You want, I've got
You take, have not
Your loss, my gain
We're all the same

You're in the game but you don't know it
Get in control or you're gonna blow it
Ask him his name, find out where did he come from
I wanna know if he's really God's son
Is he really God's son?

You have, I lack
We fade to black
Your move, I take
You win, checkmate

We're all sick, but we just can't see it
Call it a trick, but we don't wanna be it
Try to break through all of your defenses
How would it feel to let go of your senses?

Don't forget to ask him his name
If you knew what I knew you'd be doing the same
Ambiguity does us no good
I want everything to be understood

You want, I've got, you take, have not
Your loss, my gain, we're all the same
You have, I lack, we fade to black
Your move, I take, you win, checkmate

We're in a game but we don't know it
Get in control or we're all gonna blow it
Ask him his name, find out where did he come from
I wanna know if he's really God's son

Don't forget to ask him his name
If you knew what I knew you'd be doing the same
Ambiguity does us no good
I want everything to be understood

Album: Ricky Martin

Artist:    Ricky Martin and Madonna

Year: 1999 

Be Careful With My Heart

written by Madonna, Ricky Martin, and William Orbit
----------
(Ricky Martin:)
Be careful with my heart
You could break it
Don't take my love for granted
Things could change

Sometimes I go insane
I play the fool and you'll agree
I'll never be the same
Without you here with me

Chorus:

Cuidado [Please be careful]
Con mi corazon
Me siento
Algo desnuda
Cuidado [Please be careful]
Es mi corazon
Mi corazon

(Madonna:)
Be careful with my heart
You could break it
Don't take my love for granted
Things could change

Sometimes I go insane
I play the fool and you'll agree
I'll never be the same
Without you here with me

Chorus2:

Cuidado [Please be careful]
Con mi corazon
Cariño
No me lastimes
Cuidado [Please be careful]
Es mi corazon
Mi corazon

(Madonna:) If I could reach out to you
(Ricky Martin:) Nothing will stop me
(Madonna:) Take your head in my hands
(Ricky Martin:) Tell me what would you do
(Madonna:) Kiss your eyes, sing you to sleep
(Ricky Martin:) Your voice sounds like a lullaby
(Madonna:) Here's my heart, this time to keep
(Ricky Martin:) Here's my heart to keep

(chorus2)
(chorus)
(chorus2)
(chorus)

 

Album:  Just Say Roe

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1994 

Goodbye To Innocence

written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone
----------
I don't wanna say goodbye

There are some who believe that I owe them something
But they're wrong, I owe nothing to no one but myself
And there are some who say they created me
But only my parents will have that acclaim
I took it from there, I am to blame

Chorus:

Say goodbye to anonymity
I have to [have to, have to] say goodbye
To privacy, but most of all
To innocence (repeat 3 times)

My life is not a game that I play to entertain you
And if you can do it better, then you're welcome to my fame
I'm not gonna waste my time correcting myths and rumors
You believe what you wanna believe

(chorus)

I don't wanna say goodbye
I don't need a reason to cry
Kinda makes me wanna
Kinda makes me hafta

Stop and think about it (repeat 3 times)
Do I want to?

I don't [getting up and down]
I don't [getting up and down]
I don't [getting down and up]

Up-up, d-d-down, up-up-up

I don't [getting up and down]
I don't [getting up and down]
I don't [getting up and down]

Up-up, d-d-down, up-up-up

Listen up
It always comes down to this (repeat)

Some people have a snake at the base of their spine
That would suck out your life, that would take all your time
They're called feeders
They're not believers but you must not fear it
They're takers

You know you better stop, stop and think about it (repeat 3 times)

Your innocence (repeat 3 times)

I don't wanna say goodbye to innocence
I don't need a reason to cry, innocence

Hold on to your innocence
Hold on [hold on, hold on], hold on to innocence
Hold on

Stop and think about it, say goodbye, think about it (repeat twice)

 

Album:  The Bloodhounds Of Broadway

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1989 

I Surrender, Dear

written by Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford, and Bing Crosby
performed as a duet with Jennifer Grey
----------
(Madonna:)
Pride's that splendid liar
Sworn enemy of love

(Jennifer:)
Kept my lips from saying
Things my heart was thinking of

(Madonna:)
But now my pride you've humbled
I've cast it to the winds

(Jennifer:)
Broken, beaten, sick at heart

(Both:)
Our compassion begins

(Madonna:)
We played the game of 'stay away'
But it costs more than I can pay
Without you I can't make my way
I surrender dear

(Jennifer:)
I may seem proud, I may act gay
It's just a pose, I'm not that way
'Cause deep down in my heart I say
I surrender dear

(Madonna:)
Little mean things we were doing
Must have been part of the game
Lending a spice to the wooing

(Both:)
But I don't care who's to blame

(Madonna:)
When stars appear
(Jennifer:)
When stars appear
(Madonna:)
And shadows fall
(Jennifer:)
And shadows fall
(Madonna:)
Why then you'll hear
(Jennifer:)
Why then you'll hear
(Both:)
My poor heart call
To you my love, my life, my all
I surrender dear

 

Album:  Donna DeLory

Artist: Donna DeLory

Year:   1992 

Just A Dream

written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard
----------
Chorus:

Was it just a dream?
Did I feel your devotion?
Dreams are never what they seem
Did we just go through the motions?

