IN YOUR CORNER
By
Stevie Wonder
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I hear tell there’s big fun tonight
On the corner of Main and Dog-Meat-Bite
Friday midnights would not be right
Without Redd’s hot party and a nasty fight
But I’ll be in your corner
I’ll be in your corner, if they do
I’ll be in your corner
I’ll be in your corner, if they do
You can’t renege cause it’s going to be alive
Fine women, lots of liquor and stuff for your mind
Now where we’re going they don’t like your kind
But they’ll cool out when you tell them you’re a friend of mine
‘Cause I’ll be in your corner
I’ll be in your corner, if they do
I’ll be in your corner
I’ll be in your corner, if they do
You can’t tell your pa and mama
Where we’re going going till after we’ve been there
‘Cause that might make their poor heads worry
And worrying can cause grey hair
And one thing might lead to another
And if there’e any trouble they’ll blame it on me
I think we just might have two to go
The pretty looking over here from the middle of the floor
We’ll make a b-line to Hotel La Sin
Where you’ll do the talking to get us in
And I’ll be in your corner
I’ll be in your corner, if they do
We shoulda been long gone ’cause this place is hot
‘Cause in the corner there are two brothers that are undercover cops
If they stop us for questionning mum is the word
‘Cause a question not answered is an answer not heard
And I’ll be in your corner
I’ll be in your corner, if they do
I’ll be in your corner
I’ll be in your corner, if they do
You can’t tell your pa and mama
Where we’re going going till after we’ve been there
‘Cause that might make their poor heads worry
And worrying can cause grey hair
And one thing might lead to another
And if there’s any trouble they’ll blame it on me
CONVERSATION PEACE
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Staring right at 2000 AD
As if mankind’s atrocities to man has no history
But just a glance at life in 2000 BC
We find traces of man’s inhumanity to man
There’s no mystery
All for one, one for all
There’s no way we’ll reach our greatest heights
Unless we heed the call
Me for you, you for me
There’s no chance of world salvation
Less the conversation’s peace
We can’t pause, watch and say “no” this can’t be
When there’s a plan by any means to have
Cleansing of one’s ethnicity
And we shouldn’t act as if we don’t hear nor see
Like the holocaust of six million Jews and
A hundred and fifty million blacks during slavery
All for one, one for all
There’s no way we’ll reach our greatest heights
Unless we heed the call
Me for you, you for me
There’s no chance of world salvation
Less the conversation’s peace
When publicly or privately convened
May love, positivity and life’s preservation
be the basic theme
And shouuld you put your trust in some
prophet in life
Give him trust but your faith must stay
with the one
Who gave the ultimate sacrifice for…
All for one, one for all
There’s no way we’ll reach our greatest heights
Unless we heed the call
Me for you, you for me
Ther’s no chance of world salvation
Less the conversation is peace
ISN’T SHE LOVELY
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Isn’t she lovely
Isn’t she wonderful
Isn’t she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we’d be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn’t she lovely made from love
Isn’t she pretty
Truly the angel’s best
Boy, I’m so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can’t believe what God has done
Through us he’s given life to one
But isn’t she lovely made from love
Isn’t she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Londie, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
That’s so very lovely made from love
MOON BLUE
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Moon blue, rivers of love you shine, Bathe me in light sublime
Flood me with all your glowing heart can give
Moon blue, memories bind like chains
When will you come again
I wait in darkness just for your bright to beam
‘Cause I’m not afraid of the consequence
Of being in love with you
And I’d rather be alone some nights
Awaiting your full hue
For though the sun makes bright the day
My world is dark when there’s no you
You light my skies and make dark night bright day, Moon blue
Moon blue, your beauty’s seen by all, the yearning of your call
Travels the world and then makes home my soul
Moon blue, lift me to starry heights, I long to live within your light
Solace of mind, my heart is yours for always
‘Cause I’m not afraid of the consequence
Of being in love with you
And I’d rather be alone some nights
Awaiting your full hue
For though the sun makes bright the day
My world is dark when there’s no you
You light my skies and make dark night bright day, Moon blue
LOOK AROUND
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We are idle strangers
Married to our dangers
Into space we go to change our ways
Flying to our heavens
We are all together
Into hell we chase the light of day
Look around and you’ll see
Ruins of the human history
Look around and you’ll see
Time is only floating in your mind
You will find
Searching for time
Empty is your mind
We are charmed by living
Dazzled into giving
All the waste we plan to ignore
Coldness is the virtue
Measured by the untrue
Love is used for something but what for?
Look around and you’ll see
Ruins of the human history
Look around and you’ll see
Time is only floating in your mind
You will find
Searching for time
Empty is your mind
Look around
FRANKIE & JOHNNY
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Frankie & Johnny were sweethearts
At least, that’s the way the story goes
Frankie bought everything for Johnny
From his sports-car to his Ivy League clothes
Oh, he was a man allright,
Oh, but he was doing a-wrong
Just to show you what came happen
A friend came running to Frankie
Said you know I wouldn’t tell you no lie
I saw your man riding in his Jaguar
With a chick named Mary Bley
Oh if he was your man honey
Let me tell you he was doing you wrong
Let me tell the story
Frankie ran around the corner
And peeked in a swinging place
And there she saw Johnny with a woman
He had his arm around her waist
Oh he was a man alright
But Frankie could see that he was doing a-wrong
Oh let me tell you
Frankie reached down in her pocketbook
And up with a long 44
She shot once, twice, three times
And Johnny fell on the hardwood floor
Oh he was a man alright
But she shot him because he was doing a-wrong
But the last thing he told her was
Frankie, you know I love you
Why, honey why did you do that
Frankie, I was telling her about you
Frankie, you know I love you
Frankie, you know that I love you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Frankie you know good well that I love you
Frankie I’ll always love you baby
Frankie, you know I can’t do without you
Frankie, you know I love you
I’m your man and I know I was doing a-wrong