Sly & The Family Stone

Hey dig!
I know how it feels to expect to get a fair shake
But they won't let you forget
That you're the underdog and you've got
to be twice as good (yeah yeah)
Even if you're never right
They get uptight when you get to write
Or you might start thinking too much, yeah (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels when you know you're real
But every other time
You get up and get a raw deal, yeah (yeah yeah)
Say I'm the underdog
I say I'm the underdog
Say I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog

I know how it feels to get demoted
When it comes time you got promoted
But you might be movin' up too fast, yeah (yeah yeah)
If you ever love somebody of a different set
I bet the set didn't let you forget
That it just don't go like that (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels
For people to stop, turn around and stare
Say goodbye and they low rate, low rate me (yeah yeah)
I don't mind I'm the underdog
No I can handle it I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog, yeah
Underdog

I know how it feels to be played upon
See you at the party
But you're really, you're really all alone (yeah yeah)
They just underestimate me
I know how it feels when you're feelin' down
And you wanna come up but you realize
You're in the wrong part of town, yeah (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels to have to go along
With people you don't even know
Simply because there happens to be
A whole lot more of them, yeah (yeah yeah)
Say I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog
I don't mind 'cause I can handle it
Underdog, It's gonna be alright
I'm the underdog

Hey dig!
I know how it feels to expect to get a fair shake
But they won't let you forget
That you're the underdog and you've got
to be twice as good (yeah yeah)
Even if you're never right
They get uptight when you get to write
Or you might start thinking too much, yeah (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels when you know you're real
But every other time
You get up and get a raw deal, yeah (yeah yeah)
Say I'm the underdog
I say I'm the underdog
Say I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog

I know how it feels to get demoted
When it comes time you got promoted
But you might be movin' up too fast, yeah (yeah yeah)
If you ever love somebody of a different set
I bet the set didn't let you forget
That it just don't go like that (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels
For people to stop, turn around and stare
Say goodbye and they low rate, low rate me (yeah yeah)
I don't mind I'm the underdog
No I can handle it I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog, yeah
Underdog

I know how it feels to be played upon
See you at the party
But you're really, you're really all alone (yeah yeah)
They just underestimate me
I know how it feels when you're feelin' down
And you wanna come up but you realize
You're in the wrong part of town, yeah (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels to have to go along
With people you don't even know
Simply because there happens to be
A whole lot more of them, yeah (yeah yeah)
Say I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog
I don't mind 'cause I can handle it
Underdog, It's gonna be alright
I'm the underdog

Hey dig!
I know how it feels to expect to get a fair shake
But they won't let you forget
That you're the underdog and you've got
to be twice as good (yeah yeah)
Even if you're never right
They get uptight when you get to write
Or you might start thinking too much, yeah (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels when you know you're real
But every other time
You get up and get a raw deal, yeah (yeah yeah)
Say I'm the underdog
I say I'm the underdog
Say I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog

I know how it feels to get demoted
When it comes time you got promoted
But you might be movin' up too fast, yeah (yeah yeah)
If you ever love somebody of a different set
I bet the set didn't let you forget
That it just don't go like that (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels
For people to stop, turn around and stare
Say goodbye and they low rate, low rate me (yeah yeah)
I don't mind I'm the underdog
No I can handle it I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog, yeah
Underdog

I know how it feels to be played upon
See you at the party
But you're really, you're really all alone (yeah yeah)
They just underestimate me
I know how it feels when you're feelin' down
And you wanna come up but you realize
You're in the wrong part of town, yeah (yeah yeah)
I know how it feels to have to go along
With people you don't even know
Simply because there happens to be
A whole lot more of them, yeah (yeah yeah)
Say I'm the underdog
I'm the underdog
I don't mind 'cause I can handle it
Underdog, It's gonna be alright
I'm the underdog

Dance to the Music
Cynthia: Say, get up and dance to the music!
Get on up and dance to the music!
All: Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music
Freddie: Hey Greg!
Greg: What?
Freddie: All we need is a drummer,
for people who only need a beat
I'm gonna add a little guitar
and make it easy to move your feet
Larry: I'm gonna add some bottom,
so that the dancers just won't hide
Sly: You might like to hear my organ
I said "Ride Sally Ride" now
Freddie: You might like to hear the horns blowin',
Cynthia on the drone, yeah!
Cynthia & Jerry got a message they're sayin':
Cynthia: All the squares, go home!
All: Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music

