India.Arie

Queens, Long Island and Brooklyn, too From the Rockefeller Center to fifth avenue Still, my favorite place in the empire state Is in bed with you. Central Park, The Village and the Brookyln Bridges The hottest shoes in the world, the fashion district St...

Life is a journey, Not a destination, There are no mistakes, Just chances we've taken Lay down your regrets cause all we have is now Wake up in the morning And get out of bed Start making a mental list in my head Of all of the things that I am gra...

You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are a river running through the desert plain You are my shelter, from the pouring rain You were my comfort, even before the pain I can hear the sound of five drummers in the wind The leaves blowing in the breez...

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. And here's a hand my trusty friend!...

She is, twenty five, spent over half of her life So afraid to speak her mind, it's such a shame 'Cause what a brilliant mind she has And now she's been introduced to confidence She doesn't see, that she is bordering on arrogance When will she learn, to come b...

The time is right I'm gonna pack my bags And take that journey down the road Cause over the mountain I see the bright sun shinning And I want to live inside the glow Yeah I wanna go to place where I am nothing and everything That exists between here and nowhe...

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 are beautiful surprise Intoxicated every time I hear your voice You've got me on a natural high It's almost like I...

Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah! [Verse 1:] I wish there was a video game to teach you your ancestors name I wish there was a phone number like 1-800-Save-Your-Brother I'm thankful for the radio station Not afraid to put the truth in rotation there are skirts...

Yeah,yeah Oooooooh Ooooh Let my people go Oooooooh Oooh oh oh Let my people go In the swamps of New Orleans The rain came pouring down So heavy was the water That the walls came crashing down Now I know a survivor But how the hell you jus...

I met a prophet dark as the night She could see into my soul Said she'd been watching and had some advice She said shadows make you whole A life without pain is a wolf in sheep's clothes Cause if you listen to the lessons that it holds You'll find the go...

Brothers and sisters! Oh oh oh oh oh Testing Hey yeah Will I walk what I talk Will I open my heart Can he trust me when I give him my word Will I judge him or love him Put nothing above him Help him to see what he's worth Can I tend to his needs...

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends Brown skin, up against my brown skin Need some every now and then:oh hey: Where are your people from? Maybe Mississippi or an Island Apparently your skin h...

I woke up this morning you were the first thing on my mind I don't know where it came from all I know is I need you in my life You make me feel like I can be a better woman If you just say you wanna take this friendship to another place Chorus Can I walk with...

If he were a color He'd be a deep dark forest green If he were a car He'd be a long stretch limousine With room for all of humanity inside Cause he is so giving And he is so wise If he were a number He'd be a five cause he has such a brilliant mind If...

Close your eyes The physical can be so blind In my eyes The innocent can be so wise It's not about black or white This is wrong or right Can you take a stranger And treat him like your stranger Love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Lo...

[Verse 1: India.Arie] Kids are making angels in the snow Magic tricks by uncle Joe You can feel the loving in the air Family coming in from everywhere Grandma sitting in her favourite chair With a halo of silver hair With a smile lighting up the room S...

The world can be so cold but you are always warm When my back is tight, you take me in your arms You're the moral compass directing me to light Ours the golden glow in the middle of my night In recognition of the person that you are In celebration of you...

One shot to your heart without breaking your skin Noone has a power to hurt you like your kin Kept it inside didn't tell noone else Didn't even wanna admit it to yourself And now your chest burns and your back aches from fifteen years of holding a pain and no...

There are places in Havannah, That remind me of Savannah. Parts of West Virgina, That might as well be Kenya. Parts of New York City, Parts of Mississippi. Parts of Tennessee, Look like another world to me. [Chorus] Oh, oh oh, Ghetto-o-o-o,...

Sweetest honey to the brightest flower the largest plant Into the smallest atom, snow flakes in the bird kingdom, Smaller than the eye can see, Bigger than the mind can concieve. (oh) Heard a man on the radio today, Must confess I disagreed with what he h...

God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy In Bethle...

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 to...

Good morning silence Good morning to myself Good morning to the pain In the center of my chest It's crazy how much I miss A simple good morning kiss Good morning independence Or is it loneliness? I know I said I wanted this But I have regrets I pray for God...

Thankful for relaxation, complication, Hivination and irritation Succlusion, confusion are my impurities And securities Cause I know it`s god just perfecting me That`s why I today I take my life as it comes 

The only thing constant in the world is change That's why today I take life as it comes 

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay From now on our troubles will be miles away Here we are as in olden days (as in olde...

