compilation: "Greatest Hits" (1993)

Downtown lyrics - Petula Clark

When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So go downtown
Things will be great when you're downtown
No finer place for sure, downtown
Everything's waiting for you

Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close downtown

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
Happy again
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So go downtown
Where all the lights are bright, downtown
Waiting for you tonight, downtown
You're gonna be alright now, downtown

Downtown
Downtown

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along
So maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares

So go downtown
Things will be great when you're downtown
Don't wait a minute more, downtown
Everything is waiting for you, downtown

Downtown (downtown)
Downtown (downtown)
Downtown (downtown)
Downtown (downtown)

Romeo (Salome) lyrics - Petula Clark

I studied Shakespeare when I was at school
thought Romeo was a pet
Felt if I met him, I'd act like a fool
I'd be a poor Juliet

Now that I know him
I'm not really sure
Boy, you're as charming as he
Saying the same things to all the girls
Or is it just to me

Romeo
Why am I so in love with you
Romeo
Is it you or the things you do
I've been yours from the moment you said hello
Are you mine or just only my Romeo

I studied Shakespeare when I was at school
Thought Romeo was a joy
I liked the true way he loved Juliet
just my ideal of a boy

You know I like you as my Romeo that's how I want you to be
But if you're out on some other date can you be true to me

Romeo
Why am I so in love with you
Romeo
Is it you or the things you do
I've been yours from the moment you said hello
Are you mine or just only my Romeo

Sailor lyrics - Petula Clark

Sailor stop your roaming
Sailor, leave the sea
Sailor, when the tide turns
Come home safe to me

As you sail across the sea
All my love is there beside you
In Capri or Amsterdam
Honolulu or Siam To the harbour of my heart
I will send my love to guide you
As I call across the sea
Come home to me

Don't Give Up lyrics - Petula Clark

When love seems to get you down
When you can't turn around and run
You've got to stop and face the fact
That the heartaches have just begun
Because you need love, you need love
Keep on till you know what you've won yeah!

[CHORUS:]
Don't give up, don't let it get you down
Don't give up, don't think of leaving town
Don't give up, don't run away from it
Love will be yours in the end, my friend

When someone is on your mind
And you can't find the words to say
Don't put off until tomorrow, my friend
What you know you've gotta do today
Because you need love, you need love
And in time you'll discover the way yeah!

[CHORUS:]
Don't give up, don't let it get you down
Don't give up, don't think of leaving town
Don't give up, don't run away from it
Love will be yours in the end, my friend

You know you need love, you need love
Keep on till you know what you've won yeah!

[CHORUS:]
Now don't give up, don't let it get you down
Don't give up, don't think of leaving town
Don't give up, don't run away from it
Love will be yours in the end, my friend

Now don't give up, don't let it get you down
Don't give up, don't think of leaving town
Don't give up, don't run away from it
Love will be yours in the end, my friend

[FADE]
Now don't give up, don't let it get you down

Kiss Me Goodbye lyrics - Petula Clark

We choose it..win or lose it
Love is never quite the same
I love you..now Ive lost you
Don't feel bad..your not too late

So kiss me goodbye
And I'll try not to cry
All the tears in the world wont change your mind
Theres some1 new
And shes waiting for you
Soon your heart will be leaving me behind

Linger awhile...then I'll go with a smile
Like a friend who just happened to call
For the last time..pretend you are mine
My darling...kiss me goodbye

My darling..kiss me goodbye

I Couldn't Live Without Your Love lyrics - Petula Clark

You're the only one that I rely on
A shoulder there for me to cry on
And the hours alone that I'm without you
All I ever do is think about you

No one knows that you're so understanding
Even though my love is so demanding
Everytime you look at me
Then you'll know we'll both agree
That no other love could be

I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
I gotta have you all the time

Didn't like you much when I first met you
But somehow I couldn't quite forget you
Said you didn't want a friend or lover
That your life was happy with another
But as time went by my love grew stronger
Knew that I just couldn't wait any longer
For I couldn't let you go
And I had to tell you so
That I loved you, then you'd know

I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
I gotta have you all the time

Now the tears are gone and I'm not cryin'
When you say you love me you're not lyin'
So when people want to stare
I know I don't really care
Just as long as you are there

I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
I gotta have you all the time

A Sign Of The Times lyrics - Petula Clark

It's a sign of the times
That your love for me is getting so much stronger
It's a sign of the times
And I know that I won't have to wait much longer

You've changed a lot somehow
From the one I used to know
For when you hold me now
I feel like you never want to let me go

It's a sign of the times
That you call me up whenever you feel lonely
It's a sign of the times
That you tell your friends that I'm your one and only

I'll never understand
The way you treated me
But when I hold your hand
I know you couldn't be the way you used to be

Maybe my lucky star
At last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows
How long I've waited to make you mine

Mm mm mm

I'll never understand
The way you treated me
But when I hold your hand
I know you couldn't be the way you used to be

Maybe my lucky star
At last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows
How long I've waited to make you mine

It's a sign of the times
That you kiss me now as if you really mean it
It's a sign of the times
And a year ago I never could have seen it

Don't ever change your mind
And take your love away
Just leave the past behind
And, baby, only think of how it is today

It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times

Colour My World lyrics - Petula Clark

You'll never see a dark cloud hanging round me.
Now there is only blue skies to surround me.
There's never been a gray day since you found me.
Everything I touch is turning to gold.

Oh, you can colour my world with sunshine yellow each day!
Oh, you can colour my world with happiness all the way!
Just take the green from the grass and the blue from the sky up above!
And if you colour my world just paint it with your love!
Just colour my world.

