Sade Lyrics
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Diamond Life

  1. Smooth Operator-

he's laughing with another girl
and playing with another heart.
placing high stakes, making hearts ache.
he's loved in seven languages.
diamond nights and ruby lights, high in the sky.
heaven help him, when he falls.
diamond life, lover boy.
we move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
city lights and business nights.
when you require streetcar desire for higher heights.

no place for beginners or sensitive hearts
when sentiment is left to chance.
no place to be ending but somewhere to start.

no need to ask.
he's a smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator.

coast to coast, la to chicago, western male.
across the north and south, to key largo, love for sale.

face to face, each classic case.
we shadow box and double cross,
yet need the chase.

a license to love, insurance to hold.
melts all your memories and change into gold.
his eyes are like angels but his heart is cold.

no need to ask.
he's a smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator.

coast to coast, la to chicago, western male.
across the north and south, to key largo, love for sale.

smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator...

  2. Your Love Is King-

your love is king,
crown you in my heart.
your love is king,
never need to part.
your kisses ring,
round and round and round my head.
touching the very part of me.
it's making my soul sing.
tearing the very heart of me.
i'm crying out for more.

your love is king,
crown you in my heart.
your love is king.
you're the ruler of my heart.
your kisses ring,
round and round and round my head.
touching the very part of me.
it's making my soul sing.
i'm crying out for more.
your love is king.

i'm coming up, i'm coming.
you're making me dance, inside.

your love is king,
crown you in my heart.
your love is king,
never need to part.
your kisses ring,
round and round and round my head.
touching the very part of me.
it's making my soul sing.
tearing the very heart of me.
i'm crying out for more.

touching the very part of me.
it's making my soul sing.
i'm crying out for more.
your love is king.

this is no blind faith
this is no sad and sorry dream.
this is no blind faith
your love...
your love is real... gotta crown me with your heart,
never, never need to part,
touch me.
never letting go,
never letting go,
never going to give it up.
i'm coming,
you're making me dance...

  3. Hang On To Youe Love-

in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.

take time if you're down on luck.
it's so easy to walk out on love.
take you time if the going gets tough.
it's so precious.

so if you want it to get stronger you'd better not let go.
you've got to hold on longer if you want you love to grow.
got to stick together, hand in glove.
hold on tight, don't fight.
hang on to your love.

in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.

be brave when the journey is rough,
it's not easy when you're in love.
don't be ashamed when the going gets tough
it's not easy,
don't give up.

if want it to get stronger you'd better not let go.
you got to hold on longer if you want you love to grow.
got to stick together, hand in glove.
hold on tight, don't fight.
hang on to your love.

in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.

so if want it to get stronger you'd better not let go.
you got to hold on longer if you want you love to grow.
got to stick together, hand in glove.
hold on tight, don't fight.
hang on to your love.

in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.

when you find a love, don't let it walk away.
when you find your love, you got to make it stay.
don't let it walk away.
when you find your love, you got to make it stay.

you've got to hang on to your love.
you've got to hang on to your love.
why are you walking away?
why do you play these games?

  4. Frankies First Affair-

frankie, didn't i tell you,
"you got the world in the palm of your hand."
frankie, didn't i tell you,
"they're running at your command."

you know the chains as if they're your invention.
it wasn't your intension,
frankie,
to fall in the trap you made.

it's a crying shame.
you left a trail of destruction.
heartbreaker, you know now,
they really did care cause it's your first affair.
frankie, didn't i tell you,
"the lion would come in for a kill,"
frankie, didn't i say,
"it had power over your sweet skill."

so where is the laughter you spat right in their faces?
didn't i tell you,
frankie,
that you might run out of aces.

it's a crying shame.
you couldn't win the game, heartbreaker.
this time it's your first affair.

frankie...
frankie's first affair.
it's your time to cry, heartbreaker.
frankie, frankie's first affair.
it's your time to cry.

it's a crying shame, heartbreaker.
you know now,
they really did care cause it's your first affair.

frankie,
frankie's first affair.
frankie,
frankie's first affair.

it's your turn,
to cry.
it's your turn,
to cry.
it's your turn,
to cry.
it's your turn,
to cry.

don't you realise they really,
really,
really did care.

the party's over,
now you discover.
it's your turn to cry,
and don't you realise,
it's the toughest game.

the party's over,
it's your turn to cry

  5. When Am I Going To Make A Living-

when am i gonna make a living?
it's gonna take a while before i give in.
see the people fussing and theiving.
while the sharks are wheeling and dealing.

gotta look up and tell yourself,
there's no end to what you can do.
they'll waste your body and soul if you allow them to.
this is time to start believing in yourself.
put the blame on no-one else.

when am i gonna make a living?
it's gonna take a while before i give in.
see the people fussing and stealing.
too many lies, no-one is achiveing.

haven't i told you before,
"we're hungry for a life we can't afford."
there's no end to what you can do.
if you give yourself a chance to prove.

we're hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
we're hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.

there's no end to what you can do.
they'll waste your body and soul if you allow them to.
start believing in yourself.
put the blame on no-one else.

when am i gonna make a living?.
it's gonna take a while before i give in. yes it is.
i'm sick and tired of scratching a living.
i am hungry but i'm not gonna give in.

we're hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we're gonna win.

