Robert LAMM
Life Is Good In My Neighborhood
(1995)
1. My Neighborhood (version A*) 4'43 (Robert Lamm / Bill Gable)
2. When The Rain Becomes 5'11 (Robert Lamm / Bill Gable)
3. All The Years 4'44 (Robert Lamm / Bruce Gaitsch)
4. Murder On Me 4'08 (Robert Lamm / Frankie Vinci)
5. Jesse *) 3'49 (Robert Lamm / Steven Tavani)
6. Ain't No Ordinary Thing 4'15 (Robert Lamm / Gerard McMahon)
7. Tabla * 4'37 (Robert Lamm / Randy Goodrum)
8. In This Country * 4'12 (Robert Lamm / Gerard McMahon)
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers 4'57 (David Foster / Tommy Keane / Robert Lamm)
10. My Neighborhood (version B) 4'21
Total Time: 44:57
Co-producer: John Van Eps
Engineers: John Agnello, Richard Oliver, Jeff Poe, Vittorio T. Zammarano
Assistants: Scott Canto, Tod d Carpenter Taso Ekonomou, Stephan Gatot, Bill Highley, Jim Kvoriak, Chrystin Nevarez, Terry Phell
Mixers: Randy Goodrum at CALIFORNIA PHASE, L.A. and Mick Guzauski at LIGHTHOUSE RECORDS, L.A.
Mastering: Bernie Grundman
Photographer: Hilmar
Location: Restaurant FLORENT
Hair: Jason Croy
Rings: Nancy Fisher for DIMENTIONS IN STERLING
Art Director: Joy Kopko
BIG Thanks and Wishes of great strong coffee to all.
Especially: Bill Burns, Bill Gable, Tatsu Hirami, Hideyo Itoh,
William Kaplan, Esq., Joy Kopko, Gerard McMahon, Melinda Ramirez
and Phil Ramone
Recorded at CALIFORNIA PHASES, L.A., SMYTHE & Co., N.Y.C., SOUNDTRACK, N.Y.C., WESTLAKE AUDDIO, L.A.
1. My Neighborhood
Oh, Lou is a romeo
Breaks their hearts everywhere he go
Sees himself as a star on the screen
Don't you know he just turned seventeen
Life is good in my neighborhood
In my neighborhood life is good
In my neighborhood
Thelma Rose works in a factory
Saving up to move from the family
All she has is a head full of dreams
Spends her time reading old magazines
Raul, just a plain working man
Works as hard as he can
Keeping the wolf at bay
Raul, loves his kids and wife
Wouldn't change much in his life
Tomorrow will be a better day
Old man Joe watches the children play
Minds his business doesn't have much to say
In his life he's seen 'em all come and go
He can tell who's all talk or all show
In my life I've seen 'em all come and go
I think of them more then they'l ever know
2. When The Rain Becomes
Suddenly I
Felt a keen wind against my back
And it blew me all the way over here
On a rainy day
Holed up in a one room flat
Waiting for the sun to shine
Wasting my time
Alone in this town
When the rain becomes part of you
And missing you comes thundering down
It's the same no matter what you do
When the rain becomes
The man on the street
Is selling soggy papers in the rain
The headlines turn his fingers black
It's a dreary world
Of subway stops and chimney stacks
Wait'n for the sky to clear
But nobody's here
Such a lonely sound
I've written letters that I know I'll never send
I'm meeting lots of people here
I know it's just pretend
I can make a conversation but I'll never find a friend
Staring out a dirty window, prayin' for the day to end
In a crazy way I'd really love to see you again
Even though we said goodbye
Maybe we could try
To turn this around
3. All The Years
You ask me what I think
I tell you, you ignore it
The reasons for it make me crazy
You ask me what is right
Huh, you never hear it
You're never nowhere near it, baby
We had a chance to win
The times, they were a changin'
We really couldn't get much higher
So now we're stuck with us
With you and all your stories
Who's the fool and who's the liar
I spent my Jife believing
It would not end this way
All the years we gambled
All the years we tried
All the restless
All the times we cried
All the years we wasted
All the years you lied
All the hopeless dreamers
All the dreams that died
You ask me what I want
I got no answer
I know I'm only dancing faster
You ask me what I need
Amazing it's so easy
It's really only love I'm after
4. Murder On Me
Life was like a picture show
People to see and places to go
Never expected I would ever know
Someone like you
Saw you 'cross the room one night
Men around you leaning in real tight
The devil in me wanted to fight
Before I even knew your name
Your love is murder on me
The further we go the dearer I see
Your love is murder on me
Murder on me
Comfortable in my skin
Too many years I had not been
I can deal with almost anything
But lovin' you
Now I worry 'bout you all the time
Who you been seein' and are you really mine
Obsession is the bottom line
And you're to blame
If I make you my God
If I get what I want
If I set your heart free
5. Jesse
Jesse, you gave so much of yourself
In younger days
Jesse, you took action
And you did the things you said
