READ EM AND WEEP
Barry Manilow

I ve been trying for hours just to think of what exactly to say
I thought I d leave you with a letter or 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 how you faded 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

CHORUS:
If I could 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 so can t you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read em and weep

CHORUS

I ve been whispering softlytrying to build a cry up to a scream
We let the past slip awayand put the future on hold
Now the present is nothing but a hollowed out dream

And I ve been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense
I d like to know why you faded and you threw it away
I d like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant

Well I could tell you good-bye or maybe see you around
With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks
But now the rooms are all emptythe candles are dark
The guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanksand everything s blank

CHORUS

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 and it s all I can say
Come on 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 keepthey 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 lost

Running silent and deep
And all the 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 can never be said
Why don t you look at me and read em and weep
Come on and look at me and read em and weep

It s there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart
It s running silent and angry and deep
It s here in my eyes and it s all I can say
Come on look at me and read em and weep

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