Tower Of Power

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.......

It's Saturday night and I'm just hangin' out,
Lookin' for a place to party,
I jumps into my ride and I hits the road,
'Cause there's only one place to go:

(Down to the nightclub) Ooh, the women be righteously ready and pretty,
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump'
(Bump City)

Sitting by the dance floor checkin' it out,
Watchin' the man with fast feet,
He's got the hippest threads and the bad boogaloo
And a big ol' bag of tricks.

(Down to the nightclub) Ah, ha, you can get what you want
If you know how to find it.
(Down to the nightclub) Ooh, we be slick, slick, slick.

Ooh, the people be bumpin' (At Bump City)
The joint be jumpin' (At Bump City)
The mamas be humpin' (At Bump City)
Hey, while the band be pumpin',
'Said the band be pumpin',
The beat be somethin',
Ow! One time y'all!

The night's almost gone and we're still goin' strong,
'Cause the party's been so hearty.
I hope it doesn't show while I'm drivin' down the road
That I had to much to drink.

(Down to the nightclub) Well, if you've got the dough, the liqour will
flow.
(Down to the nightclub) Tied on a drunk, drunk, drunk.
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump.
(Down to the nightclub) We be slick, slick, slick.
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump.
(Down to the nightclub) Tied on a drunk, drunk, drunk.

(Down to the nightclub) Well, if you've got the dough, the liqour will
flow.
(Down to the nightclub) Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah.
(Down to the nightclub) Look here, man, you can get what you want if you
know how to find it.
(Down to the nightclub) C'mon, C'mon, C'mon.
(Down to the nightclub) Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah.
(Down to the nightclub) Look here, y'all, the women be righteously ready
and pretty (Hee-hee).
(Down to the nightclub) Alright, now, now.
(Down to the nightclub)

Down to the nightclub,
Bump-ty, bump-ty, bump

You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.

Down on my knees
Whole heart in hand
I was accused of being too young
But I'm not so young
Can't you understand
That I think like a man

You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Oh No Baby)
You're still a young man
baby (I'm not wastin my time)Oo oo don't waste your time.

Back, once again
Oo Oo Just beggin you please
Darlin, think twice,
About me
Cause I'm not so bad
I could make you happy
I'm not a bad man

You're too young to love (If you and I could be together)
You're too young to love (I'd get to you through any weather)
You're too young to love (I love you YES I love you Oo Lady)
You're too young to love (I'll never never leave you alone yeah)
You're too young Ooo Ooo (You're mine Oh sweet lady)
Don't waste your time

The damage is done
You see that you were wrong
You wake up wonderin just
How well I've done
Well I've done alright
Yes there are some girls but you know
I dropped them on site
Just for you
Becuase I love you.

You're still a young man
Baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(I'm not a young man baby
and I don't feel that I'm wastin my time, not when it's you girl
you better believe)
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Someday you'll understand just what it means when a man
comes to you with his whole heart in his hands
just to love you)
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Just to get up next to you and hold you Oh baby you say that
I'm wastin my time but it's my time baby and it's
you you you you you you you) You're still a young man,
Baby Oo Oo Don't waste your time

You better listen to me
Sayin that I'm loving you yeah hey now baby tyin to tell
you that it's you you you you you you you you talkin to you
baby, I never never never never I'll never never do you
no wrong no no lady if you would check my stuff out one time haha
Just to hold you, just to squeeze you and all I wanna do is to
get next to you and please please please you baby
See where I'm comin from

You got to funkifize)
(You got to funkifize)
(You got to funkifize)
(You got to funkifize)

Move to the music, got to shout and shing-a-ling,
You got to groove with the rhythm, girl, get slick and shake that thing
(Shake that thing), Yeah, just let it be for real,
If you've got the power.

Now you all know what you got to do,
You can't lay dead, just catch the groove, oh!

(You got to funkifize) Say,
(You got to funkifize) Now if you want to get funky, like a bow-legged
monkey,
I'm telling you;
(You got to funkifize)

Got to kick to the backbeat before you get too old,
You got to flash to the fire and let it grab your soul! (Grab your soul)
Ha, ha, ha, ha! Just let it be for real, bop to the rock,
If you've got the power.

Now you all know what you got to do,
You can't lay dead, just catch that groove, oh!

