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“ "When I was a little girl my father used to... ”
“ Oh, show me the way to the next whiskey bar. / Oh, don't ask why. Oh, don't ask... ”
“ Look at my face. I know the years are showin'. / Look at my life. Still don't know where it's... ”
“ All of a sudden all the past was behind me. / All of a sudden nothing stood to remind... ”
“ I'm just a woman, a lonely woman, / waiting on the weary shore. / I'm just a woman who's only... ”
“ When the white bird flies / from your heart to mine, / I surrender every part of me / to the... ”
“ Baby mine, don't you cry. / Baby mine, dry your eyes. / Rest your head close to my... ”
“ *featuring James Caan / [Bette:] I really can't stay / [James:] But baby, it's cold... ”
“ "Oh god, oh god. / Dumping so early in the evening. / I really didn't mean... ”
“ Now write this down! / I'll never be your beast of burden. / My back is broad, but it's a'... ”
“ Long, long ago, where the tall grass grows / and the still air is sweet with summer... ”
“ This is the story of a young girl who was the Einstein of the... ”
“ [Harlettes:] This is the story of a young girl / who was the hippest chick in... ”
“ Mmmmmm, you talk about you and only you / and the things that you do for... ”
“ Every night while I'm undressin', / sayin' my prayers and lightly confessin', / I can hear hot... ”
“ "Oh, that's so heavy. / We're goanna do a, a Neil Young song. / Neil is so... ”
“ Bless you chi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ild. / You suffer, you're human, / you sin, you... ”
“ I took a dive into your eyes / and I was in a sea of deep blue green... ”
“ Howard, the strangest things / have happened lately when I / take a good swing / and all my... ”
“ I got a funny feelin' that all of you girls / had better hold on to your... ”
“ [Bette:] Ohh-oh, Ohh-oh, ah / Sing to me baby, baby. / Buckets, nuggets of... ”
“ Woah! Spring is here and the sky is so very blue. / Wo-o-o-oah, birds all sing as if they... ”
“ I held you close to me / once in a distant dream, / far from the shores of my... ”
“ I read the paper and I hear the news. / I search the heavens vainly for... ”
“ [Eddie:] "Hey, Sarge . . . / Sing him a song, honey. He's earned it! Ha... ”
“ You took me from my mother's lovin' arms. / I still had about a foot to... ”
“ Daytime Husler, you're out of line. / Don't ya try to change my mind! / Don't you... ”
“ She was forty-one and her daddy still called her baby. / Everyone in Brownsville thinks she's... ”
“ Do you wanna dance, and hold my hand? / Tell me you're my lover man. / Oh baby, do you wanna... ”
“ Drinkin' again. / Thinking of when you loved me. / Having a few. / Wishing that you were... ”
“ It's ninety-three degrees, / and the radio says a storm front's movin' in. / Sure is... ”
“ Woke up this mornin' / with an awful achin' head. / Woke up this mornin' / with an awful achin'... ”
“ Old friend, here we are, / after all the years and tears / and all that we've been... ”
“ I had a dream, a dream about you, baby. / It's gonna come true... ”
“ Fat as I am. / Who wants to see a diva fat as I am? / I get mistaken now for Lainie... ”
“ You're my-i-i-i-i-i, baby, you're my favorite waste of... ”
“ Here comes The Rose, looking mighty fine. / Here comes ol' Nancy, walking right in... ”
“ Sweetheart, the night is growing old. / Sweetheart, my love is still... ”
“ Oh, you got to have friends, / the feeling's oh so strong. / You got to have... ”
“ And I am all alone. / There is no one here beside me. / And my problems have all... ”
“ From a distance the world looks blue and green, / and the snow-capped mountains... ”
“ Now I have nothing, so God give me strength, / 'cause I'm weak... ”
“ Well hello. Gee, I can't believe you're here with... ”
“ He was too good to me. / How will I get along now? / So close he stood to... ”
“ I had a will of iron. / I had a heart of steel. / I always call the... ”
“ I think I'll go to Heaven. / There I will lay me down, / leave all the pain behind... ”
“ We had an apartment in the city. / Me and my husband liked living... ”
“ Mm, your love is lifting me higher / than I ever been lifted... ”
“ You drove into town like the wind. / Hot on the heels of the rain. / And in your eyes all is... ”
“ Hurry on down to my house, honey, / ain't nobody home but me. / Hurry on down to my house... ”
“ I don't believe in superstars, / in fancy food or foreign cars; / that Hagen Dazs and... ”
“ And I don't want, / I, I don't want, / I don't want the night to end. / Oh, daddy... ”
“ I know these streets and these backyards, / this barn that's falling... ”
