I WANNA TALK TO YOU
By
Stevie Wonder
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M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m
Lord, Lordy, Lordy
Standing here on my own side
Waitin’ Fo’ the floor
Your world’s movin’ fast
But still ends up a bore
Come on give me a little room na
Do you have to take it all
Yeah that’s the way it is I guess
Then you’re born with nothin’ at all
Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh
I wanna talk to you
I wanna talk to you
Hey boy don’t feel my world’s untrue
Yeah, I wanna talk to you
My world can be true
I wanna talk to you
Pick up my life at the table
Read about the way I could be
But I know I just ain’t able
So I read about the real me
Who can I blame
For the way I am
I ain’t never had one soul to help me
So I don’t give a…….
Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh
Watch that boy, watch that
I heard you thinkin’
I wanna talk to you
I wanna talk to you
Don’t feel my world’s untrue
Yeah, boy I wanna talk to you
My world can be true
But you gotta find out what to do
I wanna talk to you sonny beau
Gotta woman that lov’ me
Feed me beans ev’ry night
Twelve babies look up at me
Wid Big grey hungry eyes
Oh but I just can’t complain
You see ya, said I ain’t allowed
Oh but pretty soon will come a change
When I gain the biggest mouth
Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh- Uh
I wanna talk to you
I wanna talk to you
Don’t feel my world’s untrue
Yeah boy , I wanna talk to you
My world can be true
I’m a show you what to do
I wanna talk to you
Hey don’t wanna talk to you
What you mean by that boy
I don’t wanna talk to you
I recognize you as being a human being
I’ve been listening to you for 250 thousand years
I called you Steve when you were amongst my friends
Don’t wanna talk to you
I wanna talk to you
Too late
Naw boy
Too late I can’t wait
Naw
Don’t wanna talk to you
You can have dinner with me next week
and after that you can moe my lawn
Hey don’t wanna talk to you naw
Understand me
You can’t tell me nothin’ white man
Try to understand yourself
Oh I don’t wanna say a word to you
Do ya understand me
Naw I don’t hear ya – I wanna talk
Too late
Naw it ain’t
Can’t wait
Yes, ya can
Don’t wanna talk to you
Ah Stevie boy
Hey I don’t need you for nothin’
Come on Stevie let’s talk na
Don’t wanna talk to you
You know I’m ya friend
I’m gonna take my share
N-N- Naw Stevie you can’t do that
I-I-I give it toya
Don’t wanna talk to you
Un-Un-Understand me na
Yeah it’s too late
You-You’s my brother
Can’t wait
You my brother na
Don’t care about your sake
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Stevie
I don’t wanna talk to you
I guess I can’t say N-N-Nothin’ to you
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lord
Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw
Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw
BIG BROTHER
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Your name is big brother
You say that you’re watching me on the tele,
Seeing me go nowhere,
Your name is big brother,
You say that you’re tired of me protesting,
Children dying everyday,
My name is nobody
But I can’t wait to see your face inside my door
Your name is big brother
You say that you got me all in your notebook,
Writing it down everyday,
Your name is I’ll see ya,
I’ll change if you vote me in as the pres,
The President of your soul
I live in the ghetto,
You just come to visit me ’round election time
I live in the ghetto,
Someday I will move on my feet to the other side,
My name is secluded,
we live in a house the size of a matchbox,
Roaches live with us wall to wall,
You’ve killed all our leaders,
I don’t even have to do nothin’ to you
You’ll cause your own country to fall
YOU’VE GOT IT BAD GIRLS
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When you believe in a feeling,
And it’s holding you back from my love,
Then you’ve got it bad girl, you’ve got it bad girl
When you insist on excluding
The tenderness that’s in my kiss,
Then you’ve got it bad girl, you’ve got it bad girl
If you try to display an emotion,
That will contradict itself,
You will find your heart just sitting
Like a statue on a shelf, on a shelf, on a shelf
Should you depend on an outlet,
Through which an escape can be found,
Then you’ve got it bad girl, you’ve got it bad girl
If you don’t see there’s no way out,
Just no way of getting around me,
Then you’ve got it bad girl, you’ve got it bad girl
Yes, you know the plans I am making,
Are intended to capture you,
So you practice false reactions,
To delay the things I do, the things I do,
things I do, foolish you
You’ve got it bad girl, you’ve got it bad
There’s no reward in detouring
My deep sincerity.
Especially since what you’re feeling,
Is perfectly clear to me, clear to me, clear to me
Before you discover the feeling,
You’ve tried very hard to hide,
You’ve got it bad girl, you’ve got it bad girl
But when you can find just a small space,
To let my love live in your mind,
Then you’ll have it good girl, you’ll
have it good girl
PLEASE DON’T GO
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Uuu uuu uuu uuu uuu uuu uuu.
Please don’t go, no no no;
If you go I’ll be sad and blue,
So I say no no no, don’t go away.
Oh no please don’t leave, baby please;
If you should leave my poor heart would grieve
So I say nay nay nay, baby please stay.
And I’ll do ev’rything you want me to
If you promise that you won’t leave tonight
‘Cause I’ll break down and cry a river of tears
With just the thought of you not here in my life.
