(Riperton - Rudolph - St. Lewis - Dozier)
Guess we always knew
Best of friends we'd always be
Sister and brother we two
Romance never entered our view
Always you were there
when I needed you
Suddenly out of nowhere
I realized I loved only you
And that just how true love begins
It just walks on in
And one day I knew
It was you ... it was you
It was always you
Baby, in the end... I've got you as lover and friend
Darling in the end I've got you as lover and friend
Funny how it goes
We'd be the last to know
We were made for each other
And from friends we became lovers
Keep on being my friend
Our love will never end
We'll have it all
Yes we wil... yes we will
Yes we will
We're gonna have a happy ending
We started our with such a great beginning
We'll walk together talk together
In every kind of weather
We're bound together
forever yeah
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph F. Perren)
I think I hear your song
I look, but you're still gone
Oh Darlin' ... what goes on?
Your memory tortures me
Why wouldn't you let me be
Oh Darlin' ... please set me free
You hurt me till I cried
But now my tears have dried
And I'm waiting for the sun to shine
Oh Darlin'
I know you done me wrong
I'll miss you Darlin'
But life goes on... life goes on...
And I'll get along ... I'll get along
I wake alone at night
I ache to hold you tight
Oh Darlin' .,.. it's just not right
The damage had been done
I've got to have some fun
Forget you, I wish I never met you
Oh Darlin'
I know you done me wrong
I need you Darlin'
But life goes on ... life goes on...
But I'll get along... I'll get along
Somehow, someway, I know ... I'll get along
Life goes on
It's clear, my dear, from here ... I'll get along
Life goes on
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
My love is bigger than the sun
How could I love you more
Darling it can't be done
My love is stronger than the tide
How could I love you more
No one could even try
You have sailed into my dreams
so many time
Calling me to fly away
And now I wake to romantic fantasies
The Dream is real
And you are mine
I will love you till I die
Till the stars fall from the skies
Till the oceans all run dry
How could I love you more
How could I love you more
How could I love you more
How could I love you more
My love is bouncing off the moon
How could I love you more
Darling we'll be there soon
My love is softer than the rain
How could I love you more
How does a heart explain
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
Now I see how everything has led me to this day
Every road I've walked upon, each lesson on the way
I'm gatherin' up everything I know to be true
I'll wrap it up in breath of Spring, that's what I'll bring to you
'Cause this will be the first time I've lived with a man
I want so bad to please you, Ill do everything I can
I will
I'm gettin' ready for your love... I wanna be ready for love
I'm gettin' ready for your love... I wanna give you all my love
I'm rockin' steady on your love... I wanna be ready for love
I'm gettin' ready for your love... I wanna be ready for love
I remember back when first we met and felt the urge
We commenced to emulate the bees and the birds
And what began as pure and simple passion... love lust
quickly grew to deeper understanding, warmth and trust
I've been singing love songs all day long
(S. Wonder)
What we're making is history
Fooling impossibility
Making love, not a fantasy
Love is true, love is you
Making story book dreams come true
Feeling just enough love for two
There's such magic in being with you
Cause it's true, loving you
And I think you are the perfect angel
I think you are the perfect one
And I think you are the perfect angel
I think you are the perfect one
Long ago we played hide-go-seek
Kissing under the apple tree
Who could tell me that this would bring
me to you, you to me, yeah
Since the start, you have been my love
Giving infinite paradise
Every night I wanna thank Him twice for your love
Your sweet love
My mama told me if I was goodie
That I would find me someone to love me
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
It's so nice to see old friends
'Cause we've all gotten very much higher
It's so nice when you come around again
Sits, and laugh, have a smoke by the fire
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
Before we're one
It's so nice to see you again
Though the world be a little bit colder
Still it's fun, we should meet here again
Stay a while, rest your head on my shoulder
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
Before we're one
(Riperton -Rudolph - Thedford)
So you ask me what do I see
When I look into your eyes
I see things that have never existed before
Shall I tell you all that I find
In those beautiful eyes I can try
But it never existed before
A silvery moon... a will in the park
The tunnel of love... a kiss in the dark
The light of the stars... the clouds in the sky
The fireworks on the fourth of July
And you ask me what do I hear
When you whisper my name
Music plays that has never existed before
Oh, and I don't know why
But it's there just the same
And it's plain that it never existed before
The song of the rain on flowers in spring
The wind in the willow trees murmuring
The laughter that falls the children at play
Like church bells that call all the people to pray
So you ask me why do I glow
Well, I think you should know
I'm in love and I never existed before
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
Any day now can't you see
You'll be coming back to me
Comin' back to where you wanna be
And the time that you've been gone
Will vanish like the song
Sung by the rain when we were fast asleep
And our days will be filled by the light of children's laughter
All our nights will be touched by the glow of lover's songs
Side by side in the sun we will build the world we're after
Side by side we will lie when the day's good work is done
Any day now can't you see
You'll be sitin' here by me
Laughing at the fools we used to be
And the things that we've done wrong
Will be now dead and gone
Buried out beneath our apple tree
And our days will be filled by the light of children's laughter
All our nights will be touched by the glow of lover's songs
Side by side in the sun we will build the world we're after
Side by side we will lie when the day's good work is done
(M. Riperton - R. Rudolph)
I'm in love again, this time I think that it's for real
I'm in love again, I think I know just how you fee
It's like waking early on Christmas morning
And finding the toy of your dreams
And that's the way you make me feel
That's the way that it should be
I'm in love, this time I think that it's for sure
I'm in love again, it what I've lived my whole life for
You've given me such happiness, you've given me so much joy
You've changed my sadness into gladness
How could I ask for more
(M. Riperton - R. Rudolph - L. Caston - J. Wieder)
la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la...
