1. |
Hold on to Love
04:23
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Life is hard, don’t let it get you down
Just hold on till you turn it around
Don’t ever think woulda, coulda, should.
cause in a little while, things will get back to being good
Just hold on to love
Love will help you find your way
What’s your name, do you know who you are
Where’s your home, do you come from afar
Did you leave behind all that you knew
Are you alone in everything that you do
Just hold on to love
Love will help you find your way
I Gotcha
Don’t ever think woulda, coulda, should.
cause in a little while, things will get back to being good
Just hold on to love
Love will help you find your way
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2. |
Takin' It to the Streets
04:31
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You don't know me, but I'm your brother
I was raised here in this living hell
You don't know my kind in your world
Fairly soon, the time will tell
Oh you, telling me the things you're gonna do for me
I ain't blind, and I don't like what I think I see
Oh, I’m takin' it, going down to the streets, yall.
Ooo, you know I’m taking it to the streets
Take this message to my brother
You will find him everywhere
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair
Oh, you telling me the things you're gonna do for me
I ain't blind, and I don't like what I think I see
Oh, I’m takin' it, going down to the streets, yall.
Ooo, you know I’m taking it to the streets
Take this message to my brother
You will find him everywhere
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair
Oh, you telling me the things you're gonna do for me
I ain't blind, and I don't like what I think I see
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3. |
Clap Yo Hands and Moan
04:18
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"I know God is listening to every word I say
& I know He is with me every single day"
If you need to call up Heaven,
But you got the devil on the phone
Stomp yo feet, clap yo hands and & moan
I know God is waiting,
The old woman said t'me
I know all he wants is to
Set your spirit free
If you need to call up Heaven,
But you got the devil on the phone
Stomp yo feet, clap yo hands and & moan
She told me 'bout her burdens
Her smile was full of grace
Said she laid them down in
A blessed and sacred place
Said If you need to call up Heaven,
But you got the devil on the phone
Stomp yo feet, clap yo hands and & moan
Are you tired of feeling lonely,
Of thinking no one's there
She said, "Jus' lift your head up higher
Wave your hands in the air"
And if you need to call up Heaven,
But you got the devil on the phone
Stomp yo feet, clap yo hands and & moan
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4. |
Glad For Today
03:58
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Put your mind into it.
We could have a real good time
Just relax and let your problems slip
Together we will be just fine
Don’t worry bout tomorrows
Don’t get caught up in yesterdays
Don’t think about the sorrows
Just be glad for today
Breathe with a mind that’s clear
Dance with joy and happiness
Celebrate the moments here
Nevermind about the rest
Don’t worry bout tomorrows
Don’t get caught up in yesterdays
Don’t think about what follows
Just be glad for today
And let the funk start here
Yeah! Come on, come on!
Come on, come on!
Dry your tears that fall
Nothing last forever and a day
Lift your head and stand real tall
Trust there’ll always be another way
Don’t worry bout tomorrows
Don’t get caught up in yesterdays
Don’t think about what follows
Oh! Don’t worry bout tomorrows
Don’t get caught up in yesterdays
Don’t think about the sorrows
Just be glad for today
And let the funk start here
Hey! Come on, come on!
Ooo Child, come on!
Glad For Today
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5. |
You're the One
05:08
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Wishing for a soulmate, someone to call all mine
Mama told me clearly, true love is hard to find
Papa said just hold on, real love is like good wine
It will all come in its good time
And baby, you will know, baby, you will know
You will know when they’re the one
I watched you pretty closely, I see how you get by
I hear you when you’re talking, your voice just mesmerized
You could buy me diamonds, express all love inside
It don’t matter, cause your love crosses all the lines
And baby, you will know, baby, you will know
You will know when they’re the one
Women follow their hearts, giving all that we got
Men trust their other parts, give you all or not a lot
Lovers go, and they come, some you lose, some are won
But right now, my search is done, cause baby, you’re the one
I’ll follow you down dark streets, past all caution signs
No matter what they might say, from you, I’ll never hide
You watch me pretty closely, protect me day and night
Ain’t no doubt in my mind
And baby, I know, baby, I know
Baby I know that you’re the one x3
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6. |
(Taste Like) Honey
03:59
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Thoughts of you never leave my mind
All these feelings trying hard to hide
See your face and pretend I don’t care
Cause I know what we have can’t be shared
Caramelize my skin, take me way up high
When I’m with you, it’s justified
Cause you
Taste like honey, kisses light as air
The way you love me takes me over, yeah
Taste like honey, kisses light as air
The way you love me takes me over, yeah
Trying to forget how we felt together
Didn’t mean to start this thing up never
Spoken words lead to kisses
Trying to understand just what this is
Taste like honey, kisses light as air
The way you love me takes me over, yeah
Taste like honey, kisses light as air
The way you love me takes me over, yeah
Oooo....the way our love’s colliding, baby
Oooo...got me so excited, baby
Oooo...round and round we go
Come on baby let’s start loving down
Taste like honey, kisses light as air
The way you love me takes me over, yeah
Taste like honey, kisses light as air
The way you love me takes me over, yeah
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7. |
Doodun
03:58
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Sometimes I try to find some peace of mind
Searching for answers that are so hard to find
Looking to say what’s in my heart
But opening up, tears me apart
When words can’t say what you don’t know
Your feelings have no where to go
When time slows down but moves to fast
Sing this song and help it pass.
