Cover art for Beautiful Music by Barry Manilow
Oct. 1, 19751 viewer

Beautiful Music Lyrics

Before I knew that I was blessed
When I was just like the rest of the people
Who never let dreams in their minds
Music would play and say
Maybe you're wastin' your time

Before I knew what good could be
When I couldn't see the need or the reason
For trusting in me or my star
Music would play and say
Hey, what a dummy you are!

And when I heard all the words about passion
Singin' to me about love of a fashion
That I never heard anywhere else
That's when I said
"gotta get some of that for myself"

And when I heard about hurtin' and healin'
Beautiful words about beautiful feelings
What lots of believin' could do
Beautiful music, I knew it just had to be true
You're beautiful, beautiful music!

Before I saw my life in lights
When I couldn't taste the nights I was missin'
I'd listen alone in my bed
And music would sing to me
Things no one else even said
And when I heard all the words about passion
Singin' to me about love of fashion
That I never heard anywhere else
That's when I said
"gotta get some of that for myself"

And when I heard about hurtin' and healin'
Beautiful words about beautiful feelings
What lots of believin' could do
Beautiful music, I knew it just had to be true
You're beautiful, beautiful music!

And now I laugh and now I cry like a baby
Livin' and lovin' each day
And just maybe
For all the good things that come true
Beautiful music
The best of my blessings is you
You're beautiful, beautiful music!

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“Beautiful Music” is a song by American singer Barry Manilow from his third studio album, Tryin' to Get the Feeling. Manilow wrote the song with Marty Panzer and co-produced with Ron Dante. It was released in 1975 as the album’s final single through Arista Records. It charted in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10. It also peaked at number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

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