(You got to funkifize) Well,
(You got to funkifize) Now if you want to get funky, like a bow-legged
monkey,
I'm telling you;
(You got to funkifize)

[They] say it's in the blood,
(In the blood, in the blood)
Yeh, they say it's in the blood, yeah,
(In the blood, in the blood)
Somebody said it's in the blood, now,
(In the blood, in the blood)
Well, they say it's in the blood, girl,
(In the blood, in the blood)

But don't you know it's in your soul,
(Don't you know it's in your soul)
Don't you know it's in your soul, boy,
(Don't you know it's in your soul)
Ah, don't you know it's in your soul, mama,
(Don't you know it's in your soul)
Don't you know it's in your soul, girl,
(Don't you know it's in your soul)

(Instrumental Break)

(You got to funkifize) I'm tellin' you, know.
(You got to funkifize) That's all you've got to do, now.
(You got to funkifize) Talkin' 'bout that that funkiness, yeah, yeah,
yeah.
(You got to funkifize) Oh, Woh, Oh, yeah.
(You got to funkifize) If you've got the power.
(You got to funkifize) And let it be for real, why don't you?
(You got to funkifize) And I'm telling you right now!
(You got to funkifize

I remember lonely days
Having no one to talk to
Drifting slowly from place to place
Never knowing just what to do
But I'm not lonely now
My outlook has been altered now
I've changed my attitude
I feel mellow inside
What happened to the world (that day)
You came into my life (to stay)
Forever ever in my arms
Day by day
A steady stream
Of happiness as they come
Facing changes as they come
For that always tomorrow with you
So close to me
Having all the faith that I'll need
To face the world outside
With all that I am
A little here
Ooh, and a little there
Patiently building our dream
Coming home at six o'clock
I can just feel the warmth of love
A guiding light
My hope my joy my reason
For living this life I lead
You're all that I need
What happened to the world (that day)
You came into my life (to stay)
Oh yeah
Yeah baby
(What happened to the world)
I remember it well yeah
(What happened to the world)
It was on a special day baby
(What happened to the world)
Oh sweet mama
(What happened to the world)
Was you
Oh baby
That's what happened on the special day
Ooh
You come on in
And took control baby
I got to say it loud
Cause I'm so proud of you mama
Cause for now I'm proud
And we're together
Yeah baby say we're together
Me and you and you and me
Baby
That's what happened on that special day
Come on in.

So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag.
Ease on in a hip thang,
But you ain't exactly sure what is hip.

So you started to let your hair grow.
Spent big bucks on your wardrobe.
Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip.

(refrain #1)
What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know.
What is hip?
If you're really hip,
the question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip.
Maybe hipper than hip.
What is hip?
{ Trumpet solo/guitar solo }
(refrain #1 ends)

You became a part of a new breed.
Been smokin' only the best weed.
Hangin' out with the so called "Hippie set."

Seen in all the right places.
Seen with just the right faces.
You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right.

{ refrain #1 }

Come on!

(refrain #2)
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't.
(end refrain #2)

{ guitar solo }

You went an' found you a guru.
In an effort to find you a new you,
And maybe even raise your conscious level.

While you're striving to find the right road,
There's one thing you should know,
"What's hip today, might become passe'."

{ refrain #1 }

{ Trumpet solo }

Think about it y'all.

{ keyboard solo }

{ refrain #2 }

What is hip?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I'd like to know!
What is hip?
Is it in the style of your hair?
What is hip?
Is it in the clothes that you wear?
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
What is hip y'all? Hey!
What is hip?
Hey! Oh!
What is hip?
What is hip y'all?
What is hip?
I wanna know.
What is hip?
Ahhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I wanna know what hipness is.

{the end

This time it's real
Saw me a girl today
Who walk with such a gentle sway
And I knew right from the start
She as the one who can cop my heart

I know someday
That we could happen
In a special way

I wish I may
I wish I might
Make you my all-star shining bright

And I know, I can feel it
This time it's real

Other girls that I had were fine
But they were mainly just to pass the time
Though I must confess I had some fun
Now I know that you're the only one

All I can say girl
Is that I love you each and everyday
And if I may
If I might
I'll make you the all-star of my life

And I know, I can feel it, hey
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it, hey
This time it's real

Now's the time for me to make my move
Girl we gotsa get in the groove
It's what we do with the what we got
Gonna put us up in the slot

And I hope and pray
We'll get together wih no delay
It might be day
It might by night
It don't matter anytime is right

And I know, (Oh) I can feel it (hey)
This time it's real
And I know, (Ahh) I can feel it
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yeay)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yeah child)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yes)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (hey)
This time it's real
I can feel it
This time it's real
I can feel it
This time it's real
I can feel it

Ain't nothin' I can say, nothin' I can do
I feel so bad, yeah, I feel so blue
I got to make it right for everyone concerned
Even if it's me, if it means it's me what's gettin' burned

'Cause I could never make you unhappy
No, I couldn't do that girl
Only wish I didn't love you so
Makes it so, so very hard to go
(So very hard to go)
'Cause I love you so (So very hard to go)
Ah, I love you so

I knew the time would come
I'd have to pay for my mistakes,
I can't blame you for what you're doin' to me girl
Even tho' my heart aches
Your dreams have all come true just the way you planned them
So I'll just step aside, I'm gon step aside
And lend a helping hand then
'Cause I could never make you unhappy
No I couldn't do that girl
Only wish I didn't love you so
Makes it so, so very hard to go
(So very hard to go)
'Cause I love you so (so very hard to go)
Oh, I love you so

And it ain't easy to walk away when a man love somebody
(so very hard to go) hey, hey, hey, hey

