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Songlist
Coursera Songwriting Course
October 2014
Version 6
Song performances (and lyrics) on www.songwritingcourse.weebly.com
This booklet is for educational purposes only.
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Contents
Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon) 3
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon) 4
Can’t Be Really Gone (Gary Burr) 6
Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 7
The End of the Innocence (Don Henley) 8
For No One (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 10
The Great Pretender (Buck Ram) 11
Hasten Down the Wind (Warren Zevon) 12
How Can We Hang On to a Dream (Tim Hardin) 13
Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek) 14
I Can’t Make You Love Me (Mike Reid/Allen Shamblin) 16
In Front of the Alamo (Gary Burr) 17
It Was a Very Good Year (Ervin Drake) 18
One More Dollar (Gillian Welch 19
Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Joni Mitchell) 20
Some People’s Lives (Janis Ian/Kye Fleming) 22
Strawberry Wine (Matraca Berg/Gary Harrison) 23
Train in the Distance (Paul Simon) 24
Sweet Baby James (James Taylor) 26
What’ll I Do (Irving Berlin) 27
Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek) 28
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Still Crazy after all these Years
Words and music by Paul Simon
I met my old lover
On the street last night
She seemed so glad to see me
I just smiled
And we talked about some old times
And we drank ourselves some beers
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy after all these years
I'm not the kind of man
Who tends to socialize
I seem to lean on
Old familiar ways
And I ain’t no fool for love songs
That whisper in my ears
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy after all these years
Four in the morning
Crapped out, yawning
Longing my life away
I'll never worry
Why should I?
It's all gonna fade
Now I sit by my window
And I watch the cars
I fear I'll do some damage
One fine day
But I would not be convicted
By a jury of my peers
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy
Still crazy
Still crazy after all these years
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50 Ways to Leave your Lover
Words and music by Paul Simon
"The problem is all inside your head", she said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
She said it's really not my habit to intrude
Furthermore, I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued
But I'll repeat myself at the risk of being crude
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover
Just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free
Oo, slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
You just listen to me
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free
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She said it grieves me so to see you in such pain
I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again
I said I appreciate that and would you please explain
About the fifty ways
She said why don't we both just sleep on it tonight
And I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover
You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Or you hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free
Slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
You just listen to me
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free
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Can't Be Really Gone
Written by Gary Burr
Her hat is hanging by the door
The one she bought in Mexico
It blocked the wind, it stopped the rain
She'd never leave that one
So, she can't be really gone
The shoes she bought on Christmas Eve
She laughed and said they called her name
It's like they're waiting in the hall
For her to slip them on
So, she can't be really gone
I don't know when she'll come back
She must intend to come back
I've seen the error of my ways
Don't waste the tears on me
What more proof do you need
Just look around the room
So much of her remains
Her book is lying on the bed
The two of hearts to mark her page
Now who could ever walk away
At chapter twenty-one
So, she can't be really gone
Just look around this room
So much of her remains
Her book is lying on the bed
The two of hearts to mark her page
Now who could ever walk away
With so much left undone
So, she can't be really gone
No, she can't be really gone
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Eleanor Rigby
Written by John Lennon/Paul McCartney
Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Father McKenzie Writing the words of a sermon that no-one will hear No-one comes near Look at him working Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father McKenzie Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No-one was saved All the lonely people (Ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all come from? All the lonely people (Ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all belong?
