Jam

Nation to nation
All the world must come together
Face the problems that we see
Then maybe somehow we can work it out

I asked my neighbour for a favour
She said later
What has come of all the people?
Have we lost love of what it's about?

I have to find my peace 'cause
No one seems to let me be
False prophets cry of doom
What are the possibilities?

I told my brother
There'll be problems
Times and tears for fears
But we must live each day
Like it's the last

Chorus:
Go with it
Go with it
Jam
It ain't too much stuff
It ain't too much
It ain't too much for me
Jam
It ain't too much stuff
It ain't
Don't you
It ain't too much for me

The world keeps changing
Rearranging minds and thoughts
Predictions fly of doom
The baby boom has come of age
We'll work it out

I told my brother
Don't you ask me for no favours
I'm conditioned by the system
Don't you talk to me
Don't scream and shout

She pray to God, to Buddha
Then she sings a Talmud song
Confusions contradict the self
Do we know right from wrong?

I just want you to
Recognize me in the temple
You can't hurt me
I've found peace within myself

Chorus

Rap:
Jam, jam
Here comes the man, hot damn
This big boy stands
Movin' up a hand
Makin' funky tracks with my man Michael Jackson
Smooth Criminal, that's the man
Mike's so relaxed
Mingle, mingle, jingle in the jungle
Bum rushed the door, 3 and 4's in a bundle
Execute the plan, first I cooled like a fan
Got with Janet then with Guy
Now with Michael
Cause it ain't too hard to...

Chorus

Why You Wanna Trip On Me

They say I'm different
They don't understand
But there's a bigger problem
That's much more in demand
We've got world hunger
And not enough to eat
So there's really no time
To be trippin' on me

We got school teachers
Who don't wanna teach
We got grown people
Who can't write or read
We got strange diseases
But there's no cure
We got many doctors
Who aren't so sure
So tell me

Chorus:
Why you wanna trip on me
Why you wanna trip on me
Why you wanna trip on me
Why you wanna trip on me
Stop trippin'

We got more problems
Then we'll ever need
We got decaying bodies
And bloodshed on the street
We got homeless people
With no food to eat
With no clothes on their back
And no shoes for their feet

We got drug addiction
In the minds of the weak
We've got so much corruption
Police brutality
We got street walkers
Walkin' into darkness
Tell me what are we doing
To try to stop this?

Chorus

In The Closet

There's something
I have to say to you
If you promise you'll understand
I cannot contain myself
When in your presence
I'm so humble
Touch me, don't hide our love
Woman to man

She's just a lover
Who makes me high
It's worth the giving
It's worth the trying
You cannot cleave it
Or put it in the furnace
You cannot wet it
You cannot burn it

She wants to give it
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it
Dare me
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it
She wants to give it
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it
Doggone
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it

It's just a feeling
You have to soothe it
You can't neglect it
You can't abuse it
It's just desire
You cannot waste it
Then if you want it
Then won't you taste it

One thing in life
You must understand
The truth of lust
Woman to man
So open the door
And you will see
There are no secrets
Make your move
Set me free

Chorus:
Because there's something
About you baby
That makes me want
To give it to you
I swear there's something
About you baby

Just promise me
Whatever we say
Whatever we do to each other
For now we'll make a vow to just
Keep it in the closet

If you can get it
It's worth a try
I really want it
I can't deny
It's just desire
I really love it
'Cause if it's aching
You have to rub it
She wants to give it
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it
Dare me
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it
She wants to give it
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it
Doggone
She wants to give it, aahh
She wants to give it

Just open the door
And you will see
This passion burns
Inside of me
Don't say to me
You'll never tell
Touch me there
Make the move
Cast the spell

Chorus

Just promise me
Whatever we say
Or do to eachother
For now we take a vow to just
Keep it in the closet

Chorus

Just promise me
Whatever we say
Or whatever do to each other
For now we'll make a vow to just
Keep it in the closet

