SUMMER SOFT
By
Stevie Wonder
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Summer soft…
Wakes you up with a kiss to start the morning off
In the midst of herself playing Santa Claus
She brings gifts through her breeze
Morning rain…
Gently plays her rythms on your window pane
Giving you no clue of when she plans to change
To bring rain or sunshine
And so you wait to see what she’ll do
Is it sun or rain for you
But it breaks your heart in two
When you find it’s October
And she’s gone
And she’s gone
Summer’s gone
Taking with her summer’s play
Winter wind…
Whispers to you that he wants to be your friend
But not waiting for your answer ne begins
Forcing dangers ‘way with his breeze
Morning snow…
Plans to have a winter ball for you to throw
But just where or when he never lets you know
If it’s snow or clear days you’ll find
And so you wait to see what he’ll do
Is it sun or snow for you
But it breaks your heart in two
Cause you’ve been fooled by April
And he’s gone
And he’s gone
Winter’s gone
You find it’s October
And she’s gone
And she’s gone
Summer’s gone
You’ve been fooled by April
And she’s gone
And she’s gone
Winter’s gone
You find it’s October
And she’s gone
And she’s gone
Summer’s gone
You’ve been fooled by April
And she’s gone
And she’s gone
Winter’s gone
BLACK ORCHID
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A flake of snow within a storm
A new way waiting to be born
In a world with need of change
A touch of love in fear of hate
A rushing wind that’s asked to wait
For the promises of rain
A pearl of wisdom entrapped by poverty
She gives love with purity
Filling minds with hopeful schemes
To build worlds enhanced by peace
Draped in sparkling morning dew
She expresses life anew
From the earth beneath her feet
She is a flower that grows
In love ability
She’s femininity
Black Orchid, Black Orchid
Why did they make you begin
When they know in time you’ll find your truth
before your cycle ends
Black Orchid, Black Orchid
Why are you crying their fears
When the true reflection of you that they see
Is love besieged by years
She has touched the farthest star
Her beauty speaks of what we are
And her freedom makes us free
Her now is in eternity
Infinite to all that see
And her dreams have been achieved
Now there is a sound of laughter
Nature signs out her name
For the world to know her fame
Black Orchid, Black Orchid
Why did they criticize
When they knew your love could cast its spell and
consecrate their eyes
Black Orchid, Black Orchid
Why do you linger in space
When you know in every heart that beats
You hold a special place
When you know in every heart that beats
You hold a special place
MY LOVE IS WITH YOU
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I was just walking down the street
Looking forward to seeing the friends I was to meet
Yet what happened so tragically
Really makes for no sense at all
Suddenly two guys confronted me
Saying I was in the wrong turf, angrily
They said their colors were black but I was wearing gray
I started to turn to go back
They up and blew me away
My love is with you where ever you are
My love is with, where ever you are –
Though my life they’ve taken
They can’t take what we’ve shared
Spread the love I’ve given
And I’ll be there
I was out playing with my friends
You know, doing silly things that kids do at ten
But the crossfire I was caught in
Should not have been in the first place
A dropped Monte Carlo came to a screech
Someone yelled “nobody gets away with dissent me”
Across the street a man pulled his nine
Everybody started to run
A shower of bullets rang out
Mistakenly my life was done, oh
My love is with you where ever you are
My love is with, where ever you are –
Though my life they’ve taken
They can’t take what we’ve shared
Spread the love I’ve given
I’ll be there
My love is with you where ever you are
My love is with, where ever you are –
When you’re joyful
When you’re lonely
When you’re happy
When tears are streaming right down your face
In the morning
In the noon time
In the evening
In the wee wee hours of the night time hour
In the summer
In the springtime
In the autumn
In the cold long winter, winter nights
My love is with you
My love is with you my best friend
My love is with you my brother
My love is with you my sister
My love is with you my mother
My love is with you my father
I’m with you –
Ban the hand gun – chant
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
IF SHE BREAKS YOUR HEART
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My love is gone with yesterday, my love is gone
with yesterday
We had a love for all seasons
At least that’s how it used to be
There was no time, space, or reason
More special to us than we
My love continued to flourish
As a flower blooms in spring
Then you tried to play love for silly
But the loser is the fool who doesn’t play
love by the rules
If she breaks your heart
I will send a robin to sing happy tunes for you
Cause I may not be around to do the things
I used to do
And if you awake to find you’re lost
I will send a glad star to lead you on your way
Cause the love I felt inside
Has gone away with yesterday
My love is gone with yesterday, my love is gone
with yesterday
There was a time when forever
Was common-place for me and you
Laughing, loving, sharing, caring
Seemed to be made just for us two
But I kept on building the dream world
That I thought was you and I
Sorry, I’m sadly mistaken
Cause our castle in the sky
Has turned into a mere goodbye
Well if she breaks your heart
I will send a robin to sing happy tunes for you
Cause I may not be around to do the things
I used to do
And if you awake to find you’re lost
I will send a glad star to lead you on your way
Cause the love I felt inside
Has gone away with yesterday
My love is gone away with yesterday, my love is gone
with yesterday
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