Michael Franti & Spearhead

It's eleven fifty-nine and fifty-nine seconds. If I'm gonna die tonight I want heaven, ay, ay, with you. [x2] It was eleven fifty-nine and fifty-nine clicks. The whole world's burning but the clock just ticks over and over, every single day. Some peop...

Riddim! You ready michael?! Rock with me And you hear the sound A little bit of riddim make the world go round Whoaaa And you hear the sound A little bit of riddim make the world go round Whoaaa And you hear the sound A little bit of riddim...

Mmmm... Right.. Let me see I'll go ... (indiscernable) ...da foreign land near Come in to my power, said the spider to the fly Welcome to Africa Online. You have just entered the domain of intergalactic worldwide fight Comin' at ya from the dark sid...

All I want is you All I want is you All I want is you Wise folks count their blessings Fools count their problems But youre both of them to me Because youre beautiful, so freaking beautiful to me You took all my memories And all I want is you [x5] Don...

Summertime is always on my mind Even in the winter I want the sunshine Feel the rains falling from above Wash away the pain of my years gone by And I see the whole thing unfolding And I need to just let it go you see It's alright, it's alright, it's alr...

In a city that burns so loud you cant hear a sound, the whole world drives by with the speakers on concrete apartments and the windows with a million other people but still you just feel alone everybody needs a friend just to listen to em everybody needs...

Please tell me the reason Behind the colors that you fly Love just one nation And the whole world we divide You say you're 'sorry' Say, 'there is no other choice' But god bless the people them Who cannot raise their voice [Chorus] We can cha...

I don't understand the reason why You tellin' us all that we need to unify Rally round the flag And beat the drums of war Sing the same old songs Ya know we heard 'em all before You tellin' me it's unpatriotic But I call it what I see it When I see it...

[Chorus] Rock rock y'all Spearheads comes alive on the eve of 2 triple O 11:45 no jive we be survivin' singin' praises to jah every time we throw down and every time we puff La Haaaaa!!! well you can roll my way on the chocolate supa highway!!! Late...

Babe, it's half past lonely, ​And you're going away, but I know that you're feeling the same as me ​ ​But I don't wanna be your friend no more, ​I only wanna be you love. ​So I'm down on my knees, saying please baby please, ​'Cause I feel close to God, w...

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, "Go unto Pharaoh and say unto him, 'Thus say the Lord, let my people go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy border with frogs...'" [Chorus] I'm comin' to gitcha I'm com...

Shine on All my people who've been broken hearted Shine on From the place where all life had been started When you need fresh air Go beyond horizons To your place in the sun Shine on Let your heart be boundless Like your faith in the one. It's crazy...

Here’s what my mama said Do it for the love, not for the money Not for the guns and not for the honeys Do it ‘cause it makes you feel alive Like the way we rockin’ on Saturday night Do it for the love of it, do it for the smell of it Do it for the joy an...

So many times, people turn they backs to you 'cause they don't wanna see, what's inside you 'cause lookin' inside of you They might realize there's something inside of them They might not wanna find But it ain't about who ya love (who ya love) no S...

If I could see earth from outer space, through all of the stars to the human race, to all of the people and the streets that I once knew. If I could see earth from outer space, through all of the stars to the human race, no matter where I go I still...

To the East, to the West To the North and South To the East, to the West One love people never gonna stop To the East, to the West To the North and South To the East, to the West One love people never gonna stop One to creation, one to the sun One t...

[Chorus] No matter where I roam Whoa-oh I know every single soul is poem Written on the back of God's hand Ya see Moms and Pops be copulatin' Plantin' seeds and pickin' weeds for another season Another reason for livin' another reason for givin' Anothe...

And you don't stop And you don't quit And you don't stop And you don't quit Everybody ona move Everybody let's move Everybody ona move Everybody let's move The movement Is like a phenomenon You never know where it's comin' from You never know when...

Everyone deserves music, sweet music Everyone deserves music, sweet music Seven in the morn' step on the floor Walk into the kitchen and you open the door There ain't much left in the bottle of juice Because the seeds that you planted never reproduced C...

I want to thank you for the seeds you've plant in me I want thank you for the earth roots my feet I want thank you for the sun that greens my leaves I want thank you for the mystery [Chorus] But it seems to me that I'm about to be Feeling Free Ba-da b...

