Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Soundtrack Album Lyrics

[Instrumental]

So far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're just time away

Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
Oh, how I wish I could
But you're so far away

One more song about moving along the highway
Can't say much of anything that's new
If I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it being close to you

But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away

Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothing else to do but close my mind
I sure hope the road don't come to own me
There's so many dreams I've yet to find

But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door

[All]
Whoa (whoa)
Whoa oh (whoa)
Whoa oh (whoa)
Whoa oh

[Splish Splash]
Splish splash, I was takin' a bath
'long about a Saturday night
Yeah!
Rub dub, just relaxin' in the tub
Thinking everything was alright
Well I-

[Solo, ensemble]
(Bah oo!)
Took my troubles down the Madame Rue
(Bah oo!)
You know the gypsy with the gold capped tooth
She's got a pad down on thirty fourth and Vine
(Ba-da) (Ba-da)
Sellin' little bottles of-
(Ba-da)

[Poison Ivy, Love Potion no. 9]
Poison ivy
Poison ivy
Love potion number 9
Late at night while you're sleepin'
Poison ivy comes a creepin' around

[Solo, Ensemble]
Take out the papers and the trash
Ooh
There Goes My Baby
Shoo-be-do-wop, baby
Movin' on down the line
Shoo-be-do-wop, down the line
Or you don't get no spending cash
Wonder where, wonder where
Shoo-be-do-wop wonder where
Shoop!

[Stupid Cupid]
Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me

[Yakety Yak, Poison Ivy, Stupid Cupid, other]
Yakety yak
The beat'll make you jumpy and booze'll will make you lumpy. She said!
You mixed me up for good. She said!
Ba-da
Bye bye love (Ba-da)
Yakety yak, yakety yak!

[Love Potion no. 9, Yakety Yak]
She said I'm gonna mix it up right here in the sink
Yakety yak, yakety yak
[Poison Ivy, Stupid Cupid, There Goes My Baby, Other]
That rhythm's gonna fool ya, that slow back beat to cool ya
Hey now go play Robin Hood with
There goes my baby
Ba-da, baby (Ba-da)

[Bye Bye Love, Stupid Cupid, Love Potion no. 9, other]
Bye bye happiness
I held my nose I closed my eyes;
Somebody else's-
Ba-da

[All]
I took a drink!
*Pop* *tsss*
Whoa

[Why Do Fools Fall in Love]
Why do birds sing so gay
And lovers await the
Break of day, why do they fall in love?
Ba-da ba-da bah do
Bah do! Bah do! Whoa

[Poison Ivy]
Ivy. Poison ivy
Late at night while you're sleepin'
Poison ivy comes a creepin' around
Ba-da ba-da bah do
Bah do! Bah do! Whoa
[Splish Splash]
Splishing and a splashing
We was-a reeling with the feeling
Yeah I was moving and-a grooving
Rolling and-a strolling
Splish splash, I was takin' a bath
I stepped out the tub, I put my feet on the floor
I put the towel around me and I opened the door and then a-

[I Go Ape]
I go ape every time I see you smile!
I'm a ding dong gorilla and I'll carry you caveman style
I'm gonna bump you on the head and love you all the while!
Bah do!
I'm a ding dong gorilla and I'll carry you caveman style

[Stupid Cupid]
Stupid cupid you're a real mean guy
I'd like to clip your wings so you can't fly
I'm in love and it's a crying shame
And I know that you're the one to blame
Hey hey, set me free
Bah do
Bah do! Bah do! Whoa

[Yakety Yak]
Take out the papers and the trash
Or you don't get no spending cash
If you don't scrub
That kitchen floor
You ain't gonna rock 'n' roll no more!
Bah do! Bah do! Whoa

[There Goes My Baby]
I broke her heart
And made her cry
Ba-da ba-da
There goes my baby
Movin' on down the line

[Love Potion no. 9]
Love potion number nine
Love potion number nine
Love potion number nine
Love potion number
Ba-da ba-da bah do
Love potion number nine! Whoa

[Various]
Splish splash, I jumped back in the bath. Ah

Stupid cupid, stop pickin' on me. Ah

Love potion number nine. Ah

Gonna love you all the while. Ah

There goes my baby

Yakety yak. Ah

Why do fools fall in love?