We have to ask some questions now
'Bout the direction we are taking
And will we learn from history
Or be condemned to repeat
It's loving
Any way you check it out
It's loving
It's loving
Love is what it's all about
It's loving
Jesse, would you really want
To save the world today
Jesse, would you keep your word
Or trade it all away
Is there a chance for heroes now
Or is fear the fatal blow
When we survive one more time
Will we finally come to know
6. Ain't No Ordinary Thing
Nervous, shaking
Super natural hold on me
Fire, burning
Flames higher than I ever seen
I feel it go right thru my bones
I hear it call my name
I see a big change in my game
And then my heart stops
Ain't no ordinary thing
Not your typical device
Ain't the greatest story ever told
Love will never be the same
Shameless attraction
Some kind of voodoo love affair
Thunder, lightning
Her love power dancing in the air
I start talking in my sleep
I feel her in my veins
I got to know this thing is for real
And when she looks at me
Ain't no ordinary thing
That's what you get for being nice
This ain't something you might trow away
This is stuff you got to save
7. Tabla
Early morning they broke down the door
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
Breaks their hearts everywhere he go
Sees himself as a star on the screen
Don't you know he just turned seventeen
Life is good in my neighborhood
In my neighborhood life is good
In my neighborhood
Thelma Rose works in a factory
Saving up to move from the family
All she has is a head full of dreams
Spends her time reading old magazines
Raul, just a plain working man
Works as hard as he can
Keeping the wolf at bay
Raul, loves his kids and wife
Wouldn't change much in his life
Tomorrow will be a better day
Old man Joe watches the children play
Minds his business doesn't have much to say
In his life he's seen 'em all come and go
He can tell who's all talk or all show
In my life I've seen 'em all come and go
I think of them more then they'l ever know
2. When The Rain Becomes
Suddenly I
Felt a keen wind against my back
And it blew me all the way over here
On a rainy day
Holed up in a one room flat
Waiting for the sun to shine
Wasting my time
Alone in this town
When the rain becomes part of you
And missing you comes thundering down
It's the same no matter what you do
When the rain becomes
The man on the street
Is selling soggy papers in the rain
The headlines turn his fingers black
It's a dreary world
Of subway stops and chimney stacks
Wait'n for the sky to clear
But nobody's here
Such a lonely sound
I've written letters that I know I'll never send
I'm meeting lots of people here
I know it's just pretend
I can make a conversation but I'll never find a friend
Staring out a dirty window, prayin' for the day to end
In a crazy way I'd really love to see you again
Even though we said goodbye
Maybe we could try
To turn this around
3. All The Years
You ask me what I think
I tell you, you ignore it
The reasons for it make me crazy
You ask me what is right
Huh, you never hear it
You're never nowhere near it, baby
We had a chance to win
The times, they were a changin'
We really couldn't get much higher
So now we're stuck with us
With you and all your stories
Who's the fool and who's the liar
I spent my Jife believing
It would not end this way
All the years we gambled
All the years we tried
All the restless
All the times we cried
All the years we wasted
All the years you lied
All the hopeless dreamers
All the dreams that died
You ask me what I want
I got no answer
I know I'm only dancing faster
You ask me what I need
Amazing it's so easy
It's really only love I'm after
4. Murder On Me
Life was like a picture show
People to see and places to go
Never expected I would ever know
Someone like you
Saw you 'cross the room one night
Men around you leaning in real tight
The devil in me wanted to fight
Before I even knew your name
Your love is murder on me
The further we go the dearer I see
Your love is murder on me
Murder on me
Comfortable in my skin
Too many years I had not been
I can deal with almost anything
But lovin' you
Now I worry 'bout you all the time
Who you been seein' and are you really mine
Obsession is the bottom line
And you're to blame
If I make you my God
If I get what I want
If I set your heart free
5. Jesse
Jesse, you gave so much of yourself
In younger days
Jesse, you took action
And you did the things you said
We have to ask some questions now
'Bout the direction we are taking
And will we learn from history
Or be condemned to repeat
It's loving
Any way you check it out
It's loving
It's loving
Love is what it's all about