Come sing the song of life
There's a song that sings to me
all of life's music in sweet harmony
And you can sing this melody
Once you just understand that you should be free
Young and old, we're all beautiful
We have learned that now is the time to let it show
Let your heart lead you
And you'll hear the song of life singing
loud and clear everywhere, singing
Spread your feelings open wide
Let all the happiness you need inside
Feel the song begin to soar
You can do anything you want and more
So much more, so much more
Touch that star you've been reaching for
Take the chance that you've been afraid to take
Be bold... let your heart lead you
And you'll hear song of life singing loud and clear
Everywhere singing clear
(C. Stepney - S. Barnes)
Birds sing out of tune, songs with no refrain
Nested in purple trees, nothing seems to rhyme
Only when I'm dreaming
is there harmony and meaning
Only when I'm dreaming of you
Empty hour glass; running out of time
Yesterday is here
Now will never pass
Only when I'm Dreaming
is there harmony and meaning
I am only dreaming when I'm deeper in the arms
the arms of love
the arms of love
Birds are now in tune
Since I'm with you
Songs have sweet refrain
Since I'm with you
(C. Stepney - R. Rudolph)
Only in the time it takes to tell you
For not to tell, but to know is wrong
Only in the time it takes to want you
I've known it all by myself to long
Only in the time it takes to tease you
Don't be dismayed by my subtle ways
Only in the time it takes to kiss you
I've wasted so may precious days
I've known too long
This can't go on
Now that I have found a way it's up to me
Oh, by the way
Oh, by the way
Oh, by the way
(C. Stepney - R. Rudolph)
Blowing softly through a meadow
Laughing like a baby, breeze tapping
lightly at the treetops, whispering among the leaves
You hear the magic song, that ancient poets sing
It's sweet as morning dew and sounds a lot like springtime
When you close your eyes
You feel your heat go there
So close your eyes and you may find that
Fireflies were as bright as stars;
Close your eyes and remember
Summertime lingered on and on
Close your eyes and remember
Your first love made the world stand still
Close your eyes and remember
Close your eyes and remembers when
The moon was made of cheese
Racing swiftly through the mountains
Bubbling along the stream
Sighing sweetly through the hollow
Gentle as an infant's dream
(M. Riperton- L.Ware - R. Rudolph)
Sometimes when I'm really not so happy
It seems no matter what I do
Or no matter how hard I try
I really can't get high
I think about the lessons life has given me
Now I know exactly what to do
I'm gonna push it back and turn around the feelin'
And that is when the sun comes shinin' through
Yes, it's true that it's all up to you
It's feelin' that your feelin' right
it's feelin' that your feelin's right
It's feelin' that your feelin' right
it's feelin' that your feelin's right
All at once I found the perfect feelin'
I can't believe what seemed so hard comes so easily
It came all over me
Now I've got to find a way to show you
Cause it's too good to lock inside myself
So just push it back and turn around the feelin'
Its best when you can share with someone else
Yes, it's true, yes, it's true
That it's all up to you
(S. Wonder)
Take a little trip through your mind and explore it
Take another trip on a magic carpet ride
Take a little trip through your mind and explore it
Take a closer look at the you you're tryin' to hide
You're the one who always wants to have your way
And like the sky it's you whose feelings change with every day
And you think there's righteousness in all you say
And you won't try to reach inside, so
You're the one who says the things you don't believe
And when you need to be you can't distinguish you from me
And you think your lines have over-all control
But your mind can't see, for blindin' your soul, so
(C. Stepney - R. Johnson)
I'm flying high about the clouds
Wherever we choose to be
a barren land becomes a paradise,
your touch is all that I need
Whenever we are, Wherever we are
Never, ever say you don't love me truly
Whenever, however, wherever
For as long as you live be faithful to me
forever, whenever, wherever
whenever, however, wherever
How my days are passing differently
When I'm with you the universe has no mystery
The reasons clear, for you are here
Your love colors my days
Whenever we are, wherever we are
A tree, a rock, a cloud, a sky blue day
A bird in flight, the night, the milky way
Beta gammas, silk pajamas, Sunday mornings
You take my breath away
You take it away
Hello, good-bye, a sign that I love you
A runny nose, a rose, the ocean blue
Children playing, people praying,; hallelujah
You take my breath away
You take it away
Sunny days, soft rain falling
Crystal bells I love to hear ring,
Summer days, blue birds calling
Don't look now, but love's around to stay
A tear, a smile, a laugh along the way
The world at dawn, a song, the month of May
Woody Herman, Ethel Merman, Stevie Wonder
You take my breath away
(m. riperton r. rudolph s. wonder)
Every time I look at you
I remember all that we've been through
No I can't imagine living without you
I don't need no symphony
I hear music when you're lovin' me
You make all the world revolve in harmony
Ohh, baby, let's stick together
Just like two birds of a feather do
Life's such a pleasure with you
Oooh, baby, let's stick together
Wand we will ride stormy through
Until each grey sky turns blue
Though no riches to speak of
We possess the world's most priceless love
Heaven sent us something special from above
Precious moments come alive
Happiness is layin by your side
And there's still so many dreams we've yet to try
Ohh, baby, let's stick together
Just like two birds of a feather do
I found my treasure in you
Oooh, baby, let's stick together
'cause there's nothin' I'd rather do
(Rudolph - Waldman)
Days... floating round the bend
Thru the rainbow's end
Return to forever
Nights... ring around the moon
ending all too soon
Return to forever
When we reach the Autumn's bend
Will we wish that we were young again
Laughing in the face of time
If only we knew now, what we did then
Clouds... billow cross the sky
Changing as they fly
Return to forever
Waves... rush to kiss the shore
Once and nevermore
Go back, return to forever
How I wish that you were mine
And we could live again that summertime
To be that happy just this once again
If only we felt now as we did then
Child... holding out your hand
Please try to understand
Return to forever, return to forever
(C. Stepney - R. Rudolph)
Sitting all alone I hear the tapping of the rain
Dance ballerina dance
Talking with the rain in some small city I feel the pain,
she's dancing all alone
Thinking how we'd wait together
sitting by the fire in weather just like this
Playing lovers' games; hoping the rain would never end
And I thought about the night we met
How the gentle rain fell down, kissed the ground
Then I knew no one ever could take your place
Nothing seems the same but the falling rain
You've gone away
Walking by the sea; sitting beneath a tree;
You are not here..