She Drives Me Wild

She got the look, she's so fine
And you know damn well
the girl will be mine
She got the brakes, she the scene
And you know damn well
She gives it to me

Black jeans and a turtleneck sweater
I know the girl is fakin'
'Cause I've seen her look better
She composition, she statistics and facts
Got it ready for the willing
Got it kickin' in the back

Chorus: She's got the look
I wanna know better
She's got the look
And she's driving me wild

Come to the place, shocked to see
And you know damn well you know what I mean
Talk hot in the face, one and three
Like a pleasure trip like you've never seen

Satin lace and a paisley cut top
The girl is waisting over
And she knows she looks hot
She got position, she got just what it takes
Got a mojo in her pocket
Got it ready just in case

Rap:
Please no, kick back, I can’t take it
You’re driving me wild - I might not make it
You got me looking like buckwheat, oh
Hair pulled every which way but neat
Far from Medusa but she looks so deadly
Her walk is soft, still I hear the medley
Oh, shiver my timber, but do cramp my style
She drives me wild

Chorus

Remember The Time

Do you remember when we fell in love
We were young and innocent then
Do you remember how it all began
It just seemed like heaven
So why did it end?

Do you remember back in the fall
We'd be together all day long
Do you remember us holding hands
In each other's eyes we'd stare, tell me...

Chorus:
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we first met, girl
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Do you remember how we used to talk, you know
We'd stay on the phone at night til dawn
Do you remember all the things we said
Like I love you so, I'll never let you go

Do you remember
Back in the Spring
Every morning birds would sing
Do you remember
Those special times
They'll just go on and on
In the back of my mind

Chorus

Those sweet memories
Will always be dear to me
And girl no matter what was said
I will never forget what we had
Now baby

Chorus

Can't Let Her Get Away

I thought she had to have it
Since the first time she came
Who knows the situation
Mysteries do remain
And now I wonder why
I break down when I cry
Is it something I said
Or is it just a lie?
Is it just a lie?

I tried so hard to love you
Some things take time and shame
I think the whole world of you
Your thoughts of me remain
I'll play the fool for you
I'll change the rules for you
Just say it and I'll do
Just make this thing come true
Make this dream come true

If I let her get away
Though I'm begging on my knees
I'll be crying every day
Over the girl that got away

Chorus:
I can't let
I can't let her get away
I can't let
I can't let her get away

I tried to mastermind it
By saying let it be
But every time I did it
The hurt came back at me
I told you that I need you
A thousand times and why
I played the fool for you
And still you said goodbye
Still you said goodbye

Chorus

Heal The World

There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow

And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place
You'll find there's no hurt or sorrow

There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place

Chorus:
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough
For the living
Make a better place
For you and for me

If you want to know why
There's a love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares for joyful giving

If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear or dread
We'll stop existing and start living

Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
Make a better world

Chorus

And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify it's soul
Though it's plain to see this world is heavenly
Be God's glow

We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart
I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares

We could really get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place

Chorus

There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me

Heal the world we live in
Save it for our children
Heal the world we live in
Save it for our children
Heal the world we live in
Save it for our children
Heal the world we live in
Save it for our children

Black Or White

I took my baby on a Saturday bang
Boy is that girl with you?
Yes we're one and the same
Now I believe in miracles
And a miracle has happened tonight

But if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white

They print my message in the Saturday Sun
I had tell them I ain't second to none
And I told about equality
And it's true either you're wrong or you're right

But if you're thinkin' about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white

I am tired of this devil
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business
Go when the going gets rough

I ain't scared of your brother, honey
I ain't scared of no sheets
I ain's scared of nobody
Go when the going gets mean

Rap:
Protection
For gangs, clubs, and nations
Causing grief in human relations
It's a turf war on a global scale
I'd rather hear both sides of the tale
See it's not about races
Just places, faces
Where your blood comes from
Is where your space is
I've seen the bright get duller
I'm not going to spend
My life being a colour

Don't tell me you agree with me
When I saw you kicking dirt in my eye

But if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white

I said
If you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white

I said
If you're thinking of being my brother
It don't matter if you're
Black or white

Who Is It

I gave her money
I gave her time
I gave her everything
Inside one heart could find

I gave her passion
My very soul
I gave her promises
And secrets so untold

And she promised me forever
And a day we'd live as one
We made our vows
We'd live a life anew
And she promised me in secret
That she'd love me for all time
It's a promise so untrue
Tell me what will I do?