  6. Cherry Pie-

son of a gun...

gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart.

when i met you boy, you were as sweet as cherry pie.
that smiling eye you were as wild as friday night.
i should have known how ever hard you try.
change'd come and strangle it.
it was bound to die.

you were sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.
sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.

gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
gotta find out what i meant to you, oh boy.

gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
where were you just when i needed you?

you gave me your soul for at least a day.
"listen boy, there was a time when i wanted you to stay."
you'll know the cost, it's you who's gonna pay.
i'm stronger now, i loved you then.
i'll ask you anyway.

you were sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.
sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.

gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
where were you just when i needed you, boy?

gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
i needed you...

you teased me.
you broke my heart.
you broke my heart.

you were the only one.
you were the only one.
you're a son of a gun.

you were the only one.
you were the only one.
oh boy, you broke my heart.

sweet as cherry pie.
sweet as cherry pie.

gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
gotta find out what i meant to you, oh boy.

gotta find out what i meant to you.
where were you just when i needed you?
gotta find out what i meant to you, boy.

where were you when i needed you?
you were the only one.
you were the only one.
son of a gun.

you were the only one.
i'm feeling strong,
i loved you then.
so i ask you anyway.

gotta find out what i meant to you.
you broke my heart.
gotta find out...
gotta find out what i meant to you.

you teased me.

you were the only one.
you were the only one.
son of a gun.

you were the only one.
you were the only one.

  7. Sally-

sally, you opened out your arms to all those young men.
and girl you had room,
for every one of them.

you're the only girl.
who are the only girl on barry and third
sure as hell,
you're the only one who cares.

so put your hands together for sally.
she saved all those young men.
put your hands together for sally.
she the one who cared for them.

she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day in new york.

take a look at dave he was once seventeen,
zoot suit and shiny shoes.
he ran around town and threw his metholated laughter.
most of his memories drowned.

but he remembers what his mother used to shout.
she used to shout,
"one day, surely son,
the street are gonna tire you out."

so put your hands together for sally.
she's the one who cared for him.
put your hands together for sally.
she was there when his luck was running thin.

she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day in new york.

tommy had a wife and family,
but the needle came between the love and the hard times.
thank god for sally,
she was there through the misery.

just a place to lay his head.
just about better off than dead.

she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day...

vince, came up from the country.
couldn't even find himself a room.
thinking about his babies.
they're further away than the moon.

with no money but his pride in his pocket.
there's really no way he can go home.
there's a picture of his woman in his locket.
most of all he doesn't want to be alone.

so put your hands together for sally.
she's the one who cared for him.
put your hands together for sally.
she was there when his luck was running thin.

she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day in new york.

  8. I Will Be Your Friend-

i know that lately,
things haven't been so good.
i've always said,
"that if i could ever help you, i would."

ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i love you for a thousand years.
ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i'm here to wipe away the tears.

i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.

when your falling apart i pick up each piece,
and build a wall around your dream.
the punches to you heart,
melt away when you never thought they'd heal.

"so trust in me!"
these are the words i tattoo on you.
if hercules can't pick you up now,
then i really am true.

i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.

ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i love you for a thousand years.
ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i'm here to wipe away the tears.

"you've got so much to give,"
i'll tell you just when you need to know.
"get out and live,"
i'll pick you up when your feeling low.

so here's my hand,
trust in me i really am true.
you've got to understand,
there's nothing i wouldn't do.

i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.

i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.

"you've got so much to give!"
"get out and live!"

i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.

the punches to you heart...
take my hand.
when you're falling apart...
you've got to understand.

  9. Why Can't We Live Together-

tell me why, tell me why, tell me why.
why can't we live together?
tell me why, tell me why.
why can't we live together?

everybody wants to live together.
why can't we be together?

no more war, no more war, no more war...
just a little peace.
no more war, no more war.
all we want is some peace in this world.

everybody wants to live together.
why can't we be together?

no matter, no matter what colour.
you are still my brother.
i said no matter, no matter what colour.
you are still my brother.

everybody wants to live together
why can't we be together?

everybody wants to live.
everybody's got to be together.

everybody wants to live.
everybody's going to be together.

everybody's got to be together.
everybody wants to be together.

i said no matter, no matter what colour.
you're still my brother.
i said no matter, no matter what colour.
you're still my brother.

everybody wants to live together.
why can't we be together?

gotta live together...
together.
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Promise

  1. Is It A Crime-

it may come, it may come as some surprise
but i miss you
i could see through all of your lies
but still i miss you
he takes her love, but it doesn't feel like mine
he tastes her kiss, her kisses are not wine, they're not mine

he takes, but surely she can't give what i'm feeling now
she takes, but surely she doesn't know how

is it a crime
is it a crime
that i still want you
and i want you to want me too

my love is wider, wider than victoria lake
my love is taller, taller than the empire state

it divides and it jumps and it ripples like the deepest ocean
i can't give you more than that, surely you want me back

is it a crime
is it a crime
that i still want you
and i want you to want me too

my love wider than victoria lake
taller than the empire state

it dives and it jumps
i can't give you more than that, surely you want me back

is it a crime
is it a crime
that i still want you
and i want you to want me too

  2. The Sweetest Taboo-

if i tell you
if i tell you now
will you keep on
will you keep on loving me
if i tell you
if i tell you how i feel
will you keep bringing out the best in me