Dance to the Music
Cynthia: Say, get up and dance to the music!
Get on up and dance to the music!
All: Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music
Freddie: Hey Greg!
Greg: What?
Freddie: All we need is a drummer,
for people who only need a beat
I'm gonna add a little guitar
and make it easy to move your feet
Larry: I'm gonna add some bottom,
so that the dancers just won't hide
Sly: You might like to hear my organ
I said "Ride Sally Ride" now
Freddie: You might like to hear the horns blowin',
Cynthia on the drone, yeah!
Cynthia & Jerry got a message they're sayin':
Cynthia: All the squares, go home!
All: Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music

Dance to the Music
Cynthia: Say, get up and dance to the music!
Get on up and dance to the music!
All: Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music
Freddie: Hey Greg!
Greg: What?
Freddie: All we need is a drummer,
for people who only need a beat
I'm gonna add a little guitar
and make it easy to move your feet
Larry: I'm gonna add some bottom,
so that the dancers just won't hide
Sly: You might like to hear my organ
I said "Ride Sally Ride" now
Freddie: You might like to hear the horns blowin',
Cynthia on the drone, yeah!
Cynthia & Jerry got a message they're sayin':
Cynthia: All the squares, go home!
All: Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music

Fun
When I party, I party hearty
Fun is on my mind

Fun
Put a smile on your face
Leave that bummer behind

Fun
There's a sister and there's a brother
Havin' fun with each other

Fun
Daddy always hangs up the boys
He just wants to party with mother

A private thought cannot be bought
But you know what you have to do
Socketh unto others
As you would have them socketh to you

Fun
When I party, I party hearty
Fun is on my mind

Fun
Put a smile on your face
Leave that bummer behind

Fun
There's a sister and there's a brother
Havin' fun with each other

Fun
Daddy always hangs up the boys
He just wants to party with mother

Fun...

When I party, I party hearty
Fun is on my mind
Put a smile on your face
Leave that bummer behind

Fun
When I party, I party hearty
Fun is on my mind

Fun
Put a smile on your face
Leave that bummer behind

Fun
There's a sister and there's a brother
Havin' fun with each other

Fun
Daddy always hangs up the boys
He just wants to party with mother

A private thought cannot be bought
But you know what you have to do
Socketh unto others
As you would have them socketh to you

Fun
When I party, I party hearty
Fun is on my mind

Fun
Put a smile on your face
Leave that bummer behind

Fun
There's a sister and there's a brother
Havin' fun with each other

Fun
Daddy always hangs up the boys
He just wants to party with mother

Fun...

When I party, I party hearty
Fun is on my mind
Put a smile on your face
Leave that bummer behind

Life
All: Life, Life
Past the clouds
You don't have to come down

Life, Life
Tell it like it is
You don't have to die before you live

Larry: You might get angry some times
But don't let it turn you around
All you gotta do
Is get your livin' down

(CHORUS)

Sly: You might be scared of somethin' -- look at Mr. Stewart!
He's the only person he has to fear
He'd only let himself get near
He don't trust nobody
If he stopped bein' so shady
He could have a nice young lady

(CHORUS)

Freddie: You're gonna be sad sometime
You might wake up to find your pet is gone
But maybe
He's tired of bein' alone
Dog gets hip, it has to go
If you're lovin' you can't be sad no more

(CHORUS)

Life
All: Life, Life
Past the clouds
You don't have to come down

Life, Life
Tell it like it is
You don't have to die before you live

Larry: You might get angry some times
But don't let it turn you around
All you gotta do
Is get your livin' down

(CHORUS)

Sly: You might be scared of somethin' -- look at Mr. Stewart!
He's the only person he has to fear
He'd only let himself get near
He don't trust nobody
If he stopped bein' so shady
He could have a nice young lady

(CHORUS)

Freddie: You're gonna be sad sometime
You might wake up to find your pet is gone
But maybe
He's tired of bein' alone
Dog gets hip, it has to go
If you're lovin' you can't be sad no more

(CHORUS)

Love City
Rose: Ahhhh yeah
All: Love City x 2

Rose & Sly: Love a generation
Who do you want to be
Get into your own thing
Everybody's free free free free

All: Love City x 2

Freddie: Look into the future
Tell me what you see

Larry: Brothers and sisters holding hands
You sittin next to me

Sly: Peaceful minds and beautiful heads
You see short and long hair
You just might even see Harry Hippy
Groovin with the squares

Rose: I can see a big reunion
How could we go wrong now
All these wonderful people singin
All these wonderful songs, yeah

All: Love City x 2

Larry & Sly scat sing

All: Love City

Sly: L-O-V-E

All: Love City

Sly: I got to have it

All: Love City

Sly: Oooooooooh

All: Love City

Sly: I want it

All: Love City

Sly: I want it
All: Now now now now now now now now

All: Love City
Love City
I want it now now now now now now

Love City
Rose: Ahhhh yeah
All: Love City x 2

Rose & Sly: Love a generation
Who do you want to be
Get into your own thing
Everybody's free free free free

