Al Jarreau

[fox69]

"Tell Me What I Gotta Do"

"Tell Me What I Gotta Do"



Tell me what I gotta do

Everyday you're walkin' by
And I can see
How you shine
Here I am alone with nothin'
But a dream
That you are mine
Just exactly what I'll do
I don't know baby
But I gotta find
A way to reach you

Tell me what I gotta do
To get to your house
Tell me where I gotta go
To be with you
Tell me what I gotta say
To speak to your heart
Tell me what I need
To know tonight
So everything will be all right

Every night I wonder
Just how it would feel
Close to you
I imagine that this
Fantasy is real
You love me too
Got to get from here to there
Here and now baby
Open up your arms
And let me love you

Tell me what I gotta do
To get to your house
Tell me where I gotta go
To be with you
Tell me what I gotta say
To speak to your heart
Tell me what I need
To know tonight
So everything will be all right

Got to get from here to there
Here and now baby
Open up your arms
And let me love you

Tell me what I gotta do
To get to your house
Tell me where I gotta go
To be with you
Tell me what I gotta say
To speak to your heart
Tell me what I need
To know tonight
So everything will be all right

 

[fox69]

"The Christmas Song"

"The Christmas Song"



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 it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
And he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
Merry Christmas to you

Christmas tree, and you and me
And Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Christmas tree, and you and me
And Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Christmas tree, and you and me
And Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Christmas tree, and you and me
And Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Christmas tree, and you and me
And Jack Frost nipping at your nose

 

[fox69]

"The Little Christmas Tree"

"The Little Christmas Tree"



I watch the snow flakes fall
Against my window pane
And wonder if you
Are watching snow flakes too

I take a walk downtown
To where you used to meet me
There's joy everywhere
But all that's waiting there

Is just a little Christmas tree
Looking sorta sad n' lonely just like me
No one seems to care
They just went away
And left it standing there
All alone on Christmas eve

I hear the Christmas bell
The happy people singing
The songs of good cheer
That only brings me tears

I sadly close my eyes
And say a little prayer
You'll be waiting there for me
I look but all I see

Is just a little Christmas tree
Looking sorta sad n' lonely just like me
No one seems to care
They just went away
And left it standing there
All alone on Christmas eve

This is the season of love
But I'm as sad as I can be
Why did you have to leave me?

Oh, little Christmas tree
Looking sorta sad n' lonely just like me
No one seems to care
They just went away
And left it standing there
All alone on Christmas eve

 

[fox69]

"The Masquerade Is Over"

"The Masquerade Is Over"



My blue horizon is turning grey
And my dreams are drifting away

Your eyes don't shine like they used to shine
And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love

Your words don't mean what they used to mean
They were once inspired, now they're just routine
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love

I guess I'll have to play Pagliacci
And get myself a clown's disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci
With tears in my eyes

You look the same, you're a lot the same
But my heart says "no, no, you're not the same"
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love

I guess I'll have to play Pagliacci
And get myself a clown's disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci
With tears in my eyes

You look the same, you're a lot the same
But my heart says "No, no, you're not the same"
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love

 

[fox69]

"The Nearness Of You"

"The Nearness Of You"



It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms
and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

It's you
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you

 

[fox69]

"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"

"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"



Your love is like a a chunk of gold
Hard to gain, and hard to hold

Like a rose that's soft to touch
Love has gone, and it hurts so much

Well and why
Must the same love that made me laugh
Make me cry?

Well now you think of love as sitting on a mountain
Think of it as being a great big rock
Won't you think before you started to roll it down
Because once you start it, you can't make it stop

I've given all I have to give
And if you don't want me
I don't want to live

Well and why
Must the same love that made me laugh...
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?

Why you wanna make me lay in my pillow
Just cryin' like a weeping willow

Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?

Why you wanna make me mess in my pillow
I'm just cryin' like a weeping willow

Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?
Why you wanna make me cry?

