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Doin' It

I had always looked to others, in need of a helping hand
Decisions were for those, I was at their command
I’ve been criticized with no compromise I walked where others led
I always did what I was told, never questioned what was said

But now I’m doin' it, yeah I’m doin' it for me
You know that I'm doin' it, yeah I’m doin it for myself this time
Doin' it oh
Doin' it

I trust in what I say and I honor my own word
Though it seems that what we think (ha ha) you know it’s really what we heard
I’ll take action be responsible empower those around me
Transform the old into the new that’s all I’ve got to do

Cause now I’m doin it, doin it for myself this time around
Doin' it' that's right doin' it
Doin' it, together we can, do it
Doin' it, doin' it doin' it

Solo

Now I’m following the one that lets me see the truth
With the blessings I’ve been given, these choices I can make
And the guides of loving kindness, have let me see my heart
With a clear mind and conscience, I’ve got a brand new start

For I’m doin' it, yeah, you know I'm
Doin' it
Doin' it
Doin' it, yeah, I'm doin' it for myself, hey yeah yeah
With the help from up above

Scarlet's Song

I got a child, young and wild, walkin on a thin thin line
Been watchin’ her grow and I sure do know, a flower couldn’t bloom so fine
A beautiful thing, I love to hear her sing, growin' up tall and strong
I know someday she’s gonna blow away, Nothin stays the same for long

Ooo nothin stays the same for long, Ooo nothin stays the same for long

I got a child with a back street smile if there’s a chance she’s gonna take it
Tumblin dice, she don’t think twice, don’t know how she’s gonna fake it
Left her toys for the sweet young boys, nothin I can do to change her
Moves like a pro but I don’t know if she can tell a friend from a stranger

Ooo nothin stays the same for long, Ooo nothin stays the same for long

The house is quiet, she left at eight, Saturday night she’s gonna be home late
Her friends called up to let her know, there’s a party tonight and their gonna go
Down the street, hear the beat, music playin on and on
I remember when I was young like them, nothin stays the same for long

Ooo nothin stays the same for long, Ooo nothin stays the same for long

Watch Out

Watch out, babe the way your treatin' me
Watch out, babe the way your treatin' me
Cause I'm gonna be leavin' and you'll be sorry
Wait and see.

Life is short, honey don't you waste no time (x2)
Like an arrow shot from a bow your life will be gone

Yeah watch out, babe the way you do
Yeah watch out, babe the way that you do
Cause your sweet woman is going to be leavin' you

Life is short, love and kindness that's the way (x2)
Cause you don't want to be sorry on your dyin' day

You Know It Ain't Right

You know it ain’t right, this feeling inside
No it couldn’t be, couldn’t be right, this feeling inside
Tears (tears) have been (ooh) running down my face (tears ooh)
Oh I cannot escape (tears ooh)
This broken heart (tears ooh)
Is tearing me apart
But I still love you, even though you treat me the way that you do
(I still love you), and I’ll come (running back), home to you baby (I'll come runnin')
Like a fool (I'll come runnin'), I will come running, (I'll come runnin'), home to you baby
(I'll come runnin')

Solo

You know it ain’t right, umm this feeling inside
No it couldn’t be, couldn’t be right, this feeling left inside
Maybe (tears), I can’t (ooh) give you everything that you need
But I sure have tried
Maybe (tears ooh), maybe I’m not the only woman for you
But I still love you, even though you treat me the way you do
(I still love you), and I’ll come (runnin' back)
Home to you baby, (I'll come runnin') baby
I must be some kind of fool (I'll come runnin')
Cause I keep runnin' (I'll come runnin'), I keep hoping
And I keep wanting you so (I'll come runnin')
(I’ll come runnin'), yes I will
Back home (I'll come runnin') I will be there (I'll come runnin')
Ooh ooh (I'll come runnin') like a fool
(I’ll come runnin'), but I know it ain’t right

All Through The Night

All through the night
Called out your name
It made the love come tumblin', love come tumblin' down

Blinding Flashing Light
Self ignited flame
It made the love come tumblin', love come tumblin' down

You can play any game you want to play
You can go, you can stay
Feel it so deep, can’t get no sleep
You’re stealing my heart away

All through the night
Fire in my soul
It made the love come tumblin', love come tumblin' down

Lovers unite
Make each other whole
It makes the love come tumblin', love come tumblin' down

You can lift your head above it all
You don’t have to answer, you don’t have to call
I’ll be right beside you every step of the way
And if you ever want me all you need to say is

All through the night
You want me by your side
It makes the love come tumblin', love come tumblin' down

You can take me now
You can drop your pride
It makes the love come tumblin', love come tumblin', love come tumblin',
love come tumblin down
Tumblin' down, tumblin' down

All through the night
All through the night
All through the night
All through the night