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
la la la la la la la la la la...
Seeing you this way makes me feel so happy
Seeing you this way makes me feel so good
You come alive
You fill the world with magic
When you move this way
You fill the world with love
Seeing you this way makes me feel so happy
Thank you, thank you for your love
la la la la la la la la la la
(C. Stepney)
Sail out of the dawn glide past the day
Drift into the mist float far away
Lift up the latch
Squeaks of the past, dull lighted patch
Sail sideways to morning backwards till noon
Climb into your head, look where you dare
Sit on every snowflake kissing air
Roam deep in the canyons beyond time
Reach through every curtain clouding mind
Greet each blinking dot before your eyes
Weep with tender rose petals sighs
Slip under the crack beneath your door
Stepl over the line where sky meets shore
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
Oooh....
You cover me with pain
And leave me
Leave me for tomorrow
Embroider me with sorrow
Without a doubt without a tear
To beg or borrow
You cover me with pain and go
Oooh...
Midnight at the oasis
Send your camel to bed
Shadows paintin' our faces
Traces of romance in our heads
Heaven's holdin' a half-moon
Shinin' just for us
Let's slip off to a sand dune, real soon
And kick up a little dust
Come on, Cactus is our friend
He'll point out the way
Come on, till the evenin' ends
Till the evenin' ends
You don't have to answer
There's no need to speak
I'll be your belly dancer, prancer
And you can be my sheik
------ guitar solo ------
I know your Daddy's a sultan
A nomad known to all With fifty girls to attend him, they all send him , Jump at his beck and call
But you won't need no harem, honey When I'm by your side
And you won't need no camel, no no When I take you for a ride,
Come on,
Cactus is our friend He'll point out the way
Come on, till the evenin' ends Till the evenin' ends
Midnight at the oasis Send your camel to bed
Got shadows paintin' our faces And traces of romance in our heads
(M. Riperton - R. Rudolph)
If you come with me
I will show you things you always dreamed of
We can make it happen on our island in the sun
Every morning we will swim in
Cool clear sparkling waters
Wrapped in purple satin nights
We'll make slow love
If you come with me
Please bring all your secret yernings
You'll find what you need on our island in the sun
Close your eyes and you will hear the palm trees gently swaying
I can hardly wait to get my hands on you
Time is wastin'
Come pluck the fruit your mind is tastin'
Or will you keep on chasin'
";If only it could be";
If you come with me
We'll live happy ever after
We could be so free on our island in the sun
Secret thoughts your heart conceals like ancient buried treasures
Will at last be whispered in love's ear
Time is wastin'
Come pluck the fruit your mind is tastin'
Or will you keep on chasin'
";Oh, If only it could be";
Come with me
We could be so free
If you come with me
We could be so happy
Come to my island
Come to my island
Come to my island
(C. Stepney - R. Rudolph)
Will somebody wear me to the fair?
Will a lady pin me in her hair?
Will a child find me by a stream?
Kiss my petals and weave me through a dream.
For all of these simple things and much more a flower was born
It blooms to spread love and joy faith and hope to people forlorn
Inside every man lives the seed of a flower
If he looks within he finds beauty and power
Ring all the bells sing and tell the people that be everywhere that the flower has come
Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness and rejoice for the darkness is gone
Throw off your fears let your heart beat freely at the sign that a new time is born
Two people, just meeting
Barely touching each other
Two spirits greeting
Trying to carry it further
You are one
And I am another
We should be one
Inside each other
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
Two strangers, not strangers
Only lacking the knowing
So willing, feeling, infinite growing
While we're here
The whole world is turning
We should be one
Fulfilling our yearning
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
(L. Caston - L. Hurtado)
Seconds pass so very fast
I was watching perfect time
let me share each day with you
love you thru the sands of time
Time is precious to so few
love is rare and hard to find
Won't you take this hand of mine
Love and spand the hands of time
Yes, time is a treasure that we cannot buy
Time measures a life and I don't know why
My Love, before I met you I could not give
Then you touched my heart
and you taught me to live
You are the sun, gentle and warm
You make my life complete
Give me time to show what you mean to me
Time is you, don't you see
I need you to give me time
To show what you mean to me
(C. Stepney - J. Stocklin)
She is thinking of the year, sixteen,
sixteen
She is taking down her thoughts, reflecting,
expecting
She is musing on her autumn, her dreams,
her dreams
She is making up her mind, expecting,
expecting
She is certain that she likes his schemes,
his schemes
She is waiting in the woods, expecting
expecting
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
You move me... I'm burning
Such passion I'm yearning
One thought keeps returning
Could it be... I'm in love?
