Manilow, Barry - Sandra Lyrics






She's a great little housewife
Though sometimes she talks like a fool
But she helps at the store in the holiday rush
And she picks up the kids after school
And she puts down the phone when her husband comes home
And she changes from mother to wife
'Til she feels the words hanging between them
And she hangs by her words to her life

She says, I swear I love my husband, I love my kids
I wanted to be like my mother
But if I hadn't done it as soon as I did
Oh there might have been time to be me
For myself, for myself
There's so many things that she wishes
She don't even know what she's missin'
And that's how she knows that she missed

She's a sweetheart, except when she's moody
It's hard to get through to her then
Depressed for a while when the youngest was born
Oh but that happens now and again
She might take a drink with the housework
Or when Michael's kept late at the shop
A Martini or two before dinner
But she always knows when to stop

She says I swear I love my husband and I love my kids
You know I wanted to be like my mother
But if I hadn't done it as soon as I did
Oh there might have been time to be me
For myself, for myself
There's so many things that she wishes
She don't even know what she's missin'
And that's how she knows that she missed

Oh they used to hold hands at the movies
Now it's seldom if ever they go
Once you've paid for the sitter and parkin' the car
There's no money left for the show
She was doing the dishes
When a glass fell and broke on the tile
And she cut her wrist (quite by mistake)
It was real touch and go for a while

She says Oh God I love my husband and I love my kids
You know I wanted to be like my, my mother
But if I hadn't done it as soon as I did
Oh there might have been time to be me
For myself, for myself
There's so many things that she wishes
She don't even know what she's missin'
And that's how she knows that she missed





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  1. R.... T....

    One of my favorite songs fr Barry Manilow. I love the lyrics.
    I love you Barry

  2. R.... Y....

    Love you Barry! Thank you for this beautiful and meaningful song!!! See you soon !

  3. e.... ....

    This song is the best of Barry....very memorable, especially when Christmas comes

  4. A.... o....

    I respect this song especially when it mentioned the "husband and wife" part. Oh and the singer too!

  5. C.... H....

    Hi mommy imissyou somuch...iloveyou..

  6. j.... 8....

    Nov 2019...anyone...?
    great songs great memories...
    The kind of music that takes you back in time where life was so much easier..

  7. K.... T....

    How touching😢superwoman but sometimes deprieved of respect nd importance,,,,,

  8. m.... m....

    Tears fall whenever i hear this😢

  9. E.... D....

    One of my favorite song..
    SANDRA...name ng anak ko..😌

  10. J.... B....

    Mama i missed you.

  11. E.... C....

    people really take barry Manilow for granted. This is Barry at his best

  12. G.... H....

    I love it!..& I can sing it with the original voice of Barry Manilow..just the way he sing & sound it.Godbless!

  13. S.... M....

    My Name....

  14. J.... A....

    Very sad song

  15. J.... A....

    Sandra is the name of the mother n wife

  16. H.... B....

    Whenever I hear this song.. Tears will always fell down on my eyes.. Beautiful lyrics indeed.. Salute to all the mothers.. 😘

  17. w.... s....

    i miss my mother, she just passed away march 9,2016 , i love her very much, thank you barry keep on reminding me of her with your song salamat talaga

  18. w.... s....

    i love this song, i always sing it when i was younger , now i'm old ,still love it, love you barry

  19. h.... ....

    This would have been the perfect soundtrack the Bad Moms movie.

  20. b.... ....

    One of the best songs.

  21. V.... B....

    Salute all wife and mother,,!!!

  22. A.... S....

    2019 anyone?

  23. R.... M....

    2019 nung naging favorite ko to pakinggan :D

  24. M.... M....

    A very touching song indeed...

  25. T.... ....

    Thoughtful song. May God bless all wives and mothers with enough self-respect and dignity for all the sacrifices they do for their family.

    T.... ....

    Yesss 4 we are also human being hu needs to. Be respected😢

  26. A.... A....

    My life story

  27. A.... A....

    This is so me name and all

  28. A.... 3....

    My wife of 21 years just walked out and left me and our two teenage daughters. Said she "just couldn't do it anymore". Now, I'm sitting in the rocker we used to feed my girls in when they were babies, lookiing out the bedroom window watching the rain come down outside. Wondering what do I do now....