Poison Ivy

[All]
Bye bye!

[All, solo]
Yakety yak!
Don't call back!

What shall I write?
What can I say?
How can I tell you how much I miss you?

The weather here has been as nice as it can be
Althought it doesn't really matter much to me
For all the fun I'll have while you're so far away
It might as well rain until September

I don't need sunny skies for thing I like to do
'Cause I stay home the whole day long and think of you
As far as I'm concerned each day's a rainy day
So It might as well rain until September

My friends look forward to their picnics on the beach
Yes everybody loves the summertime
But you know darling while your arms are out of reach
The summer isn't any friend of mine

It doesn't matter whethee skies are grey or blue
It's raining in my heart 'cause I can't be with you
I'm only living for the day you're home to stay
So It might as well rain until September
September, September, oh
It might as well rain until September

All you have to do is touch my hand
To show me you understand
And something happens to me
That's some kind of wonderful

Anytime my little world is blue
I just have to look at you
And everything seems to be
Some kind of wonderful

I know I can't express
This feeling of tenderness
There's so much I want to say
But the right words just don't come my way

I just know when I'm in your embrace
This world is a happy place
And something happens to me
That's some kind of wonderful

Some kind of wonderful
(Sweet lips)
Some kind of wonderful
Wonderful, wonderful
(Warm eyes)
(Soft sighs)
Some kind of wonderful

Some kind of wonderful
(Sweet lips)
Some kind of wonderful
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
(Warm eyes)
Some kind of wonderful
(Soft sighs)

CYNTHIA:
I'd like to say a thing or two
About this song I sing for you
These are not the words you thought you knew
To Happy Days Are Here Again

There's a reason for the switch
I'm making a creative pitch
With the words I wrote without a hitch
To Happy Days Are Here Again

I came to show you my style
My name is Cynthia Weil
W-E-I-L

My lyrics will be slick and smart
Reminding you of Lorenz Hart
And we'll both sing when we top the chart
Happy Days Are Here Again!

Take me home!

You want a sonnet
I'll get right on it
I like a good rhyme
More than a good time
My pen's on fire
And I'm for hire

Donny let me write for you

My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

Take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Please don't ever make her blu-u-u-ue
Just tell her that you love her
Make sure you're thinking of her
In everything you say and do-o-o-o

Aww, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Now don't you ever make her cry-y-y-y
Just let your love surround her
Paint a rainbow all around her
Don't let her see a cloudy sky

Once upon a time that little girl was mine
If I'd been true, I know she'd never be with you

So, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Be just as kind as you can be-e-e-e
And if you should discover
That you don't really love her
Just send my baby back home to me

Well, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Be just as kind as you can be-e-e-e
And if you should discover
That you don't really love her
Just send my baby back home to me

Aww, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Well, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
[Fade]
Just, take good care of my ba-a-a-by

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'd 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
Will you still love me tomorrow

[Spoken:]
I always dreamed the boy I loved would come along
And he'd be tall and handsome, rich and strong.
Now that boy I love has come to me,
But he sure ain't the way I thought he'd be.
He doesn't look like a movie star,
He doesn't drive a Cadillac car,
He sure ain't yhe boy I've been dreamin' of,
But he's sure the boy I love.
Let me tell ya now,
He' never be a big business man
He always buys on the installment plan
He sure ain't the boy I been dreamin' of,
But he's sure the boy I love.
When he holds me tight,
Everythings right,
Crazy as it seems,
I'm his, whatever he is,
And I forget all of my dreams,
And everybody knows...
He doesn't hang diamonds round my neck,
And all he's got's an unemployment check
He sure ain't the boy I been dreamin' of,
But he's sure the boy I love.

