like Pat Boone to whom
they sent it returned the tunes with rejection notices. Tom wanted to keep his
rock and roll dreams alive, although he was already married and working for the
local utility company. He convinced Stu, Doug and his younger brother that he
could be an asset to them. He was, after all, considerably older (four years)
and already, through his days with Spider Webb, was a local hero on vocals.
John had not yet started singing, so most of the Blue Velvets repertoire was
instrumental. By Fall of 1960, Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets (as they were
now billed) played all of the usual haunts, the school sock hops, parties,
fairs and the like throughout Northern California.
They also continued to record
demos. In 1961, a small Bay Area record company called Orchestra decided they
liked a tape of two Fogerty and Fogerty compositions called "Come On
Baby" and "Oh! My Love" enough to press them.. A month later,
Orchestra released another pair of Fogerty and Fogerty compositions, "Have
You Ever Been Lonely" and "Bonita." In June, 1962, Orchestra
gave the band one more chance. They put out Tommy Fogerty and The Blue Velvets'
"Yes You Did," backed with "Now You're Not Mine." The
record did far more poorly than the previous release. "It died," Tom
would say years later, "before it even came out." This would be the
last record Tommy Fogerty and The Blue Velvets ever put out.
In 1963, a jazz artist named
Vince Guaraldi put out a single called "Cast Your Fate To The Wind."
It became that rarest of entities, a jazz instrumental hit. PBS did a special
on the "Anatomy of a Hit." Watching this special, the band got
excited when they discovered the label was Fantasy, still across the bay in San
Francisco. The fact that a local record company was breaking music on a
national scale impressed the band. In March of 1964, John and Tom took some
Blue Velvet's original instrumentals to Fantasy, hoping to sell the tunes to
Guaraldi.
The band's energy and audacity
impressed Fantasy records co-founder Max Weiss. He signed them as a rock group
rather than just for their instrumentals. He also suggested they change their
name, the Blue Velvets sounding so passe and 50s. They chose The Visions.
Between the time they recorded "Little Girl (Does Your Mama Know)"
b/w "Don't Tell Me No Lies" and the release of the 45, Beatlemania
happened. Hoping to capitalize on this, without having to go to England and
sign a Merseybeat band, Weiss released the record as "The Golliwogs"
a sobriquet the band would live with for the next three and a half years.
Like the Blue Velvets before
them, the Golliwogs played frat parties, military bases, and, despite being
considerably shy of their twentyfirst birthdays (except for Tom, who had four
years on the rest of the band) bars up and down the West Coast. The public
address systems at most of their gigs were of dubious or nonexistent quality. This
proved to be a bit of a strain on Tom. During a down period in the band, John
had taken a two week gig up in Oregon and developed some confidence in his own
singing. John started taking over the vocal chores. He screamed the vocal to
compensate for the poor PA systems and developed that raspy, blues dripping
holler that would be his trademark from then on.
Stu, in the meantime, was
moving from piano to electric bass. Tom was becoming more proficient on guitar.
They started working out these musical changes at any venue that would pay them
for playing. One of these places was a go go bar in Berkeley called The Monkey
Inn, which they would later describe as "a scuzzy beer tavern." It
played a formative roll in the band's development.
Being musicians was not paying
the bills, though. Now out of High School, the Golliwogs had to go to work to
support their musical habit. Tom had his job with the power company and a young
family. Stu and Doug went to San Jose State College, pledging the same frat.
John got on the payroll at Fantasy as a shipping clerk. They practiced evenings
and played weekends. John honed his chops in the studio. And the Golliwogs made
records. These were also formative years for John Fogerty the songwriter. He
worked hard at his craft, but in retrospect, he called most of the Golliwogs'
songs "very contrived. Everything I could think of in a commercial record,
I'd stick in."
During October of '65 they
recorded a song called "Brown Eyed Girl" (not the Van Morrison tune).
It started to make a buzz and actually sold better than 10,000 copies. It was
the only single the Golliwogs made that wasn't a total stiff. However the
follow up to "Brown Eyed Girl," a Tom Fogerty composition called
"Walk on the Water" failed to generate any excitement at all. (An
updated version on Creedence Clearwater's debut album several years later,
would.). The Golliwogs remained undaunted and kept on honing their craft.