I love family 'cause family brings inspirations one love to you and peace to all the nations Aztlan the Puerto Rican and Jamaican the African the Maori, Kouri and the Haitian on the chocolate reservation I'll take a hit and then pass the information to...

Everybody to the dance floor. Throw your hands high, get on somebody tonight. Here we go. So put your arms round me cause I don't wanna leave. Put your arms round me cause I don't wanna leave. Put your arms round me cause I don't wanna leave my gangs...

I wanna make it slow Sensemille I wanna make it slow Make me feel ya Heavy medicine ya see my eyes are feeling red again I'm bringin' light like Thomas funky Edison been in the desert for forty seven days Purple Haze the poison that I tasted never c...

At days arrival one man at the table Eatin' corn flakes checkin out the paper His brother walks in from a hard nights caper Half hungover and looking for his pager What's in the news today did we find a saviour Nah I'm just looking for some part time l...

When many little people in many little places Do many little things, then the whole world changes But sometimes not fast enough for me You see I'm just a little man, trying hard to understand What kind of living is a life if I can't stand on my own two fe...

[Verse 1] It's a long road, oh Everyday I wake up and turn my phone on I read the news of the day, just as it's coming down I do my best not to let it get me down I try to keep my head up, but this is Babylon This world's in crisis, we try to fight it, t...

I know it's hard when you're down And the bad times seem to follow you around And they got no reason to show Don't let it go, oh no And when it's 3 in the morn And you've told your whole life story to a telephone And the radio's the only thing to let you...

Plug your headphones straight into my heart 'Cause I want you to know what I'm talking about I've been your solo lover now for quite a while You've been my heaven sent angel and you make me smile I know I'm complicated like a spray painted maze But I hop...

I dont need a passport To walk on this earth, Anywhere I go cause I was made of this earth Im born of this earth, I breath of this earth, And even with the pain I believe in this earth, So I wake Up every mornin and Im steppin on the floor, I wake up...

It's been a long time coming that I had to say When I wake up in the morning all I do is pray For some guidance and protection on the streets today And an answer to the questions I ask everyday So tell me why do the birds that used to fly here Tell me wh...

Don't tell the DJ got to turn it low We keep it rockin'til the early morn I say Hey Now Now, I say hey now now Don't tell the people that they got to go I wanna keep em 'til the early morn I say Hey Now Now, I say hey now now You've been a soldier girl...

Tell me why the grass was greener, Years ago, I swear, it used to grow here, But no more here. Tell me why on this hill, All the birds they used to come to fly here, Come to die here. Tell me why I need to know, Sometimes I wish I didn't have to k...

One, two, rock Hey world, you know you got to put up a fight Hey world, you rumble in the jungle tonight Hey world, keep bringing it the rest of your life You got to put up a fight, you got to put up a fight Hey world, you know you got to put up a fight...

We all walk through the valley below We all need a little time alone We all want a little heaven above We all want somebody to love You, you and nobody else [x4] I want to be so high [x4] On the day a little baby born Mama knew she couldn't be the on...

If you are hungry I will Bake some bread for you If you are worried I will Hold your head for you If you can't sleep at night I will Screen your dreams for you And if you feel uptight I will Make everything alright for you. If the key don't...

You gotta live the life you love And love the life you live I’m gonna die, whoa I’m gonna die But it won’t be tonight Oh no, oh no, no But if I did whoa I would have lived Through the best ever night of my life And I say hey baby I wouldn’t stop fo...

Another morning has come and the sun is high But I know that today is the day that I might cry Because I know you're going And I know you're leaving To somewhere you hope to find the peace of mind you're seeking In the back of a greyhound bus, it'll take...

Whatever happened to the sun It seems to always come Back when we were young We'd sing and party all night long The season don't ever come on time no more War paints over the years And anger fills our tears What happened to the sun But I know, I know,...

The best things in life are things To live in, to breathe in The best things in life are things That something you can believe in Do you believe me? Do you believe me when I say Tonight won't last for long? And soon it will be gone But I won't leave...

1 2 1 2 Here we go Everybody wants me to be who they want me to be except you All I wanna do is be with you They all tell me that there’s something strange I don’t wanna be with nobody new All I wanna do is be with you Life sounds like I’m alive [x6...

We want freedom of speech But we all are talkin' at the same time We say we want peace But nobody wants to change there own mind No they don't So it goes on and on and on and on and on For a 1000 years, a 1000 years I say And it goes on and on and on a...