Five long years
We have been together
Your love and understanding
Has brought us through stormy weather
I must admit girl
I haven't always been good
But you stuck by me
Just like you said you would

[Chorus]
Hey I know, that enough is enough
But you shouldn't be talking 'bout
Givin' it up
Turn it loose
It might be right, it seems
The wrong decision will spoil all our dreams
So if you don't want to spoil our secret dreams,
Don't change horses
In the middle of a stream.
Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Yeah
Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Silver

I only did the things I thought I had to do
But if I hurt you baby
I'll make it up to you
I can't say I haven't done any wrong
Let him without sin
Cast the first stone

[Chorus]

Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Yeah
Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Silver

Let's forget about the past
Ride to a brand new day
Jumpin' over stumbling blocks
As they wander in our way
We got to keep goin'
'Til we reach our destination
Don't let nothin'
Hinder your inspiration

[Chorus]

Don't change horses
In the middle of a scram baby
Don't change horses
In the middle of a stream now
It might spoil our secret dream, child
It might spoil our secret dream, baby
Ride, ride, ride, ride
Oh girl, hey hey hey
Ride, ride, ride, ride

It's a rare occasion
When your plans and expectations
Come down just exactly how you planned them.

Hey, life's just that way.

You better face the facts, sweet lady,
Things change from day to day,
It all depends upon the situation,
Who can say, any way?

Time will tell,
Oh, and we'll both know so very well,
Time will tell.

So just be patient
Until you reach the realization
You can't have joy without a little sadness, too,
That's just the way it is, hey,

And girl, I believe we're gonna make it,
But not without our share of ups and downs,
You can't expect life to be a total paradise,
But if we just stay together, girl, it will be so nice.

Time will tell,
Oh, and then we'll both know so very well,
Time will tell, oh, baby.

(Time will tell)

Oh, oh, darlin', take a little time out,
And I'm sure that you will see, ah,
You just keep on holdin' on, oh, girl,
You gon' be able to make it with me,
Hey,
Oh, oh, baby,
I need you,
I want you, girl,
I've got to have you, ah,
Give me a little time,
Just wait on me,
Oh, girl,
There's no tellin' how happy we gon' be,
Oh, oh, oh, o

There's only so much oil on the ground
Sooner or later there won't be much around
Tell that to your kids while you driving downtown
That there's only so much oil on the ground

Can't cut loose without that juice
Can't cut loose without that juice
If we keep on like we doing things for sure
Will not be cool - It's a fact
We just ai't got suffiecient fuel

There's only so much oil in the ground
Sooner or later there won't be none around
Alternate sources of power must be found
Cause there's only so much oil in the ground

There's only so much oil in the earth
It's a fact of life - for what it's worth
Something every little boy and girl should know since birth
That there's only so much oil in the ground

There's no excuse for our abuse
No excuse for our abuse
We just assume that we will not
Exceed the oil supply
But soon enough the world will watch the wells run dry.

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!!!!!

I remember the first day we met
That's the day I'll never forget
You came into my life, made everything right

I remember the first time we touched
Never knew that I could love so much
You ignited the flame, and I still feel the same

Chorus:
I like your style (I like your style)
I like your smile (I like it baby)
I love your heart and I loved you right from the start

I made a wish upon a lucky star
Someone special just the way you are
That wish came true, oh when I foud you
Oooooh

I can still see that star shining bright
With this love there's no end in sight
It's just you and me, we're destined to be

Chorus

Each day is new (I like your style)
When I'm with you (I like it baby)
It's more than on the a, gettin' better in memorylane

There's only one thing that I'd like to do
I want to spend my whole life with you
Till death do us part, because you captured my heart

There's all kinds of music everywhere you go,
Some folks like it fast and some like it slow,
Some like it hot, some like it blue,
Some folks like it old and some like it new.
Now I'm not knockin' country and I'm not rappin' rap,
Big band swing just ain't my thing and alternative ain't my snap.

The only thing that turns me on
Is when I hear a soulful song.

I like soul with a capital "S",
Soul with a capital "S".
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

The music makes you happy or it can make you sad,
It can turn the worst day into the best you've ever had.
For entertainment value, if I had to choose,
You and me might disagree because I like rhythm and blues.
Now I'm not dissin' disco, I'm not sayin' punk is bunk,
I can't settle for heavy metal a-'cause I got to have that funk.

The only thing that turns me on
Is when I hear a soulful song.

I like soul with a capital "S",
Soul with a capital "S".
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

There's people who'll tell you to get with the times,
It doesn't even matter if your poem rhymes.
But I'm here to tell you whatever comes along
There's something here for everyone, there ain't no right or wrong.
If soft rock makes you lazy, classical leaves you flat,
And fusion drives you crazy, then - snap - funk is where it's at.

The only thing that turns me on
Is when I hear a soulful song.

