B i o g r a p h y (by Steve Huey)
Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in general. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder's heightened awareness of sound helped him create vibrant, colorful music teeming with life and ambition. Nearly everything he recorded bore the stamp of his sunny, joyous positivity; even when he addressed serious racial, social, and spiritual issues (which he did quite often in his prime), or sang about heartbreak and romantic uncertainty, an underlying sense of optimism and hope always seemed to emerge. Much like his inspiration, Ray Charles, Wonder had a voracious appetite for many different kinds of music, and refused to confine himself to any one sound or style. His best records were a richly eclectic brew of soul, funk, rock & roll, sophisticated Broadway/Tin Pan Alley-style pop, jazz, reggae, and African elements — and they weren't just stylistic exercises; Wonder took it all and forged it into his own personal form of expression. His range helped account for his broad-based appeal, but so did his unique, elastic voice, his peerless melodic facility, his gift for complex arrangements, and his taste for lovely, often sentimental ballads. Additionally, Wonder's pioneering use of synthesizers during the '70s changed the face of R&B; he employed a kaleidoscope of contrasting textures and voices that made him a virtual one-man band, all the while evoking a surprisingly organic warmth. Along with Marvin Gaye and Isaac Hayes, Wonder brought R&B into the album age, crafting his LPs as cohesive, consistent statements with compositions that often took time to make their point. All of this made Wonder perhaps R&B's greatest individual auteur, rivaled only by Gaye or, in later days, Prince. Originally, Wonder was a child prodigy who started out in the general Motown mold, but he took control of his vision in the '70s, spinning off a series of incredible albums that were as popular as they were acclaimed; most of his reputation rests on these works, which most prominently include Talking Book, Innervisions, and Songs in the Key of Life. His output since then has been inconsistent, marred by excesses of sentimentality and less of the progressive imagination of his best work, but it's hardly lessened the reverence in which he's long been held. Wonder was born Steveland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, MI, on May 13, 1950 (he later altered his name to Steveland Morris when his mother married).
A premature infant, he was put on oxygen treatment in an incubator; likely it was an excess of oxygen that exacerbated a visual condition known as retinopathy of prematurity, causing his blindness. In 1954, his family moved to Detroit, where the already musically inclined Stevie began singing in his church's choir; from there he blossomed into a genuine prodigy, learning piano, drums, and harmonica all by the age of nine. While performing for some of his friends in 1961, Stevie was discovered by Ronnie White of the Miracles, who helped arrange an audition with Berry Gordy at Motown. Gordy signed the youngster immediately and teamed him with producer/songwriter Clarence Paul, under the new name Little Stevie Wonder. Stevie released his first two albums in 1962: A Tribute to Uncle Ray, which featured covers of Stevie's hero Ray Charles, and The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, an orchestral jazz album spotlighting his instrumental skills on piano, harmonica, and assorted percussion. Neither sold very well, but that all changed in 1963 with the live album The 12 Year Old Genius, which featured a new extended version of the harmonica instrumental "Fingertips." Edited for release as a single, "Fingertips, Pt. 2" rocketed to the top of both the pop and R&B charts, thanks to Wonder's irresistible, youthful exuberance; meanwhile, The 12 Year Old Genius became Motown's first chart-topping LP. Wonder charted a few more singles over the next year, but none on the level of "Fingertips, Pt. 2." As his voice changed, his recording career was temporarily put on hold, and he studied classical piano at the Michigan School for the Blind in the meantime. He dropped the "Little" portion of his stage name in 1964, and re-emerged the following year with the infectious, typically Motown-sounding dance tune "Uptight (Everything's Alright)," a number one R&B/Top Five pop smash. Not only did he co-write the song for his first original hit, but it also reinvented him as a more mature vocalist in the public's mind, making the similar follow-up "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" another success. The first signs of Wonder's social activism appeared in 1966 via his hit cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" and its follow-up, "A Place in the Sun," but as Motown still had the final say on Wonder's choice of material, this new direction would not yet become a major facet of his work. By this time, Wonder was, however, beginning to take more of a hand in his own career. He co-wrote his next several hits, all of which made the R&B Top Ten — "Hey Love," "I Was Made to Love Her" (an R&B number one that went to number two pop in 1967), and "For Once in My Life" (another smash that reached number two pop and R&B). Wonder's 1968 album For Once in My Life signaled his budding ambition; he co-wrote about half of the material and, for the first time, co-produced several tracks. The record also contained three more singles in the R&B chart-topper "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day," "You Met Your Match," and "I Don't Know Why." Wonder scored again in 1969 with the pop and R&B Top Five hit "My Cherie Amour" (which he'd actually recorded three years prior) and the Top Ten "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday."
In 1970, Wonder received his first-ever co-production credit for the album Signed, Sealed & Delivered; he co-wrote the R&B chart-topper "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" with singer Syreeta Wright, whom he married later that year, and also scored hits with "Heaven Help Us All" and a rearrangement of the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out." In addition, two other Motown artists had major success with Wonder co-writes: the Spinners' "It's a Shame" and the Miracles' only pop number one, "Tears of a Clown." 1971 brought a turning point in Wonder's career. On his 21st birthday, his contract with Motown expired, and the royalties set aside in his trust fund became available to him. A month before his birthday, Wonder released Where I'm Coming From, his first entirely self-produced album, which also marked the first time he wrote or co-wrote every song on an LP (usually in tandem with Wright) and the first time his keyboard and synthesizer work dominated his arrangements. Gordy was reportedly not fond of the work, and it wasn't a major commercial success, producing only the Top Ten hit "If You Really Love Me" (plus a classic B-side in "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"). Nonetheless, it was clearly an ambitious attempt at making a unified album-length artistic statement, and served notice that Wonder was no longer content to release albums composed of hit singles and assorted filler. Accordingly, Wonder did not immediately renew his contract with Motown, as the label had expected; instead, he used proceeds from his trust fund to build his own recording studio and to enroll in music theory classes at USC. He negotiated a new deal with Motown that dramatically increased his royalty rate and established his own publishing company, Black Bull Music, which allowed him to retain the rights to his music; most importantly, he wrested full artistic control over his recordings, as Gaye had just done with the landmark What's Going On. Freed from the dictates of Motown's hit-factory mindset, Wonder had already begun following a more personal and idiosyncratic muse. One of his negotiating chips had been a full album completed at his new studio; Wonder had produced, played nearly all the instruments, and written all the material (with Wright contributing to several tracks).
Released under Wonder's new deal in early 1972, Music of My Mind heralded his arrival as a major, self-contained talent with an original vision that pushed the boundaries of R&B. The album produced a hit single in the spacy, synth-driven ballad "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)," but like contemporary work by Hayes and Gaye, Music of My Mind worked as a smoothly flowing song suite unto itself. Around the same time it was released, Wonder's marriage to Wright broke up; the two remained friends, however, and Wonder produced and wrote several songs for her debut album. The same year, Wonder toured with the Rolling Stones, bringing his music to a large white audience as well. For the follow-up to Music of My Mind, Wonder refined his approach, tightening up his songcraft while addressing his romance with Wright. The result, Talking Book, was released in late 1972 and made him a superstar. Song for song one of the strongest R&B albums ever released, Talking Book also perfected Wonder's spacy, futuristic experiments with electronics, and was hailed as a magnificently realized masterpiece. Wonder topped the charts with the gutsy, driving funk classic "Superstition" and the mellow, jazzy ballad "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," which went on to become a pop standard; those two songs went on to win three Grammys between them. Amazingly, Wonder only upped the ante with his next album, 1973's Innervisions, a concept album about the state of contemporary society that ranks with Gaye's What's Going On as a pinnacle of socially conscious R&B. The ghetto chronicle "Living for the City" and the intense spiritual self-examination "Higher Ground" both went to number one on the R&B charts and the pop Top Ten, and Innervisions took home a Grammy for Album of the Year. Wonder was lucky to be alive to enjoy the success; while being driven to a concert in North Carolina, a large timber fell on Wonder's car. He sustained serious head injuries and lapsed into a coma, but fortunately made a full recovery. Wonder's next record, 1974's Fulfillingness' First Finale, was slightly more insular and less accessible than its immediate predecessors, and unsurprisingly imbued with a sense of mortality. The hits, however, were the upbeat "Boogie On, Reggae Woman" (a number one R&B and Top Five pop hit) and the venomous Richard Nixon critique "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (number one on both sides). It won him a second straight Album of the Year Grammy, by which time he'd been heavily involved as a producer and writer on Syreeta's second album, Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta. Wonder subsequently retired to his studio and spent two years crafting a large-scale project that would stand as his magnum opus.
Finally released in 1976, Songs in the Key of Life was a sprawling two-LP-plus-one-EP set that found Wonder at his most ambitious and expansive. Some critics called it brilliant but prone to excess and indulgence, while others hailed it as his greatest masterpiece and the culmination of his career; in the end, they were probably both right. "Sir Duke," an ebullient tribute to music in general and Duke Ellington in particular, and the funky "I Wish" both went to number one pop and R&B; the hit "Isn't She Lovely," a paean to Wonder's daughter, became something of a standard, and "Pastime Paradise" was later sampled for the backbone of Coolio's rap smash "Gangsta's Paradise." Not surprisingly, Songs in the Key of Life won a Grammy for Album of the Year; in hindsight, though, it marked the end of a remarkable explosion of creativity and of Wonder's artistic prime. Having poured a tremendous amount of energy into Songs in the Key of Life, Wonder released nothing for the next three years. When he finally returned in 1979, it was with the mostly instrumental Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, ostensibly the soundtrack to a never-released documentary. Although it contained a few pop songs, including the hit "Send One Your Love," its symphonic flirtations befuddled most listeners and critics. It still made the Top Ten on the LP chart on Wonder's momentum alone — one of the stranger releases to do so. To counteract possible speculation that he'd gone off the deep end, Wonder rushed out the straightforward pop album Hotter Than July in 1980. The reggae-flavored "Master Blaster (Jammin')" returned him to the top of the R&B charts and the pop Top Five, and "Happy Birthday" was part of the ultimately successful campaign to make Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday (Wonder being one of the cause's most active champions). Artistically speaking, Hotter Than July was a cut below his classic '70s output, but it was still a solid outing; fans were so grateful to have the old Wonder back that they made it his first platinum-selling LP. In 1981, Wonder began work on a follow-up album that was plagued by delays, suggesting that he might not be able to return to the visionary heights of old. He kept busy in the meantime, though; in 1982, his racial-harmony duet with Paul McCartney, "Ebony and Ivory," hit number one, and he released a greatest-hits set covering 1972-1982 called Original Musiquarium I. It featured four new songs, of which "That Girl" (number one R&B, Top Five pop) and the lengthy, jazzy "Do I Do" (featuring Dizzy Gillespie; number two R&B) were significant hits. In 1984, still not having completed the official follow-up to Hotter Than July, he recorded the soundtrack to the Gene Wilder comedy The Woman in Red, which wasn't quite a full-fledged Stevie Wonder album but did feature a number of new songs, including "I Just Called to Say I Love You." Adored by the public (it was his biggest-selling single ever) and loathed by critics (who derided it as sappy and simple-minded), "I Just Called to Say I Love You" was an across-the-board number one smash, and won an Oscar for Best Song. Wonder finally completed the official album he'd been working on for nearly five years, and released In Square Circle in 1985. Paced by the number one hit "Part Time Lover" — his last solo pop chart-topper — and several other strong songs, In Square Circle went platinum, even if Wonder's synthesizer arrangements now sounded standard rather than groundbreaking. He performed on the number one charity singles "We Are the World" by USA for Africa and "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick & Friends, and returned quickly with a new album, Characters, in 1987. While Characters found Wonder's commercial clout on the pop charts slipping away, it was a hit on the R&B side, topping the album charts and producing a number one hit in "Skeletons." It would be his final release of the '80s; he didn't return until 1991, with the soundtrack to the Spike Lee film Jungle Fever. His next full album of new material, 1995's Conversation Peace, was a commercial disappointment, despite winning two Grammys for the single "For Your Love." That same year, Coolio revived "Pastime Paradise" in his own brooding rap smash "Gangsta's Paradise," which became the year's biggest hit. Wonder capitalized on the renewed notoriety by cutting a hit duet with Babyface, "How Come, How Long," in 1996. Since then, Motown has released a number of remasters and compilations attempting to define and repackage Wonder's vast legacy. His far-reaching influence was felt in the neo-soul movement that came to prominence in the late '90s, and he also remained a composer of choice for jazz artists looking to incorporate harmonically sophisticated pop/R&B tunes into their repertoires. That only scratches the surface of Wonder's impact on contemporary popular music, which is why he was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and remains a living legend regardless of whatever else he does.
