ACROSS
 1.  Seven Wonders / Stone Porch
 2.  Any Day Now
 3.  Crossword
 4.  Anymore
 5.  Below The Line
 6.  Mel's Diner (Too Soon)

DOWN
 7.  Swizzle
 8.  1000 Men
 9.  Amazon
10. I Wouldn't Mind
11. New York in June
12. Cranberries

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Seven Wonders/Stone Porch
by Helen Slater

It s not in every window I pass by
Or when I wear my crimson winter scarf
It's certainly not when the summer rain falls
No, not at all, not then
It s not apparent in the morning sunlight
Or in the rustling of the Autumn leaves
I ve never come upon it
When the mellow breeze blows
No, not then

But when you re near and I m inside your kisses
Your hand is resting gently on my knee
Of all the seven wonders my love, this is by far
The loveliest dream come true
How I m all a glow when I m with you

There s a house down the street
With an old stone porch
A eucalyptus hanging down low
It s got chipped paint, yard ain t
Nothing but an old dirt road
But baby it sure got soul
And if you call it home
And it s the place you ll be
I m staying close guaranteed
I m coming along with you, is where I ll be

Found a discounted fare
At United Air
A job at a Paris caf
Found a small flat not bad
Asking 35 for the day
And baby that s Okay
Cause if you call it home
And it s the place you ll be
I m staying close guaranteed
I m coming along with you is where I ll be

Money doesn t matter
When there's someone who
Treasures every part of you
And life is a song, a notre chanson

Found a ten dollar bill
In the bottom of my shoes
Sun is settling down
Got star shine, moonshine
Every kind of spark flying
Like the fourth of July
And you re down on one knee
Behind the sand and sea saying
Girlfriend you re gonna marry me
I m coming along with you , is where III be
I m coming along, with you life is a song
And where I ll be

Any Day Now
by Helen Slater

The morning paper sits outside
The curtains have been drawn
There s candy wrappers round my feet
My birthday chocolates gone
The news plays on the radio
Reminding me how long it s been
I ve stepped outside my own front door
Or let somebody in

Any day now
I ll be over you
Won t be thinking bout those little things
We used to do and

Any day now
I ll be somebody new
Fancy clothes
And painted toes
High heeled shoes

And oh, I ll be happy
Telling my girlfriends
Here s the new boy I met
He ll take me dancing
Under the stars and
You ll be a memory
I don t regret

Fool that I am
With this make believe
Truth be known
I m just a bucket of grief
Guess that silver lining s
Just out of my reach

But any day now will be sweet again
Any day now
I ll be back on my feet again
Over you some how
Any day now

Crossword
by Helen Slater

I found my true love today
Doing the crossword on the back of the 6 train
A ballpoint pen
He looked up that s when
My heart did a double take
A butterfly spin
Oh, heaven above
I found my true love

I said, seventeen down
I think it s possibly a shanty town
felt heart toss
That was seven across
Perfectly it went long with applesauce
Oh heaven above today, I found my true love

Who could predict from a puzzle on a page
I m a jumblin , janglin Jane?
Fidgetin and fiddling the words in my brain
Something too good to explain

I found my true love today
And every day I ll discover my new love
With the morning news
At eleven we ll wake
Lookin up the crossword
With our coffee and cake

Oh heaven above
Oh heaven above
Oh heaven above
Today I found my true love

Anymore
by Helen Slater

I won t ask why any more
Why I feel this way
Maybe sometimes
Love has no reason
Like light on the water it pours
And we ask why anymore

I won t ask how anymore
How shouId I believe?
Sometimes love is more like a constant
More like the air I breathe
And I won t ask how anymore to believe

As I come to see my truth
I can see the truth
I have found my road to you
You have brought me home

I won t ask why anymore
I can t find the words
Maybe love is more like a blessing
I am thankful for

And I won t ask why anymore
No, I won t ask why anymore

Below The Line
by Helen Slater

I take one step forward
My shoe falls apart
I binge then cringe
At my off colored remark
The sweat starts to shine
I m below the line

Why do I care
If she thinks that I m cool
I m trying to be somebody
I feel like a fool
I should say that I m fine
I m below the line

Hush now
Won t you lay down
That reptilian familiar refrain?
Count your blessing
You re past adolescence
Though it will spook you
Then nuke you again

An 800 lbs. gorilla
Is caged in my head
If I could, I would
Stay all day in bed
A sad sack
Two steps back
In a self sewn design
I m below
Way down below
Below the line

Mel's Diner (Too Soon)
by Helen Slater

In the back of Mel s diner
On a Wednesday afternoon
Jukebox is playing
An old Aretha tune
Walk in the door just a picture of gloom
Oh baby this is much too soon