I keep your photograph by my bed to remind me
That I was part of your life
I say my prayers to the sandman
That he'll find me fast asleep

Sleep has always been kind
And in my dreams you'll always be mine
But in the morning when I wake
I remember that my heart does ache

(chorus, repeat)

I admit that I did my bit to deceive you
But sometimes I was afraid
That this day would come
How could you just leave me all alone now

I have always been strong
So I know that I can go on
But right now I feel so dead inside
Oh sleep come to me, cause that's where I hide

(chorus, repeat)

All that I have, all I ask
All my dreams, they fade so fast
Don't wake me up, not today
All my dreams will fade away

And I want him, and I need him
I can't live and I'd die just to see him
Just to feel his hands on my face
Smell his skin, and his warm embrace
Cause it's all that I have
And it's fading so fast

Mmmm, mmmm
Uh, uh huh

Now I have always been strong
So I know that I can go on
But right now I feel so dead inside
Oh sleep come to me, cause that's where I hide

(chorus, repeat)

All that I have, all that I ask
All my dreams, they fade so fast
Don't wake me up, not today
All my dreams will fade away

[Was it just a dream?]
And I want him, and I need him
I can't live and I'd die just to see him
Don't wake me up, not today
All my dreams will fade away

[Was it just a dream?]
All that I have, all that I ask
All my dreams, they fade so fast
Don't wake me up, not today
All my dreams will fade away
(repeat and fade)

 

Album:  Secret (UK import maxi-single)

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1994 

Let Down Your Guard (Rough Mix Edit)

written by Madonna and Dallas Austin
----------
Verse:

Won't you come inside, and lay down next to my fire
Can you feel my heartbeat, let me show you my desire
First you have to tell me please, uh huh
Gonna bring you to your knees, uh huh
Gonna make you scream for more
Come inside and lock the door
And let down, let down
Let down your guard

Chorus:

Ahh, ah oww, come inside
Ahh, ah oww, baby it's all right [it's all right]
Ahh, ah oww, come inside
Ahh, ah oww, baby it's all right [it's all right]

This is not a one-night stand
I care for you, please understand
Baby won't you come inside
I'll take you for a little ride

I wanna touch you there, uh huh
Run my fingers through your hair, uh huh
Gonna take you for a ride
But you have to come inside
And let down, let down
Let down your guard

(chorus)

Ahh, ah oww
Ahh, ah oww [it's all right]
Ahh, ah oww
Ahh, ah oww [it's all right, it's all right, it's all right]

(verse)
(chorus)

Ahh, ah oow, cause I wanna touch you there
Ahh, ah oww, run my fingers through your hair
Ahh, ah oww, gonna take you for a ride
But you have to come inside
And let down
Let down your guard

Ahh [it's all right], ah oww, first you have to tell me please, uh huh
Gonna bring you to your knees, [it's all right], uh huh
Gonna make you scream for more
Come inside and lock the door
And let down
Let down your guard [it's all right]

(chorus, repeat and fade)

 

Album:  What It Feels Like For A Girl (maxi-single)

Artist: Madonna

Year:   2001 

Lo Que Siente La Mujer (What The Woman Feels)

written by Madonna and Guy Sigsworth
Spanish translation by Alberto Ferraras
----------

 

Album:  Unknown

Artist: Madonna 

Year:   1994

Love Won`t Wait

(unreleased demo)
written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone
----------
[Love won't wait]
[Love won't wait]

When I first saw your face
I knew that I couldn't hesitate
You said, "Baby don't go too fast
If we do then it may not last"

Time went on and I waited for you
I didn't know what else I could do
I thought that we'd always be together
You said, "Hold on, it just gets better"

And I believed you
I kept holding on
You think that I could never leave you
You think I'm not that strong, you know

Chorus:

Love won't wait
[Love won't wait]
Forever and a day
[Love won't wait]
Love must live in the here and now
Don't ask me how, I know
[Love won't wait]

[Love won't wait]
[Love won't wait]

So here I am with my heart on my sleeve
You said, "Baby put your trust in me"
But I have come to the end of the line
And you have taken up all of my precious time

I need to be something special to you
Everybody's somebody's fool
Won't be a fool, no you got me all wrong
You won't know what you had til it's gone

And I believed you
I kept holding on
You think that I could never leave you
You think I'm not that strong, you know

(chorus)

Chorus2:

Love takes time
[Love takes time]
And you've been taking too long
[Way too long]
And time never waited for anyone
Don't wait too long or I'll be gone
[Love won't wait]

There wasn't anything that I wouldn't do
You led me on, you even said, "I love you"
How can we go on when it's tearing us apart
Are you going to break my heart

'Cause I believed you
I kept holding on
You think that I could never leave you
You think I'm not that strong, you're wrong

[Love won't wait]
[Love won't wait]

(chorus)
(chorus2)

How much longer can I wait for you
Can I keep holding on
I've got to be strong
Got to say good-bye
[Love won't wait]

How much longer can I wait for you
Hesitate for you baby
I've got to be strong
Got to say good-bye

Good-bye

 

Album:  In The Zone

Artist: Britney Spears, featuring Madonna

Year:   2003 

 

Me Against The Music

featuring Madonna
----------
All my people in the crowd
Grab a partner take it down

(B:) It's me against the music
(M:) Uh huh
(B:) It's just me
(M:) And me
(B:) Yeah
(M:) C'mon
(B:) Ho
(M:) Hey Britney
(B:) Are you ready?
(M:) Uh huh, are you?
(B:) Uh