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'd 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
Will you still love me tomorrow

When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right in to space

On the roof it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me

Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet
I get away from the hustling crowds
And all that rat race noise down in the street

On the roof's the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Oh, let's go
Up on the roof

At night the stars put on a show for free
And darling, you can share it all with me

I keep a-telling you
Right smack down in the middle of town
I found a paradise that's trouble proof
So if this world starts getting you down
There's room enough for two up on the roof

Up on the roof
Everything's all right
Up on the roof
Oh, come on baby
Up on the roof
Up on the roof

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway (On Broadway)
They say there's always magic in the air (On Broadway)
But when you're walkin' down that street
And you ain't had enough to eat
The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere (On Broadway)

They say the women treat you fine on Broadway (On Broadway)
But looking at them just gives me the blues (On Broadway)
'Cause how ya gonna make some time
When all you got is one thin dime
And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes

On Broadway

They say that I won't last too long on Broadway (On Broadway)
I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say (Catch a Greyhound)
But they're dead wrong, I know they are
'Cause I can play this here guitar

They say that I won't last too long
They say that I won't last too long
And I won't quit till I'm a star
I won't quit till I'm a star
I won't quit till I'm a star

Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now
Come on baby do the locomotion
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
Come on baby do the locomotion

My little baby sister can do it with ease
It's easier than learning your ABC's
So come on, come on do the locomotion with me

You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby jump up jump back
Oh well, I think you've got the knack

Now that you can do it let's make a chain now
Come on baby do the locomotion
Chug-a-chug a motion like a railroad train now
Come on baby do the locomotion

Do it nice and easy now and don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
Come on, come on do the locomotion with me

Move around the floor in a locomotion
Come on baby do the locomotion
Do it holdin' hands if you get the notion
Come on baby do the locomotion

There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue
Come on, come on do the locomotion with me

[BARRY]
You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips
And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips
You're trying hard not to show it
But baby, baby I know it
(spoken)
How long did that take? Two hours?

[CYNTHIA, spoken]
The problem is the key. It needs to be lower
And I know exactly who should sing it

[THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS]
You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips
And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips
You're trying hard not to show it
But baby, baby I know it

You've lost that lovin' feeling
Whoa, that lovin' feeling
You've lost that lovin' feeling
Now it's gone, gone, gone, woah

Baby, baby, I get down on my knees for you
If you would only love me like you used to do, yeah
We had a love, a love, a love you don't find every day
So don't, don't, don't, don't let it slip away

Baby (baby), baby (baby)
I beg of you please, please
I need your love (I need your love)
I need your love (I need your love)
So bring it on back (So bring it on back)
Bring it on back (so bring it on back)

Bring back that lovin' feeling
Whoa, that lovin' feeling
Bring back that lovin' feeling
'Cause it's gone, gone, gone
And I can't go on
No

One fine day
You'll look at me
And you will know our love was meant to be
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl

The arms I long for
Will open wide
And you'll be proud to have me walking right by your side
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl

Though I know you're the kind of a boy
Who only wants to run around
I'll keep waiting
And some day, darling
You'll come to me when you want to settle down

Oh, one fine day
We'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl x3

Carole:

Though I know you're the kind of boy who only wants to run around
I'll keep waiting
And someday darling
You'll come to me when you want to settle down
Oh
One fine day
We'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl x3

Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind that you can see
Whoa, it's chains of love got a hold on me, yeah

Chains, well, I can't break away from these chains
Can't run around
'Cause I'm not free
Whoa, these chains of love won't let me be, yeah

Now believe me when I tell you
I think you're fine
I'd like to hold you
But I can't break away from all of these chains

My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind that you can see
Whoa, it's chains of love got a hold on me, yeah

I wanna tell you, pretty baby
Your lips look sweet
I'd like to kiss them
But I can't break away from all these chains

My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind that you can see
Whoa, it's chains of love got a hold on me, yeah

My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind that you can see
Whoa, it's chains of love got a hold on me, yeah

Chains, chains of love
Chains of love
Chains of love
Oh, these chains of love got a hold on me

Barry:
I want her and I need her
And someday someway woah I'll need her
She'll be kinda shy, and real good looking too
And I'll be certain she's my girl by the things she'll like to do
Like walking in the rain and wishing on the stars up above and being so in love

(Spoken)
Barry:
Move in with me, at least move in with me

Cynthia:
It isn't done! It's like something out of a Baulsak novel

Barry:
Then marry me!

Cynthia:
Ok I'll move in with you! Maybe that'll hold you

Barry:
Not for long..