Just as long as I know you're thinking of me,
there'll be a rainbow always up above me.
Since I found the one who really loves me,
everything I touch is turning to gold.

So you can colour my world with sunshine yellow each day!
Oh, you can colour my world with happiness all the way!
Just take the green from the grass and the blue from the sky up above!
And if you colour my world just paint it with your love!
Just colour my world.
Um.

Sunshine yellow.
Orange blossums.
Laughing faces
everywhere!
Yeah!

Oh, you can colour my world with sunshine yellow each day!
Oh, you can colour my world with happiness all the way!
Just take the green from the grass and the blue from the sky up above!
And if you colour my world just paint it with your love.
Just colour my world.
Colour my world.
Oh, colour my world.
Colour my world!

Round Every Corner lyrics - Petula Clark

Round every corner.
Round every corner.
Round every corner.
Round every corner.
Round every corner.
Round every corner.
Round every corner.
Round every corner.

Stop being sad now.
Life ain't so bad now.
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
While you're debating
some things are waiting
round every corner!
(Round every corner!)

When Columbus sailed away to other shores,
how could he imagine all that waited for him?
Round every corner!
(Round every corner.)
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
Leave all the gloom days.
Think about the new days.
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
Everything is yours now,
open all the doors now.
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)

Man will soon be standing on the moon above!
Just imagine all the things that he'll discover!
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)

You've gottta stop a-sittin' there on the shelf!
You've gotta start lookin' there for yourself!
Yeah!
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
What's the use in crying?
Happiness is lying
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
And if you want a true love
look for a new love
round every corner!
(Round every corner!)

Just forget the worries that you leave behind!
There are many things to do
and you can find them
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!)
Round every corner!
(Round every corner!) [repeat and fade out]

Baby Lover lyrics - Petula Clark

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, baby lover
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, baby lover

When things go wrong, you understand
You make me strong with your tender hands
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, baby lover
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, I love you so

I was a vine without a rose
Now that you're mine, my happiness shows
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, baby lover
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, I want you so

Come swing with me in my cradle of dreams
Come share with me all of life's precious schemes

To ev'ry heart one love will come
To never part, and you are that one
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, baby lover
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, I love you so

Come swing with me in my cradle of dreams
Come share with me all of life's precious schemes

To ev'ry heart one love will come
To never part, and you are that one
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, baby lover
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, I love you so

Come swing with me in my cradle of dreams
Come share with me all of life's precious schemes

To ev'ry heart one love will come
To never part, and you are that one
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, baby lover, I love you so
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!

My Love lyrics - Petula Clark

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky

My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love

Something happened to my heart the day that I met you
Something that I never felt before
You are always on my mind, no matter what I do
And every day it seems I want you more

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky

My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love

Once I thought that love was meant for anyone else but me
Once I thought you'd never come my way
Now it only goes to show how wrong we all can be
For now I have to tell you everyday

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky

My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine
Softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider than the sky

My love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
That can ever change my love

This Is My Song lyrics - Petula Clark

Why is my heart so light
Why are the stars so bright
Why is the sky so blue
Since the hour I met you

Flowers are smiling bright
Smiling for our delight
Smiling so tenderly
For the world, you and me

I know why the world is smiling
Smiling so tenderly
Its just the same old story
Thru all eternity

Love, this is my song
Here is a song, a serenade to you
The world cannot be wrong
If in this world there's you
I care not what the world may say
Without your love there is no day
So Love, this is my song
Here is a song, a serenade to you

I Know A Place lyrics - Petula Clark

Every day when the work is behind you
and the shop and the store put the lock on the door,
just get away where your worries won't find you.
If you like, well, I'll tell you more.

Don't let the day get the better of you.
When the evening comes, there's so much to do!
You'd better put on your best and wear a smile.
Come along with me a while
'cause I tell you

[CHORUS:]
I know a place
where the music is fine and the lights are always low!
I know a place
where we can go.

At the door there's a man who will greet you.
Then you go downstairs to some tables and chairs.
Soon, I'm sure, you'll be tapping your feet
because the beat is the greatest there.

All around there are girls and boys.
It's a swingin' place,
a cellar full of noise!
It's got an atmosphere of its own somehow.
You gotta come along right now!
'Cause I tell you

[CHORUS]

[musical interlude]

Well, all around there are girls and boys.
It's a swingin' place,
a cellar full of noise.
It's got an atmosphere of its own somehow.
You've gotta come along right now!
'Cause I tell you

[CHORUS]

I know a place where we can go!
I know a place where the lights are low!
I know a place where we can go!
I know a place where the lights are low!
[repeat and fade out]

The Song Of My Life lyrics - Petula Clark

Everyone has a song, that belongs to their life
That will go on and on, through the years of their life
There's a wonderful song, one that you brought to me
And I look on this song, as my life's symphony

This is the song of my life
It will go on through my life
Something you said tenderly
Suddenly it's music for me
It springs from things that we share
Only through you is it there
I walk along day and night
Singing the song of my life

I can picture the past, that we knew yesterday
Every tear, every laugh, every step of the way
I recall what was wrong, and the things that were right
And each moment belongs, to the song of my life

This is the song of my life
It will go on through my life
Something you said tenderly
Suddenly it's music for me
It springs from things that we share
Only through you is it there
I walk along day and night
Singing the song of my life

This is the song of my life
It will go on through my life

Lalalalalalala
Lalalalalalala

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