(B&M:) And no one cares
(B:) It's whippin' my hair, it's pullin' my waist
(B&M:) To hell with stares
(B:) The sweat is drippin' all over my face
(B&M:) And no one's there
(B:) I'm the only one dancin' up in this place
(B&M:) Tonight I'm here
(B:) Feel the beat of the drum, gotta keep with that pace

(Bridge:)
(Britney:)

I'm up against the speaker, tryin' to take on the music
It's like a competition, me against the beat
I wanna get in the zone [I wanna get in the zone]
I wanna get in the zone [I wanna get in the zone]
If you really wanna battle, saddle up and get your rhythm
Tryin' to hit it, you could die in a minute
I'm a take a you on [I'm a take a you on]
I'm a take a you on [I'm a take a you on]

Hey, hey, hey

(Chorus:)
(Britney and Madonna:)

All my people on the floor
Let me see you dance
[Let me see ya]
All my people wantin' more
Let me see you dance
[I wanna see ya]
All my people round and round
Let me see you dance
[Let me see ya]
All my people in the crowd
Let me see you dance
[I wanna see ya]

So how would you like a friendly competition
Let's take on the song
[Let's take on the song, let's take on the song]
It's you and me baby, we're the music
Time to party all night long
[All night long]
Ho, yeah, let's go

(B&M:) We're almost there
(B:) I'm feelin' it bad and I can't explain
(B&M:) My soul is bare
(B:) My hips are movin' at a rapid pace
(B&M:) Can you feel it burn
(B:) From the tip of my toes, runnin' through my veins
(B&M:) And now's your turn
(B:) Let me see what you got, don't hesitate

(bridge)
(chorus)

(Britney and Madonna:)

Get on the floor, baby lose control
Just work your body and let it go
If you wanna party, just grab somebody
Hey baby
We can dance all night long

(Madonna:)

Hey Britney, you say you wanna lose control
Come over here I got something to show ya
Sexy lady, I'd rather see you bare your soul
If you think you're so hot, better show me what you got
All my people in the crowd, let me see you dance
C'mon Britney lose control, watch you take it down

(Britney and Madonna:)

Get on the floor, baby lose control
Just work your body and let it go
If you wanna party, just grab somebody
Hey Britney
We can dance all night long

(chorus)

(Madonna:)

All my people in the crowd, let me see you dance
C'mon Britney take it down, make the music dance
All my people round and round, party all night long
C'mon Britney lose control, watch you take it down

 

Album:  A Very Special Christmas

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1987 

Santa Baby

written by J. Javits and P. Springer
originally sung by Ertha Kitt
----------
Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree, for me
I've been an awful good girl
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, an out-of-space convertible too, light blue
I'll wait up for you dear
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Think of all the fun I've missed
Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be oh so good
If you'd check off my Christmas list
Boo doo bee doo

Santa honey, I wanna yacht and really that's
Not a lot
I've been an angel all year
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa cutie, there's one thing I really do need, the deed
To a platinum mine
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, I'm filling my stocking with a duplex, and checks
Sign your 'X' on the line
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
I really do believe in you
Let's see if you believe in me
Boo doo bee doo

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring
I don't mean a phone
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight

 

Album:  Jellybean Rocks The House

Artist:    Catherine Buchanan

Year: 1988 

Sidewalk Talk (Extended Dance Mix)

written by Madonna
----------
Watch where you walk 'cause the sidewalks talk
And you can't keep a secret from the ground beneath you
Step very lightly on the earth below
Or before you know it everyone will know

Streets were paved with a thousand eyes
And try as you may you can't disguise
There's only two things that you can't hide from
That's you and the ground you're walking on

Chorus:

Watch where you walk, 'cause the sidewalks talk
You better watch what you do, what you do
'Cause the sidewalk talk can get carried away
You better watch what you say, what you say

Think when you speak 'cause you gotta 'long the street
They can read what you say so you gotta stay away
From words that sting, words are not true
And the things you say make a fool of you

Little white lies make the sidewalk cry
And you can betray with the things you say
Words won't last when you say 'em too fast
And you've been mislead by the things you've said

(chorus)

Intermediate:

When you're living on the street
Life can be full of misery
Find a place to call your own
Make your heart into a home

You can do it, uh huh
(repeat 3 times)

You can do it

After every word there's a place that heard
Every time your shoe hits the avenue
And when you've gone they'll sing a song
Of the stories you told when you felt so bold

You better think twice when you cross the ice
Everything you do comes back to you
When you're shedding a tear sidewalks will hear
When your laughter's true they'll run with you

(chorus)
(intermediate)

You can do it, uh huh
(repeat 3 times)

You can do it
(repeat 3 times)

(chorus)

Sidewalk talk
(repeat 3 times)

Let me tell ya 'bout sidewalk talk
Sidewalk talk
Sidewalk talk
Sidewalk talk
(repeat)

Watch out for sidewalk talk
Sidewalk talk
Sidewalk talk
Sidewalk talk

Let me tell ya 'bout
Let me tell ya 'bout
Let me tell ya 'bout
Let me tell ya 'bout sidewalk talk

 

Album:  Red Hot + Dance

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1992 

Supernatural (Original Arms House Mix)

written by Madonna and P. Leonard
----------
Made your acquaintance late one night
You were floating around, you know you gave me quite a fright
You didn't seem like an ordinary man
More like a ray of light

You transcendentally imposed yourself upon my bed
You know you didn't say very much
I'm out of body and I feel so good in my head
You know I'm really quite touched

I wake up with your fragrance and it's all over me
What cologne do you wear?
I walk around with a smile on my face, 'cause you're close to me
Well I know you're somewhere

Chorus:

Gonna take my chance on a different kind of romance
A supernatural thing
Gonna have my fill, it gives me such a big thrill to be with
A supernatural thing

You say you've lived here for quite some time
And I'd say that your skills as a lover are very refined
You know just what I want and I don't have to ask
Are you reading my mind?

