Billy Preston

A long and lasting love Not many people find it But those who do their whole life through Put their heart and soul behind it A long and lasting love A long and lasting love Is what I've always dreamed of And when I look into your eyes I knew I'd really...

Listen to me baby, I'll tell ya how I love you Well you could throw me in the ocean I'd swim to the bank And crawl right home to you (yeah!) Ain't that lovin' ya baby Ain't that lovin' ya baby Ain't that lovin' ya baby Ain't that lovin' ya baby Ain't...

Sunrise doesn't last all morning A cloudburst doesn't last all day Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning Its not always going to be this grey All things must pass All things must pass away Sunset doesn't last all evening A mind can blow...

Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise Black bird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting fo...

I got a good reason for taking the easy way out I got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so. so long to find out and I found out She's a big teaser She took me half the way there She's a big tea...

People, around the world say I'm bitter But I can say I'm not a quitter (ha ha ha ha) And you can't And people No... they don't apologize That why we have to advertise in the paper I can't make you stop and listen that won't save you. I can't believe...

Ooh, I need your love, babe Guess you know it's true Hope you need my love, babe Just like I need you Hold me, love me Hold me, love me I ain't got nothin' but love, babe Eight days a week Love you every day, girl Always on my mind One thing I can...

My whole life has changed Since I've been made free I don't have to fret no more 'Cause Everything's alright Everything's alright Everything's alright Oh, it's alright with me With me, with me, baby, yeah, yeah I've got peace of mind I've got just...

Fancy lady is masquerading With a heart that nobody can see Time is wasting there There's no escaping it How long will your sweet pleasure be Fancy lady, you are just a stranger To all the lovers you don't get to know You try hiding all the broken trac...

Jo Jo was a man Who thought he was a loner But he knew it couldn't last Jo Jo left his home in Tuscon, Arizona For some California grass Get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Get back, get back Get back to where you once belon...

Trippin' up electric lights I'll take you places you ain't gone before I've got a formula for givin' the lights Better, girl, stick with me Take my hand and hold on tight This rollercoaster's gonna go all night Too damn good, this love, it must be a cri...

To lead a better life I need my love to be here Here, making each day of the year Changing my life with a wave of her hand Nobody can deny that there's something there. There, running my hands through her hair Both of us thinking how good it can be Sombody is...

Hey, brother Where you goin' with that stick in your hand? He said, "Goin' over here Goin' to destroy another man's land" 'Cause one man but nothing to other man but all Together we stand and divided we fall It's sad to know today People aren't willing...

Waitin' for that train they said was comin' ... I had faith and waited patiently, But somethin's tellin' me I'm waitin' hopelessly, For the train has come and gone on without me. I struggled day and night so I'd be ready, I tried to make things right in...

I've got you (I've got you) I don't need nobody else I've got you (I've got you) You are all my happiness Come what may You brighten all my darkest days And for this I wanna thank you Just to spend (Just to spend, ooh) One day or night alone with...

I wrote a simple song With simple words and harmony Wasn't very long Before a star, I was bound to be I didn't care if it made the charts I only wrote it for you and me They think they're so smart now They're not as smart as they want to be They too...

Somebody lied to me, it just can't be, you cant be gone forever. Somebody got it wrong, you are gonna love me all my life. Where'd we good together, now I'm on my own, And I don't think I'll ever learn to live, one day alone. CHORUS So/wo...

i'm really gonna miss you miss your body next tomine and your gorgeouos smile even though youre leaving me gonna needme after a while i'm really gonna miss you yes i am 

I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink No, no, no. I'm so tired, I don't know what to do I'm so tired, my mind is set on you I wonder should I call you but I know what y...

If you let me love you I'll give you pleasure And even more than interstation If you let me love you I'll get excited Love is If you let me love you Give you attention Dimension If you let me love you I feel Your love have such a On the fantasy...

Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living...

Isn't it a pity? Now, isn't it a shame How we break each others hearts And cause each other pain? How we take each others love Without thinking anymore Forgetting to give back Isn't it a pity? Some things take so long But how can I explain When not...

I don't mind (No, no, no, no) No, no, no, no If I don't eat I don't mind (No, no, no, no) No, no, no, no If I don't sleep 'Cause I live on love And I think God above After you, baby, hey, hey Nothing else matters no more I don't need (No, no, n...

It will come in time, you just be patient Everything that's yours will get to you Just because some others get theirs early Don't you worry, yours is coming too You got to keep on doing what you know is right If one goes left than the other goes right...

Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child's balloon Eclipses both the sun and moon To understand you know too soon There is no sense in trying. Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn Suicide remarks are torn Fro...

Ooh Don't you ever let nobody Ever get on the inside story of your love affair (No) No Don't you ever let nobody Ever get on the inside story of your love affair (No) You better not 'Cause if you do, you in trouble And your love, it won't go nowhe...

When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be And in my hour of darkness There's light that shining in front of me Shine until tomorrow Let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be There wil...

Let us all get together Right now Let us all get together Right now Don't put off tomorrow What you can do today, y'all Tomorrow's not promised Believe me when I say Let us all get together Yeah, right now When? Right now Let us all love each ot...

Let's go get stoned Let's go get stoned Let's go get stoned Let's go get stoned You know, my baby, she won't let me in Got a few pennies, Gonna buy myself a bottle of gin Then I wanna stop at, on my way home Let's go get stoned Let's go get stoned...

Love, love, love makes me do foolish things Sit alone by the phone, a phone that never rings Hoping to hear you say you love me still Knowing you never will Love, love, love has made a fool of me Got me doin' things, things that shouldn't be Listen...

I asked my mother Is there a morning star? I was answered by my mother Yes, there's a morning star It shines for just one moment Way up in the sky And it shines for ever after In a mother's eyes That's when I found out How wise mothers are There in...

My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, For this I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside, Let freedom ring! My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks...

My sweet Lord Hm, my Lord Hm, my Lord I really want to see you I really want to be with you I really want to see you Lord But it won't take long, my Lord My sweet Lord Hm, my Lord Hm, my Lord I really want to know you I really want to go with you I really w...

Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' You gotta have somethin' If you wanna be with me Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' You gotta have somethin' If you wanna be with me I'm not tryin' to be your hero 'Cause that zero is too cold for me, Brrr I'm not t...

Help me Lord Help me Lord I need your love so bad Oh my Lord Oh my Lord I need your love so bad When I'm in darkness And full of fear I know the answer When you are here Now I believe It's all become clear Oh my Lord Oh my Lord I need you...

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Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people, right on Say you want a revolution We better get on right away Well you get on your fee...

She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back She can take the dark out of nighttime, paint the daytime black You'll start out standing, proud to steal her anything sh...

I said shotgun shoot 'em 'fore he run now do the jerk baby do the jerk now. (Hey). Put on your red dress and then you go down yonder. I said buy yourself a shotgun now, were gonna break it down baby now. We're gonna load it up baby now 'a then you shoot '...

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Stop! in the name of love Before you break my heart Baby, baby, I'm aware of where you go Each time you leave my door I watch you walk down the street Knowing your other love you'll meet This time before you run to her Leaving me alone and hurt (think...

Why can't we be humble Like the good Lord said He promised to exalt us For love is the way How men be so greedy When there's so much left All things are God given And they all have been blessed That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants...

Just got home from Viet Nam Come home and found my brother gone Wo, wo-wo wo, oh. Lord, hey hey hey, yeah The bus is comin' The funky system's gotta fall now Or it's gotta be changed to include us all Oh the Constitution, the Bill of Rights. Lord hey he...

This is it This is it What we've been praying And hoping for, y'all This is it This is it (This is it) This is it (This is it) Always knew The dream would come true 'Cause I've been trying For such a long time I almost gave up I almost lost my...

I'm feelin' pretty good What about you, babe? (What about you?) Just like I should What about you? (What about you?) Let the good times roll Let your heart down and show your soul 'Cause I'm feelin' pretty mellow, baby What about you? (What about...

I got a song that ain't no melody, I'm gonna sing it to my friends I got a song that ain't no melody, I'm gonna sing it to my friends [Chorus:] Will it go round in circles, will it fly high like a bird up in the sky Will it go round in circles, will it fly hi...

Without a song the day would never end Without a song the road would never bend When things go wrong a man ain't got a friend Without a song That field of corn would never see a plow That field of corn would be deserted now A man is born but he's no good no ho...

You are so beautiful to me You are so beautiful to me Can't you see You're everything I hoped for and what's more You're everything I need You are so beautiful, baby, to me You're everything I hoped for and what's more You are so beautiful to me Such joy an...

Never had the pleasure of loving you Nothing, girl, can measure what I would do You're everything that I desire All of the good thoughts I have, babe, you inspire All because you're so unique, baby I can't help but love you, girl None can compete, girl,...