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The woman in red The Woman in Red
Am I seeing what I think I see Or are my eyes playing tricks on me 'Cause what I see don't make no sense Looking so good standing over that vent Earth Venus in broad daylight The Goddess of Love is in my sight Gotta catch a hold of myself 'Cause if I don't I'll have nothing left Imagine you're sitting at ring side And I'm standing on the inside And approaching is Miss Matador I'm on the charge for The woman in red The woman in red Like fine wine she's going straight to my head The woman in red (Background-The woman in red) The woman in red (See the woman in red) I'll settle for nothing less than her instead M-M-Miss please pardon me Now listen to me I can hardly speak I haven't been this much confused Since Daddy caught me trying on his shoes Now, I'm too old to be acting like this But there's something about her I just can't resist My heart is beating like a big bass drum And my mind is saying that girl's the one Imagine you're sitting at ring side And I'm standing on the inside And approaching is Miss Matador I'm on the charge for The woman in red (Background-The woman in red) The woman in red (See the woman in red, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa) Like fine wine she's going straight to my head The woman in red (The woman in red) The woman in red (See the woman in red) I'll settle for nothing less than her instead (Repeat 1 time) (Background) Pretty little woman in red Pretty little woman in red Pretty little wo Pretty little wo Pretty little Pretty little woman in red (Repeat 1 time) The woman in red See the woman in red, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa The woman in red See the woman in red The woman in red (Backgrounds-The woman in red) The woman in red (See the woman in red, whoa, whoa,whoa, whoa, whoa) Like fine wine she's going straight to my head The woman in red (The woman in red) The woman in red (See the woman in red) I'll settle for nothing less than her instead (Repeat-Including all backgrounds) It's You
I look inside my crystal ball of desire And know why rapid beats my heart I see the spark, I feel the flame of the fire Letting me know love wants to start No more playing around No more waiting around for the special one to come No more wearing a frown No more tears coming down 'cause I know what I want And I want what I know Is you Nobody has to tell me so It's you, it's you, you're the angel sent from heaven above It's you, nobody has to tell me so It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for me (Background-Me for you and you for me) If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited my life would be undone If only I had not waited I woul have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited for you (Harmonica Solo) I look behind and what I sight is the mire So very lonely was my heart I look ahead I hear the sound of the choir Singing that love will never part No more hearing the sound of the rain coming down No more I can't see the sun No more hurting for fun 'cause the moment has come When I know what I want And I want what I know Is you Nobody has to tell me so It's you, you're the angel sent from heaven above It's you, nobody has to tell me so It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for me (Background-Me for you and you for me) If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited my life would be undone If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited for you 'Cause Baby It's you Nobody has to tell me so It's you, you're the angel sent from heaven above It's you, nobody has to tell me so It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for me (Background-Me for you and you for me) If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited my life would be undone If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited for you 'Cause Baby It's you Nobody has to tell me so It's you, you're the angel sent from heaven above It's you, nobody has to tell me so It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for me (Background-Me for you and you for me) If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited my life would be undone If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong one If only I had not waited for you 'Cause Baby it's you I Just Called to Say I Love You
No new years's day to celebrate no chocolate covered candy hearts to give away no first of spring no song to sing in fact here's just another ordinary day No April rain no flowers bloom no wedding saturday within the month of June But what it is Is something true Made up of these three words that I must say to you I just called to say I love you I just called to say how much I care I just called to say I love you And I mean it from the bottom of my heart No summer's high No warm July No harvest moon to light one tender August night No autumn breeze No falling leaves No even time for birds to fly to southern skies No libra sun No Halloween No giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring But what it is Though old so new To fill your heart like no three words Could ever do. I just called to say I love you I just called to say how much I care I just called to say I love you And I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I just called to say I love you I just called to say how much I care I just called to say I love you And I mean it from the bottom of my heart Of my heart Of my heart Love Light in Flight
Make me feel like paradise Give me what I'm missing Send me to the highest heights Take me up and away I've tasted love so many times With something always missing But I know that you got the kind To take me up and away I know that our journey Will be filled with passion, love and pleasure Touching down where only Satisfaction's guaranteed We won't let our feelings Auto pilot perfect navigation Sending us to love bliss Like no one ever knew could be Make me feel like paradise Fill me with your kisses Make the moment feel just right Take me up and away 'Cause I have waited all my life / Flying high For the one worth giving / Love sky high And I don't have to think twice / Flying high Let's go up and away (Background) Love light in flight Fuel injection passion (Repeat 1 time) Background - Flying high, love sky high We need just to feel it To know that our loving has the power Showing that these feelings Emanate from you and me With love high aviation We will fly forever and one hour Giving us the always To live out all our fantasies Make me feel like paradise Give me what I'm missing Send me to the highest heights Take me up and away I've tasted love so many times / Flying high With something always missing / Love sky high But I know that you got the kind / Flying high To take me up and away (Repeat along with all backgrounds) Moments Aren't Moments
Tender, warm and serene Are the words that might come close to having Remnants of the feelings that we can no longer hide Mighty, shining and clear Are but mere expressions that don't come near To the ever glowing eminence of light in our eyes tonight 'Cause moments aren't moments Until they are moments like this magic moment of ours And magic's not magic Until it is magic like magical love in our hearts Feeling with tender love-bloom Gentle, quiet, so soft Are the wings of love that can send us off To an ever splendor unknown to all in our time Trusting in the unknown and giving in to what feelings have shown Will take us to altered intimacies in our lives Where we'll find That moments aren't moments Until they are moments like this magic moment of ours And magic's not magic Until it is magic like magical love in our hearts Feeling with tender love-bloom 'Cause moments aren't moments Until they are moments like this magic moment of ours And magic's not magic Until it is magic like magical love in our hearts Feeling with tender love-bloom (Repeat twice) Weakness
Everytime I think our love is drifting apart Something always throws it back together And everytime I think I've found someone new for my heart After one kiss my heart tells me never Oh everyone has got a weakness in life Girl, you just happen to be mine Oh everyone has got a certain weakness in life Your love just happens to be mine Everytime I think your love has no more to give You do something more to take me higher And everytime I think that for someone else I could live I'd be living love out as a liar Oh everyone has got a weakness in life Girl, you just happen to be mine Oh everyone has got a certain weakness in life Your love just happens to be mine We keep thinking that our love won't last beyond tomorrow But our hearts say we're gonna stay in love this way Oh everyone has got a weakness in life Girl, you just happen to be mine Oh everyone has got a certain weakness in life Your love just happens to be mine (Repeat chorus) Don't Drive Drunk
He and his wife have had problems That he's played off like nothing's wrong 'Til he comes home from work early Just to find the girl is gone Oh but he gets into the cupboard Picks out that bottle of gin Drinks like there's no tomorrow And decides to take a spin No don't drive drunk Don't drive drunk, no Don't drive drunk Mothers Against Drunk Drivers are mad Teenager at a live party Says, "give me one for the road" But he's already so inebriated If you lit a smoke he'd explode But bartender says, "I don't think so" Young one says, "I can deal" Staggering out he says, "check you all later" But I really don't think he will No don't drive drunk Don't drive drunk, no Don't drive drunk Mothers Against Drunk Drivers are mad (Repeat) (Background) Don't drive drunk d-d-d don't drive drunk Don't drive drunk Hicup (repeat) Boy out with girl on their first date Gets pulled over by the law Officer says, "hey can't you drive straight Or have you been drinking alcohol?" Boy says, "man are you crazy?" Cop says, "hey then walk this line" But results from the breathalizer Proves he's charged with D.U.I. No don't drive drunk Don't drive drunk, no Don't drive drunk Mothers Against Drunk Drivers are mad (Repeat) (Background) Don't drive drunk d-d-d don't drive drunk Don't drive drunk Hicup (repeat)
In square circle Part-time lover Call up, ring once, hang up the phone To let me know you made it home Don't want nothing to be wrong with part-time lover If she's with me I'll blink the lights To let you know tonight's the night For me and you my part-time lover We are undercover passion on the run Chasing love up against the sun We are strangers by day, lovers by night Knowing it's so wrong, but feeling so right If I'm with friends and we should meet Just pass me by, don't even speak Know the word's "discreet" when part-time lovers But if there's some emergency Have a male friend to ask for me So then she won't peek its really you my part-time lover We are undercover passion on the run Chasing love up against the sun We are strangers by day, lovers by night Knowing it's so wrong, but feeling so right (Repeat) I've got something that I must tell Last night someone rang our doorbell And it was not you my part-time lover And then a man called our exchange But didn't want to leave his name I guess that two can play the game Of part-time lovers You and me, part-time lovers But, she and he, part-time lovers
I love you too much
*** Thanx a lot to Michel for this one ***
Whereabouts
Where is the missing one, the missing one Where is the missing one, the missing one There is a missing person that I've just got to find Now just how long they have been gone I can't say at this time I glanced outside my window surprisingly to see The reflection of a broken man who looked somewhat like me I'm trying to find my whereabouts, what shall I do When nothing seems to follow through In me, trying to find my whereabouts, I'm turning blue But wait I may have found a clue My whereabouts are somewhere in yesterday with you Where is the missing one, the missing one I looked inside an album of happy photographs To try to match the feeling In the joy I used to have I travelled through the moments that held a special place But everytime what came to mind is that smile upon your face I'm trying to find my whereabouts, what shall I do When nothing seems to follow through In me, trying to find my whereabouts, I'm turning blue But wait I may have found a clue My whereabouts are somewhere in yesterday with you Where is the missing one, the missing one I'm trying to find my whereabouts, what shall I do When nothing seems to follow through In me, trying to find my whereabouts, I'm turning blue But wait I may have found a clue My whereabouts are somewhere lost in yesterday with you I'm trying to find my whereabouts, what can I do When nothing seems to follow through In me, trying to find my whereabouts, I'm turning blue But wait I may have found a clue My whereabouts are somewhere lost in yesterday with you Where is the missing one, the missing one (repeat)
Stranger on the shore of love
The curtain goes up The first act begins The scene is two people in love Lovely is she, lucky feels he She smiles in his eyes He smiles in her eyes They both vow love never to part One sight for all, lovers to see A perfect love story begins 'til insecurity sets in what happens then is, one aching heart Oh, I don't wanna be No stranger on the shore of love with tears And a broken heart I can tell you that I don't wanna be No stranger on the shore of love with tears And a broken heart A table for two Love vows of “ I do ” A honeymoon out of a dream Who could ask for, anything more A home on a hill With love daffodils And cold winter nights by the fire What more could be, for she and he There's more than enough love and yet She or he starts feeling regret What do you get, one broken heart Oh, I don't wanna be No stranger on the shore of love with tears And a broken heart I can tell you from experience I don't wanna be No stranger on the shore of love with tears And a broken heart I don't wanna be No stranger on the shore of love with tears And a-a-a-oh, oh, oh Oh, I don't wanna be, please don't let me be No stranger on the shore of love with tears And a broken heart, na, na, na, na, na I don't wanna be no, don't let me be no No, no, no with tears I don't wanna have an upset stomach from a broken heart, baby I don't wanna be No stranger on the shore of love with tears And a broken heart
Never in your sun
I met her at lover's park One rainy April Monday Smiling soft and warm as on A clear December Sunday Wearing taffeta and lace That matched her braided hair With their coraled beads that sang to me She said “ hi ” and asked me why Was I looking with sorrow When there were much brighter days In store for me tomorrow I looked up at her and smiled And said, why I don't know But would she agree, to stay with me And she said Never in your sun, she said Never in your sun, then she said I will only come In your pouring rain to relieve the pain So if you are at lover's park And someone looks with sorrow Ask them why are they so sad When sunshine's theirs tomorrow They'll reply they don't know why And ask you please to stay 'til the end of time, and when they're fine Be kind and say Never in your sun, just tell them Never in your sun, then say I will only come In your pouring rain, to relieve the pain, never, ever Never in your sun, never in your sun, believe that I will only come In your pouring rain to relieve the pain
Spiritual walkers
They knock on your door You laugh in their face They tell you it's time to pray They give you a book And tell you to read And point to the Judgment Day People say they live dangerously Walking places they should not be But they will walk their lives With a never ending light They will walk their lives 'til they shine the light Of truth into your life They sit on a stump You run from their sight To not hear the holy word They sing and they chant They preach and they speak In tongues you have never heard But people say they live dangerously Walking places they should not be But they will walk their lives With a never ending light They will walk their lives 'til they shine the light Of truth into your life Haven't you ever encountered the spiritual walkers They just walk the light through the day through the night Haven't you ever encountered the spiritual walkers They just walk the light through the day through the night Walk on ... On corners of streets And airports of tents They reach out for you to come in They have no defense Except inner sense And knowing the Almighty Friend People say they live dangerously Walking places they should not be But they will walk their lives With a never ending light They will walk their lives 'til they shine the light Of truth into your life … truth into your life Haven't you ever encountered the spiritual walkers They just walk the light through the day through the night Haven't you ever encountered the spiritual walkers They just walk the light through the day through the night (repeat) Come on and shine that light through the day through the night Haven't you ever encountered the spiritual walkers They just walk the light through the day through the night Even though when they knock on your door You laugh in their face You run from their sight Not to hear the holy word They have no defense Except inner sense Haven't you
Land of la la
You were brought up in a small town Where everyone greeted with a morning smile I mean the place was so free from crime You could leave your front door open And if your eyes were drawn from a lack of food Or your pockets were short on cash There was always someone close at hand That you could always run to You could have been a doctor And you could have been a nurse But these things weren't good enough for you So you decided to pack up all you own And get a one-way ticket there To a place where all the successful people went In order for them to do I'm a big boy now, she's a strong girl Remember only the strong can survive Living in the land of la la I'm a big boy now, she's a strong girl Remember only the strong can survive Living in the land of la la L.A., L.A., la la, la la, L.A., hey hey, land of la la L.A., L.A., la la, la la, L.A., hey hey, the land of la la You get off the bus, pick up a paper And look through the classified So that you might find a place Suitable for you to move into Then you turn around to pick up the duffle bag That you brought along But much to your surprise you find Your bag has taken off walking You dig in your wallet To get your last dime But then recall you just spent your last dime on the newspaper You're much too prideful But pride has no defense When all you've got in your possession Is the wallet in your hands I'm a big boy now, she's a strong girl Remember only the strong can survive Living in the land of la la I'm a big boy now, she's a strong girl Remember only the strong can survive Living in the land of la la (repeat) L.A., L.A., la la, la la, L.A., hey hey, living in the land of la la (repeat) You might get everything you want But not want everything you get Being in la la land is like nowhere else Living in the land, one hell of a land, a land full of lost angels Movie stars and great big cars and Perrier and fun all day And that's enough to make anybody go wild In the land of la la He's a big boy now, she's a strong girl But only the strong can survive Living in the land of la la