I like soul with a capital "S",
Soul with a capital "S".
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

Ow! I like soul with a capital "S",
Oh, soul with a capital "S",
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

(With a capital S) x4

Oh, I like soul with a capital "S",
Unh, don't you know I like soul with a capital "S",
You gotta gimme some o' that soul, hah, with a capital "S",
Yes, I like soul with a capital "S".

(With a capital S)

Yo, fellas, sounds like some o' that Oakland soul music,
Y' know what I'm talkin' about?

They done found the stroke,
Done found the Oakland Stroke,
They done found the stroke,
Done found the Oakland Stroke.

"OAKLAND" HORN RIFF

Soul with a capital "S",
Oh, gimme some o' that soul with a capital "S",
Oh, I got to have that soul with a capital "S",
(With a capital S) That's what I like,
(With a capital S) Oh, play that music,
(With a capital S)
(With a capital S)

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)

I put down the spoon,
And picked up the fork.
I went and got a gun felt like Sergent York.
I put down the ice,
And pick up the dice.
No matter what the payback
You got to pay the price.
I've been around the world,
With my eyes on the screen.
I've paid lots of money to be hip at the seam.
I've been to the moon
With my feet on the ground.
And now I'm so tired of lying around.

I've been here and there,
I looked everywhere.
I searched high and low,
Now there's no place to go.

So I got to groove.
The kind of groove that makes you move.
I've got to groove.

I've been to the rodeo,
But I fell off the horse.
I've cried me a river
But I couldn't find the source.
I've been to the stow,
To get with the flow.
If I'm going so fast
How come I'm moving so slow?
I dropped the rock,
And I picked up the phone.
I cried out for help cause I felt so alone.
I was ready to surrender
But claimed victory.
Still I don't know what was wrong with me.

I've been here and there,
I looked everywhere.
I searched high and low,
Now there's no place to go.

So I got to groove.
The kind of groove that makes you move.
I've got to groove.

(All the things that use to fix me) They don't fix me like the groove.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wish you all knew what we was talking about.
(All the things that use to fix me) No they just don't do it.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wouldn't lie to ya, they don't fix me no more.

Break down!

I've got to groove.
Tell them what you gotta do.
I've got to groove.
Tell them what you gotta do.

(All the things that use to fix me) No they just don't do it.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wouldn't lie to ya, they don't fix like the groove.
(All the things that use to fix me) Tell them why you wrote this song!
(All the things that use to fix me) No they just don't do it.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wouldn't lie to ya, they don't fix me no more.

I've been here and there,
I looked everywhere.
I searched high and low,
Now there's no place to go.

So I got to groove.
The kind of groove that makes you move.
I've got to groove.

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)

I remember the first day we met
That's the day I'll never forget
You came into my life, made everything right

I remember the first time we touched
Never knew that I could love so much
You ignited the flame, and I still feel the same

Chorus:
I like your style (I like your style)
I like your smile (I like it baby)
I love your heart and I loved you right from the start

I made a wish upon a lucky star
Someone special just the way you are
That wish came true, oh when I foud you
Oooooh

I can still see that star shining bright
With this love there's no end in sight
It's just you and me, we're destined to be

Chorus

Each day is new (I like your style)
When I'm with you (I like it baby)
It's more than on the a, gettin' better in memorylane

There's only one thing that I'd like to do
I want to spend my whole life with you
Till death do us part, because you captured my heart

You're messing up my mind
Think about me all the time
Why you wanna be unkind
The best man you'll ever find
I wish that you could see
Just what you do to me
(You strike my main nerve)
Girl
(My main nerve's been struck)
Girl
(My main nerve's been struck)
You o-o babe
(My main nerve's been struck)
My main nerve
(Your boy's been struck)
When you hit the set
Smoking like a cigarette
My eyes light up like fire
For the girl that I desire
I wish that you could see
Just what you do to me
If I had my way
we'll be moving right today
that way that I've been struck
I swear that I'd been hit by a mack truck
(Repeat)
(My main nerve's been struck)
get it babe
(My main nerve's been struck)
you got it
(My main nerve's been struck)
talk about the pain
(My main nerve's been struck)
Come one that's what you do to me, babe
so mama yeah
(My main nerve's been struck)
(My main nerve's been struck)
you have my main nerve's been struck
you did my main nerve's been struck
you you you you
you hit the stick
just smoking like a cigarette
you just strike my main nerve
strike my main nerve
hey baby
hey lady
you know what you do to me
you know what you do to me
(My main nerve's been struck)

So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag.
Ease on in a hip thang,
But you ain't exactly sure what is hip.

So you started to let your hair grow.
Spent big bucks on your wardrobe.
Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip.

(refrain #1)
What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know.
What is hip?
If you're really hip,
the question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip.
Maybe hipper than hip.
What is hip?
{ Trumpet solo/guitar solo }
(refrain #1 ends)

You became a part of a new breed.
Been smokin' only the best weed.
Hangin' out with the so called "Hippie set."

Seen in all the right places.
Seen with just the right faces.
You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right.

{ refrain #1 }

Come on!

