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Buddy Johnson
When you just give love And never get love You'd better let love depart I know it's so, and yet I know I can't get you out of my heart You made me leave my happy home You took my love and now you're gone Since I fell for you Love brings such misery and pain I guess I'll never be the same Since I fell for you Well, it's too bad And it's too sad But I'm in love with you You love me, then you snub me But what can I do? I'm still in love with you I guess I'll never see the light I get the blues most every night Since I fell for you Since I fell for you... |
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I want a little sugar
In my bowl I want a little sweetness Down in my soul I could stand some lovin' Oh so bad I feel so funny and I feel so sad I want a little steam On my clothes Maybe I can fix things up So they'll go Whatsa matter Daddy Come on, save my soul I need some sugar in my bowl I ain't foolin' I want some sugar in my bowl You been acting different I've been told Soothe me I want some sugar in my bowl I want some steam On my clothes Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go Whatsa matter Daddy Come on, save my soul I want some sugar in my bowl I ain't foolin' I want some sugar hmmm In my bowl. |
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Nina Simone
Ah, nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light Ah, have a bible in my home Have a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to light .. taught me how to read .. taught me how to read Tryin' to raise my soul to light Nobody's fault but mine. Oh Lord, nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light Ah have a bible in my home Have a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to light Oh, buddy she taught me how to read Buddy she taught me how to read Tryin' to raise my soul to light. Ah, Lord, Lord, nobody's fault but mine Bible and my soul tonight And sister she taught me how to read Sister she taught me how to read Bible and my soul tonight. Ah, no, no, nobody's fault but mine. Bible and my soul tonight. Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Got a bible in my home Got a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine - yeah! Sister she taught me to roll My sister she taught me to roll I roll along the line Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Take it on, take it on I got a monkey on my back I gotta monkey on my back, back, back I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine - yeah Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Whoo! Naw. Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Oh! |
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Nina Simone
Do I move you, are you willin' Do I groove you, is it thrillin' Do I soothe you, tell the truth now Do I move you, are you loose now The answer better be (Yes, yes) That pleases me Are you ready for this action Does it give you satisfaction Are you hip to what I'm sayin' If you are then let's start swayin' The answer better be (Yes, yes) That pleases me When I touch you do you quiver Form your head down to your liver If you like it let me know it Don't be psychic or you'll blow it The answer better be (Yes, yes) That pleases me |
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Angelo Badalamenti, John Clifford
Old people talk to themselves When they sit all 'round all day This old woman I knew I used to go over there and sit with her And she'd be sitting around In a rocking chair talking to herself And she used to say she used to say Sometimes the cold gets in my bones so bad Till I just don't think I can go Yeah and for a little while well I don't care If my days are coming to an end And just as soon be gone sometimes Sometimes the night comes down on me And I know what's ahead An evening in this cold old house With no one to say goodnight to me when I go to bed An evening in this cold old house With no one to say goodnight to me when I go to bed Sometimes I wonder why I stay What am I waiting for My children are grown and gone away They got children of their own now Don't need me anymore In winter when the streets are bare There ain't nothing much to see I just can't help missing and thinking About that kindly man That one old winter time came And took away from me And then one morning Another spring is there outside my door Things are blooming Birds are singing And suddenly yes well I ain't sad Ain't sad no more ain't sad no more When it's warm and the sun is out It's like my heart's restored I've had my love I've had my children And I have so many memories So don't mind me complaining What the years may bring Cos this old world has been fine with me really And I'm thankful for seeing another spring It's gonna be better this time another spring It's gonna be groovier this time another spring It's what's happening this time So I'm thankful for letting me see another spring |
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Hey Lordy mama