  29. P.... ....

    I love you for your honesty x

  30. P.... ....

    So, so moving x

  31. H.... S....

    Daddy. It's been a month since ur left. We miss you so much.

  32. 2.... ....

    Very nice

  33. M.... ....

    I was so excited to find a song with my name in it, and with Barry Manilow singing it I just knew I would love it. Well, I've listened to it. Now I'm depressed and I need a Xanax! 😖😖😖😖😖😖

  34. I.... ....

    this is exactly what im going through right now..im a working mom..the song really made me cry..and its true..i swear i love my husband and my kid..but i forgot to have time for myself..i need time to be me.. i feel lost..

  35. A.... Q....

    I’m already thinking.. “I like Dusty Springfield’s version better” lol and I haven’t even gotten through the first minute lol

  36. k.... a....

    😢😢

  37. C.... F....

    i'm not a mother but i feel deeply for this lovely song. Mom, I am sure you are happy wherever you are now, with Dad.

  38. m.... ....

    Where is the record of the true Barry Manilow? This one is a frustrating copy cat!!!

  39. m.... m....

    You know who im going to miss ...its you ,not my ex.

  40. R.... A....

    i realy love thesesong its meaningfull

  41. C.... C....

    My absolute favorite Barry Manilow song.

  42. I.... m....

    My name's Sandra

  43. k.... ....

    Did Sandra died?

  44. C.... B....

    I love this song

  45. R.... Y....

    that song was for her late wife who died. very sad song😢😢😢

  46. T.... I....

    Does anyone know if there's some kind of back story to this song?

  47. b.... d....

    for all mothers and wifey

  48. M.... M....

    I love this song. My life before I got married was a mess yet I didn't regret doing stupidity coz you learned from the past. Now that I have a family I am happy to have a beautiful daughter but something is missing...I didn't realize it is hard to be a mother I guess I wasn't paying attention on how difficult for my mom to take care five of her children.

  49. L.... T....

    Takes time to dwnlod

  50. S.... D....

    others like this song but me? I think this song is creepy because my cousin told me that the girl is dead and im just like i dont like that song

    S.... D....

    chocolatesoks no no you don't understand. the woman in the song loves her family and kids very very much. her issue is that she married too early, which didn't leave her with much time and room to grow as an individual. sure she has a family that she loves and loves her, but she didn't get the chance to grow and develop her potentials as a person. a family is valuable but so is self growth and self actualization.
    it's okay if you don't feel the same way though.

    S.... D....

    Sandra killed herself at the end. Why? She missed the life of being a teen (childhood)

    S.... D....

    We studied that song in our university. At the end she when the glass fell she cut her wrist and pray to God. Since her husband Michael is at his shop and her kids are at school, no one could save her. She slowly died.

    S.... D....

    There's no words in the song that she died ofc its all common sense tho. Once you've been hurt at first you'll feel the pain and then the numbness.

    S.... D....

    'Touch and go' is a phrase that's commonly used when there is an outcome that you want, but it is very uncertain. It's frequently used by doctors when there is a risky surgery with complications, but the patient still survives.

  51. M.... P....

    This song has meant something to me even when I didn't have children. I don't know why.

  52. C.... K....

    VERY VERY GREAT SONG.WHEN I HEARD IT MY TEARS JUST FELL OFF

    C.... K....

    PATRICK SYFU , stop it I don't want to cry

  53. G.... S....

    How many times have I listened to this? I can't imagine! But is this an alternate version? Perhaps from his first special? It sounds different. Anyway, so many gems on his albums, and so many as incredible, if not more so, than "I Write The Songs"! Barry is a legend in his own time, and I can't thank him enough for the music he has given and how he affected my career!

    G.... S....

    Geoffrey Sonnen box collection contains a live version

  54. e.... p....

    I love that song...

  55. S.... L....

    thats why i hate when some ladies would say that theyre just a plain housewife... no no no... being a wife its not that easy... cheers to all the mothers out there

  56. R.... C....

    A very good song. But please for depressed people, stop thinking about ending your life. Life is so wonderful.

  57. C.... L....

    A wife and a mother who dont wanna miss a thing for the family but wait she was being missed out that she needs to be loved as well... i love barry for this very wonderful song...

    C.... L....

    seems this song refers OFW Filipinas working abroad... a prophetic song.... considering that this song is famous in 1976 when very few workers work in the Middle east.... prohephetic song indeed...