(refrain #2)
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't.
(end refrain #2)

{ guitar solo }

You went an' found you a guru.
In an effort to find you a new you,
And maybe even raise your conscious level.

While you're striving to find the right road,
There's one thing you should know,
"What's hip today, might become passe'."

{ refrain #1 }

{ Trumpet solo }

Think about it y'all.

{ keyboard solo }

{ refrain #2 }

What is hip?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I'd like to know!
What is hip?
Is it in the style of your hair?
What is hip?
Is it in the clothes that you wear?
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
What is hip y'all? Hey!
What is hip?
Hey! Oh!
What is hip?
What is hip y'all?
What is hip?
I wanna know.
What is hip?
Ahhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I wanna know what hipness is.

{the end

There's all kinds of music everywhere you go,
Some folks like it fast and some like it slow,
Some like it hot, some like it blue,
Some folks like it old and some like it new.
Now I'm not knockin' country and I'm not rappin' rap,
Big band swing just ain't my thing and alternative ain't my snap.

The only thing that turns me on
Is when I hear a soulful song.

I like soul with a capital "S",
Soul with a capital "S".
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

The music makes you happy or it can make you sad,
It can turn the worst day into the best you've ever had.
For entertainment value, if I had to choose,
You and me might disagree because I like rhythm and blues.
Now I'm not dissin' disco, I'm not sayin' punk is bunk,
I can't settle for heavy metal a-'cause I got to have that funk.

The only thing that turns me on
Is when I hear a soulful song.

I like soul with a capital "S",
Soul with a capital "S".
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

There's people who'll tell you to get with the times,
It doesn't even matter if your poem rhymes.
But I'm here to tell you whatever comes along
There's something here for everyone, there ain't no right or wrong.
If soft rock makes you lazy, classical leaves you flat,
And fusion drives you crazy, then - snap - funk is where it's at.

The only thing that turns me on
Is when I hear a soulful song.

I like soul with a capital "S",
Soul with a capital "S".
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

Ow! I like soul with a capital "S",
Oh, soul with a capital "S",
Sweet soul music, that's the best,
Soul with a capital "S".

(With a capital S) x4

Oh, I like soul with a capital "S",
Unh, don't you know I like soul with a capital "S",
You gotta gimme some o' that soul, hah, with a capital "S",
Yes, I like soul with a capital "S".

(With a capital S)

Yo, fellas, sounds like some o' that Oakland soul music,
Y' know what I'm talkin' about?

They done found the stroke,
Done found the Oakland Stroke,
They done found the stroke,
Done found the Oakland Stroke.

"OAKLAND" HORN RIFF

Soul with a capital "S",
Oh, gimme some o' that soul with a capital "S",
Oh, I got to have that soul with a capital "S",
(With a capital S) That's what I like,
(With a capital S) Oh, play that music,
(With a capital S)
(With a capital S)

I put down the spoon,
And picked up the fork.
I went and got a gun felt like Sergent York.
I put down the ice,
And pick up the dice.
No matter what the payback
You got to pay the price.
I've been around the world,
With my eyes on the screen.
I've paid lots of money to be hip at the seam.
I've been to the moon
With my feet on the ground.
And now I'm so tired of lying around.

I've been here and there,
I looked everywhere.
I searched high and low,
Now there's no place to go.

So I got to groove.
The kind of groove that makes you move.
I've got to groove.

I've been to the rodeo,
But I fell off the horse.
I've cried me a river
But I couldn't find the source.
I've been to the stow,
To get with the flow.
If I'm going so fast
How come I'm moving so slow?
I dropped the rock,
And I picked up the phone.
I cried out for help cause I felt so alone.
I was ready to surrender
But claimed victory.
Still I don't know what was wrong with me.

I've been here and there,
I looked everywhere.
I searched high and low,
Now there's no place to go.

So I got to groove.
The kind of groove that makes you move.
I've got to groove.

(All the things that use to fix me) They don't fix me like the groove.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wish you all knew what we was talking about.
(All the things that use to fix me) No they just don't do it.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wouldn't lie to ya, they don't fix me no more.

Break down!

I've got to groove.
Tell them what you gotta do.
I've got to groove.
Tell them what you gotta do.

(All the things that use to fix me) No they just don't do it.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wouldn't lie to ya, they don't fix like the groove.
(All the things that use to fix me) Tell them why you wrote this song!
(All the things that use to fix me) No they just don't do it.
(All the things that use to fix me) I wouldn't lie to ya, they don't fix me no more.

I've been here and there,
I looked everywhere.
I searched high and low,
Now there's no place to go.

So I got to groove.
The kind of groove that makes you move.
I've got to groove.

So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag.
Ease on in a hip thang,
But you ain't exactly sure what is hip.

So you started to let your hair grow.
Spent big bucks on your wardrobe.
Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip.

