Expert: Bong Santos - 9/16/2006

Question
hi....peace b w/ you and all your family. I remember this love song from the 80's that still rings in my ears almost everyday....Whenever i will ask somebody and sing a few lines of the song they knew it but they dont know the title and the artist and unfortunately i've forgotten some of the lyrics and the artist of it... the first stanza of the song goes like this.....

Life's a lonely stage....
The actors play their parts....
Tonight will be the same
Tonight there'll be some heavy hearts

And I'll give you anything
I'll give you anything
I'll give you anything
That you give to me...

Maraming salamat po sa iyo
Hope ill be hearing from you soon...
Godspeed!!!!!!!!

Answer
Dear Gerry,

The song has just been asked a couple of days ago by a "suki" who's also a Gerry.
Anyway, the song is titled I'D GIVE YOU ANYTHING by RODWAY. RODWAY is an 80s pop rock band who released a successful album here in the Philippines back in 1983 called HORIZONTAL HOLD, from where the song was culled. Another hit from that album was DON'T STOP TRYING, a tune even made popular then when danced by the VICOR DANCERS, which included a young JOY CANCIO, now the successful manager of the SEXBOMB DANCERS.

Here's its lyrics:

I'D GIVE YOU ANYTHING / RODWAY

Life's a lonely stage
The actor's play their parts
Tonight will be the same
Tonight we'll be some petty hearts.

Chorus 1:
(And) I'd give you anything
I'd give you anything
I'd give you anything (anything)
If you'd give to me.

It's no use tryin' the phone
I can't wait around tonight
And though the winter maybe cold
It's still summer in my fickle mind.

Chorus 2:
I'd give you anything
If you'd give to me
I'd give you anything
You mean the world to me, yeah.

Bridge:
How can I (how can I), I can't carry on now
Why don't I (why don't I). I don't feel so strong now
How can I, how can I?
How in the world can I carry on?
(Instrumental)
(Repeat Bridge except last 2 words)
Oh, I can't carry on, no no.
(Repeat Chorus 1 except last line)
Coda:
If you'd give, if you'd give
If you'd give to me.

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines