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Just out of Monday
Run into a friend
Down the street, down the street
Where I live
Ah! Ah! Sad things begin
I could feel from within
From the message
From the message

Oh, yeah, one time for me
Do it
Do it to me now
Do it to me now
Do it, do it, do it
Do it to me now
Yeah, yeah
Can't say nothin'

Here's something that you never had
It slid in on an oily rag
The price is right up on the tag
I'll put in a brand new bag
This thing will let you be yourself
And won't offend nobody else
Nothing like you ever saw
Why don't you check out your mind

Future shock
Ooh, hoo

Hey, little sister
Where's your brother
See your mother
Standing on the soup line

Get down, baby
To the funky, funky, funky groove
Get down, baby
Let the light reflect upon your natural mood
Get down, baby
Your creative mood shall express itself
Get down, baby
After life and desire there is nothing left

It is my theory
The two of us are somewhat leery
About the happiness
We both set out to posses

We've got all the comforts of life
A few kids and you are my wife
And I tell it like it is

Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love

I want you so baby
Can't even get mad at you

If I were only a child again
No one's ever been, oh, good to me since then
Everywhere I looked it seemed so color bright
There were never such things to me as black and white

Remember when we were part of that special few
Everything it seemed was so pure and true
I guess we were just too young to understand

It was love that we needed (Hmm, hmm)
We needed love (it was love)
It was love that we needed (oh, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah) Love?
It was love (it was love)
It was love (that we needed)
We needed love, darlin'
Yeah, yeah-eh (We needed love)

You hear me callin'
Callin' brother, are you listenin'?
We need to cool at night for our future
For the little pretty boys and girls

We need to take a time, come together
Are you willing?
So we can make it right for the people

Everybody gather round and listen to my song
I've only got one

We who are young, should now take a stand
Don't run from the burdens of women and men
Continue to give, continue to live
For what you know is right

Our days of comfort, days of night
Don't put yourself in solitude
Who can I trust with my life
When people tend to be so rude
My mama borned me in a ghetto
There was no mattress for my head
But, no, she couldn't call me Jesus
I wasn't white enough, she said

Let's not forget, though trying times there are
We have not lost the war, by far
Still work to be done
And as the old hymn says,
We all can overcome
Let's not forget the sunrise in the sky
The love and wonders why
You don't do or die

Other guys try to hold her hand
Other guys want a one night stand
They all stare when she's around
I'm so proud how she puts them down

She don't let nobody, no, no
She don't let nobody
Nobody but me

Hush now, child
And don't you cry
Your folks might understand you
By and by
Just move on up
Towards your destination
Though you may find, from time to time
Complication

Darkness no longer, a child is born
Mother shed tears of joy as baby test his lungs
My daddy's not there where he ought to be
Somewhere in Georgia, skinning and shooting craps on his knees

Another victim born out here in the hood
And based on statistics it really ain't all good
Welfare takes the tab and daddy can't sign

I know you know he's getting over
The rumors say he's fooling around
Your face sadly pressed upon my shoulder
Too bad to hear, he's putting you down

'cause no one knows about a good thing
Until a good thing is gone
Remember when you loved a good thing

I guess I'II always feel the same
Love is strange
Ah! P.S. I love you, Baby
I wouldn't have it any other way
As long as there's been a night and day
It's been you and your crazy ways
I love you long as I can remember
Your precious love's burning ember

We want the power for the people
That's all we ask in our country dear
The sick and the hungry are unable
Protect them and those who may live in fear

We as the young wish to say in this song
God bless great America
We give thanks to the old for acheiving their goal

I'm your mama
I'm your daddy
I'm that nigga in the alley
I'm your doctor
When in need
Want some coke
Have some weed
You know me

I am blind and I cannot see
You are there, your petty evil don't bother me
Playing all the clothes you wear
Laugh at me, pressed and clean, and I don't care

Right on for the darkness
Right on for the darkness

So in love
You do so many things with a smilin' face
So in love
Every time we kiss, it's such a pleasant taste

That's why I know this feelin' good and strong
Tryin' I was, was here to get along
I want to testify you mean so much to me

Here's another girl
And I am afraid that she'll be gone
Like the others before her

And here's another chance
To make myself belong
And this time I wanna keep her

A little sugar, honey suckle lamb
Great expression of happiness
Boy, you could not miss with a dozen roses
Such would astound you
The joy of children laughing around you
These are the makings of you
It is true, the makings of you, oh

To be invisible
Will be my claim to fame
A man with no name
That way, I won't have to feel the pain

Indispensable
Just a plain old human being
Today, don't mean a thing

I'm tripping out, tripping out
Over you babe, over you

Each day I'm not with you
Is like a day without sunshine
I'm hang up on you babe,
You become a part of me

Familiar music, familiar sound
Does mute your thoughts for the underground
Lonely sight for any turning light
Future prophesy for the [Incomprehensible]

There'll be equal stay and equal play
The underground where none can betray

We got to have peace
To keep the world alive
And war to cease
We got to have joy
True in our hearts
With strength we can't destroy
People hear us
Through our voice the world knows

WE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DARKER THAN BLUE by CURTIS MAYFIELD

Written by Curtis Mayfield

We people who are darker than blue,
Are we gonna stand around this town
And let what others say come true?
We're just good for nothing they all figure,

We're a winner and never let anybody say
Boy, you can't make it 'cause a feeble mind is in your way
No more tears do we cry
And we have finally dried our eyes

And we're movin' on up
(Movin' on up)
Lord have mercy, we're movin' on up

We've only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way

Before the rising sun we'll fly
There's so many roads to choose
We'll start our walking and learn to run
And yet it's just begun

Wild and free is the way I wanna be
Making a new day
Leading in a new way
Respect for those people
Power to the people
Setting down the old crew
Bringing in the brand new
Wild and free with peace finally