Barry Manilow - Read 'Em and Weep lyrics
[Barry Manilow - Read 'Em and Weep lyrics]
I've been trying for hours just to
Think of what exactly to say
I thought I'd leave you with a
Letter or a 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 why you gave
Up 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
If I could only 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, oh
Can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
If I could only 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, oh
Can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
I've been whispering softly trying to build
A cry up into 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 dreaming forever
Hoping something would eventually come
I saw your eyes in the dark
I felt your kiss on my lips
I traced your body in the air
Until the bodies were numb
Well, I could tell you "goodbye"
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 fine
If I could only 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, oh
Can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
Oh, it's there in my eyes and
Coming straight from my heart
It's running silent and angry and deep
Oh, it's there in my eyes and
It's all I can say
Come on and look at me 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've lost
(Running silent and deep) And all those
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 will have never been said
Why don't you look at me
And read 'em and weep
Come on and look at me and read 'em
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, it's all I can say
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
Think of what exactly to say
I thought I'd leave you with a
Letter or a 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 why you gave
Up 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
If I could only 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, oh
Can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
If I could only 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, oh
Can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
I've been whispering softly trying to build
A cry up into 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 dreaming forever
Hoping something would eventually come
I saw your eyes in the dark
I felt your kiss on my lips
I traced your body in the air
Until the bodies were numb
Well, I could tell you "goodbye"
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 fine
If I could only 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, oh
Can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
Oh, it's there in my eyes and
Coming straight from my heart
It's running silent and angry and deep
Oh, it's there in my eyes and
It's all I can say
Come on and look at me 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've lost
(Running silent and deep) And all those
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 will have never been said
Why don't you look at me
And read 'em and weep
Come on and look at me and read 'em
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, it's all I can say
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep