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

Close your eyes The physical can be so blind In my eyes The innocent can be so wise It's not about black or white This is wrong or right Can you take a stranger And treat him like your brother Love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside In all that you have a chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of your heart Close your eyes The light of love will lead the way In the eyes of a child We're all the same If we're all God's children The logic is so simple The one you call stranger is really your brother Love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside In all that you have a chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of your heart No I don't mean to preach Some may say that it's unrealistic Cause none of us is perfect But the way that I say it What do you just try to see with different eyes Could you see that what is done to you is done to me? We want humanity yeah Oh, love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside In all that you have a chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of... Love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside You have the chance To make a choice, to make a change So take the chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of your 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!

I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear But I knew that it would come An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone She said you found someone And I thought of all the bad luck And all the struggles we went through How I lost me and you lost you What are these voices outside love's open door Make us throw off our contentment And beg for something more? I've been learning to live without you now But I miss you sometimes The more I know, the less I understand All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning them again I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter But my will gets weak And my thoughts seem to scatter But I think it's about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if, even if you don't love me anymore These times are so uncertain There's a yearning undefined And people filled with rage We all need a little tenderness How can love survive in such a graceless age And the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness They're the very things we kill, I guess Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms And the work they put between us You know it doesn't keep us warm I've been trying to live without you now But I miss you, baby The more I know, the less I understand And all the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter But my will gets weak And my heart is so shattered But I think it's about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if, even if you don't love me anymore All the people in your life who've come and gone They let you down, you know they hurt your pride Better put it all behind you; 'cause life goes on You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside I wanna be happily, ever, after And my heart is so shattered But I know it's about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if, even if you don't love me anymore I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter Because the flesh will get weak And the ashes will scatter So I'm thinkin' about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if you don't love me anymore Even if you don't love me anymore