you give me, you give me the sweetest taboo
you give me, you're giving me the sweetest taboo
too good for me

there's a quiet storm
and it never felt like this before
there's a quiet storm
that is you
there's a quiet storm
and it never felt this hot before
giving me something that's taboo
(sometimes i think you're just too good for me)

you give me the sweetest taboo
that's why i'm in love with you (with you)
you give me the sweetest taboo
too good for me
(sometimes i think you're just too good for me)

i'd do anything for you, i'd stand out in the rain
anything you want me to do, don't let it slip away
there's a quiet storm
and it never felt like this before
there's a quiet storm
i think it's you
there's a quiet storm
and i never felt this hot before
giving me something that's taboo

you give me the (you give me, you give me the) sweetest taboo
that's why i'm in love with you (with you)
you give me, keep giving me the sweetest taboo
too good for me

you've got the biggest heart
sometimes i think you're just too good for me
every day is christmas, and every night is new year's eve
will you keep on loving me
will you keep on, will you keep on
bringing out the best in me

  3. War Of The Hearts-

i could aim
but i could not fire
got a bullet to spare
to kill my desire

who's calling the shots
one of us must make the peace
to have or to have not
the fire has got to cease

i'm loaded
don't know where to point this thing
it's a sin
how we hit where it hurts

who's calling the shots
one of us (one of us) must end this masquerade
to have or to have not
let's heal the wounds that we've made

it's a war of the hearts (it's a war of the hearts)
it's a war of the hearts

got a bullet to spare, don't wanna send it your way

who's calling the shots
one of us (one of us) must make the peace
to have or to have not
the fire has got to cease

it's a war of the hearts (it's a war of the hearts)
it's a war of the hearts

i'm loaded
don't know where to point this thing
(it's a sin) it's a sin
how we hit where it hurts (how we hit where it hurts)

one of us (one of us)
got to end this masquerade
got to heal the wounds that we've made
i've got a bullet to spare
don't wanna send it your way
if you wanna end it
if you wanna end it just say

it's a war of the hearts (it's a war of the hearts)
it's a war of the hearts
(got to end this masquerade)

i've got a bullet to spare
and we don't wanna send it your way
if you wanna end it (it's a...)
if you wanna end it (war of the...)
just say (hearts)

it's a war of the hearts
it's a war of the hearts
it's a war of the hearts

  4. You're Not The Man-

you're not the man who gave me everything
i've ever wanted

you're not the man
who stepped inside my life
and haunted every, every day

you're not the man
who said he'd never leave
couldn't breathe
and could not sleep without me

that was someone who you left behind
a long time ago

you're not the man
who would bleed for me
never shed a tear
you're not the one
said he'd always be near

you're not the man
who threw me a lifeline
and you're not the man
i am so proud to call mine

and you're not the one
who said he'd never leave
the one who made me believe in me
that was someone who could do no wrong
but you lost him

you're not the man
who would bleed for me
but never shed a tear
you're not the one
who said he'd always, always, always be here
said he'd always, always be near

but don't get me wrong
although it seems sad
it's not all bad
you see
i'm not the little girl i used to be

you're not the man
not the one
who said he'd always, always, always be near

he was everything you see
he made me believe in me
said he'd always, always, always be here

  5. Jezebel-

jezebel wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth
she probably had less than every one of us
but when she knew how to walk she knew
how to bring the house down
can't blame her for her beauty
she wins with her hands down

jezebel, what a belle
looks like a princess in her new dress
how did you get that?
do you really want to know she said
it would seem she's on her way
it's more, more than just a dream
she put on her stockings and shoes
had nothing to lose - she said it was worth it

reach for the top
and the sun is gonna shine
every winter was a war she said
i want to get what's mine

jezebel, jezebel
won't try to deny where she came from
you can see it in her pride
and the raven in her eyes
try show her a better way
she'll say you don't know what you've been missing
and by the time she blinks you know she won't be listening

reach for the top she said
and the sun is gonna shine
every winter was a war she said
i want to get what's mine

  6. Mr. Wrong-

he don't care
where he's been playing
he doesn't hear
a word she's saying
she's a fancy girl
so why's she staying
hanging on for mr. wrong

he doesn't show her that he needs her
she doesn't know his love's a liar
she's a fancy girl - got to be strong
say so long - mr. wrong
bye bye

get out on your own girl
show him how
you can be strong girl
you don't need him now
run away, pretty girl
say so long - mr. wrong
run away
bye bye

  7. Punch Drunk- Sweetback intramental.

  8. Never As Good As The First Time-

good times they come and they go
never going to know
what fate is going to blow
your way just hope that it feels right
sometimes it comes and it goes
you take it ever so slow
and then you lose it, then it flows right to you

so we rely on the past
special moments that last
were they as tender as we dare to remember
such a fine time as this
what could equal the bliss
the thrill of the first kiss
it'll blow right to you

it's never as good as the first time
never as good as the first time

good times they come and they go
never going to know
it's like the weather
one day chicken next day feathers
the rose we remember
the thorns we forget
we'd love and leave
we never spend a minute on regret

it is a possibility
the more we know the less we see
second time, second time is not quite what it seems
natural as the way we came to be
second time won't live up to the dream

it's never as good as the first time
never as good as the first time

natural as the way we came to be
second time won't live up to the dream
natural as the way we came to be
second time is not quite what it seemed

it's never
as good as the first time
as the first time (never as good as the first time)
the first time

natural as the way we came to be
second time won't live up to the dream
natural as the way we came to be
second time is not quite what it seemed

it's never
as good as the first time
as the first time (never as good as the first time)
the first time

