Lullaby baby blues
Time to kick off your walkin' shoes
And hug the pillow on your bed
And lay down your sleepy head
Hush now no need to talk
Hear the ticking of the clock
Stars that twinkle, stars that shine
Dream and you'll have wings
Goodnight baby blues
Close your eyes baby blues
The moonlit sky watches over you
So close your eyes baby blues
Lullaby baby blues
Time to kick off your walkin' shoes
And hug the pillow on your bed
And lay down your sleepy head
Goodnight baby blues
Close your eyes baby blues
The moonlit sky watches over you
My baby she wrote me a letter
She didn't call me on the phone
Five little words was all she wrote
She said "See ya later I'm gone"
She had no explanation
About why she had to go
Well I can't take a joke,
But I can take a hint
She don't love me no more
(Chorus:)
But if nobody loves you
And you feel like dust
On an empty shelf
Just remember
You can love yourself
My mother says
She loves me
But you know
She could be jivin' too
And everybody's always criticizing
Everything that I do
I work 9 to 5, do the best I can
Try to please the boss
I bought a big ol' house,
And a brand new car
And then he laid me off
(Chorus)
Everytime I meet a lady
I wanna try to get to know
Either I'm too small
Or she's too tall
She's rich and I'm po'
So I called my old friend
Hazel Mae
Asked her out for a little date
She said: “I'm married now
And I got three little kids,
I don't care much about cocaine
And you never see me jumpin out no airplane
Wine and whisky don't gimme no thrill
And I don't care nothin 'bout them nasty little pills
But women now that's a whole nother thing
You won't see me wastin all the money I made
And you ain't gonna never see me drive no escalade
If you're looking for a handout you wastin' your time
I wouldn't give a crutch to a cripple, I wouldn't give a bum a dime
But women that's a whole nother thing
Now when you talk about your women that's a whole nother thing
I like 'em big tall short fat thin and in between
I like 'em when they're gentle and I like 'em when they're mean
I like 'em when they whisper but I love 'em when they scream
(Don't be tellin me what to do with my money
I know a good investment when I see one
Look over there walkin' by look at that ... )
I don't buy stock, I don't place no bets
And I won't be smokin' none of them stanky cigarettes
Only one think make me throw my money away
And that's a little TLC and a little T&A;
But women that's a whole nother thing
I'm gonna say it again - women that's a whole nother thing
play the blues somebody...
Ring a ling went the telephone
Is the man of the house at home
Your master card is over due
Mr Mo we need a payment from you
Right now
Right now Right away
Looky here
I aint got nothing to send you today
But im gonna give you all your money
Soon as I get paid
Soon as I get paid
Well now the joint was jumping
It was saturday night
Her hair was long
And the dress was tight
I looked at her
She looked at me
And the champagne stared flowing to a quarter to three
yea yea oh yea
To quarter to three
Look Mr Bartender
Im gonna make it ok
Im give you all your money
As soon as I get paid
Soon as i get paid
Monday morning money gone
Its a dog gone shame
Dont worry I get you straight
You'll be fine
You know what
You'll get yours
When I get mine
Whoah ohhh
Got a letter from the IRS
Your tax return is a terible mess
We want our money
We dont like to wait
Please come an see us on such and such date
Right now
Oh yea right away
Well I aint got nothin' to send you today
But im gonna give ya all your money
Soon as I get paid
Soon as I get paid
Well well
Soon as I get paid
Thursday and Friday evening
Soon as I get paid
Better catch me before monday
Soon as I get paid
Oh yea
Soon as I get paid
Your heard me
Soon as I get paid
I see skies of blue, clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
and I think to myself, what a wonderful world
The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
All the colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands sayin' "How do you do"
They're really saying "I love you"
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than ill ever know
and I think to myself what a wonderful world
Walk back in
Sometimes I wonder what my heart’s supposed to do.
Yesterday she needed me, today she says we’re through.
She ripped my heart to pieces, tore my soul apart.
And now she wants to know how to get back in my heart.
Well you don’t have to beg, you don’t have to cry.
Just walk back in and dry your weepin’ eyes.
Don’t have to run baby, don’t have to crawl.
Just walk back in, we can start all over again.
She walked in the kitchen, handed me a note.
She said I’ve been such a fool boy, that’s all that she
wrote.
She said life ain’t worth living, without you by my side
She stood there trembling, asking me if my love had died?
You don’t have to beg, don’t have to cry.
Just walk back in, and dry your weepin’ eyes.
You don’t have to run, don’t have to crawl.
Just walk back in, we can start all over again…..baby.
Tonight we’re gonna work it out, yes we will.
Welcome home baby, I’m so glad we worked it out.
Victims of Comfort
No rocket's gonna fly that high,
There's no escaping the enemy, It's you & I,
We've poisoned up the water,
We're chokin' on the air,
Let's stop before it gets too late,
Or is it already too late?
Is it already too late?
For the victims of comfort,
Got no one else to blame,
We're just the victims of comfort,
Connosuiers of pain.
It's a technological merry-go-round,
Dangerous illusions buried under the ground,
And everyone likes a party,
But know one wants to clean,
Well I'd like to see a change somehow
But I'm a little busy right now,
Just a little busy right now.