I heard you wasn't feeling' good They're spreadin' dirty rumors All around the neighborhood They say you're mean and evil And don't know what to do That's the reason that he's gone And left you black and blue Hey yeah Tell me what you gonna do now They say he's left you all alone To weather this old storm He's got another woman now Hangin' on his arm, yeah yeah yeah That old fool's tellin' everybody He's sick and tired of you Hey Lordy Lordy mama What you gonna do Hey yeah Tell me what you gonna do They say you love to fuss and fight And bring a good man down And don't know how to treat him When he takes ya' on the town They say you ain't behind him And just don't understand And think that you're a woman But actin' like a man Hey Lordy mama What you gonna do now? Get your nerves together, baby And set the record straight Set it straight Let the whole round world know It wasn't you that cause his bitter fate All these years you loved him And he knows it's true 'Cause what you're wantin' for your man Is what he's wantin', too Hey yeah Tell me what you gonna do now When you love a man enough You're bound to disagree 'Cause ain't nobody perfect 'Cause ain't nobody free Hey Lordy mama Tell me what you gonna do What you gonna do |
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Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Nina Simone
Because I have loved so deeply Because I haved loved so long God in his great compassion Gave me the gift of song Because I have loved so vainly Sung with such faltering breath Oh, oh, oh, the Master in His infinite mercy Offers the boon of death |
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| 2:48 |
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Langston Hughes, Nina Simone
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash Just who do think I am You raise my taxes, freeze my wages And send my son to Vietnam You give me second class houses And second class schools Do you think that alla colored folks Are just second class fools Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you With the backlash blues When I try to find a job To earn a little cash All you got to offer Is your mean old white backlash But the world is big Big and bright and round And it's full of folks like me Who are black, yellow, beige and brown Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you With the backlash blues Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash Just what do you think I got to lose I'm gonna leave you With the backlash blues You're the one will have the blues Not me, just wait and see |
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Darling, you always needed
And your tenderness is needed too And it seems that I'm never tired Loving you, loving you, oh oh Never was a feeling stronger Aching for the sweet things you do And it seems that I'm never tired loving you Should the mountains crumble to ashes And the rain should cease to fall And if the river stopped its flowing You'd still be my all in all And if the clouds cover the sky So the sunlight won't come through Then I will never, never, never, never, never, Never, tire loving you |
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Lil Green
In the dark It's just you and I Not a sound Ther's not one sigh Just the beat of my poor heart In the dark Now, in the dark, in the dark I get such a thrill When he presses his fingertips Upon my lips And he begs me to plase keep still In the dark But soon This dance will be endin' And you're gonna be missed Gee, I'm not pretendin' 'Cause I swear it's fun Fun to be kissed In the dark Now we will find What the rest Have left behind Just let them dance We're gonna find romance Lord, in the dark |
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They say everything can be replaced
They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here I see my light come shining From the west down to the east Any day now any day now I shall be released They say every man needs protection They say every man must fall So I swear I see my reflection Somewhere inside these walls I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now any day now I shall be released Yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd Man who swears he's not to blame ALl day long I hear him hollering so loud Just crying out that he's not to blame I see my light come shining From the west down to the east Any day now any day now I shall be relased |
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(1967) Nina Simone
And now we are one Let my soul rest in peace At last it is done My soul has been released For thousands of years My soul has roamed the earth In search for you So that someday I could give birth To know joy, joy, joy, joy Joy and peace is mine Peace divine And now we give thanks Give thanks for each other At peace forever For it is done At peace forever For we are one |
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Now if your mind lies in the Devil's workshop
And evil duens your thrill And trouble and mischief is all you live for You know darn well That you'll go to hell So you're living high and mighty Rich off the fat of the land Just don't dispose of your natural soul 'cos you know darn well That you'll go to hell I say hell Where your natural soul burns Hell Where you pay for your sins Hell Keep your children from wrongdoing 'cos you know darn well That they'll go to hell. I say hell Man, woman were created Hell To live for eternity Hell With an apple they ate from the tree of hate So you know darn well That they went to hell Now Satan was an angel in heaven But he stirred up trouble and woe So the LORD commanded that the Devil be branded So you know darn well He went to hell Yeah, he went to hell Yeah, he went to hell He went to hell. |
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Bob Dylan