You're not demanding for a man, that's really quite rare
You're not the least bit obsessed with your hair
You're not upset when I come home later than ten
For a ghost you're a very good friend

Bridge:

I've got to be a very careful, never know what the neighbors would say
They already think I'm crazy
I wouldn't like to wake up and find myself in the family way
A ghost baby?

(chorus, repeat)

I can't see you [so hot]
I know you're out there you little rascal
Stop that

(bridge)
(chorus, repeat)

Gonna take my pants off for a different kind of romance
That super-duper naturally big thing
It's outrageously large
[Super-duper, supernatural, so hot, so hot, supernatural]
(fade)

 

Album:  Drowned World Tour

Artist: Madonna

Year:   2001 

The Funny Song

written by Madonna
----------
I went down to the local bar
To buy my daddy a big cigar
When I got home he was dead
Somebody shot him in the head

Oh dear daddy
You're not gonna see me grieve
'Cause you brought out the worst in me

(Spoken:)
Yep! It's all true.
It's true. It makes me cry.

When the funeral was through
I had myself a barbecue
Daddy's bones they sure taste good
I couldn't have stopped; if only I could
[or: I'd have killed him myself; if only I could]

Oh dear daddy
You're not gonna see me sad
'Cause everything you did was bad

 

Album:  You'll See (maxi-single)

Artist: Madonna

Year:   1995 

Veras (You`ll See)

written by Madonna and David Foster
Spanish lyrics written by Paz Martinez
----------

 

Album:  Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1999

 

Beautiful Stranger

written by Madonna and William Orbit
----------
Haven't we met
You're some kind of beautiful stranger
You could be good for me
I've had the taste for danger

If I'm smart then I'll run away
But I'm not so I guess I'll stay
Heaven forbid
I'll take my chance on a beautiful stranger

I looked into your eyes
And my world came tumbling down
You're the devil in disguise
That's why I'm singing this song

Bridge:

To know you is to love you
You're everywhere I go
And everybody knows

To love you is to be part of you
I've paid for you with tears
And swallowed all my pride

Chorus:

Da-da-da-dum da-dum da-dum da da da-da dum
Beautiful stranger
Da-da-da-dum da-dum da-dum da da da-da dum
Beautiful stranger

If I'm smart then I'll run away
But I'm not so I guess I'll stay
Haven't you heard
I fell in love with a beautiful stranger

I looked into your face
My heart was dancing all over the place
I'd like to change my point of view
If I could just forget about you

(bridge)

I looked into your eyes
And my world came tumbling down
You're the devil in disguise
That's why I'm singing this song to you

(bridge)

I've paid for you with tears
And swallowed all my pride

(chorus)

 

Album:  Pre-Madonna

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1996 (originally, 1980 and 1981)

Pre-Madonna

Laugh To Keep From Crying Crimes Of Passion Ain't No Big Deal ('97 Edit) Everybody ('97) Burning Up Ain't No Big Deal ('81) Everybody ('81) Stay ('81) Don't You Know? Ain't No Big Deal ('97 Extended)

Laugh To Keep From Crying

written by Madonna and Stephen Bray
-------------------------
I can't lock my door
Oh, I don't have no privacy
The only thing that's mine
Is what's inside of me

When I've had enough
A little voice inside
It says you've got to be tough
You've got to take it in stride

Sometimes I am foolish
I let it get the best of me
At least I know that my mistakes
Are my responsibility
And

Chorus:

I just have to laugh to keep from crying
I just have to laugh to keep from crying

I don't have a dime
Oh, to buy those pretty things
But I hear all the evidence
You know it all sounds the same

But I'm still waiting
I've got my hands open wide
You know my dream isn't fading
I keep it hidden inside
Oh

(chorus)

I just have to laugh to keep from crying
I keep on trying

My friends don't understand
Oh, they think I've lost my mind
And I'm choking back the tears
I've got to swallow my pride

(chorus)

I just have to laugh, ah
La, ah
Lo, oh
La, ah

Crimes Of Passion

written by Madonna and Stephen Bray
-------------------------
Chorus:

Crimes of passion
Give me such a sweet reaction
Oh, crimes of passion
Give me so much satisfaction

Don't play dumb with me, I know you know the score
I wait impatiently, tonight I'm yours
Show you what it's like to have your cake and eat it too
I think you'll like what I'm gonna do, oh

(chorus)

I'm not the type of girl who likes to settle down
Some people say that I just want to fool around
Once I get a taste I want more
I'm like a baby in a candy store, oh

(chorus)

Intermediate:

There's no reason to feel guilty
It's too late now, what's done is done
If you can keep it a secret darlin'
We can have some fun

