| BRENDA & ELLIS CD SONG LYRICS All songs written and copyrighted by Brenda and Ellis Tharp LIGHT UP OUR CHRISTMAS TREE LYRICS CHRISTMAS DAY Christmas Day Is the day When you wanta be with the ones you love Christmas Day Is the day When you wanta be with the ones you love Christmas Day Is the day When you want peace and joy from above Christmas Day Is the day When you wanta be with the ones you love Christmas Day Is the day When you wanta be with the ones you love Christmas Day Is the day When you wanta be with the ones you love Christmas Day Is the day When you want peace and joy from above Christmas Day Is the day When you wanta be with the ones you love SANTA NEEDS A PROZAC Got kids writing letters from all over the place. Can’t get away - He really needs his space. But here’s one real true fact - Santa needs a Prozac. Got elves with attitudes working too much overtime Got reindeer pissed ‘cause Rudolf’s first in line. But here’s one real true fact - Santa needs a Prozac. Santa’s gonna let down his guard He’s gonna get real tonight.. He really needs to relax Santa wants to take a Prozac. When he gets back from his Christmas run, and that crazy night is all said and done, Here’s one real true fact - Santa’s needs a Prozac. Santa’s gonna let down his guard He’s gonna get real tonight He really needs to relax Santa wants to take a Prozac When he gets back from his Christmas run, and that crazy night is all said and done, Here’s one real true fact - Santa’s gonna take that Prozac. I LOVE CHRISTMAS I love Christmas; It’s my favorite holiday. With kids all dreaming of Santa Claus, and candy, toys and play. I love Christmas; and I think that I know why. It reminds me of times when my imagination soared into the sky. My earliest Christmas memories are from when I was 3 or 4. When Christmas was filled with joy and wonder, looking at toys in a downtown store. Almost everything I saw there, I wanted Santa to bring to me. I wished that I could see them under our Christmas tree. I love Christmas; It’s my favorite holiday. With kids all dreaming of Santa Claus, and candy, toys and play. I love Christmas; and I think that I know why. It reminds me of times when my imagination soared into the sky. My best Christmas memories are from when I first met you. You brought me back those feelings of when Christmas meant joy, not the blues. When you moved in with me, my heart felt Christmas again. Now I’m looking forward to seeing Santa for the first time since I don’t know when. I love Christmas; It’s my favorite holiday. With kids all dreaming of Santa Claus, and candy, toys and play. I love Christmas; and I think that I know why. It reminds me of times when my imagination soared into the sky. CHRISTMAS TIME COMES ONCE A YEAR Christmas Time comes once a year; It’s the time for Christmas cheer. Christmas Time comes once a year; It’s the time for Christmas cheer. Try to be good all year long, And then you’ll see; A mighty big surprise Might end up under your tree. Christmas Time comes once a year; It’s the time for Christmas cheer. Christmas Time comes once a year; It’s the time for Christmas cheer. Put up the tree and say your prayers, And then you might, See dear old Santa Claus, Coming in the night. Christmas Time comes once a year; It’s the time for Christmas cheer. Christmas Time comes once a year; It’s the time for Christmas cheer. LIGHT UP OUR CHRISTMAS TREE This Time of the Year And I’m Thinkin’ Bout You Baby Can’t Feel No Christmas Cheer Cause I’m Here Without You Baby Please Come Home to Me And Light up Our Christmas Tree I See the Pretty Lights Making Other Spirits Bright Can’t Feel the Christmas Spirit Cause What I Did to You Wasn’t Right Please Come Home to Me And Light up Our Christmas Tree Don’t Feel like Seein’ Old Friends They Remind Me of You Can’t Decorate the House Cause It’s Empty Without You Please Come Home to Me And Light up Our Christmas Tree If You Come Home to Me Then Baby You’ll See The Kind of Lovin’ I’ll Give You Santa Claus Has Nothin’ on Me Please Come on Home to Me And Light up Me and Our Christmas Tree CARIBBEAN CHRISTMAS It doesn’t feel right ‘cause it’s not cold. In fact, it’s hot and that’s getting old. But what the heck, It’s a Caribbean Christmas. Palm trees and cacti everywhere; Gulls and goats and lizards and tourists without a care. But Santa and Rudolph seem out of place. Blitzen says, “Let’s head North,” just to save face. It doesn’t feel right ‘cause it’s not cold. In fact, it’s hot and that’s getting old. But what the heck, It’s a