When you're lost in the rain in Juarez And it's Easter time too And your gravity fails And negativity don't pull you through Don't put on any airs When you're down on rue morgue avenue They got some hungry women there And they really make a mess out of you Now if you see Saint Annie Please tell her thanks a lot I cannot move My fingers are all in a knot I don't have the strength To get up and take another shot And my best friend my doctor Won't even say what it is I have got Sweet Melinda The peasants call her the goddess of gloom She speaks good English And she invites you up into her room And you're so kind And careful not to go to her too soon And she takes your voice And leaves you howling at the moon Up on housing project hill It's either fortune or fame You must pick one or the other Though neither of them Are to be what they claim If you're looking to get silly You better go back from where you came Because the cops don't need you And man they expect the same Now all the authorities They just stand around and boast Hew they blackmailed the sergeant at arms Into leaving his post And picking up angel who Just arrived here from the coast Who looked so fine at first But left looking like a ghost I started out on burgundy But soon hit the harder stuff Everybody said they'd stand behind me When the game got rough But the joke was on me There was nobody even there to bluff I'm going back to New York City I do believe I've had enough |
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I wish I knew how
It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holding me I wish I could say All the things that I should to say Say 'em loud say 'em clear For the whole round world to hear I wish I could share All the love that's in my heart Remove all the bars That keep us apart I wish you could know What it means to be me Then you'd see and agree Everyone should be free I wish I could give All I'm longin' to give I wish I could live Like I'm longin' to live I wish I could do All the things that I can do Though I'm way overdue I'd be starting anew. I wish I could be like a bird in the sky How sweet it would be If I found out I could fly I'd soar to the sun And look down at the sea And I sing 'cause I know |
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| 5:11 |
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Suzanne takes you down to her place BY (near) the river
You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night FOREVER (beside her) And you know that she's half crazy AND (But) that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges That come all the way from China And just when you mean to tell her That you have no love to give her (then) She gets you on her wavelength And she lets the river answer That you've always been her lover And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that she will trust you For you've touched her perfect body with your mind. NOW (And) Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said "All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them" But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him And you want to travel blind 'CAUSE (And) you think maybe you('ll) CAN trust him 'CAUSE (For) he's touched your perfect body with his mind. Now Suzanne takes your hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look BETWEEN (Among) the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning, LEANING out for love And they will lean that way forever |
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See the little brown girl
She's as old as me She looks just like chocolate Oh mummy can't you see We are both in first grade She sits next to me I took care of her mum When she skinned her knee She sang a song so pretty On the Jungle Gym When Jimmy tried to hurt her I punched him in the chin Mom, can she come over To play dolls with me? We could have such fun mum Oh mum what'd you say Why not? oh why not? Oh. . . I. . . see. . . |
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Like a flower waiting to bloom
Like a light bulb in a dark room I am sitting here waiting for you to come home and turn me on Like the desert waiting for rain Like a school kid waiting for spring I am sitting here waiting for you to come back home and turn me on My poor heart, it's been so dark Since you've been gone After all you're the one who turned me off Now you're the only one that can turn me back on Uh My hi-fi's waiting for a new tune And my glass is waiting for some fresh ice-cubes I'm just sitting here waiting for you to come on Back home and turn me own. |
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Oh yeah, yeah
Ain't that bad, ain't that black, ain't that fine, yeah Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't that fine. Sunday after meetings and Saturday with a man Sweet potato pie when you eat from the pan Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't that fine Ain't that bad and ain't that black and ain't that fine. Can you dig it? Dancing the latest dance and eating ribs and tips Digging all the new sounds and drinking gin in sips Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't that fine, baby Ain't that bad, ain't that black, ain't that fine I could go for a ride on your sweet jelly roll But I wouldn't give nothing for my juicy, juicy soul. I could go for a ride on your sweet jelly roll But I wouldn't give nothing for my juicy, juicy soul Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't that fine Ain't that bad and ain't that black and ain't that fine Let's go, let's go, let's go. To tie up my do right (?) and tighten up my 'fro Wrapping myself in black and still I shine and glow Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't that fine Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't that fine. |