I always want the things that I can't get
I don't believe in rules that you can't bend
Even when you say you've got someone at home
Tell her tonight that she's on her own

(intermediate)
Oh

(chorus)

Oh, crimes of passion [sweet reaction]
Give me such a sweet reaction [so much satisfaction]
Oh, crimes of passion [sweet reaction]
Give me so much satisfaction
Oh, crimes of passion [sweet reaction]
Give me such a sweet reaction [so much satisfaction]
Oh, crimes of passion [sweet reaction]
Give me so much satisfaction

Ain`t No Big Deal (`97 edit)

written by Stephen Bray
-------------------------
(Spoken:)
Reach out, reach out (repeat 3 times)

Chorus:

Ain't no big deal to say I love you still
Call out my name, I'll be here
Ain't no big deal to say my love is real
When you reach out I'll be there

Please don't be afraid to look me in the eye
Sad time is gone, I got no tears to cry
So don't so say you don't know I'm right
When I say we'll get by

(chorus)

Nobody makes me feel the way that you do
Night time's such a thrill when I spend it with you
Now ask me what is on my mind
So I can tell you true

Ain't no big thing, uh, yeah

Reach out, reach out
Reach out, reach out
Reach out, reach out, yeah (repeat 3 times)
Oww
Ain't no big thing
Ain't no big thing

(chorus)

Got love for you so strong it's making me high
Don't know what I'll do if you won't give it a try
So now's the time to make it clear
Let me show you why

(chorus)

Aint no big deal to say I.... love you still

Ain't no big deal
Ain't no big thing
Ain't no big deal
Ain't no big thing
(repeat and fade)

Everybody (`97 and `81)

written by Madonna
-------------------------
Everybody, come on
Everybody, you can do your thing
(repeat for track 7)

Chorus:

Everybody, come on, dance and sing
Everybody, get up and do your thing
Everybody, come on, dance and sing
Everybody, get up and do your thing

Let the music take control
Find a groove and let yourself go
When the room begins to sway
You know what I'm trying to say

Come on, take a chance
Get up and start the dance
Let the D.J. shake you
Let the music take you

(chorus)

Let your body take a ride
Feel the beat and step inside
Music makes the world go 'round
You can turn your troubles upside down

Gonna have to change your mind
Gonna leave your troubles behind
Your body gets the notion
When your feet can make the motion

(chorus, repeat)

Dance and sing, get up and do your thing (repeat 3 times)

Let the music take control
Find a groove and let yourself go
When the room begins to sway
You know what I'm trying to say

Come on, take a chance
Get up and start the dance
Let the D.J. shake you
Let the music take you

(chorus, repeat)

[Everybody] Dance and sing
[Come on] Get up and do your thing
[Everybody] Dance and sing
[You can do your thing] Get up and do your thing
(repeat and fade)

Burning Up

written by Madonna
-------------------------
Don't put me off, 'cause I'm on fire
And I can't quench my desire
Don't you know that I'm burning up for your love
You're not convinced that that's enough

I put myself in this position
And I deserve the imposition
But you don't even know that I'm alive
And this pounding in my heart just won't die
I'm burning up

Chorus:

I'm burning up, burning up for your love
I'm burning up, burning up for your love
I'm burning up, burning up for your love
For your love

You're always closing your door
Well that only makes me want you more
And day and night I cry for your love
But you're still not convinced that that is enough
To justify my wanting you
Now tell me what you want me to do
I'm not blind and I know
That you want to want me but you can't let go
Come on, let go, oh

(chorus)

Intermediate:

Oh, do you wanna see me down on my knees
Or bending over backwards now, would you be pleased
Unlike the others, I'd do anything
I'm not the same, I have no shame
I'm on fire

I'm burning up (repeat 7 times)

(intermediate)

I'm burning up, burning up for your love (repeat 7 times)

I'm burning up, burning up for your love
I'm burning up, burning up for your love

You know you got me burning up, baby
You know you got me burning up, baby

Burning up for your love
(repeat and fade)

Ain`t No Big Deal (`81 and `97 extended)

written by Stephen Bray
-------------------------
(Spoken:)
Reach out, reach out (repeat 3 times)

Chorus:

Ain't no big deal to say I love you still
Call out my name, I'll be here
Ain't no big deal to say my love is real
When you reach out I'll be there

Please don't be afraid to look me in the eye
Sad time is gone, I got no tears to cry
So don't so say you don't know I'm right
When I say we'll get by

(chorus)

Nobody makes me feel the way that you do
Night time's such a thrill when I spend it with you
Now ask me what is on my mind
So I can tell you true

Ain't no big thing, uh, yeah

Reach out, reach out (repeat 5 times)

Reach out, reach out, yeah (repeat 2 times)
Oww
Ain't no big thing, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ain't no big thing, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

(chorus)

Got love for you so strong it's making me high
Don't know what I'll do if you won't give it a try
So now's the time to make it clear
Let me show you why

Aint no big deal to say I.... love you still

Ain't no big deal, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ain't no big thing, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
(repeat)

Just reach out
I'll be there (repeat 2 times)
I'll be there, yeah (repeat 3 times)

Reach out, reach out
Reach out, reach out
Reach out, reach out
Reach out

Oh, oh

Ain't no big deal
Ain't no big thing
(repeat)

Ain't no big deal
Ain't no big deal

Ain't no big deal, my love is for real, yow (repeat 5 times)

Oh, what's that you said, baby?