Caribbean Christmas. Sailboats rarely come in red and green, And drifts of snow are never seen. A white sand Christmas just doesn’t fly, With bar yachties shouting, “Here’s mud in your eye!” It doesn’t feel right ‘cause it’s not cold. In fact, it’s hot and that’s getting old. But what the heck, It’s a Caribbean Christmas. This seemed like a good idea before we came down, To spend a Christmas in the sun. But next time we’ll stay in colder climates, Where Christmas just seems to be much more fun. It doesn’t feel right ‘cause it’s not cold. In fact, it’s hot and that’s getting old. But what the heck, It’s a Caribbean Christmas. SING A SONG FOR OLD SAINT NICK Let’s sing a song for old Saint Nick; Some call him Santa Claus. But the real story of this holy man, Well, I’ll tell it, just because. He saved three young girls from a life of sin By giving them a gift of gold. He threw it through their open window - at least that’s how it’s told. Let’s sing a song for old Saint Nick; Some call him Santa Claus. But the real story of this holy man, Well, I’ll tell it, just because. St. Nicholas came upon three boys Cruelly murdered in their bed. He placed his hands upon them and raised them from the dead. Let’s sing a song for old Saint Nick; Some call him Santa Claus. But the real story of this holy man, Well, I’ll tell it, just because. On a cold and dark and stormy night, he sailed out on the sea; and saved good sailors, whose ship had capsized furiously. Let’s sing a song for old Saint Nick; Some call him Santa Claus. But the real story of this holy man, Well, I’ll tell it, just because. St. Nick wore fur of red and white To children he was always kind. Call him Santa if you like. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind. WHEN I THINK OF CHRISTMAS When I think of Christmas I just think of you. You’re the one who brought me Christmas joy. When I think of Christmas, you’re the only one who made me feel just like a kid With his favorite toy. But you went away; now it’s just another day. I try to put a smile on my face. But without you here, there’s no Christmas cheer. I’ve got to stop thinking about you, but I can’t. But you went away; now it’s just another day. I try to put a smile on my face. But without you here, there’s no Christmas cheer. I’ve got to stop thinking about you, but I can’t. "WE DONE PAID OUR DUES" LYRICS WE DONE PAID OUR DUES Been Breaking Our Backs Now All Day Long Ain’t Makin’ Much Money and it Seems So Wrong The Rich Man Lives in His Air Cooled Place And the Sweat Just Keep Drippin’ down My Face Rock with the Music, Roll out the Blues Jump Back Baby, We Done Paid Our Dues But Now the Day Is over and I’m Feelin’ Fine I’m Gonna Go Wash the Dirt off These Hands of Mine I’m Gonna Go Get My Woman Now You Understand And Go Listen and Dance to a Mellow Band Rock with the Music, Roll out the Blues Jump Back Baby, We Done Paid Our Dues We’ll Dance and Boogie the Whole Night Through We’ll Get So Happy We Won’t Know What to Do When I’m with My Baby, I Feel So Fine When I Hear Good Music, Chills Run up and Down My Spine Rock with the Music, Roll out the Blues Jump Back Baby, We Done Paid Our Dues SAD AND BLUE When I Had Your Love I Didn’t Treat You Right I Ran Around with Men And Stayed out All Night You Believed All My Lies ‘Cause You Loved Me So But You Woke Me up this Morning And Said You Had to Go They Say....You Never Miss Your Water till Your Well Runs Dry I Can Tell You People That’s Not a Lie Don’t Cheat on a Love That’s Really True ‘Cause You’ll Be Left Alone Sad and Blue It Took Me by Surprise As I Watched You Pack You Threw Your Ring on the Bed And Said I Won’t Be Back I Said I’ll Change, I’ll Be Good You’ll See He Never Looked Back or Even Noticed Me They Say....You Never Miss Your Water till Your Well Runs Dry I Can Tell You People That’s Not a Lie Don’t Cheat on a Love That’s Really True ‘Cause You’ll Be Left Alone Sad and Blue THAT MAGIC MOMENT When Our Eyes Met, We Didn’t Have to Speak Our Hearts Knew from a Glance That We Had to Meet We Were Meant for Each Other, this We Knew Love Let’s You Know - When It’s Right for You That Magic Moment When We Know It’s for Real That Magic Moment Only We Know How it Feels And When We Touch Two Hearts Beat as One That Magic Moment True Love Has Just Begun You Were with Someone Holding on to You I Had Someone with Me for the Evening Too Each Time Our Eyes Met from Across the Room We Knew We’d Be with Each Other Soon That Magic Moment When We Know It’s for Real That Magic Moment Only We Know