  9. Fear-

blue is the colour of the red sky
will he, will he come home tonight
blue is the colour that she feels inside
matador i can't hide my fear anymore

azul es el color del rojo cielo
volvera, volvera a mi esta noche
azul es el color que siente a dentro
matador no puedo esconder mi temor

can she tame the beast that is her fear
puede domar la fiera que es su temor
waiting for her matador
will they bring the bad news

blue is the colour that she feels inside
matador i can't hide my fear anymore

azul es el color del rojo cielo
volvera, volvera a mi esta noche
azul es el color que siente a dentro
matador no puedo esconder mi temor

  10. Tar Baby-

grandma came to see
something she could not believe
how could her girl be
so naive

tar baby, tar baby
told the secret she conceived

oh, that big old smile of yours
could turn the wind into a song
how could i have doubted
honey it's with me that you belong

tar baby, tar baby
i love you so
(i love you)

like a brand new blade
you cut into my life
cut through two decades
like a hot coal on ice

tar baby, my tar baby
it maybe, was meant to be
when i look at you
i can't believe my eyes
and with your magic
i think you just might charm the birds out of the skies

tar baby, tar baby
came good out of grief

a golden thread inside of the web
that i got caught in
oh, it's a lover's revenge, but out of the pain
come the best things you see

you cut into my life
you cut into my life (baby baby baby baby don't you know that)
you cut into my life (i love you)
you cut into my life

la la la la la ooh
you can turn the wind into a song
la la la la la baby baby baby
it's with me you belong

  11. Maureen-

maureen
it's hard to explain
i'm never gonna see you again
and you'll never meet my new friends

maureen, i miss you
i just can't explain
i'm never gonna see you again
i wish you could meet my new friends

walking along the subway listening to
loving you is easy acapella
you were a souped-up car in that rent-a-go-cart town
and i miss you maureen

we're as thick as thieves

maureen, maureen
remember when my mother said to me
sade don't you come home too late
till you're back i stay awake

and maureen
with the boys you could tell at a glance
you'd say he looks good
let's hope he can dance
wicky wacky party to the...

where are we going tonight
and what will you be wearing
shone like a souped-up car in that rent-a-go-cart town
and i miss you maureen, i miss you girl

you were my best friend
never gonna see you again, maureen
and you'll never meet my new friends
you really were a pearl in my world, maureen

maureen
it's hard to explain
you'll never call 'round to see me again
you'll never meet my new friends

never meet my new friends
never meet my new friends
never meet my new friends
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Stronger Than Pride

  1. Love Is Stronger Than Pride-

i won't pretend that i intend to stop living
i won't pretend i'm good at forgiving
but i can't hate you
although i have tried
mmmm

i still really really love you
love is stronger than pride
i still really really love you
mmmm

i won't pretend that i intend to stop living
i won't pretend i'm good at forgiving
but i can't hate you
although i have tried
mmmm

i still really really love you
love is stronger than pride
i still really really love you
mm mm mm mm mm

sitting here wasting my time
would be like
waiting for the sun to rise
it's all too clear things come and go
sitting here waiting for you
would be like waiting for winter
it's gonna be cold
there may even
be snow

i still really really love you
love is stronger than pride
i still really really love you
love is stronger
i still really love you
love is stronger than pride

  2. Paradise-

i'd wash the sand off the shore
give you the world if it was mine
blow you right to my door
feels fine

feels like
you're mine
feels right
so fine
i'm yours
you're mine
like paradise

i'd give you the world if it was mine
feels fine

feels like
you're mine
feels right
so fine
i'm yours
you're mine
like paradise

i'd wash the sand off the shore
give you the world if it was mine
blow you right to my door
feels fine

feels like
you're mine
feels right
so fine
i'm yours
you're mine
like paradise

oooh what a life
oooh what a life
oooh what a life
oooh what a life

i wanna share my life
wanna share my life with you
wanna share my life

i wanna share my life
wanna share my life with you
wanna share my life

oooh what a life
like paradise

  3. Nothing Can Come Between Us-

i always hope that you remember
we'll never really learn the meaning of it all
what we have is strong and tender
so hold on
in the middle of the madness

when the time is running out and you're left alone
all i want is you to know that
it's strong still
can't pull us apart

nothing can come
between us
nothing can pull us apart
can come
between us

i always hope that you remember
what we have is strong and tender
in the middle of the madness
hold on

so it truly is a good thing
and i always wanted you to know
there is always this
and this is everlasting
hold on

it's about faith
it's about trust, yeah yeah
it's about faith
it's about trust

nothing can come
nothing can come
nothing can come between us
nothing can come
nothing can come
nothing can come between us