It's loving
Jesse, would you really want
To save the world today
Jesse, would you keep your word
Or trade it all away
Is there a chance for heroes now
Or is fear the fatal blow
When we survive one more time
Will we finally come to know
6. Ain't No Ordinary Thing
Nervous, shaking
Super natural hold on me
Fire, burning
Flames higher than I ever seen
I feel it go right thru my bones
I hear it call my name
I see a big change in my game
And then my heart stops
Ain't no ordinary thing
Not your typical device
Ain't the greatest story ever told
Love will never be the same
Shameless attraction
Some kind of voodoo love affair
Thunder, lightning
Her love power dancing in the air
I start talking in my sleep
I feel her in my veins
I got to know this thing is for real
And when she looks at me
Ain't no ordinary thing
That's what you get for being nice
This ain't something you might trow away
This is stuff you got to save
7. Tabla
Early morning they broke down the door
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
Felt a keen wind against my back
And it blew me all the way over here
On a rainy day
Holed up in a one room flat
Waiting for the sun to shine
Wasting my time
Alone in this town
When the rain becomes part of you
And missing you comes thundering down
It's the same no matter what you do
When the rain becomes
The man on the street
Is selling soggy papers in the rain
The headlines turn his fingers black
It's a dreary world
Of subway stops and chimney stacks
Wait'n for the sky to clear
But nobody's here
Such a lonely sound
I've written letters that I know I'll never send
I'm meeting lots of people here
I know it's just pretend
I can make a conversation but I'll never find a friend
Staring out a dirty window, prayin' for the day to end
In a crazy way I'd really love to see you again
Even though we said goodbye
Maybe we could try
To turn this around
3. All The Years
You ask me what I think
I tell you, you ignore it
The reasons for it make me crazy
You ask me what is right
Huh, you never hear it
You're never nowhere near it, baby
We had a chance to win
The times, they were a changin'
We really couldn't get much higher
So now we're stuck with us
With you and all your stories
Who's the fool and who's the liar
I spent my Jife believing
It would not end this way
All the years we gambled
All the years we tried
All the restless
All the times we cried
All the years we wasted
All the years you lied
All the hopeless dreamers
All the dreams that died
You ask me what I want
I got no answer
I know I'm only dancing faster
You ask me what I need
Amazing it's so easy
It's really only love I'm after
4. Murder On Me
Life was like a picture show
People to see and places to go
Never expected I would ever know
Someone like you
Saw you 'cross the room one night
Men around you leaning in real tight
The devil in me wanted to fight
Before I even knew your name
Your love is murder on me
The further we go the dearer I see
Your love is murder on me
Murder on me
Comfortable in my skin
Too many years I had not been
I can deal with almost anything
But lovin' you
Now I worry 'bout you all the time
Who you been seein' and are you really mine
Obsession is the bottom line
And you're to blame
If I make you my God
If I get what I want
If I set your heart free
5. Jesse
Jesse, you gave so much of yourself
In younger days
Jesse, you took action
And you did the things you said
We have to ask some questions now
'Bout the direction we are taking
And will we learn from history
Or be condemned to repeat
It's loving
Any way you check it out
It's loving
It's loving
Love is what it's all about
It's loving
Jesse, would you really want
To save the world today
Jesse, would you keep your word
Or trade it all away
Is there a chance for heroes now
Or is fear the fatal blow
When we survive one more time
Will we finally come to know
6. Ain't No Ordinary Thing
Nervous, shaking
Super natural hold on me
Fire, burning
Flames higher than I ever seen
I feel it go right thru my bones
I hear it call my name
I see a big change in my game
And then my heart stops
Ain't no ordinary thing
Not your typical device
Ain't the greatest story ever told
Love will never be the same
Shameless attraction
Some kind of voodoo love affair
Thunder, lightning
Her love power dancing in the air
I start talking in my sleep
I feel her in my veins
I got to know this thing is for real
And when she looks at me
Ain't no ordinary thing
That's what you get for being nice
This ain't something you might trow away
This is stuff you got to save
7. Tabla
Early morning they broke down the door
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
