Tom Waits

Somewhere

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(Music & Lyrics : Leonard Bernstein - S. Sondheim Notes : From "West Side Story")

Someday, somewhere
We'll find a new way of living
Will find a way of forgiving
Somewhere...
There's a place for us
Somewhere a place for us
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us
Somewhere
There's a time for us
Someday there'll time for us
Time together and time to spare
Time to learn, time to care
Someday, somewhere
We'll find a new way of living
Will find there's a way of forgiving
Somewhere...
There's a place for us
A time and place for us
Hold my hand and we're half way there
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
Somehow...
Someday, somewhere...

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yuri_sucupira On Dec 27, 2001

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2001-12-27 18:17:27

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by bellaboo137

20y ago

A cover of the West Side Story version... in context, its self explanatory: the couple can't be together despite their strong love, and so they dream about running away to a better place, someday. tom waits' voice is so perfect for this song, it makes me ache, especially as its the story of my life. though nobody i've played this for seems to think he has a good voice, but i do. its rough and scratchy but i like it.

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by gweeps

19y ago

Tom made this song his own.

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by annieTLS

17y ago

i love this song when julian smith from britains got talent plays it on his techno-styled saxaphone

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by pinkeye

16y ago

beautiful song, bitter but .. hope springs eternal in the human breast

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