They did the frat/bar/club
scene for three years. Doug had quit school and gone to work by this time.
Stu's dad, a lawyer, had a law school all picked out for his son, now into his
last year at San Jose State. Tom was into his fifth year with the power
company. Uncle Sam notified John and Doug that he wanted them. They became
reservists in different branches of the service. During their six months of
active duty, the band got put on a back burner. Stu graduated at about the same
time as John and Doug finished their tour of active duty. While they still
faced monthly meetings and camp, this meant nothing more inconvenient than
going entire weekends without sleep every now and again. However, none of the
Golliwogs were kids anymore. By the Summer of 1967, the members of the band
faced hard choices about what to do when they grew up. The fate of the
Golliwogs was uncertain.
Stu sold the car his father
had given him as a graduation gift. He and Doug rented a small pink house,
where the band hung out and rehearsed. Tom quit his job. They pooled their
money, paying off the creditors with the shotguns and leaving the rest until
they also got nasty. They played as often as they could get jobs, and the money
started to get a little better, but not much.
By fall, the band was in
pretty dire straits The Weiss Brothers had been in the record business for nearly
20 years, and had a lucrative plastics business even before that. They were
ready to get out of the business and take it easy. Saul Zaentz, a salesman for
the company, put together a group of investors and bought Fantasy. As a
shipping clerk, Fogerty knew Zaentz, and Zaentz knew Fogerty. They had a good
relationship. He told John that he liked the Golliwogs, but they needed to make
some changes. He saw what was happening in the Bay Area music scene with the
rise of "underground radio" and venues like the Filmore presenting
shows with groups like The Grateful Dead and The Great Society (who would
become the Jefferson Airplane). They changed the name to Creedence Clearwater
Revival, after a friend of a friend of Tom's, Credence Nuball. The first name,
with its connotations of believability and integrity, appealed to the group.
Clearwater also had two meanings. It came initially from a beer commercial, but
also resonated with the burgeoning environmental movement of the time. Revival,
however, had one meaning. It was the band's aspiration, that after four years
as the Golliwogs, after ten years of playing together, this new change in their
fortunes would take the band where they all knew it could go. John would often
say, "The most important part was revival."
The newly named band released
a single, Porterville, then went into the studio to cut their album. One of the
tunes they cut was an extended version of one of their live favorites, Dale
Hawkins' "Susie Q." Even before the album was pressed, "Suzy
Q" was on the radio. KMPX one of the more popular free-form FM stations in
the Bay Area, played tapes the band brought them after the band had supported a
DJ strike, playing a benefit concert, and the like. So even before the record
came out, it started to generate excitement on the West Coast. They played to a
packed house at the LA club The Cheetah. Bill Drake, one of the most powerful
people in pop radio at the time, decided he really liked the tune and suggested
it to the radio stations that used his services.
At this juncture, though, the
band couldn't go too far from home. Doug and John still had to get to reserve
camp one weekend a month. This impediment disappeared as they both got
discharged from the service at almost the same time. In 1969 the group charted
with three separate albums. Their eponymous debut, Creedence Clearwater Revival
peaked at #52. Bayou Country peaked at #7, largely on the strength of the
monster hit single, "Proud Mary." That tune topped out at #2 on the
charts, beginning of a long history of songs by the band that go shut out of
the top spot on the chart. The third LP of the year, Green River also hits #7,
the song "Bad Moon Rising" peaking at #2.
The band headlined at
Woodstock, although by the time they got on, following the Grateful Dead, it
was three in the morning. Few people were awake to see them. They didn't want
to be in the film because none of them were particularly happy with the
performance. They weren't on any of the albums because Cotillion (the label on
which the film soundtrack came out) couldn't strike an agreement with Fantasy
for release rights on their biggest money maker. Anything CCR, at the height of
their fame, came out on Fantasy. (The 1994 Atlantic Records release of the
four-CD remastered Woodstock set features 5 Creedence songs from their
performance.)