“ [B:] Everybody wants to find a love, / somebody, somebody who will always... ”
“ [B:] "Bartender, I'd like a Manhattan, please." / [T:] Um, stop me if you've heard this... ”
“ I put a spell on you / and now you're mine. / You can't stop the things I do. / I ain't... ”
“ I remember you. / You're the one who made my dreams come true, / a few kisses ago. / I remember... ”
“ *featuring James Cann / [Announcer:] "The stars of our show, and America's "shiekest"... ”
“ They say everything can be replaced. / That every distance is not near. / So I remember every... ”
“ I gave my heart to you, the one that I trusted. / You brought it back to me all broken and... ”
“ Broken windows and empty hallways, / a pale dead moon in a sky streaked with... ”
“ "That's it, baby! When you got it, flaunt it, flaunt it!" / "This is the Divine Miss... ”
“ "Oh man, do you believe that chick? / She has got no idea what's happening, no... ”
“ I'm singing Broadway and I love it! / I'm singing Broadway and I'm... ”
“ I'm always a flop at a top-notch affair, / but I've still got my health, so what do I... ”
“ "It's Christmas time. Gonna sing a little song for you." / There are places I... ”
“ Jumping with my boy, Sid / right here in the city. / Don't you know that is was... ”
“ "Gentlemen, gentlemen please! Senors, por favor!" / I once met a man with a sense of... ”
“ For all I've been blessed with in this life, / there was an emptiness in... ”
“ Don't ask me why / you feel the need to cry. / Stop. We don't need your sad, sad... ”
“ If I close my eyes, / take my time, / I can almost feel your lips against mine. / If I close my... ”
“ Each day through my window / I watch him as he passes by. / I say to myself, "What an incredible... ”
“ You know I been thinkin' / Lord, about the hard sides of rock and... ”
“ Hold me close and hold me fast. / This magic spell you cast; / this is la vie en... ”
“ Live at Five and CNN / keep us all abreast / of breaking stories that can... ”
“ "Hey, Betty? Is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?" / "Uh... ”
“ Mmm, why dontcha let me call you sweetheart? / I'm in love with you. / Mm, let me hear ya... ”
“ Oh, to have you walking so near. / You're an angel, my dear, / and you ease my... ”
“ [Man:] "All right! She's gonna sing!" / [Rose:] "All right, we all turn to page... ”
“ You were told to wait there for love. / Love says it's waiting for you. / And all I want to... ”
“ Oooooh / Oooooh / Lookin' back over my years / I guess I've shed some tears. / Told myself time and... ”
“ I know that I'm no saint. / My head is in the clouds. / They called you a... ”
“ I've got some records here / to put you in the mood. / The phone is off the... ”
“ I wait alone here in the Mexican sunlight, / but the Mexican sunlight seems so lifeless and... ”
“ It's midnight in Memphis / and all the boys are out tonight. / Oh, midnight in... ”
“ Now my grandfather was a sailor. / He blew in off the water. / My father was a... ”
“ "Oh, hi! A-heh heh! Is Miss Otis in?" / "Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch... ”
“ How 'bout a little bit, a little bit of moonlight dancin' / underneath the starry... ”
“ Diamonds, roses, I need Moses / to cross this sea of lonliness, / part this red river of... ”
“ [Rose:] Have an eggroll, Mr. Goldstone. / Have a napkin, have a chopstick, have a... ”
“ "Hi, operator." / "May I help you?" / "Yeah, it's me again. Did you get him on the line yet? . ... ”
“ Your hair's so fair, your eye's so dark. / I love you hard as my... ”
“ Time: 2:15, the AM. / Place: Ronardo's "Boom-Boom-Room" on South... ”
“ "I think I'll sing you a little ballad. / It's a new one. I just learnt it. / Oh, I hope you like... ”
“ And now, is it too late to say / How you made my life so different in your quiet... ”
“ "Uh! Here is another lady; / She is not as amusing as Sophie, but she has... ”
“ Ohhhhhhh. / Maybe you and I see life with two different... ”
“ My Momma says that I must leave him alone. / But how can I do that / when I want him in my... ”
“ Who loves me even though I'm crazy / and nothing that I say is... ”
“ I am the captain and this is my shrine. / Lord of the manor. See what I leave... ”
“ [Harlettes:] She called up the doctor / to see what's the matter. / He said, "Come on... ”
“ If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air, / quaint little villages here and... ”
“ My baby jumped up this morning, / 'n' sat on the side of the bed. / He said, "I'm leaving you... ”
“ 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, Let's go! / Let's go, go, go! / Let's go, let's go, let's really... ”
“ Walking along the beach last night / who do you think I spy? / A girl with ebony fire... ”