(refrain #1)
What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know.
What is hip?
If you're really hip,
the question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip.
Maybe hipper than hip.
What is hip?
{ Trumpet solo/guitar solo }
(refrain #1 ends)

You became a part of a new breed.
Been smokin' only the best weed.
Hangin' out with the so called "Hippie set."

Seen in all the right places.
Seen with just the right faces.
You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right.

{ refrain #1 }

Come on!

(refrain #2)
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't.
(end refrain #2)

{ guitar solo }

You went an' found you a guru.
In an effort to find you a new you,
And maybe even raise your conscious level.

While you're striving to find the right road,
There's one thing you should know,
"What's hip today, might become passe'."

{ refrain #1 }

{ Trumpet solo }

Think about it y'all.

{ keyboard solo }

{ refrain #2 }

What is hip?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I'd like to know!
What is hip?
Is it in the style of your hair?
What is hip?
Is it in the clothes that you wear?
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
What is hip y'all? Hey!
What is hip?
Hey! Oh!
What is hip?
What is hip y'all?
What is hip?
I wanna know.
What is hip?
Ahhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I wanna know what hipness is.

{the end

This time it's real
Saw me a girl today
Who walk with such a gentle sway
And I knew right from the start
She as the one who can cop my heart

I know someday
That we could happen
In a special way

I wish I may
I wish I might
Make you my all-star shining bright

And I know, I can feel it
This time it's real

Other girls that I had were fine
But they were mainly just to pass the time
Though I must confess I had some fun
Now I know that you're the only one

All I can say girl
Is that I love you each and everyday
And if I may
If I might
I'll make you the all-star of my life

And I know, I can feel it, hey
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it, hey
This time it's real

Now's the time for me to make my move
Girl we gotsa get in the groove
It's what we do with the what we got
Gonna put us up in the slot

And I hope and pray
We'll get together wih no delay
It might be day
It might by night
It don't matter anytime is right

And I know, (Oh) I can feel it (hey)
This time it's real
And I know, (Ahh) I can feel it
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yeay)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yeah child)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yes)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (hey)
This time it's real
I can feel it
This time it's real
I can feel it
This time it's real
I can feel it

Ain't nothin' I can say, nothin' I can do
I feel so bad, yeah, I feel so blue
I got to make it right for everyone concerned
Even if it's me, if it means it's me what's gettin' burned

'Cause I could never make you unhappy
No, I couldn't do that girl
Only wish I didn't love you so
Makes it so, so very hard to go
(So very hard to go)
'Cause I love you so (So very hard to go)
Ah, I love you so

I knew the time would come
I'd have to pay for my mistakes,
I can't blame you for what you're doin' to me girl
Even tho' my heart aches
Your dreams have all come true just the way you planned them
So I'll just step aside, I'm gon step aside
And lend a helping hand then
'Cause I could never make you unhappy
No I couldn't do that girl
Only wish I didn't love you so
Makes it so, so very hard to go
(So very hard to go)
'Cause I love you so (so very hard to go)
Oh, I love you so

And it ain't easy to walk away when a man love somebody
(so very hard to go) hey, hey, hey, hey

when you come home
I breathe a little faster
everytime we're together
it'd never be the same
if you're not here
how can you stay away, away so long?
why can't we stay together?
give me a reason, give me a reason
I, I don't wanna say it
I don't wanna find another way
Make it through the day without you
I, I can't resist
Trying to find exactly what I miss
It's just another day without you
It's just another day, oh
Making the time
Find the right lines
To make you stay forever
What do I have to tell you?
I'm just trying ot hold on to something
(trying to hold on to something good)
Give us a chance to make it
Don't wanna hold on to never
I'm not that strong, I'm not that strong
I, I don't wanna say it
I don't wanna find another way
Make it through the day without you
I, I can't resist
Trying to find exactly what I miss
It's just another day without you
Why can't you stay forever?
Just give me a reason, give me a reason

Five long years
We have been together
Your love and understanding
Has brought us through stormy weather
I must admit girl
I haven't always been good
But you stuck by me
Just like you said you would

[Chorus]
Hey I know, that enough is enough
But you shouldn't be talking 'bout
Givin' it up
Turn it loose
It might be right, it seems
The wrong decision will spoil all our dreams
So if you don't want to spoil our secret dreams,
Don't change horses
In the middle of a stream.
Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Yeah
Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Silver

I only did the things I thought I had to do
But if I hurt you baby
I'll make it up to you
I can't say I haven't done any wrong
Let him without sin
Cast the first stone

[Chorus]

Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Yeah
Giddy-up, giddy-up
Hi-o Silver

Let's forget about the past
Ride to a brand new day
Jumpin' over stumbling blocks
As they wander in our way
We got to keep goin'
'Til we reach our destination
Don't let nothin'
Hinder your inspiration

[Chorus]

Don't change horses
In the middle of a scram baby
Don't change horses
In the middle of a stream now
It might spoil our secret dream, child
It might spoil our secret dream, baby
Ride, ride, ride, ride
Oh girl, hey hey hey
Ride, ride, ride, ride

It's a rare occasion
When your plans and expectations
Come down just exactly how you planned them.

