Cliff Richard

When did you becomethe topic of conversation,
When did you become this country’s
Popular myth
Seems that overnight you caught
Everybody’s attention
Everybody sings about you and your name
Bounces off their lips

When did you become superstar of
This generation
And when did you become commercial property
Everybody’s got their own sweet lord,
Hear them sing
Looking here, looking there but they just don’t
Seem sweet

Were you a guru, a godly man,
Or where you a genius, the best in the land

I read in the paper that you were back in fashion
Amongst the famous men you were high on the list
Don’t they realise that fashion’s a passing fancy

The truth is yesterday, today, forever
You’ll be staying
Yesterday, today, forever never wavering
You stated who you were and that will
Never change
Like it or not you’ll always be the same
Son of god

Like it or not, yesterday, today, forever (x6)
Yesterday, today, forever, like it or not

Birds in the sky
Flying way up high
Mmm they seem to sigh
It’s a wonderful life

Fish in the sea
All born to be free
Yes, they all agree
It’s a wonderful life

All over the world
In the heart of each boy and girl
You will find treasure there
Waiting to be unfurled

So follow the sun
And you’ll have lots of fun
And then you will see
It’s a wonderful life

Go to the places that you’ve never been
See all the people that you’ve never seen
Do al the things that you do in your dreams
And you’ll see it’s a wonderful life

All over the world
In the heart of each boy and girl
You will find treasure there
Waiting to be unfurled

So follow the sun
And you’ll have lots of fun
And then you will see
It’s a wonderful life

Go to the places that you’ve never been
See all the people that you’ve never seen
Do all the things that you do in your dreams
And you’ll see it’s a wonderful life

A wonderful life
It’s a wonderful life

Drawer back the curtain,
Let the sun stream in.
So tell me a story,
When you’re ready, begin.
Speak of the peaceful,
The gracious, the wise.
Let the world hear our laughter,
Before it dies.

With a beginning,
There must be an end.
What is the truth of that my friend.
From the sound of the joyous,
The gentle, the mild.
Please look out at life,
With the eyes of a child.

From the eyes of a child,
Keep out darkness and let in light.
Let the eyes of a child,
See little things that will give him peace,
And fill his life.

Short is the memory,
But long is the hate.
For peace on the earth,
How long must we wait?
Think of the colours,
The seasons, the sun.
Put an end to the sorrows,
That we have begun.

From the eyes of a child,
Keep out darkness and let in light.
Let the eyes of a child,
See little things that will give him peace,
And fill his life.

Drawer back the curtain,
The stage is all set.
And start on a story,
We’ll never forget.
Tell all the hopeful,
The loving, the mild.
Then look out at life,
With the eyes of a child.

Gaye,
Won’t you let me have a say
In the way you behave,
I won’t last another day
If you decide to go away.

CHORUS:
You’re the tray of nice things
I upset yesterday,
The display of bright rings
I let slip away.

****

Oh Gaye,
You allay my every fear
In a most extraordinary way,
If I thought that I could find
my way without you
I would not ask you to stay.

CHORUS:
You’re the tray of nice things
I upset yesterday,
The mainstay of my dreams
That I let slip away.

****

Gaye,
Won’t you let me have a say
In the way you behave,
I won’t last another day
If you decide to go away.

Don’t go away,
Oh please stay,
Don’t go away,
Please stay.

I’m just a little tin soldier in your hands
I’m good for nothing but to obey your commands
You’ve never really loved me i know
So wind me up let me go

I’m just a play thing till you see someone else
And then you leave me alone on the shelf
But even tin soldiers have hearts don’t you know
So wind me up let me go

You don’t really need me you’ve a hundred other toys
And tear drops don’t look good in the eyes of soldier boys

So pick me up and hold me one more time
That’s just consolation for this heart of mine
Whisper a sweet word to the one who loves you
So then wind me up let me go
Then wind me up let me go

Way back when in fifty eight
We had a move that move was great
We could walk and stroll and susie q
We could do that crazy hand jive too

Remember a cat called way out willie
A cool cat called rockin’ billy
Mama said to willie you’ll ruin my home
And you and that hand jive have got to go
‘cos he was hand jivin’ he was hand jivin’
He would hand jive day and night hand jive

