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(Sam Cooke)

Let me tell you about a place, somewhere up in New York way
where the people are so gay, twistin' the night away
Here they have a lot of fun, puttin' trouble on the run
Oh man you'll find the old and young twistin' the night away

Here's a man in evening clothes, how he got here I don't know
but oh man, you ought to see him go, twistin' the night away
He's dancing with a chick in slacks, she's moving up and back
Oh man, there ain't nothing like twistin' the night away

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Here's a fellow in blue jeans, who's dancing with an older queen
dolled up in her diamond rings, twistin' the night away
Man you ought to see her go, twistin' to the rock and roll
Here you'll find the young and the old twistin' the night away

They're twistin', twistin', everybody's doing great
They're twistin' man, twistin', they're twistin' the night away
Twistin', you know they're twistin', twistin' the night away
They're twistin', twistin', man twistin' the night away

Here they have a lot of fun, puttin' trouble on the run
Oh man you'll find young and the old twistin' the night away
Here's a man in evening clothes, how he got here I don't know
I don't know but man you ought to see him go
Twistin' the night awaywhat have i done to get you down?
has my heartache turned your smile around?
Ôround, Ôround, down, gone
look up halo.
size me up now before i'm dead
believe what you see,
burn what you've read
maybe, baby, when i'm gone
look up halo

halo, she's got a smile for me. halo.
halo, who knows what she sees. halo.

i'm as perfect as the man next door
borrow sugar when i ain't got no more
sugarbaby, sugar's low
look up, halo
i love you girl 'til my face turns blue
but, i don't have to hold my breath for you
my breath to have, my breath to hold
come on, halo

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she's the kind that shines
everything's in her hands

carry me to higher ground rise up, rise up
staring down on what i've found
well, i think i've found a smile for me
for me the smile until i see
what it is she see's in me say me,
my oh, my in her eyes i'm loving her constantly
around, down, down
drop me off, oh set me down yeah, baby
look up, come on, look up
things are looking up for me
size me up so that you might see
that baby, maybe
for me and you. you and me. halo
she's got a smile for me,
oh halo


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