How it Feels And When We Touch Two Hearts Beat as One That Magic Moment True Love Has Just Begun The Evening Wore on and So Did Our Hearts You Asked Me for a Dance and We Didn’t Part We Held on to Each Other and Tried to Understand We Had No Control - Love Was in Command That Magic Moment When We Know It’s for Real That Magic Moment Only We Know How it Feels And When We Touch Two Hearts Beat as One That Magic Moment True Love Has Just Begun JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS If you think I don’t love you, You’re jumping to conclusions. If you think I don’t want to make you happy, You’re jumping to conclusions. If you think I don’t want to feel you near, You’re jumping to conclusions. Jumping up, falling down, Jumping to conclusions. You let someone tell you that I don’t care anymore, So you assumed that what she said was true. You let your mind run wild and thought you knew the score, But you should have checked it out before the rumor grew. If you think I don’t love you, You’re jumping to conclusions. If you think I don’t want to make you happy, You’re jumping to conclusions. If you think I don’t want to feel you near, You’re jumping to conclusions. Jumping up, falling down, Jumping to conclusions. You thought you saw me talking too long to your girlfriend, and you thought you saw her trying to steal my heart. But you are seeing things in your mind that just aren’t there, My heart is yours and I won’t let us be driven apart. If you think I don’t love you, You’re jumping to conclusions. If you think I don’t want to make you happy, You’re jumping to conclusions. If you think I don’t want to feel you near, You’re jumping to conclusions. Jumping up, falling down, Jumping to conclusions. WORSHIP THE GOLDEN SUN In California, down on the Coast There’s One Source of Energy They Love the Most They Bathe in it Constantly, but Can’t Use it up There’s Still Plenty Left to Fill Everyone’s Cup ‘Cause They, Worship the Golden Sun They Say, Sweet Sun Thy Will Be Done Yes They, Play in It, Having Fun Hey, Worship the Golden Sun In Hawaii, It’s All They Know All Year ‘Round, it Puts on a Brilliant Show But There’s No Charge for this Event Everyone Loves That Red Hot Gent ‘Cause They, Worship the Golden Sun They Say, Sweet Sun Thy Will Be Done Yes They, Play in It, Having Fun Hey, Worship the Golden Sun It’s Always Popular in Mexico The Women Love it in Acapulco They Get Quite Naked to Get a Tan Say “Thank You” to the Sun If You’re a Man ‘Cause They, Worship the Golden Sun They Say, Sweet Sun Thy Will Be Done Yes They, Play in It, Having Fun Hey, Worship the Golden Sun YOU FINALLY GOT JUST WHAT WAS COMING TO YOU Love Was Just a Game That You Played for Fun Breaking Girls’ Hearts and You’d Be on the Run You’d Leave Them When They Needed You Most of All You’d Lead Them down the Path and You’d Let Them Fall You Finally Go Just What Was Coming to You In Walked the Diva and Put a Hook in Your Nose Wide Enough to Pull a 10 Foot Garden Hose And Made You Love and You Gave it Your All She Took You Money and Let You Fall You Finally Got Just What Was Coming to You Don’t it Hurt Real Bad Don’t it Make You Real Sad Don’t it Hurt Read Bad Don’t it Make You Real Sad You Finally Got Just What Was Coming to You In Walked the Diva and Put a Hook in Your Nose Wide Enough to Pull a 10 Foot Garden Hose And Made You Love and You Gave it Your All She Took You Money and Let You Fall You Finally Got Just What Was Coming to You Don’t it Hurt Real Bad Don’t it Make You Real Sad Don’t it Hurt Read Bad Don’t it Make You Real Sad You Finally Got Just What Was Coming to You MAKE ME WHOLE I’m Daydreaming Through this Life A Patchwork Quilt of Joy and Strife Sunny Skies and Stomach Pains Happy Tunes and Sad Refrains Where Am I on this Vast Scale A Chosen One or Am I Born to Fail Should I Fight or Hold on Fast Or Sit in Back and Let it Pass Make Me Whole Lord, Make Me Whole One Part’s Missing, I’m out of Control Take Me Now, Grab Hold of Me Make Me Whole, My Lord, Set Me Free Take Me to That Place I’ve Seen In Finer Moods and in a Dream Where All My Pieces Fall in Place And I Know My Name in Time and Space Small Frustrations in My Way Make Me Lose My Happy Day I Need More Strength to Carry on Hear Me Calling Lord with this Song Make Me Whole Lord, Make Me Whole One Part’s Missing, I’m out of Control Take Me Now, Grab Hold of Me Make Me Whole, My Lord, Set Me Free SOMEBODY ELSE’S BLUES I Feel So Outside So on the Edge Just like I’m Living Someone Else’s Life Seems like I’m Always Paying My Dues Feels like I’m in Somebody’s Else’s Blues I Look in a Mirror Don’t Recognize the Face A Stranger Looks Back And I’m in Some Other Place I’m on the Outside So Far Removed Don’t Feel Anything I Got Somebody Else’s Blues You Hurt Me So Bad I Moved to Another Plane Where Nothing Could Ever Hurt Me Again It’s Not My Blues It Just Couldn’t Be I Couldn’t Be Feeling this Misery I Feel So Outside So on the Edge Just like I’m Living Someone Else’s Life Seems like I’m Always Paying My Dues Feels like I’m in Somebody’s Else’s Blues I Don’t Cry Anymore I Don’t Feel Anymore I Don’t Care Anymore I Don’t Know Why Anymore Don’t Feel Anything I Got Somebody Else’s Blues I AM YOUR WORLD The World Is like a Tiny Flower, Unfolding its Potential When its Time Has Come. Taking Time for Roots to Grow and Thrive, It Knows its Way Is the Only One I Am Your World; Please Love Me for What I Am. Don’t Try to Change Me, Until You Understand. Games Are Played upon its Surface, Their Patterns Are a Pleasure to Behold; And from an Earnestness in Watching, The Knowledge Gained Is Manifold. I Am Your World; Please Love Me for What I Am. Don’t Try to Change Me, Until You Understand. In the Silent Watching Darkness, A Thousand Years or More Is Just a Sigh. But in the Joy of One Encounter, The World Is Poised as If to Die. I Am Your World; Please Love Me for What I Am. Don’t Try to Change Me, Until You Understand. DOWN BY THE RIVER LYRICS DOWN BY THE RIVER I’m Going down by the River To Ease My Mind I’m Going down by the River To Forget My Troubled Times I’m Going down by the River And Watch All My Troubles Flow Away Sometimes Life Can Be a Little Hard Things Start to Happen To Tear Your Life Apart I’m Going down by the River To Ease My Mind I’m Going down by the River To Forget My Troubled Times I’m Going down by the River And Watch All My Troubles Flow Away Watching the River Flow Feeling My Troubles Go Out of My Mind To Somewhere in Time..... I’m Going down by the River To Ease My Mind I’m Going down by the River To Forget My Troubled Times I’m Going down by the River And Watch All My Troubles Flow Away When Life Strikes you a Blow And You Feel You Have Nowhere to Go I’m Going down by the River To Ease My Mind I’m Going down by the River To Forget My Troubled Times I’m Going down by the River And Watch All My Troubles Flow Away PRIMAL Hey you over there, Move on over and gimme some air. My body’s loose, I’m losing control, There’s a fire started that’s burning my soul. Hey there, pretty face, Spread on out now and gimme some space. Set me free, ‘cause it’s a fact, I want to bend my body ‘til I break my back. I Wanna Get on down to this Funky Beat, Shake My Body and Move My Feet, Lose Myself in a Primal Scream, Find Myself in a Funky Dream. My Body’s Loose, I’m Losing Control, There’s a Fire Started, That’s Burning My Soul. COMMAND PERFORMANCE If I Had My Life To Live over Again What Would I Do? What Would I Do? I Would Go Back Through My Life And Give a Command Performance Of the Life I’ve Lived Before I Have So Few Regrets I Learned from My Mistakes I Lived Each Day as it Came And I Learned to Love Myself If I Had My Life To Live over Again What Would I Do? What Would I Do? I Would Go Back Through My Life And Give a Command Performance Of the Life I’ve Lived Before I Would Go Back Through My Life And Give a Command Performance Of the Life I’ve Lived Before. CROSSROADS Never have I felt so empty, Searching inside for the best of me Instead I find heartache and strife I’m at the crossroads of my life I want my feet planted firmly on this earth I want my own reasons for my birth I want to leave a legacy to my child I won’t be around after a while. Existing Without Living Is Just a Joy Ride When the Fun Is Over, There’s No Where to Hide I Want to Chose the Right Path to Ease My Load I Want to Be at the End of My Crossroads There’s been too many forks in my road The burden of choosing one is a heavy load I’ve tried all paths I felt were right My life reflects a different plight How do I make my dreams come true? Where does one begin to start anew When you’ve given all that you can give I want more from life than just to live Existing Without Living Is Just a Joy Ride When the Fun Is Over, There’s No Where to Hide I Want to Choose the Right Path to Ease My Love I Want to Be at the End of My Crossroad Never have I felt so empty Searching inside for the best of me Instead I find heartache and strife I’m at the crossroads I’m at the crossroads I’m at the crossroads....... of my life THANKS