Hey, life's just that way.

You better face the facts, sweet lady,
Things change from day to day,
It all depends upon the situation,
Who can say, any way?

Time will tell,
Oh, and we'll both know so very well,
Time will tell.

So just be patient
Until you reach the realization
You can't have joy without a little sadness, too,
That's just the way it is, hey,

And girl, I believe we're gonna make it,
But not without our share of ups and downs,
You can't expect life to be a total paradise,
But if we just stay together, girl, it will be so nice.

Time will tell,
Oh, and then we'll both know so very well,
Time will tell, oh, baby.

(Time will tell)

Oh, oh, darlin', take a little time out,
And I'm sure that you will see, ah,
You just keep on holdin' on, oh, girl,
You gon' be able to make it with me,
Hey,
Oh, oh, baby,
I need you,
I want you, girl,
I've got to have you, ah,
Give me a little time,
Just wait on me,
Oh, girl,
There's no tellin' how happy we gon' be,
Oh, oh, oh, o

Went down in the valley,
I jumped back in the alley,
Scaled the highest peak,
I even plugged the biggest leak.

Aint none quicker than I,
Slicker than Superfly,
I don't even have to try,
I got the chop!

I got the chop!
I can't be stopped,
I'll never get popped,
I got the chop, hey now!

I possess the keenest mind,
perhaps of all mankind,
My cranium do contain
Undoubtedly the greatest brain

My (sight?) is not the type,
Baby get sucked up all night,
I maintain outta sight
I got the chop!

I got the chop!
I've been through a lot,
Give it all I've got,
I've got the chop!

If somehow you still have doubt as to what I'm talkin' 'bout,
Your insights extra dumb if you can't tell where I'm comin' from,
'Cause if I ain't got the chop, if I ain't got the chop;

Moby Dick was a minnow,
Dumbo was a drunk,
Popeye was a pussy,
And Pinocchio was a punk!

No! That's a buncha bunk!

SAX SOLO

I will fulfill your every need,
Satisfaction guaranteed,
Double your money back,
Your gonna swear I got the true knack.

Ain't no haughty boast,
It's a fact that I'm the most,
Just the most from coast to coast
I got the chop!

I got the chop!
I hit the spots,
Call all the shots,
I got the chop!

Oh, girl, I am the cream of the crop,
See, I'm the most from coast to coast,
I won't get popped, I can't get stopped,
I've been through a lot,
Give it all I got,
I got the chop!
Oh-oh, girl,
Oh, now,
Satisfaction guaranteed

It's Saturday night and I'm just hangin' out,
Lookin' for a place to party,
I jumps into my ride and I hits the road,
'Cause there's only one place to go:

(Down to the nightclub) Ooh, the women be righteously ready and pretty,
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump'
(Bump City)

Sitting by the dance floor checkin' it out,
Watchin' the man with fast feet,
He's got the hippest threads and the bad boogaloo
And a big ol' bag of tricks.

(Down to the nightclub) Ah, ha, you can get what you want
If you know how to find it.
(Down to the nightclub) Ooh, we be slick, slick, slick.

Ooh, the people be bumpin' (At Bump City)
The joint be jumpin' (At Bump City)
The mamas be humpin' (At Bump City)
Hey, while the band be pumpin',
'Said the band be pumpin',
The beat be somethin',
Ow! One time y'all!

The night's almost gone and we're still goin' strong,
'Cause the party's been so hearty.
I hope it doesn't show while I'm drivin' down the road
That I had to much to drink.

(Down to the nightclub) Well, if you've got the dough, the liqour will
flow.
(Down to the nightclub) Tied on a drunk, drunk, drunk.
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump.
(Down to the nightclub) We be slick, slick, slick.
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump.
(Down to the nightclub) Tied on a drunk, drunk, drunk.

(Down to the nightclub) Well, if you've got the dough, the liqour will
flow.
(Down to the nightclub) Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah.
(Down to the nightclub) Look here, man, you can get what you want if you
know how to find it.
(Down to the nightclub) C'mon, C'mon, C'mon.
(Down to the nightclub) Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah.
(Down to the nightclub) Look here, y'all, the women be righteously ready
and pretty (Hee-hee).
(Down to the nightclub) Alright, now, now.
(Down to the nightclub)

Down to the nightclub,
Bump-ty, bump-ty, bump

You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.

Down on my knees
Whole heart in hand
I was accused of being too young
But I'm not so young
Can't you understand
That I think like a man

You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Oh No Baby)
You're still a young man
baby (I'm not wastin my time)Oo oo don't waste your time.

Back, once again
Oo Oo Just beggin you please
Darlin, think twice,
About me
Cause I'm not so bad
I could make you happy
I'm not a bad man

You're too young to love (If you and I could be together)
You're too young to love (I'd get to you through any weather)
You're too young to love (I love you YES I love you Oo Lady)
You're too young to love (I'll never never leave you alone yeah)
You're too young Ooo Ooo (You're mine Oh sweet lady)
Don't waste your time

The damage is done
You see that you were wrong
You wake up wonderin just
How well I've done
Well I've done alright
Yes there are some girls but you know
I dropped them on site
Just for you
Becuase I love you.