I'm just a victim of comfort,
I got no one else to blame,
I'm just a victim of comfort,
A Cryin' shame.
Oh and what do we got to lose?
Everything.
Yes and what do we stand to gain?
Everything, so lets try together,
Before we have to cry together,
It's too soon to die together.
I'm just a victim of comfort,
Got no one else to blame,
I'm just a victim of comfort,
Connosuier of pain.
We were victims of comfort
Got no one else to blame,
I'm just a victim of comfort,
You've been wishing all of your life
For a woman that'll love you
Tell the truth and treat you right
And you've been alone crying yourself to sleep
Now you got a girl who can rock your world
Put a smile on your face and a love you're gonna keep
This is the beginning are you ready to learn
To love somebody for a lifetime
Wake up it's your turn.
Chorus:
So tell me now that you got a whole enchilada
Now that you gotta,
What you're gonna do, what you gonna do
Are you gonna be any better
Than the man you had you be to get her
Oh now that you gotta
What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.
Oh yeah
Are you ready to get involved
Where your anticipation is needed to get things resolved
We all get used to living by ourselves
But now you're dealing with a situation
That involves someone else
Well it's about to get different
You're gonna need a new device
Cause she's gonna open up your mind
And open up your life.
Chorus:
So tell me now that you got a whole enchilada
Now that you gotta,
What you're gonna do, what you gonna do
Are you gonna be any better
Than the man you had you be to get her
Oh now that you gotta
What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.
And this is the beginning are you ready to learn
To love somebody for a lifetime
Wake up it's your turn.
[Chorus:]
Are you gonna be any better
Than the man you had you be to get her
Oh now that you gotta
Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'.
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
Heavenly father up above
Have mercy on me
After 7 years of bad bad love
I finally got free
I don’t mean to seem ungrateful
You answered my prayers
And father if you’re able
Don’t let me do the same damn thing all over again
You get the fever
You get the itch
And you forget about the mess you were in
You forget about the money the lawyers and the pain
And do the same damn thing all over again
Oh mighty father great and good
You need to be in my shoes
You let me fall in love just like before
And now I’m stepping in a big pile of the blues
But now the honeymoon is over
Let’s not pretend
I guess I never
Learned my lesson
I did the same damn thing all over again
You get the fever
You get the itch
And you forget about the mess you were in
You forget about the money the lawyers and the pain
And do the same damn thing all over again
Mother Mary, father Joe
I need to talk to your son
He had troubles just like mine
And he’s the chosen one
So if I ever go to heaven, will that be the end?
Or will I fall for some sweet little angel
And do the same damn thing all over again
You get the fever
You get the itch
And you forget about the mess you were in
You forget about the money, the lawyers and the pain
I was down for so long
Everything I did was wrong
And I found fault
In everyone but me
I was hurt and alone
I could not find my way home
Broke-down and hungry
And too tired to moan
[Chorus]
Then I heard somebody calling my name
Saying ain't no need to be shamed
I found out that the door was always open
I was trapped in my mind
A prisoner of my own design
Lost in a world
A world of confusion
I was there by myself
Couldn't find no help no where else
Thought I'd call up the hotline
But there was nobody there
[Chorus]
[Instrumental Bridge]
When I die
I won't be gone
I'll be living in the everlasting
While I'm here
I hope that I can find
The answers to the questions
Life keeps asking
Cause in the end, it's a new beginning
When I dream
I'm dreaming of a place
And a knowing that's impossible to learn
It it's here
Right before your eyes
Everywhere you go, everywhere you turn
Early in the morning
Late at night
Cause in the end
It's a new beginning
In my life
There's beauty everywhere
On the mountain high
And the valley so low
But when I leave
And my soul flys away
Somewhere to a place
That nobody really knows
When I get there
I probably won't write no letter
You just got to come on
And see for yourself
Cause in the end
Its a new beginning
Just gotta come on in
And see for yourself
Cause in the end
Remember when we first met
I was so excited just to get to know you
Oh baby just to know you
I was just a little bit shy
God willing I was ready
To try to show you
Oh just to show you
I felt a little funny
But it was really no joke
I wanted to prove my love
In every word that I spoke
(Chorus:)
But the action
Speaks louder
You know the action
Speaks louder than
The word
The action,
Louder than the word
I loved you just the way you were
Somehow I had to find the nerve to tell you
Oh baby just to tell you
So I did what a man must do
I walked right over to you
And I was asking
Baby, lets go dancing
I felt a little guilty
But I had committed no crime
I wanted to love you
Love you and love you
For a long time
(Chorus)
(Bridge:)
I can't wait until I'm holding you
And there's no doubt in your mind
You're the one and only one for me
Only one for me
I'm gonna prove my love no matter how long that it
takes
The feelings I have for you they're no mistake
It ain't you
No it ain't me
That's just not the way
That love's supposed to be
And it's just no good
No it ain't right
For you to be sittin' all alone
Just cryin' every night
You're down on your knees
Scared he's gonna leave
But if you really wanna know
You're gonna have to let him go
'Cause that's not love
It don't feel that bad
'Cause that's not love
It don't feel that sad
No that's not love
'Cause you don't feel good inside
I don't know what it is
But that's not love
Inside your heart
It's always rainin'
And you're oh so tired
Tired of your own complaining
This is for real
It ain't no game
You can't measure your love
By the depths of your pain
And You're down on your knees
Scared he's gonna leave
But if you really wanna know
You're gonna have to let him go
'Cause that's not love
It don't feel that bad
No that's not love
It don't feel that sad
No that's not love
'Cause you don't feel good inside
I don't know what it is