“ You're out of the woods, / you're out of the dark, / you're out of the night. / Step into the... ”
“ "This next story is a true story. / It concerns two of my favorite... ”
“ Dear, I thought I'd drop a line. / The weather's cool. The folks are... ”
“ There is a land I know / where lovers go and flowers grow / forever more; / where time is standing... ”
“ Come on down lightning. / Come on down thunder. / Come on down raindrops. / Don't leave me to... ”
“ When my teeth are rinsed in a glass by my bed, / and my hair lies somewhere in a... ”
“ I read that it's all black and white. / Oooh, the spectrum made a shade I... ”
“ Here she is, boys! / Here she is, world! / Here's Rose! / Curtain up! / Light the lights! / Play it... ”
“ Bobby's driving through the city tonight, / through the lights in a hot new... ”
“ Honey, you are my shining star. / Don't you go away. / I wanna be right here where you... ”
“ Well, I'm leavin' my family, leavin' all my friends. / My body's at home, but my heart's in the... ”
“ Skylark, have you anything to say to me? / Can you tell me where my love may... ”
“ *featuring Peter Reigert / [Rose:] Funny, you're a stranger who's come... ”
“ Don't start talking the poetry, darlin'. / That's not what I wanna hear... ”
“ Drive me home silver eagle. / Drive me away from last night's news. / Empty beds, crowds of... ”
“ Some people can get a thrill / knitting sweaters and setting still. / That's okay for some... ”
“ Some people's lives run down like clocks. / One day they stop, and that's all they've... ”
“ There was a child named Bernadette. / I heard the story long ago. / She saw the queen of heaven... ”
“ Once I was a sentimental thing; / threw my heart away each spring. / Now a spring... ”
“ Where did you go when things went wrong, baby? / Who did you run... ”
“ Daybreak. / How can I ever leave this place beside you? / You were the only one I ever cried... ”
“ Ooooooh. Wooooh. / Strangers in the night, exchanging... ”
“ "Here she is, direct from the convent, Miss Dixie Leonard." / I was alone on a... ”
“ It was a hot afternoon / the last day of June, / and the sun was a demon. / The clouds were... ”
“ Long ago and so far away, / I fell in love with you before the second... ”
“ I was young, I was just sixteen then, / when you came up from Burma one... ”
“ That's how heartaches are made. / That's how heartaches are... ”
“ Oooooh. Oooh-hoooh. / Ooooo-hoooh. / It's such a mystery / how he found something in... ”
“ You ask me what I want. / You ask me what I need. / It's nothing you can... ”
“ I'll bet you think you can just use her the way / you used to do. I've got news for... ”
“ "This is a song I've been singing for a long time. / It's like an old... ”
“ Let this be the last time. / Let this be the last time, Ooooooh. / Let this be the last... ”
“ Across the bridge of mercy bound, / rooms so full of Say You... ”
“ Some say love, it is a river / that drowns the tender reed. / Some say love, it is a... ”
“ You've been down in the dumps / it seems like forever. / Now, what have they done to... ”
“ I see so many golden women; / when they walk their feet don't touch the... ”
“ *featuring Peter Reigert and Cynthia Gibb / [Rose:] Wherever we go, whatever we... ”
“ Wind storm, comes the sound. / From the stars my dark has come. / You've gone from me. / Whoa... ”
“ "How ya doin' girls? Long time, no see. / Listen, I've been to the doctor... ”
“ A do-dooooo. A do-dooooo. / I saw the splendor of the moonlight on Honolulu... ”
“ Oh, the sun beats down / and burns the tar up on the roof. / And your shoes get so... ”
“ Come with me, come with me / and we shall run across the sky. / We illuminate the... ”
“ My grandpa died from asbestos. / My daddy's name was Estes. / And I don't know if that messed us... ”
“ He gets up each morning and he goes downtown / where everyone's his... ”
“ When he held me in his arms, / when he held me in his arms and... ”
“ Always remember my friend, / the world will change again. / And you may have to come... ”
“ Every time I touch you / my heart skips a beat. / Every time I kiss... ”
“ Ohhhh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh. / It must have been cold there in my... ”
“ When I am a flyer, I'll fly down to Miami, / get a room in one of those big resort... ”
“ I saw her today at the reception. / She had a glass of wine in her... ”
“ You give your hand to me / and then you say, "Hello." / And I can hardly... ”
“ *featuring Peter Reigert / [Rose:] You'll never get away from me. / You can climb the tallest... ”
“ I stayed out late one night and you moved in. / I didn't mind 'cause of the state you were... ”