can come
can tear
can pull
us apart

can come
can tear
can pull
us apart

  4. Haunt Me-

haunt me
in my dreams
if you please
your breath is with me now and always
it's like a breeze

so should you ever doubt me
if it's help that you need
never dare to doubt me

and if you want to sleep
i'll be quiet
like an angel
as quiet as your soul could be
if you only knew
you had a friend like me

so should you ever doubt me
if it's help that you need
never dare to doubt me

  5.Turn My Back On You-

to turn my back on you
now would i turn my back on me
to turn my back on you
now would i turn my back on me

no (don't say) i'm not gonna turn my back on you
you know i'll never let you down (ah ha)
no way
i'll never let you down
i'll never let you down no way

try to tell you that it's alright
oooh i'm not playing
can't you see what i'm saying
you are my religion

to turn my back on you
now would i turn my back on me
to turn my back on you
now would i turn my back on me

no (don't say) i'm not gonna turn my back on you
you know i'll never let you down (ah ha)
no way
i'll never let you down
i'll never let you down no way

try to tell you that it's alright
oooh i'm not playing
can't you see what i'm saying
you are my religion

to turn my back on you
now would i turn my back on me
to turn my back on you
now would i turn my back on me

  6. Keep Looking-

some will tell you that you're wrong
you do it all the wrong way
some will tell you that you're wrong
that you don't know the way

they enjoy cheapness
don't show your weakness
don't let them bother you no
they enjoy cheapness
don't show your weakness
oh no

it's no use sitting down
don't walk round with a frown
oh no keep looking
it's no use sitting around
with your head in your hands
oh no keep looking

say let my life alone

some will tell you that you're wrong
you do it all the wrong way
some will tell you that you're wrong
that you don't know the way

they enjoy cheapness
don't show your weakness
don't let them bother you no
they enjoy cheapness
don't show your weakness
oh no

it's no use sitting down
don't walk round with a frown
oh no keep looking
it's no use sitting around
with your head in your hands
oh no keep looking

keep looking
keep looking

don't lay awake at night
thinking about your worries
thinking about your problems
don't lay awake at night
thinking about your worries
keep looking
don't lay awake at night
thinking about your worries
thinking about your problems
don't lay awake at night
thinking about your problems
keep looking

keep looking

if you never let it show
they're never gonna know
keep looking

if you never let it show
they're never gonna know
keep looking

  7. Clean Heart-

clean heart
clean and sharp
clean dream
bad start

he loved his brother and his sister
luke and tony called him mister
they made him feel much more
like a man
he loved his daddy though he never told him
and how he loved his mother
he loved
he loved her like an italian

little janet said you look so fine
so fine
something in his smile
made them feel like strangers
and then he straightened his belt
with a lover's touch
and he said i'm gonna bring home
the things that are out of your clutch

seemed like the hottest night in summer
a heat that makes you feel like dying

somewhere in the next block
there was a baby crying

finger on the trigger for the years to come

and as the moon slid up over the restless streets
sirens mocking and people stop to see
their greedy eyes don't realise
he's someone's son
finger on the trigger for the years to come

finger on the trigger for the years to come

  8. Give It Up-

tell me the secrets of your soul
give it up and let go

give it up
give it all
give it up
give it all
give it up
give it all
give it up
give it all

i give you it all
i couldn't give you more if i tried
i give you my love
i give you everything i feel inside
i give you my life
it isn't a lie
i tell only the truth
i give you my love
i think i'd even die for you

surrender your love
surrender your love to me
surrender your love
surrender your love to me

tell me the secrets of your soul
give it up and let go

i give you my love
i couldn't give you more if i tried
i give you it all
i give you everything i feel inside
i give you my life
it isn't a lie
i tell only the truth
i give you my love
i think i'd even die for you

surrender your love
surrender your love to me
surrender your love
surrender your love to me

give it up
give it all
give it up
give it all
give it up
give it all
give it up
give it all

  9. I Never Thought I'd See The Day-

you shed a shadow on my life
shed a shadow on a love
took the shelter out of my life
took the shelter of a lie

i could see it in your restless eyes
the truth i was hiding
the truth you could not disguise

but i never thought i'd see the day
i knew i'd need a miracle to make you stay
i knew
i needed
a miracle
and i never thought i'd see the day

you put a shadow on a love
took a shelter of a lie
took the shelter out of my life

i wish you could shelter me
shelter me now
i need a miracle
and i never thought i'd see the day

  10. Siempre Hay Esperanza- Sweetback Instramental.
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Love Deluxe

  1. No Ordinary Love-

i gave you all the love i got
i gave you more than i could give
i gave you love
i gave you all that i have inside
and you took my love
you took my love

didn't i tell you
what i believe
did somebody say that
a love like that won't last
didn't i give you
all that i've got to give baby

i gave you all the love i got
i gave you more than i could give
i gave you love
i gave you all that i have inside
and you took my love
you took my love

i keep crying
i keep trying for you
there's nothing like you and i baby

this is no ordinary love
no ordinary love
this is no ordinary love
no ordinary love

when you came my way
you brightened every day
with your sweet smile

didn't i tell you
what i believe
did somebody say that
a love like that won't last
didn't i give you
all that i've got to give baby

this is no ordinary love
no ordinary love
this is no ordinary love
no ordinary love

i keep crying
i keep trying for you
there's nothing like you and i baby

this is no ordinary love
no ordinary love
this is no ordinary love
no ordinary love

keep trying for you
keep crying for you
keep flying for you
keep flying i'm falling

i'm falling

keep trying for you
keep crying for you
keep flying for you
keep flying i'm falling
i'm falling