Willy and the Poor Boys,
appeared near the beginning of 1970, peaking at #3 on the album charts. The
single "Down on the Corner," released late in 1969, foreshadowed the
album. The a-side of the singe reaches a chart peak of #3. The flip side,
"Fortunate Son," has a chart peak of #14. The album also featured
several other notable songs, like a reworking of Leadbelly's "Midnight
Special." "It Came Out Of the Sky" showed John's prescience as a
songwriter, taking one of the first musical swipes at Ronald Regan. The band
toured all over America, mostly playing weekends.
After ten years of struggle,
the year and a half of astonishing success started to spawn dissension in the
band. Fogerty took the reigns hard. When the band recorded "Down On the
Corner," one band member complained, `This isn't rock and roll.' Looking
for outside satisfaction, Doug produced a record for Mark Spoelestra. Cosmo's
Factory came out in September of 70. The album has a chart peak at #1, both in
America and in England, the band's only #1 album over there. "Traveling
Band" had already had a chart peak at #2. "Who'll Stop The
Rain," the single's B-side, hit #13. One of Fogerty's first public
political statements (aside from the gentle jibe in "It Came Out of the
Sky,") the song is an allegory about the situation in Vietnam.
When the Beatles announced
their break up in the winter of 1970, CCR became the most successful band and
the biggest singles act in the world, despite never landing a #1 single. Always
very private, the group never became stars personally to befit their status on
the pop charts. They sought to change that with the release of Pendulum. Before
the album's release, they had a fan type book written. Called "Inside Creedence",
the book took about six weeks from the time it was conceived until it was
actually published, coincidental with the release of Pendulum. In fact, many
copies of the book were sold packaged with the record. The band also made a
television special and had a $30,000 press junket to ballyhoo the album. The record shipped a million copies.
There were signs of internal
dissension at the junket party. Stu Cook beefed to Rolling Stone about lack of
respect he felt the band received. "We're tired of that riff about John
Fogerty's back-up band." Tom Fogerty, although one of the instigators of
the party, became reticent during the event. He's the only band member not
directly quoted in the coverage.
In 1971, Tom left the band.
"I started out in this business in 1958 as a stand up singer," he
said later. "I got really frustrated at not being able to be everything I
wanted to be when I started out I left
because of a falling out between John and I about the music itself and how much
I could contribute."
The band decided to continue
as not only a trio, but a democracy. Unfortunately, the members all had
different ideas about how to democratize the band. The result is Mardi Gras,
referred to as the worst record ever made by a major band. After touring Europe
as a trio, the band called it a day on October 16, 1972.
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Rod Stewart
Sailing
LYRICS
"Sailing"
I am sailing, I am sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.
I am flying, I am flying,
like a bird 'cross the sky.
I am flying, passing high clouds,
to be with you, to be free.
Can you hear me, can you hear me
thro' the dark night, far away,
I am dying, forever trying,
to be with you, who can say.
Can you hear me, can you hear me,
thro' the dark night far away.
I am dying, forever trying,
to be with you, who can say.
We are sailing, we are sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free.
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free,
Oh Lord.
home again 'cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.
I am flying, I am flying,
like a bird 'cross the sky.
I am flying, passing high clouds,
to be with you, to be free.
Can you hear me, can you hear me
thro' the dark night, far away,
I am dying, forever trying,
to be with you, who can say.
Can you hear me, can you hear me,
thro' the dark night far away.
I am dying, forever trying,
to be with you, who can say.
We are sailing, we are sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free.
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free,
Oh Lord.
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Karaoke
Sailing
===============
Rod Stewart
8 Kids, how many wives?
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Rod Stewart
You're The Star –
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LYRICS
ROD STEWART
"You're
The Star"
You give me hope
When all around was lost
And I could see no point in trying
For I saw love passing by me
You came into my life
You came into my life
I look around
And what I had is gone
Now, I've finally found
What I've been missing
The road I travel is so clear
Since you came into my life
You came into my life
(1) (And) You're the star
My shinin' light
The mornin' dawnin'
When the sun comes up so bright
And the closer I get
Yes, it's true
You're the star
Above the storm
I wanna wrap you in my arms
And keep you warm
No, I don't wanna live without you
No, I've never found nothin' like you
You give me faith
The kind I though had gone
Somewhere down the line
I think I lost it
Now, I've found changes in my heart
Your faith in me is strong
Your faith in me is strong
[Repeat (1) 2 times]
You're the star
You're the star
You're the star, oh yeah
I've never found nothin' like you
No, I've never found nothin' like you ...