I tell you, you ignore it
The reasons for it make me crazy
You ask me what is right
Huh, you never hear it
You're never nowhere near it, baby
We had a chance to win
The times, they were a changin'
We really couldn't get much higher
So now we're stuck with us
With you and all your stories
Who's the fool and who's the liar
I spent my Jife believing
It would not end this way
All the years we gambled
All the years we tried
All the restless
All the times we cried
All the years we wasted
All the years you lied
All the hopeless dreamers
All the dreams that died
You ask me what I want
I got no answer
I know I'm only dancing faster
You ask me what I need
Amazing it's so easy
It's really only love I'm after
4. Murder On Me
Life was like a picture show
People to see and places to go
Never expected I would ever know
Someone like you
Saw you 'cross the room one night
Men around you leaning in real tight
The devil in me wanted to fight
Before I even knew your name
Your love is murder on me
The further we go the dearer I see
Your love is murder on me
Murder on me
Comfortable in my skin
Too many years I had not been
I can deal with almost anything
But lovin' you
Now I worry 'bout you all the time
Who you been seein' and are you really mine
Obsession is the bottom line
And you're to blame
If I make you my God
If I get what I want
If I set your heart free
5. Jesse
Jesse, you gave so much of yourself
In younger days
Jesse, you took action
And you did the things you said
We have to ask some questions now
'Bout the direction we are taking
And will we learn from history
Or be condemned to repeat
It's loving
Any way you check it out
It's loving
It's loving
Love is what it's all about
It's loving
Jesse, would you really want
To save the world today
Jesse, would you keep your word
Or trade it all away
Is there a chance for heroes now
Or is fear the fatal blow
When we survive one more time
Will we finally come to know
6. Ain't No Ordinary Thing
Nervous, shaking
Super natural hold on me
Fire, burning
Flames higher than I ever seen
I feel it go right thru my bones
I hear it call my name
I see a big change in my game
And then my heart stops
Ain't no ordinary thing
Not your typical device
Ain't the greatest story ever told
Love will never be the same
Shameless attraction
Some kind of voodoo love affair
Thunder, lightning
Her love power dancing in the air
I start talking in my sleep
I feel her in my veins
I got to know this thing is for real
And when she looks at me
Ain't no ordinary thing
That's what you get for being nice
This ain't something you might trow away
This is stuff you got to save
7. Tabla
Early morning they broke down the door
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
People to see and places to go
Never expected I would ever know
Someone like you
Saw you 'cross the room one night
Men around you leaning in real tight
The devil in me wanted to fight
Before I even knew your name
Your love is murder on me
The further we go the dearer I see
Your love is murder on me
Murder on me
Comfortable in my skin
Too many years I had not been
I can deal with almost anything
But lovin' you
Now I worry 'bout you all the time
Who you been seein' and are you really mine
Obsession is the bottom line
And you're to blame
If I make you my God
If I get what I want
If I set your heart free
5. Jesse
Jesse, you gave so much of yourself
In younger days
Jesse, you took action
And you did the things you said
We have to ask some questions now
'Bout the direction we are taking
And will we learn from history
Or be condemned to repeat
It's loving
Any way you check it out
It's loving
It's loving
Love is what it's all about
It's loving
Jesse, would you really want
To save the world today
Jesse, would you keep your word
Or trade it all away
Is there a chance for heroes now
Or is fear the fatal blow
When we survive one more time
Will we finally come to know
6. Ain't No Ordinary Thing
Nervous, shaking
Super natural hold on me
Fire, burning
Flames higher than I ever seen
I feel it go right thru my bones
I hear it call my name
I see a big change in my game
And then my heart stops
Ain't no ordinary thing
Not your typical device
Ain't the greatest story ever told
Love will never be the same
Shameless attraction
Some kind of voodoo love affair
Thunder, lightning
Her love power dancing in the air
I start talking in my sleep
I feel her in my veins
I got to know this thing is for real
And when she looks at me
Ain't no ordinary thing
That's what you get for being nice
This ain't something you might trow away
This is stuff you got to save
7. Tabla
Early morning they broke down the door