You touch a place in me that feels so divine
I can't recall the pain that once was mine
Since we kissed I am not the same
I've blossomed in desire
Could it be... I'm in love?
Falling.. I'm flying
I'm laughing now I'm crying
I'm born but it's like dying
Could it be... I'm in love?
I tremble... it's thrilling
It scares me but I'm willing
It drains me but it's filling
Could it be... I'm in love?
It's madness... I know it
I love it do I show it
It's too late now I glow it
Could it be... I'm in love?
Late last night I dreamed my baby called
But he wasn't on the phone
I got up and tiptoed down the hall
And tripped into the twilight zone
Everyone there was gettin' down
Dancin' and actin' crazy
Everyone there was carryin' on
Dancin' and actin' crazy
Sparkelitas vamped arount the room
Flashin' out with champaigne eyes
G. Randini played those eighty-eights
Till ivory tears began to fly
Oh what a party
The baddest jam I'd ever seen
I started shakin'
I had to scream
I woke up and wondered where I'd been
Just a dream I realized
Went downstairs to put some water on
And I could not believe my eyes
Why Why !
You are my completeness beloved
Every breath of you is my life
Thrill me with your own Lover's Magic
Make me know that I am alive
I need you, my love
Complete me, my love
Be tender, my love
I need you, my love
Live in rapture, loving, needing, teasing,
pleasing, sharing, caring
Waken me, My Love; Cherish me, My Love
I belong to you
Tender moments with you enchant me
Kiss me, make my world fade away
Love me as I want you to love me
Make the night melt into day
(R. Rudolph)
Come to my garden let the stars fill your eyes
Come to my garden and walk with me
Come to my garden no more dreams filled with cries
Come to my garden please
I'll take your hand and lead you from these bad times
I'll take your breath and give you mine
I'll take your hand and lead you where the truth lies
I'll take you with me now
You know you've lived here all your nights; all your days
You know you've lived here inside my mind
You know you'll stay here for this you've lived all your life
You know you'll stay right here
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby light my fire
Come on baby light my fire
Try to set the night on, fire
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby light my fire
Come on baby light my fire
Try to set the night on, fire yeah
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby light my fire
Come on baby light my fire
Try to set the night on, fire yeah
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby light my fire
Come on baby light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
I stumbled on this photograph, it kinda made me laugh
It took me way back, back down memory lane
I see the happiness, I see the pain
Where am I? Back down memory lane
I see us standing there, such a happy, happy pair
Love beyond compare, look-a-there, look-a-there
The way you held me, no one could tell me
That love would die, ohh, why
Did I have to find this photograph, thought I had forgot the past
And now I'm slippin' fast, oh, back down memory lane
I feel the happiness, I feel the pain
Here am I, back down memory lane
I'm in the sunshine, I'm in the rain
Thought it was over, here I go again
The way you held me, no one could tell me
That love would die
I don't wanna go traveling down
Faster than the speed of sound
Back down memory lane
Be still my foolish heart
Don't let this feelin' start
Back down memory lane
I don't wanna go
Back down memory lane
Save me, save me
Back down memory lane
Save me, save me, save me, save me, save me, me
Guess we always knew
Best of friends, we'd always be
Sister and brother, we two
Romance never entered our view
Always you were there, hey hey
When I needed you
Suddenly out of nowhere
I realized, I loved only you
And that's how, true love begins
It just walks right on in
And one day I knew
It was you it was you, it was always you
Baby, in the end
I've got you as lover and friend
Darling in the end
I've got you as lover and friend
Funny, how it goes
We'd been a last to know
We were made for each other
And from friends, we became lovers
Keep on being my friend
Our love will never end
We'll have it all
Yes we will, yes we will, yes we will
In the end
I've got you as lover and friend, yeah
Darling in the end
I've got you as lover and friend
Oh, keep on being my friend
Our love will never end
We'll have it all
Yes we will, yes we will, yes we will
In the end
I've got you as lover and friend, yeah
Darling in the end
I've got you as lover and friend
We're gonna have a happy ending
Yes, we started out with such a great beginning
We'll walk together, talk together in every kind of weather
We're bound together, forever, yeah
Baby, in the end
Things I say and do may not come clear through
My words may not convey just what I'm feelin'
But I, I hope hope you'll recognize what's right before your eyes
Oh, your heart should realize from where I'm dealin'
Baby, I'm tryin' to show you that I love you
Baby, I'm tryin' to show you that I care
Baby, I'm tryin' to tell you that I, I need you
Baby, I'm tryin' to tell you that I care
Oh, you may not understand just why I show my hand
The method to my madness you inspire
Perception is the key, it's evident, you see
What this is all about is love entire
Baby, I'm tryin' to show you that I love you
Baby, I'm tryin' to show you that I care
Baby, I'm tryin' to tell you that I, I need you
Baby, I'm tryin' to tell you that I care
And all I know is true
Is this love I have for you
And all I know is true is
Baby, I'm tryin' to show you that I love you
Baby, I'm tryin' to show you that I care
Baby, I'm tryin' to tell you that I, I need you
Baby, I'm tryin' to tell you that I care
And all I know is true
Is this love I have for you
And all I know is true
Is this love I have for you
And all I know is true is
Baby I'm tryin' to show you that I love you
(Baby, baby)
Baby I'm tryin' to show you that I care
(Baby, baby)
Baby, baby
Baby, baby
Baby, baby
Lovin you is easy cause your beautiful.
Makin love with you is all i want to do.
Lovin you is more than just a dream come true.
And everything that i do,is out of lovin you
la-la-la-la-la,la-la-la-la-la.
la-la-la-la-la-la-la.And doot-doot.dootin.doot-do.