Go Home
Her parents said, girl don't leave home But her heart kept cheering her on She had a real good man, steady job But the two of them just weren't in her heart She only wanted to be close to me To give me the love she knew someday I'd need But I kept saying girl you're wrong, go home Long days, short nights when you're on the road For a pretty girl it's a heavy load And even so who'll pay your fare She said I'll make it on a wing and a prayer She only wanted to be close to me To give me the love she knew someday I'd need But I kept saying girl you're wrong, go home She said I've on right to tell her how life should be Especially when the only one she ever cared about in life was me But she agreed to go along with my final word As fate would have life come around My world started tumbling down I lost my family, my friends and job And set free the only one who stuck with me from the start She only wanted to be close to me To give me the love she knew someday I'd need But I kept saying girl you're wrong, go home She said I've on right to tell her how life should be Especially when the only one she ever cared about in life was me But she agreed to go along with my final word, my final word As fate would have life come around My world started tumbling down I lost my family, my friends and job And set free the only one who stuck with me from the start She only wanted to be close to me To give me the love she knew someday I'd need But I kept saying girl you're wrong, go home She only wanted to be close to me To give me the love she knew someday I'd need But I kept saying girl you're wrong, go home Go home baby, you better go home right now Go home, little girl you better go home (repeat)
Overjoyed Over time, I've building my castle of love Just for two, though you never knew you were my reason I've gone much too far for you now to say That I've got to throw my castle away Over dreams, I have picked out a perfect come true Though you never knew it was of you I've been dreaming The sandman has come from too far away For you to say come back some other day And though you don't believe that they do They do come true For did my dreams Come true when I looked at you And maybe too, if you would believe You too might be Overjoyed, over loved, over me Over hearts, I have painfully turned every stone Just to find, I had found what I've searched to discover I've come much too far for me now to find The love that I've sought can never be mine And though you don't believe that they do They do come true For did my dreams Come true when I looked at you And maybe too, if you would believe You too might be Overjoyed, over loved, over me And though the odds say improbable What do they know For in romance All true love needs is a chance And maybe with a chance you will find You too like I Overjoyed, over loved, over you, over you
It's wrong apartheid
The wretchedness of Satan's wrath Will come to seize you at last 'cause even he frowns upon the deeds you are doing And you know deep in your heart You've no covenant with God 'cause he would never countenance people abusing You know apartheid's wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Like slavery was wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Like the holocaust was wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Apartheid is wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong It's wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) The pain you cause in God's name Points only to yourself to blame For the negative karma you will be receiving 'cause when people are oppressed With atrocities that test The future of all mankind we, the world won't stand seeing You know apartheid's wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Like slavery was wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Like the holocaust was wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Apartheid is wrong (Qha), it's wrong (Qha), wrong It's wrong (Qha), it's wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha), wrong (Qha) Ubuqaba Babo Bucacile Woqamba Kuze Kucace Ngoba Nosathane Uyabugxeka Lobuqaba Oh, freedom is coming (Inkululeko Iyeza) Say it again (Inkululeko Iyeza) Hold on tight, it's coming (Qinisani Inkululeko Iyeza) (Inkululeko Iyeza) Oh, the whole world is with us (Qinisani Umhlaba Wonke Unathi) Say it again (Umhlaba Wonke Unathi) Hold on tight, cause we're with you (Qinisani Umhlaba Wonke Unathi) (Umhlaba Wonke Unathi) Oh, oh, oh, freedom is coming, yeah, yeah, yeah, (Qinisani Inkululeko Iyeza) (Inkululeko Iyeza) Hold on tight, yeah (Qinisani Inkululeko Iyeza) Freedom is coming (Inkululeko Iyeza) Hold on tight (Qinisani)
Characters You Will Know
Lonely one of young so brokenhearted Travelling down the rigid road of life Using pharmaceutical extractions To find the paradise Finds the high but comes down feeling lower Gets down on their knees and starts to pray Looking up to heaven for the answer They hear a voice that says You will know Troubled heart you'll know Problems have solutions Trust and I will show You will know Troubled heart you'll know Every life has reason For I made it so Single parent trying to raise their children But they would much rather not alone Reaches out to find that special someone To make their house a home Finds someone but no one is the right one Gets down on their knees and starts to pray Looking up to heaven for the answer They hear a voice that says You will know Troubled heart you'll know Problems have solutions Trust and I will show You will know Troubled heart you'll know Every life has reason For I made it so (Repeat 1st e 2nd chorus) Dark'n'Lovely
There is a place On heart's motherland Where a people Die in bantu stands Manchild at eight Will face guns of hate Womanchild's fate Is life second rate Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Just because they're dark 'n' lovely They do a dance Called Mbaqana jive Rainbow people Dancin' to stay alive After hours Party hand in hand After Shebeen Terror strikes again Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Dark 'n' lovely The whole planet's watchin' And the Sun God is watchin', too Hey there Botha Yes, we are watcin' you Spirits can do Jah will stop this reign Watch our world turn To help those in pain Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Just because they're dark 'n' lovely Dark 'n' lovely Dark 'n' lovely In Your Corner
I hear tell there's big fun tonigh On the corner of Main and Dog-Meat-Bite Friday midnights would not be right Without Redd's hot party and a nasty fight But I'll be in your corner I'll be in your corner, if they do I'll be in your corner I'll be in your corner, if they do You can't renege cause its goin' be live Fine women, lots of liquor and stuff for your mind Now where we're goin' they don't like your kind But they'll cool when you tell them you're a friend of mine 'Cause I'll be in your corner I'll be in your corner, if they do I'll be in your corner I'll be in your corner, if they do You can't tell your pa and mama Where we're goin' til after we've been there 'Cause that might make their poor heads worry And worrying can cause grey hair And one thing just might lead to another And if there's any trouble they'll blame it on me I think we just might have two to go The prettys lookin' over here from the middle of the floor We'll make a b-line to Hotel La Sin Where you'll do the talkin to get us in And I'll be in your corner I'll be in your corner, if they do We shoulda been long gone 'cause this place is hot 'Cause in the corner there are two brothers who are undercover cops If they stop us for questioning mum is the word 'Cause a question not answered is a answer not heard And I'll be in your corner I'll be in your corner, if they do I'll be in your corner I'll be in your corner, if they do You can't tell your pa and mama Where we're goin' til after we've been there 'Cause that might make their poor heads worry And worrying can cause grey hair And one thing just might lead to another And if there's any trouble they'll blame it on me With Each Beat of My Heart
Honey, sweet I've got something to say to you in privacy Something I'd like for you to hear And only your ears alone Secretly I've been admiring you intensely So much so I'd like to settle down with you And make a home You are my first breath My first smile And my morning cup of tea Yours is the love That I pray for Before I go to sleep From the time I saw your face I knew no other could erase My loving you with each beat of my heart Until the day I heard your speak I didn't know that sound was sweet Me hearing you with each beat of my heart There's a time when playing ends And the serious begins Like the love that I felt from the start With each beat of my heart Honey, sweet I soared into a heaven's galaxy So hypnotized was I From seeing all the magic in your eyes So I bring To you what's been a lifetime fantasy O f being with the only one who can Create my paradise You are my first breath My first smile And my morning cup of tea Yours is the love That I pray for Before I go to sleep From the time I saw your face I knew no other could erase My loving you with each beat of my heart Until the day I heard your speak I didn't know that sound was sweet Me hearing you with each beat of my heart There's a time when playing ends And the serious begins Like the love that I felt from the start With each beat of my heart There's a time when playing ends And the serious begins Like the love that I felt from the start With each beat of my heart One Of a Kind
There we were two lonely souls Existing from day to day Feeling love would never Come our way Watching lovers share their bliss Sadly wishing only if Believing that we had to live Life like this But like a bolt of lightning As when two stormy clouds collide We made a joyful happening To our lives Now we're happy as can be Me loving you and you loving me Two hearts intertwined Wich makes us one of a kind Feeling the charge of a love evermore Knowing that love is enough to live for It feels so fine Sharing love one of a kind One of a kind now baby Your love and mine One of a kind, sweet darling The only way love is meant to be United love so fine Living in love one of a kind It feels nothing but fine Sharing our love one of a kind If we had a second chance At living a second time We'd change everything but our love In our lives 'Cause like a big disaster Lost in a never-ending night We light a light of magic Made everything right Now we're happy as can be Me loving you and you loving me Two hearts intertwined Wich makes us one of a kind Feeling the charge of a love evermore Knowing that love is enough to live for It feels so fine Sharing love one of a kind One of a kind, now baby Your love and mine, such ecstasy One of a kind, sweet darling The only way love is meant to be Skeletons
Skeletons in your closet Itchin' to come outside Messin' with your conscience In a way your face can't hide Oh things are gettin' real funky Down at the old corral And it's not the skunks that are stinkin' It's the stinkin' lies you tell What did your mama tell you about lies She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one What did your daddy tell you about lies He said one white one turns into a black one So, it's gettin' ready to blow It's gettin' ready to show Somebody shot off at the mouth and We're gettin' ready to know It's gettin' ready to drop It's gettin' ready to shock Somebody done turned up the heater An'a it's gettin' ready to pop Crevices in your pantry Now what do we have in here Havin' a daytime nightmare Has always been your biggest fear Oh things are gettin' real crucial Up the old wazoo Yet you cry, why am I the victim? When the culprit's y-o-u What did your mama tell you about lies She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one What did your daddy tell you about lies He said one white one turns into a black one So, it's gettin' ready to blow It's gettin' ready to show Somebody shot off at the mouth and We're gettin' ready to know It's gettin' ready to drop It's gettin' ready to shock Somebody done turned up the heater An'a it's gettin' ready to pop It's gettin' ready to seep You're gettin' ready to freak Somebody done picked up the talk box We're gettin' ready to speak It's gettin' ready to jive You're gettin' ready to gel Somebody done gone let the lid off We're gettin' ready to smell They're gettin' ready to deal You're gettin' ready to ill Somebody done just dropped the big dime And they're gettin' ready to squeal It's gettin' ready to turn We're gettin' ready to learn Somebody done fired up the brimstone And you're gettin' ready to burn It's gettin' ready to shake You're gettin' ready to ache Somebody done snitched to the news crew And it's gettin' ready to break You're gettin' ready to lie They're gettin' ready to spy Somebody's been put on the hot seat And you're gettin' ready to fry Get It
Miss Lady Girl Is putting her love on the shelf Cause she don't want To be hurt by nobody else She's taken her heart And put it away under lock and key But its high time Miss Lady Girl sets her heart free and gives her love to me Some think that diamond rings; fancy cars Will make a big impression But I know that all she needs is my tender Love and affection Cause she still says That no one's gonna get it No one's gonna get it, oh no But someone's gotta get it And I feel that I will be the one who will No one's gonna get it No one's gonna get it, oh no But someone's gotta get it And I know that I will be the one who will Gonna get it, her love Gonna get it, her kisses Gonna get it, her heart Gonna get it, get it Miss Lady Girl Has buried her feelings deep inside Cause she don't want To be taken for another ride She's sick and tired Of being on that lonely merry-go-round She just don't know That the ultimate love of her life is about to be found They think that ready cash, flashy clothes Will her life with laughter But I've got the very thing that she needs True love forever after Then no more will she say That no one's gonna get it No one's gonna get it, oh no But someone's gotta get it And I feel that I will be the one who will No one's gonna get it No one's gonna get it, oh no But someone's gotta get it And I know that I will be the one who will Gonna get it, her love Gonna get it, her kisses Gonna get it, her heart Gonna get it, get it Galaxy Paradise
You are so unpredictable When I am not You are so irresistible That I can't stop You say my name And I start walking on heaven What flying saucers did you come here on What extraterrestrial planet are you from You're much more than life You're from galaxy paradise What flying saucers did you come here on What will they say when they find that you're gone Say you'll stay in life Queen from galaxy paradise You are so unforgettable And I will not Our love's far more than sensual And twice as hot You touch my hand And I know that we'll love forever What flying saucers did you come here on What extraterrestrial planet are you from You're much more than life You're from galaxy paradise What flying saucers did you come here on What will they say when they find that you're gone Say you'll stay in life Queen from galaxy paradise Cryin' Through the Night
Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I don't know why Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I'm so dissatisfied 'Cause I've been cryin' through the night Tears on my pillow And I have been cryin' through the night Weeping like a weeping pillow From cryin' through the night Hear me cryin' through the night I am lonely, downhearted and sad 'Cause I've lost the best woman that I ever had To a fiend of mine Just can't figure out how it could be That somebody like him could take her away from me And it's on my mind Nearly all the time Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I don't know why Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I'm so dissatisfied 'Cause I've been cryin' through the night Tears on my pillow And I have been cryin' through the night Weeping like a weeping pillow From cryin' through the night Hear me cryin' through the night Now I know just how best friends can be 'Cause he made sure you knew your best was with me And it's on my mind Here's a lesson much greater than wealth Keep your business to you, yourself and no one else And your smiling eyes Won't be cryin' like mine Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I don't know why Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I'm so dissatisfied 'Cause I've been cryin' through the night Tears on my pillow And I have been cryin' through the night Weeping like a weeping pillow From cryin' through the night Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh I'm weeping like a weeping pillow From cryin' through the night Oh, Oh, yeah Hear me cryin', cryin', I'm cryin', cryin' I'm cryin' baby, cryin' baby, yeah Even a fool can tell That so many tears sho' enough done fell And pretty soon before you know I'll have enough tears to fill a water well Hear me cryin' through the night Oh yeah, cryin' through the night And it's on my mind Nearly all the time Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I don't know why Yes I am cryin' I got the blues and I'm so dissatisfied 'Cause I've been cryin' through the night Tears on my pillow And I have been cryin' through the night Weeping like a weeping pillow From cryin' through the night Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh I'm weeping like a weeping pillow Oh, Oh, cryin' tears, cryin' tears Through the night Free
Free like the river Flowing freely through infinity Free to be sure of What I am and who I need not be Free from all worries Worries prey on oneself's troubled mind Freer than the clock's hands Tickin' way the times Freer than the meaning of free that man defines Life running through me Till I feel my father God has called Me having nothin' But possessing riches more than all And I'm free To be nowhere But in every place I need to be Freer than a sunbeam Shining through my soul Free from feelin' heat or knowing bitter cold Free from conceiving the beginning For that's the infinite start I'm gone - gone but still living Life goes on without a beating heart Free like a vision That the mind of only you can see Freer than a raindrop Falling from the sky Freer than a smile in a baby's sleepin' eyes I'm free like a river Flowin' freely through infinity I'm free to be sure of what I am and who I need not to be I'm much freer - like the meaning of the word free that crazy man defines Free - free like the vision that The mind of only you are ever gonna see Free like the river my life Goes on and on through infinity Come Let Me Make Your Love Come Down