But that's not love
And You're down on your knees
Scared he's gonna leave
But if you really wanna know
You're gonna have to let him go
'Cause that's not love
It don't feel that bad
No that's not love
It don't feel that sad
That's not love
'Cause you don't feel good inside
I don't know what it is
But that's not love
It's no secret, I don't care
Gonna shout it out everywhere
I love my baby
Hot, cold, fast or slow
I love my baby,
Gonna tell everybody I know
In the evening, in my bed
I hear voices in my head
They say never, never ever
Let her go
Well I love my baby,
Gonna tell everybody I know
Yes I love my baby,
Gonna tell everybody I know
Other women
Don't mean a thing to me
You can pick 'em all up
Drop 'em all in the sea
If I got no money, she don't care
She'll open up her pocketbook and pay my fare
I know she loves me
Up, down, high or low
Well I love my baby,
Gonna tell everybody I know
Yes I love my baby,
Gonna tell everybody I know
Hey y'all
Other women
Don't mean a thing to me
You can pick 'em all up
Drop 'em all in the sea
'Cause if I got no money, you know she don't care
She'll open up her pocketbook and pay my fare
I know she loves me
Up, down, high or low
Well I love my baby,
Gonna tell everybody I know
Yes I love my baby,
Gonna tell everybody I know
She's a sweet thing
She's a fine thing
She's a loving thing
Gonna tell everybody I know
Tell everybody I know
I got a suitcase, I take it everywhere I go
I got a suitcase baby, I take it everywhere I go
It's just a big old bag of trouble, trouble all I know
I met a girl, fell in love
And our love was true
I met a girl, fell in love
Ooh, our love was true
Well and I found out, Lord she had a big old suitcase
Lord, so we put our bags together, made a home for two
People we put our bags together, you know made a home
for two
Then along came the children, gave them all a suitcase
Well the house got too small, the bags got too big
We was holdin'on to everythin', whatever said or did
Well I complained about the salt, in the black eyed
peas
Then she put her hand on her hip and she told me to
leave
And take my suitcase, and get on out that door
You gonna hear from my lawyer, I can't take it no more
I had to get down on my knees, beg her to let me stay
I had to get down on my knees and beg her to let me
stay
I said baby, we got a whole lot of baggage
Let's call somebody and have it hauled all away
I got a suitcase, I take it everywhere I go
People I got a suitcase, I take it everywhere I go
O darling my dear
please let me hold you near
you waited long time
while i made up my mind
i can't believe
that you're still there for me
i stumble
i fell
and now i'm here to tell you
i need you right now
i'll stay and we'll work it out
i can't believe that you're still there for me
kept on forgiving me
you gave me everything
i know now
i'm sure
my heart has found a cure
i'm ready
i'm strong
but you knew that all along
i can't believe
that you're still there for me
o darling my dear
please let me hold you near
this is where i'm at
i'm gonna learn how to love like that
i can't believe that you're still there for me
Standin' at the station
Teardrops in my eyes
Standin' at the station
Wonderin' why
You love him more than you love me
You wanna marry him
Make a family
That's why I'm standin' at the station
Teardrops in my eyes
Well I'm standin' at the station
Sad as a man can be
And you're gazing through the window
Waving good-bye to me
Well I know you got to do what you got to do
But you're leaving me
And I'm loving you
That's why I'm standin' at the station
Teardrops in my eyes
Yes I'm standin' at the station
Teardrops in my eyes
Come back home baby, I need ya
When I was a young boy
Well they tried to tell me
That I was movin'
Movin' way too fast
And I knew everything
About everything
But I really didn't wanna listen
To a bunch of old folks talkin' trash
So I got out on the highway
Pedal to the floor
Smokin' and drinkin'
And a whole lot more
But when they came to collect me
Out of that jail
They said boy next time
You get no bail
(Chorus:)
You better slow down
You better slow down
Woke up one mornin'
Ooh to a hunger
I moaned
And I began to twitch
Felt the need
For some lovin'
A little sweet somebody
To scratch my itch
Momma said I don't mean to pry
But I'm here to advise you
Seeds like to grow
When you put 'em in fertilizer
(Chorus)
Doin' my own thing
I'm all grown up
Yes I am
Little bit older
But I feel like a young buck
I'm ridin' down the highway
In a brand new mini van
Wife and kids screamin'
Ooh God I'm a family man
I'm outta mind
Losin´ control
I could leave tomorrow
But there ain't nowhere to go
When the music starts to playin
She slides out on the floor
Dancing without a partner
Swaying on the two and four
There's a rythym in her footsteps
And a flower in her hair
A smile on her face
Cause she's in a place
Where she don't have a care
She ain't looking for no lover
She ain't looking for a romance
She just wants to dance
She just wants to dance
Yeah she just wants to dance
Ooo she just wants to dance
Well she's moving kinda lazy
And it's obvious to me
This little girl ain't crazy
She's as wild as she is free
She can feel it in her fingers
And it moves on down her spine
And when it hits her hips
She parts her lips
And you know she's feeling fine
She ain't looking for no lover
She ain't looking for a romance
She just wants to dance
She just wants to dance
Yeah she just wants to dance
She just wants to dance
Oh go on get it girl
She ain't looking for no lover
She ain't looking for a romance
She just wants to dance
She just wants to dance
Get out the way and let the girl dance
Yeah she just wants to dance
Yeah she just wants to
Slide along the floor
She wanna shuffle her shoes and shake her hips
She wanna wave her hands in the air
She wanna shake that hanky
Yeah
But she don't want no hanky panky
Yeah she just wants to dance
Leave her alone
You don’t need no fancy tricks
Painted eyes or glossy lips
I love you just the way you are
Hope you don’t mind my beat up car
You don’t need to change your dress
You don’t need to change your shoes
Don’t try to hide your natural looks
Forget about the cover let me read the book
Don’t get me wrong I like them heels
But the way I feel is the way I feel
You don’t need to change your dress
You don’t need to change your shoes
Go ahead be wild and free
you don’t have to shave yo’ legs for me.