Ain't no big deal, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ain't no big thing, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ain't no big deal, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ain't no big thing, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
(repeat and fade)

Stay (`81)

written by Madonna and Stephen Bray
-------------------------
Verse:

Am I just dreaming or did you walk through my door?
Do you still feel the same way that you did before?
Did you come to bring me sorrow?
Like all those wasted days
Let's not think about tomorrow

You can stay

Am I just dreaming or did you say you have to go?
If you can't stay forever, I don't wanna know
There's no need to talk about it
The way things used to be
I'm not living here without you

(Chorus:)

Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'

You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
(repeat)

No, no, can't let go
No, no, can't let go
No, no, can't let go

Am I just dreaming?

(verse)

You could stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
(repeat)

You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
(repeat and fade)

Don`t you Know?

written by Madonna and Stephen Bray
-------------------------
Chorus:

You, you make my life much bright, baby
You're always on my mind
Don't you know you, you make my load much light, baby
True love is ours to find

You came along when I was losing my way
You touched my heart and now I'm ready to say
That all your sweetness callin' back ugly skies
And now I've fallen for the look in your eyes

I couldn't ask for more
You're what I'm looking for
Oh

(chorus)

Sometimes I feel I have to get away
I change my mind when I look in your eyes
And when those clouds come in to darken our day
You're never gonna hear me say good-bye

I couldn't ask for more
You're what I'm looking for
Oh

(chorus)
Don't you know
(chorus)

Don't you know?

Uh, oww, uh, oww
Uh, oww, uh, oww

(Spoken:)
Tainted love

Oh

(chorus)

Don't you know
(chorus)
(repeat and fade)

 

Album:  The Next Best Thing -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 2000

The Next Best Thing - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

1. Boom Boom Ba, by Metisse
2. Bongo Bong, by Manu Chow
3. Don't Make Me Love You, by Christina Aguilera
4. American Pie, by Madonna
5. This Life, by Mandalay
6. If Everybody Looked The Same, by Groove Armada
7. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad, by Moby
8. I'm Not In Love, by Olive
9. Stars All Seem To Weep, by Beth Orton
10. Time Stood Still, by Madonna
11. Swayambhu, by Solar Twins
12. Forever And Always, by Gabriel Yeared

 

American Pie

written by Don McLean
produced by Madonna and William Orbit
Backing Vocals: Rupert Everett
----------
A long, long time ago
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile
And I knew that if I had my chance
I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while

Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Now do you believe in rock 'n roll
And can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow

Well I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes [both kicked off your shoes]
Man, I dig those rhythm 'n blues

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew that I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'

Chorus:

Bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin', "This will be the day that I die,
This will be the day that I die."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
Well I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play

Well now in the streets the children screamed [the children screamed]
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed [the poets dreamed]
But not a word was spoken [not a word was spoken]
The church bells all were broken

And the three men I admire the most
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
We start singin'

(chorus, repeat)

We started singin'
(repeat 3 times)

 

Time Stood Still

written by Madonna and William Orbit
----------
Despair, regret, and tenderness
Is what I feel for you
I loved you from the very start
What else could I do

You read my mind, you made me cry
Time stood still
And now I know the reasons why
Time stood still

Chorus:

Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

A flame becomes a fading light
That burns inside my heart
And like a castle in the sand
It had to fall apart

You made me laugh, you gave me hope
It's over now
Our happiness went up in smoke
It's over now

(chorus, repeat)

(chorus, repeat)

 

Албум:  Something To Remember

Изпълнител:    Madonna

Година: 1995

Something To Remember

I Want You I'll Remember Take A Bow You'll See Crazy For You This Used To Be My Playground Live To Tell Love Don't Live Here Anymore Something To Remember Forbidden Love One More Chance Rain Oh Father I Want You (orchestral)

I Want You

written by Leon Ware and T-Boy Ross
-------------------------
I, yi yi yi (repeat 3 times)

Chorus:

I want you the right way
I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want you to want me baby
Just like I want you

Da da, da da, da da da

I'll give you all the love I want in return
But half a love is all I feel, sweet darling
It's too bad, it's just too sad
You don't want me no more
But I'm gonna change your mind
Some way, somehow

(chorus)

Da da, da da, da da da

One way love is just a fantasy
To share is precious, pure and fair
Don't play with something you should cherish for life
Oh baby, don't you wanna care?
Ain't it lonely out there?

(chorus)

I want you the right way
I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want me baby, just like I want you.
Da da, da da, da da da

(Spoken:)
I want you, the right way
Want me baby
Don't play with something you should cherish for life

I`ll Remember, Theme From "With Honors" (1994)

(also appearing on the soundtrack from "With Honors")
written by Patrick Leonard, M. Ciccone, and Richard Page
-------------------------
Mmmm, mmmm
Say good-bye to not knowing when
The truth in my whole life began
Say good-bye to not knowing how to cry
You taught me that

Chorus (first time substitute "strength" for "love" and "saved" for "changed"):

And I'll remember the love that you gave me
Now that I'm standing on my own
I'll remember the way that you changed me
I'll remember

Inside I was a child
That could not mend a broken wing
Outside I looked for a way
To teach my heart to sing

(chorus)

I learned to let go of the illusion that we can possess
I learned to let go, I travel in stillness
And I'll remember happiness
I'll remember [I'll remember]
Mmmmm... [I'll remember]
Mmmmm...