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Now if you want something to play with, go out and find yourself a toy,
Cause little boy my time is too expensive and I'm not a little boy So if you are serious, don't play with my heart, it makes me furious But if you want me to love you, you know I will, you know I will Tell it like it is. Don't be ashamed, let your conscience be your guide I know deep down inside of me I believe you love me So forget your foolish pride, life is too short for sorrow You may be here today and gone tomorrow You might aswell get what you want So go on and please Tell it like it is. I'm nothing to play with, go and find yourself a toy Tell it like it is Tell it like it is. |
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TO LOVE SOMEBODY
(1967) robin gibb, barry gibb There' a light A certain kind of light It's never shown on me I want my whole life to be Lived with you Lived with you There's a way Everybody say Do each and every little thing What good does it bring If I ain't got you If I ain't got you If I ain't got you If I ain't got you You don't know What it's like Baby you don't know What it's like To love somebody To love somebody The way I love you In my brain See your face again I know my frame of mind You ain't got to be so blind And I'm blind so blind But I'm a woman Can't you see what I am I live and breathe for you What good does it do If I ain't got you If I ain't got you If I ain't got you If I ain't got you Say you don't know What it's like Baby you don't know what it's like To love somebody To love somebody The way I love you Oh'a, you don't know What it's like Baby you don't know What it's like To love somebody To love somebody The way I love you |
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(1967) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb
I walk the lonely streets; I watch the people passing by. I used to smile and say hello. Guess I was just a happy guy. Then you happened,girl, this feeling that posessses me. I just can't move myself. I guess it all just had to be. (Chorus) I can't see nobody...no, I can't see nobody. Mine eyes can only look at you...you. I used to have a brain; I used to think of many things. I watched the falling rain and listened to the sweet birds sing. Don't ask me why, little girl. I love you and that's all I can say. You're ev'ry ,ev'ry breath I take.You are my nights; my night and day. (chorus...) Every single word you hear...is coming from this heart of mine. I never felt like this before...a love like yours so young and fine. And now as I try to forget you...it doesn't work out any way. I loved you such a long time ago...but in my eyes you'll always be. Every single word you hear...is coming from this heart of mine. I loved you such a long time ago...don't know why... And I don't know why...baby... (chorus...) (chorus...) |
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(Refrain)
Here comes the sun Little darlin, here comes the sun I say, its all right, its all right (Repeat 1) Little Darlin its been a long cold and lonely winter, little darlin it feels like years since you've been here (Refrain) Little darlin the smiles have returned to the faces now little darlin it seems like years since you've been here Little darlin its been a long cold lonely winter, little darlin it feels like years since you've been here Here somes the sun, arent you glad to see it, I say its all right Here comes the sun little darlin, I say Its alright Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun I say Little Darlin, it seems like years since you've been here Little darlin here comes the sun, its all right You can come on out |
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In the Morning
In the morning when the moon is at it's rest, You will see me at the time I love the best Watching rainbows play on sunlight; Pools of water iced from cold night,in the morning. 'Tis the morning of my life. In the daytime I will meet you as before. You will find me waiting by the ocean floor, Building castles in the shifting sands In a world that no one understands, In the morning. 'Tis the morning of my life, In the morning of my life the Minutes take so long to drift away Please be patient with your life It's only morning and you're still to live your day In the ev'ning I will fly you to the moon To the top right hand corner of The ceiling in my room Where w'll stay until the sun shines Another day to swing on clothe's lines May I be yawning It is the morning of my life It is the morning of my life In the morning In the morning In the morning |
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Jimmy Webb
Do what you gotta do Come on back see me when you can Man I can understand how it might be Kinda hard to love a girl like me I don't blame you much for wanting to be free I just wanted you to know I've loved you better that your own kin did From the very start it's my own fault What happens to my heart You see I've always known you'd go So you just do what you gotta do My wild sweet love Though it may mean that I'll never kiss Those sweet lips again Pay that no mind Find that dappled dream of yours Come on back and see me when you can Now I know it'll make you feel sad And make you feel so bad They say you don't treat me me like you should They got ways to make you feels no good I guess they got no way to know I've had my eyes wide open from the start And man you never lied to me The part of you that they'll never see Is the part you've shown to me So you just do what you gotta do My wild sweet love Though it may mean that I'll never kiss Those sweet lips again Pay that no mind Find that dappled dream of yours Come on back and see me when you can |