He heals me Told him my biggest secret And he told me four. He smiled at me and said that makes me love more And then he made me laugh And I knew it was a sign That he was a man, That I wanted in my life And with every passing day I feel more and more of that...

[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 I couldn't find it always one step behind it Now I know it was mine all the time fin...

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 

I am light, I am light [x4] I am not the things my family did I am not the voices in my head I am not the pieces of the brokenness inside I am light, I am light [x4] I'm not the mistakes that I have made or any of the things that caused me pain I am n...

I am ready for love Why are you hiding from me I'd quickly give my freedom To be held in your captivity I am ready for love All of the joy and the pain And all the time that it takes Just to stay in your good grace Lately I've been thinking Maybe you're not r...

Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can't change where you've been. But today, I have the opportunity to choose. [Verse 1:] Here am I now looking at 30 and I got so much to say. I gotta get this off of my chest, I gotta let it go...

Every day that you pass my way, I wonder, I wonder about your life What is your age, are you connected if so, does she treat you right Now please, excuse me for being so forward Bur I couldn't let this chance go by without lettin' you know I I wonder, I wonde...

Sometimes I shave my legs and Sometimes I don't Sometimes I comb my hair and Somtimes I won't Depend on how the wind blows I might even paint my toes It really just depends on Whatever feels god n my soul (Chorus) I'm not the average girl from your vi...

The snow is snowing The wind is blowing But I can weather the storm Why do I care how much it may storm I've got my love to keep me warm I can't remember A worse December Just watch those icicles form Why do I care if icicles form I've got my love...

Too much hypocrisy in this old southern town for me Way back in 1619 began this tragic story Thrown into slaveries then, their crime was the color of skin Never to see the light of the past again [Chorus:] I wanna go where the mountains are high enough to ech...

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 could stay here And listen to your every word [Chorus:] Because I'm interested Can I be an instrument In changing your life...

John Coltrane and Miles Davis Dizzy Gillespie This is a song for you Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughn And Robert Johnson And Charlie Patton The list goes on and on... 

This is in remembrance of our ancestors Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway And all that came before You opened up a door Cause of you A change gon' come... 

I heard a voice that told me I'm essential How all my fears are limiting my potential Said it's time to step into the light and Use every bit of the power I have inside So what'chu waiting on Who You waiting for If You don't take a chance You'll never k...

Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful, And snice we've no place to go, Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping And I've bought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low, Let it s...

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...

Mmhmmmm..... I say I love you You say that's kind You don't wanna get too close You loved me crazy I lost my mind Listen... You're everything I never wanted And all the things I didn't need This ain't who I wanna be You don't have to sta...

Mary, did you know That your Baby Boy would one day walk on water? Mary, did you know That your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters? Did you know That your Baby Boy has come to make you new? This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you Ma...

(with Joe Sample) (feat. Michael McDonald) Merry Christmas baby, sure do treat me nice Merry Christmas baby, sure do treat me nice Bought me a diamond ring for Christmas I feel like I'm in paradise I feel mighty fine, y'all, I've got music on my radio...

I love the fragrance of your voice You're the color of loyal My favorite sound is your smile I'm intoxicated with joyful Oh, I am moved by you Oh, I am moved by you I feel you on the bottom of my feet The very blush in my cheek I love the taste of th...

I know Oh, Oh Yeah Hey baby Why you rushing Let's sit back and watch the flowers grow Why you want To swim against the tide Let's lay and watch the river flow Here in god's creation There is always a reason I know, that love is there for us Yeah Where we'll...

I love piano, as if I were a string. I love Seattle, as if I were the rain. Just like the melodies of Stevie Wonder go with the beat of my heart. Just like the lightning goes with the thunder signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours. Because there's noth...

Grandma Lousie, Uncle Joe, Aunt Joanne, Uncle Para And to all of the names That I do not know But whose blood runs thru my veins This is a song for you 

x2: Can you be a part of my life? Oh it's easy to find some one to play with And almost anyone will do to fill your idle time But that very special someone, You can share all your dreams with is so hard to find And it use to be like me to settle fo...

There is a woman in Somalia Scraping for pearls by the roadside There is a force stronger than nature Keeps her will alive That is how she lives her life She is dying to survive I don't know what she's made of But I would like to be that brain She cr...

[Chorus] I'm having a private party Ain't no body here but me, my angels, and my guitar singin' baby look how far we've come here I'm havin' a private party Learning how to love me Celebrating the woman I've become, yeah I tried to call my mother, but She did...