All: Love City x 2

Freddie: Look into the future
Tell me what you see

Larry: Brothers and sisters holding hands
You sittin next to me

Sly: Peaceful minds and beautiful heads
You see short and long hair
You just might even see Harry Hippy
Groovin with the squares

Rose: I can see a big reunion
How could we go wrong now
All these wonderful people singin
All these wonderful songs, yeah

All: Love City x 2

Larry & Sly scat sing

All: Love City

Sly: L-O-V-E

All: Love City

Sly: I got to have it

All: Love City

Sly: Oooooooooh

All: Love City

Sly: I want it

All: Love City

Sly: I want it
All: Now now now now now now now now

All: Love City
Love City
I want it now now now now now now

Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a blue one who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
Oh sha sha - we got to live together
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag l'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair
For bein' such a rich one that will not help the poor one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
Oh sha sha-we got to live together
There is a yellow one that won't accept the black one
That won't accept the red one that won't accept the white one
And different strokes for different folks

Freddie: Feeling's gettin stronger
Larry: Music's gettin longer too
Rose: Music is flashin me
Sly: I want to take you higher
Baby baby baby light my fire

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Freddie: Feeling's nitty-gritty
Larry: Sound is in the city too
Rose: Music's still flashin' me
Sly: Don't ya want to get higher
Baby baby baby light my fire.

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Sly: Harmonica solo
All Repeated: Higher!

Sly: C'mon light my fire
Want to take you higher

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Freddie: Feeling that should make you move
Larry: Sounds that should help you groove
Rose: Music still flashin' me
Sly: Take your places
I want to take you higher
Baby baby baby light my fire.

Freddie: Guitar solo

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

All Repeated: Higher!
Sly: Let's take you, do you wanna go, etc.

Cynthia: Trumpet solo

All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher!

Larry: Bass solo

All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher!

Jerry: Sax solo

All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Freddie: Feeling's gettin stronger
Larry: Music's gettin longer too
Rose: Music is flashin me
Sly: I want to take you higher
Baby baby baby light my fire

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Freddie: Feeling's nitty-gritty
Larry: Sound is in the city too
Rose: Music's still flashin' me
Sly: Don't ya want to get higher
Baby baby baby light my fire.

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Sly: Harmonica solo
All Repeated: Higher!

Sly: C'mon light my fire
Want to take you higher

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Freddie: Feeling that should make you move
Larry: Sounds that should help you groove
Rose: Music still flashin' me
Sly: Take your places
I want to take you higher
Baby baby baby light my fire.

Freddie: Guitar solo

All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

All Repeated: Higher!
Sly: Let's take you, do you wanna go, etc.

Cynthia: Trumpet solo

All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher!

Larry: Bass solo

All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher!

Jerry: Sax solo

All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka

Sing a Simple Song
Sing a simple song
Yeah, yeah, yeah, etc.
I'm talkin' talkin' talkin' talkin' talkin' in my sleep
I'm walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' in the street
Time is passin' I grow older Things are happening fast
All I have to hold onto is a simple song at last
Let me hear you say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, etc.
Sing a simple song
Try a little do re me fa so la ti do

Yeah, yeah, yeah, etc.
I'm livin' livin' livin' life with all its ups and downs
I'm givin' givin' givin' love and smilin' at the frowns

You're in trouble when you find it's hard for you to smile
A simple song might make it better for a little while
Let me hear you say Yeah, yeah. yeah, etc.

I'm talkin' talkin' talkin' talkin'
I'm walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin
I'm livin' livin' livin' love
I'm livin' lovin' know about lovin'

Everybody sing together Yeah, yeah. yeah. etc.

Stand!
Stand
In the end you'll still be you
One that's done all the things you set out to do
Stand
There's a cross for you to bear
Things to go through if you're going anywhere
Stand
For the things you know are right
It s the truth that the truth makes them so uptight
Stand
All the things you want are real
You have you to complete and there is no deal
Stand. stand, stand
Stand. stand, stand
Stand
You've been sitting much too long
There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Stand
There's a midget standing tall
And the giant beside him about to fall
Stand. stand, stand
Stand. stand, stand
Stand
They will try to make you crawl
And they know what you're saying makes sense and all
Stand
Don't you know that you are free
Well at least in your mind if you want to be

