This girl I know needs some shelter She don't believe anyone can help her She's doing so much harm, doing so much damage But you don't want to get involved You tell her she can manage And you can't change the way she feels But you could put your arms around her I know you want to live yourself But could you forgive yourself If you left her just the way You found her I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection You're a boy and i'm a girl But you know you can lean on me And I don't have no fear I'll take on any man here Who says that's not the way it should be I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection She's a girl and you're a boy Sometimes you look so small, look so small You've got a baby of your own When your baby's gone, she'll be the one To catch you when you fall I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection You're a girl and i'm a boy You're a girl and i'm a boy You're a girl and i'm a boy You're a girl and i'm a boy Sometimes you look so small, need some shelter Just runnin' round and round, helter skelter And I've leaned on me for years Now you can lean on me And that's more than love, that's the way it should be Now I can't change the way you feel But I can put my arms around you That's just part of the deal That's the way I feel I'll put my arms around you I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection You're a boy and i'm a girl You're a boy and i'm a girl You're a boy and i'm a girl You're a boy and i'm a girl
Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I could have loved you forever. I could have loved you forever. What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I could have loved you forever. Or I could have left you forever. What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her and nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every train is you and me and him and her. Somedays I think I could go insane. Somedays I think I could go insane.
A scream a shout far in the distance Maybe the first or second floor Curtains colouring the windows Never see behind closed doors A silent siege behind politeness Domestic harmony for show Lost in the mirage of a marriage Outside a world she'll never know
And as I see through the real you I'm falling straight into A thousand broken mirrors I can't hide And outside the bright lights Can't hide the pain inside And I've broken a thousand mirrors Now it's time Now it's time Now it's time Now it's time
Loving her children with a passion Protecting them at any cost Taking the only course of action There's no more bridges left to cross Who are the ones that are the guilty? Who are the ones that bear the scar? We must not leave our sisters bleeding We sing this song for Tsoora Shah And as I see through the real you I'm falling Straight into A thousand broken mirrors I can't hide And outside the bright lights Can't hide the pain inside And I've broken a thousand mirrors Now it's time Now it's time Now it's time Now it's time
It might not be the right time I might not be the right one But there′s something about us I want to say Cause there′s something between us anyway
I might not be the right one It might not be the right time But there′s something about us I′ve got to do Some kind of secret I will share with you
I need you more than anything in my life I want you more than anything in my life I′ll miss you more than anyone in my life I love you more than anyone in my life
Ladies and Gentlemen As you know we have something special for you At Birdland this evening A recording for Blue Note Records
Yeah, yeah, yeah - what's that? Diddi-diddi bop Funky funky - yeah yeah - diddi-diddi bop How 'bout a big hand now? Wait, wait a minute
Groovy groovy Jazzy funky pounce bounce dance As we dip in the melodic sea The rhythm keeps flowin, it drips to MC Sweet sugar pop, sugar pop rocks it pops ya Dont stop till the sweet beat drops I show and prove as a stick in move Hear the poems recited on top of the groove Smooth, mind, floating like a butterfly Notes start to float, suttle like a lullabye Brace yourself as the beat hits ya Dip trip, flip fantasia
Feel the beat, drop, jazz and hip hop Drippin in the dome and mix is on the lock Funk and fusion, a fly illusion Keeps ya coastin on the river we cruisin Up down round and round, round the found But nevertheless ya gots to get down Finesse the freak, thru the beat so unique Ya move your feet, the sweat from the heat
Back to the fact I'm the mack and I know that The way I kick the rhymes, some would call me a poet Funky flowin goin on with the sweet sound Caught in the groove in Fantasia I'm found Trip the tour upon the rhymes they soar To an infinite height to the realm of the hardcore Here we go off I take ya Dip trip - flip fantasia
Jump to the jam, boogy woogy jam slam Bust the dialect I'm the man in command Come flow with the sounds of the mighty mic masta When I rhyme on the mic I bring a sucka disasta Beaucoup bucks and I still rock Nike With the razzle dazzle star I might be Scribble scrabble on the microphone I babble As I flip the funky words, into a puzzle Yes yes yes, on and on as I flex Get with the flow words manifest Feel the vibe from here to Asia Dip trip - flip fantasia
Is it asking too much to be given time To know these songs and to sing them Is it asking too much of my vacant smile And my laugh and lies that bring them But as the stars are going out And this stage is full of nothing And the friends have all but gone For my life, my God, I′m singing We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out Is it asking too much of my favourite friends To take these songs for real Is it asking too much of my partner′s hands To take these songs for real But as the stars are going out And this stage is full of nothing And the friends have all but gone For my life, my God, I′m singing We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside... We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside, Leave our lives behind, I′ll watch the stars go out I′ll watch the stars go out I′ll watch the stars go out...
All I ever wanted was to feel the way you feel All I ever wanted was a chance to make it real Now, I'm alone with you Yes, I can pull it through
All I ever wanted was days out by the sun To watch the world go by and take each day as it comes All I ever wanted, a chance to catch my breath To see the world go by and lay my ghost to rest
Give me a chance to catch my breath So I can lay my ghost to rest
So ask me tomorrow what I thought of yesterday There's so many things that I cannot explain I'm in love with you And I can pull it through
All I ever wanted was days out by the sun To watch the world go by and take each day as it comes All I ever wanted, a chance to catch my breath To see the world go by and lay my ghost to rest
Give me a chance to catch my breath So I can lay my ghost to rest
All I ever wanted was a chance to catch my breath All that I ever wanted was to lay my ghost to rest
All that I ever wanted was a chance to catch my breath And all I ever wanted was to lay my ghost to rest