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The End of the Innocence
Written by Don Henley/Bruce Hornsby
Remember when the days were long
And rolled beneath a deep blue sky
Didn't have a care in the world
With mommy and daddy standin' by
But "happily ever after" fails
And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly
But I know a place where we can go
That's still untouched by men
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
And the tall grass waves in the wind
You can lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence
O' beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers clean up all details
Since daddy had to lie
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But I know a place where we can go
And wash away this sin
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
And the tall grass waves in the wind
Just lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair spill all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence
Who knows how long this will last
Now we've come so far, so fast
But, somewhere back there in the dust
That same small town in each of us
I need to remember this
So baby give me just one kiss
And let me take a long last look
Before we say goodbye
Just lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence
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For No One
Written by John Lennon/Paul McCartney
The day breaks, your mind aches
You find that all her words
Of kindness linger on
When she no longer needs you
She wakes up, she makes up
She takes her time and doesn't
Feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you
And in her eyes, you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
You want her, you need her
And yet you don't believe her
When she says her love is dead
You think she needs you
And in her eyes, you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
You stay home, she goes out
She says that long ago she knew someone
But now he's gone
She doesn't need him
Your day breaks, your mind aches
There will be times when all the things
She said will fill your head
You won't forget her
And in her eyes, you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
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The Great Pretender Written by Buck Ram
Oh yes I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh yes I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game but to my real shame
You've left me to grieve all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart
can't conceal
(Ooh Ooh)
Yes I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Yeah ooh hoo
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart
can't conceal
Yes I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
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Hasten Down the Wind Written by Warren Zevon
She tells him she thinks she needs to be free
He tells her he doesn't understand
She takes his hand
She tells him nothing's workin’ out the way they planned
She's so many women
He can't find the one who was his friend
So he's hanging on to half her heart
But he can't have the restless part
So he tells her to hasten down the wind
He agrees he thinks she needs to be free
Then she says she'd rather be with him
But it's just a whim
By which she hopes to keep him on the limb
She's so many women
He can't find the one who was his friend
So he's hanging on to half her heart
He can't have the restless part
So he tells her to hasten down the wind
She's so many women
He can't find the one who was his friend
So he's hanging on to half her heart
He can't have the restless part
So he tells her to hasten down the wind
He tells her to hasten down the wind
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How Can We Hang On to a Dream Written by Tim Hardin
What can I say, she's walking away
From what we've seen
What can I do, still loving you
It's all a dream
How can we hang on to a dream
How can it really be the way it seems
What can I do, she's saying we're through
With how it was
What will I try, I still don't see why
She says what she does
How can we hang on to a dream
How can it really be the way it seems
What can I say, she's walking away
From what we've seen
What can I do, still loving you
It's all a dream
How can we hang on to a dream
How can it really be the way it seems
How can we hang on to a dream
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Heartbeat City Written by Ric Ocasek
Oh heartbeat city Here we come And happy days Count on thumbs And nothin' really Gets us down As long as Jacki's Back in town I'm glad you made it I can't complain Oh Jacki (echo) What took you so long On just a holiday Oh Jacki (echo) What took you so long I thought you knew the way (Heartbeat city) The noise electric Never stops And all you need Is what you got And there's a place For everyone Under heartbeat city's Golden sun (Jacki) Oh Jacki (What took you so long) What took you so long On just a holiday Oh Jacki (echo) (What took you so long) What took you so long (So long) I thought you knew the way Oh, yeah yeah yeah
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I'm glad you made it I can't complain I missed you so badly When you jumped that train (Jacki) Oh Jacki (What took you so long) What took you so long On just a holiday Oh Jacki (echo) (What took you so long) What took you so long (So long) (Thought you knew the way) I thought you knew the way (Heartbeat city) Oh heartbeat city Lights at night (Heartbeat city) Keeps getting closer Out of sight (Heartbeat city) Heartbeat city's On the loose (Heartbeat city) Better catch The blue caboose Oh, huh, heartbeat city It's my life, uh (Heartbeat city) (Heartbeat city) (Heartbeat city)
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I Can’t Make You Love Me Written by Mike Reid/Allen Shamblin
Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize
Don't patronize me
'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart, and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
Morning will come, and I'll do what's right
Just give me 'til then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight
'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart, and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
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In Front of the Alamo
Written by Gary Burr
In front of the Alamo
in the fading light of a Texas day
San Antonio
through the windshield of a Chevrolet
With the front tyres pointed out of town
she sighs, and rolls her window down
counts to three and throws that wedding band
In front of the Alamo
that's a pretty good place to make a stand.