Big Rig Mama

I drive a custom van, Lucky is it's name
I put the key in the ignition, you know I, I’ve never been the same
I’ve got wall to wall carpets, I’m equipped with AC,
A DVD in the console, a microwave and TV
Oh I’m a hard drivin' woman, yeah
I’m a Big Rig Mama don’t you know
And I’m just passin' through

Cruisin' down the highway, goin' 95
I listen to Hank Williams Jr. from Monday Night Live
Got velvet curtain windows, a big equipment rack
I’ve got a 12 piece band and they're ridin' in the back
Oh Big Rig Mama, I’m a hard drivin' woman (hard drivin' woman ooh ooh)
Oh I’m a Big Rig Mama, and I’m just passin', just passin' through

Solo

I talk to my buddies on my CB radio
They say smokey is comin' and I’d better drive slow
I hear the sound of a siren and it’s gainin' on me fast
I better take this back road and watch the police pass
Oh Big Rig Mama, (big rig mama), I’m a hard drivin' woman (hard drivin' woman ooh ooh)
I’m a Big Rig Mama, and I’m gonna keep on truckin' don’t you know
Oh cause I’m a Big Rig Mama, (big rig mama), I’m a hard drivin' woman
Well I’m a Big Rig Mama, no man alive can catch me when I drive
Ooh, ooh, ooh, when I drive!

My Baby And Me

My baby and me, sitting on the hillside
My baby and me, we went for a long ride
Dreaming dreams of things that could be, looking into his eyes
And for the children we'll build a circus in the sky

My baby and me, lying in the meadow
The sound of the breeze, sunlight, lace and shadow
Melody on the wind, sounds of soft guitars
Feeling grateful right here where we are.

My baby and me, sitting on the hillside
My baby and me, we went for a long ride
Dreaming dreams of things that could be, looking into his eyes
And for the children we'll build a circus in the sky
A circus in the sky.

Step By Step

I lived my life under cover waiting for the ax to fall
Some days were better than others some I don’t remember at all
Lived my life in darkness did what I could to survive
Then one day I heard someone say are you sure that you’re still alive

Step by step (well all right)
Step by step (oh yeah you got me walkin step)
Step by step (oh step by step)
Step by step (oo step by step)
Step by step (come on)
Step by step (well come on)
Step by step (step by step)

Another day another battle another turn of the knife
Had no goal and no control over anything in my life
Oh Lord have mercy this is what he said to me
Every day get down and pray maybe it’ll set you free
Step by step (maybe it’ll set you free free)
Step by step (oh yeah you got me walkin step)
Step by step (step by step)
Step by step (Oh step by step)
Step by step (Take your time but come on)
Step by step (come on)
Step by step

Step by step (well all right)
Step by step (oh yeah you got me walkin step by step)
Step by step (step by step)
Step by step (step by step)
Step by step (whooooo)
Step by step (come on come on)
Step by step (come on)
Step by step (step by step)

Oh Oh Oh yeah that’s me step by step
Well all right that’s me oh step by step
Oh ooo ooo step by step come on step by step come on

Lessons In Love

You’re wasting your time that’s what my girlfriends say
You’re wasting your time whoa that’s what they say, yeah
I thought I had found what I needed, yeah
I thought it would be so fine when you came along
But just to fall down flat on my face, just to fall down flat on my face
Once again and again

Lessons in love, so hard to face
Lessons in love when you’re holding on and you won’t let go
Lessons in love

Let me tell you about lesson number one
I went to this dance I met this wonderful man, yeah
He had shiny shoes, long hair, and he held me in his arms so tight
Then I noticed that he was lookin over my shoulder at another woman
Clear across the floor
Wouldn’t you know it

Lessons in love, are so hard to face, yeah
Lessons in love, when you’re holdin on and you just can’t let go
Lessons in love

Let me tell you about lesson number 2
I walked up the stairs I knocked on his door
He opened it up and he said “what are you here for”
“Well I thought I’d stop by a little early”
Then I noticed the scent of perfume comin' from his room

Lessons in love, so hard to face
Lessons in love, when you’re holding on baby and you just can’t let go
Lessons in love

Solo

You’re wasting your time, that’s what my girlfriends say
You’re wasting your time whoa, that’s what they say
Don’t walk in that shadow, don’t you walk in that shadow
Don’t need nobody to make you feel like somebody
Don’t need nobody to make you feel, like somebody

Lessons in love, sometimes it gets so hard to face, yeah
When you’re holding on and you just can’t let go
Lessons in love, yeah

You're Losin' Me

You're losin' me, now your ship is going under
You’ve been usin' me, don’t you think I’ve got your number
Standin' there and dishin' out the same old lines
Ones I’ve heard so many times
Do you think I’ve lost my mind
To be believin' you, that’s a chance I won’t be takin'
Cause I’m leavin' you, even though my heart is breakin'
Can’t you see it in my eyes
It really should be no surprise
Cut the alibis and all the other lies
All the lies so many lies

