Lyrics

Music may be the language of emotion but lyrics speak to our heart. The lyrics of three songs voice the emotions of the protagonists of Fantasy Land: The incurability of love, the stranger in us and the illusions of life

COMES LOVE Words & Music by Lew Brown, Sammy Stept and Charles Tobias Comes a rain storm Put your rubbers on your feet Comes a snow storm You can get a little heat Comes love Nothing can be done Comes a fire Firemen come and rescue me Blow a tire You can patch the inner tube Comes love Nothing can be done Don't try hidin' 'Cause it isn't any use You'll just start slidin' When your heart turns on the juice Comes a heat wave You can hurry to the shore Come a summons Hide yourself behind a door Comes love Nothing can be done	Comes a headache You can lose it in a day Comes a toothache See your dentist right away Comes love Nothing can be done Comes the measles You can quarantine the room Comes a mousy You can chase it with a broom Comes love Nothing can be done That's all brother If you've ever been in love That's all brother And you know just what I'm speakin' of Comes a nightmare You can always stay awake Comes depression You could get another break Comes love Nothing can be done Nothing can be done
THE STRANGER Words and Music by Billy Joel Well we all have a face That we hide away forever And we take them out and show ourselves When everyone has gone Some are satin some are steel Some are silk and some are leather They're the faces of the stranger But we love to try them on Well we all fall in love But we disregard the danger Though we share so many secrets There are some we never tell Why were you so surprised That you never saw the stranger Did you ever let your lover see The stranger in yourself? Don't be afraid to try again Everyone goes south Every now and then You've done it, why can't someone else? You should know by now You've been there yourself Once I used to believe I was such a great romancer Then I came home to a woman That I could not recognize	When I pressed her for a reason She refused to even answer It was then I felt the stranger Kick me right between the eyes Well we all fall in love But we disregard the danger Though we share so many secrets There are some we never tell Why were you so surprised That you never saw the stranger Did you ever let your lover see The stranger in yourself? Don't be afraid to try again Everyone goes south Every now and then You've done it, why can't someone else? You should know by now You've been there yourself You may never understand How the stranger is inspired But he isn't always evil And he isn’t always wrong Though you drown in good intentions You will never quench the fire You'll give in to your desire When the stranger comes along.
BOTH SIDES NOW Words and Music by Joni Mitchell Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere Ι've looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and they snow on everyone So many things Ι would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way But now it's just another show And you leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away	I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow It's love's illusions I recall I really don't know love Really don’t know love at all Tears and fears and feeling proud To say "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way Oh but now old friends are acting strange And they shake their heads and they tell that I've changed Well something's lost but something's gained In living every day I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all It’s life’s illusions that I recall I really don’t know life I really don’t know life at all