[haaaaaaah]
No one else can make me feel the colors that you bring,
Stay with me while we grow old,
and we will each day in the spring time.
cause lovin you has made my life so beautiful.
And everyday of my life, is filled with lovin you.
Lovin; you i see your soul come shinin' through.
And everytime that we[uuuuhhhhhhh].
i more in love with you.
la-la-la-la-la,la-la-la-la-la.
la-la-la-la-la-la-la.And doot-doot.dootin.doot-do.
[haaaaaaah]
No one else can make me feel the colors that you bring,
Stay with me while we grow old,
and we will each day in the spring time.
Cause lovin' you is easy cause your beautiful.
and everyday of my life is filled with loving you.
Lovin you.i see your soul come shinin' through.
And everytime that we[uuuuhhhhhhh].
i more in love with you.
la-la-la-la-la,la-la-la-la-la.
la-la-la-la-la-la-la.And doot-doot.dootin.doot-do.
[haaaaaaah]
Lovin-ughhhhh.
la-la-la-la-la-la-la.And doot-doot.dootin.doot-do.
b.doom.doom.doom.
mya.mya.mya.mya.mya.mya.mya.
I love music; I love life.
I really enjoy my life; I really do.
I really feel like I'm lucky.
I get to sing to you and feel such good vibes;
I get to do what I do–I'm just very lucky I guess.
I guess you can say I'm one of those kinds of person
who would much rather look at the glass half full
(M. Riperton - R. Rudolph - M. Henderson)
Hey there everybody, out there gettin down
Steppin with the fashions, throwin love around
You're hustlin for money, you playin' the big man's game
Going around in circles, you don't know where
Ah, you're smilin' through the pain
Oh, such a strange affair
Don't it blow your mind, mon cher
I ain't lyin', anything goes
you got to keep on tryin'
Everybody knows we got to turn it around
Cost of livin' risin'
Unemployment grows (I ain't got no job)
Wastin' our resources
Who's makes all the dough? (Everybody but the po')
Politicians Preachin
While color watchers are freakin'
Children needin' Teachin'
While for the stars we're reachin'
Oh, such a strange affair
Don't it blow your mind, mon cher
I can't stand it, it don't need to be that way
I don't want it
Yeah, there's got to be a change
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
Watch the fire die
See the snowflakes fly
Hear the geese out honking' on the bay
Feel the fire's flame
Do they sigh your name
Think of you, my love, so far away
Once I never moved without you
I held on to you all the time
But now that I'm three days without you
I feel a lot like cryin'
I feel like cryin'
I feel like cryin
'I feel like cryin'
Then I close my eyes
And I search the skies
For a sign of you thinking of me
Then I feel you here
You are oh so near
In my mind I find you next to me
Cause once I never moved without you
I held on to you all the time
But now that I'm three days without you
I feel a lot like cryin'
I feel like cryin'
I feel like cryin
'I feel like cryin'
Watch the fire die
See the snowflakes fly
Hear the geese out honking' on the bay
(Riperton - Rudolph - Thedford)
I'm silk and satin
And I know child and lover's pain
But don't be fooled 'cause I'm tender hearted
I'm stronger than a hurricane
I like fire, I like ice
I can cut you like a knife
But I'd rather be nice
I'm a woman
So don't push and don't shove
What you want there's plenty of
I was born to make love
I'm a woman
Hot nights... dripping passion
Lead you to my bed of flames
Leave your world enter my enchantment
(M. Riperton, R. Rudolph)
Every time he comes around, I feel like I'm on fire
When he looks into my eyes and sees down to my soul
It's so hard for me to tell if this is just desire
Or the love I need to make my spirit whole
How am I to know?
Now I ain't looking for a man to hold me for an hour
I ain't looking for a man to love me for a day
Every time he comes around, I get the funny feeling
What I'm looking for don't matter anyway
Hey, it don't matter anyway
'Cause every since I was a child
I dreamed about my baby's smile
It scares me so to say
I wanna be with him in the worst darn way
'Cause every time he comes around, I feel like I'm on fire
When he whispers in my ear, I start to lose control
Still it's so hard for me to tell if this is just desire
Or the love I need to make my spirit whole
How am I to know?
'Cause every since I was a child
I dreamed about my baby's smile
It scares me so to say
I wanna be with hiim in the worst darn way
'Cause every time he comes around, I feel like I'm on fire
Mmmm, I lose control
Still it's so hard for me to tell if this is just desire
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
It's so nice to see old friends
'Cause we've all gotten very much higher
It's so nice when you come around again
Sits, and laugh, have a smoke by the fire
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
Before we're one
It's so nice to see you again
Though the world be a little bit colder
Still it's fun, we should meet here again
Stay a while, rest your head on my shoulder
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
I know it won't be long
(Billy Davis/Carl Smith)
Happy New Love
Happy true love
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh happy new love
Ooh, ooh, oo-oo-ooh
You put me down for someone new
After I gave my heart to you
You expect to tease that caught my eyes
Then a smile in your face saying thanks and goodbye
Come along came a new love
Ooh, ooh, oo-oo-ooh
Happy New Love
After I gave my heart away
You confessed that all you did was play
I was took and he's the sweet
And when I lost to you, I struck it rich
Come along came a new love
Ooh, ooh, oo-oo-ooh
Happy New Love
I must admit you had me fooled
'Cause at the same time I was being schooled
But when I fail, you had made me pass
And now I cede at the top of the class
Oh, yeah
Top of the class, oh
Of all aquintance, I found a new love
Happy New Love
Happy true love
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, Happy New Love
Ooh, ooh, oo-oo-ooh, happy true love
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, Happy New Love
When I lost to you, I struck it rich
Come along came a new love
Ooh, ooh, oo-oo-ooh, brand new love
I don't need you no more 'cause
Oh yeah, I found a love
He's just for me, oh yeah
First we learn how to care
Magical dreams, midnight summer air
Wouldn't it be nice to find that some warm to share
What I care, maybe someone to love for a lifetime
Ooh, I have love supreme
Mystical movements making me flow free
Slippin' in between the stars we find that shine all the time
Now they're yours, now they're mine
Now there's someone to love for a life time
Ooh, can you feel what I'm saying?
