The following were just among my favorite songs. My apologies if your favorite songs aren't here.
Since this page is exclusively about myself, therefore, the songs you'll find here are some of the songs 
I like much. 

AFRAID FOR LOVE TO FADE by The Company

My head's in a jam
Can't take you off my mind
From the time we met
I've been beset by thoughts of you
And the more that I ignore this feeling
The more I find myself believing
That I just have to see you again

CHORUS:
I can't let you pass me by
I just can't let you go
But I know that I am much too shy to let you know
Afraid that I might say the wrong words and displease you
Afraid for love to fade before it can come true

Like a child again 
I'm at a loss for words
How does one define a crush combined with longing
Longing to possess you oh so dearly
I'm obsessed with you completely
I'll go mad if I can't have you

CHORUS:
I can't let you pass me by
I just can't let you go
But I know that I am much too shy to let you know
Afraid that I might say the wrong words and displease you
Afraid for love to fade before it can come true

I can't let you pass me by
I just can't let you go
Let me say the things and say the words to let you know
I would rather say the awkward words than lose you
Or for love to fade before it can come true
Afraid for love to fade before it can come true

My head's in a jam
Can't take you off my mind...



AFTER ALL by Gary Valenciano

I asked her for a smile
She couldn't, I don't know why
Could it be that it's all over?
Such a short love affair,
I feel it's so unfair
But what can I do 
To keep this love, oh so true
The feelings can't be gone
We've only just begun
Why must we end it?
I feel we should go on,
Coz' I can still feel the fire's warmth,
The sparks of love that keep it shining on!

I'll be standing here even though it's through
I'll have a space in my heart for you
I don't know how I'll fake it,
And I doubt if I can make it!
And if you get to realize,
Just turn and look into my eyes,
Coz' then you'd come to know
That it was me after all

You know we still have time,
It's not too late to change your mind,
Why must we end it?
I feel we should go on,
Coz' I can still feel the fire's warmth,
The sparks of love that keep it shining on!

I'll be standing here even though it's through
I'll have a space in my heart for you
I don't know how I'll fake it
And I doubt if I can make it
And if you get to realize
Just turn and look into my eyes
Coz' then you'd come to know
That it was me after all...



BEFORE I LET YOU GO by Freestyle

I can still remember yesterday
We were so in love in a special way
And knowing that you loved me
Made me feel, oh so right

But now, I feel lost
Don't know what to do
Each and every day I think of you
Holdin' back the tears,
I'm trying with all my might

Refrain:
Because you're gone and left me standing 
All alone
And I know I've got to face tomorrow 
On my own...

But baby...

Chorus:
Before I let you go
I want to say,"I love you"
I hope that you're list'nin'
'Coz it's true, baby

You'll be forever in my heart
And I know that no one else will do
So before I let you go
I want to say it..."I love you"

I wish that it could be just like before
I know I could've given you so much more
Even though you know
I'd given you all my love

I miss your smile,
I miss your kiss
Each and everyday I reminisce 
'Coz baby it's you 
That I'm always dreamin' of...
(Refrain & Chorus)
 
Bridge:
Letting love go 
Is never easy
But I love you so
That's why I set you free

I know someday
Somehow I'll find a way
To leave it all behind me
Guess it wasn't meant to be
(Chorus)



CLOSER YOU AND I by Gino Padilla

Hey, there's a look in your eyes 
Must be love at first sight 
You were just part of a dream 
Nothing more so it seemed 
But my love couldn't wait much longer 
Just can't forget the picture of your smile 
'Coz everytime I close my eyes 
You come alive 

The closer I get to touching you 
The closer I get to loving you 
Give it a time 
Just a little more time 
We'll be together 
Every little smile 
That special smile 
The twinkle in your eye 
In a little while 
Give it a time 
Just a little more time 
So we can get closer 
You and I 

Then could I love you more 
So much stronger than before 
Why does it seem like a dream 
So much more so it seems 
I guess I found my inspiration 
With just one smile, you take my breath away 
So hold me close 
And say you'll stay with me now 

The closer I get to touching you 
The closer I get to loving you 
Give it a time 
Just a little more time 
We'll be together 
Every little smile 
That special smile 
The twinkle in your eye 
In a little while 
Give it a time 
Just a little more time 
So we can get closer 
You and I 



CONSTANT CHANGE by Jose Mari Chan

We're on the road
We move from place to place
And oftentimes when I'm about to call it home
We'd have to move along
Life is a constant change...

The friends we know we meet along the way
Too soon the times we share form part of yesterday
'Cause life's a constant change
And nothing stays the same, oh no

Clouds that move across the skies
Are changing form before our very eyes

Why couldn't we keep time from movin' on?
Hold on to all the years before this moment's gone?
Why must we live the days at such a frightening pace?