There's a girl in my life about 4' 10" She's the one who brings me morning joy And brings me joy when my day ends She says my life will never have no problems That her love cannot fix Everytime she goes into her love bag of tricks She's got everything I want Everything I need And if she ain't got it She knows how to find the remedy And she tells me Come let me make your love come down (repeat 7 times) She says you'll never worry in your life As long as you come and let me Make your love come down I call her Miss Satisfaction Cause she keeps me satisfied She gets my automatic smile When she whispers Stevland, I love you, I love you, I love you Such a lovely world is my life Since that girl has come inside And everyday that I live I'm gonna do my best to keep her satisfied Our love will never have no problem That the both of us can't fix Cause like glue to a stamp Like gum on a shoe She and I are gonna stick She's got everything I want Everything I need And if she ain't got it She knows how to find the remedy And she tells me Come let me make your love come down (repeat 7 times) My Eyes Don't Cry
I was a lonely no one Living in a vacuum as life's debris Victimized as one whose self deprivation Had made for my outer insecurity I was a he ain't nothin' Living in the slums of love's misery Starving from the lack of sweet affection 'Til you came to rescue me My eyes don't cry no more My heart don't ache no more Since you walked through my door I don't have to no longer be blue My eyes don't cry no more My heart don't ache no more Now taht love's touched my soul All my lonely nights alone are through I was a Mr Lonely Seeing only darkness in the bright of day Blind even though my eyes were wide opened But then your love sunshined my way My eyes don't cry no more My heart don't ache no more Since you walked through my door I don't have to no longer be blue My eyes don't cry no more My heart don't ache no more Now taht love's touched my soul All my lonely nights alone are through I don't cry, baby baby I don't cry I don't cry, baby baby I don't cry I don't cry, baby baby I don't cry (repeat) My life was without reason Sinking in a hell that had no space or time Falling to the burning pit of pain and sorrow Until you saved this life of mine My eyes don't cry no more My heart don't ache no more Since you walked through my door I don't have to no longer be blue My eyes don't cry no more My heart don't ache no more Now taht love's touched my soul All my lonely nights alone are through I don't cry, baby baby I don't cry I don't cry, baby baby I don't cry I don't cry, baby baby I don't cry I don't cry, baby baby I don't cry My eyes don't cry no more My heart don't ache no more My nights are not lonely no more My tears don't flow no more My eyes don't cry, my eyes don't cry, My eyes don't cry no more
Jungle Fever Fun Day
This is fun day Yours and my day This is fun day, dee ooh, wee ooh This is fun day On a fine day When the air is filled with tweeting birds that sing together in the sun This is your day Yours and my day When you feel the joy of children playing, laughing from dust till dawn On a day like this you share your joy with everyone Share your peace, and share your joy, and share your love This is fun day On a fine day When you feel the urge of getting up to start-up with the break of dawn This is your day Yours and my day When you turn on your radio and hear the DJ playing your favorite song On a day like this not even bad can rub you wrong Cause you say it's okay cause it's your day I'm gonna go out to the park Where you feel the joy in every heart That's what I need to start each day off right Oh, I'll find a place for you and me Underneath the shade of a lover's tree Fun day should be each day in all our lives This is fun day Yours and my day This is fun day, dee ooh, wee ooh This is love day A celebration A day on every calendar that's set aside for everyone to give This is your day Such a fun day I cannot believe a day like this has come that's if this really is I'm so very proud to say that for this day I've lived To see your peace, to see your joy, and to see your love I'm gonna go out to the park Where you feel the joy in every heart That's what I need to start this day off right Oh, I'll find a place for you and me Underneath the shade of a lover's tree Fun day should be each day in all our lives This is love day A celebration A day on every calendar that's set aside for everyone to give Let me solo, let me solo, let me solo...solo Queen in the Black
Excuse me please your majesty I chance this moment nervously To share with you a fantasy That I have lived inside of me And it is so pretty And it is so fine Its the kind you'd love to last you Until the end of time We've talked of love, we've talked of life And what would make the world so nice We've walked the sand by lover's sea I've held your body close to me And it is so pretty How I'd love to know For if I had a chance to hold you I'd never let you go You're my queen in the black With your time-stopping body Queen in the black With your eyes that hypnotize, girl Queen in the black With your voice that's sweet as candy Queen in the black Miss Ebony, you really turn me on There's not a day that passes by That I don't have you on my mind If this ain't love I have inside Then my heart's telling me a lie Cause it feels so special And it feels so right And if I could I know I'd love you For the rest of my life You're my queen in the black With your time-stopping body Queen in the black With your eyes that hypnotize, girl Queen in the black With your voice that's sweet as candy Queen in the black With your soft and sexy lips, babe Queen in the black I love the way you move your body Queen in the black You know you are nothing less than royalty Queen in the black Oh, I'll place you on a throne, girl Queen in the black Miss Ebony, you really turn me on Queen in the black With your time-stopping body Queen in the black With your eyes that hypnotize, girl Queen in the black With your voice that's sweet as candy Queen in the black With your valentine smile, girl Queen in the black With your soft and sexy lips, babe Queen in the black Love the way you move your body Queen in the black You know you are nothing less than royalty Queen in the black You know I'll place you on a throne, girl Queen in the black Miss Ebony, you really turn me on Queen in the black Miss Ebony, you really turn me on Queen in the black Miss Ebony, you really turn me on Queen in the black With your valentine smile, girl Queen in the black With your soft and sexy lips, babe Queen in the black Love the way you move your body Queen in the black You know you are nothing less than royalty Queen in the black You know I'll place you on a throne, girl Queen in the black Miss Ebony, you really turn me on Queen in the black Miss Ebony, you really turn me on Queen in the black Queen in the black Queen in the black Queen in the black, Queen in the black Queen in the black, now Queen in the black You know what I'm talking about, yeah, yeah Queen in the black Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Queen in the black With your time-stopping body Queen in the black With your eyes that hypnotize, girl Queen in the black Yeaow These three words When was the last time That they heard you say Mother or father, I love you And when was the last time That they heard you say Daughter or son, I love you Ones you say you cherish everyday Can instantly be taken away Then you'd say I know this can't be true When you never took the time To simply tell them "I love you" When was the last time That they heard you say Sister or brother, I love you And when was the last time That they heard you say Darling or best friend, I love you The one for whom you'd give your very life Could be taken in the twinkling of an eye Through your tears you'd ask why did you go Knowing you'd didn't always show Just how much you loved them so These three words Sweet and simple These three words Short and kind These three words Always kindles An aching heart to smile inside I know a family Who hasn't a cent to their name And yet the joy and love they have between them They always claim And when one's called from life The survived mourn the lost And will never be the same Yet they rejoice In knowing they gave them their all These three words Sweet and simple These three words Short and kind These three words Always kindles (repeat and fade) Each Other's Throat
We are supposed to be sisters and brothers But all we do is constantly dog one another We are supposed to act as each other's cover But we keep at each other's throat Each other's throat Each other's throat Yo, it ain't no joke We're at each other's throat -Aowl, Aowl We are supposed to spread love and not evil But we've been acting more like heathens than people Treating our fellow-man far worse than illegal Cause we keep at each other's throat Each other's throat Each other's throat Yo, it ain't no joke We're at each other's throat -Aowl, Aowl Ut oh, 11 o'clock pm and here's the news Another fatality caused by a family feud Charged, tried, sentenced by the jury of a brother's gun Made sister's fiancee's wedding never to be sung He didn't like the way he treated the girl So the boy played God, pow, he ended his world He made a plea for temporary insanity But left his sister insane permanently This ain't new, this stuff happens everyday Somebody doesn't like someone so they blow them away Too fast for reason, too quick to negotiate Regret and sorrow happens a split second too late Jealousy for power, greed for possession Selfishness so you give someone a faked out impression Speaking of which I'm truly not impressed So if seeing is believin'-I don't wanna see the mess Heartless are we on the straight with no chaser As if for negativity we got the vapors Know as I love me so I do love my neighbor Cause we are too busy at each other's throat Each other's throat Each other's throat Yo, it ain't no joke We're at each other's throat -Aowl, Aowl (Repeat) If She Breaks Your Heart
My love is gone with yesterday, my love is gone with yesterday We had a love for all seasons At least that's how it used to be There was no time, space, or reason More special to us than we My love continued to flourish As a flower blooms in spring Then you tried to play love for silly But the loser is the fool who doesn't play love by the rules If she breaks your heart I will send a robin to sing happy tunes for you Cause I may not be around to do the things I used to do And if you awake to find you're lost I will send a glad star to lead you on your way Cause the love I felt inside Has gone away with yesterday My love is gone with yesterday, my love is gone with yesterday There was a time when forever Was common-place for me and you Laughing, loving, sharing, caring Seemed to be made just for us two But I kept on building the dream world That I thought was you and I Sorry, I'm sadly mistaken Cause our castle in the sky Has turned into a mere goodbye Well if she breaks your heart I will send a robin to sing happy tunes for you Cause I may not be around to do the things I used to do And if you awake to find you're lost I will send a glad star to lead you on your way Cause the love I felt inside Has gone away with yesterday (Repeat) My love is gone away with yesterday, my love is gone with yesterday (Repeat) Gotta Have You
Never been too much for watching Cause there's too many things to view And when eyes begin to wander They more than likely never get through But beyond my own temptation I'm enticed by what I see And I won't feel satisfaction Until she's where I want her to be I gotta have you, I gotta have you I gotta have you for me You are a sight for sore eyes to see I gotta make you my reality I gotta have you, I gotta have you I gotta have you for me You are a sight for sore eyes to see Come on girl, make you my reality Never been too much for talking Cause there's too many things to say And by the time that I start speaking The right moment has slipped away But I must break this old tradition And try to muster up the words And though someone else may have said them I'll say them in way you've never heard I gotta have you, I gotta have you I gotta have you for me You are a sight for sore eyes to see I've gotta make you my reality I gotta have you, I gotta have you I gotta have you for me You are a sight for sore eyes to see Come on girl, make you my reality Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby (Repeat) Never been too much for touching Cause there's too many things to feel Plus there's too much disappointment When you find out those feelings ain't real But here's a time when inner senses Are gonna have to shine the light Cause I have overly committed Myself in thinking that you're alright I gotta have you, I gotta have you I gotta have you for me You are a sight for sore eyes to see I gotta make you my reality I gotta have you, I gotta have you I gotta have you for me You are a sight for sore eyes to see Come on girl, make you my reality Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby (Repeat) Make Sure You're sure
Well the night is young And the stars are out And your eyes are all aglow And you say you feel Ways you've never felt But are you sure, make sure you're sure Well, the wine is sweet And the music sways And your lips are so divine And you say you know That you're falling in love Now, let's be mature, make sure you're sure I'm not accustomed to wearing my feelings In a place that's so obvious to see But if eyes don't lie There's a chance that you are not fooling yourself and me Well the night is through And the sun's come out And so too has your lovely smile And you vow to stay In these arms always Can you endure, now are you sure Love can be so insecure So please be sure
Jungle Fever
I've got jungle fever, she's got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love She's gone black-boy crazy, I've gone white-girl hazy Ain't no thinking maybe, we're in love She's got jungle fever, I've got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love I've gone white-girl crazy, she's gone black-boy hazy We're each other's baby, we're in love I've got jungle fever, she's got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love She's gone black-boy crazy, I've gone white-girl hazy Ain't no thinking maybe, we're in love She can't love me, I can't love her Cause they say we're the wrong color Staring, gloating, laughing, looking Like we've done something wrong Because we show love strong, get real, come on Calling us names too bad to mention But we pay them no attention For color blind are inner feelings If we feel happiness And know our love's the best, forget their mess I've got jungle fever, she's got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love She's gone black-boy crazy, I've gone white-girl hazy Ain't no thinking maybe, we're in love She's got jungle fever, I've got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love I've gone white-girl crazy, she's gone black-boy hazy We're each other's baby, we're in love Everyone's created equal Hell with all you ignorant people Trying to stereo type us You really ought to quit Cause you don't know jack, you make us sick Get off my jock, you're trying to ride me Because I got my girl beside me You'll only make yourself look stupid I love you're trying to dis Cause we've got happiness, I bet you're pissed I've got jungle fever, she's got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love She's gone black-boy crazy, I've gone white-girl hazy Ain't no thinking maybe, we're in love She's got jungle fever, I've got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love I've gone white-girl crazy, she's gone black-boy hazy We're each other's baby, we're in love I've got jungle fever, she's got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love She's gone black-boy crazy, I've gone white-girl hazy Ain't no thinking maybe, we're in love She's got jungle fever, I've got jungle fever We've got jungle fever, we're in love I've gone white-girl crazy, she's gone black-boy hazy We're each other's baby, we're in love
*** Thanx a lot to Michel for this one *** I Go Sailing
I took a worthless trip Down life's avenue Just to try to find a way to smile again While I was on my way I met a wise man who said That happiness you only find within I learned my lesson then So I go sailing Through the rivers of my mind I go sailing Be surprised what you can find I go sailing Through the rivers of my mind Take a chance on your mind Be surprised what you'll find I took a friend's advice Who said go up and away Take the magic of a mystery tour But I felt so all alone Though I could almost touch the stars I started missing things I touched before The tour was such a bore So I go sailing Through the rivers of my mind I go sailing Be surprised what you can find I go sailing Through the rivers of my mind Take a chance on your mind Be surprised what you'll find (Repeat) Chemical Love
People goin' round Tellin' others they are square Around and round in circles Is a ride that goes somewhere All you need to fly Is a heart dying to try A chemical love It's a chemical love Ain't nothin to it Gettin' cash when you are broke Doin' lots of time Is worth a little snort of coke Infected needles Can aid you in no time Through chemical love You've got a chemical love Some people crave for physical love Some people crave material love Yet fewer crave for spiritual love You've got a chemical jones You've got a chemical love Yeah, a chemical love You've got chemical love Some people find themselves hooked on the weirdest things That have nothing to do with living God's gift to us is our life what's ours to him If it's not our love, then nothing's given, given Some people crave for physical love Some people crave material love Yet fewer crave for spiritual love You've got a chemical jones For a chemical love Yes it's true The best things in life are free Not material Chemical or physically Try it for yourself You'll get a guaranteed high From spiritual love, natural miracle drug Some people crave for physical love Some people crave material love Yet fewer crave for spiritual love You've got a chemical jones You've got a chemical love You've got a chemical love For a chemical drug Some people crave for physical love Some people crave material love Yet fewer crave for spiritual love You need a spiritual jones For that spiritual love I'm talking to you We all could do with spiritual jones For some spiritual love Lighting Up the Candles Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love Lighting up the candles To what use to be Tender memories in moments of love Happy times and bad times All seem wonderful When you have a toast to moments of love Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love Lighting up the candles To what use to be Tender memories in moments of love Happy times and bad times All seem wonderful When you have a toast to moments of love I really think we could have made it To that forever and a day But destiny and fate decided They would get in our way Lighting up the candles Wishing you the best Like the happiness in moments of love For lighting up the candles Spark the memories Helping us to see more moments of love I really think we could have made it To that forever and a day But destiny and fate decided They would get in our way For lighting up the candles Spark the memories Helping us to see the need for what was Helping us to see more moments of love Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love
Conversation Peace Rain Your Love Down