Touching you, touching, touching me
Can you feel what I'm saying?
Touching you, touching, touching me
First we learn how to care
Magical dreams, midnight summer air
Wouldn't it be nice to find that some warm to share
What I care, maybe someone to love for a lifetime
Ooh, I have love supreme
Mystical movements making me flow free
Slippin' in between the stars we find that shine all the time
Now they're yours, now they're mine
Now there's someone to love for a life time
Ooh, can you feel what I'm saying?
Touching you, touching, touching me
Can you feel what I'm saying?
Touching you, touching, touching me
Can you feel what I'm saying?
Touching you, touching you, touching you
Touching you, touching me
Can you feel what I'm saying?
Touching you, touching, touching me
Baby can't you feel what I'm saying?
Baby can't you feel what I'm saying?
Baby can't you feel what I'm saying?
(Jon Stocklin)
Someday, some way, somewhere
I know someone lives for me
Daydreams, time seems to move slow
But I know we will see
That the moments passing by
In the time that you and I could be
Can't you see that living alone is driving me out of my mind?
Oh, it's knowing that you're there
And knowing you will care
I can find you, find you to me
But I see that we just can't hurry time
Days passed, I asked
"How long have you been waiting for me?"
Sometimes I find my mind
Doubting the things that will be
Oh, the moments passing by
Is the time that you and I could be
Can't you see that living alone is driving me out of my mind?
Oh, it's knowing that you're there
And knowing you will care
I can find you, find you to me
But I see that we just can't hurry time
Days passed, I asked
"How long have you been waiting for me?"
Sometimes I find my mind
Doubting the things that will be
Oh, the moments passing by
Is the time that you and I could be
Can't you see that living alone is driving me out of my mind?
It's knowing that you're there
And knowing you will care
I can find you, find you to me
I see that we just can't hurry time
Someday, some way, somewhere
I know someone lives for me
Daydreams, time seems to move slow
But I know we will be
The moments passing by
Is the time for you and I could be
(Aaron T. Walker)
Mm-mmm
They call it Stormy Monday, yeah
Lord, but Tu-u-uesday's just as bad
I heard somebody called it Stormy Monday (yeah)
But I got heard and got found out that Tuesday's just
as bad
And when your Worried Wednesday's worse
Thursday comes and it's all so sad
Good Lord
Now the eagle flies on Firday, yeah (that's right)
And each and every Satuday I go out
I go out in the streets and I play, yeah
Heyyyyyy, hey, the eagle flies on Friday
Each and every Satuday I go out, throw my life away
I go out in the streets, looking somebody to love me
Hey... (get it on)
Not one but every, hey... not two but every, hey...
Not three but every Sunday morning I go to church
Got down on my knees and I pray
They called it Stormy Monday (sometimes, yeah)
But I'm here to let you know that
Tu-u-u-u-uesday's just as bad, now
I heard somebody called it Stormy Monday (oh yeah,
yeah)
But I'm your witness
I'm here to let you know that Tuesday, Tuesday,
Tu-u-u-u-u-u-uesday's just as bad
And when your Worried Wednesday's even worse
And Thursday, Thursday is all so sad.
Mmm...mmmm.... mmm... mmmm....
My, my, my, my, my, my, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Ooooooooooooooooh)
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm
Ah-ahhhhhhhhhhh ah yeah, oh yeah
Mmmm...mm-mmm... yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
My, my, my, my, my, my.... (oh), hey
Lord have mercy, Lord, Lord, Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy on me
(Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord have mercy...)
(Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp)
You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever,
But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun.
And the colours of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids,
And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave Ulysses:
How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing,
For the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white-laced lips.
And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise,
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea.
And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body,
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind.
The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.
Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell,
And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands
With tales of brave Ulysses; how his naked ears were tortured
By the sirens sweetly singing.
The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers,
(jack bruce)
the morning is dead
and the day is too
there's nothing left here to greet me
but the velvet moon
all my loneliness
i have felt today
it's a little more than enough
to make a man throw himself away
and i continue
to burn the midnight lamp
alone
now the smiling portrait of you
is stll hangin' on my frowning wall
but it really- really doesn't bother me- too much at all
it's just the- uh- everfalling dust
that makes it so hard for me to see
that forgotten ear-ring laying on the floor
facing coldly toward the door
and i continue
to burn the midnight lamp
whoa, alone
burn
yeah yeah
lonely lonely lonely
loneliness is such a, drag
so here i sit to face
that same old fire place
gettin' ready for the same old explosion
goin' through my mind
and soon enough time will tell
about the circus and the wishing well
and someone will buy and sell for me
someone will toll my bell
and i continue to burn the same old lamp
alone
yeah, right now
can you hear me callin' you?- so lonely
gotta blow my mind
yeah yeah
lonely lonely lonely
blow my mind
(Billy Davis, Sugar Pie Desanto)
I'm a lonely girl
With no place to go
I'm a lonely girl
Just wondered out here alone
(Won't somebody ease) ease my mind
(Won't somebody have to treat) treat me kind
I'm so lonely
(Out here)
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh
I'm a lonely girl
With no one to love
I'm a lonely girl
Just wanting someone to share
(Please, somebody take) take me
(Help me how to live) live again
I'm so, so lonely
(Out here)
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh
(I'm a lonely girl)
I'm so tired of being lonely
(I'm a lonely girl)
Won't somebody come and ease my mind?
