There`s a place where everybody`s goin to It`s the place that`s the place to be It`s the scene where everybody wants to be seen
If you choose to go and get your mind right your body will follow You better be there way ahead of time or stand in line
(Everybody`s gonna be there They`ll be party people everywhere)
`cause one thing you know for sure
It`s souled out (Got to be real everybody got to be real) It`s souled out (Got to be there everybody got th be there)
Late at night and the place will be bumpin So you better bring your dancin` shoes Cause there`s gonna be some hot, funky rhythm and blues
If you choose to go and make a statement That`s not hard to swallow But there`s gonna be some competition there So beware
(With alittle bit of soul now With some positive emotion)
And one thing you`ll konw for sure
It`s souled out (Got to be real everybody got to be real) It`s souled out (Got to be there everybody go to be there) It`s souled out (Got to be real everybody got to be real) It`s souled out (Got to be there everybody go to be there)
It`s souled out
Party people everywhere (souled out) Draw your hands up beat me yeah~ (souled out) They are got the dancin` shoes (souled out) Got no town the have no blues (souled out)
Party people everywhere (souled out) Draw your hands up beat me yeah~ (souled out) You can`t have a found the T.O.P (souled out) Somebody, Everybody Come on and say you yeah~ (souled out)
It`s souled out (Got to be real everybody got to be real) It`s souled out (Got to be there everybody go to be there) It`s souled out (Got to be real everybody got to be real) It`s souled out (Got to be there everybody go to be there)
Politicians promise all they can, To get elected, hmm, they make a better land. In the smoke filled rooms they're makin' all their plans, But when the smoke gets cleared y' know it's just a scam.
I'm just an average, ordinary kind o' guy, Punchin' in at nine, punchin' out at five, Doin' all I can to pay the bills on time, No matter how hard I try I just can't get by.
*Taxed to the max, but we can't get the facts, They just tell us what they think we ought to know. We get taxed to the max, but we don't get it back, Someone tell me where the money really goes.
Weapons systems - Uh! - National defense, Vested interests, hmm, it doesn't make no sense. What we think we're getting' ain't always what we get, They keep raisin' all out taxes and we get deeper, deeper in debt.
I'm just an average, ordinary kind o' man, Slightly underpaid, tryin' to understand, No matter what I make it's never quite enough, I wanna do my share, but it just ain't fair!
*Repeat(x2)
HORN BREAK, RHYTHM BREAK I'm just an average, ordinary kind o' guy, Punchin' in at nine, punchin' out at five, Doin' all I can to pay the bills on time, No matter how hard I try I just can't get by, ooh!
Taxed to the max, but we can't get the facts, They just tell us what they think we ought to know. Taxed to the max, but we don't get it back, Someone tell me where the money really goes.
I've been through all them changes, A lot of stuff came down. I've dealt with all the issues, You might say I've been around. But back when I got started, There was a righteous sound. It doesn't matter what I've been through, I'll still be diggin' on James Brown. Ya know the more things change, The more they stay the same. It may be a different age, But I'm on the same page. Cause one thing that I've found, I'll still be diggin' on James Brown. I had an attitude adjustment, I did some psycho therapy. I helped myself to some self-help, I dabbled in some ESP. Though my world is ever-changing, And I move from town to town, It doesn't matter where I've been to, I'll still be diggin' on James Brown. Ya know the more things change, The more they stay the same. It may be a different age, But I'm on the same page. Cause one thing that I've found, I'll still be diggin' on James Brown. You got your rap and your disco, You got your drum machine. You got your R-rated gangster, You got your grungy scene. You got your state of the art, You got your digital sound. It doesn't matter where it's going to I'll still be diggin' on James Brown. Take it to the bridge, It'll get ya where ya live. When there's water all around, You can still get outta town, And still be diggin' on James Brown. Ya know the more things change, The more they stay the same. It may be a different age, But I'm on the same page. Cause one thing that I've found, I'll still be diggin' on James Brown.
Credit as performed by Tower of PowerGo and get it With your good credit. Go and get it With your good credit. You can Do the town. Paint it up red. Don't worry about a thing, You don't need no bread. Go and get it With your good credit. You can Dine in style. Live like a king. Keep the spirit flowing. Ain't no big thing. Go and get it With your good credit. (begin refrain) Create a flash With that plastic cash. You don't need no green To make the scene. (end refrain) Go and get it With your good credit. Check it out! Go and get it With your good credit. You can Pay your bills. Cop a tailor made suit. Sign on the line. You don't need no loot. Go and get it With your good credit. And I will show you what to do. You can Rent a car. Fill the tank with gas. Cruise to the limit Without no cash. Go and get it That's a fact Jack. With your good credit. Yeah, I like it like that. { refrain } Go and get it With your good credit. I I I got to take it with me. Go and get it With your good credit. All you got to do is charge it! { sax solo } Oh yeah! Go and get it With your good credit. Go and get it With your good credit. Impress Your friends Do it to the max. And what do you know You don't need no scratch. Go and get it. With your good credit. Lookey here, lookey here, lookey here, lookey here. Go and Burn your ribs Like ya done a lot of talking. That need a second look And take a honey suckle Mother ain't no fool. Go and get it With your good credit. Now you know what to do.I'm trying to tell you. Go and get it With your good credit. Try one, try big, try to take it with me. Go and get it Go and get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, hey! With your good credit. I like it, you like, I like it, they like it, yeah! Go and get it With your good credit. There's no doubt about it. Go and get it With your good credit. Don't leave home without it. Go and get it With your good credit. There's no doubt about it. Go and get it You're gonna need it. With your good credit. Don't leave home without it. Yeah! Yeah!! Yeah!!! Yeah!!!! Yeah!!!!!
He's got his playboy decal On his Corvette windshield He's obsessed with sex Impressed by the rich He's been gainfully employed for years Atlantic-Richfield Writes his check Pats him on the back And he's
Bound just to drag that ball and chain Bound just to drag that ball and chain His mama don't cut this boy no slack It's drivin' him insane I guess he's bound and determined to drag that ball and chain
He's got his Plastic money steno honey Lives out his dreams on upward mobility He said he was lonely once He said he was
lonely twice You'd think that he'd look around check it out what a way to live a life And he's
Bound just to drag that ball and chain Bound just to drag that ball and chain His mama don't cut this boy no slack It's drivin' him insane to drag that ball and chain Get back boy This cat's Bound just to drag..............................
cross the flo' Slap hime some mo' Cat said
ooom-a-little baby ooom-a-little baby Draggin' that ball and chain, yeah ooom-a-little baby Draggin' that ball and chain, yeah.......