In front of the Alamo
where the cameras click and the tourists stare
a long long time ago
she met the man in question there
she wanted trust, she wanted truth
two things he found hard to do
So forever was shorter than she planned
In front of the Alamo
that's a pretty good place to make a stand
She didn't come for inspiration,
or to breathe the mighty dust of heroes lost
She just felt the time was right
at this random traffic light
to say enough is enough and move on.
In front of the Alamo
in the fading light of a Texas day
San Antonio
through the windshield of a Chevrolet
Maybe something in the air
Makes the timid braver there
To cross the line that they've drawn in the sand
In front of the Alamo
They held on, she lets go
In front of the Alamo
That's a pretty good place to make a stand
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It Was a Very Good Year
Written by Ervin Drake
When I was seventeen, it was a very good year
It was a very good year for small town girls and soft summer nights
We'd hide from the light on the village green
when I was seventeen
When I was twenty-one, it was a very good year
It was a very good year for city girls who lived up the stair
With all that perfumed hair and it came undone
when I was twenty-one
When I was thirty-five, it was a very good year
It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls of independent means
We'd ride in limousines. Their chauffeurs would drive
when I was thirty-five
But now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of the year
and now I think of my life as vintage wine from fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs, it poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year
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One More Dollar
Written by Gillian Welch
A long time ago I left my home For a job in the fruit trees But I missed those hills with the windy pines Their song seemed to suit me So I sent my wages to my home Said we'd soon be together For the next good crop would pay my way And I would come home forever One more dime to show for my day One more dollar and I'm on my way When I reach those hills, boys I'll never roam ‘Cause one more dollar and I'm going home No work said the boss at the bunk house door There's a freeze on the branches So when the dice came out at the bar downtown I rolled and I took my chances One more dime to show for my day One more dollar and I'm on my way When I reach those hills, boys I'll never roam ‘Cause one more dollar and I'm going home A long time ago I left my home Just a boy passing twenty Could you spare a coin and a Christian prayer For my luck has turned against me
One more dime to show for my day One more dollar and I'm on my way When I reach those hills, boys I'll never roam ‘Cause one more dollar and I'm going home One more dollar Boys, I'm going home
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Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)
Written by Joni Mitchell
No tongue in the bell
And the fishwives yell
But they might as well be mute
So you get to keep the pictures
That don't seem like much
Cold white keys under your fingers
Now you're thinking
"That's no substitute
It just don't do it
Like the song of a warm, warm body
Loving your touch"
In the court they carve your legend
With an apple in its jaw
And the women that you wanted
They get their laughs
Long silk stockings
On the bedposts of refinement
You're too raw
They think you're too raw
It's the judgement of the moon and stars
Your solitary path
Draw yourself a bath
Think what you'd like to have
For supper
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Or take a walk
A park
A bridge
A tree
A river
Revoked but not yet cancelled
The gift goes on
In silence
In a bell jar
Still a song...
You've got to shake your fists at lightning now
You've got to roar like forest fire
You've got to spread your light like blazes
All across the sky
They're going to aim the hoses on you
Show them you won't expire
Not till you burn up every passion
Not even when you die
Come on now
You've got to try
If you're feeling contempt
Well then you tell it
If you're tired of the silent night
Jesus, well then you yell it
Condemned to wires and hammers
Strike every chord that you feel
That broken trees
And elephant ivories conceal
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Some People’s Lives
Written by Janis Ian/Kye Fleming
Some people's lives Run down like clocks One day they stop That's all they've got. Some lives wear out Like old tennis shoes No one can use It's sad, but it's true. Didn't anybody tell them Didn't anybody see Didn't anybody love them Like you love me Some people's eyes Fade like their dreams Too tired to rise Too tired to sleep. And some people laugh When they need to cry An' they never know why. Didn't anybody tell them That's not how it has to be Didn't anybody love them Like you love me Some people ask If the tears have to fall Then why take our chances Why bother at all. And some people's lives Are as cold as their lips They just need to be kissed. Doesn't anybody tell them Doesn't anybody see Doesn't anybody love them Like you love me. 'Cause that's all they need.