Willie had a girl called jivin’ jilly
Inhibitions she didn’t have any
Willie would stop jilly kept cryin’
To let him do that hand jive one more time
They were hand jivin’ they were hand jivin’
They would hand jive day and night
Hand jive day and night

Willie and jilly got married one fall
They had a little willie junior and that’s not all
Little willie got famous and it’s plain to see
That he did that hand jive on tv

They were hand jivin’ they were hand jivin’
They would hand jive day and night hand jive
Always hand jivin’ yeah hand jivin’
We would hand jive day and night hand jive

I can remember about fifty four
Rock’n'roll was at my door
Fifty five and elvis was king
Rock’n'roll was everything
Fifty six fifty seven rock’n'roll carried me to heaven
And looking in on fifty eight
They opened up that pearly gate
We could rock we could roll
Everyone could do the stroll
Dancin’ just to stay alive
We all did the crazy hand jive

Tonight you’re mine completely
You give your love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow

Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment’s pleasure
Can i believe the magic of your sighs
Will you still love me tomorrow

Tonight with words unspoken
You say that i’m the only one
But will my heart be broken
When the night meets the morning sun

I like to know that your love
Is love i can be sure of
So tell me now and i won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow

So tell me now and i won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow
Will you still love me tomorrow
Will you still love me tomorrow

Look at the golden dawn
See the sunset
On the silver thorn
Just remember
It was all for you and me
High on the ragged hill
He was dying
And he’s dying still
Oh my lord
You were born to set men free

And the mission bells are ringing
As the prisoner finds release
And the love we knew is returning
Like wild geese

And the signal fires are burning
For the everlasting peace
And the love we knew is returning
Like wild geese

Only the closest heart
Could believe that love’s
A dying art
After all the
Hungry mouths he fed
Eyes on the gentle one
Looked for the kindness
But they gave him none
Not a sip of wine
Or a crust of bread

I wonder if after all this time
You think of me.
Do you ever miss my company?
You never could doubt about
The way that i feel.
Tell me: d’you feel it too?
It’s funny how after all this time
You’re all i see.
I wonder if you still keep your key.
And now that you’re gone
There’s nothing left for me here,
Just a wide open space.
And i can’t forget that smile on your face.
There’s a wide open space,
And noone else can stand in your place.
There’s a wide open space here in my heart.

It’s funny how all at once
The world can turn around,
Taking you up to bring you down.
And suddenly life has passed me by
And i’m left with a wide open space.
You know i can’t forget that smile…
… wide open space here in my heart.

I couldn’t believe it when i thought
I heard you say
You’d never be coming back this way.
And since you’ve been gone
There’s been no love for my heart,
No, not a trace.
And i can’t forget that smile…
… wide open space here in my heart.

I want the people to know
That He saved my soul
But I still like to listen to the radio
They say that rock and roll is wrong, we’ll give you more chance
I say I feel so good I gotta get up and dance

I know what’s right, I know what’s wrong and I don’t confuse it
Why should the devil have all the good music
I feel good every day
‘Cause Jesus is the Rock and He rolled my blues away

Well now they say to cut my hair
They’re driving me insane
I grew it out long to make room for my brain
But sometimes people don’t understand
What’s a good boy doing in a rock and roll band

There’s nothing wrong with playing blues licks
But if you got a reason tell me to my face
Why should the devil have all the good music
There’s nothing wrong with what we play
‘Cause Jesus is the Rock and He rolled my blues away

Roll ‘em away now!

I ain’t knocking the hymns
Just give me a song that has a beat
No I ain’t knocki8ng the hymns
Give me a song that moves my feet

Jesus told the Truth
Jesus showed the Way
There’s one more thing I’d like to say
They nailed Him to a cross
And they laid Him in the ground
But they shoulda known they can’t keep a Good Man down

And I feel good every day
I refuse to lose it
All I wanna I know from all of you is
Why should the devil have all the good music
‘Cos I been filled I feel okay because Jesus is the Rock and He rolled all my blues
Jesus is the Rock and He rolled all my blues
Jesus is the Rock and He rolled all my blues