(Singing)
Cynthia:
When he's near me, I'll kiss him
When he leaves me woah
I'll miss him

Barry:
Though sometimes we fight

Cynthia:
I won't really care

Both:
And I know it's gonna be alright
Cause we've got so much we share

Barry:
Like walking in the rain

Cynthia:
Oooo

Both:
And wishing on the stars up above

Barry:
And being so in love

(In canon)
Cynthia:
Like walking in the rain

Barry:
Like walking in the rain

Cynthia:
And wishing on the stars

Barry:
And wishing on the stars
And being so in love

The local rock group down the street
Is trying hard to learn their song
They serenade the weekend squire
Who just came out to mow his lawn

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Rows of houses that are all the same
And no one seems to care

See Mrs. Gray, she's proud today
Because her roses are in bloom
And Mr. Green, he's so serene
He's got a TV in every room

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land
Mothers complain about how hard life is
And the kids just don't understand

Creature comfort goals
They only numb my soul
And make it hard for me to see

My thoughts all seem to stray
To places far away
I need a change of scenery

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday

In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refuse to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in trying
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due
I know
Watch my daddy in bed and tired
Watch his hair been turning gray
He's been working and slaving his life away
Oh yes, I know it
He's been working so hard
I've been working too babe
Every night and day
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
We gotta get out of this place
If its the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
'Cause girl, there's a better life
For me and you
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true, yeah
You'll be dead before your time is due
I know it
Watch my daddy in bed and tired
Watch his hair been turning gray
He's been working and slaving his life away
I know
He's been working so hard
I've been working too babe
Every day baby
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
We gotta get out of this place
If its the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life
For me and you
Somewhere baby
Somehow I know it baby
We gotta get out of this place
If its the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
Believe me baby
I know it baby
You know it too

He gets up each morning and he goes downtown
Where everyone's his boss and he's lost in an angry land
He's a little man

But then he comes uptown each ev'nin' to my tenement
Uptown where folks don't have to pay much rent
And when he's there with me he can see that he's everything
Then he's tall, he don't crawl, he's a king

Downtown he's just one of a million guys
He don't get no breaks and he takes all they got to give
'cause he's got to live

But then he comes uptown where he can hold his head up high
Uptown he knows that I am standing by
And when I take his hand there's no man who could put him down
The world is sweet, it's at his feet when he's uptown

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh-yeah

Let me tell ya now

Uptown where he can hold his head up high
Uptown he knows that I am standing by
And when I take his hand there's no man who could put him down
The world is sweet, it's at his feet, when he's uptown

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah

Let me tell ya now, uptown
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There's something wrong here, there can be no denying
One of us is changing, or maybe we've stopped trying

And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it

It used to be so easy living here with you
You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do
Now you look so unhappy, and I feel like a fool

And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it

There'll be good times again for me and you
But we just can't stay together, don't you feel it too
Still I'm glad for what we had, and how I once loved you

But it's too late, baby, it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide

CAROLE:
When you're down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, whoa, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights

You just call out my name
And you know where ever I am
I'll come running
To see you again
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes I will
You've got a friend

CYNTHIA AND BARRY:
Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you

KIRSCHNER:
Yes, and desert you

CAROLE, CYNTHIA & BARRY:
They'll take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them

You just call out my name
And you know where ever I am
I'll come running, running, hey yeah
To see you again
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes I'll be there

You've got a friend

Lookin' out on the morning rain
I used to feel uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Lord, it made me feel so tired

Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But your love was the key to my peace of mind

'Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like
A natural woman

When my soul was in the lost-and-found
You came along to claim it
I didn't know just what was wrong with me
Till your kiss helped me name it

Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for
'Cause if I make you happy I don't need to do more

You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like
A natural woman

Oh, baby, what you've done to me
You make me feel so good inside
And I just want to be close to you
You make me feel so alive

You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like
A natural woman

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes, you will
That you're beautiful as you feel

Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don't see it showing, why do I?

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes, you will
That you're beautiful as you feel

I have often asked myself the reason for sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullaby
If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes, you will
That you're beautiful as you feel

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling
Whenever you're around

Ooh, baby, when I see your face
Mellow as the month of May
Oh, darling, I can't stand it
When you look at me that way

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling
Whenever you're around

Oh, darling, when you're near me
And you tenderly call my name
I know that my emotions
Are something I just can't tame
I've just got to have you, baby

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down
I just lose control
Down to my very soul
I get a hot and cold all over
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down,
Tumbling down, tumbling down...