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A child ran through the meadow on a sun drenched summer day
And then he stopped his play And kneeled in a field of poppies. A man walked through my ghetto on a humid summer day And then he stopped to pay and he dealed in a field of poppies. Oh, flower of forgetfulness, just an hour away to the moon Take a deep breath if you are reaching for truth While you're in the stupor The door knocks and death takes another youth. Poppies, red poppies..., red poppies... A boy I used to know, a boy I used to know who's laughter rang to the skies Was a joy to behold Then I looked into his eyes, a look so cold, a boy who (rose on (???sorry)) In a field of poppies Poppies, red poppies, red poppies, red poppies..., red poppies..., Red poppies...., red poppies..., red poppies..., red poppies..., |
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I ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no bed Ain't got no mind Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling Ain't got no love, ain't got no name Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token Ain't got no God And what have I got? Why am I alive anyway? Yeah, what have I got Nobody can take away? Got my hair, got my head Got my brains, got my ears Got my eyes, got my nose Got my mouth, I got my smile I got my tongue, got my chin Got my neck, got my boobs Got my heart, got my soul Got my back, I got my sex I got my arms, got my hands Got my fingers, got my legs Got my feet, got my toes Got my liver, got my blood I've got life , I've got my freedom I've got the life I've got the life And I'm gonna keep it I've got the life And nobody's gonna take it away I've got the life |
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(1967) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb
Many years ago I was a simple man A simple man, no worries me; I never lied Please read me. Not much conversation ever came from me, I never saw reality; I never tried. Please read me. Ah.... Maybe I've been lying on your couch too long I'll stay if you can see me through, explain why Please read me. Please read me. Please read me. |
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One more
Sunday in Savannah Hear the whole creation shoutin' Praise the Lord See them flinging out the banner While the congregation says amen Young folk Tendin' Sunday School They sing merrilly 'bout the golden rule Horse sense preaching all the day They all hollar in the righteous way It's time for me to call on Mother Hannah While she sits there wishing for her last reward One more Sunday in Savannah One more Sunday in Atlanta It's the same thing Same feeling Don't ya dare Go fishin' son Amen |
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Lyrics to Mississippi Goddam!
Nina Simone, 1963 Mississippi Goddam (Nina Simone) The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of it Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Can't you see it Can't you feel it It's all in the air I can't stand the pressure much longer Somebody say a prayer Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam This is a show tune But the show hasn't been written for it, yet Hound dogs on my trail School children sitting in jail Black cat cross my path I think every day's gonna be my last Lord have mercy on this land of mine We all gonna get it in due time I don't belong here I don't belong there I've even stopped believing in prayer Don't tell me I tell you Me and my people just about due I've been there so I know They keep on saying "Go slow!" But that's just the trouble "do it slow" Washing the windows "do it slow" Picking the cotton "do it slow" You're just plain rotten "do it slow" You're too damn lazy "do it slow" The thinking's crazy "do it slow" Where am I going What am I doing I don't know I don't know Just try to do your very best Stand up be counted with all the rest For everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam I made you thought I was kiddin' Picket lines School boy cots They try to say it's a communist plot All I want is equality for my sister my brother my people and me Yes you lied to me all these years You told me to wash and clean my ears And talk real fine just like a lady And you'd stop calling me Sister Sadie Oh but this whole country is full of lies You're all gonna die and die like flies I don't trust you any more You keep on saying "Go slow!" "Go slow!" But that's just the trouble "do it slow" Desegregation "do it slow" Mass participation "do it slow" Reunification "do it slow" Do things gradually "do it slow" But bring more tragedy "do it slow" Why don't you see it Why don't you feel it I don't know I don't know You don't have to live next to me Just give me my equality Everybody knows about Mississippi Everybody knows about Alabama Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam That's it! |
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(1968) Randy Newman
Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles With frozen smiles to chase love away Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Lonely, lonely Tin can at my feet Think I'll kick it down the street That's the way to treat a friend Bright before me the signs implore me To help the needy and show them the way Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today |
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