Disc 1 | ||||||
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1. |
| 1:01 | ||||
India Arie - Growth
The only thing constant in the world Is change That’s why Today I take life as it comes |
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2. |
| 3:29 | ||||
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Been around the whole world, still ain't seen Nothin' like my neighborhood And of all the fancy satin and silk My white cotton feels so good Searched high and low for a place Where I can lay my burdens down Ain't nothin' in the whole wide world Like the piece that I have found (It's the little things) It's the little things And the joy they bring (The little things) It's the little things And joy they bring As simple as a phone call just to make it known That you're gonna be a little late Pure as a kiss on a cheek in a word That everything will be okay Call in the mornin' from my little sister Singin' to me, "Happy Birthday" In the quest for fortune and fame Don't forget about the simple things (It's the little things) It's the little things And the joy they bring, yeah (The little things) It's the little things And joy Give me some roomful, give me seclusion Give me some peace of mind Bring me some sunshine, bring me some blue sky Runnin' 'round in circles, lost my focus Lost sight of my goal I do this for the love of music Not for the glitter and gold Got everything that I pray for Even a little more When I ask to learn humility This is what I was told (It's the little things) It's the little things And the joy they bring, it's the little things (The little things) It's the little things Oh...hee... Give me my guitar, bring me a bright star Give me new clothes, give me some cute shoes Give me a ladder, give me some matter Bring me my peace of mind Give me some Stevie, give me some Donny Give me my daddy, give me my mommy Pour me some sweet tea, spoonful of honey I don't need no Hollywood |
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3. |
| 5:11 | ||||
When you talk to her talk to her
Like it was somebody else Talk to your mama Don't get smart But I have a heart to heart and just like you would Would you doubt us Cause everything you do or say You got to live with everyday She's somebody's baby She's somebody's sister She's somebody's mama Now when you go to her Speak truthfully Honest as you can be from your heart You're in a situation But you're losing patience Take your time and look her in the eyes When you just can't find the words you want And it's hard to reach a point Where you both can understand Don't just tell the truth But tell the whole truth It'll make a better man out of you When you talk to her talk to her Like it was somebody else Talk to your mama Don't get smart But I have a heart to heart and just like you would Would you doubt us Cause everything you do or say You got to live with everyday She's somebody's baby She's somebody's sister She's somebody's mama He doesn't matter if She's wearing mini skirt or business suit Whether she's twenty-five or ninety-nine Treat her the way your mama talked you to She could be the queen shieber, she could be a school teacher A homemaker or lawyer I think it's good for your comma Cause when you talk to her When you talk to her talk to her Like it was somebody else Talk to your mama Don't get smart But I have a heart to heart and just like you would Would you doubt us Cause everything you do or say You got to live with everyday She's somebody's baby She's somebody's sister She's somebody's mama Now let's keep it real Nothing in this world will ever exist without the opposite There has to be a sun and a moon A man and a woman That's just the way it is Humanity inside it And everybody's fighting How do we restore the peace Mama Earth is hurting When everybody's searching for that benefit of energy You gotta talk to her When you talk to her talk to her Like it was somebody else Talk to your mama (Watch your mouth, yeah yeah) Don't get smart But I have a heart to heart and just like you would Would you doubt us Cause everything you do or say You got to live with everyday She's somebody's baby She's somebody's sister She's somebody's mama When you talk to her talk to her Like it was somebody else Talk to your mama Just like you thought for your sister If you knew that someone dissed her How you gonna care for your daughter Turn around and talk bad about the mama Say will you listen to your auntie Never interupt while she speaks Make your words sweet like candy As if you were talking to your granny yeah If you really loved them (say so) If you really needed them (say so) Love the way she thinks (say so) You love the way she speaks (say so) When you need some good conversation (say so) Say so (say so) If you want her in your life (say so) You want her to be your wife (say so) Tell her she's your best friend (say so) (alright) You'll be that to the end (alright)(say so) If you're thinking about leaving (say so) If you wonder where she's going (say so) If you need to breathe with her (say so) You just want to be with her (say so) If you love her hair (say so) If you wanted her (say so) Tell me if you really wanted her (say so) You wanna step down (say so) Say so... If you feel like loving (say so) If you wanna feel the hugging (say so) |
