Mavis Staples piosenki

Screams cry out in the dead of night From the crack house across the street U're comin' down with a sudden migraine And here it is almost 3 Next door they're fightin' again Somebody's done somebody wrong And some freak keeps calling up Want a quickie on...

Under microscope again. Are you my family or friend? Good intentions, I'll accept it, but these are unqualified judgments. 5 minutes strong and you've known me life long. 5 minutes strong. You've known me five minutes and my life is slipping, So tell me...

A chair is still a chair Even when there's no one sitting there But a chair is not a house And a house is not a home When there's no one there to hold you tight And no one there you can kiss good night A room is still a room Even when there's nothing there bu...

esus (Love) (Higher up) (Higher up) Let me tell U about a man I know Had power 2 change bread 2 gold Never did he pray 4 what he didn't need The word of God he always heeded 2 A man called Jesus A man called Jesus Born in Bethlehem Christmas Day A...

Needin' 2 surrender Needin' someone tender Someone who would show me what 2 do Knowing I was lonely U smiled upon me I'm alive and it's all because of U, U, U (All because of U) All the time I wasted Hangin' out lonely places Lyin' was my way of getti...

I've been 2 the mountain top I've been 2 the valley low The one thing that never stopped Was the love that my family showed When my mama she passed away My papa he gave us hope He said there won't ever come a day When your family won't help U cope As...

It's that time, Christmas time is here! Everybody knows there's not a better time of year. Hear that sleigh, Santa's on his way! Hip, Hip Hooray, for Christmas Vacation! Gotta a ton of stuff to celebrate. (jing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-ling) Now it's g...

How did it come 2 this? U livin' in your world and me dyin' in mine Lord knows I don't deserve this I never gave U any reason 2 treat me unkind Each day that goes by I grow lonelier Sadder than the day before I'd give anything just 2 hold U in my arms O...

Call to arms, there's a holy war tonight. You and me and it's time to fight Prideful times for prideful eyes Brother, I see right and you see blind Respect my rights and my right beliefs It's death to non-compliancy And we all fall down, as this body b...

You don't knock. (You don't knock, you just walk on in.) The door (the door into heaven's den.) There's love (there's love and joy for you) To share (to share the whole day through) I know (I know my friends are there) To rest (to rest in the heaven's nest) Yo...

As far back as I can remember I either had a plow or hoe One of those 'ole nine foot sacs Standing at the old turn row [Chorus:] Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi where I was born Down in Mississippi where I come from They...

Higher than the highest mountain And deeper than the deepest sea That's how I will love you, oh, darling, endlessly Softer than the gentle breezes And stronger than the wild oak tree That's how I will hold you, oh, darling, endlessly Oh, my love, you a...

Paul and Silas, bound in jail Had no money for to go their bail Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on Hold on, (hold on), hold on, (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on! Hold on, (hold on), hold on, (hold on) Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on!...

U remember when U have 2 stay after school And write on the board a hundred times "I ain't doin' my homework, I ain't doin' my lesson" (House!) Give it up, give it up, give it... House in order {x2} Yesterday I found an earring U know damn well it was...

I can see U without even looking I can hear U and U don't have 2 make a sound I can feel U without even touching I am near U even when U're not around CHORUS: I guess I'm crazy, crazy 'bout U, boy I guess I'm crazy, crazy 'bout U, boy Guess I'm crazy,...

I looked in the mirror, and what did I see? An brand new image of the same old me Oh but now I wonder why should I be surprised I like the things about me I like the things about me I like the things about me I like the things about me that I once despis...

Well My my my When U're down and out and U need some consolation U just call on me and I'll be there 2 see U through When indecision clouds your mind Looking 4 a choice and I won't leave U far behind I'll be your source of inspiration (Yes, I will) He...

Can I wait when your mighty arms are all that's holding me? Can I wait when everything is crashing down on me? When life is too much to bear will I stay there? I saved this dance for you. I wore my finest suit. I cleaned myself up and I memorized all the...

in times like these we need to be strong we need to carry on we need to get along hold on and right what's wrong in times like these we need to find a way to make a better day keep my feet on the ground turning 'round come what may everybody every...

How, how Interesting... Say baby, what's your number? Where U live? Come on over here, let's make a deal Interesting... Ouch! Interesting... Looky, looky What have we here? Mmm Interesting... Like a bad politician, U walked into the room Interest...