Such a lovely world was made for you and me Wondrous life for us to taste, touch, smell, hear, and see But one glance from outside looking at our world state Clearly displays we don't appreciate it at all Rain your love down won't you rain down your love Let it drench us like the sun from above Such ability inside you and me Made to do anything and be all we can be But one bird's eye view at us does show, oh it shows That against God's Plan we've let it go, oh no Rain your love down won't you rain down your love Let it drench us like the sun from above Rain your love down let it rain down today So that it may wash all our sins away You'd think the signs would make a difference, oh, make a difference You'd think fire next time instead of rain Would cause us to make a change The world has gone insane Rain, rain your love down won't you rain down your love Let it drench us like the sun from above Rain your love down let it rain down today So that it may wash all our sins away, let it rain Rain your love down let it pour on us, please Cleansing us from hunger, hate, war, and greed Rain your love down, won't you let it start over again So we can live up to your Master Plan Rain your love down oh won't you let it start Wash the wicked minds and the... I know they're sick, you know they're sick, we know they're sick at heart, yeah Rain your love down won't you let it rain Rid this world of drugs, disease, crime, and pain Clear our spirits give our minds new software With your lesson on honor, respect, trust, and care Rain your love down I beg for human sake For only you can get us out of this state Rain your love down rain down on all mankind Cause we are out of order and so out of line. Edge of Eternity
Wolf tickets are all you say I'm selling Well that goes to show what you need to know Cause I ain't yackin' nothin' I ain't packin' My love can get with your love toe to toe So when you're ready Really, truly ready Holding strong and steady I'll be good to go Cause if you start it I am gonna finish it I am gonna knock it Like it ain't been knocked before Getting with this Know you're gonna be Stepping off the edge of eternity Just one kiss Know it's you and me Stepping off to the edge of eternity Dead air time is all you say you're hearing Well that shows how much you don't comprehend Cause it's not in the loud but in the quiet Where lies the thing that will make your head spin So when you're willin' Really, truly willin' Not just simply illin' You just let me know Cause when you get it I ain't gonna quit it Girl, I'm gonna hit it Like it ain't been hit before Gettin' with this Know you're gonna be Stepping off to the edge of eternity Just one kiss Know it's you and me Stepping off to the edge of eternity Pie in the sky is all you say I can deliver Well wait til you feel what I've got in store One hundred and eighty pounds of good and plenty And when you've got the need I've got some more So when you mean it Really, truly mean it Not just scheming to get to it We can get it on Cause if you woo it I'm going to get to it Girl, we're gonna do it Until every ounce is gone Gettin' with this Know you're gonna be Stepping off to the edge of eternity Just one kiss Know it's you and me Stepping off to the edge of eternity Are you ready to step off the edge into eternity Really, really ready to step off the edge into eternity Cause if you're ready to step off the edge into eternity We can step right off the edge into eternity (Repeat) Taboo to Love
Are you telling me you feel Like you have never felt Ut Oh, my heart Don't you know those famous words Be seen but not heard Taboo to love Are you telling me your eyes Met hers to your surprise But why, my heart? How loud must you hear me say Have fun but don't play Taboo to love Where's your lantern or candlelight So to guide you through hidden spaces Though its said truth unveils all lies Feelings can't be left to roam So you say you've lost your head But you use your heart instead Beware of love This is not like you at all Who vowed to never fall Taboo to love, taboo to love Taboo (background) To love, taboo to love Taboo (background) Where's your raincoat and over-boots To protect you in stormy weather Though its said when you walk in truth Love can bring you no harm So you've made up in your mind You'll leave your fears behind So brave my heart I guess your heart has made you see Its better to be free No taboo to love I guess your heart has made you see Its much better to be free No Taboo to love No taboo to love Taboo (Background) To love, no taboo to love Taboo (Background) To love, no taboo to love Taboo (Background) To love, no taboo to love Taboo (Background) No taboo to love Take the Time Out
Lying out on the street, there's a man That needs somewhere to sleep And a bag-lady digs, through the trash Hoping to find some food to eat In the cold winter's snow, walks a boy That needs shoes for his feet In an old run-down house, there's a child In a crib that needs some heat In the dark of the night, a young man Searches for a guiding light And a young woman cries in despair Cause she feels alone in life You might ask yourself what in the hell Does that have to do with me Well, here is your wake up call... "Everything!" Cause we all play a part in each other's existence Take the time out to love someone Reach your arms out and hug someone Be it king or some homeless one We are all one underneath the sun Take the time out to be right there Take the time out to show you care You'll be so glad when the day is done You took the time out to love someone There's a man in a house where they're selling crack Yet he's trying to be strong But when lost in the sea, of no hope He must be saved from wrong Don't say what you won't do, if for days You had no food to eat Nor extremes you won't go, for a bed, shoes Or if your baby needed heat You do not have the right to pre-judge If you don't share your strength And you can't say you're down for the fight If you won't go the length Now I don't really care what you feel If you don't feel for life And don't care what you think if your words Don't have ways and actions that perpetuate life Take the time out to love someone Reach your arms out and hug someone Be it king or some homeless one We are all one underneath the sun Take the time out to be right there Take the time out to show you care You'll be so glad when the day is done You took the time out to love someone (Repeat) I think it's time to... Take the time out to love someone Reach your arms out and hug someone Be it king or some homeless one We are all one underneath the sun Take the time out to be right there Take the time out to show you care You'll be so glad when the day is done You took the time out to love someone (Repeat) I'm New
Try to envision you as the oldest living someone Being every night and day all alone Going through ages and ages, places and spaces With never finding that someone to call your own Like a treasure chest of dreams long forgotten Hidden for good in a stolen lost and found But just when fate was calling quits Love appeared in the midst of despair, came and turned your life around I'm new, new like the first day of spring New like a nightingale that's just learned to sing I'm new, new like the very start of dawn Like a child that's first born with your love, I'm new You're standing amongst a crowd of six billion people Crying out for help, but no one understands Cause much to your dismay, you've been taken far away To a land where joy is pain and sorrow's a happy man Where an aching heart's the sign of the mighty And a love-filled heart looks down upon with fault and shame But at the very instant all was through, lady lucks appears, says "love can do" And changed you like a Christian who's been born again I'm new, new like the fresh morning dew New like a work of art that's finally through I'm new, new like a first flight of a dove So safe and secure with your love, I'm new Love took a long time coming to me But I've gotta say I owe my thanks to him for sending you my way, hey Cause I'm new, new like the first winter snow Like the start of forever, with infinity to go I'm new, new like the birth of the sun Forever young I will be Cause with your love, I'm new New like from a restful night of sleep New like a starving man that's had food to eat I'm new, nothing compares nor can compete Sharing with you the sweetness of your love, I'm new My Love is With You
I was just walking down the street Looking forward to seeing the friends I was to meet Yet what happened so tragically Really makes for no sense at all Suddenly two guys confronted me Saying I was on the wrong turf, angrily They said their colors were black but I was wearing gray I started to turn to go back They up and blew me away My love is with you where ever you are My love is with you, where ever you are (repeat) Though my life they've taken They can't take what we've shared Spread the love I've given And I'll be there I was out playing with my friends You know, doing those silly things kids do at ten But the crossfire I was caught in Should not have been in the first place A dropped Monte Carlo came to a screech Someone yelled "nobody gets away with dissen me" Across the street a man pulled his nine Everybody started to run A shower of bullets rang out Mistakenly my life was done, oh My love is with you where ever you are My love is with you, where ever you are (repeat) Though my life they've taken They can't take what we've shared Spread the love I've given I'll be there My love is with you where ever you are My love is with you, where ever you are (repeat) When you're joyful When you're lonely When you're happy When tears are streamin right down your face In the morning In the noon time In the evening In the wee wee hours of the nighttime hour In the summer In the springtime In the autumn In the cold long winter, winter nights My love is with you My love is with you my best friend My love is with you my brother My love is with you my sister My love is with you my mother My love is with you my father I'm with you - (repeat) Ban the hand gun - chant Treat Myself
There's a place I can go When the tension's high and I'm feeling low In a falsh I can be in an another space As a different me, have a new id. I think I'll treat myself to all the pretty places in my head Yes, I'm going to treat myself to all the pretty places in my head There's no rich, there's no poor Everything is love, no such word as "war" There's no black and no white Rainbow colors they, dress the days and nights, life's a paradise I think I'll treat myself to all the pretty places in my head Yes, I'm going to treat myself to all the pretty places in my head Its amazing how the mind Can do what you want it to It can take you to a time Where you'll want to stay forever Feeling everlasting pleasure If your life's in a place That you can hardly bare Come along with me to mental ecstasy I think I'll treat myself to all the pretty places in my head Yes, I'm going to treat myself to all the pretty places in my head (repeat) (Backgrounds) Whatsoever things are lovely Whatsoever things are pure Whatsoever things are honest Whatsoever things are true (repeat) Tomorrow Robins Will Sing
Now every ting is lovely So don't put yu trust inna false prophecy Dis a de Edley Shine & Stevie You might wonder Stand firm to all those who feel concern Ca when you can't see the light You must see the Robins in flight Life is just a matter of time or space So all those who have to face sorrow Shall only have to wait till tomorrow Big tings a guan dis year So mek we drop inna gear Come cross missa Stevie Wonder Watch it! Now where do I start to make the point that I'll be making To most efficiently use your time that I'll be taking With the clear understanding that every ticking second is precious to us all But if you let me bend your ear and listen up you will hear Not just what I say, but every word that I am saying You wake in the morning from a dream with spirits dope hype Though you real life condition is far from being alright Your love has wronged you, your money's gone, you've lost your home and everything you own But before you do something major extreme I've got one simple thing for you to take along with you, as you go on your lonely way Tomorrow robins will sing, tomorrow robins will sing It really is no big thing, cause tomorrow robins will sing Tomorrow blue jays will fly, the weather forecasts clear skies So dry those tears from your eyes, cause tomorrow blue jays will fly You borrow a dime to call up a friend that you could rely on They put the phone down, you hear in the background "tell him I'm not home" Your face is broken, your throat is chokin, you hang up the phone in disbelief And to make matters worse You can remember you were the first and only one to come to him when lonely was his everyday But if what you did came from your heart and not expecting Then you should not waste one heart beat on any regretting The saying's older than old yet true for today as when it was made to be told As you saw so shall you reap And if you've treated life sweet Your blessing's been ordained and already on its way Tomorrow robins will sing, tomorrow robins will sing It really is no big thing, cause tomorrow robins will sing Tomorrow blue jays will fly, the weather forecasts clear skies So dry those tears from your eyes, cause tomorrow blue jays will fly Today is the tomorrow you were so worried about Looking over your yesterday The clouds are gone and the sun is out And everything has worked out irie okay Tomorrow robins will sing, tomorrow robins will sing It really is no big thing, cause tomorrow robins will sing Tomorrow blue jays will fly, the weather forecasts clear skies So dry those tears from your eyes, cause tomorrow blue jays will fly Tomorrow robins will sing, tomorrow robins will sing It really is no big thing, cause tomorrow robins will sing. Sensuous Whisper
I've seen you, I saw you, I see you without little notice, if any at all Of you knowing me watchin you You walking, you talking, you smiling You styling in everything your body wears And that's not just a point of view They're painting, they're ranting, they're raving About Miss Lovely got it going on From head down to her toes And no one knows better than I know Cause I've been listening to the spirit of Your body, mind and soul It's a sensuous whisper That makes my body weak It's that sensuous whisper That's sweeter than the sweetest sweet It's that sensuous whisper That makes my psyche say Ooh we, ooh wee, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we Can feel you, can smell you, can taste you Though my senses never had the pleasure of That lovely wonderment But I start to shaking, I shiver, to think that little sparkle in your eye Means you are giving me some kind of hint I'm ready, I'm willing, I'm able In fact those words are at the tip of my tongue Eagerly waiting for me to say Then you smile and whisper "how are you?" But when I move my lips and try to speak the words just go away It's a sensuous whisper That makes my body weak It's that sensuous whisper That's sweeter than the sweetest sweet It's that sensuous whisper That makes my psyche say Ooh wee, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we It's that sensuous whisper that's got me trippin out It's that sensuous whisper That I don't wanna do without It's that sensuous whisper That makes me want to shout Ooh we, ooh wee, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we I don't even care how long it takes As long as I have you lying next to me Cause to wait forever and a day Is a small price to pay if it's you I'm getting If it's you I'm getting, I'm not quitting And that is how I'm living I'm clinging, not dreaming, but scheming With my nose against the grind and both my eyes focused upon the prize I think it, I trust it, I know it Your love that I've longed for is gonna be mine Good things do come in time I'm right on the rythm you're givin But this is more than giving up some casual mental telepathy The music, the candles, the champagne and all that's needed Is one thing to give it authenticity It's a sensuous whisper That makes my body weak It's that sensuous whisper That's sweeter than the sweetest sweet It's that sensuous whisper That makes my psyche say Ooh wee, ooh wee, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we It's that sensuous whisper That's got me trippin out It's that sensuous whisper That I don't wanna do without It's that sensuous whisper That makes me want to shout Ooh we, ooh wee, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we It's a sensuous whisper That makes my body rock It's that sensuous whisper That makes me beg baby don't ever stop It's that sensuous whisper That always get me hot, baby Ooh wee, ooh wee, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we It's that sensuous whisper That makes me feel alright It's that sensuous whisper That keep me wanting you morning, noon and every single night It's that sensuous whisper Don't want you out of my sight, baby Ooh we, ooh wee, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we, ooh we It's that sensuous whisper (repeat) For Your Love
All the gold in all the world Is nothing to possess If all the things that it can bring Can't add up to one ounce of your happiness And for your love I would do anything Just to see the smile upon your face For your love I would go anywhere Just you tell me and I'll be right there A diamond that shines Like a star in the sky Is nothing to behold For miniscule is any light If it can't like you brighten up my soul And for your love I would do anything Just to see the smile upon your face For your love I would go anywhere Just you tell me and I'll be right there I could have never fathomed this Such joy, love and tenderness That you give to me For the love I feel inside It's so wonderful I can't hide And I glow, I glow With just the thought of you I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do And for your love I would do anything Just to see the smile upon your face For your love I would go anywhere Just you tell me and I'll be right there (repeat 3 times) Cold Chill