Hunnybabe don’t starve yourself
You’re lookin good you’re lookin well
And I’m proud to have you by my side
Glad to have you in my life
You don’t have to clean my house
You don’t have to wash my clothes
Go ahead be wild and free
Cause you don’t have to shave yo’ legs for me
You’re an angel
You don’t have to read them magazines
You already know how to get to me
Just be yourself and I will too
That’s all we really have to do
You don’t have to be ashamed
You don’t have to hide your knees
Go ahead be wild and free
You don’t have to shave yo legs for me.
Now go ahead be wild and free
He’s a King without a castle or a crown
And every night he lays his body down
In a different town but one thing stays the same
Everybody knows his name.
People may laugh or cry as his stories are told
To tell the truth like this a man must be bold
And the people are glad for the things he shares
Everybody knows he cares.
[CHORUS]
By the light of the moon comes a flood of emotion
Riley B King he’s the king of the ocean
He’s royal blue like the deep blue sea
Riley B King
Out of the darkness and into the light
To fight the peaceful warrior’s fight
Such a beautiful sight and the way you feel
Watching him with Lucille
And the heart of the man is open wide
And he closes his eyes and looks inside
To a love of the world to the song he sings
Giving it everything.
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
Don't stand there lyin', straight to my face
You not a lawyer, you got no case
And your alibi, it don't make sense
You're just a criminal, I got all the evidence
And they say the truth will set you free
But the less you say, the better off you'll be
You have the right to remain silent
You know you're guilty, don't even try it
Don't lie, I won't buy it
Just walk away and remain silent
I'm the judge, I'm the jury
Justice will be swift, there'll be no mercy
The punishement will fit the crime
One thing for sure, you're gon' do some time
And they say the truth will set you free
But the less you say, the better off you'll be
You have the right to remain silent
You know you're guilty, don't even try it
Don't lie, I won't buy it
Just walk away and remain silent
Anything you say, can and will be used against you
And you don't need anymore help, incriminatin' yourself
You have the right to remain silent
You know you're guilty, don't even try it
Don't lie, I won't buy it
Just walk away and remain silent
You have the right to remain silent
You know you're guilty, don't even try it
Don't lie, I won't buy it
Just walk away and remain silent
Yes, you got the right to remain silent
You know you're guilty, don't even try it
Don't lie, I won't buy it
Takin' it easy, moving slow
It's always calm just before the storm, you know
Along she came, with a brand new season
Since we've been together
There's been a change in the weather
(Chorus:)
She's a rainmaker
She makes the rain fall from my eyes
She's a rainmaker
She makes a grown man wanna cry
Well, I never thought
That a tear could fall
From the eyes of a man
Who never even cried at all
Now, I've been happy
I've been blue
For the change in the season
(Chorus)
The lightning flashes, the thunder roars
There's no stoppin' the wind
The tide is washing
Her a path to my door
I've never ever loved like this before
Storm is over, the sun is bright
There's a rainbow in my life
Clouds are gone, the sky is clear
And since we've been together
There's been a change in the weather
Authors: K.Moore, G.Graper
You had style, you had class
you had everything to make a love last
you had grace, you had charm
you had me hanging on your arm
when I found out you were a fake
you rared up and bit me like a snake
and I was ready to let go
and let all my feelings show.
Chorus:
Tell me why you wanna be so cold
why you wanna be so mean
you've gone and let your true colors show
you're a perpetual blues machine.
We could've been just fine
if you'd have only been all mine
'cause I was for real, but you did not know
that you were steppin' on my heart
as you were walking out the door.
But now I know who you are
and it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far
'cause I'm not the one who's right for you.
You need a man to do your rolling
like you want him to do.
Chorus
Now you've gone, and I'm glad
that we didn't let it get too bad
you know I tried to make it go
but there was just no way to tell you so.