(I'm a lonely girl)
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh
(Out here)
Ooh, ooh ooh oooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh
(I'm a lonely girl)
Pleeeease, pleeeease
(I'm a lonely girl)
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease
(I'm a lonely girl)
(m. riperton - r. rudolph)
If simon says be glad today
I surely do what simon say
And if youl like to see me smile
Then you're in luck cause that's my style
My pretty bird up in the tree
I hear the song you sing for me
The sky's fantastic blue or grey
And here we are alive today
Hey...
The simple things
The lovely simple things
The sunset and the dawn
The simple things
The lovely simple things
I could go on and on and on
For the simple pleasures
Are worth more than treasures
That your paper money ever bring
This song is old, this song is new
This song is me, this song is you
I like to play out in the rain
I like the sun to shine again
And again and again
Each day so many things to see
And I'm so glad I am me
And you, my friends, are pretty too
(M. Riperton- R. Rudolph- A. Phillips)
It's a lazy afternoon
Just a kind of a day made for lovin' you
Soon the evening breezes will start to blow
Baby, grab your hat now 'cause here we go
Ooh, I love the things you do
And the way that I feel when I'm close to you
I have dreamed so long, is it really so?
Baby, grab your hat now 'cause here we go
Off to wonderland... floating hand in hand
Like in the movies
everyone can tell that I'm in love with you
I never knew what love could do
My heart begins to pound whenever you're around
I'm never coming down
Ohhh Noooo
It's a quarter after two
And there's no one around except me and you
Well it's times like this that I'm living for
Shall we turn the lights down and lock the door
Baby don't stop... don't you dare no
Just a little bit more we're almost there
Any second now I'll explode
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
The reasons for my life are in a million faces
Like aching promises I feel them in my bones
Slipping through my fingers to dance upon the road
The reasons for my life are more than I can hold
But oh, the sweet delight to sing with all my might
To spark the inner light of wonder burning bright
You're not alone
You're not alone
The reasons for my life are buried in deep places
Words once could awaken them
these seeds that I have sown
Ringing through the madness to crash against the cold
The reasons for my life cannot be bought or sold
The reasons for my life are filling all my spaces
Like rushing waters flow, they carry me along
Twisting through my memory to pull free from the load
Les sauvages dansent nus sur la plage
Autour d'un chaudron en fer, ils font les zouaves
Ils brulent un beau morceau
Son propre jus lui lustrant le dos
Leur chanson rend leur sang chaud
Une danse d'extase et rhum a gogo
On gogo avec un Gaugin fils
Il a d'la gueule et il a la peau lisse
Ce soir n'est pas une triste tropique
Mais un tableau un peu homoerotique
Il danse et se dechaine comme un fou
Ce jolie fille Gondu qu'on appelle Passepartout
Ca va monsieur sauvage?
L'amour est un mirage, avec un beau visage
Toujours dans les parages
Et qui fait des ravages
C'est l'coeur en orage
Eh, dis, ca va monsieur sauvage?
Ils crevent les femmes meme quand il crevent de faim
C'est le feu aux fesses pour ces chauds lapins
Des gris gris au boui boui mettent tout l'monde en rut
Et toute la nuit ca se chahute dans les huttes
L'eclat des bongos et la pluie des tambours
(Riperton -Rudolph - Henderson)
You've been found shot down
Crossin' over love's borders, yeah
You found out with out a doubt
Now that she did it back to you
You never knew
Love hurts when love hurts
Love hurts baby, that's the news
Love hurts when love hurts
Yeah, love hurts until you're black and blue
No money, no honey
Stole your love and your diamonds, too
She hurt you, desert you
And there's nothing you can do
It's down on you
Remember when I tried to warn you
You cheatin' ways would come down on you
That love hurts, love hurts
When love hurts baby, that's the news
Love hurts until you're black and blue
You know you know it hurts
Its down and dirty hurts
Love hurts
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
And lately I've been thinking
About what we have together
Our own special harmony
Makin' love by heaven's light
Oooh it feels so right
Lovin' you... lovin' me
Let's stay in love
Don't let anything in our way
Let's stay in love
And love will grow every day
'Cause the world is filled with so many people
Who once felt love so strong
They can't remember why it slipped away
Dyin' day by day
Now they wonder what went wrong
Let's stay in love
It's the most two people can do
Let's stay in love
Give to me as I give to you
We're lying underneath the stars
In a night enchanted with love's sweet mystery
We hold each other close and oh so tight
So afraid we might
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph M. Henderson)
He said, travel anywhere your life take you
He said, chase your visions over the rainbow
You're free to go
It wouldn't matter where you are...
I will know just when you want me and I'll come to you
It wouldn't matter near or far
In the instant that you need me I'll be here with you
Even from the farthest star...