We're all like clouds that move across the skies
And changing form before our very eyes

Have we outgrown our Peter Pans and wings?
We've simply grown too old for tales of knights and kings
'Cause life's a constant change
And nothing stays the same, oh no
 


FOREVERMORE by Side A

Intro: E7-A; (2x)

  E            B/D#          C#m	     C#m	/B	A	
There are times when I just want to look at your face
	    F#m		B
With the stars in the night
E            B/D#          C#m	     C#m/B	A	
There are times when I just want to feel you embrace
    F#m	       B	B9/C
On a cold night


Refrain:
   C#m	       F#			    B-A-G#m-B7
 I just can�t believe that you are mine now. 

Chorus:
  	   E	   G#m	    A
You were just a dream that I once knew
	E		G#m	      A-G#m-F#m-B
I never thought I would be right for you
		E	E7	   A
I just can�t compare you with anything in this world
      G#m   C#m      F#m          B          E
You�re all I need to be with forevermore

Interlude:
E-E7-A-; (2x)

E           B/D#        C#m          C#m/B        A
All those years, I�ve long to hold you in my arms
                 F#m       B
I�ve been dreaming of you
E        B/D#              C#m                 C#m/B      A
Every night, I�ve been watching all the stars that fall down
         F#m           B-B9/C
Wishing you will be mine
(Repeat refrain and chorus)

 Bridge:
C          G/B                    Em         Am           D   G
Time and again, there are these changes that we cannot end
    Em       A              D       G       C
As sure as time keeps going on and on
     Am              D          B     E
My love for you will be forevermore

Adlib:
E - B/D# - C#m - C#m/B � A � E - B/D# - C#m � C#m/B � B9/C
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat chorus except last line)

     G#m   C#m      F#m - B
As endless as forever
      G#m      C#m       F#m - B
Our love will stay together
        G#m    C#m      F#m      B       G#m
You�re all I need to be with forevermore
                   C#m       F#m - B
(As endless as forever)
          G#m       C#m       F#m - B
(Our love will stay together)
          G#m        C#m      F#m        B       E
You�re all I need to be with forevermore.




HOLD ON by Side A

           E              Eaug                  E6
Yes, it's you, you're the one  in my life I've known
          E7
From the start that it's you
     AM7          G#m7
I'd spend forever with
    C#m7  F#m7         C#m7-DM7-D7sus
So please hold on with me.

     G      Gaug                      G6
You know so well that we can't last a    day
    G7
Without each other
       CM7                Bm7         Em7
You're all I have and I'm all that's there
    Am      Am/G-F-Esus-B7sus
To keep you go-----in'.

Chorus
 E                         Eaug
Hold on, just keep holdin' on
                  AM7
It may not be for long
     G#m7    C#m7    DM7      DM7/Db-B7sus
Just keep on holdin' on  with me.
(Repeat except last word)
   D7/C hold
...me.

       E          Eaug
Funny how we both try  to show
     E6        E7
That we don't really care
    AM7             G#m7       C#m7
But deep inside the thing that matters
      F#m7     C#m7       DM7-D7sus
Is to have you      by my side.

          G        Gaug
Let the tears roll down, that's okay
   G6                     G7
Because tomorrow no one's goin' away
     CM7             Bm7     Em7
Just let this be and hold on with me
 Am          Am/G-F-Esus
Hold on with me.

Repeat Chorus
Ad lib: AM7-G#m7, C#m7, DM7, DM7/Db, B7sus-

Repeat Chorus
Coda: B/A-G#m7-C#m7-D9sus hold
      Am/F hold Eadd9



I'LL BE THERE (FOR YOU) by Martin Nievera

When you wake up each morning
And you feel like calling
I'll be there for you
When the road seems uncertain
And you can't stop the hurtin'
I'll be there for you

When there's no one beside you
I'll be there to guide you
Catch you each time you fall
When the stars won't shine anymore
I'll be there...

When the world's unkind
And your dreams, they need more time
I'll be there for you

If the rules they keep breaking
And the future is fading
I'll be there for you

The rainbow will end
In the palm of your hand
Don't ever let it go
When the stars won't shine anymore
I'll be there...

Who knows where we'll go
What will tomorrow bring
But we have each other, just hold on tight
We can take to the skies and fly...

I'll be there for you...
I'll be there for you...

The rainbow will end
In the palm of your hand
Don't ever let it go
When the stars won't shine anymore
I'll be there...

I'll be there



MUNTIK NA KITANG MINAHAL by The Company

May sikreto akong sasabihin sa `yo 
Mayroong nangyaring hindi mo alam 
Ito'y isang lihim itinagong kay tagal 
Muntik na kitang minahal 
`Di ko noon nakayang ipadama sa `yo 
Ang nararamdaman ng pusong ito 
At hanggang ngayon ay naaalala pa 
Muntik na kitang minahal 

REFRAIN:
Ngayon ay aaminin ko na 
Na sana nga'y tayong dalawa 
Bawa't tanong mo'y iniwasan ko 
Akala ang pag-ibig mo'y `di totoo 
`Di ko alam kung anong nangyari 
Damdamin ko sa `yo'y hindi ko nasabi 
Hanggang ang puso mo'y napagod 
Sa paghihintay kay tagal 
Saka ko lang naisip muntik na kitang minahal 

`Di ko noon nakayang ipadama sa `yo 
Ang nararamdaman ng pusong ito 
At hanggang ngayon ay naaalala pa 
Muntik na kitang minahal
(Repeat Refrain)

Hanggang ang puso mo'y napagod 
Sa paghihintay kay tagal 
Saka ko lang naisip 
Muntik na kitang minahal 
 


NEXT IN LINE by After Image 

Intro: E-EM9-A-Bsus-B; (2x)

E                       EM9      A      Bsus-B
 What has life to offer me  when I grow old?
E                             EM9            A          Bsus-B
 What's there to look forward to  beyond the biting cold
B                        A        B            A
 ('Cause) They say it's difficult,  yes, stereotypical.