All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
Listen, people listen, that's the way it should be
Deep in the valley, people got to be free
You should see, what a lovely, lovely world this could
If everyone learned out to live together
But it seems to me such an easy, easy thing this should
Why can't you and me learn to love one another
All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
I can't understand it, so simple to me
People everywhere just got to be free
If there's a man who is down and needs a helping hand
All it takes is you to understand and to see him
through.
Well it seems to me, we got to solve it individually
And I'll do unto you what you do to me
There'll be shoutin' from the mountains on out to sea
No two ways about it, people have to be free
Ask me my opinion, my opinion will be
'Natural situation for a man to be free
Oh, what a feelin's just come over me
Love can move a mountain, make a blind man see
Everybody's singin', now let's go see
Deep in the valley, now they ought to be free
All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
Listen, people listen, that's the way it should be
Deep in the valley, people got to be free
- - (Call/Response) - -
All the world over, so easy to see
(See that train over there)
People everywhere just wanna be free
(that's the train of freedom)
I can understand it, so simple to me
(It's about to arrive in a minute)
People everywhere, just got to be free
(You know it's long overdue)
(Repeat and Fade)
All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
Listen, people listen, that's the way it should be
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
People come and
People go
They take and they give
Build you up
Just to let you down
That's just the way it is
All I need is one friend
To get me through the day
One friend
That never goes away
Only one friend
To understand
And never let me down
I've been in love
I've been in pain
I'm a sinner
And a saint
No matter where I am
Or what I do
It's you I appreciate
All I need is one friend
To get me through the day
One friend
That never goes away
Only one friend
To understand
And never let me down
Can't nobody love you
More than you love yourself
And as long as I've got my one good friend
I don't need nobody else
All I need is one friend
To get me through the day
One friend
That never goes away
Only one friend
To understand
If I never get to heaven I don't care
I been down to the crossroads
And there ain't no devil down there
They got the whole town shakin'
Out in L.A.
They got the blues in Mississippi
I'm going back some day
And I ain't gonna fuss and fight
I ain't stayin' up all night
Worryin' 'bout the things that I can't change
Let everybody think I'm a little bit strange
(Chorus:)
´Cause I love Muddy Water
It's dirty but it feels alright
I love Muddy Waters
I'm ready for the blues tonight-ooh yes I am
On my way to California
My old car broke down
I left it sittin' right there
And I walked on into town
I found a cheap hotel
Got a twenty dollar room
And when I woke up the next day
It was four o'clock in the afternoon
Well I ain't gonna fuss and fight
I ain't stayin' up all night
Worryin' 'bout the things that I can't change
Let everybody think I'm a little bit strange
(Chorus)
Ooh why should I worry all night and day
Whatever it is
It's gonna be ok
Daddy came around every once in awhile
But momma, she was there all the time
And summertime in Compton
Was not like TV
But we were right there
Where we needed to be
And the Thurmond boys
On peach street
With only their dad
So proud of themselves
And that old Pontiac they had
And miss brooks her bible
And her three little boys
At the double rock
Baptist church
Makin' a joyful noise
(Chorus:)
Well there's more than
One way home
Ain't no right way
Ain't no wrong
And whatever road you
Might be on
You find your own way
'Cause there's more than
One way home
Got me a job at the grocery store
Workin' weekdays after
School from 5 to 9
Tommy, John and Charlie were
The neighborhood stars
With their midsize homes,
And their big fancy cars
And when the eagle flied on Friday
I'd go out and play
Wastin' time with Otis
Out on the dock of the bay
And my ticket to adventure
Was a ride on the bus
Different places,
Different faces
But they were just like us
MOMMY CAN I COME HOME
KEB' MO'
INTRO: D A D D A D
VERSE:
D A D
MOMMY CAN I COME HOME
MOMMY CAN I COME HOME
DON'T HANG UP BEFORE I HAVE THE CHANCE TO SAY I'M SORRY
ARE YOU LISTENING?
THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR WHAT I SAID TO YOU
YOU PROBABLY DON'T MISS ME
VERSE:
D A D
MOMMY CAN I COME HOME
D A D
I'M TIRED, HUNGRY AND ALONE
HE TOLD ME HE LOVED ME
THEN HE SHOWED ME HOW TO LOVE HIM BEFORE HE BEAT ME
TURNED ME OUT AT NIGHT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN
HE PAID THE PRICE WELL IT WAS EASY
D A D
MOMMY THE STREETS ARE COLD
I'M TOO YOUNG TO FEEL SO OLD
BREAK:
BALLERINA WALLPAPER ACROSS MY ROOM
G F G
TEDDY BEARS AND PILLOWS ON MY BED
Bb C
PASSED A WOMAN ON THE STREET WHO LOOKED LIKE YOU
F C G C G Bb G A
I REMEMBER THEN EVERYTHING YOU SAID
VERSE:
MOMMY CAN I COME HOME
I'VE RUN AS FAR AS I CAN GO
WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT IF I STOPPED BY
FOR A MINUTE JUST TO SEE YOU?
HOW ABOUT TONIGHT WHEN DADDY'S HOME?
