Making a Good Thing Better lyrics

(Jules Shear)

Well I've been so far away from you
Though standin' by your side
And there were nights we were so in love
That lovin' made me blind
But that time is so far below us now
the memory so thin

It's so easy to begin
But it's so hard to stop this love
It's just so hard to stop
When a heart that's lookin' for lovin' leads you in
It's so easy to begin

(Olivia Newton-John)

You say you want to know most everything about him
But babe, what you're saying is that you don't want to doubt him
If I told you all the truth you wouldn't want to see him anymore
But I'm his friend as well and there's no way I can tell
Tales that will make you unsure

Don't ask a friend; don't make me tell a lie
Don't ask a friend to be your alibi

(Jim Rushing/Marshall Chapman)

I never tried to change you
But the hurt is changing me
I only wanna be myself
And you won't let that be
I can't play an actor's role
'Cause I can't live a lie
Life's too short and night's too long
To let them pass us by

So I'll be closing the door in the morning
And I won't wake you when I rise
'Cause there's nothing to say before going

(J. Carter/M. Kilgore)

Love is a burnin' thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down down down and the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns the ring of fire
The ring of fire

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down down down and the flames went higher

(Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice)

It won't be easy; you'll think it's strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me; all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
And its sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen; I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel

(Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice)

It won't be easy; you'll think it's strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me; all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
And its sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen; I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel

(Jules Shear)

Well I've been so far away from you
Though standin' by your side
And there were nights we were so in love
That lovin' made me blind
But that time is so far below us now
the memory so thin

It's so easy to begin
But it's so hard to stop this love
It's just so hard to stop
When a heart that's lookin' for lovin' leads you in
It's so easy to begin

(Olivia Newton-John)

You say you want to know most everything about him
But babe, what you're saying is that you don't want to doubt him
If I told you all the truth you wouldn't want to see him anymore
But I'm his friend as well and there's no way I can tell
Tales that will make you unsure

Don't ask a friend; don't make me tell a lie
Don't ask a friend to be your alibi

(Jack Tempchin)

It's late at night and we're all alone
With just the music of the radio
No one's comin', no one's gonna telephone
Just me and him and the lights down low

And we're slow dancing, swaying to the music
Slow dancing, just me and my guy
Slow dancing, swaying to the music
No one else in the whole wide world
In the whole wide world

(John Farrar)

Take all the time that you need to be certain
Say nothing till you can say what you mean
Don't stay with me just to save me from hurtin'
I may be young but I'm not green
I'm in no hurry for the show
To hear what I already know

'Cause you've been coolin' down
Even a fool could see
Coolin' down
Driftin' away from me
Day by day love fades away
Coolin' down, coolin' down

(Billy Alessi/Bobby Alessi)

It's early in the morning
Today I'm moving away
Sittin' here for the last time
Makes me feel so strange

My life here has ended
Like a pulled up weed
Don't play no sad songs
They'll make me cry

This situation reminds me
Of when I went away to school
My friends they all called me
And said I've been made a fool

My boyfriend he left me

(Billy Alessi/Bobby Alessi)

It's early in the morning
Today I'm moving away
Sittin' here for the last time
Makes me feel so strange

My life here has ended
Like a pulled up weed
Don't play no sad songs
They'll make me cry

This situation reminds me
Of when I went away to school
My friends they all called me
And said I've been made a fool

My boyfriend he left me

(Jim Rushing/Marshall Chapman)

I never tried to change you
But the hurt is changing me
I only wanna be myself
And you won't let that be
I can't play an actor's role
'Cause I can't live a lie
Life's too short and night's too long
To let them pass us by

So I'll be closing the door in the morning
And I won't wake you when I rise
'Cause there's nothing to say before going

(Peter Wingfield)

Although I know our love is going strong
Little surprises kind of help it along
We mustn't let our lives become routine
Don't do anything we don't mean

There is no limit on love at all
It can always get better the deeper you fall
I'm sure without that love we won't survive
So come on and show it; let's keep it alive

And we'll be making a good thing better

(Peter Wingfield)

Although I know our love is going strong
Little surprises kind of help it along
We mustn't let our lives become routine
Don't do anything we don't mean

There is no limit on love at all
It can always get better the deeper you fall
I'm sure without that love we won't survive
So come on and show it; let's keep it alive

And we'll be making a good thing better

(J. Carter/M. Kilgore)

Love is a burnin' thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down down down and the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns the ring of fire
The ring of fire

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down down down and the flames went higher

(Jack Tempchin)

It's late at night and we're all alone
With just the music of the radio
No one's comin', no one's gonna telephone
Just me and him and the lights down low

And we're slow dancing, swaying to the music
Slow dancing, just me and my guy
Slow dancing, swaying to the music
No one else in the whole wide world
In the whole wide world

(John Farrar)

Take all the time that you need to be certain
Say nothing till you can say what you mean
Don't stay with me just to save me from hurtin'
I may be young but I'm not green
I'm in no hurry for the show
To hear what I already know

'Cause you've been coolin' down
Even a fool could see
Coolin' down
Driftin' away from me
Day by day love fades away
Coolin' down, coolin' down