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| 2. |
| 3:42 | 
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Ooh, I hear you say attitudes and times have changed
And I know the feeling, it's long overdue You say this is a time to right old wrongs Tell me now, if it's true You got the mind, you got the time How long are you gonna wait to do what you want to do now You've been around too long Not to notice what's going on in town You've got to understand I'm taking my life in my own hands And gaining ground, look around Peace of mind You got yours, I want mine If you really want to do right by me See what you want to see But let me be what I want to be 'Cause you've been around too long Not to realize what's going on inside I'm just like you I'm doing the best that I can do to make my stride |
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| 3. |
| 3:27 |
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Everyone comes from one father, one mother
So why do we complicate our lives so much By being at war with each other Maybe I'm crazy but I don't understand it Why do we seem to vote to dig more holes It's such a waste of planet There must be a reason that I can't see Maybe somebody else knows better than me All I know is everyone else is a sister or a brother So we've got to look around again and stop Being at war with each other Being at war with each other We've got to look around again and stop Being at war with each other Being at war with each other Being at war with each other Being at war with each other |
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| 4. |
| 3:59 |
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They tell me
When I've got my life on my mind They're sorry But they can't do a thing about it till tomorrow I tell them Now I don't want a lot of your time Maybe they listen Oh, but what do they know of my pain and my sorrow Ooh, what will it cost you After how many tears I've cried How much longer must I try Directions presenting themselves every day Are bypassed 'Cause of somebody else's foolish limitations Rejections, many have I had in my way But I go on, yes, I do now, and try to overcome the bad vibrations Ooh, what does it get you Stealing somebody else's pride How much longer must I cry I can see all the things of which I've dreamed If I dream any longer-what will it mean Reflections Of all I have wanted so long Still are with me As I ask myself how much longer must I try |
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| 5. |
| 3:01 |
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Here I am
Carrying the child of our sweet love And you're far away That's how things go down But I want to see you again Though I've known Others in life who've made it on their own I'm afraid That's how things go down But I want to see you again Hey, with each day that passes by I pray that I will see you soon And you will be here with me To see the child being born Safe and sound All I can do is wait and hope that you'll Be around That's how things go down I want to see you again In the end All I can do is wait and hope that you'll Be around That's how things go down I want to see you again That's how things go down I want to see you again That's how things go down |
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| 6. |
| 2:45 |
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Weekday mornings
Coffee smell in the air After you've gone and the children have left for school I'm alone and I think about all the plans we made I think about all the dreams I had And I wonder if I'm a fool Weekday midday I've got the marketing done Plenty to do but nothing to tax my mind That's alright, it's a habit Heaven knows I can always watch the daytime shows And I wonder which story's mine She loved a man she knew little about After so many years of trying So many years of doing without Oh, but what's the use of crying Weekday evenings We sit and I realize You've dreamed, too, and I kind of understand I've been with you and you need me to take care of you But we'll work it out so I'm a person, too And we'll help each other out the best that we can 'Cause I'm your woman and you're my man |
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| 7. |
| 4:46 |
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Haywood, where have you been, tell me now
Haywood, you been on the street again, I know, I know Haywood, that man's not your friend Haven't you had enough of the stuff Oh, you know it's got to do you in Remember John John How mama stayed awake all night The night they brought him in She cried and said she always knew he was up to no good It broke her heart the night he died And she made me promise I'd stand by your side And try to protect you from the evil in the neighborhood Haywood, where have you been, tell me now Haywood, you been on the street again, I know, I know Haywood, hangin' out with your so-called friends What makes you think that you'll be the one to put it down Use your ears, use your eyes, just look around Everyone's dying, everyone's going down Just think of Valerie She's always been so good to you and you've never let her down What about the life you planned It can still come true, it's all up to you I know it's hard to shake it But you got to be a man and take it I know this is no way to make it It's not too late for you Listen to me, Haywood |
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| 1:56 |
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All I want is a quiet place to live
Where I can enjoy the fruits of my labor Read the paper and not have to cry out loud In my mind I can see it crystal clear Sharing my dreams with the people around me Now they surround me and I'm just a part of the crowd What will become of us? What about the children? What will they do to us next time around? What will the answer be? What will it mean to me? When are they gonna see we're underground Here underground And all I want is a quiet place to live Where I can be free in a world of my making Instead of taking what they decided to give I wouldn't want what they have no If I could only find a quiet place to live |
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| 9. |
| 3:47 |
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Welfare workers
Prying into her life Was she really someone's wife And where was he She often cried as they left her without a shred of pride She had so many things to think about So many children to feed She had need of something that would ease her mind (Store front religion play the numbers) She had trouble in her time She had so much trouble in her time |
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| 3:14 |
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You light up my life
like sunrise in the morning You make me believe anything is possible I didn't have a dream to my name Darkness was mine, it was such a shame But you came to light up my life You brought me faith, and hope, and love, and light With your tender smile you brought me top the promise Of life outside a world of nine to five and Sunday I didn't know how rich I could be Until you gave your love to me Don't you see, you light up my life You give me faith, and hope, and love, and light You brought your sweet understanding Like sun rays in my hazy sky If you hadn't opened up my eyes Love would have passed me right on by I never knew how good I could feel Loving you's left me with nothing to conceal Yeah.you really light up my life You give me faith, and hope, and love, and light |
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| 11. |
| 4:06 |
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| 12. |
| 3:19 |
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If you read the papers you may see
History in the making You'll read what they say life is all about They say it's there for the taking Yeah, but you should rally check it out If you want to know what's shaking But don't tell me about the things you've he |
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| 13. |
| 1:25 |
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