Feelin young and full of fun Hangin out with my crew Hot to trot and about to pop Tryin to find some girl to get into There she was fine as can be Hair braided down to her knees She took me home, she turned me out But before sunrise she said I must leave It was a cold chill on a summer night Never thought the girlie wouldn't treat me right It was a cold chill on a summer day Never thought the girl would dog me out that way It was a cold chill on a summer morn Never cried like a baby since the day I was born It was a cold chill on a summer eve Never had no chopper bring me to my knees I was feeling so trusting Gave it all right down to the bone But she did me wrong On a summer night Far from meek, and feelin chic Refusing to concede defeat There I was same crew, same time Same club we kicked it at the previous week I asked her how could she have the nerve To treat me with such disgrace She blinked her eyes, smiled, apologized Threw her drink right in my face It was a cold chill on a summer night Never thought the girlie wouldn't treat me right It was a cold chill on a summer day Never thought the girl would dog me out that way It was a cold chill on a summer morn Never cried like a baby since the day I was born It was a cold chill on a summer eve Never had no chopper bring me to my knees I was feeling so trusting Gave it all right down to the bone But she did me wrong On a summer night, on a summer night On a summer night, on a summer night A cold chill, a cold chill, a cold chill, cold chill Weekends came and weekends passed But not the yearning in my heart And there she was to light the spark Like she did right from the very start I took no time, drove to her house Got deep into a passion high I heard a knock, the turn of a key And the voice of another guy It was a cold chill on a summer night Never thought the girlie wouldn't treat me right It was a cold chill on a summer day Never thought the girl would dog me out that way It was a cold chill on a summer morn Never cried like a baby since the day I was born It was a cold chill on a summer eve Never had no chopper bring me to my knees I was feeling so trusting Gave it all right down to the bone But she did me wrong On a summer night, on a summer night On a summer night, on a summer night It was a cold chill Like standing in the deep freeze A cold chill Like when snow's above your knees Cold chill Like sitting at the north pole A cold chill Wearing not one stitch of clothes Cold chill Like a winter Chicago night A cold chill Twenty ice cubes down your back for spite Cold chill Stranded in sub-zero degrees A cold chill Layed out on the arctic sea Cold chill When your fingers get frost bite A cold chill Buried beneath ten feet of ice Cold chill Baby, that ain't so nice A cold chill Sorry
Into each life there comes a time When you must pay your lovers' dues Breakin' out in a cold sweat Cause you've been rightfully accused I'm not such a strong man That love can't make me weak You're walkin' out the door And it's hurting me so deep, so deep And I'm sorry Sorry that I made you cry Sorry, sorry that I told you lies I'm sorry, sorry the way we fuss and fight I'm sorry, sorry cause now you're saying goodbye to me Every young boy will grow up To then become a man Then the difference from wrong and right He clearly understands I'm not such a big man That I can't break down in tears Cause my whole body went into shock When you told me you were out of here! Out of here! And I'm sorry Sorry that I made you cry Sorry, sorry that I told you lies I'm sorry, sorry the way we fuss and fight I'm sorry, sorry cause now you're saying goodbye to me, to me I'm sorry baby, that I ever did it to you I'm sorry baby, that I ever made you cry I'm sorry baby, that I ever did it to you I'm sorry baby, that I ever told you lies I'm sorry baby, that I ever did it to you I'm sorry baby, sorry the way we fuss and fight I'm sorry baby, that I ever did it to you I'm sorry baby, so sorry If you added up all the good times And compared them with the bad You'd realize that our love Was the best you ever had I'm not such a proud man That I won't cop a plea See me baby girl, I'm on my knees Beggin please, baby please, baby please, oh yeah I'm sorry, sorry that I made you cry Sorry, sorry that I told you lies I'm sorry, I'm sorry the way we fuss and fight I'm sorry, sorry cause now you're saying goodbye to me, me baby, me baby, me baby I'm sorry baby, that I ever did it to you I'm sorry baby, that I ever told you lies I'm sorry baby, that I ever did it to you I'm sorry baby, that I ever made you cry I'm sorry baby, that I ever did it to you I'm sorry baby, sorry the way we fuss and fight I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry (repeat) Conversation Peace
Staring right at 2000 AD As if mankind's atrocities to man has no history But just a glance at life in 2000 BC We find traces of man's inhumanity to man There's no mystery All for one, one for all There's no way we'll reach our greatest heights Unless we heed the call Me for you, you for me There's no chance of world salvation Less the conversation's peace We can't pause, watch and say "no" this can't be When there's a plan by any means to have Cleansing of one's ethnicity And we shouldn't act as if we don't hear nor see Like the holocaust of six million Jews and A hundred and fifty million blacks during slavery All for one, one for all There's no way we'll reach our greatest heights Unless we heed the call Me for you, you for me There's no chance of world salvation Less the conversation's peace When publicly or privately convened May love, positivity and life's preservation be the basic theme And should you put your trust in some prophet in life Give him trust but your faith must stay with the one Who gave the ultimate sacrifice for... All for one, one for all There's no way we'll reach our greatest heights Unless we heed the call Me for you, you for me There's no chance of world salvation Less the conversation's peace (repeat)
A Time To Love
If Your Love Cannot Be Moved
You can't say we shall and not fight through hell You can't say we will and not dare to deal You can't shout out peace and then vanish in the crowd You can't ride the storm without some effect You can't steal the spoil and not pay the debt You can't wave a sign that spells evil and feel really proud You can't sing a song with no melody You can't say we're one without unity You can't form a line if you're sacred to stand alone You can't pray for grace and then smack her face You can't speak of hope and then crack a joke You can say you're there but time knows how much you've grown Put a face to your somebody Can you say your name? Or would you rather stay unknown? Can you show your face? Or are you fearful of it shown? Can you feel your heart? Or does it beat for you alone? Lift your glass up high Say that your truth will never lie If your love cannot be moved You can't look at me and not see yourself You can't say “for them” and not for who else You can't truly bless and not bless the good of all You can't serve the rich and desert the poor You can't hear their cries and just close the door You can't say you're down and not take it to the wall You can't benefit from one's detriment You can't find the serum and not cure the sick You can't free the slave to enslave them differently You can't see the right only from your sight You can't see the wrong and just go along Or is that the way you would want your fate to read Put a face to your somebody Can you say your name? Or would you rather stay unknown? Can you show your face? Or are you fearful of it shown? Can you feel your heart? Or does it beat for you alone? Lift your glass up high Say that your truth will never lie If your love cannot be moved You can't make a pledge and then slip the script You can't say the words and not move your lips You can't be confused and still say you understand You can't be a friend but not through thin and thick You can't be a click but in danger split You can't evenly share and then grab the biggest hand You can't say you do but then show you don't You can't say you will and make sure you won't You can't want for change and not do what you need to do You can't give up all and then take back all you give You can't live to die but you can die to live Or is that too much to ask of the you in you? Put a face to your somebody Can you say your name? Or would you rather stay unknown? Can you show your face? Or are you fearful of it shown? Can you feel your heart? Or does it beat for you alone? Lift your glass up high Say that your truth will never lie If your love cannot be moved
Sweetest Somebody I Know
There is something on my mind that's in my heart written on my face And it would behove me and my soul if I did state my case And so as truth is real and real is truth this truly must be told That you've got to be the sweetest somebody I Know It's your love for life, your love for God, your love for love and more And you express your love in ways like I've never known before If there's a record kept on who's the sweetest let the record show That you've got to be the sweetest somebody I Know You are the sweetest somebody I know And that is why I can't help but love you so In a time when people are on with making sure that they're okay You pour out your love every second, every minute, every hour of the day I'm not trying to blow your horn I'm only saying what is so That you've got to be the sweetest somebody I Know You are the sweetest somebody I know And that is why I can't help but love you so When I feel like from giving up from seeing all life's pain and strife You rejuvenate me saying everything's gonna be alright If there's a place called “heaven” bet my life someday you're gonna go Cause you've got to be the sweetest somebody I Know You are the sweetest somebody I know And that is why I can't help but love you so (repeat)
Moon Blue
Moon blue, rivers of love you shine, Bathe me in light sublime Flood me with all your glowing heart can give Moon blue, memories bind like chains When will you come again I wait in darkness just for your bright to beam 'Cause I'm not afraid of the consequence Of being in love with you And I'd rather be alone some nights Awaiting your full hue For though the sun makes bright the day My world is dark when there's no you You light my skies and make dark night bright day, Moon blue Moon blue, your beauty's seen by all, the yearning of your call Travels the world and then makes home my soul Moon blue, lift me to starry heights, I long to live within your light Solace of mind, my heart is yours for always 'Cause I'm not afraid of the consequence Of being in love with you And I'd rather be alone some nights Awaiting your full hue For though the sun makes bright the day My world is dark when there's no you You light my skies and make dark night bright day, Moon blue
From the Bottom of My Heart
Me and my heart took a Vow from the start and a Vow to my heart I never break Seasons may come and the Seasons may go but know Through every time and space My love will always stay forever and always From the bottom of my heart, I love you I can say these words to you without delay If you're wondering just how long I'll love you Try forever that's how long I'll feel this way Me and my heart got a Promise from the stars that they'd Keep this love burning endlessly People will come just as People will go but know Whatever life has in store Through all eternity you will have my love for always From the bottom of my heart, I love you I can say these words to you without delay If you're wondering just how long I'll love you Try forever that's how long I'll feel this way Yes, forever is how long my love will stay Forever is a long, long time But so what?
Please Don't Hurt My Baby
Such a happy couple love and some Til man goes busy just for fun Man gets the guilt, tells fun girl we can't no more Fun girl says if you stop I'll tell her right now Aah, please don't hurt my baby That's all his lips could say Aah, please don't hurt my baby She won't believe you anyway I was blinded by sexsation Temporarily out my head Aah, please don't hurt my baby She mustn't know we went to bed You could hear him moaning Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa You shoulda thought about that boy Before you were using it like a toy You shoulda thought about that boy Before you did the ooh aah ooh aah ooh ooh aaah What a pretty love pair, perfect fit Til woman sights on one that she's just got to get with Woman gets scared tells plaything we can't no more Plaything says if you stop I'll tell him right now. Aah, please don't hurt my baby That's all her lips could say Aah, please don't hurt my baby He won't believe you anyway I was blinded by desire Temporarily insane Aah, please don't hurt my baby He can't know we did the wild thing And you could hear her crying Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa You shoulda thought about that girl Before you were giving up that pearl You shoulda thought about that girl Before you did the ooh aah ooh aah ooh ooh aaah You shoulda thought about that boy Before you were using it like a toy You shoulda thought about that boy Before you did the ooh aah ooh aah ooh ooh aaah You shoulda thought about that girl Before you were giving up that pearl You shoulda thought about that girl Before you did the ooh aah ooh aah ooh ooh aaah You shoulda thought about that boy Before you were using it like a toy You shoulda thought about that boy Before you did the ooh aah ooh aah ooh ooh aaah
How Will I Know
Is the answer in his eyes? Is the answer in her smile? Or in the words that you first hear her say Is it in the nick of time? First impression in your mind Do you know it all in just one day? How will I know she loves me? How will I know she cares? It's hard for true love to find you, find you So easy to feel you're there How will I know she loves me? I know all things in time Well, I have no problem waiting, waiting For true love forever mine Is the answer in her glance? The first time you're holding hands Or in the moment that feels oh so right Is it in her tenderness? Or the magic of his kiss Or in the sweet love you make through the night How will I know she loves me? How will I know she cares? It hard for true love to find you, find you So easy to feel you're there How will I know she loves me? I know all things in time Well I have no problem waiting, just waiting For true love one of a kind For true love forever mine
My Love Is On Fire
Look at how they stop and stare As if they've never seen a heart in love And though I see them I don't care Cuz, I'm too busy thinking bout our love Thinking about that each and every morning I wake up to that love glow in your eyes And though it seems I'm hooked on this fixation I will not stop my daydreaming Until my nights are true with you Ooh baby, my love is on fire Ooh baby, my heart is on the wild Ooh baby, I'm burning with desire I want to feel your love I need to feel your love mixed with mine Listen at me call your name As if you're witness to my every word And though it seems sometimes insane Something within me tells me they'll be heard So I wait so patiently the moment When my love fantasies will come to life And all I need from you is confirmation Then I'll be living truth, those moments That I long with you Ooh baby, my love is on fire Ooh baby, my heart is on the wild Ooh baby, I'm burning with desire I want to feel your love I need to feel your love mixed with mine On flute, Hubert Laws And all I need from you is confirmation Then I'll be living truth, those moments That I long with you Ooh baby, my love is on fire Ooh baby, my heart is on the wild Ooh baby, I'm burning with desire I want to feel your love I need to feel your love mixed with mine Ooh fire Ooh fire Ooh fire I want to feel your love Feel your love mixed with mine Can't cha feel the fire burning? Can't cha feel the pulsation of my heart? Can't cha feel the fire burning? Yeah yeah, mixed with mine
Passionate Raindrops
The day's been hot and sunny Evening's about to take control The sky is painting pictures Stirring up love bliss in our souls The breeze carries the fragrance Of the sweetest symphony as it blows through your hair Better can be nowhere Our voices turn to whispers Blending with rhythms of the night The nightingales sing a love song Glancing down at us in their flight The moisture brings forth magic That permeates the midnight air To kiss the love we share, are Raindrops, passionate raindrops The kind of rain that writes they're So in love on our skin Raindrops, that we hope wont stop Cooling the red hot love that we are making Raindrops, passionate raindrops That brings out all the fire that we have within Raindrops cover every spot Right to the last drop We want all of you and then Let each drop a rain be a lifetime that our love won't end Somewhere in our doing Trying to make our bodies one We fall prey to moon dreams Till awaken by the morning sun Still disorientated I feel something warm on my face Coupled by your embrace We gaze in awe and wonder As if we can't believe it's so Just that taste of heaven Has got us longing for much more We lie there impatient Anxiously waiting foe the sun to go in And the clouds to burst again, to give us Raindrops, passionate raindrops The kind of rain that writes they're So in love on our skin Raindrops, that we hope wont stop Cooling the red hot love that we are making Raindrops, passionate raindrops That brings out all the fire that we have within Raindrops cover every spot Right to the last drop We want all of you and then Let each drop a rain be a lifetime that our love won't end
Tell Your Heart I Love You
You lift me to the sky When I'm flat on the ground You put me on a high When I'm all the way down And when trouble comes around Trying to blow up the spot You look it in the eye and say “I think not” Tell your heart I love you I love you, yes I do Tell your heart I need you You need to know its true Don't nobody in the world love you like I do You make me feel like a trillion bucks When I don't even have a dime You put a smile on my face In a time I could be crying And when negative comes around With nothing good to say You give it a stare that makes it get the hell away Tell your heart I love you I love you, yes I do Tell your heart I need you You need to know its true Don't nobody in the world love you like I do Long before my mind believed My heart could not help but conceive That I love you, yeah And when my heart did suggest My heart had already confessed That I love you, love you, love you Tell your heart I love you I love you, yes I do Tell your heart I need you You need to know its true Don't nobody in the world love you like I do (repeat)
True Love
True love, why'd you take so long? Every time I though I'd found you I was oh so wrong True love, were you playing with my heart Or me not trying to feel that They weren't it from the start I'd say yes I found you And think maybe so I'd say here's my love true And feel are you sure? But love is that feeling Sharing no room with doubt For I knew you were the key to my heart Oh sweet love never go away Let your love have us forever To prove why we can't stay True love, are you saying touché Let us live as perfect lovers With a promise for always
*** Thanx a lot to Tony for this one ***
Shelter In the Rain
When the lights are down And the stage is bare And no more magic's in the air There's not a friend in sight to care Your tears no one will share I'll be your comfort through your pain I'll be your shelter in the rain When your sad is bad and your bad is worst And there's no who to turn to first When you've done everything you can No one's there to take your hand I'll be you comfort through your pain I'll be your shelter in the rain When you've looked around And haven't seen me anywhere Though when you were down I lifted you up from there There isn't a thing you can ask of me I won't do Just you put your trust in me My love will see you through When the final candle's flickered out “Why me” is all you can think about When all your joy has disappeared Your future isn't clear I'll be you comfort through your pain I'll be your shelter in the rain When all the odds say there's no chance Amidst the final dance I'll be you comfort through your pain I'll be your shelter in the rain I'll be you comfort through your pain Yes, I'll be your shelter in the rain, rain I'll be your shelter, Be your shelter, be your shelter in the rain
So What The Fuss
