SO WHAT THE FUSS
By
Stevie Wonder
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If I’m caught at a dance party without my dancin shoes
And everybody dances on my bare feet
Shame on me
If I’m mindin my business just doin the right thing
And you try to front me off in the street
Shame on you
If a family’s waiting for that special blessing to
come their way
But they ain’t tryin to get on their knees and pray
Shame on them
And if we live in a time where every nation’s fightin
’round the world
Yet we can’t all agree that peace is the way
Shame on us
Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us
So what the fuss
If I gotta get up early in the morning for a job
interview
And I forget to set the stupid alarm
Shame on me
If my children are playin outside like little children do
And you come ’round there tryin to bring them some harm
Shame on you
Should I be drivin thru a klantown, find a restaurant
to get me some food
And someone says “hey boy, we don’t serve your kind”
Shame on them
And if we live in a democracy and you don’t use your
power to vote
Knowin some would like to turn back the hands of time
Shame on us
Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us
So what the fuss
If I’m hooked on a habit knowin damn well it could
cost me my life
Yet I keep doin what I should do without
Shame on me
If you’re locked in a marriage and your other half
just gives you abuse
Yet you’ve convinced yourself that there’s no way out
Shame on you
If we’re jammin the music and somebody’s got the
audacity
To say that they can jam it better than us
Shame on them
And should there be just a handful that believe that
we are totally free
And there’s no need to fight for equality
Shame on us
Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us
So what the fuss
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
THE WOMAN IN RED
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Am I seeing what I think I see
Or are my eyes playing tricks on me
‘Cause what I see don’t make no sense
Looking so good standing over that vent
Earth Venus in broad daylight
The Goddess of Love is in my sight
Gotta catch a hold of myself
‘Cause if I don’t I’ll have nothing left
Imagine you’re sitting at ring side
And I’m standing on the inside
And approaching is Miss Matador
I’m on the charge for
The woman in red
The woman in red
Like fine wine she’s going straight to my head
The woman in red (-The woman in red)
The woman in red (See the woman in red)
I’ll settle for nothing less than her instead
M-M-Miss please pardon me
Now listen to me I can hardly speak
I haven’t been this much confused
Since Daddy caught me trying on his shoes
Now, I’m too old to be acting like this
But there’s something about her I just can’t resist
My heart is beating like a big bass drum
And my mind is saying that girl’s the one
Imagine you’re sitting at ring side
And I’m standing on the inside
And approaching is Miss Matador
I’m on the charge for
The woman in red (-The woman in red)
The woman in red (See the woman in red, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
Like fine wine she’s going straight to my head
The woman in red (The woman in red)
The woman in red (See the woman in red)
I’ll settle for nothing less than her instead
Pretty little woman in red
Pretty little woman in red
Pretty little wo
Pretty little wo
Pretty little
Pretty little woman in red
The woman in red
See the woman in red, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
The woman in red
See the woman in red
The woman in red (-The woman in red)
The woman in red (See the woman in red, whoa, whoa,whoa, whoa, whoa)
Like fine wine she’s going straight to my head
The woman in red (The woman in red)
The woman in red (See the woman in red)
I’ll settle for nothing less than her instead
MY EYES DON’T CRY
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I was a lonely no one
Living in a vacuum as life’s debris
Victimized as one whose self deprivation
Had made for my outer insecurity
I was a he ain’t nothin’
Living in the slums of love’s misery
Starving from the lack of sweet affection
‘Til you came to rescue me
My eyes don’t cry no more
My heart don’t ache no more
Since you walk through my door
I don’t have to no longer be blue
My eyes don’t cry no more
My heart don’t ache no more
Now that love’s touched my soul
All my lonely nights alone are through
I was a Mr. Lonely
Seeing only darkness in the bright of day
Blind even though my eyes were wide opened
But then your love sunshined my way
My eyes don’t cry no more
My heart don’t ache no more
Since you walk through my door
I don’t have to no longer be blue
My eyes don’t cry no more
My heart don’t ache no more
Now that love’s touched my soul
All my lonely nights alone are through
I don’t cry, baby baby I don’t cry
I don’t cry, baby baby I don’t cry
I don’t cry, baby baby I don’t cry
My life was without reason
Sinking in a hell that had no space or time
Falling to the burning pit of pain and sorrow
Until you saved this life of mine
My eyes don’t cry no more
My heart don’t ache no more
Since you walk through my door
I don’t have to no longer be blue
My eyes don’t cry no more
My heart don’t ache no more
Now that love’s touched my soul
All my lonely nights alone are through
I don’t cry, baby baby I don’t cry
I don’t cry, baby baby I don’t cry
I don’t cry, baby baby I don’t cry
I don’t cry, baby baby I don’t cry
My eyes don’t cry no more
My heart don’t ache no more
My nights are not lonely no more
My tears don’t flow no more
My eyes don’t cry, my eyes don’t cry, my eyes don’t cry no more
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
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Like a fool I went and stayed too long
Now I’m wondering if your love’s still strong
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours!
Then that time I went and said goodbye
Now I’m back and not ashamed to cry
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours!
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m yours
(You got my future in your hands)
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m yours
(You got my future in your hands)
I’ve done a lot of foolish things
That I really didn’t mean, didn’t I?
Seen a lot of things in this old world
When I touch them, they mean nothing, girl
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours!
Oowee baby, you set my soul on fire
That’s why I know you’re my heart’s only desire
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m yours
(You got my future in your hands)
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m yours
(You got my future in your hands)
GOTTA HAVE YOU
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Never been too much for watching
Cause there’s too many things to view
And when eyes begin to wander
They more than likely never get through
But beyond my own temptation
I’m enticed by what I see
And I won’t feel satisfaction
Until she’s where I want her to be
I gotta have you, I gotta have you
I gotta have you for me
You are a sight for sore eyes to see
I gotta make you my reality
I gotta have you, I gotta have you
I gotta have you for me
You are a sight for sore eyes to see
Come on girl, make you my reality
Never been too much for talking
Cause there’s too many things to say
And by the time that I start speaking
The right moment has slipped away
But I must break this old tradition
And try to muster up the words
And though someone else may have said them
I’ll say them in way you’ve never heard
I gotta have you, I gotta have you
I gotta have you for me
You are a sight for sore eyes to see
I’ve gotta make you my reality
I gotta have you, I gotta have you
I gotta have you for me
You are a sight for sore eyes to see
Come on girl, make you my reality
Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby
Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby
Never been too much for touching
Cause there’s too many things to feel
Plus there’s too much disappointment
When you find out those feelings ain’t real
But here’s a time when inner senses
Are gonna have to shine the light
Cause I have overly committed
Myself in thinking that you’re alright
I gotta have you, I gotta have you
I gotta have you for me
You are a sight for sore eyes to see
I gotta make you my reality
I gotta have you, I gotta have you
I gotta have you for me
You are a sight for sore eyes to see
Come on girl, make you my reality
Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby
Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be reality, baby