  2. Feel No Pain-

mama been laid off
papa been laid off
my brother's been laid off
for more than two years now
ooh can't get a job
billy can't get a job
ooh they gotta listen to the blues

help them to strive
help them to move on
help them to have some future
help them to live long
help them to live life
help them to smile
don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

mama been laid off
papa been laid off
billy can't get a job
for too long too long
don't let them lose
we gotta give them a chance
it's gonna come back on everyone
if you don't make them dance
don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

there's nothing sacred (why, why, why)
breathing hatred
we have to face it (why, why, why)
no one can take it
and feel no pain

mama been laid off
papa been laid off
my brother's been laid off
for more than two years now
ooh can't get a job
billy can't get a job
ooh they gotta listen to the blues

help them to strive
help them to move on
help them to have some future
help them to live long
help them to live life
help them to smile
don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

one day we're gonna wake up
and the ghetto's all around
all over my friend
have you ever seen a man break down

do you know how that feels
to walk the street with your head held high
why, why, why
oh lord have mercy
did you ever see a man break down

there's nothing sacred
breathing hatred
we have to face it
no-one can take it (how can they take that much)
and feel no pain

oooh, did you ever see a man break down

  3. I Couldn't Love You More-

i couldn't love you more
if time was running out
couldn't love you more
oh right now baby

take me by the hand come on
be my darling be the one
i wouldn't want to lay or ever love with another
if everyone in the world
could give me what i wanted
i wouldn't want for more than i have
i couldn't love you more if i tried

i couldn't love you more boy
i couldn't love you more boy

'cos darling i'm on your side
i really am on your side
my love i'm on your side
oh right now baby

i couldn't love you more boy
stay exactly how your are
i couldn't love you more boy
couldn't love you more
i couldn't love you more boy
stay exactly how your are
i couldn't love you more boy
couldn't love you more

if everyone in the world
would give me their treasure
i would not want for more
than i have right now

  4. Like A Tattoo-

he told me sweet lies of sweet loves
heavy with the burden of the truth
and he spoke of his dreams
broken by the burden
broken by the burden of his youth
fourteen years he said
i couldn't look into the sun
she saw him laying at the end of my gun
hungry for life
and thirsty for the distant river
i remember his hands
and the way the mountains looked
the light shot diamonds from his eyes
hungry for life
and thirsty for the distant river
like the scar of age
written all over my face
the war is still raging inside of me
i still feel the chill
as i reveal my shame to you
i wear it like a tattoo
i wear it like a tattoo
i wear it like a tattoo

  5. Kiss Of Life-

there must have been an angel by my side
something heavenly led me to you
look at the sky
it's the colour of love
there must have been an angel by my side
something heavenly came down from above
he led me to you
he led me to you

he built a bridge to your heart
all the way
how many tons of love inside
i can't say

when i was led to you
i knew you were the one for me
i swear the whole world could feel my heartbeat
when i lay eyes on you
ay ay ay
you wrapped me up in
the colour of love

you gave me the kiss of life
kiss of life
you gave me the kiss that's like
the kiss of life

wasn't it clear from the start
look the sky is full of love
yeah the sky is full of love

he built a bridge to your heart
all the way
how many tons of love inside
i can't say

you gave me the kiss of life
kiss of life
you gave me the kiss that's like
the kiss of life

you gave me the kiss of life
kiss of life
you gave me the kiss that's like
the kiss of life

you gave me the kiss of life
kiss of life
you gave me the kiss that's like
the kiss of life

you wrapped me up in the colour of love
must have been an angel came down from above
giving me love yeah
giving me love yeah

you gave me the kiss of life
kiss of life
you gave me the kiss of life
kiss of life

  6. Cherish The Day-

you're ruling the way that i move
and i breathe your air
you only can rescue me
this is my prayer

if you were mine
if you were mine
i wouldn't want to go to heaven

i cherish the day
i won't go astray
i won't be afraid
you won't catch me running
you're ruling the way that i move
you take my air

you show me how deep love can be

you're ruling the way that i move
and i breathe your air
you only can rescue me
this is my prayer

i cherish the day
i won't go astray
i won't be afraid
you won't catch me running
i cherish the day
i won't go astray
i won't be afraid
won't run away

you show me how deep love can be
you show me how deep love can be
this is my prayer

i cherish the day
i won't go astray
i won't be afraid
won't run away
won't shy

i cherish the day
i won't go astray

i cherish the day
i cherish the day
i cherish the day
i cherish the day
i cherish the day

  7. Pearls-

there is a woman in somalia
scraping for pearls on the roadside
there's a force stronger than nature
keeps her will alive
this is how she's dying
she's dying to survive
don't know what she's made of
i would like to be that brave

she cries to the heaven above
there is a stone in my heart
she lives a life she didn't choose
and it hurts like brand-new shoes

hurts like brand-new shoes

there is a woman in somalia
the sun gives her no mercy
the same sky we lay under
burns her to the bone
long as afternoon shadows
it's gonna take her to get home
each grain carefully wrapped up
pearls for her little girl

hallelujah
hallelujah

she cries to the heaven above
there is a stone in my heart
she lives in a world she didn't choose
and it hurts like brand-new shoes
hurts like brand-new shoes