(chorus)
[I'll remember]

No I've never been afraid to cry
Now I finally have a reason why
I'll remember [I'll remember]
(repeat 3 times, substituting "And" for "Now" the second and third times)

 

You`ll See

written by Madonna and David Foster
-------------------------
You think that I can't live without your love
You'll see,
You think I can't go on another day.
You think I have nothing
Without you by my side,
You'll see
Somehow, some way

You think that I can never laugh again
You'll see,
You think that you destroyed my faith in love.
You think after all you've done
I'll never find my way back home,
You'll see
Somehow, someday

Chorus:

All by myself
I don't need anyone at all
I know I'll survive
I know I'll stay alive,
All on my own
I don't need anyone this time
It will be mine
No one can take it from me
You'll see

You think that you are strong, but you are weak
You'll see,
It takes more strength to cry, admit defeat.
I have truth on my side,
You only have deceit
You'll see, somehow, someday

Chorus2:

All by myself
I don't need anyone at all
I know I'll survive
I know I'll stay alive,
I'll stand on my own
I won't need anyone this time
It will be mine
No one can take it from me
You'll see

You'll see, you'll see
You'll see, mmmm, mmmm

This Used To Be My Playground

(originally from the movie "A League Of Their Own", and
appearing on the "Barcelona Gold" album)
written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone
-------------------------
Chorus (first time without background vocals):

This used to be my playground [used to be]
This used to be my childhood dream
This used to be the place I ran to
Whenever I was in need
Of a friend
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say

Don't look back
Keep your head held high
Don't ask them why
Because life is short
And before you know
You're feeling old
And your heart is breaking
Don't hold on to the past
Well that's too much to ask

(Long and movie versions only:)

(chorus)
Live and learn
Well the years they flew
And we never knew
We were foolish then
We would never tire
And that little fire
Is still alive in me
It will never go away
Can't say goodbye to yesterday [can't say goodbye]

(chorus)

No regrets
But I wish that you
Were here with me
Well then there's hope yet
I can see your face
In our secret place
You're not just a memory
Say goodbye to yesterday [the dream]
Those are words I'll never say [I'll never say]

This used to be my playground [used to be]
This used to be our pride and joy
This used to be the place we ran to
That no one in the world could dare destroy

(Short and movie versions only:)

This used to be our playground [used to be]
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
I wish you were standing here with me

(Movie version only:)

This used to be our playground [used to be]
This used to be our great escape
This used to be the place we ran to
This used to be our secret hiding place

This used to be our playground [used to be]
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
The best things in life are always free
Wishing you were here with me

 

One More Chance

written by Madonna and David Foster
-------------------------
I turned around too late to see the fallen star
I fell asleep and never saw the sun go down
I took your love for granted
Thought luck was always on my side
I turned around too late and you were gone

Chorus:

So give me one more chance
Darlin' if you care for me
Let me win your love
'Cause you were always there for me
If you care for me,
Be there for me

I like to play the queen of hearts and never thought I'd lose
I rolled the dice but never showed my hand
I planned it out so perfectly,
So you'd never leave a girl like me
I was a fool, but now I understand

(chorus)

Here is the law of the land
You play with fire and you'll get burned
Here is the lesson I've learned
That you don't know what you've got til it's gone

(chorus, without last two lines)

Gimme one more chance
Tell me that it's not too late
Let me win your love
Darlin' please don't hesitate
If you care for me,
Be there for me

Give me one more chance

 

Album:  Vision Quest

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1985

Vision Quest

1. Only The Young, by Journey
2. Change, by John Waite
3. Shout To The Top, by The Style Council
4. Gambler, by Madonna
5. She's On The Zoom, by Don Henley
6. Hungry For Heaven, by Dio
7. Lunatic Fringe, by Red Rider
8. I'll Fall In Love Again, by Sammay Hagar
9. Hot Blooded, by Foreigner
10. Crazy For You, by Madonna

Gambler

written by Madonna
-------------------------
Gambler, gambler

Chorus:

I'm a gambler, and I will take you by surprise
Gambler, I'll aim this straight between your eyes
Gambler, yeah I know all the words to say
'Cause I'm a gambler, I only play the game my way, yeah

Don't want to say this but I think that I should
I'm better off forgotten if you think that I'd be good
One day you see me the next day I'm gone
Don't fight me baby I don't want to hold on
I'm a gambler, a gambler

You're not happy with the way I act
You better turn around boy, don't look back
You're getting angry, you know I can see
You're just jealous 'cause you can't be me

(chorus)

Intermediate:

You can't stop me now
'Cause I'm right and I'm making advances
Let me show you how
Tonight, I'll be taking my chances
On you, on you, on you, on you, that's right baby

I'm a gambler, gambler
You understand what I'm talking about?

