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1 Songs for English Language learners Lyrics and photos compiled by Lori Langer de Ramirez, song: Help! And I do appreciate group: The Beatles you being round. Help me, get my feet back Help, I need somebody, on the ground, Help, not just anybody, Won't you please, Help, you know I need please help me. someone, help. When I was younger, When I was younger, so much younger than today, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody's I never needed anybody's help in any way. help in any way. But now these days are gone, But now these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured, I'm not so self-assured, Now I find I've changed Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up my mind and opened up the doors. the doors. Help me if you can, Help me if you can, I'm feeling down I'm feeling down And I do appreciate And I do appreciate you being round.

2 You being round. Help me, get my feet Help me, get my feet back on the ground, back on the ground, Won't you please, Won't you please, please help me, please help me? help me, help me, oh. And now my life has changed in oh so many ways, My independence seems to vanish in the haze. But every now and then I feel so insecure, I know that I just need you like I've never done before. Help me if you can, I'm feeling down song: You've Got to hide your love away Hide Your Love Away Hey, you've got to hide group: The Beatles your love away. Here I stand head in hand Turn my face to the wall If she's gone I can't go on Feelin' two-foot small. Everywhere people stare Each and every day I can see them laugh at me And I hear them say: Hey, you've got to hide your love away Hey, you've got to hide your love away How could I even try I can never win Hearing them, seeing them In the state I'm in How could she say to me Love will find a way Gather round all you clowns Let me hear you say: Hey, you've got to song: Ticket to Ride She's got a ticket to ride, group: The Beatles She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ride, I think I'm gonna be sad, But she don't care.

3 I think it's today, yeah. The girl that's driving me mad I don't know why Is going away. she's ridin' so high, She ought to think twice, She's got a ticket to ride, She ought to do right by me. She's got a ticket to ride, Before she gets to saying She's got a ticket to ride, goodbye, But she don't care. She ought to think twice, She ought to do right by me. She said that living with me Is bringing her down yeah. She said that living with me, For she would never be free Is bringing her down, yeah. When I was around. For she would never be free When I was around. She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ride, Ah, she's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ride, But she don't care. She's got a ticket to ride, But she don't care. I don't know why she's ridin' so high, My baby don't care, She ought to think twice, my baby don't care.

4 She ought to do right by me. My baby don't care, Before she gets to saying my baby don't care. goodbye, My baby don't care, She ought to think twice, my baby don't care. She ought to do right by me. I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah. The girl that's driving me mad Is going away, yeah. song: Moonshadow and I wont beg, singer: Cat Stevens Yes if I ever lose my legs, oh I won't Oh, I'm bein' followed have to walk no more. by a moonshadow, moonshadow, And if I ever lose my moonshadow mouth, all my teeth, Leapin' and hoppin' north and south, on a moonshadow, Yes if I ever lose my moonshadow, mouth, oh moonshadow. I wont have to And if I ever lose my Did it take long to find hands, lose my plough, me? I asked the lose my land, faithful light. Oh if I ever lose my Did it take long to find hands, oh I won't me?

5 And are you have to work no more. gonna stay the night? And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colors all run dry, Yes if I ever lose my eyes, oh I won't have to cry no more. And if I ever lose my legs, I wont moan, song: Peace Train Get your bags together, go singer: Cat Stevens bring your good friends too Cause it's getting nearer, Now I've been happy lately, it soon will be with you. thinking about the good things to come Now come and join the living, And I believe it could be, it's not so far from you something good has begun. And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true. Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about Now I've been crying lately, the world as one thinking about the And I believe it could be, world as it is some day it's going to come. Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss? Cause out on the edge of darkness, Cause out on the edge of there rides a peace train darkness, Oh peace train take this there rides a peace train country, Oh peace train take this come take me home again country, come take me home again.

6 Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun. Oh peace train sounding louder Glide on the peace train. Come on now peace train Yes, peace train holy roller, Everyone jump upon the peace train Come on now peace train song: Don't be Shy! Don't be shy singer: Cat Stevens just let your feelings roll on by. Don't be shy Don't wear fear just let your feelings or nobody will know roll on by. you're there. Don't wear fear or nobody will know Just lift your head, you're there. and let your feelings Just lift your head, out instead. and let your feelings And don't be shy, out instead. just let your feelings And don't be shy, roll on by, just let your feeling on by, on by, etc. roll on by, on by, on by . You know love is better than a song. Love is where all of us belong.

7 So don't be shy just let your feelings roll on by. Don't wear fear or nobody will know you're there, You're there . song: If You Want to You know that there are. Sing Out, Sing Out And if you wanna be me, singer: Cat Stevens be me. And if you wanna be you, Well if you wanna sing out, be you. sing out. Cause there's a million And if you wanna be free, things to do, be free. You know that there are. Cause there's a million things to be, Well if you wanna sing out, You know that there are. sing out. And if you wanna be free, And if you wanna live high, be free. live high. Cause there's a million And if you wanna live low, things to be . live low. You know that there are Cause there's a million You know that there are ways to go, You know that there are You know that there are. You know that there are You know that there are.

8 You can do what you want, The opportunity's on. And if you can find a new way, You can do it today. You can make it all true, And you can make it undo . You see ah ah ah It is easy ah ah ah You only need to know. Well if you wanna say yes, say yes. And if you wanna say no, say no. Cause there's a million ways to go, song: Father and Son Father: singer: Cat Stevens It's not time to make a change, Father: Just sit down, take it slowly. It's not time to make a You're still young, change, just relax, that's your fault, take it easy. There's so much You're still young, you have to go through. That's your fault, Find a girl, settle down, There's so much If you want you can marry. you have to know. Look at me, I am old, Find a girl, settle down, but I'm happy. If you want you can marry. (son-- away away away, I. Look at me, I am old, know I have to make this but I'm happy.)

9 Decision alone - no). I was once like you are now, Son: and I know that it's not easy, All the times that I cried, To be calm when you've found keeping all the things something going on. I knew inside, But take your time, think a lot, Its hard, but it's harder Why, think of everything to ignore it. you've got. If they were right, I'd agree, For you will still be here but it's them you know tomorrow, not me. but your dreams may not. Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away. Son: I know I have to go. How can I try to explain, (father-- stay stay stay, when I do why must you go and he turns away again. Make this decision alone?). Its always been the same, same old story. From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen. Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away. I know I have to go. song: Shower the People Better to shower the people singer: James Taylor you love with love Show them the way that you feel.

10 You can play the game Things are gonna be just fine if and you can act out the part you only will Shower the people Though you know you love with love, it wasn't written for you. Show them the way that you feel, But tell me, how can you stand Things are gonna be much better there with your broken heart if you only will. Ashamed of playing the fool? Shower the people One thing can lead to another; you love with love, it doesn't take any sacrifice. Show them the way that you feel. Oh, father and mother, sister and brother You'll feel better right away If it feels nice, don't think twice. Don't take much to do. Sell you pride . Just shower the people They say in every life, you love with love. They say the rain must fall Show them the way that you feel. Just like pouring rain. Things are gonna work out fine Make it rain, Make it rain if you only will Shower the Love, love, love is sunshine.