  8. Bullet Proof Soul-

i was so in love with you
you rarely see a love that true
wasn't that enough for you
wasn't that enough for you

i would climb a mountain
i wouldn't want to see you fall
rock climb for you
and give you a reason for it all

you kept on thinking
you were the only one
too busy thinking
love is a gun

hit me like a slow bullet
like a slow bullet
it took me some time to realise it

you kept on thinking
you were the only one
too busy thinking
love is a gun

i know the end before
the story's been told
it's not that complicated
but you're gonna need a bullet proof soul

you kept on thinking
you were the only one
too busy thinking
love is a gun

i know the end before
the story's been told
it's not that complicated
but you're gonna need a bullet proof soul

you were trigger happy baby
you never warned me let me free
it's not that complicated
but you're gonna need a bullet proof soul
think you got it but you got all the trouble you need
i came in like a lamb
but i intend to leave like a lion

it hit me like a slow bullet
it hit me like a slow bullet

  9. Mermaid- Sweetback Insramental.
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Lovers Rock

  1. By Your Side-

you think i'd leave your side baby
you know me better than that
you think i'd leave you down when you're down on your knees
i wouldn't do that
i'll tell you you're right when you want
and if only you could see into me
ha ah ah ah ah ah

oh when you're cold
i'll be there
hold you tight to me

when you're on the outside baby and you can`t get in
i will show you you're so much better than you know
when you're lost and you're alone and you cant get back again
i will find you darling and i will bring you home

and if you want to cry
i am here to dry your eyes
and in no time
you'll be fine

you think i'd leave your side baby
you know me better than that
you think id leave you down when you're down on your knees
i wouldn't do that
i'll tell you you're right when you want
and if only you could see into me
ha ah ah ah ah ah

oh when you're cold
i'll be there
hold you tight to me
when you're low
i'll be there
by your side baby

oh when you're cold
i'll be there
hold you tight to me
oh when you're low
i'll be there
by your side baby

  2. Flow-

ooh baby mm
when you hold me
oh oh
when you hold me the sound

is it possible i could feel this cool i could really love you
the way i do
is it possible i could feel this good i could really love you
the way i do

see me (within the light)
flowing (take me to you)
like the river to the sea
you come down (i'm in
the light)
you cover (pull me to you)
and the waves rush over me

i feel a love light rush over me
i feel the love turn to me
and then your love just
creeps over me
over me

see me (within the light)
flowing (take me to you)
like the river to the sea
you come down (i'm in
the light)
you cover (pull me to you)
and the waves rush over me
ooh baby mm
when you hold me
oh oh
when you hold me

and i won't let you go
i won't let you go
and i won't let you go
i won't let you go

take up your love
take up your love
take up your love
and come to me
this love's not a liar
to cold it's a fire
i'm on the run
and it's a comfort to me

take up your love
take up your love
take up your love
and come to me
this love's not a liar
to cold it's a fire
i'm on the run
and it's a comfort to me

and i won't let you go
i won't let you go
and i won't let you go
i won't let you go

  3. King Of Sorrow-

i'm crying everyone's tears
and there inside our private war i died the night before
and all of these remnants
of joy and disaster
what am i supposed to do
i want to cook you a soup that warms your soul
but nothing would change nothing would change at all
it's just a day that brings
it all about
just another day
and nothing's any good

the dj's playing the
same song
i have so much to do
i have to carry on
i wonder if this grief will
ever let me go
i feel like
i am the king
of sorrow
the king of sorrow

i suppose i could just walk away
will i disappoint my future
if i stay
it's just a day that brings
it all about
just another day
and nothing's any good
the dj's playing the
same song
i have so much to do
i have to carry on
i wonder will this grief
ever be gone
will it ever go
i'm the king
of sorrow
the king of sorrow

i'm crying everyone's tears
i have already paid for all
my future sins
there's nothing anyone
can say to take this away
it's just another day
and nothing's any good

i'm the king
of sorrow
king of sorrow

  4. Somebody Already Broke My Heart-

you came along when i
needed a saviour
someone to pull me
through somehow
i've been torn apart so
many times
i've been hurt so many
times before
so i'm counting on you now

somebody already
broke my heart
somebody already
broke my heart

here i am
so don't leave me stranded
on the end of a line
hanging on the edge of a lie
i've been torn apart so
many times
i've been hurt so many
times before
so be careful and be kind

somebody already
broke my heart
if someone has to lose
i don't want to play
somebody already
broke my heart
no no i can't go there again

you came along when i
needed a saviour
someone to pull me
through somehow
i've been torn apart so
many times
i've been hurt so many
times before
so i'm counting on you now

somebody already
broke my heart
if someone has to lose
i don't want to play
somebody already
broke my heart
no no i can't go there again