I REALLY NEED TO SEE YOU
MOMMY CAN I COME HOME
MOMMY CAN I COME HOME
MOMMY CAN I
Oh momma, where's my daddy
Why don't he ever come around
Momma, where's my daddy
Is he nowhere to be found
Momma, where's my daddy
Can we call him on the phone
Does he ever think about us
Or does he have a heart of stone
Momma what's the matter
Why's there water in your eyes
Do you need him as much as I do
I love you momma, please don't cry
Where does he come from
What does he look like
Does he have a face like mine
Is he ever comin back here
And why'd he leave us all behind
Momma when did you and daddy get married
Was it in 19 and 83
“Son, your daddy and I were married
But he just wasn't married to me“
Oh momma, where's my daddy
Why don't he ever come around
Momma, where's my daddy
And I followed her to the station, with her suitcase in
my hand,
And I followed her to the station, with her suitcase in
my hand.
Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, when all your
love's in vain,
All my love's in vain.
When the train rolled up to the station, I looked her in
the eye,
When the train rolled up to the station, and I looked her
in the eye.
Well, I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome, and I could not
help but cry.
All my love's in vain.
When the train, it left the station, there was two lights
on behind,
When the train, it left the station, there was two lights
on behind,
Well, the blue light was my baby, and the red light was
my mind.
All my love's in vain.
Uumh, Willie Mae, Uumh, Willie Mae, Uumh uumh,, all my
I love the way you love me,
An' I love the way you comb your hair.
I love the way you love me baby,
Love the way you comb your hair.
If it was left up to me baby,
You wouldn't never get to go no where
Hey sweet mama, baby don't you go too far.
Hey sweet mama, baby don't you go too far.
I wanna know where you is every minute,
Who you're with and where you are.
I love you baby so please don't you
Leave me here all alone,
I can't stand it baby when you
Leave me here all alone.
So where ever you decide to go baby,
Just don't stay gone too long.
..........guitar solo........
Love you baby, I just can't leave you alone.
You know I Love you baby, And I just can't leave you alone.
I love you baby jus' like a, jus' like a dog loves a bone.
I'm gon' wrap my arms around you
Squeeze you 'til I cry.
I'm gon' wrap my arms around you
Squeeze you 'til I cry...Yes I am.
Girl I'm gon' keep on lovin' you baby
'Til the day I die.....
(Huh)
I'm looking out my window
Feeling kinda blue
I aint heard from my baby
Did she find somebody new
So I called up her number
And her number had changed
So I climbed up to the mountain
And I screamed out her name
I said hey, hey, hey, hey
My, my, Loola-loo
Loola-loo don't leave me
I will do anything for you
Loola-loo you make me feel so fine
Loola-loo I need you
Don't take your love away
Loola-loo, oh woman don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
I stood out on the corner
I walked up and down the street
Looking for my Loola
With that smile so nice and sweet.
I'm not going to hide it
My love just keeps on growing
Cos she looks so good to me
Wether she's coming or she's going
I said hey, hey, hey, hey
My, my, Loola-loo
Loola-loo don't leave me
I will do anything for you
Loola-loo you make me feel so fine
Loola-loo I need you
Don't take your love away
Loola-loo, oh woman don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
Well maybe she just needs some time alone
Or maybe my little Loola's heart
Has suddenly turned to stone
I cant give up on Loola
I've got to take a stand
So I wrote this little letter
And I gave to the postman
It said Baby, please call me
Please drop me a line
Cmon throw an old dog a bone
I need to know if you're still mine
I said hey, hey, hey, hey
My, my, Loola-loo
Loola-loo don't leave me
I will do anything for you
Loola-loo you make me feel so fine
Loola-loo I need you
Don't take your love away
Loola-loo, oh woman don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
My, my, Loola-loo
Loola loo
Let's go drifin through the trees
Let's go sailing on the sea
Let's go dancing on the juke-join floor
And leave our troubles all behind, have a party
So easily forgotten, are the most important things
Like the melody and the moonlight in your eyes
And a song that lasts forever
Each song getting better all the time
Life is beautiful, life is wonderous
Every star above shining just for us
Life is beautiful, on a stormy night
Somewhere in the world the sun is shining bright
I get crazy, so afraid
That I might lose you some fine day
And I'll be nothing but a tired old man
And I don't wanna be without you at the party
So easily forgotten, the most important thing
Is that I love you - I do
And I want to spend my days and nights
Walking through this crazy world with you
Life is beautiful, life is wonderous
Every star above shining just for us
Life is beautiful, on a stormy night
Somewhere in the world the sun is shining bright
(inst verse)
So easily forgotten, the most important thing
Is that I love you - I do
And I want to spend my days and nights
Walking through this crazy world with you
(that's right baby)
Life is beautiful, life is wonderous
Every star above shining just for us
Life is beautiful, on a stormy night
Somewhere in the world the sun is shining bright
You say,
You want to get over.
What are you gonna do?
Watch the world go by
In a corner of the room?
I know,
None of my business.
But there's something I need to say,
If you could see you
The way I see you
You'd start flying on your own.
Step aside and . . .
Refrain:
Let your light shine.
Let your love show
It's a short ride
Down the long road.
When the rains come
And the winds blow
Let your light shine
Wherever you go.
This world is ready and waiting
For you to break on through.
It's time to recognize,
To realize,
You're the only one like you.
Step on up,
Step into your greatness.
Don't be afraid.
There's a place where you will rise up to;
No one else could do what you do.