(chorus)
(intermediate)

I'm a gambler, a gambler
Gambler, 'cause I'm a gambler

You can't stop me now
I'm on the road baby I know how
You can't stop me now
Oh no

You can't stop me now (repeat 3 times)

'Cause I'm a gambler, yeah I'm a gambler
That's right baby

Crazy For You

written by John Bettis and Jon Lind
-------------------------
Swaying room as the music starts
Strangers making the most of the dark
Two by two their bodies become one

I see you through the smokey air
Can't you feel the weight of my stare
You're so close but still a world away
What I'm dying to say, is that

Chorus:

I'm crazy for you
Touch me once and you'll know it's true
I never wanted anyone like this
It's all brand new, you'll feel it in my kiss
I'm crazy for you, crazy for you

Trying hard to control my heart
I walk over to where you are
Eye to eye we need no words at all

Slowly now we begin to move
Every breath I'm deeper into you
Soon we two are standing still in time
If you read my mind, you'll see

(chorus)

It's all brand new, I'm crazy for you
And you know it's true
I'm crazy, crazy for you

 

Album:  Who's That Girl

Artist:    Madonna

Year: 1987

Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl, by Madonna Causing A Commotion, by Madonna The Look Of Love, by Madonna 24 Hours, by Duncan Faure Step By Step, by Club Nouveau Turn It Up, by Michael Davidson Best Thing Ever, by Scritti Politti Can't Stop, by Madonna El Coco Loco (So So Bad), by Coati Mundi

Who`s That Girl

written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard
-------------------------
Who's that girl, who's that girl

When you see her, say a prayer and kiss your heart goodbye
She's trouble, in a word get closer to the fire
Run faster, her laughter burns you up inside
You're spinning round and round
You can't get up, you try but you can't

Chorus:

Quien es esa nina, who's that girl
Senorita, mas fina, who's that girl
Quien es esa nina, who's that girl
Senorita, mas fina, who's that girl

You try to avoid her, fate is in your hands
She's smiling, an invitation to the dance
Her heart is on the street, tu corazon es suyo
Now you're falling at her feet
You try to get away but you can't

(chorus)

Intermediate:

Light up my life, so blind I can't see
Light up my life, no one can help me now

Run faster, her laughter burns you up inside
He's spinning round and round
You can't get up, you try but you can't

(chorus)
(intermediate)

Who's that girl
Now, who's that girl
Now, who's that girl
Now, who's that girl

(chorus)

Causing A Commotion

written by Madonna and Stephen Bray
-------------------------
Chorus:

I've got the moves baby, you got the motion
If we got together we'd be causing a commotion
I've got the moves baby, you got the motion
If we got together we'd be causing a commotion

You met your match when you met me
I know that you will disagree it's crazy
But opposites attract you'll see
And I won't let you get away so easy

The love you save may be your own
Can't fight this feeling, aren't you tired of being alone
You won't admit it but you know it's true
It's not a secret how I feel when I stand next to you

(chorus)

Someday you'll see my point of view
You can't keep wishing on the stars baby
What works for me can work for you
You've got to make a compromise and maybe

Then we can keep our love alive
And when it falls we won't let it die
It doesn't matter if you win or lose
It's how you play the game so get into the groove

(chorus)

Causing a commotion, causing a commotion
Causing a commotion, causing a commotion

Intermediate:

I hope you find what you're looking for
Is it mine, walk through that door
We're wasting time, make up your mind
And get into the groove

Then we can keep our love alive
And when it falls we won't let it die
It doesn't matter if you win or lose
It's how you play the game so get into the groove

(intermediate)
(chorus)

Causing a commotion, causing a commotion
Causing a commotion, causing a commotion

(chorus)

The Look Of Love

written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard
-------------------------
Should have left you standing right where you stood
Should have let you go, should have had the sense to know
Like a train you'd come, and I'd lose my place
Now I'm on this trip, I took a fall from grace

Chorus:

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
From the look of love, from the eyes of pride
Nowhere to go, no place to run
From the look of love, now I've come undone

I've had a map laid out from the day I was born
But the roads are blocked, and the paper is worn
And all the books I've read, and the things I know
Never taught me to laugh, never taught to let go

(chorus)

My conscience is clear I know right from wrong
That's a lie I know nothing except that you're gone
But there's more to learn from the look in your eyes
That trip round this world, the stars in the sky

Now all the books I've read, and the things I know
Never taught me to live, never taught me to let go

(chorus)

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
From the look of love, Lord knows I've tried
Nowhere to go, no place to run
From the look of love, now I've come undone

[Nowhere to hide]
[No place to run]
[Nowhere to hide]
[No place to run]

Can`t Stop

written by Madonna and Stephen Bray
-------------------------
Can't stop

Chorus:

Can't stop thinking about you babe, can't stop
Can't stop screaming and shouting your name, can't stop
Look out boy 'cause I'm going to the top
Of your list, can't stop

I've tried and tried to get next to you
My friends say I am blind I'll never break through
But I don't give in so easily
This I know, you just wait and see

I know that you're afraid that I might
Come steal your heart away in the night
But I can't take away what's not mine
You'll see, you'll come to me in time, can't stop

(chorus)

I've never gone the distance before
To find if love was worth giving more
I was born to love you I've got nothing to hide
I know about your secret side

So shut me out, I'll never let go
'Cause I can work a spell on your soul
I play the fool but it won't last for long
Oh no, 'cause baby I'm too strong, can't stop

(chorus, repeat)

Intermediate:

Don't be afraid to try
Just let me love you for a while
You'll see, what it's all about
Oh baby I can't clear you out

[Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop]

So shut me out, I'll never let go
'Cause I can work a spell on your soul
I play the fool but it won't last for long
Oh no, 'cause baby I'm too strong, can't stop

(intermediate)
(chorus, repeat)

Just can't help myself
You know I've got to have you and no one else [can't stop]
(repeat and fade)