Somewhere Along the Way - Bette Midler

She went from table manners to tunnel vision to premature farewells With a restlessness reserved for those who believe in themselves She thought the world was hers, so she made sure it bent beneath her will She was as new and as ancient as the solar paneled hills She was certain she could take this town by storm The wonder of sound and light seeking a form But somewhere along the way The dots didn't all connect The promise became regrets Somewhere along the way The dream and the circumstance Continue their tortured dance Somewhere along the way She was my lullaby personified, my vision in the mist But her contacts were all promoters and a westside therapist The 5 a.m's, the worried friends the parting of her lips But I needed to witness someone wrestle with what it means to just exist How her only plan in life was getting lost How she took me to the edge and made me watch But somewhere along the way The running just lost it's fun It happens to everyone Somewhere along the way Her trail became too obscure But that was her signature She would talk about letting go, I guess I didn't understand Giving over to the currents that were there since time began And on a long drive from El Paso to the Pacific Ocean cliffs I finally felt connected to the continental drift But somewhere along the way I started to smile again I don't remember when Somewhere along the way Things will turn out just fine I know it's true this time Somewhere along the way

I used to walk with you Along the avenue Our hearts were carefree and gay How could I know I'd lose you Somewhere along the way? The friends we used to know Would always smile "Hello" No love like our love they'd say Then love slipped through our fingers Somewhere along the way I should forget But with the loneliness of night I start remembering everything You're gone and yet There's still a feeling deep inside That you will always be part of me So now I look for you Along the avenue And as I wander I pray That some day soon I'll find you Somewhere along the way I should forget But with the loneliness of night I start remembering everything You're gone and yet There's still a feeling deep inside That you will always be part of me So now I look for you Along the avenue And as I wander I pray That some day soon I'll find you Somewhere along the way Somewhere along the way

Follow me to my favorite tree Well I'm offering a steady hand I could be your security But there's no guarantee on anything And I'll take care of you along the way My love one day at a time we'll leave Our troubles behind And you'll take care of me along the way My love one day at a time we'll leave Our troubles behind Here with you in our treetop view Well it takes me to when I was young I fell before but I can't ignore That it's nothing like I'm falling now No it's nothing like I'm falling now And I'll take care of you along the way My love one day at a time we'll leave Our troubles behind And you'll take care of me along the way My love one day at a time we'll leave Our troubles behind Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah And I'll take care of you along the way My love one day at a time we'll leave Our troubles behind And you'll take care of me along the way My love one day at a time we'll leave Our troubles behind One day at a time One day at a time One day at a time One day at a time One day at a time One day at a time One day at a time One day at a time One day at a time we'll leave Our troubles behind

I don't know if you can hear me, or if you're even there I don't know if you will listen to a humble prayer They tell me I am just an outcast, I shouldn't speak to you Still I see your face, and wonder, were you once an outcast too? God help the outcasts, hungry from birth Show them the mercy they don't find on Earth The lost and forgotten, they look to you still God help the outcasts, or nobody will I ask for nothing, I can get by But I know so many less lucky than I God help the outcasts, the poor and downtrod I thought we all were the children of God I don't know if there's a reason Why some are blessed, some not Why the few you seem to favor They fear us, flee us, try not to see us God help the outcasts, the tattered, the torn Seeking an answer to why they were born Winds of misfortune have blown them about You made the outcasts, don't cast them out The poor and unlucky, the weak and the odd I thought we all were children of God

Hello, Harry Well, Hello Louie It's so nice to be back home where I belong You're looking swell, Danny I can tell, Manny You're still glowin', you're still crowin' You're still goin' strong I feel the room swayin' For the band's playin' One of my old favorite songs from way back when So bridge that gap, fellas Find me an empty lap, fellas Dolly'll never go away again! Hello, Dolly Well, Hello Dolly! It's so nice to have you back where you belong You're looking swell, Dolly We can tell, Dolly You're still glowin', you're still crowin' You're still goin' strong We feel the room swayin' For the band's playin' One of your old favorite songs from way back when So Here's my hat fellas I'm stayin' where I'm at, fellas Promise you'll never go away again I went away from the lights of Fourteenth Street And into my personal haze But now that I'm back in the lights of Fourteenth Street Tomorrow will be brighter than the good old days Those good old days Hello Dolly, Well Hello (Hey look it's!) Dolly Glad to see you Hank, let's thank my lucky star Your lucky star Oh, you're lookin' great, Stanley Mmh I think you lost a little bit of weight, Stanley Isn't that right? Dolly's overjoyed and overwhelmed and quite over par I hear the ice tinkle See the lights twinkle And you still get glances from us handsome men (To be specific) So (You're all terrific) Golly gee, fellas Find me a vacant knee, fellas Dolly'll never go away again! (Ah look out boys) (I've got it all on tonight) (Stay out of my way) (Let's bring it on home!) Well, well hello, Dolly Well hello, Dolly It's so nice to have you back where you belong You're lookin' swell, Dolly We can tell, Dolly You're still glowin', you're still crowin' You're still goin' strong I hear the ice tinkle See the lights twinkle And you still get glances from us handsome men So Wow wow wow, fellas Hey, Yeah! Look at the old girl now, fellas (Wow!) Dolly'll never go away again!

I am the captain and this is my shrine. Lord of the manor. See what I leave behind. River in flames, cities on fire. Yes, I'm a relic trapped in the wire. Hydrogen fuel, it burns so clean, Throbs in the veins; a mother lovin' machine. She is my wife. Her mechanical heart Constantly serving 'til death do us part. Now a glorious war draws to a close. The yellow winds blow. And I have to know. Oh industry, whatever will become of me? Soon the cruel rains will start. Is it true we must part company? Oh industry, whatever will become of me? What have I ever done? Where did I go wrong? Joined at the hip; pain, hunger and I, Leave our gift to the world 'neath the phosphorous sky. A labor of love is the truest of all. But will I be forsaken after the fall? Now a glorious war draws to a close. The yellow winds blow. And I have to know. Oh industry, whatever will become of me? Nothing after the flood but the fire and the mud's prophecy. Oh industry, whatever will become of me? Of me? Industry, charity, faith, hope. Industry, charity, faith, hope. Industry, charity, faith, hope. Industry, charity, faith, hope. Industry, charity, faith, hope