My hands am shaking
My eyes are wet and blue
You say you love me
I say, I love you too
Baby please won t you think this through
Cause I m telling you it s much too soon

Sometimes I wish I could stop my thinking
Not be living so out loud
Peace and quiet I know I could try it
If you would just show me how

Don t need reminders
last night what I said
I ll just turn over
a new leaf instead
Don t say it s over don t say that we re through
Cause baby it s much too soon
Oh baby, I m saying,
It s just much too soon

Swizzle
by Helen Slater

I say it s over for good and I m leaving
I say it the last time for sure
Then I turn off the phone
I swizzle some tea
I m busy with everyday plans
But I know in my heart I ll be coming back again

I have appointments to keep in the city
I ve booked a lunch every day of the week
I got people to see
Places to go
I m hanging with my very best friend
But I know in my heart I ll be coming back again

Now, don t say you re not surprised
Or tell me I told you so
I m not calling it any old four letter word
You refer to (what you refer to as)

Love, it s not that thing
I have it s a fever
A chemical seizure
Driving me up the wall that s all
I can sit on a couch
SpilI out my tears
Travel to a far away land
But I know in my bones I ll be coming back
Have that sweet little heart attack
Oh, one thing s for sure
I ll be coming back again

1000 Men
by Helen Slater

I could walk away
With the courage of a thousand men
How many times I ve said goodbye
And cried myself to sleep

But still you haunt my dreams
Like the old carob tree
Planted in the earth
Unmoving

And this still goes on
This will not die

No matter if I curse
No matte if I run
It will not change
What happened
Love happened
You happened To me

Amazon
by Helen Slater

Come along with me, girl, let s hop a plane
Going down to a part of the world we never have been
I hear there s llamas, Inca mammas on the mountaintop
Along the river there s snakes and sloth
Getting our cameras on
In the Amazon
Let s go

We ll leave our homework and laundry behind
Straddlin the side of the boat will be fine
Trekking tributaries
Won t be scared or distressed
By the screeches of the Capuchins
0r Pygmy Marmosets
Getting our backpacks on
In the Amazon
Let s go

You are my sunshine
Even in a forest of min
Here where mosquitoes sing
And spiders share your bed

Come along with me girl let s hop a plane
Going down to a part of the world
We never have been
In Machu Picchu
I will meet you when the sun s going down
Taking a Siesta with our floppy hats on
Here in the Amazon

I Wouldn't Mind
by Helen Slater

I wouldn t mind
It s just sitting there
A chair to spare
Go right ahead and take it, no
I wouldn t mind
Why would I mind?
Go on

I wouldn t say no
To coffee with cream
But I must pay my share
It s not like the chair
It won t be fair, please
Please I m not in the hall of receiving
Oh, I don t mean to bite although
I guess I did, I guess I did

Forgive me, I m not used to
Kindness and small talk
I m a gallery going old maid
And if I seem pinched
And unopen to chances
Well, I ve got Chaucer, and Stegner and Hemingway

No, I don t mind
I got my book here
I won t interfere with your plans
I ve got plans of my own
Look at me going on
I'll be fine, I will
It s not that big a deal
A little quiet time
I wouldn t mind

New York in June
Music by Helen Slater
Words by Helen Slater & Phil Swann

There s a ring in his pocket
And coffee for two
Got tickets for the Yankees at noon
Me oh my
Not a cloud in the sky
I m loving New York in June

Hopping in a cab
To the Barrymore Bar
We re whistling a Gershwin tune
A whiff of old a scotch
And a weathered cigar
I m loving New York in June

Won t be late at the Empire State
It s an affair to remember
A kiss and a wink at the ice skating rink
Will be just as warm in December

Sardi s by nine
With a bottle of wine
We re under a Herschfeld cartoon
I m coming undone
Cause he s the one
I m loving New York in June

Won t be late at the Empire State
It s an affair to remember
A kiss and a wink at the ice skating rink
Will be just as warm in December

We re strolling 5th Avenue
Holding his hand
My heart could light up the moon
A horse and carriage
And maybe a marriage
I m loving New York in June
I m loving New York in June
I m loving New York in June

Cranberries
by Helen Slater

Cranberries and Christmas Eves
And angels in the snow
Pictures where we might have been
Had I never let you go

Maybe a place in the city where
The windows are as grand as the sky
And life would be just so
I guess I ll never know

Crusty bread with brie and wine
And a lull beneath the tree
The sun would kiss your face then mine
As we lay down quietly

Why even try to imagine how
We d live out the rest of our lives?
You always told me so
I guess I ll never

Know your sweet hellos, your fierce
Goodbyes and long caresses

I might live out all my days
With an echo at my heel
I wish that never had a name
But one I d always feel

One that would whisper so softly
And one that wouId bring me to my knees
Something I can t undo
And won t let go
This I surely know