If I'm caught at a dance party Without my dancin' shoes And everybody dances on my bare feet Shame on me If I'm mindin' my business Just doin the right thing And you try to front me off in the street Shame on you If a family's waiting for that Special blessing to come their way But they ain't tryin' to get on Their knees and pray Shame on them And if we live in a time where every nation's fightin' 'round the world Yet we can't all agree that peace is the way Shame on us Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us (repeat) So what the fuss If I gotta get up early in the morning For a job interview And I forget to set the stupid alarm Shame on me If my children are playin' outside Like little children do And you come 'round there Trying to bring them some harm Shame on you Should I be drivin' thru a klantown Find a restaurant to get me some food And someone says "hey boy, we don't serve your kind" Shame on them And if we live in a democracy And you don't use your power to vote Knowin' some would like to turn back the hands of time Shame on us Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us (repeat) So what the fuss If I'm hooked on a habit Knowin damn well it could cost me my life Yet I keep doin what I should do without Shame on me If you're locked in a marriage And your other half just gives you abuse Yet you've convinced yourself that there's no way out Shame on you If we're jammin' the music And somebody's got the audacity To say that they can jam it better than us Shame on them And should there be just a handful that believe That we are totally free And there's no need to fight for equality Shame on us Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us (repeat) So what the fuss
Can't Imagine Love Without You
Can you picture mother earth in the palm of your hand? The entire universe as a tiny grain of sand And it feels impossible to do As I can't imagine love without you Think of drinking every sea with its salty waters dry Sprinting 'round the world three times faster than a rocket flies And the thought of it you can't pursue As I can't imagine love without you Some thoughts are just no brainers Not worth an ounce of time Yet others inconceivable So they never cross your mind Travel back though life inside one Atlantis summer's night Add up every single star Since the day there first was light How and where to start You'll have no clue As I can't imagine love without you Yet others inconceivable So they never cross your mind Travel back though life inside one Atlantis summer's night Add up every single star Since the day there first was light How and where to start You'll have no clue And the thought of it you can't pursue 'Cause it feels impossible to do As I can't imagine love without you I can't imagine love without you
Positivity
Some people ask me why always on the bright side When there's so much going on down the other side It's like I live in a bubble with no trouble And problems don't exist I chuckle and tell them that ain't the case at all It goes way back to the time when I was very small Not in mind but size and age my papa use to say You can always look at the negative But you should always live in the positive So I try everyday to live that way Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Some people live in what was and what they could have been As opposed to living in a what is and how much they can And be the first to complain about nothing in life going their way The attitude is “that I can't do nothing ‘bout” And very happy with just breathing in and out The ones that when you say “lets go make a difference” They'll say “naw that's OK” So I don't waste time on the trip side 'Cause I do know the real on the flipside And I'm crystal clear everyday that's why I say, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah When I see the morning And the sun is smiling down upon me I joy in the blessing That still the ground is not above me And for the people That I can truly say do love me, I feel Positivity, ‘cause that's what life's meant to be Positivity, ‘cause this day did not have to be Some ask me why I'm such an optimist When it's more fashionable be a pessimist From what's in seventy-five percent of what we read, hear and view Well I use to have a friend named Minnie Riperton Who use to always say when she was living “Like fine wine I like seeing the glass of life as half full than half empty” I'm saying sometimes life can't be rough But never to the point of me saying I've had enough Long as my heart beats I ain't giving up That's why I say everyday Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah When people ask me as an African American What do I see for tomorrow in the human plan? Is it possible for all the people of the world to co-exist? I say unity is only as big as our vision And if its narrow, try to expand beyond the horizon But true leaders must guide us through the ills of society That stands in our way So if the road is to harmony, be with the call But if its about discord, don't take the ride at all 'Cause the world vision I see is the one-we for everybody Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah When I see the morning And the sun is smiling down upon me Just joy in the blessing That still the ground is not above me And for the people That you can truly say do love you, do feel Positivity, ‘cause that's what life's meant to be Positivity, and that's the energy the world needs Positivity, ‘cause that's what life means to me Positivity, ‘cause this day did not have to be Positivity, ‘cause that's what life's meant to be Positivity, ‘cause that's the energy the world needs Positivity, ‘cause that's what life's meant to be Positivity, and this day did not have to be Positivity, ‘cause that's what life means to me Positivity, and that's the energy the world needs Positivity, ‘cause that's what life's meant to be Positivity, and that's the energy the world needs
We have time for racism We have time for criticism Held bondage by our ism's When will there be a time to love We make time to debate religion Passing bills and building prisons For building fortunes and passing judgements When will there be a time to love At this point in history we have a choice to make To either walk a path of love Or be crippled by our hate We have time to cause pollution We have time to cause confusion All wrapped up in our own illusions When will there be a time to love We make time to conquer nations Time for oil exploration Hatred, violence and terrorism When will there be a time to love At this moment in time We have a choice to make Father God is watching While we cause mother earth so much pain It's such a shame Not enough money for The young, the old and the poor But for war there is always more When will there be a time to love We make time for paying taxes Or paying bills and buying status But we will pay the consequences If we don't make the time to love Now's the time to pay attention Yes now is the time to love A time to love, love A time to Love Please, please won't you tell me When will there be a time to love
Miscellaneous Songs Boogie on reggae woman I like to see you boogie Right across the floor I like to do it to you Till you holla for more I like to reggae But you dance too fast for me I'd like to make love to you So you can make me scream Boogie on reggae woman What is wrong with me Boogie on reggae woman Baby can't you see I'd like to see both of us Fall deeply in love I'd like to see you na... Under the stars above Yes I would I'd like to see both of us Fall deeply in love - yeah I'd like to see you in the raw Under the stars above So boogie on reggae woman What is wrong with you Boogie on reggae woman What you tryin' to do Can I play? Can I play? No! Boogie on reggae woman What is wrong with me Boogie on reggae woman What you tryin' to do Boogie on reggae woman Let me do it to you Boogie on reggae woman What you tryin' to do
Dancing to the rhythm Lonely, my life used to be lonely Lonely like the lonely single number one Lonely like a lonely sun Without a single iota to shine upon Crying, deep inside I was crying Like the muddy Mississippi, my tears flowed Carrying with it my lonely soul Leaving no clue of who, where or what I would become Oh, how I longed to be possessed by one somebody To hold me, control me, show me what I should do with my broken life But oh, was I lifted when I let your light shine in my body Then I shed my sorrows for joy, love and you in my, my, my li-li-life I'm dancing to the rhythms of your love Singing sweet melodies of your sweet, sweet love Forever grateful for your love Money, oh how did I have money Enough to last me from start til the end of time With some more to leave behind And yet I was a cent-less pauper in distress I can, feel the very presence of your love here Though I've never seen the pleasure of your smile No, I've never touched your hand And yet you've given me eternal happiness Oh, how I longed to be possessed by one somebody To hold me, control me, show me what I should do with my broken life But oh, was I lifted when I let your light shine in my body Then I shed my sorrows for joy, love and you in my, my, my li-li-life I'm dancing to the rhythms of your love Singing sweet melodies of your sweet, sweet love Forever grateful for your sweet, sweet love I'm dancing to the rhythms of your love Singing sweet melodies of your sweet, sweet love Forever grateful for your sweet,sweet, love I'm dancing to the rhythms of your love Forever grateful for your love Oh, how I longed to be possessed by one somebody To hold me, control me, show me what I should do with my broken life Oh, was I lifted when I let God's light shine in my body Then I shed my sorrows for joy, love and you in my, my, my li-li-life I'm dancing to the rhythms of your love Singing sweet melodies of your sweet, sweet love Giving all praises for your sweet, sweet love I'm dancing to the rhythms of your love Forever grateful for your love
Do I do When I see you on the street My whole body gets weak When you're standing in a crowd Your love talks to me so loud Girl, do I do, what you do, when I do my love to you When I hear you on the phone Your sweet, sexy voice turns my ear all the way on Just the mention of your name Seems to drive my head insane Girl, do I do, what you do, when I do my love to you...baby Sss..Mmm Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you My life has been waiting for your love My arms have been waiting for your love to arrive My heart has been waiting My soul anticipating your love, love, love From the time that I awake I'm imagining the good love that we'll make If to me your vibe can do all this Just imagine how it's going to feel when we hug and kiss Sugar, do I do, what you do, when I do my love to you...all right Sss..Mmm Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you My life has been waiting for your love My arms have been waiting for your love to arrive My heart has been waiting My soul anticipating your love, your love, your love Ladies and gentlemen, I have the pleasure to present on my album Mr. Dizzy Gillespie...Blow! Blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow! Do I do, what you do, when I do my love to you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you My life has been waiting for your love My arms have been waiting for your love to arrive My heart has been waiting My soul anticipating your love, your love, your lo-o-ove Oh, I don't care how long it might take 'Cause I know the woman for me, you I'll make And I will not deny myself the chance Of being part of what feels like the right romance Girl, do I do, what you do, when I do my love to you, oh yeah Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you Girl, I've got some chocolate kisses for your lovin'; baby, oh yea Do you want some candy? Do you want some honey suckle? Do you want some chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you? Girl, if you felt everything you heard me say Turn your feelings in your heart back to me right away And I'll get it Do I do (do I do) What you do (what you do) When I do my love to you Do I do (do I do) What you do (what you do) When I do my love to you Do I do (do I do) What you do (what you do) When I do my love to you Do I do (do I do) What you do (what you do) When I do my love...Nate! I know the record is about to end But we're just going to play and play until it goes away So if you don't like the groove you can turn the record off It won't cost you nothin' but a penny and you'll have a cough' I know I cannot ryhme 'cause I ain't like a friend of mine but I hai ha ha ha.... (jive rap) Now everybody's talking about the jive is in... Well I know I've got something for your body... Earl...Earl Earl playing by himself, man... Earl playing by himself, man... Earl playing by himself, man... Dennis playing by himself, man... five, four, three, two, one.
Fingertips (Part 2)
Everybody say yeah (yeah!) Say yeah (yeah!) Say yeah (yeah!) Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! Just a little bit of sou-ou-ou-ou-oul Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Clap your hands just a little bit louder Clap your hands just a little bit louder I know ????? yeah Everybody had a good time So if you want me to If you want me to I'm gonna swing the song, yeah Just one more time when I come by Just one more time when I come by So be advised (?) (How about it? Let's hear it for him, huh? Little Stevie Wonder. Take a bow, Stevie.) Come on! Goodbye goodbye Goodbye goodbye Goodbye goodbye goodbye I'm gonna go, yeah I'm gonna go, yeah ???? swingin' from my ?????
Front line I am a veteran of the war I up and joined the army back an 1964 At sixteen I just had to be a man at any cost I volunteered for Vietnam where I got my leg shot off I recall a quote form a movie that said "who's more a man Than a man with a reason that's worth dyin' for" They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line But now I stand at the back of the line when it comes to gettin' ahead They gave me a uniform and a tiny salty pill To stop the big urge I might have for the wrong kind of thril They put a gun in my hand and said "shoot until he's dead" But it's hard to kill when 'please I'm your friend' echoes through your head Brought up in church taught no man should take another's life But then put in the jungle where life has no price...no They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line But now I stand at the back of the line when it comes to gettin' ahead Back in the world the paper reads today Another war is in the brewing But what about the lives of yesterday And the many happy families that have been ruined My niece is a hooker and my nephew's a junkie too But they say I have no right to tell them how they should do They laugh and say "quit braggin" 'bout the war you should have never been in But my mind is so brain-washed I'd prob'bly go back and do it again I walk the neighborhood parading my purple heart With a fear of agent orange that no one will stop...no They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line But now I stand at the back of the line when it comes to gettin' ahead They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line But now I stand at the back of the line when it comes to gettin' ahead Would you believe I do? They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line They had me standing on the front line But now I stand at the back of the line when it comes to gettin' ahead High Heel Sneakers
Put on your red dress, baby You know we're goin' out tonight Put on your red dress, baby Lord, we're goin' out tonight And-a bring along some boxin' gloves In case some fool might wanna fight Put on your high-heel sneakers, lordy Wear your wig-hat on your head Put on your high-heel sneakers, child Wear your wig-hat on your head You know you're looking mighty fine, baby I'm pretty sure you're gonna knock 'em dead Put on your red dress, baby Lord, we're goin' out tonight Put on your red dress, baby Well, we're goin' out tonight And bring along some boxin' gloves 'case some fool might wanna fight Put on your high-heel sneakers, child Wear your wig-hat on your head now Put on your high-heel sneakers, baby Wear your wig-hat on your head You know you're looking mighty good, really I'm pretty sure you're gonna knock 'em dead
How come how long There was a girl I used to know She was oh so beautiful But she's not here anymore She had a college degree Smart as anyone could be She had so much to live for But she fell in love With the wrong kinda man He abused her love and treated her so bad There was not enough education in her world That could save the life of this little girl How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes She tried to give a cry for help She even blamed things on herself But no one came to her aid Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell That's what we'd like to tell ourselves But no, it wasn't that way So she fell in love With the wrong kinda man And she paid with her life For loving that man So we cannot ignore, We must look for the signs And maybe next time we might save somebody's life How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes I on occasion met that guy It's been a feeling deep inside Some ... wasn't right The way he proves himself a man By beating his woman with his hands Oh I wish that she'd seen the light How can someone like that call himself a man He's not a man Soon reality ... And we cannot ignore Whenever we see the signs 'Cause any kind of abuse God knows, it's a crime How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes
I'm wondering Well, Don't you know I'm wondering Little girl, I'm wondering How can I make you love me A little more than you loved him? Ooh,Baby I'm wondering Little girl, I'm wondering How can I make you love me A little more than you loved him? Oh baby Jimmy was your sweetie pie Your precious one And I knew you used to love The very ground he walked upon One day, Jim's papa told him Things were looking down And they packed up everything They owned and left this little old town Each tear I dried for you, The closer our lives grew, I fell in love it's true And you say you love me, too But, baby I'm wondering Little girl, I'm wondering How can I make you love me A little more than you loved him? Oh baby I'm wondering, Little girl, I'm wondering How can I make you love me A little more than you loved Jim? The day you see his face again Or hear his voice I don't want to be a loser If you have to make a choice Like a puppet to a string To you, girl, I'm attached And I know I'd be in trouble If he came and took you back I feel so insecure In my mind, I can picture Losing you for sure And the pain I can't endure Oh baby I'm wondering Little girl, I'm wondering How can I make you love me A little more than you loved him? Oh baby I'm wondering, Sure enough, I'm wondering How can I make you love me A little more than you loved Jim? Ooh Baby I can't stop loving you, baby, I can't stop loving you , no I can't stop loving you, baby I feel so insecure In my mind, I Can picture Losing you for sure And the pain I can't endure Baby, I'm worried, Really, really worried I wanna make you happy Really truly happy Oh baby I'm wondering, Little girl, I'm wondering How can I make you love me A little more than you loved him? Oh baby I'm wondering Little girl, I'm wondering ...