[Chorus] So I gotta get lifted! All night yea, yea! (Hip Hop business lift up America) keep me lifted (Hip Hop business lift up America) So I gotta get lifted! All night yea, yea! (you remind me of my herb you keep me lifted!) keep me lifted! I'm the...

Whoa whoa whoa I know a place out on this earth called home After a thousand miles of road you're gone You finally see the light that lets you know Whoa whoa And I say hey there holy roller Hey there broken daughter don't you know We'll get you to the...

Some say you only get so many breaths, when they're gone you'll meet your maker, Some people always try to cheat their death but when it comes you just cant shake it. Some people try to make a deal to get a little bit more but they try to take it. Some of t...

Every day's not Valentine's, but you make it feel like most of the time, when I'm all alone with you. Pickin up pieces of my life, sometimes there's ones I just can't find, but they found a home with you. Woah, I'm not afraid to be alone, but bei...

It never makes no sense It never makes no sense Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire, fire, fire Armageddon is a deadly day Armageddon is a deadly way They comin for you everyday While senators on holiday The army recruiters in the parking lot...

Six foot six above sea level I grab the mic because I like to take you to Another mental level Low power frequency radio modulation The big sound from underground another pirate station We bring the truth to places truth is never heard before We bring th...

You and me Will always be Dreaming of place that we'll never ever get to see Like Indonesia or Zanzibar Every night we end up at a local bar Somebody told me don't stare at horizons Unless you are ready to run So let's save our money and buy a car So w...

Tell me the truth one time Is there a chance that mornin' to dance could come from you (ooh) And tell me the truth one time Is there a chance that little romance could come from you (ooh) Im goin' crazy Im goin' crazy crazy crazy thinkin' about your sweet...

When I fall down, I need a helping hand. And when I lose my head, it's cause it's always buried in the sand. When I get stuck on myself, feelin' sorry for myself. Will you help me grab a hold and please don't patrionize my soul. When I start to lose contro...

Seems like everyday gets a little bit longer Seems like yesterday I was a little but stronger But there ain't nothin' Nothin' I can't do But to hold my ground Try not to come unwound Don't wanna be let down But it ain't easy Doin' hard time For somebo...

Love, why did you have to go away, leave us here all alone. To survive these crazy, crazy days. And love, see we've been really missing you. Some new times have come round, it seems like we've forgot too. But we wanted you to know, we never wanted you to...

Ooh Ohh take a chance on a free ride Ooh Ohh take a chance on a free ride free ride Ooh Ohh take a chance on a free ride Ooh Ohh take a chance on a free ride free ride Madness in tha hood keeps trying to kill the vibes even gam's preacher packs a 45 run...

My Lord, my Lord, my Lord, my Lord Show me all the things I need to know My Lord, my Lord, my Lord, my Lord Take me to the place I need to go When I was born I was alone Spent the rest of my life finding my way home I chose the long road but it walked o...

Don't fear your best friends, because a best friend will never try to do you wrong. And don't fear your worst friends, because a worst friend is just a best friend that has done you wrong. And don't fear the night time, because the monster's know that y...

They say you got to chose your side and, when its done. Nobody right, nobody wrong. It ended in a great big fight and, when its done. Nobody right, nobody wrong. Conflict each and every day, at home and in the streets, and in my soul every way. Its hard t...

"Ya know one day the indigenous people of the Earth are gonna reclaim what's righfully There's." "Really? Uh oh!" Lose your mind misplace your mind Forgot you even had a mind 'cause someone told you it's impossible To change your mind A friend of mine...

Oh-my, oh-my God! In my mind they got us livin' suicide Singin' oh-my, oh-my God! In my mind they got us livin' genocide Oh my my... Slam bam I come unseen But like gasoline you can tell I'm in the tank Like money in the bank I smell appealing, but I...

Just a little more time for you Just a little more time for me Just a little more time that we could be together We go on and on, and on and on [x2] We leave it behind but we’re still moving on and on I remember when we use to play hopscotch out on the s...

Yeah, Uh, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, Uh huh! Yo! Yo! Yo! Here we are! Become number one! Number one worldwide! Number one worldwide! Ah ah ah ah, This one's dedicated to all the soul rockers out there. Number one! Number one worldwide! Yo, No no no n...

I've been down for far too long Till my faith was nearly gone I never knew somebody just like you Could be a friend I could call my own Till I let go of a broken heart I let go to an open heart I let go of my broken dreams I let go to the mystery And...

