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Not What You See - Barry Manilow



     
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Wait a minute baby
I'll be right back
I just gotta talk
to a friend
for a couple of minutes
I see you looking
at the two of us
and what do you see
the oldest couple at the Mayflower
Esther and Me
I push her in the chair
I know she'd walk
if she could
she says "Take your pills"
as if they do any good
I'll bet you think
that what you're looking
at is all we are

two old people forgetting
the way we were
Sonny, no one is
what they look like
everyone's so much more
Sonny, no one is
what they look like
and we're not what
you see that's for sure
You should have known her before
you should have known her before
legs she had legs
that made the guys drool
and her waist was as small
as your neck
and the face and the hair
and the rest of her
and when I look at her now
I still see her young and beautiful
she's my girl and I'm her Joe
and we're not what you see
In a minute baby I'll be right back
I just got some more to say
to my young new friend here
Esther just turned 80 and I'm 83
the oldest couple at the Mayflower
Esther and me
I knew that when I saw her
we were meant to be one
she says she didn't notice me
but don't you believe her
I'll bet you think that what you're looking at
is all we are
two old people
stumbling through the days
Sonny, no one is what
they look like
everyone's so much more
Sonny, no one is what
they look like
and we're not what you see
that's for sure
You should have known me before
you should have known me before
hair, I had hair the girls
loved to feel and a built
watch out Joe Poluka
I could see I could hear
I could run a mile
and when I dream of us now
I still see us young and beautiful
she's my girl and I'm her Joe
and we're not what you see
I guess I better go now
she's my family
the oldest couple
at the Mayflower
Esther and Me
I'll help her with her bath
and then I'll kiss her goodnight
and sometime's we dance
in the early moonlight
I'll bet you think that what
you're looking at is all we are
two old people
watching the days go by
Sonny, no one is what
they look like
everyone's so much more
Sonny no one is what
they look like
and we're not what you see
that's for sure
I'll be right there darlin'

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Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American pop singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)."

In 1978, five of his albums were on the best-selling charts simultaneously, a feat equaled only by Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Mathis. He has recorded a string of Billboard hit singles and multi-platinum albums that have resulted in his being named Radio & Records number one Adult Contemporary artist and winning three straight American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist. Several well-known entertainers have given Manilow their "stamp of approval," including Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s regarding Manilow, "He's next." In 1988, Bob Dylan stopped Manilow at a party, hugged him and said, "Don't stop what you're doing, man. We're all inspired by you."

As well as producing and arranging albums for other artists, such as Bette Midler and Dionne Warwick, Manilow has written songs for musicals, films, and commercials. From February 2005 to December 30, 2009, he was the headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton, performing hundreds of shows before ending relationship with the hotel. From March 2010, he has headlined at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide

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