E                     EM9                       A       Bsus-B
 What's there beyond sleep, eat, work in this cruel life
E                    EM9                  A         Bsus-B
 Ain't there nothin' else 'round here but human strife
B                      A        B            A
 'Cause they say it's difficult,  yes, stereotypical
B             A        B                 A
 Gotta be conventional,  you can't be so radical.

Chorus
                E                 B
 (So I'll/And) sing this song to all of (my/our) age
       A                            B
 For these are the questions we've got to face
     E                  B
 For in this cycle that we call life
 A                        B          E
 We are the ones who are next in line
B/E             A/E-B
 We are next in line.

Repeat 1st verse using G#m7 in place of EM9

B             A        B                 A
 Gotta be conventional,  you can't be so radical.

Repeat Chorus, except last line, using chord pattern E-G#m7-A-Bsus-B-

E-G#m7           A-B
 We are next in line
 E      G#m7         A           B
 Oh-hoh,     we are next in line.

 Bridge
         E             D/E
 And we gotta work, we gotta feel (we gotta feel)
       A/E                      B/E
 Let's open our eyes and do whatever it takes
     E              D
 We gotta work, we gotta feel (we gotta feel)
       A/E       B-A      B
 Let's open our eyes, oh-woh.

Repeat Chorus, except last word of 4th line,
using chord pattern E-G#m7-A-Bsus-B-

       E pause A pause
 ...line

  E pause
 Sing this song for me
  A pause
 Sing this song for me.

(Chord pattern E-G#m7-A-B- to fade)




PILGRIM'S THEME 

Tired of weving dreams to loose for me to wear.
Tired of watching clouds repeat their dance on air.
Tired of getting tied to doing what's required.
Is life a mere routine in the greater scheme of things.

Through with taking roads someone else designed.
Through with chasing stars that soon forget to shrine.
Through with going through, one more day what's new?
Does my life still mean a thing in the greater scheme of things?

Chorus:
I think I'll follow the voice that calls within.
Dance to the silent song it sings.
I hope to find my place so my life can fall in place.
I know in time I'll find my place in the greater scheme of things.

Each must go his way. But how can I decide?
Which path I should take? Who will be my guide?
I need some kind of star to lead me somewhere far.
To find a higher dream in the greater scheme of things.

The road before me bends. I don't know what I'll find.
Will I meet a friend or ghost I left behind?
Should I even be surprised that You're with me in disguise?
For it's Your hand I have seen in the greater scheme of things.
(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
For Yours is the voice in my deepest dreams.
You are the heart, the very heart of the greater scheme of things.

Why don't we follow the voice that calls within.
Dance to the silent song it sings.
One day we'll find our place for all things fall in place,
For all things have a place in the greater scheme of things.



POWER OF TWO by indigo girls
 
Now the parking lot is empty
Everyone's gone someplace
I pick you up and in the trunk I've packed
A cooler and a 2-day suitcase
Cause there's a place we like to drive
Way out in the country
Five miles out of the city limit we're singing
And your hand's upon my knee

Refrain:
So we're okay
We're fine
Baby I'm here to stop your crying
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I'm stronger than the monster beneath your bed
Smarter than the tricks played on your heart
We'll look at them together then we'll take them apart
Adding up the total of a love that's true
Multiply life by the power of two

You know the things that I am afraid of
I'm not afraid to tell
And if we ever leave a legacy
It's that we loved each other well
Cause I've seen the shadows of so many people
Trying on the treasures of youth
But a road that fancy and fast
Ends in a fatal crash
And I'm glad we got off
To tell you the truth
(Repeat Refrain)

All the shiny little trinkets of temptation
(make new friends)
Something new instead of something old
(but keep the old)
Aall you gotta do is scratch beneath the surface
(but remember what is gold)
And it's fools gold
(what is gold)
Fools gold
(what is gold)
Fools gold

Now we're talking about a difficult thing
And your eyes are getting wet
I took us for better and I took us for worse
Don't you ever forget it
Now the steel bars between me and a promise
Suddenly bend with ease
The closer I'm bound in love to you
The closer I am to free
(Repeat Refrain)

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| BEFORE I LET YOU GO || CLOSER YOU AND I |
| CONSTANT CHANGE || FOREVERMORE |
| HOLD ON || I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU |
| MUNTIK NA KITANG MINAHAL || NEXT IN LINE |
| POWER OF TWO || PILGRIM'S THEME |

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