I would fly there in a minute if you want me to
You could even try to hide it
I would know that, too
I would see right through
'Cause I would hear you call
Across the sands of time
No ocean is too wide
To keep me from your side
With all my love
He said, travel anywhere your life takes you
He said, chase your vision over the rainbow...
you're free to go
Marc... I'm calling you
I am a woman of heart and mind
With time on her hands no child to raise
You come to me like a little boy
And I give you my scorn and my praise
You think I'm like your mother
Or another lover or your sister
Or the queen of our dreams
Or just another silly girl
When love makes a fool of me
After the rush
When you come back down
You're always disappointed
Nothing seems to keep you high
Drive your bargains
Push your papers
Win your medals
Lay with your strangers
Don't it leave you on the empty side
I'm looking for affection and respect a little passion
You want stimulation nothing more that's what I think
But you know I'll try to be there for you
When your spirits start to sink
All this talk about holiness now
It must be the start of the latest style
Is it all books and words
Or do you really feel it?
Do you really laugh?
Do you really care?
Do you really smile
When you smile?
You criticize and you flatter
You imitate the best and the rest you memorize
You know the times you impress me most
Are the times when you don't try
When you don't even try
I am a woman
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
I'm not gonna sing the blues
Cause I don't wanna cry
I only wanna be as free as the skies
Don't let anyone bring you down
Say what you wanna say
But I've got it right
And I aim to feel this good the rest of my life
Can't let anyone bring me down
Hey look at me
I want everyone to see
How happy our lives could be
How happy we could be
That's what I'm doin' here
Singin' my song
I just wanna make you see what you knew all along
Don't let anyone bring you down
I hope I made you feel good
I hope I made you feel good
I hope I made you feel real good
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
When it comes down to it and it's time I get it on
Ain't no way to do it
You can find yourself alone
All you high falutin' ain't worth nothin' when you're old
When it comes down to it
Love will get you more than gold
When it comes down to it
When it comes down to it
When it comes down to it
There'll be dancin' in the night
Cause now the fools who blew it will be hidin' from the light
So mama tell your children not to feel so all alone
Cause when it comes down to it
He'll be there to take us home
We can get back to the garden
If we keep our karma high, yeah
We were meant to love each other
Like the birds wer meant to fly
When it comes down to it
There'll be dancin' in the night
Cause now the fools who blew it will be hidin' from the light
So mama tell your children not to feel so all alone
Cause when it comes down to it
He'll be there to take us home
(m. ripertonj. sample r. rudolph)
I believe any dream that I want to
That ain't the only way of keeping hope alive
And if by chance I give birth to my visions
Life is so fantastic it will come as no surprise
'cause everyday is adventures in paradise
Woven well through the fabrics of time
I believe I am free, let it free me
That ain't the only way of getting past the jive
And every day something magical passes
Sunshine on my body, rainbows bloomin' in the sky
'cause everyday is adventures in paradise
It is real if it's only in your mind
In your mind
It is real if it's only in your mind
In your mind
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph M. Henderson)
I'm young willing and able ... to make you come apart at the seams
I'm young willing and able ... think of me as peaches and cream
Just step up to my table ... I'm servin' up a hunk-a-your dreams
'Cause I'm young willing and able ... baby you know what I mean
Just say you want me to, and I'll supply for you
'Bout all the love your little heart desires
And if you need a friend, well you can count me in
What's more I'm able to light your fire
I'm young willing and able ... too hot to trot
I'm young willing and able ... What you want is what I got
Just hook up to my cable ... if what it is, is what you thought
(M. Riperton R. Rudolph)
The ripples run into the sun
And your smile blends with the clouds that flutter by me
As I sit on the edge of a dream
What do I see? What do I see?
I see the children playing in the sun
And there is love enough for each and everyone
As I sit on the edge of a dream
That's what I see! That's what I see!
Things that might be, if we look we just might see
Paint the world so brightly, let our freedom ring
Merry-go-round without a sound
I hear your song in the breeze that rock-a-byes me
As I sit on the edge of a dream
What do I see? What do I see?
I see the Lord inside of everyone
Can it be my dream will really come
As I sit on the edge of a dream
That's what I see! That's what I see!
Things that might be, if we look we just might see
Paint the world so brightly, let our freedom ring
And here comes the morning sun
I wonder if my dream will really come
As I site on the edge of a dream
(m. riperton e. brown r. rudolph)
I'll tell you a story about love and it's glory
Of how when you're true to your heart you'll be free
Picture a tropical paradise
Folks just like you and me
A young girl called maya
Was loved by aliya
A young man who came from a poor family
As they grew older
Aliya would hold her
Together they dreamed of the day they'd marry
It'sa lonely world my children
You've got to do the best you can
If you've found a chance to love
You'd better grab it any way you can
Young maya's father
Decided his daughter
Should marry a man with lots of money
She begged and she pleaded
Aliya she needed
Now maya's crying on her wedding day
It's a lonely world my children
You've got to do the best you can
If you've found a chance to love
You'd better grab it any way you can
Picture a tropical paradise
Folks just like you and me
Down come aliya
And scooped up the bride from the place
Where she stands at the ceremony
The minister backed up
The father, he cracked up
Lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful
Makin' love with you is all i wanna do
Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true
And everything that I do is out of lovin' you
La la la la la la la... do do do do do
No one else can make me feel
The colors that you bring
Stay with me while we grow old
And we will live each day in springtime
Cause lovin' you has made my life so beautiful
And every day my life is filled with lovin' you
Lovin' you I see your soul come shinin' through
And every time that we oooooh
I'm more in love with you
La la la la la la la... do do do do do
No one else can make me feel
The colors that you bring
Stay with me while we grow old
And we will live each day in springtime
Cause lovin' you has made my life so beautiful
And every day my life is filled with lovin' you
Lovin' you I see your soul come shinin' through
And every time that we oooooh
I'm more in love with you
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