Should I say thanks to the love you never gave Should I say thanks to the money you never saved You’ve always done me wrong....but I just can’t leave you alone Should I say thanks For the times you stayed out late Should I say thanks When you lied about a date You’ve always done me wrong...but I just can’t leave you alone They Say Love Is Blind, That Much Is True I’m Blinded by Your Love And You’re No Good Through and Through Should I say thanks When I cried all night long Should I say thanks When you didn’t come home You’ve always done me wrong...but I just can’t leave you alone. I just can’t leave you, I just can’t leave you, I just can’t leave you alone. MOVIN’ EASY I'm so close to the edge, baby If the wind shifted I'd be gone Then you'd have to find somebody else To help you get along It's not that I'm so down Just that I can't see no up. Like if somebody willed me diamonds They'd be in an old and rusty cup I'm Movin’ Easy, Taking it All Real Slow Crawling Across the Carpet Is the Only Way to Go. Trying to Get High But Feeling Mighty Low. Brunch, and I'm sitting here Eating yogurt, drinking beer. Thinkin' 'bout you But I can't even raise a tear. The rent's two months overdue And ain't nothing in the mail but bills. Gotta start looking for a job come Monday Something to fit my peculiar skills. Not that I'm in a panic I've still got a few hours yet. Maybe something good'll happen But I ain't gonna be placing no big bet. I'm Movin’ Easy, Taking it All Real Slow Crawling Across the Carpet Is the Only Way to Go. Trying to Get High But Feeling Mighty Low. Feeling Mighty Low. LOVE AIN’T WORTH A NICKEL Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. You Know Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. I Ain’t Never Got a Penny’s Worth of True Love out of You. Well You Played Me for Laughs, Boy, You Played Me for a Fool. You Played Me for Laughs, Boy, You Played Me for a Fool. Then You Threw Me on Your Trash Heap Just like a Worn out Tool. Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. You Know Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. I Ain’t Never Got a Penny’s Worth of True Love out of You. Well You Thought I Had a Million ‘Cause I Drove a Fancy Car. Yes You Thought I Had a Million ‘Cause I Drove a Fancy Car. Now You’ve Used up All My Money And I’m down Here Drinking in this Bar. Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. You Know Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. I Ain’t Never Got a Penny’s Worth of True Love out of You. I Gave You All I Had, Boy, But You Gave Me Nothing in Return. You Just Used Me Up, But There’s One Lesson I’ve Learned... Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. You Know Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. I Ain’t Never Got a Penny’s Worth of True Love out of You. I Gave You All I Had, Boy, But You Gave Me Nothing in Return. You Just Used Me Up, But There’s One Lesson I’ve Learned... Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. You Know Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. I Ain’t Never Got a Penny’s Worth of True Love out of You. You Said You Really Loved Me, Said You’d Stay ‘Till You Die. You Said You Really Loved Me, Said You’d Stay ‘Till You Die. Well the Cemetery’s Full of All the Girls Who’ve Heard That Lie. Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. You Know Love Ain’t Worth a Nickel When You Treat Me like You Do. I Ain’t Never Got a Penny’s Worth of True Love out of You. SHAMBACK BLUES I wonder what it is inside me That makes me feel this way I wonder what it is inside me That makes me feel this way If I could just follow my mind I’d pack my bags and leave today When I woke up this morning Strange things were on my mind When I woke up this morning Strange things were on my mind If I could just find out what they are You’d know I’d be feeling fine I’d Love to See Some Sunlight Shining down on Me I’d Love to Breathe Some Fresh Air And Sit down under a Tree But this City Blues Has Got Me It’s Trying to Get My Soul If I Don’t Get Away Soon I’m about to Lose Control I need some Doctor Feelgood But I know that it just ain’t right I need some Doctor Feelgood But I know that it just ain’t right Cause that Doctor pulled my daddy down though he fought it with all his might I wonder what it is inside me That makes me feel this way I wonder what it is inside me That makes me feel this way If I could just follow my mind I’d pack my bags and leave today |
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