Sing
Doodun dun doo doo….
We’re all holding on to a brighter day
Keeping it moving in any old kind of way
Feeling broken down by the shift that’s all around
Yearning for silence when all we hear is sound
When words can’t say what you don’t know
Your feelings have no where to go
When time slows down but moves to fast
Sing this song and help it pass.
Sing
Doodun dun doo doo….
Are you feeling lonely under the sun
Feeling like lost, like you have no one
I know you cried through the night
I’ve heard silent screams break the morning light
Oh, just breathe. Just breathe
Oh baby just breathe. Come on and breathe.
And sing: Doodun dun doo doo….
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8. |
Too Late
05:44
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They walked in the house that morning
Got the surprise of their life
Their clothes were parked at the front door
In the living room sat their wife
She looked at them with cold eyes
Tears was running down her face
Underneath those swollen tears
They heard her soft, soft baby voice
Too! Too late!
Twenty years today she said:
You are one teardrop too late
They went right in explaining
Making point after points
She said I’m tired of the Excedrin headaches
You made too many midnight joints
Too many nights you left me
and I suffered, and I sat alone
Anytime I needed your loving
You were laying in another woman’s arms
Too! Too late!
Twenty years today she said:
You are one teardrop too late
They asked, didn’t they always help her?
And they cried a little bit too
She said, ‘this cold treatment killed my love
And that ain’t all I can do’
She said, ‘you turned your back on me
Alone I had to go through the belly of hell
But I won’t hold it against you
When I pray, I wish you well’
Too! Too late!
Twenty years today, I said:
You are one teardrop too late
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9. |
Complicated
03:27
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Her head is busted, eyes might never see again
Heart can’t be trusted, she don’t know they ain’t her friends
Life is unfair, she only wants what others claim
Fairy taled endings all of hers end in shame
It’s complicated, choose from left or what is right
Complications come in the dark or in the light
Never realized that your end might be in sight
Complicated, it ain’t always black or white
His path was so clear, he worked hard and studied long
Parents so proud, they knew their son could do no wrong
No rhyme or reason why you hated on him strong
Repent all sinners, now that his precious blood is gone
It’s complicated, choose from left or what is right
Complications come in the dark or in the light
Never realized that your end might be in sight
Complicated, it ain’t always black or white
Bells are ringing, another hour passed you by
Time is seeping, exposing each and all your lies
Shadows recede, you have nowhere else to hide
Admit your errors, swallow all senseless pride
Their love was brand new & yet still they played their games
Loving others, letting truth go again & again
Holding tightly to the dreams of yin and yang
Living boldly without recognizing pain
It’s complicated, choose from left or what is right
Complications come in the dark or in the light
Never realized that your end might be in sight
Complicated, it ain’t always black or white
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10. |
Ain't Got Nothin' On Me
03:20
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You’re walking, I’m marching slow
You’re watching me as I go
Your lips tell lies, your eyes show fear
Your ignorance got us here
You might slow me down
Want me to tow the line
But I can’t be bound
You ain’t got nothin’ on me
You killed their son. You stole their child
You chased them down ten thousand miles
We’ll sing our song and tell our side
Till you won’t have nowhere to hide
You might slow me down
Want me to tow the line
But I can’t be bound
You ain’t got nothin’ on me
The tears of my eyes are the walls of my heart
When I can’t go on, ten more take my part
My strength comes down from my foremothers
They taught me that my life matters
We’ll take our time, you’ll lose your way
We see you more and more clearly, each and every day
Our strength comes down from our forefathers
They taught us that our life matters
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11. |
Don't Wait For Me
05:38
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How could I know that I only had one life to give
Why is it so that I don’t have more time to live
Laughing in the sun, loving til day was done-
yeah, that was me
Never saying goodbye, never heeding words of the wise-
Selfishly
The memories that we shared
The pain that we bared-poor souls we
How could I know that I only had one life to give
Why is it so that I don’t have more time to live
Big steps that we took
All the ground that we shook
Importantly
The music that we played
Helping hands that we gave-Openly
Is there anything I could have said
Any choice I’d made instead-
Please tell me
Questions I left unsaid
Moments that went too fast – Apologies
Stories we didn’t tell
Tears left unfelled-Regretfully
No time to grow up
Past time to catch up –
Don’t wait for me
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12. |
Heart of Gold
04:35
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I want to live, I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
It's these expressions I never give
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold, and I'm getting old
Keep me searching for a heart of gold, and I'm getting old
I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
Keep me searching for a heart of gold, and I'm getting old
Keep me searching for a heart of gold, and I'm getting old
I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
Keep me searching for a heart of gold, and I'm getting old
Keep me searching for a heart of gold, and I'm getting old
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