And it doesn't seem to matter
And it doesn't seem right
'Cause the will has brought
No fortune
Still I cry alone at night
Don't you judge of my composure
'Cause I'm lying to myself
And the reason why she left me
Did she find in someone else?

Chorus 1:
Who is it?
It is a friend of mine
Who is it?
Is it my brother?
Who is it?
Somebody hurt my soul, now
Who is it?
I can't take this stuff no more

I am the damned
I am the dead
I am the agony inside the dying head
This is injustice
Woe unto thee
I pray this punishment would have mercy on me

And she promised me forever
That we'd live our life as one
We made our vows
We'd live a love so true
It seems that she has left me
For such reasons unexplained
I need to find the truth
But see what will I do?

And it doesn't seem to matter
And it doesn't seem right
'Cause the will has has brought
No fortune
Still I cry alone at night
Don't you judge of my composure
'Cause I'm bothered everyday
And she didn't leave a letter
She just upped and ran away

Chorus

Give In To Me

She always takes it with a heart of stone
'Cause all she does is throws it back to me
I've spent a lifetime looking for someone
Don't try to understand me
Just simply do the things I say

Chorus:
Love is a feeling
Give it when I want it
'Cause I'm on fire
Quench my desire
Give it when I want it
Talk to me woman
Give in to me
Give in to me

You always knew just how to make me cry
And never did I ask you questions why
It seems you get your kicks from hurting me
Don't try to understand me
Because your words just aren't enough

Chorus

You and your friends were laughing at me in town
But it's ok, and it's ok
You won't be laughing girl, when I'm not around
I'll be ok, and I'd never find
Better peace of mind, no

Will You Be There

Intro: (from Beethoven's 9th symphony 'Ode To Joy')

Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?
Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?
Such ihn überm Sternenzelt!
Über Sternen muß er wohnen.

Hold me
Like the river Jordan
And I will then say to thee
You are my friend

Carry me
Like you are my brother
Love me like a mother
Will you be there?

When weary
Tell me will you hold me?
When wrong, will you scold me?
When lost will you find me?

But they told me
A man should be faithful
And walk when not able
And fight til the end
But I'm only human

Everyone's taking control of me
Seems that the world's got a role for me
I'm so confused
Will you show to me
You'll be there for me
And care enough to bear me?

(Hold me)
(Lay your head lowly)
(Softly then boldly)
(Carry me there)

(Hold me)
(Love me and feed me)
(Kiss me and free me)
(I will feel blessed)

(Carry)
(Carry me boldly)
(Lift me up slowly)
(Carry me there)

(Save me)
(Heal me and bathe me)
(Softly you say to me)
(I will be there)

(Lift me)
(Lift me up slowly)
(Carry me boldly)
(Show me you care)

(Hold me)
(Lay your head lowly)
(Softly then boldly)
(Carry me there)

(Need me)
(Love me and feed me)
(Kiss me and free me)
(I will feel blessed)

In my darkest hour
In my deepest despair
Will you still care?
Will you be there?
In my trials
And my tribulations
Through our doubts
And frustrations
In my violence
In my turbulence
Through my fear
And my confessions
In my anguish and my pain
Through my joy and my sorrow
In the promise of another tomorrow
I'll never let you part
For you're always in my heart

Keep The Faith

If you call out loud will it get inside
Through the heart of your surrender
To your alibis?
And you can say the words like you understand
But the power's in believing
So give yourself a chance