When I think about the turn my life has taken I know it's because of you, that I receive so many blessings I had a home but no privacy, I didn't know a thing about my legacy When I realized you were there for me, I called on your name and you came And you did,...

I’ve Seen: Money come between my best friend and me I’ve Seen: Old friend become new enemies I’ve Been: Through a couple of litigations I’ve Been: Through character assassination. They Try To Put This Stick In Between My Wheels But They Can’t Stop M...

[Verse 1:] Easy like Sunday morning Like an angel calling He taking me all in I'm embracing him with my skin Like a glimmer of light Like a vision of life And he's so perfect I couldn't picture him if I tried [Bridge 1:] See some may come Some may g...

I am ready for love Why are you hiding from me I'd quickly give my freedom To be held in your captivity I am ready for love All of the joy and the pain And all the time that it takes Just to stay in your good grace Lately I've been thinking Maybe you...

There was always A power I could feel It was guidance to tell me the way to go But nowadays I feel like can't hear that voice I've been flying blind I need you to come and be my eyes. (be my eyes) River Rise Carry me back home (I cannot remem...

Now that you're right here, Let me whisper in your ear Now that you're listening, Let me tell you how I feel I've been trying to formulate The perfect words the perfect way I can't hold it back no more I gotta let you know today It's x2: Simple (Wha...

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...

I believe in open doors I've taken off the screen I'm ready to let the world come inside And touch my life I will no longer be defined by What someone else believes that I am Now that I have dropped the weight I am light as a feather It's time to elev...

Inside my head there lives a dream that I want to see in the sun Behind my eyes there lives a me that I've been hiding for much too long 'Cause I've been, too afraid to let it show 'Cause I'm scared of the judgment that may follow Always putting off my living...

Goodbye summer hate to see you go I wasn't ready for autumn wind to blow So lonely We had a fine time holding hands in June Warm in a sunshine watching love in bloom Where are you now? My heart is frozen in this place waiting for another summer's day...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find...

There’s a girl who was raised to believe that love is suffering She grows up and the man like a father gives her a wedding ring Now she walks around up constant companion, our resentment, fear and sadness The lack of laughter turns to cancer, this song is d...

I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear But I knew that it would come An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone She said you found someone And I thought of all the bad luck, And all the struggles we went through How I lost me and you lost you What...

Spoken : Let me tell you why I love him Chorus: 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 Verse 1: I remember...

OH Oooh oh ooOH OH, yeaah yeah yeaah Yeaaah hey. OH Oooh oh ooOH OH, yeaah yeah yeaah Oh oh oh oh oh oh (I-I-I-I need your Therapy) Oh oh oh oh oh oh (I-I-I-I need you to come and lay hands on me) Oh oh oh oh oh oh (I-I-I-I need your therapy-therapy-therap...

[Verse 1:] Back when I had a little I thought that I needed a lot A little was over rated, but a lot was a little too complicated You see-Zero didn't satisfy me A million didn't make me happy That's when I learned a lesson That it's all about your perc...

These eyes never saw you leavin This heart is in need of some healing These arms are letting you go Our life is the greatest story never told How many more ways can I explain this to you boy We had had this conversation several times before I will excep...

This love has been tested This love has been tried This love has been questioned Held to the fire This love it has faced storms The wind and rain This love it has been forced To feel some pain This love has known doubts Uncertainty It has known pati...

I achieved so much in life But I'm an amateur in love My bank account is doing just fine But my emotions are bankrupt My body is nice and strong But my heart is in a million pieces When the sun is shining so am I But when the night falls so does my tea...

Thy will be done On Earth as it is in Heaven Thy will be done Thy kingdom come Let my hands be used To build and not destroy Let my words speak truth To every girl and boy Make my feet to go Wherever there is need Let my light so glow That all may...

Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don't Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won't Depend on how the wind blows I might even paint my toes It really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul I'm not the average girl from your video and I ain'...

I just want you to know After everything that we've been through I just want you to know That I still love you That I still love you: Had to go Across the water Just to find What was here in my heart all along Spend so much time Trying to be right That I was...

You are the sunshine of my life another Shakespeare of your time Your like a ribbon in the sky you are a poet's endless rhyme You take me to a higher ground then you knock me off my feet Lately I been thinking 'bout you, cause you been creeping in my dreams Y...

Everytime I hear you say hello All I see is yellow Like daisies in the meadow And I just thought you should know That everytime you go away, my yellow turns to gray What im trying to say is it shouldnt be this way And I need you to stay [Chorus]...