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4. |
| 3:52 | ||||
Slow down
So far from where I started out So far from where I wanna be Listening for answers in the wind But can't find a rock to plant my feet Looking for love in all the wrong places Down on my knees and now I'm praying for patience I know there's gotta be a better way In the back of my mind I hear my momma say Slow down, Baby you're going too fast You got you hands in the air With you feet on the gas You're 'bout to wreck your future Running from your past You need to slow down before You go down baby Thinking the faster that I go The faster (that) I will reach my goal The race is not given to the swift But to the one who endureth I thought that all my obstacles were behind me Walking around like I'm made out of diamond I tripped and fell and it remindedme Move over and let my angels guideme Slow down, Baby you're going too fast You got you hands in the air With you feet on the gas You're 'bout to wreck your future Running from your past You need to slow down before You go down baby Sometimes you gotta be still Before you can get ahead Be still Ask the universe for help Be real You can't do it all by yourself Ah, no no Sometimes, sometimes you gotta be still It take some time to reach you and they Be still Take some time to clear your space Be real Chaos isn't good for your health Ah, no no, ahhh Cuz I'm breaking things and losing things I lost my cell phone again the other day Now, I don't wanna live this way, no In the back of my mind I hear my mama say Slow down, Baby you're going too fast You got you hands in the air With you feet on the gas You're 'bout to wreck your future Running from your past You need to slow down before You go down baby (Slow down baby) Slow down (baby) You're going too fast Slow down (baby) Feet on the gas Slow down (baby) Run from your past Slow down baby (4x) |
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5. |
| 3:27 | ||||
The Truth
by India Arie Let me tell you why I love him 'Cause he is the truth Said he is so real And I love the way that he makes me feel And if I am a reflection of him Then I must be fly Cause his light, it shines so bright I wouldn't lie, no I remember the very first day that I saw him I found myself immediately intrigued by him It's almost like I knew this man from another life Like back then maybe I was his husband Maybe he was my wife And even the things I don't like about him are fine with me 'Cause it's not hard for me to understand him 'Cause he's so much like me And it's truly my pleasure to share his company And I know it's God's gift to breathe the air he breathes 'Cause he is the truth Said he is so real And I love the way that he makes me feel And if I am a reflection of him Then I must be fly Because his light, it shines so bright I wouldn't lie, no Oh.. How can the same man that makes me so mad (do you know what he did??) Turn right around and kiss me so soft (girl, you know what he did?) If he ever left me I wouldn't even be sad, no 'Cause there's a blessing in every lesson And I'm glad that I know him at all 'Cause he is the truth Said he is so real And I love the way that he makes me feel And if I am a reflection of him Then I must be fly Because his light, it shines so bright I love the way he speaks I love the way he thinks I love the way that he treats his mama I love that gap in between his teeth Love him in every way that a woman can love a man From personal To universal But most of all it's unconditional You know what I'm talking about? That's the way I feel And I always will There ain't no substitute for the truth Either it is or it isn't 'Cause he is the truth You see the truth it needs no proof Either it is or it isn't 'Cause he is the truth And you know the truth by the way it feels And if I am a reflection of him Then I must be fly Because he is, yes he is (fly, light, bright) I wonder does he know |
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6. |
| 2:29 | ||||
It's like yesterday
I didn't even know your name Now today You're always on my mind I never could have predicted that I feel this way You're beautiful surprise Intoxicated every time I hear your voice You've got me on a natural high It's almost like I didn't even have a choice You're beautiful surprise Whatever it is you came to teach me I am here to learn it cause I believe that we're written in the stars I don't know the future hopes But I'm living in the moment And I'm thankful for the man that you are, you are, you are You are everything I ask for in my prayers So I know my angels brought you to my life Your energy is healing to my soul You're beautiful surprise You're inspiration to my life You're the reason why I smile You're beautiful surprise |
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7. |
| 0:56 | ||||
I release all these disappointment
From my mental physical spiritual and emotional body Cause I know that spirit guides me And love lives inside me That's why I today I take life as it comes |
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8. |
| 4:55 | ||||
One shot to your heart without breaking your skin