You're losin me, darling is it any wonder
No more rain on me, from all the clouds you're walking under
And I’m never coming back to you
Nothing you can say or do
Sorry but it’s true
Oh no no la la la

A Better Way

There must be a better way of livin' this life
There must be a better way, livin' from day to day
There must be a better way of livin' this life
There must be a better way of livin'
Cause life can’t go on livin' in a world that keeps on takin'
There comes a time when we’ve got to work together

What gives us the right to make it a fight is war the answer
Days of old have shown us all it only lead to disaster
We’ve got to stop creating the materials that we know will only destroy us
Living in a world of competition, we think we’ve got to win yet we’re losing

Why can’t we live in peace 4x

Solo

How can we know what destiny is to be
What can we feel of our reality
Oh can you hear the heartbeat of a million souls

Life can’t go on keeping the truth, hidden away
There comes a time when we believe the words that must be spoken
How will we ever clean up the oceans unless we clean up our lives
Reaching for the stars seeking understanding the mountains there, we must climb

Why can’t we live in peace
Why can’t we live

There must be a better way of livin' this life
There must be a better way, livin' from day to day
(Find a better way to live) 4x
There must be a better way of livin' this life 4x
If we take the time, no more separation
If we take the time, change what we have done
If we take the time, no more separation
If we take the time, change what we have seen
No more separation

Goin' To Fast

Goin To Fast
Goin to fast don't want to think about, goin to fast don't want to think at all
Goin to fast heading for destruction, goin to fast the writings on the wall.

Goin to fast, I can care about my neighbor, even though his world is turning upside down
He may have a different religion, but that’s no reason for this killing all around.

Whatever happened to my dear mom, where is my family?
Whatever happened to my dear dad, where is our humanity?
We're at a crossroads now, we're at a crossroads now

Don't let them tear you down, we can make love work 3X
Don't let them push you around, our voices will be heard.

Goin to fast don't want to think about, goin to fast don't want to think at all
Goin to fast heading for destruction, goin to fast the writings on the wall.

Goin to fast, I can care about my neighbor, even though his world is turning upside down
He may have a different religion, but that’s no reason for this killing all around.
There’s no good reason for this killing all around.

Lookin' For My Man

Won’t somebody please pass the word along
I got to find my man I got to tell him I was wrong
I got to tell him that I love him. I got to tell him right away
No I didn’t mean to hurt him. I didn’t mean for him to go away

OO I’m lookin for my man I’m lookin for my man
Oh I’ve been without him much to long
He gave me tender lovin He said that he’d be true
In those moments of confusion what’s a woman to do.
What’s a woman to do what’s a woman to do

I didn’t mean to hurt him with the words that I said (you’re gonna be sorry
I guess I could have stopped him oh I lost my head (you’ll want him back in a hurry)
I guess I should have stopped him oh when he walked away
Oh in a desperate situation what’s a woman to say (somebody tell me)
What’s a woman to say (whats a woman to say)
What’s a woman to say (somebody tell me)
What’s a woman to say (I got to know what’s a woman to say)

Don’t go baby I got to say baby please don’t go 4x

Oh yeah yeah yeah I’m lookin for my man
I’m lookin for my man oh I’ve been without him much to long
He gave me tender lovin he said that he’d be true
In those moments of confusion what’s a woman to do

What’s a woman to do ride out on the end.

Home Is Where We Are

As a child, in the beginning
Opens it's eyes, into the living
We ask why are we here
What is our purpose
In this miracle, that we are

No answers to these questions
Words cannot explain
Feelings won’t reveal
And thoughts cannot perceive
Where black is white
And left is right
Beyond all opinion yours or mine

When the night, meets the dawn
And the moon greets the sun
A union of strangers in this universe so vast
No matter right or wrong
No matter left or right
Our home is where we are

Solo

She was born, with a question in her smile
I remember the time, when she was just a child
Asking me how, and why are we here
With wide open eyes
I was taken by surprise

I’m searching for the answers while time is passing
I’m gonna search for a love that’s lasting
Home is where we are, love is what we learn
As I stroked and held her near
I whispered in her ear
Our home is where we are

When the world seems dark and gray
And you’re all alone and afraid
You travel and you roam
Oh you just can’t find your way
I’ll guide you between right and wrong
As you grow and move away
Ooh perhaps someday before I’m gone
You’ll return to hear me say

I’m searching for the answers while time is passing
I’m gonna search for a love that’s lasting,
(Home is where we are, (here we are) love is what we learn) 6x repeat
We need to learn, no matter where we roam,
Seems just like yesterday, when I held you, baby
When your all along and afraid,
Love is always there, inside of us, outside of us
Our home, seems just like yesterday,
When I held you, when I held you in my arms

Fly

Where there’s no more pain and no more sorrow
And the suns gonna shine in the great tomorrow
Spread your wings and fly
Spread your wings and fly
We’re all going to heaven
In the by and by
By and By oh by and by
We’ll be together again
In the by and by

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