Keep our love alive Feeble is the mind that says they don't care Selfish is the heart that won't give their share Poor them, Poor we Wasted is the mind that won't take a stand Lieth the tongue that says they can't when they can Poor him, Poor she For as long as we live, And are blessed with air on earth to breathe We all should live to keep our love alive More than blinds the soul that sees but won't show Lost the leader with the way but won't go For you, For me Worthless is the one with will but won't try Grounded are we all if we don't think high Of you, You of me For as long as we live, And are blessed with air on earth to breathe We all should live to keep our love alive Let's keep our love alive For as long as I live, And am blessed with air on earth to breathe I know I'll live to keep our love alive. Kiss lonely goodbye Give me a chance to catch my breath Cause I'm in a state of awe Guess miracles do never cease For we're back together now Pardon me please if I pinch myself So to know this is not a dream As I reminisce the love e shared And the pain there was between Look at the clouds in the sky They seem so happy now Look at the sun, feel its rays With such a smiling face Maybe we can't but maybe we can With the love that we're feeling inside Share it with all the world and see each heart Kiss lonely good-bye If given a chance to live again I'd change not a single thing Cause that little chance could sadly mean That you to me faith wouldn't bring Partly I cry for those linely nights And a heartache I thought couldn't end Yet joyfully I cry cause I know our love We won't let us lose again, never again Look at the clouds in the sky They seem so happy now Look at the sun, feel its rays With such a smiling face Maybe we can't but maybe we can With the love that we're feeling inside Share it with all the world and see each heart Kiss lonely good-bye Look at the clouds in the sky They seem so happy now Look at the sun, feel its rays With such a smiling face Maybe we can't but maybe we can With the love that we're feeling inside Share it with all the world and see each heart Share it with all the world and see each heart Share it with all the world and see each heart kiss lonely good-bye Share it with all the world and see each heart kiss lonely good-bye
Ms & Mr little ones
What is that that you're looking through a pornographic magazine? When I bet you don't even know how to spell the word And you say you don't leave home unless you're strapped With your uzi sub machine When you've just barely come into this world Well, if a child's ways and actions Reflect what they hear and see Guess the only ones to blame are you and me Ms. & Mr. Little Ones Look what's happened to our world Ms. & Mr. Little Ones We're so sorry The only chance for a better one Is up to you and he Please! Forgive us for what we've done Ms. & Mr. Little Ones What kind of name is that you're calling her I've heard that word before But I don't think any parent would give their daughter a name so low And about this extra paraphernalia You say you're carrying to get high That won't take you anywhere you want to go Well, you don't have to listen Cause it's here for you to see So many burnt out lives trapped in their misery Ms. & Mr. Little Ones Look what's happened to our world Ms. & Mr. Little Ones We're so sorry The only chance for a better one Is up to you and he Please! Forgive us for what we've done Ms. & Mr. Little Ones Oh, I could rattle on about the good old days And how life used to be And even inwardly relive them vividly But the best advice I can give to you Is that we only go around one time Treat each day like this is it And give it the best you can Ms. & Mr. Little Ones Look what's happened to our world Ms. & Mr. Little Ones We're so sorry The only chance for a better one Is up to you and he Please! Forgive us for what we've done Ms. & Mr. Little Ones Ms. & Mr. Little Ones Look what's happened to our world Ms. & Mr. Little Ones We're so sorry There's so much we should and should have never done That's why we're beggin' on our knees Please! Forgive us for what we've done Ms. & Mr. Little Ones Ms. & Mr. Little Ones
My love My love is warmer than a smile My love gives to every needing child If anyone should ask you who's my true love Tell them my love true Is ever letting all their love come through My love sees love with not a face And lives to love through time and space If all of everything about my love Fits to the tune of you Then you can say that you are my love too (1st chorus) Let my love shine through out the world To every mountain top and steeple Let it be felt by every soul 'Til love's all over Let it reach out to every heart To every disenfranchised people 'Til it is present and no more Is pain all over Our love sees love's the key to peace We'll pray 'til all world wars have ceased Should you or anyone you know enough To say they feel as we Then let our universal song be free (2nd chorus) Let our love shine through out the world To every mountain top and steeple Let it be felt by every soul 'Til love's all over Say words of love to all we see To rich and poor for love is equal Let us lift up humanity Spread love all over Let all its forces join as one So to rebuke all signs of evil Through every valley, land and sea Our love's all people
Ribbon in the sky Oh so long for this night I prayed That a star would guide you my way To share with me this special day Where a ribbon's in the sky for our love If allowed may I touch your hand And if pleased may I once again So that you too will understand There's a ribbon in the sky for our love Do...Do... Do Do Do Do Do... HMM HMM... This is not a coincidence And far more than a lucky chance But what is that was always meant Is our ribbon in the sky for our love, love We can't lose with God on our side We'll find strength in each tear we cry From now on it will be you and I And our ribbon in the sky Ribbon in the sky A ribbon in the sky for our love Do...Do... Do Do Do Do Do... HMM HMM... There's a ribbon in the sky for our love Stay gold Seize upon that moment long ago One breath away and there you will be So young and carefree Again you will see That place in time...so gold Steal away into that way back when You thought that all would last forever But like the weather Nothing can ever...and be in time Stay gold But can it be When we can see So vividly A memory And yes you say So must the day Too, fade away And leave a ray of sun So gold Life is but a twinkling of an eye Yet filled with sorrow and compassion though not imagined All things that happen Will age too old Though gold
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
( Marvin Gaye Cover / Inner City Blues - The Songs of Marvin Gaye ) (Doo doo doo ooh) Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah One more time, now baby Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah I try to put my arms around you All because i wanna Hold you tight But every time i reach for you, baby Try to kiss you You just jump clean out of sight Oh, i got plans for you I tell you i've made plans for two Guess i'm just a stubborn kind of fellow Got my mind made up To love you Oh Everybody say Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh I'm gonna love you (gonna love you in every way) In every way (gonna love you in every way) Ooh, i'm gonna love you (gonna love you in every way) In every way (gonna love you in every way) With other girls i've wanted I've waited just a moment With you i shall remain (by your side) Oh, i know you've heard about me Bad things about me Baby, please let me explain Oh, i have kissed a few Tell you a few have kissed me too I guess i'm just a stubborn kind of fellow Got my mind made up To love you Oh ooh, everybody's saying Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, everybody say Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Aah, sing now everybody Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah For real, for real Just sing everybody Say yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Uh, huh, huh I guess i'm a stubborn kind of fellow Got my mind made up To love you You Only you
*** Thanx a lot to Vince for this one ***
Superwoman Mary wants to be a superwoman But is that really in her head But I just want to live each day to love her for what she is Mary wants to be another movie star But is that really in her mind And all the things she wants to be She needs to leave behind But, very well, I believe I know you-very well Wish that you knew me too-very well And I think I can deal with everything going through your head Very well, and I think I can face-very well Wish that you knew me too-very well And I think I can cope with everything going through your head Mary wants to be a superwoman And try to boss the bull around But does she really think that she will get by with a dream My woman want to be a superwoman And I just had to say good-bye Because I can't spend all my hours start to cry But, very well, I believe I know you Very well wish that you knew me too Very well, And I think I can deal with everything going through your head Very well, think that I know you too Very well, wish you knew me like I know you Very well, but I think I can deal with everything going through your head Your filthy head Very well, dum dum da, dum dum da Very well, wish you knew me too Very well, And I wish I could think of everything going through your head Very well, dum dum da, dum da, dum da dum dum da, dum da, very well And I think I can deal with everything going through your head When the summer came you were not around Now the summer's gone and love cannot be found Where were you when I needed you-last winter, my love? When the winter came you went further south Parting from love's nest, leaving me in doubt Where are you when I need you, like right now? Our love is at an end But you say now you have changed But tomorrow will reflect love's past When the winter came you were not around Through the bitter winds love could not be found Where were you when I needed you, last winter, my love? Oh I need you baby, I need you baby Our love is at an end But you say now you have changed, But tomorrow will reflect love's past oh Spring will fill the air and you will come around, Well is it summer love that will let me down, Where were you when I needed you, last winter, my love? La la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la, la la la la la Where are you when I need you, like right now? Right now, right now, right now Where were you when I needed you last winter, my dear I need you baby, I need you baby, I need you baby Oh, Where were you when I needed you last winter, last winter Yea, Need you Baby, need you, need you baby, Oh, you want me too need you baby Oh where were you when I needed you last, dear Yeah
That girl That girl thinks that she's so fine That soon she'll have my mind That girl thinks that she's so smart That soon she'll have my heart She thinks in no time flat That she'll be free and clear to start With her emotional rescue of love that you'll leave torn apart That girl thinks that she's so bad She'll change my tears to joy from sad She says she keeps the upper hand 'Cause she can please her man She doesn't use her love to make him weak She uses love to keep him strong And inside me there's no room for doubt That it won't be too long Before I tell her that I love her That I want her That my mind, soul and body needs her Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to That I need to do all that I have to To be in her love I've been hurting for a long time And you've been playing for a long time You know it's true I've been holding for a long time And you've been running for a long time It's time to do what we have to do That girl, That girl That girl knows every single man Would ask her for her hand But she says her love is much too deep For them to understand She says her love has been crying out But her lover hasn't heard But what she doesn't realize is that I've listened to every word That's why I know I'll tell that I love her That I want her That my mind, soul and body needs her Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to That I need to do all that I have to To be in her love Tell her I love her That I want her That my mind and soul and body needs her Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to That I need to do all that I have to To be in her love That I love her That I want her That my mind and soul and body needs her Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to That I need to do all that I have to... Tell her that I love her That I want her That my mind and soul and body needs her Tell her that I'd love to, that I want to That I need to do all that I have to To be in her... That girl, that girl, that girl, Oh, That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl... Travelin' man (Miller/Wells) Something deep inside of me Keeps me moving aimlessly Always been Always be A lonely travelin' man Something that I can't explain Holding me from wind and rain Wild and free and hard to tame A lonely travelin' man Travelin' Man Travelin' Man Got no goal got no plan Just an old worn out heart in my hand Travelin' Man Travelin' Man I'll get there anyway I can I'm just an uninspiring tired out travelin' man Please don't ask me where I've been I've been alone through thick and thin On the outside looking in A lonely travelin' man Something that I haven't found Keeps me seeking all around Moving on from town to town A lonely travelin' man Travelin' Man Travelin' Man Got no goal got no plan Just an old worn out heart in my hand Travelin' Man Travelin' Man I'll get there anyway I can I'm just an uninspiring tired out travelin' man Travelin' Man Travelin' Man Got no goal got no plan Just an old worn out heart in my hand Travelin' Man Travelin' Man I'll get there anyway I can I'm just an uninspiring tired out...
True To Your Heart Baby, I knew at once that you were meant for me Deep in my soul I know that I'm your destiny Though you're unsure Why fight the tide Don't think so much Let your heart decide Baby, I see your future and it's tied to mine I look in your eyes and see you searching for a sign But you'll never fall Till you let go Don't be so scared Of what you don't know True to you heart You must be true to your heart That's when the heavens will part And baby, shower you with my love Open your eyes Your heart can tell you no lies And when you're true to your heart I know it's gonna lead you straight to me (Got to be true To your heart) Someone you know is on your side, can set you free I can do that for you if you believe in me Why second-guess What feels so right Just trust your heart And you'll see the light True to you heart You must be true to your heart That's when the heavens will part And baby, shower you with my love Open your eyes Your heart can tell you no lies And when you're true to your heart I know it's gonna lead you straight to me (Ya know it's true) Your heart knows what's good for you (Good for you) Let your heart show you the way (Ya know it's true) It'll see you through (Got to be true To your heart) Girl, my heart is driving me to where you are Well, you can take both hands off the wheel and still get far Be swept away Enjoy the ride You won't get lost With your heart to guide you True to you heart You must be true to your heart That's when the heavens will part And baby, shower you with my love Open your eyes Your heart can tell you no lies And when you're true to your heart I know it's gonna lead you straight to me True to you heart You must be true to your heart That's when the heavens will part And baby, shower you with my love Open your eyes Your heart will tell you no lies And when it's true to your heart I know it's gonna lead you straight to me (Got to be true To your heart) When things are getting' crazy And you don't know where to start Keep on believin', baby Just be true to your heart When all the world around you It seems to fall apart Keep on believin', baby Just be true to your heart
Until you come back to me Though you don't call anymore I sit and wait in vain I guess I'll rap on your door Tap on your window pane I want to tell you Baby The changes I've been going through Missing you. Listen you 'till you come back to me That's what I'm gonna do Why did you have to decide You had to set me free I'm gonna swallow my pride I'm gonna beg you to (please baby please) see me I'm gonna walk by meself Just to prove that my love is true Oh, for you baby 'till you come back to me That's what I'm gonna do Living for you my dear Is like living in a world of constant fear In my plea, I've got to make you see That our love is dying Although your phone you ignore Somehow I must explain I'm gonna rap on your door Tap on your window pane I'm gonna camp on your step Until I get through to you I've got to change your view baby 'till you come back to me That's what I'm gonna do What's that you're doing What's that you're doing? Girl i like what you do to me What's that you're doing? 'Cos it makes no kind of sense to me You can make me feel so proud You can make me holler ow! Girl you make me want to dance and sing My mind is blown and you're the blame I say it's sunnin' when there's rain I jump by leaps and bounds, just call my name What's that you're saying? Girl i like the way you talk to me What's that you're saying? Even if it's wrong girl i do agree Girl you make me feel so small Though i might stand six feet tall What you've got cuts me right down to size I'll be the last, you'll be the first I'll do my best to quench your thirst I'm the lucky one who keeps the prize Girl i like what you're doing Baby do it some more Girl i like what you're doing Baby do it some more Girl i like what you Do to me, do to me Do it some more Do to me, do to me Do it some more What's that you're doing? Girl i like what you do to me What's that you're doing? 'Cos it makes no kind of sense to me You can fill my appetite Without me taking up a bite Never knew that love could fill you up You're much too good for me to pass I'm for the taking, you just ask We can make it stick with love and luck Girl i like what you're doing Baby do it some more Girl i like what you're doing Baby do it some more Girl i like what you Do to me, do to me Do it some more You know i like what you're doing Girl i like what you're doing Baby do it some more What's that i'm feeling? That sensation's such a mystery I know what it's thrilling And i hope this feeling lasts eternally Girl you make me scream and shout Tell me what it's all about You make me give in without a fight I don't have no words to say You can fill it anyway And everything you do will turn out alright Girl i like what you're doing Baby do it some more Girl i like what you're doing Baby do it some more She loves you yeah yeah yeah She loves you yeah yeah yeah yeah... You haven't done nothing We are amazed but not amused By all the things you say that you'll do Though much concerned but not involved With decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song Telling how you are gonna change right from wrong 'Cause if you really want to hear our views "You haven't done nothing"! It's not too cool to be ridiculed But you brought this upon yourself The world is tired of pacifiers We want the truth and nothing else And we are sick and tired of hearing your song Telling how you are gonna change right from wrong 'Cause if you really want to hear our views "You haven't done nothing"! Jackson 5 join along with me say Doo doo wop - hey hey hey Doo doo wop - wow wow wow Doo doo wop - co co co Doo doo wop - naw naw naw Doo doo wop - bum bum bum Doo doo wop We would not care to wake up to the nightmare That's becoming real life But when mislead who knows a person's mind Can turn as cold as ice un hum Why do you keep on making us hear your song Telling us how you are changing right from wrong 'Cause if you really want to hear our views "You haven't done nothing"! Yeah Jackson 5 sing along again say Doo doo wop Doo doo wop - oh Doo doo wop - co co co Doo doo wop - sing it baby Doo doo wop - bum bum bum Doo doo wop - um Sing it loud for your people say Doo doo wop - um um um Doo doo wop - stand up be counted, say Doo doo wop - co co co Doo doo wop - ow Doo doo wop - bum bum bum Doo doo wop - ah hum