No one has the power to hurt you like your kin Kept it inside, didn't tell no one else Didn't even wanna admit it to yourself And now it just burns in your backaches From 15 years of holding the pain And now you only have yourself to blame If you continue to live this way *Get it together You wanna heal your body You have to heal your heart Whatsoever is so you will reap Get it together You can fly fly Talk future ahead of me That's what they say I'd be starving if I ate all the lies they fake Cause I've been redeemed from your anguish and pain A miracle child I'm floating on the clouds Cause the words that come from your mouth You're the first to hear Speak of words of beauty and you will be there No matter what he devices What matters is matters what you think of yourself * Repeat The choice is yours No matter what it is To choose life is to choose to forgive You don't have to try To hurt him and break his pride To shake that weight off And you will be ready to fly One shot to your heart without breaking your skin No one has the power to hurt you like your friends Thought it will never change but this time moved on An ugly duckling grew up to be a swan And now it just burns in your backaches Because now beads are showing upon your face But you're never really happy And you never behold Until you see the beauty in growing hope * Repeat |
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9. |
| 3:29 | ||||
India Arie - Headed In The Right Direction
Chorus: Headed in the right direction, I can see the light of day. I've got love as my connection, there's an angel showing me the way. Been reaching for love all my life. 1 couldn't find it, always one step behind it. Now I know it was mine all the time. Finally I am... Chorus: Headed In the right direction, I can see the light of day. I've got love as my connection, there's an angel showing me the way. I spend so much time with my head in the clouds. Now that I've got my feel on the ground, I found that 1 am... Chorus: Headed in the right direction, I can see the light of day. I've got faith and intuition telling me that I will be okay. Down the path that I walked here was eyes. Somebody told me that I look like I'm glowing. They just dried all the tears from my eyes... now I can see that... Chorus: Headed in the right direction, I can see the light of day, now I've found my pearl of wisdom, there's no need for me to be afraid. Headed in the right direction. There's an angel showing me the way. Headed in the right direction, 1 have found my inspiration. Headed in the right direction |
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10. |
| 3:50 | ||||
I woke up this morning
You were the first thing on my mind I don't know were it came from All I know is I need you in my life, yeah You make me feel like I can be a better woman If you just say you wanna take this friendship to another place Can I walk with you through your life Can I lay with you as your wife Can I be your friend 'till the end Can I walk with you through your life (fades away) |
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11. |
| 3:22 | ||||
I got this feeling that I need to express
Laying it out so you don't have to guess I'm making myself vulnerable But you keep holding back, so scared to let it go If you're looking for love I think I could be the one, the one, the one. Tell me why you wanna be so cruel Acting like you don't feel the way that you do We've got the strongest compatibility I just wanna explore the possibilities But if you only wanna play games with me, I ain't the one, the one, the one. I ain't got a husband you ain't got a wife We two grown folks, let's spend some time together, Get to know me better, maybe share some laughter It just might turn into happily ever after You never know I just might be the one 3x I just might be that special girl The one that God made especially for you I just might be that special girl The one to make you happy I just wanna make you happy One day we might hook up to and find like we was You and me La la la la la la la la 7x I got a feeling that you might just be the one, the one, the one. Yeah yeah yeah La la la la la la la la la la la Ah ooh oh ah oh |
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12. |
| 3:14 | ||||
uh huh life is like this
uh huh, hu huh that is the way it is cause life is like this uh huh that is the way it is chill out whatcha yelling for lay back it is all been done before and if you could only let it be you will see I like you the way you are when we are driving in your car and you're talking to me one on one you've become somebody else round everyone else you're watching your back like you can't relax you're tryin to be cool you look like a fool to me... tell me why you have to go and make things so complicated~ I see the way you're acting like you are somebody else gets me frustrated~ life is like this you and you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it no no no you come over unannounced dressed up like you are something else where you are and where it's at you see you are making me laugh out when you strike your pose take off all your preppy clothes! you know you are not foolin' anyone when you've become~ somebody else round everyone else you are watching your back like you can't relax you are trying to be cool you look like a fool to me...tell me why you have to go and make things so complicated~ I see the way you are acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated~ life is like this you and you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it no no no... chill out whatcha yelling for lay back it's all been done before and if you could only let it be you will see somebody else round everyone else you're watching your back like you can't relax you're trying to be cool you look like a fool to me...tell me why you have to go and make things so complicated~ I see the way you are acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated~ life is like this you and you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it...no no! why you have to go and make things so complicated~ I see the way you are acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated~ life is like this you and you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it... no no no... |
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13. |
| 1:05 | ||||
India Arie - Gratitude
Thank u for Relaxation, Complication, Hibernation, and Irrational Seclusion, Confusion, All my impurity and insecurity. Cause 'l know its God just perfecting me. That's why... today I take life as it comes |
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14. |
| 3:32 | ||||
I remember the first day
I met you we were so young you were a blessing and there was no guessing you were the one Love is so crazy We had a baby and said our vows That's when you told me should anything happen I can hear you now You told me *if the sun comes up and I'm not home be strong If I'm not beside you Do your best to carry on Tell the kids about me when they're old enough to understand tell them that their daddy was a good man First anniversary remember we chose a star And as i stand i'm afraid I can't help but wonder if You see it where you are For whatever reason You don't see the seasons Change again Go there with peace of mind We'll meet on the otherside Cause true Love don't end and baby * Repeat Two eyes looking up at me Pointing to a picture like where is he Mamma are you OK What did the paper say To make you cry that way it said your Daddy lived for you and your daddy died for me and I'll do the same * Repeat |
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15. |
| 4:18 | ||||
India Arie - God Is Real
The sweetest honey to the brightest flower. The largest planet to the smallest atom. Snowflakes and the bird kingdom. Smaller than the eye can see, bigger than the mind can conceive. Heard a man on the radio today... (Spoken) I mean I'm not going to believe in anything that I can't see and I've been through a lot of hardships in my life, ya know, ya know in my life. Must confess I disagreed with what he had to say. How could he not believe that God is real? don't understand how he could feel that way. When there's earth. air. water and fire. So many different flowers, sunshine and rain showers. So many different crystals, and hills and volcanoes. Chorus: That's how I know that God is real All of this is not by chance That's how I know God is real All of this is not by chances That's how I know God is real I know this is not by chance That's how I know God is real That's how 1 know God is real In St. Lucia I jumped Into the water (Spoken) It was like I was seeing for the first time. It literally changed my life. For the first time, I understood its power. As 1 swam I was cleansed. If I had any doubts, this experience cleared them. Now I know for sure that God is real. I know it's the truth, by the way it feels Cause' I saw starfish and sponges, fish shaped like trumpets, so many different colors I stayed out there for hours and I only saw a fraction of a fraction of the deepest of the deep of the great blue wide; it brought a tear to my eye. We're made of the same stuff as the moon and the stars. The oceans saltwater just like my tears are, you feel me? The sun rises and sets everyday without fail. Chorus: That's how I know that God is real All of this is not by chance That's how I know God is real All of this is not by chance That's how I know God is real I know this is not by chance That's how I know God is real That's how I know God is real |
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16. |
| 4:06 | ||||
Your favorite food, what you like to do
Your favorite color, or any other Thing on your mind that you'd like to share Cause I can stay here and listen to every word Because I'm interested - can I be an instrument Of change in you're life? Is that all right? Because I'm interested, I'd rather be with you instead Of any one else Because I'm interested in your middle name - now don't be ashamed It's between me and you - everything that we do So let your guard down because there's a new girl in town Could you turn it around; I hope that you are down Because I'm interested - can I be an instrument Of change in you're life? Is that all right? Because I'm interested, I'd rather be with you instead Of any one else I'm wide-open, no more secrets, no more lies Don't wanna act like a fool, but I will for you So I'll beg, I'll scream, I'll call, I'll write If that's what it takes for you to be in my life Because I'm interested Because I'm interested - can I be an instrument Of change in you're life? Is that all right? Because I'm interested, I'd rather be with you instead Of any one else |