 

[fox69]

"Through It All"

"Through It All"


Come to me
Whenever you're in time of need
I won't melt away
Like a fair-weather friend
On me you can depend

If I may
I'd like to take this time to say
I'll be by your side
Til the sun grows dark
And the moon brings light of day

Oh it's me for you and you for me
That's how it's got to be
Though fainter hearts
May come and go
Here's one thing you'll always know

[CHORUS:]
Through it all
You can depend on me
When tears begin to fall
And I will chase the clouds away
Through it all
I will ease your pain
When sorrows comes to call
Oh, through it all

When you say
You've never been loved quiet this way
I have to smile
And take credit for being
The first to truly say

Oh through it all
A spirit that's brighter by far
Then all of the stars
That shine through the night
You glow with heaven's light
It's me for you and you for me
That's how it got to be
Though love affairs
May come and go
Here's one thing you always know

[CHORUS:]
Through it all
You can depend on me
When tears begin to fall
And I will chase the clouds away
Through it all
I will ease your pain
When sorrows comes to call
Through it all [2x]

No empty promises you can be sure
We've both been down this road
And this time it's so much more
So much more

Through it all [3x]
I will ease your pain
When sorrows comes to call
I will stop the rain
(I'll be here beside you)
(The pain and rain can't hide)
(I'll be here beside you)
(The pain and rain can't hide)
(I'll be here beside you)
(The pain and rain can't hide)

 

[fox69]

"Tired Of Being Alone"

"Tired Of Being Alone"



I'm so tired of being alone
I'm so tired of on-my-own
Won't you help me girl
Just as soon as you can

People say that I've found a way
To make you say that you love me
Hey baby, you didn't go for that
It's a natural fact
That I wanna come back
Show me where it's at, baby

I'm so tired of being alone
I'm so tired of on-my-own
Won't you help me girl
Soon as you can

I guess you know that I, uh, I love you so
Even though you don't want me no more
Hey hey hey hey, I'm cryin' tears
All through the years
I'll tell ya like it is
Honey, love me if you will

Yeah baby
Tired of being alone here by myself, now
I tell ya, I'm tired baby
I'm tired of being all wrapped up late at night
In my dreams, nobody but you, baby
Sometimes I wonder
If you love me like you say you do
You see baby, I been thinkin' about it, yeah
I been, I been wantin' to get next to you baby
Ya see, sometimes I hold my arms, I say mmmm hmmm hmmm
Yeah baby
Meeting you has proven to be
To be my greatest dream, yeah

Tired, baby
Yeah, you don't know what I'm talkin' about
Sometimes late at night I get to wonderin' about you baby
Oh baby, baby
I'm so tired of being alone
I'm so tired of being alone
I'm so tired of being alone

 

[fox69]

"Tomorrow Today"

"Tomorrow Today"


We need a think tank I'm thinking
We need a think tank I'm thinking

With tender smile, we bless a child
with love and light, and patron saint.
Don't let them cry, that we denied
tomorrow's child today.

The hurt, the need, to heal, to feed
They linger near the marketplace.
Will we deny, or compromise
tomorrow's child today?

La la la la la la la ley lu, La la lee lew-lay
Mama loves a mambo, Mama Papa sway
La la la la la la la ley lu, La la lee lew-lay
Mama Papa thinkin' 'bout tomorrow today

As rivers roar, the eagles soar
this ancient lore of rightful place.
Do we ignore, or save them for
Tomorrow's child today?

La la la la la la la ley lu, La la lee lew-lay
Mama loves a mambo, Mama Papa sway
La la la la la la la ley lu, La la lee lew-ay
Mama Papa thinkin' 'bout:

Tomorrow today---Is anybody thinkin' 'bout
Tomorrow today---Is anybody thinkin' 'bout

[Instrumental]

La la la la la la la ley lu, La la lee lew-lay
Mama loves mambo, Mama Papa sway
La la la la la la la ley lu, La la lee lew-lay
Celebrate and think about:

Tomorrow Today - Is anybody thinkin' 'bout
Tomorrow Today - Is anybody thinkin' 'bout
Thinkin' about the homeless - Is anybody thinkin' 'bout
Thinkin' about the joblessness - Is anybody thinkin' 'bout
Thinkin' about the children - Is anybody thinkin' 'bout
Thinkin' about the forest, yes - Is anybody thinkin' 'bout

 

[fox69]

"Trouble In Paradise"

"Trouble In Paradise"


When it appears your love is finally on the line,
And you can't hold it back much longer
And when it seems as though you're runnin' out of time,
That's the time you should be stronger,
Well, if you care about her - don't you ever doubt her love,
Would you turn around and throw it all away,
Just let her know today.

[Chorus:]
That it looks like trouble in paradise,
And you're burnin' alone, that's cold as ice,
Go out and find a flame - so you can warm it up again.

May you always have somebody to depend on,
And may your days be celebrations,
And may there always be an angel on your shoulder,
To cut that awkward situation.
And if you love each other - you'll never need another, oh no,
When the whole wide world has finally got you down,
She'll still be around.

[Chorus:]
That it looks like trouble in paradise,
And you're burnin' alone, that's cold as ice,
Go out and find a flame - so you can warm it up again.

[repeat and fade]