HOW WILL I KNOW
By
Stevie Wonder
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Is the answer in his eyes?
Is the answer in her smile?
Or in the words that you first hear her say
Is it in the nick of time?
First impression in your mind
Do you know it all in just one day?
How will I know she loves me?
How will I know she cares?
It’s hard for true love to find you, find you
So easy to feel you’re there
How will I know she loves me?
I know all things in time
Well, I have no problem waiting, waiting
For true love forever mine
Is the answer in her glance?
The first time you’re holding hands
Or in the moment that feels oh so right
Is it in her tenderness?
Or the magic of his kiss
Or in the sweet love you make through the night
How will I know she loves me?
How will I know she cares?
It hard for true love to find you, find you
So easy to feel you’re there
How will I know she loves me?
I know all things in time
Well I have no problem waiting, just waiting
For true love one of a kind
For true love forever mine
VILLAGE GHETTO LAND
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Would you like to go with me
Down my dead end street
Would you like to come with me
To Village Ghetto Land
See the people lock their doors
While robbers laugh and steal
Beggars watch and eat their meal -from garbage cans
Broken glass is everywhere
It’s a bloody scene
Killing plagues the citizens
Unless they own police
Children play with rusted cars
Sores cover their hands
Politicians laugh and drink-drunk to all demands
Families buying dog food now
Starvation roams the streets
Babies die before they’re born
Infected by the grief
Now some folks say that we should be
Glad for what we have
Tell me would you be happy in Village Ghetto Land
Village Ghetto Land
IT AIN’T NO USE
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Um um um um
Um um um um
There ain’t no reason for us sittin’ down
To try to talk our problems out
‘Cause we know the truth,
It ain’t no use each other we must do without.
There ain’t no reason tryin’ to force a smile
When pain is really in its place
‘Cause we know the truth,
It ain’t no use let’s part before we lose love’s trace.
(We’ve got to say)
Wow oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh ooh oh ooh wow oh ooh
Wow oh oh oh ooh
As I look back I’m really try’n to see
Just what it was that made us spark
‘Cause the fire’s out
It leaves no doubt, the flame’s not burning in our hearts.
We still are young and both of us have time
To find our winter love in spring
Yes we know the truth
It ain’t no use, we’re not each other’s ev’rything.
(We always must say bye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh ooh oh ooh wow oh ooh
Wow oh oh oh ooh
(Hate to say goodbye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh ooh oh ooh wow oh ooh
Wow oh oh oh ooh
(Why we say bye)
Wow oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
The trill is gone babe, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
I tried my best to make it work
(Wow oh oh oh ooh)
But it seems that we can’t get it together, yeah,
(Wow oh ooh)
We’ve got to run in the world
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Seems that we just don’t want tot do it
(Wow oh ooh oh ooh)
I guess we run out of fluid.
(Wow oh ooh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah wonderful baby, baby, baby
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Don’t go, take me baby, don’t go baby
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Ain’t no use ’cause we done run out of juice
(Wow oh oh oh ooh)
(Wow oh ooh)
So long baby bye bye baby.
YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
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You are the sunshine of my life
That’s why I’ll always be around,
You are the apple of my eye,
Forever you’ll stay in my heart
I feel like this is the beginning,
Though I’ve loved you for a million years,
And if I thought our love was ending,
I’d find myself drowning in my own tears
You are the sunshine of my life,
That’s why I’ll always stay around,
You are the apple of my eye,
Forever you’ll stay in my heart
You must have known that I was lonely,
Because you came to my rescue,
And I know that this must be heaven,
How could so much love be inside of you?
You are the sunshine of my life, yeah,
That’s why I’ll always stay around,
You are the apple of my eye,
Forever you’ll stay in my heart
Love has joined us,
Love has joined us,
Let’s think sweet love
VISIONS
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People hand in hand
Have I lived to see the milk and honey land ?
Where hate’s a dream and love forever stands
Or is this a vision in my mind ?
The law was never passed
But somehow all men feel they’re truly free at last
Have we really gone this far through space and time
Or is this a vision in my mind ?
I’m not one who makes believe
I know that leaves are green
They only change to brown when autumn comes around
I know just what I say
Today’s not yesterday
And all things have an ending
But what I’d like to know
Is could a place like this exist so beautiful
Or do we have to find our wings and fly away
To the vision in our mind ?
I’m not one who makes believes
I know that leaves are green
They only change to brown when autumn comes around
I know just what I say
Today’s not yesterday
And all things have an ending
But what I’d like to know
Is could a place like this exist so beautiful
Or do we have to take our wings and fly away
To the vision in our minds ?
SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY
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Your precious sweetheart, she’s so faithful, she’s so true, oh yeah,
Her dreams are tumblin’, her world is crumblin’ because of you, uhh uh.
One day you’ll hurt her just once too much,
And when you finally lose your tender touch, hey, hey,
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo- Be-Doo-Da-Day
Her feet may wander, her heart may stray, oh yeah,
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo- Be-Doo-Da-Dee.
You gonna send your baby straight to me,
I’m gonna give her all the lovin’ within my heart, oh yeah,
I’m gonna patch up every single little dream you tore apart, understand me?
And when she tells you she’s cried her last tear,
Heaven knows I’m gonna be somewhere near, oh yeah,
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo- Be-Doo-Da-Day
Her feet may wander, her heart may stray, baby,
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo- Be-Doo-Da-Dee.
Love’s gon’ send your baby straight to me, yeah, hum, yeah,
You’d better listen to me, yeah, yeah.
Heartaches are callin’ tears are fallin’ because of you, hey, yeah,
And when you’re gone she’ll know I’m the one to go to her rescue
Baby you didn’t know that thing.
You’re gonna leave her once too many times and when you come back
That girl’s gonna be mine, all mine, hey, hey.
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo- Be-Doo-Da-Day
Her feet may wander, her heart may stray, yeah, yeah
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo- Be-Doo-Da-Dee.
Love’s gon’ send your baby straight to me, hey, hey.