    C.... L....

    too much for my wife,too much

    C.... L....

    This is why I thank my wife and cherish her... I know she has given up a lot. A d I love her for who she is... A wonderful person on her own right.

  58. W.... M....

    very nice song Barry!

  59. R.... P....

    these kinds of songs are missing from our young people to here thanks barry

  60. 1.... ....

    This was one of Barry's first songs he composed.  He hits the mark on this one.

  61. w.... t....

    Ilove this song!

  62. c.... ....

    This lovely song could have been about my self and i do know what i missed

    c.... ....

    coco99 do you regret it?

  63. r.... g....

    great song

  64. C.... L....

    my song for myself :( ..such a sad song!

  65. c.... ....

    a very touching song i dedicate to my mom...Happy Mother's Day!

    c.... ....

    +coylen1 hi, i like the lirycs

  66. S.... L....

    My father used to sing this song. Perhaps this was his favorite. I miss him. :(

  67. c.... ....

    Sad song but realy true especialy in my life.

  68. s.... A....

    such a sad nice song...this song woke me up one dawn leaving a nostalgic emotion in me. :)

  69. u.... F....

    hardest career,being a wife and at the same time a mother,..

  70. v.... ....

    Wow...been there. Found this song by chance...so glad I did. Thank you for the posting. Peace.

  71. s.... c....

    He wrote this song just for me,just kidding,it hits home though and its my name,went to see him last year and he still has it

  72. A.... A....

    this song is for my wife..............mfb04242k

    A.... A....

    ARP ABA wow.... YOU get it!

  73. R.... T....

    Great song.

  74. S.... D....

    i dedicate this song to my mother... this song really fits her character... mom, i know that there were times you feel that we are taking you for granted.. God knows how much we appreciate all the efforts, i may not always show it but it is always in my heart...thank you and i love you

  75. a.... e....

    nice song.

  76. r.... a....

    So itz true!!!.4 being a m0ther is n0t a simple and easy thing!!?

  77. u.... f....

    being a wife and a mother at the same is never easy,..

  78. R.... A....

    this song never ever fails to make me cry.

  79. R.... D....

    To all Moms who dedicate nd sacrifice their own happiness, dreams, goals nd love to their husband nd kids not being appreciated, sometimes ignored and taken for granted bcoz they knw u can always be there nd forgive them without second thought. A Mom or a wife are humans too, be thankful that u have them coz u dnt knw how long they can be there for u, like Sandra.

    R.... D....

    This post describes IT really well. Well said!

  80. S.... ....

    i hope to all hubby out there must see and feel that being a wife and a mother to their kids is not easy...the only thing we want us , as a wife, a mother is to appreciate us, its a big thing for us to feel that way a simple compliments make us a happy.... :-( its my opinion..

  81. S.... ....

    i agree!

  82. I.... ....

    well said...

  83. R.... A....

    my fave barry manilow song too...

  84. c.... s....

    my first favorite song from Barry Manilow....nice voice....

  85. j.... I....

    my favorite song...

  86. m.... l....

    how I wish he will have another concert in the Philippines again...!!

  87. V.... m....

    nice song!!!!!!!!!!

  88. c.... d....

    i dedicate this song to my loving wife.for she dedicated her whole life with me and our children.despite the fact that sometimes i've done anything wrong she's always there to support me.i luv u darling......

  89. R.... A....

    no one accidentally cuts her wrist by accidentally..

    R.... A....

    She wanted to end her life.

  90. C.... S....

    @jipohipolito she did not, just accidentally cut her wrist by the glass..

  91. J.... M....

    "But if I hadn't done it as soon as I did ooh there might have been time for me, for myself, for myself...there's so many things that she wishes...she don't even know what she's missing...and that's how she knows that she missed.." hhaays... i was in my teen when I heard of this... I stopped whatever I was doing back then, just listened to this song... saddened and shed a tear...

  92. p.... j....

    4 u couz lyn ang jefti

  93. p.... j....

    i like it

  94. j.... h....

    did sandra commit suicide?

  95. j.... b....

    the first song that my grandpa taught me :(
    i love u grandpa :<3 hope this song has meanings for you too.

  96. C.... F....

    @Mumsieish and now i realized....what im missing.

  97. M.... ....

    @1216clairescents if u have to ask u have clearly never been there! so good on hun hope u never have to find out! x