Read 'em And Weep Lyrics - Singles - Manilow Barry

I've been trying for hours just to think of what exactly to say 

I thought I'd leave you with a letter or firey 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 good-bye 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 

C'mon and look at me and read 'em and weep 

chorus 

I've been whispering softly, trying to build a cry up to a scream 

We let the past slip away, and 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 empty, the candles are dark 

The guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanks, and 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, c'mon 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 keep, they 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 

C'mon 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 

C'mon look at me and read 'em and weep 

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