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Strawberry Wine Written by Matraca Berg/Gary Harrison
He was working through college on my grandpa's farm I was thirsting for knowledge and he had a car I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child When one restless summer we found love growing wild On the banks of the river on a well beaten path It's funny how those memories they last
Like strawberry wine and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet And green on the vine Like strawberry wine I still remember when thirty was old And my biggest fear was September when he had to go A few cards and letters and one long distance call We drifted away like the leaves in the fall But year after year I’d come back to this place Just to remember the taste
Of strawberry wine, seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet And green on the vine Like strawberry wine The fields have grown over now Years since they've seen the plow There's nothing time hasn't touched Is it really him or the loss of my innocence I've been missing so much yeah
Strawberry wine and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet And green on the vine
Like strawberry wine, seventeen The hot July moon, saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet And green on the vine Like strawberry wine
Strawberry wine, ooh oh, strawberry wine
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Train in the Distance Written by Paul Simon
She was beautiful as Southern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someone
He was doggedly determined
he would get her
He was old, he was young
From time to time he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Well eventually the boy and
the girl get married
Sure enough they have a son
And though they both were occupied
With the child she carried
Disagreements had begun
And in a while they just fell apart
It wasn't hard to do
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
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Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same
But now the man and the woman
They remain in contact
Let us say it's for the child
With disagreements about the meaning
Of a marriage contract
Conversations hard and wild
But from time to time
He just makes her laugh
She cooks a meal or two
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
What is the point of this story?
What information pertains?
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly
Into our hearts
And our brains
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Sweet Baby James
Written by James Taylor
There is a young cowboy he lives on the range
His horse and his cattle are his only companions
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons
Waiting for Summer, his pastures to change
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
Thinking about women and glasses of beer
And closing his eyes as the doggies retire
He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
Just as if maybe someone could hear
Goodnight you moonlight ladies
Rock-a-bye sweet baby Jane
Deep greens and blues are the colours I choose
Won't you let me go down in my dreams
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Now the first of December was covered with snow
So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
The Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go
There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway
A song that they sing when they take to the sea
A song that they sing of their home in the sky
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep
But singing works just fine for me
So Goodnight you moonlight ladies
Rock-a-bye my sweet baby Jane
Deep greens and blues are the colours I choose
Won't you let me go down in my dreams
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James
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What’ll I Do
Written by Irving Berlin
Gone is the romance that was so divine
'Tis broken and cannot be mended
You must go your way and I must go mine
But now that our love dreams have ended
What'll I do
When you are far away
And I am blue
What'll I do
What'll I do
When I am wondering who
Is kissing you
What'll I do
What'll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to
When I'm alone with only dreams of you
That won't come true
What'll I do
What'll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to
When I'm alone with only dreams of you
That won't come true
What'll I do
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Why Can't I Have You
Written by Ric Ocasek A dreamy lips, set in motion, flashing
Ah breathless hush, pounding soft, lasting
Oh glossy mouth, a taste untamed, moving
Carousel up and down
Just like you
Oh baby
Just one more time to touch you
Just one more time to tell you
You're on my mind
Baby, why can't I have you?
You're breaking my heart in two
You know what I'm going through
Oh baby, why can't I have you?
Oh candy smile, all the while, glinting
Your eyes like mica, a lethal pout, hinting
(felt the pressure)
Oo and I felt the pressure, tight and warm, softly, striking
(oo tripped and stumbled)
Oo I tripped and stumbled
I cling forever
I go all night
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Oh baby
Just one more time to touch you
Just one more time to tell you
I'm not so blind
Baby, why can't I have you?
Always breaking my heart in two
You know what I'm going through
Uh oh baby, why can't I have you?
(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) why can't I have you?
You know what I'm going through
(you're breaking my heart in two)
You're breaking my heart, breaking my heart
(you know what I'm gonna do)
(you're breaking my heart) breaking my heart
(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) I need you
(you know what I'm going through)
You're breaking my heart (you're breaking my heart in two)
Oh baby I need you so much I need you touch
[fade]
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