I was rocking like a lonely man Drifting off the seas And you came along And you threw a line to me, to me But how was I to know When I thought I had it all along The only thing missing was you The only thing missing was you The only thing missing was...

I am not a muslim but I read the final call Because within its pages there is something for us all And I am not professional but I love basketball The squeaking of the sneakers they echo in the hall But if I don't have enemies I'm not doin' my job I might...

Why must I feel like this today? I'm a soldier, but afraid sometimes To face the things that may Block the sun from shining rays And fill my life with shades of grey Still I long to find a way So today I pray for grace I take a moment to myself So I c...

I, rebel music I, rebel music Why can't we roam this open country Oh why can't we be what we want to be We want to be free 3 o'clock-roadblock, curfew And I've got to throw away Yes I've got to throw away Yes I've got to throw away My little herb stal...

I don't eat red meat but I'm not a vegetarian I like ice cream But not much dairy 'cause it gets in my nose It makes me gotta blows Snot like a farmer and it gets on my clothes It's rather unsightly Can even be frightening But cold medication Should n...

We livin' in a mean time and an aggressive time A painful time, a time where cynicism rots the vine In a time where violence blocks the summer shine Lifetimes, go by in a flash In the search for love, in the search for cash Everybody wanna be some fa...

So unique Whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa The rude boys back in town The rude boys back in town I tell ya that The rude boys back in town The rude boys back in town See I was walking down the street about a quarter to four It was early in t...

Every woman every man wanna move dem feet Every woman every man love a Spearhead beat! Police in the city Is shuttin all the clubs down It's lookin like a ghost town Ya know Mary- what we gotta do? Hell Yeah! We gotta go underground" To da place...

Same as it ever was But there’s gotta be a better way It’s the same as it ever was But today’s a different day You and me Couldn’t make that change But it’s the same as it ever was We better start today America’s a better place Than it was fifty years...

I wasn't born yesterday, but I remember the way things used to be, used to be. I know that it was never perfect but we did not have the problems that we see, we see. Tell me why, tell me why, what is the reason people have to die, tonight. I could tell yo...

(This one goes out to you and yours, worldwide) I say hey, I'll be gone today But I'll be back all around the way It seems like everywhere I go The more I see, the less I know But I know one thing That I love you (baby girl) I love you, I love you, I l...

I've been travelin' Down this river So many rocks pop up in my sight I got to make some quick decisions Should I go left or should I go right I pray for guidance And protection It keeps my boat water tight And I know If I just keep on believin' Every...

(I like you just the way you are) Shake it shake it shake it (On the tambourine Ah) Shake it shake it shake it (you the one for me) Shake it shake it shake it (We gon mash up the scene yea!) Shake it shake it shake it (you the one for me) Shake it s...

I hold my camera so far away So I can take a picture of the world today See all the people on the streets today So much struggle, so much cryin', so much stress today It's just so hard to make it on your own, but You don't have to walk this world alone no...

I was born botanical The soul of an animal Deep beneath the layers, I sink my roots No need for mechanical I come strictly organical When I need to feast, I look to the East That's why I'm never scared of the beast Even though they try to prey upon me...

[Chorus] And I say, Sometimes, I feel like I could do anything and Sometimes I'm so alive, so alive Sometimes, I feel like I could swim 'cross the sky yeah Sometimes, I wanna cry. Most people try to aim to please But a lot of them are kind of week in th...

The world around Gotcha down You got high blood pressure people pushing you around And some wanna tell you how you should behave Cut your hair the right way, tell you what to say, Hang out with the right folks, become a fashion slave But do you wanna fe...

The sound of the weapon called a microphone Bring the revolution on Broadcasting till the early morn' and Pirate radio rockin it on Revolution on the dancefloor Tell me what you're fightin for Because this DJ gonna keep you alive Forget about your troub...

You don't have to be so scared to share what's inside 'cause you're Daddy's little superstar And you're Mama's little butterfly Fly high A strange strange litany of verses and reverses Adlibs and rehearses Clouds burst and words cursed An argument brea...

Starvation is the creation of the devil, a rebel I'm bringin' food to the people like a widow Bringin' flowers to a grave in the middle Of the city isolation is a riddle To be surrounded by a million other people But to feel alone like a tree in a desert...

Summertime is always on my mind Even in the winter I want the sunshine Feel the rain falling from above And wash away the pain of my years gone by Because I believe, yes I believe and I believe we can Yes I believe what I believe and I believe That summ...