When all around was lost
And I could see no point in trying
For I saw love passing by me
You came into my life
You came into my life
I look around
And what I had is gone
Now, I've finally found
What I've been missing
The road I travel is so clear
Since you came into my life
You came into my life
(1) (And) You're the star
My shinin' light
The mornin' dawnin'
When the sun comes up so bright
And the closer I get
Yes, it's true
You're the star
Above the storm
I wanna wrap you in my arms
And keep you warm
No, I don't wanna live without you
No, I've never found nothin' like you
You give me faith
The kind I though had gone
Somewhere down the line
I think I lost it
Now, I've found changes in my heart
Your faith in me is strong
Your faith in me is strong
[Repeat (1) 2 times]
You're the star
You're the star
You're the star, oh yeah
I've never found nothin' like you
No, I've never found nothin' like you ...
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ROD STEWART – MINI BIOGRAPHY
Name: Rod Stewart
Birth name: Roderick David Stewart
Also known as Rod the Mod
Born: 10 January 1945 London, England
Roderick "Rod" David Stewart (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish and English parentage.
With a distinctive, raspy voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then The Faces and began a solo career in 1969, with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down.
With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has
achieved numerous hit singles worldwide, most notably in the UK, where he
has garnered six consecutive number one albums and his tally of 62 hit
singles include 24 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one
position. It has been estimated that Stewart's album and single sales total more than 250 million, easily earning him a place
on the list of best-selling music artists. His biggest-selling song was the
1978 disco hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", which was atypical of his
earlier output, marking the beginning of a blatantly commercial era for
Stewart, and which actually damaged his credibility amongst many critics and
longtime fans.
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Rod
Stewart
Have I
told you lately [Live]
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LYRICS
"Have I Told You Lately"
Have I told you lately that I
love you
Have I told you there's no one else above you
Fill my heart with gladness
take away all my sadness
ease my troubles that's what you do
For the morning sun in all it's glory
greets the day with hope and comfort too
You fill my life with laughter
and somehow you make it better
ease my troubles that's what you do
There's a love that's divine
and it's yours and it's mine like the sun
And at the end of the day
we should give thanks and pray
to the one, to the one
Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one else above you
Fill my heart with gladness
take away all my sadness
ease my troubles that's what you do
There's a love that's divine
and it's yours and it's mine like the sun
And at the end of the day
we should give thanks and pray
to the one, to the one
And have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one else above you
You fill my heart with gladness
take away my sadness
ease my troubles that's what you do
Take away all my sadness
fill my life with gladness
ease my troubles that's what you do
Take away all my sadness
fill my life with gladness
ease my troubles that's what you do
Have I told you there's no one else above you
Fill my heart with gladness
take away all my sadness
ease my troubles that's what you do
For the morning sun in all it's glory
greets the day with hope and comfort too
You fill my life with laughter
and somehow you make it better
ease my troubles that's what you do
There's a love that's divine
and it's yours and it's mine like the sun
And at the end of the day
we should give thanks and pray
to the one, to the one
Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one else above you
Fill my heart with gladness
take away all my sadness
ease my troubles that's what you do
There's a love that's divine
and it's yours and it's mine like the sun
And at the end of the day
we should give thanks and pray
to the one, to the one
And have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one else above you
You fill my heart with gladness
take away my sadness
ease my troubles that's what you do
Take away all my sadness
fill my life with gladness
ease my troubles that's what you do
Take away all my sadness
fill my life with gladness
ease my troubles that's what you do
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Karaoke
Have I
Told You Lately
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Rod
Stewart
Forever
Young
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LYRICS
"Forever
Young"
May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you'd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
with a prince or a vagabond
And may you never love in vain
and in my heart you will remain
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young
Forever Young
And when you finally fly away
I'll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell
But whatever road you choose
I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young ,Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you'd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
with a prince or a vagabond
And may you never love in vain
and in my heart you will remain
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young
Forever Young
And when you finally fly away
I'll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell
But whatever road you choose
I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young ,Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
For, Forever Young, Forever Young
KARAOKE
Forever young
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