  5. All About Our Love-

it’s all about our love
so shall it be forever
never ending

after all this time
after all is said and done

we have seen some
suffering baby
it has not always been perfect

after all this time
after all is said and done

darling we know it
whatever may come
we can get through it
as if it’s just begun
oh it’s just begun

it’s all about our love
so shall it be forever
never ending
darling we know it

after all this time
after all is said and done

after all this time
after all is said and done

  6. Slave Song-

i see them gathered see
them on the shore
i turned to look once more
and he who knows me not takes me to the belly
of darkness

the tears run swift and hard and when they fall
even the comfort of a stone would be a gain
there was a time
when i thought
i would have to give up
but i'm thankful that i'm
strong as i am and i'll try to do
the best i can

tears will run swift and tears will come that fall like rain
i pray that it's swift though tears will fall as cold as pain

i pray to the almighty
let me not to him do
as he has unto me
teach my beloved children
who have been enslaved
to reach for the light continually

so many times i prayed
so many times i've prayed
for you
prayed for you
the tears run swift and hard and cold as pain
even the comfort of a stone would be a gain
had i not the strength and wisdom of a warrior
i would have to give up
but i'm thankful that i'm
strong as i am
and i'll try to do the best i can

tears will run swift and tears will come that fall like rain
i pray that it's swift though tears will fall as cold as pain

i pray to the almighty
let us not do as he has unto us
teach my beloved children
i've been a slave
but reach for the
light continually

wisdom is the flame
wisdom is the brave warrior who will carry us into the sun
i pray that it's swift though tears will come that fall like rain

so many times so many times

  7. The Sweetest Gift-

quietly while you were asleep
the moon and i were talking
i asked that she'd always keep you protected
she promised you her light that you so gracefully carry
you bring your light and shine like morning
and then the wind pulls the clouds across the moon
your light fills the darkest room
and i can see the miracle that keeps us from falling
she promised
all the sweetest gifts
that only the heavens
could bestow
you bring your light and shine like morning
and as you so gracefully give her light as long as you live
i will always remember
this moment

  8. Every Word-

i saw a picture
how could you be so careless
how could you have done that
to us
and i write this letter
i send it all back to you
and every word you said

in there every word
oh oh
how could you have done that to us

you treated me like a stranger
and all the time i was loving you
all your slick moves they were once innocent moves
i wanted to look up to you
i really trusted you
and every word you said

in there every word
oh oh
how could you have done that to us

i was loving you like a child
all the time you were smiling the same smile
i was loving you like a child
i really trusted you

every word you said
every word you said
love is what the word was

every word you said
every word you said
all the time you were smiling
love is what the word was

every word you said
every word that you said
i was loving you like a child yeah
and all the time you were smiling the same smile
i was loving you like a child
i really trusted you

every word you said
every word that you said
i send it back to you yeah

every word you said
every word that you said
i send it all back to you yeah

every word you said
every word you said
i send it all back to you
back to you

  9. Immigrant-

coming from where he did
he was turned away from
every door like joseph
to even the toughest among us
that would be too much
he didn't know what it was
to be black
'til they gave him his change but didn't want to touch
his hand
to even the toughest among us
that would be too much

isn't it just enough
how hard it is to live
isn't it hard enough
just to make it through a day

the secret of their fear
and their suspicion
standing there looking
like an angel
in his brown shoes
his short suit
his white shirt
and his cuffs a little frayed
coming from where he did
he was such a dignified child
to even the toughest among us
that would be too much


isn't it just enough
how hard it is to live
isn't it hard enough
just to make it through a day

coming from where he did
he was turned away from
every door like joseph
to even the toughest among us
that would be too much
he didn't know what it
was to be black
'til they gave him his change but didn't want to touch
his hand
to even the toughest among us
that would be too much

  10. Lovers Rock-

i am in the wilderness
you are in the music in the man's car next to me
somewhere in my sadness
i know i won't fall apart
completely

when i need to be rescued
and i need a place to swim
i have a rock to cling to
in the storm
when no-one can hear
me calling
i have you i can sing to

and in all this
and in all my life

you are the lovers rock
the rock that i cling to
you're the one
the one i swim to in a storm
like a lovers rock

i am in the wilderness
you are in the music in the man's car next to me
somewhere in my sadness
i know i won't fall apart
completely
and in all this
and in all my life

you are the lovers rock
the rock that i cling to
you're the one
the one i swim to in a storm
like a lovers rock

you are the lovers rock
the rock that i cling to
you're the one
the one i swim to in a storm
like a lovers rock

when i need to be rescued
you're there
when i need a place to swim to
in the storm
i think of you
and in all my life
and in all my life

you are the lovers rock
the rock that i cling to
you're the one
the one i swim to in a storm
like a lovers rock

  11.It's Only Love That Gets You Trough-

girl you are rich
even with nothing
you know tenderness
comes from pain
it's amazing how you love
and love is kind
and love can give
and get no gain

it's down a rugged road
you've come
though you had every reason you didn't come undone
somehow you made it to
the other side
you didn't suffer in vain

you forgive those who have trespassed against you
and you know tenderness comes from pain
it's amazing how you love
and love is kind
and love can give
and love needs
no gain

it's down a rugged road
you've come
though you had every reason you didn't come undone
somehow you made it to
the other side
you didn't suffer in vain

you didn't suffer in vain
you know it's only love
that gets you through
only love love
only love that gets
you through