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
In younger days
Jesse, you took action
And you did the things you said
We have to ask some questions now
'Bout the direction we are taking
And will we learn from history
Or be condemned to repeat
It's loving
Any way you check it out
It's loving
It's loving
Love is what it's all about
It's loving
Jesse, would you really want
To save the world today
Jesse, would you keep your word
Or trade it all away
Is there a chance for heroes now
Or is fear the fatal blow
When we survive one more time
Will we finally come to know
6. Ain't No Ordinary Thing
Nervous, shaking
Super natural hold on me
Fire, burning
Flames higher than I ever seen
I feel it go right thru my bones
I hear it call my name
I see a big change in my game
And then my heart stops
Ain't no ordinary thing
Not your typical device
Ain't the greatest story ever told
Love will never be the same
Shameless attraction
Some kind of voodoo love affair
Thunder, lightning
Her love power dancing in the air
I start talking in my sleep
I feel her in my veins
I got to know this thing is for real
And when she looks at me
Ain't no ordinary thing
That's what you get for being nice
This ain't something you might trow away
This is stuff you got to save
7. Tabla
Early morning they broke down the door
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
Super natural hold on me
Fire, burning
Flames higher than I ever seen
I feel it go right thru my bones
I hear it call my name
I see a big change in my game
And then my heart stops
Ain't no ordinary thing
Not your typical device
Ain't the greatest story ever told
Love will never be the same
Shameless attraction
Some kind of voodoo love affair
Thunder, lightning
Her love power dancing in the air
I start talking in my sleep
I feel her in my veins
I got to know this thing is for real
And when she looks at me
Ain't no ordinary thing
That's what you get for being nice
This ain't something you might trow away
This is stuff you got to save
7. Tabla
Early morning they broke down the door
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
Out in Chittigong Hill the citizens were poor
Rising conflict
It was election time
Opposing blood was spilled
Tabla, and we all remember
Tabla, what she did for us
Tabla, she was the bravest one
People of conscience gathering in pe:
Practiced non-violence
Put down by the police
Some were leaders
Most were simply there
Opposing voices stilled
She was a simple girl
But she was pushed too far
She wouldn't give in
And the torture could not change her mind
And when the people heard
They all rose up in the name of love, singing
8. In This Country
Land of the right to be who you are
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
A face in this liberty speaks
Proud as he walks thru his freedom each day
Proud to be what he is
The price of his shelter keeps going up
It costs to keep shoes on his feet
He weeps and he laughs and he works everyday
His reality
In this country to be a survivor is to be respected
To survive you need to know what's true
Car's from Detroit keep goin' faster
Conversations faster and faster
Relationships keep goin' faster
What does it mean
A man who lies down with politics
Is a man who walks in his sleep
The power will rise
And the power will never set you free
Carpenters, cabbies and scienti
Workaday heroes who make ends meet
A move to the right and a voice in the deficit screams
In this country so divided we need perspective
In these times that bring us to our knees
Days just keep goin' faster
Money goin' faster and faster
Olympic humans keep runnin' faster
What does it mean
New York Times monday faces
Grapes of Wrath hands that labor
Modern woman keeps on changing
Human kind so amazing
9. When Will The World Be Like Lovers
When the waiting is over
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning
When we've opened our eyes
When the waiting is over
We'll have love on the rise
We've been living in the problem, It's so clear
Spreading wreckage and confusion
Names and places flash like neon in the air
That's how it goes, 'til someone says
When will the world be like lovers
In a dance, spinning round and round
When will we know what was lost has been found
Maybe it starts with us now
When the reasons for living
And the will to survive
Say we've got what were giving
Then we'll keep love alove
We've been doggin' it and drifting for so long
Putting off our evolution
And it's possible we'll never get it on
That's how it goes, 'til someone says:
Heart, where we warrt it to be
Love, like it's a miracle
Power, to be like we need to be
Only the beginning