Half the Perfect World

From bad luck I'm walking away I'm not getting stuck I'm not gonna stay To good things I'm moving ahead I'm tired of dying I'm living instead Once in a while I wake up Wondering why we gave up But once in a while Comes and it fades away The sun's up

The summer wind Came blowing in From across the sea It lingered there So warm and fair To walk with me All summer long We sang a song And strolled on golden sand Two sweethearts And the summer wind Like painted kites Those days and nights Went flyin

There's perfume burning in the air Bits of beauty everywhere Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt She comes so close You feel her then She tells you No and No again Your lip is cut on the edge of her pleated skirt Blue Alert Visions of her drawing n

You gas her up You're behind the wheel Your arm around your sweet one In your Oldsmobile Barrelin' down the boulevard Looking for the heart of Saturday night Got paid on Friday Your pockets are jingling You see the lights You get all tinglin', 'cause

California rain is fallin' I can hear the summer callin' Far away, far away A song that's fading Put me on a plane tomorrow I'll try to run from all my sorrow Far away, far away From endless waiting It's so cold here without my sun I'm so sad here, f

Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word they're sayin' Only the echoes of my mind People stopping, staring I can't see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes I'm going where the sun keeps shining Through the pouring rain Going where the wea

J'avoue j'en ai bave pas vous mon amour Avant d'avoir eu vent de vous mon amour Ne vous deplaise En dansant la Javanaise Nous nous aimions Le temps d'une chanson A votre avis qu'avons-nous vu de l'amour De vous a moi vous m'avez eu mon amour Ne vous

He made me laugh He made me cry He smoked his doggies in bed But I'm all right I'm all right I've been lonely before I asked the boy for a few kind words He gave me a novel instead But I'm all right I'm all right I've been lonely before It's fine, it

Madeleine Peyroux - Smile Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though its breaking When there are clouds in the sky, youll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through for y