Get out of the way
Refrain
Get out of the way
It's the last fair deal goin' down,
last fair deal goin' down
It's the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord,
on that Gulfport Island Road1
Ida Belle, don't you cry this time
Ida Belle, don't you cry this time
If you cry about a nickel, you'll die 'bout a dime
I wouldn't cry, but the money it ain't mine
My captain 's so mean on me
My captain's so mean on me
My captain's so mean on me, good Lord,
on that Gulfport Island Road
Workin' my way back home
Workin' my way back home
I'm workin' my way back home, good Lord,
on that Gulfport Island Road
It's the last fair deal goin' down, last fair deal goin'
down
It's the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord,
on that Gulfport Island Road
On that Gulfport Island Road
I got a kindhearted woman, do anything in this world for
I got a kindhearted woman, do anything in this world for
But these evil-hearted women, man, they will not let me
I love my baby, my baby don't love me
I love my baby, ooooh, my baby don't love me
But I really love that woman, can't stand to leave her be
Ain't but the one thing, makes Mister Johnson drink1
I's worried about2 how you treat me, baby, I begin to
think
Oh babe, my life don't feel the same
You breaks my heart, when you call Mister So-and-So's
name
She's a kindhearted woman, she studies evil all the time
She's a kindhearted woman, she studies evil all the time
Two cars, three kids, six phones
A whole lot of confusion up here in my home
Five-hundred stations on the TV screen
Five-hundred versions of the same ol' thing
Y'all know it's crazy
And it's drivin' me insane
Well, I don't wanna be a superman
I just wanna go somewhere, use my hands
And keep it simple
Oh real simple
You know I called my doctor on the telephone
The lines were open, but there was nobody home
Press one, press two, press pound, press three
Why can't somebody just pick up the phone and talk to
Y'all know it's crazy
You know it's driving me insane
I don't wanna be a superman
I just wanna go somewhere, use my hands
And keep it simple
(Yes I do)
Real simple
(Play the blues)
Well I went down to the local coffee store
The menu went from the ceiling all the way down to the
floor
Decaf, cappuccino, or latte said the cashier
I said gimme a small cup of coffee and let me get the
hell up outta here
Y'all know it's crazy
Oh it's driving me insane
Well, I don't wanna be a superman
I just wanna go somewhere, use my hands
And keep it simple
Oh lord, real simple
Well now I don't wanna be a superman
I just wanna go somewhere, use my hands
And keep it simple
Real simple
Hello my old friend
It's been awhile
All our old clothes
Are back in style
We went our separate ways,
Only to return
To face a lesson
We failed to learn
We didn't understand the truth
We were blinded by the eyes of youth
But time kept on moving
And a change has come
You think that I don't know
Where you're coming from
Well I feel just like you
And I cry just like you
But I heal just like you
And under my skin
I'm just like you
You gave your love and your innocence
And they took away your confidence
You'renot those women
I'm not those men
Put your arms around me
I am your friend
'Cause I feel just like you
And I cry just like you
But I heal just like you
And under my skin
I'm just like you...
You and everybody else
When I get hurt
I cry for help
And I've got secrets
That god only knows
And god knows I feel...
Just like you
And I cry just like you
But I heal just like you
And under my skin
I'm just like you
I feel just like you
And i cry just like you
I heal just like you
And i break down just like you
I feel just like you...
And i cry just like you
But im weak just like you
And under my skin...
Christmas time, it comes but once a year
Bells are ringing and the families all hear
All the children wanna help decorate the tree
And many lots of nice presents under there for you and
Oh, Santa Claus is comin'
It's a Jingle Bell Jamboree
Yeah, it's a Jingle Bell Jamboree
Momma's in the kitchen, pappa's in there too, yes right
Well, howdy Uncle Bod? Howdy howdy how are you
There we gonna play some old records and a few CD's
Or you can go in the other room and see what's on TV
Oh, Santa Claus is comin'
Yeah, Santa Claus is comin'
And it's a Jingle Bell Jamboree
Jingle Bell Jamboree
Well, it's all right if there's no stockings on the
wall
'Cause what matters most is peace on earth
And goodwill to all
Well, everybody's got something that a baby needs
They say the more you give, the more you will receive
Well, don't worry if you can't give nothin', ain't a
harm
Well, it's the state of mind that matters most of all
Yeah, we'll all get together
I said, "Let's all get together for a Jingle Bell
Jamboree"
Yeah it's a Jingle Bell Jamboree
Oh, it's a Jingle Bell Jamboree, yeah, yeah, yeah
Go, go house to house, yeah, go sing and come
Oh, ye faithful it's a Jingle Bell Jamboree
Yeah, I said to you, "Jingle Bell Jamboree"
I'm dreaming of a Jingle Bell Jamboree
Oh baby, you know a Jingle Bell Jambo
Silent Night, Holy, Jingle Bell Jamboree
I used to think that
Life was unfair
So many crazy things going on out there
Now all I wanna do
Is just watch the river flow
Cause sooner or later
Its just gonna go where it goes
I took my chances
And it all worked out somehow
Cause what goes around
Comes around
And it's all coming back to me now
I used to wonder what would happen to me
What kind of person I would turn out to be
But all I ever wanted
Was just to have a little fun
And wake up every morning
With the one I love
My momma told me
Just do the best you know how
Cause what goes around
Comes around
And it's all coming back to me now
Well..well..well
Momma told me
Just do the best you know how
See what goes around
Comes around
And it's all coming back to me now
Yea it's all coming back to me now
Oh yea,
Do the best you know how
Its all gonna work out somehow
Took my chances
And it all works out somehow
Momma told me, do the best you know how
What goes around
Comes around
You said you was hurtin' you almost lost your mind
Now the man you love he hurt you all the time
But when things go wrong ooh wrong with you
It hurts me too
You'll love him more when you should love him less
Why lick up behind him and take his mess
But when things go wrong whoa wrong with you
It hurts me too
He love another woman yes i love you
But you love him and stick to him like glue
When things go wrong ooh wrong with you
It hurts me too
Now he better leave you or you better put him down
No i won't stand to see you pushed around
But when things go wrong ooh wrong with you
Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderfull
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
through us he's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Londie, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
Every ray of sunshine,
Every drop of rain,
Every time the wind blows,
I hear your name.