So please don’t go, no no no;
If you should go I’ll be sad and blue,
So I say no no no, don’t go away.
Yeah baby, baby, baby.
And I’ll do ev’rything you want me to
If you promise that you won’t leave tonight
‘Cause I’ll break down and cry a river of tears
With just the thought of you not here in my life.
Oh no no, no no, yea yea
Please don’t go, don’t say bye
Tell me why baby do you wanna make me cry,
Please please stay
Oh no no, no no, I’m gonna try.
Yeah, yeah, yeah so baby please don’t leave
Don’t leave Steve
If you leave baby my poor heart would grieve
So I say yeah yeah yeah
Don’t go
Don’t go baby, don’t go baby,
Don’t go baby, don’t go baby,
Don’t go baby, don’t go baby,
Don’t go baby, don’t go baby,
Don’t go baby, darling,
Don’t leave me baby,
Wow a wow a wow
Wow a wow a wow
Wow a wow a wow
No baby don’t leave me baby
Yeah baby don’t get on that A train
Hear me, hear me, hear me, hear me
(Cryin’)
Cryin’. For your lovin’ in the midnight hour,
Cryin’. For your lovin’ in the morning. I was.
Don’t go baby, hear me cryin’, oh no oh no,
Don’t go baby, no no no no, oh no no yeah, yeah, yeah.
KEEP ON RUNNING
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Some gonna get you
Some gonna grab you
Some gonna jump out of the bushes and grab you
Whole lotta folks, you better run faster.
Some gonna grab you
Some gonna jump out of the bushes and grab you
Some gonna grab you
Oh You need this thing to grab you, ha.
Yea, yea
Keep on running
Keep on running from my love
Keep on running, yea
Keep on running from my love
Some folks say that you’re really, really fine,
All you want to be is just a friend of mine,
But I know, the man your with gonna break your heart,
And you’ll be sad real soon, yea.
Keep on running,
Keep on running from my love,
Keep on running, yea,
Keep on running from my love.
Some folks say that you’re really, really fine
But all you want to be is just a friend of mine,
But I know I’m gonna get you with him -real soon.
Why do you keep?
Keep on running, running from my love
Yea, keep on running from
Keep on running, running from my love
I need you baby
Keep on running, running from my love
And everyday yea,
Keep on running, running from my love. Oh
Keep on running
Keep on running from my love
Keep on running yea
Keep on running from my love
Some folks say that your love is really good
All you want to be is just a friend of mine,
But I know, I’m gonna get you in the end
‘Cause I need you so
Keep on running
Keep on running, running from my love
Yea, keep on running baby
Keep on running, running from my love, yea
Keep on running, running from my love
Keep on running, running from my love
…say it loud
Keep on running, running from my love
Oh, yea
Keep on running, running from my love
…say it loud
Keep on running, running from my love
Something gonna get you, yea
Keep on running, running from my love
You can get it baby in my love
Keep on running, running from my love
Oh, yea say
Keep on running, running from my love
sing I love you so
Keep on running, running from my love
Sing, so
Keep on running, running from my love
sing a little song for me
Keep on running, running from my love
Baby, you can bring me love
Keep on running, running from my love
I wanna hear
Keep on running, running from my love
Yea,
Keep on running, running from my love
Everybody sing it with me, yea
Keep on running, running from my love
Some’s gonna grab you
Keep on running, running from my love
some’s gonna jump out of the bushes and grab you, yea
Keep on running, running from my love
keep on running baby
Keep on running, running from my love
Oh, yea yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea
Keep on running, running from my love
This is it
Keep on running, running from my love
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Keep on running
Keep on running, running from my love
yea, yea,
Keep on running, running from my love
I’m getting tired of you running
Keep on running, running from my love
Can you feel it in the shoe babe?
Keep on running, running from my love
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
Keep on running, running from my love
Hey, hey
Keep on running, running from my love
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, mama, mama, mama
Keep on running, running from my love
LIVING FOR THE CITY
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A boy is born in hard time Mississippi
Surrounded by four walls that ain’t so pretty
His parents give him love and affection
To keep him strong moving in the right direction
Living just enough, just enough for the city…ee ha!
His father works some days for fourteen hours
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
His mother goes to scrub the floor for many
And you’d best believe she hardly gets a penny
Living just enough, just enough for the city…yeah
His sister’s black but she is sho ’nuff pretty
Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy
To walk to school she’s got to get up early
Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
Living just enough, just enough for the city…um hum
Her brother’s smart he’s got more sense than many
His patience’s long but soon he won’t have any
To find a job is like a haystack needle
Cause where he lives they don’t use colored people
Living just enough, just enough for the city…
Living just enough…
For the city…ooh,ooh
His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty
He spends his love walking the streets of New York City
He’s almost dead from breathing on air pollution
He tried to vote but to him there’s no solution
Living just enough, just enough for the city…yeah, yeah, yeah!
I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow
And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow
This place is cruel no where could be much colder
If we don’t change the world will soon be over
Living just enough, just enough for the city!!!!
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