Heart Of The Wastrel - Yanli Cao

In the heart of the night In the cool southern rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises She reminds me of you In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night Oh, whoa, down in New Orleans There's a night bird singing Right on through till the dawn And the streets are still ringing With people carrying on It's been so long waiting Just to be here again Anticipating All the time I could spend In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night And I trust in your love Never falling down I trust in your love Just like I do in this town Whoa, never falling down Whoa, never falling down In the heart of the night In the cool fallin' rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises Oh, momma, she reminds me of you Right here, in the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night, oh, oh Down in New Orleans And I'm so glad to be back in New Orleans Please don't wake me, don't shake me If it's only, if it's only just a dream 'Cause it's the only place I can face that makes me feel so right Below that Dixie moon and loving you In the heart of the night

Girl, I know you gotta go And all the love I have can't hold you here There's one thing that I know I will hold your memory close my dear Should you ever think of me Just send your love out on the evening breeze I'll collect it from the wind Keep it til you come back home again 'Cuz in the heart of my heart There's a place reserved for only you It has memorized your face It's a lonely little space No other love can come into In the heart of my heart There's an empty little feeling there Though I feel the hurting start I know we'll never be apart In the heart of my heart Lovers leave from time to time No one thinks that much about it When you take your love away I'm just an empty shell without it If your mind should ever change And you need somewhere to turn to I'll burn that candle low I'll let the embers glow Just so you know I love you Cuz in the heart of my heart There's a place reserved for only you It has memorized your face It's a lonely little space No other love can come into In the heart of my heart There's an empty little feeling there Though I feel the hurting start I know we'll never be apart In the heart of my heart Inst In the heart of my heart There's an empty little feeling there Though I feel the hurting start I know we'll never be apart In the heart of my heart And as long as I survive You will always be alive In the heart of my heart

(Raise your voices brothers, give praise to the great 'Guin Who put songs in our hearts) You might make a different song, yes that's right it's true That don't make anybody more or less as good as you If you can't feel the music that's all you really need Then turn this party all the way out Good time guaranteed Everybody get up Clap your hands and dance to the beat Whatever you do little darlin' it's cool Just get up out your seat And wave your flag because everybody plays a part One world united singing the song of the heart (The song of the heart) Look ... everybody makes mistakes Oh yeah, not one or two (right!) But that don't make the dirty little things they say about you true (You tell 'em!) Step aside little babies and watch me do my thing I don't even need a good reason to do this Listen to me sing Everybody get up Clap your hands and show them what you got Tonight we gonna jam from now until eternity Don't you stop - make it hot oh! And wave your flag because everybody plays a part One world united singing this song of the heart (The song of the heart) Come on! Watch me now! Oh, I don't care what the people say This is my life I just got to like that okay (okay?) They can go fly their momma's kite Hooray! We can be together if we all do our part I'll let you if you let me sing the song of my heart We can be together if we all do our part I'll let you if you let me sing the song (We got it!) All right I'm going to tell you one more time Listen ... Unh One world One world One world united Singin' a song Singin' a song Singin' a, singin' a, singin' a, singin' a song of the heart (The song of the heart) Feel me? Oh yeah! Feel me? Keep singing! You do you I do me Whateva! Get going y'all! The song of the heart

No one can hold a light to your misery You're number one Being hard done Hard done by You'll get by with your smile Wicked smile and laughing at the misfortune of others Yelling at your kids A can of bricks Laughing as they pick up sticks And old ladies walks on by Trip up as they cry With all the battering it's taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Yeah with all the battering it's taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Let's get straight to the heart of the matter So glum, it's all on a platter So what's the matter, what's the matter today? I am no stranger to the cause I carry them in my soul They scorch my flesh and leave great holes In the meaning of my life But I get by, I get by Just as crooked little smile You'll get by, you'll get by With all the battering it's taken Well, I'm surprised it's still ticking Yeah, with all the battering it has taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Let's get straight to the heart of the matter So glum, it's all on a platter So what's the matter, what's the matter today? Oh let's get straight to the heart of the matter Why so glum it's all on the platter So what's the matter tell me what's the matter today? So hold a light to my misery But don't send it up in flames It's only I who take the blame But try me anyway And you'll get by you'll get by With your wicked little smile You'll get by, you'll get by with your wicked little Ohhhh With the battering it's taken I'm surprised that it's still ticking Yeah with all the battering it's taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Let's get straight to the heart of the matter Oh why so glum, it's all on a platter Oh what's the matter, what's the matter today? Let's get straight to the heart of the matter Why so glum, it's all on a platter Oh what's the matter is the glum ruining your day Straight to the heart of the matter Why so glum, it's all on a platter Oh what's the matter, what's the matter today? Let's get straight!