'Cause you can climb the highest mountain
Swim the deepest sea
All you need is the will to want it
And a little self esteem

So keep the faith
Don't let nobody turn you round
You've got to know when it's good to go
To get your dreams up off the ground

Keep the faith baby, yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

Believe in yourself
No matter what it's gon' take
You can be a winner
But you got to keep the faith

Gon' keep it brother
You got it

And when you think of trust does it lead you home
To a place that you only dream of
When you're all alone
And you can go by feel
'Stead of circumstance
But the power's in believing
So give yourself a chance

I know that you can sail across the water
Float across the sky, high
Any road that you take will lead you there
If you only try

So keep the faith
Don't let nobody take you down, brother
Just keep your eyes on the prize
And your feet flat on the ground

Keep the faith, baby yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

I told my brother how to do the thing right
Lift up your head and show
The world you've got pride
Go for what you want
Don't let 'em get in your way
You can be a winner
But you got to keep the faith
You got it

I know that keeping the faith
Means never giving up on love
But the power that love has
Makes it right

Better stand up and act like you wanna do right
Don't play the fool for the rest of your life
Work on it brother and you'll make it someday
Go for what you want and don't forget the faith
Look at yourself and what you're doing right now
Stand back a minute just to check yourself out
Straighten out your life and how you're living each day
Get yourself together 'cause you got to keep the faith

Don't let nobody take you down, brother
Just keep your eyes on the prize
And your feet flat on the ground

Keep the faith, baby, yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

Lift up your mind before your mind gets blown
Some things in life - you best just leave them alone
Go for what you want, don't let it get in your way
You can make it happen but you've got to keep the faith

Gon' keep it brother
You got to keep the faith
Yeah keep the faith
Gon' keep it sister
You got to keep the faith
Now, now

I told my brother how to do the thing right
Lift up your head and show the world you got pride
Go for what you want, don't let 'em get in your way
You can be a winner if you keep the faith
Straighten out yourself and get your mind on track
Dust off your butt and get your self respect back
You've known me long enough to know that I don't play
Take it like you want it but you got to keep the faith

Don't let nobody take you down
Just keep your eyes on the prize
And get your feet flat on the ground

Keep the faith, baby, yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out
But til that day I said you've got to
Keep the faith

Gone Too Soon

Like a comet
Blazing across the evening sky
Gone too soon

Like a rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon

Shiny and sparkly
And splendidly bright
Here one day
Gone one night

Like the loss of sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon

Like a castle
Built upon a sandy beach
Gone too soon

Like a perfect flower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon

Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day
Gone one night

Like a sunset
Dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon
Gone too soon

Dangerous

The way she came into the place
I knew right then and there
There was something different about this girl
The way she moved, her hair, her face, her lines
Divinity in motion

As she stalked the room
I could feel the aura of her presence
Every head turned and could feel the passion and lust

The girl was persuasive
This girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew but I was walking the line
Come go with me, I said I have no time
But don't you pretend we didn't talk on the phone
My baby cried, she left me standing alone

Chorus:
She's so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

She came at me in sections with the eyes of desire
I felt trapped in her web of sin
A touch, a kiss, a whisper of love
I was at the point of no return
Deep in the darkness of passion's insanity
I felt taken with lust's strange inhumanity

The girl was persuasive
This girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew but I was living in vain
She called my house, she said you know my name
And don't you pretend you never did me before
With tears in her eyes my baby walked out the door

Chorus

I have to pray to God
'Cause I know how lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover, friend of mine

And then it happened - she touched me
From the lips of a strange woman
Drop as a honeycomb
And her mouth was smoother than oil
But her inner spirit and words
Were as sharp as a two-edged sword
But I loved it 'cause it's dangerous

I cannot sleep alone tonight
My baby left me here tonight
I cannot cope 'til it's all right
You and your manipulating
You hurt my baby