[Chorus] You tell me lies, lies, lies Sweet little lies When I cannot bear the truth You tell me lies, lies, lies Sweet little lies Help me make them all come true Tell me that the rain won't fall today Tell me that the taxman lost his way Tell me t...

Gramma this one's for you (stay strong) [Chorus] (He's strong!) Mama Mama Mama Mama I couldn't say "No" (So strong!) Got sick and tired of seein' brothers being treated ill (He's strong!) They say to chill, they say my homey's not available (Stay stro...

When I was a younger man People say don't dream to tall 'cause if you live your life this way You set yourself up for big falls I stay up late in my room at night Play my heroes on my turntable Opened me to pure phat groove Help my soul break down them...

They talk of the future like it's already the past They Talk about the future like today will never last Thay talk of the future while their diggin' through your trash Taxman come to remove your cash They talk of the future like a criminal plans Corporate...

I wake up in the morning and it's 6 a clock. They say there may be rain but the sun is hot. I wish I had some just to kill today, And I wish I had a dime for every bill I had to pay. Some days you lose you win and the waters as high as the times your in. So I...

That's the sound of sunshine going down And that's the sound of sunshine going down I wake up in the morning at 6 o'clock They say there may be rain but the sun is hot I wish I had some time just to kill today And I wish I had a dime for every bill I got...

Sometimes I’m down on the ground When you come around And my head feels heavy like it’s fifty pounds Of a world gone crazy, but you tell me I’m not I just got to release, but I’m tied up in knots I’m feelin’ so darn tired, and I wanna let go I wanna dive...

Those who start wars, never fight them And those who fight wars, they never like them And those who write laws, can recite them And those who fight laws, they live and die by them But I know its time Yes I know its time It's time to go home It's...

A child is born, and a mamma's torn About the life that it's bound to live A sun and moon and a modest home Is all they asking the Lord to give But politics and big events they never seem to notice the little guy So make a plan or simply hold a hand but d...

Do you remember all those days the way that you loved me in all those subtle ways I can remember before you were gone how when we heard our favorite song on the radio you'd smile at me and sing along [Chorus] but you can't sing our song for no other lov...

When girls dressed in black they all look so lonely And contraceptives don't get used by the horny You can't find the key to the door in your building But are you still willing The responsibility becomes an afterthought When one remembers the things that...

I'm just a poor wayfarin' stranger travelin through this world of woe ther's no sickness toll nor sorrow in that bright world to which I go I'm going there to see my father I'm goin' there no more to roam I'm just a goin' over Jordan I'm just a goin' o...

[Chorus] We don't mind See we've been doin' it all the time But if you want us to you sacrifice You will not get it without a price We don't mind See we've been doin' it all the time But if you want us to you sacrifice You gotta give something back to...

They gotta war for oil, a war for gold A war for money and a war for souls A war on terror, a war on drugs A war on kindness, a war on hugs A war on birds and a war on bees They gotta war on hippies tryin' to save the trees A war with jets and a war wi...

If I could be the sun I'd radiate like Africa and Smile upon the world Intergalactic love laughter and If I were the rains, I'd wash away the whole world's pain and Bring the gift of cool like ice cream trucks on sunny days and If I was the earth I'd be...

If I told you what I'd seen Would you believe me Or leave me alone If I told you what I feel would you believe me Or leave me alone Razor wire on the street every corner Ninety degrees at six in the morning Boilin' water for the tea of a nation Planti...

When I see your face the whole world's erased, and I know this place is my home. When I see your smile, I know all the while, I am home, I am home. And when you stare into the stars, you can be whoever you are, wherever you are, wherever you are....

I say my prayers every morning just like orange juice I crack the crinkles out my body till I'm feeling loose I strap my sneakers on my feet like they was combat boots they fit my feet like Cinderella when I'm shooting hoops Why oh why do memories keep cha...

A revolution never come with a warning A revolution never sends you an omen A revolution just arrived like the morning Ring the alarm we come to wake up the snoring They tellin' you to worry about the future They tellin' you to never worry about the tort...

Yoo hoo hoo hoo, yoo hoo hoo Yoo hoo hoo hoo, yoo hoo hoo I received a letter, that you wrote me, On a dark, cold and cloudy day. Reminded me on the side of the road, You'll find a light you'll find a friend you'll find a way. Well today I'm feelin' a...