Every time a flower grows
Or a baby cries,
Everything that's young and old
will live and die.
and I don't know whats out there
way behind the sun
and I got a feelin'
that we're not the only ones
And I can see miracles happnin' all the time
And I can see eternity through infinite eyes
And I was just a thinkin',
just the other day,
about some other universe, not so far away.
maybe I'm an alien from a neighborhood star
or maybe I'll just fly away on a slide guitar.
I don't know whats out there
way behind the sun
and I got a feelin'
that we're not the only ones.
And I can see miracles happnin' all the time
I can see eternity through infinite eyes.
I don't know whats out there
way behind the sun
and I got a feelin'
that we're not the only ones.
And I can see miracles happnin' all the time
I can see eternity through infinite eyes.
through infinite eyes...
So much has been unspoken along the way
Hearts have healed and hearts have broken
In the pain of yesterday
Gone are the shadows, vanished in the night
Let your heart surrender, let your soul take flight
Let bygones be bygones, and troubles be long gone
And if I never told you how I feel about ya
I'm tellin you now
We gather here together-all of our friends
In a room full of love and laughter
The healin begins
And if this was my last moment, my last breath
I'd want to be surrounded with joy and happiness
And let bygones be bygones, and troubles be long gone
And if I never told you how I feel about ya
I'm tellin you now
Get with me baby
I'm on your side
Get with me baby
I'm on your side
Well there's a change
In the weather
Change of time
But I'm a stubborn man
I won't change my mind
Get with me baby
I'm on your side
Talk to me baby
I'm on your side
Talk with me baby
I'm on your side
I don't wanna argue
Sure don't wanna fight
Just tell me what's wrong
And let me make it alright
Get with me baby
I'm on your side
I´ll be your sugar daddy
Just call on me
I´ll be your vigilante
If that's what you need baby
What I need to be girl
Get with me baby
I'm on your side
Get with me baby
I'm on your side
Now I don't wanna own you
Like a private property
Come on baby
Just be nice to me
Get with me baby
I'm on your side
Get with me baby
Brother,
I need to talk to you
This might sound strange
And you’ll probably think I’m crazy and I’ve lost my
mind,
Well, okay
I’m amazing; I’m incredible
I’m a miracle, a dream come true
I’m marvelous; I’m beautiful
Guess what?
So are you.
People,
It’s becoming clear
I can feel it down in my soul.
I know that I am you and you are me.
Uh-oh.
And I’m grateful for the simple things
That we take for granted every day
Listen,
I can walk I can talk, I can use my mind.
Okay.
I’m amazing; I’m incredible
I’m a miracle, a dream come true
I’m marvelous; I’m beautiful
Guess what?
So are you.
That don’t mean we’re better than anyone or anything
It’s a call to come together and accept responsibility
And be amazing, incredible
You’re a miracle, a dream come true
And I’m marvelous; I’m beautiful
Guess what?
I know I'm just a workin' man
Sometimes I need a helpin'hand
It's alright
They hardly ever notice me
They never raise my salary
It's alright
Maybe I don't seem so bright
And my future's lookin' dim
And I'm runnin'in a rat race
That I'm never gonna win
I may not be a soldier, in the army
And I don't have money, fortune or fame
And there's nobody out there, strokin' my ego
But when it comes to my woman
I'm a hero
Don't know technology
I'm not as smart as I wanna be
It's alright
But I know the recipe
And the terminology
For love
Sure enough
Maybe she'd be better off
With an educated man
But she's my inspiration
And I'm doin'the best I can
I may not be a soldier, in the army
And I don't have money, fortune or fame
And there's nobody out there, strokin' my ego
But when it comes to my woman
I'm a hero
My baby loves me
And she knows what I need
And when she holds me
I feel like a king
And if I ever lose her
Oh Lord what would I do?
I might go crazy
I may not be a soldier, in the army
And I don't have money, fortune or fame
And there's nobody out there, strokin' my ego
But when it comes to my woman
I may not be a soldier, in the army
And I don't have money, fortune or fame
And there's nobody out there, strokin' my ego
But when it comes to my woman
I'm a hero
I'm a hero
She thinks I'm alright, oh Lord