Stand!
Stand
In the end you'll still be you
One that's done all the things you set out to do
Stand
There's a cross for you to bear
Things to go through if you're going anywhere
Stand
For the things you know are right
It s the truth that the truth makes them so uptight
Stand
All the things you want are real
You have you to complete and there is no deal
Stand. stand, stand
Stand. stand, stand
Stand
You've been sitting much too long
There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Stand
There's a midget standing tall
And the giant beside him about to fall
Stand. stand, stand
Stand. stand, stand
Stand
They will try to make you crawl
And they know what you're saying makes sense and all
Stand
Don't you know that you are free
Well at least in your mind if you want to be

You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
Push a little harder
Think a little deeper
Don't let the plastic bring you down

Chorus:

Ail together now
Yeah, yean. yeah. etc.
You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try

Time is still creeping
Specially when you're sleeping
Wake up and go for what you know

(Repeat Chorus)

You'll get what's due you
And everything coming to you
You got to move if you want to be ahead

(Repeat Chorus)

You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
Push a little harder
Think a little deeper
Don't let the plastic bring you down

Chorus:

Ail together now
Yeah, yean. yeah. etc.
You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try

Time is still creeping
Specially when you're sleeping
Wake up and go for what you know

(Repeat Chorus)

You'll get what's due you
And everything coming to you
You got to move if you want to be ahead

(Repeat Chorus)

Frightened faces to the wall
Oh can't you hear your
Mama call?

The Brave and Strong Survive!

When you walk,
Know where you're walking.
When you talk
Know who you're talking to.

Brave and Strong Survive! Survive!

Out and Down
Ain't got a friend.
You don't know who turned You in.
The Brave and Strong, Survive!

Brave and Strong,
Survive!

Before me was a Cowboy star.
Indians!
And there you are.

The Brave and Strong, Survive!

The Brave and Strong, Survive Child!

Yeh Jones, Survive

Frightened faces to the wall
Oh can't you hear your
Mama call?

The Brave and Strong Survive!

When you walk,
Know where you're walking.
When you talk
Know who you're talking to.

Brave and Strong Survive! Survive!

Out and Down
Ain't got a friend.
You don't know who turned You in.
The Brave and Strong, Survive!

Brave and Strong,
Survive!

Before me was a Cowboy star.
Indians!
And there you are.

The Brave and Strong, Survive!

The Brave and Strong, Survive Child!

Yeh Jones, Survive

Frightened faces to the wall
Oh can't you hear your
Mama call?

The Brave and Strong Survive!

When you walk,
Know where you're walking.
When you talk
Know who you're talking to.

Brave and Strong Survive! Survive!

Out and Down
Ain't got a friend.
You don't know who turned You in.
The Brave and Strong, Survive!

Brave and Strong,
Survive!

Before me was a Cowboy star.
Indians!
And there you are.

The Brave and Strong, Survive!

The Brave and Strong, Survive Child!

Yeh Jones, Survive

It's a family affair, It's a family affair.
One child grows up to be
Somebody that just loves To learn.
And another child grows up to be
Somebody you'd just love To burn.
Mom loves the both of them
You see it's in the blood
Both kids are good to Mom
"Blood's thicker than mud."
It's a family affair, It's a family affair.

Newlywed a year ago.
But you're still checking Each other out.
Nobody wants to blow
Nobody wants to be Left out.
You can't leave, 'cause your
Heart is there.
But you can't stay, 'cause
You been somewhere else!
You can't cry, 'cause you'll
Look broke down
But you're cryin' anyway
'Cause you're all broke
Down!
It's a family affair,

It's a family affair, It's a family affair.
One child grows up to be
Somebody that just loves To learn.
And another child grows up to be
Somebody you'd just love To burn.
Mom loves the both of them
You see it's in the blood
Both kids are good to Mom
"Blood's thicker than mud."
It's a family affair, It's a family affair.

Newlywed a year ago.
But you're still checking Each other out.
Nobody wants to blow
Nobody wants to be Left out.
You can't leave, 'cause your
Heart is there.
But you can't stay, 'cause
You been somewhere else!
You can't cry, 'cause you'll
Look broke down
But you're cryin' anyway
'Cause you're all broke
Down!
It's a family affair

It's a family affair, It's a family affair.
One child grows up to be
Somebody that just loves To learn.
And another child grows up to be
Somebody you'd just love To burn.
Mom loves the both of them
You see it's in the blood
Both kids are good to Mom
"Blood's thicker than mud."
It's a family affair, It's a family affair.

Newlywed a year ago.
But you're still checking Each other out.
Nobody wants to blow
Nobody wants to be Left out.
You can't leave, 'cause your
Heart is there.
But you can't stay, 'cause
You been somewhere else!
You can't cry, 'cause you'll
Look broke down
But you're cryin' anyway
'Cause you're all broke
Down!
It's a family affair,