You're still a young man
Baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(I'm not a young man baby
and I don't feel that I'm wastin my time, not when it's you girl
you better believe)
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Someday you'll understand just what it means when a man
comes to you with his whole heart in his hands
just to love you)
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Just to get up next to you and hold you Oh baby you say that
I'm wastin my time but it's my time baby and it's
you you you you you you you) You're still a young man,
Baby Oo Oo Don't waste your time

You better listen to me
Sayin that I'm loving you yeah hey now baby tyin to tell
you that it's you you you you you you you you talkin to you
baby, I never never never never I'll never never do you
no wrong no no lady if you would check my stuff out one time haha
Just to hold you, just to squeeze you and all I wanna do is to
get next to you and please please please you baby
See where I'm comin from

So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag.
Ease on in a hip thang,
But you ain't exactly sure what is hip.

So you started to let your hair grow.
Spent big bucks on your wardrobe.
Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip.

(refrain #1)
What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know.
What is hip?
If you're really hip,
the question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip.
Maybe hipper than hip.
What is hip?
{ Trumpet solo/guitar solo }
(refrain #1 ends)

You became a part of a new breed.
Been smokin' only the best weed.
Hangin' out with the so called "Hippie set."

Seen in all the right places.
Seen with just the right faces.
You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right.

{ refrain #1 }

Come on!

(refrain #2)
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't.
(end refrain #2)

{ guitar solo }

You went an' found you a guru.
In an effort to find you a new you,
And maybe even raise your conscious level.

While you're striving to find the right road,
There's one thing you should know,
"What's hip today, might become passe'."

{ refrain #1 }

{ Trumpet solo }

Think about it y'all.

{ keyboard solo }

{ refrain #2 }

What is hip?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I'd like to know!
What is hip?
Is it in the style of your hair?
What is hip?
Is it in the clothes that you wear?
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
What is hip y'all? Hey!
What is hip?
Hey! Oh!
What is hip?
What is hip y'all?
What is hip?
I wanna know.
What is hip?
Ahhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I wanna know what hipness is.

{the end

I remember lonely days
Having no one to talk to
Drifting slowly from place to place
Never knowing just what to do
But I'm not lonely now
My outlook has been altered now
I've changed my attitude
I feel mellow inside
What happened to the world (that day)
You came into my life (to stay)
Forever ever in my arms
Day by day
A steady stream
Of happiness as they come
Facing changes as they come
For that always tomorrow with you
So close to me
Having all the faith that I'll need
To face the world outside
With all that I am
A little here
Ooh, and a little there
Patiently building our dream
Coming home at six o'clock
I can just feel the warmth of love
A guiding light
My hope my joy my reason
For living this life I lead
You're all that I need
What happened to the world (that day)
You came into my life (to stay)
Oh yeah
Yeah baby
(What happened to the world)
I remember it well yeah
(What happened to the world)
It was on a special day baby
(What happened to the world)
Oh sweet mama
(What happened to the world)
Was you
Oh baby
That's what happened on the special day
Ooh
You come on in
And took control baby
I got to say it loud
Cause I'm so proud of you mama
Cause for now I'm proud
And we're together
Yeah baby say we're together
Me and you and you and me
Baby
That's what happened on that special day
Come on in.

Gone
Are the joyful days
Of sweet smelling pie
And moon and mist
Gone
Are the joyful days
Like when the pain dies
And the mist dries
I like a lonely girl keep on searching
Gone are the joyful days
When the seasons change
I still remain the same
I turned to look for you
You were gone
Ah yeah
You, you were gone

You're messing up my mind
Think about me all the time
Why you wanna be unkind
The best man you'll ever find
I wish that you could see
Just what you do to me
(You strike my main nerve)
Girl
(My main nerve's been struck)
Girl
(My main nerve's been struck)
You o-o babe
(My main nerve's been struck)
My main nerve
(Your boy's been struck)
When you hit the set
Smoking like a cigarette
My eyes light up like fire
For the girl that I desire
I wish that you could see
Just what you do to me
If I had my way
we'll be moving right today
that way that I've been struck
I swear that I'd been hit by a mack truck
(Repeat)
(My main nerve's been struck)
get it babe
(My main nerve's been struck)
you got it
(My main nerve's been struck)
talk about the pain
(My main nerve's been struck)
Come one that's what you do to me, babe
so mama yeah
(My main nerve's been struck)
(My main nerve's been struck)
you have my main nerve's been struck
you did my main nerve's been struck
you you you you
you hit the stick
just smoking like a cigarette
you just strike my main nerve
strike my main nerve
hey baby
hey lady
you know what you do to me
you know what you do to me
(My main nerve's been struck)