The Isley Brothers

[fox69]

"Showdown Vol. 1"

"Showdown Vol. 1"


Who's to blame
What's his name?
Where's he from?
Is that my range he's driving...
Tell me what's he got that I ain't got a lot of
Besides who is he to lay under covers in my home
Oh! my home
Now let's not forget Mrs. Can't trust,
I was wrong about her ass - she's nothing like my mother.
God rest her soul oh
Took her of these streets gave her everything
I was the one that believed in all of her dreams and she did me wrong
So prepare yourself..

[Chorus]

Its about to be a showdown
Its going down
Somebody's been fooling around in my home, wearing my clothes, driving my car
God help me
Its a showdown
Its going down
Somebody's been fooling around in my home, wearing my clothes, driving my car
Its on
Now first things first
collect me some names
Where's this cat from
an address to his place
I'm serious
tj follow him wherever he goes
once its all over nobody knows about nothin
oh ohhhh wuuu
and if Asia is with him..just lay back
wait till his alone and made da attach
and don screw ths uuup

[Chorus]

now this is matter dat I ever been...no more
see I've been holdin on this drama and....this means war
hold me back I'm bout to do something...oohh my mama
bcoz I'm sick of al this creepin around no more...
send my piece and tell now its on...
tj...settle up my horses and then I'm gone
we'll take a ride to town....
I'm out for vengeance coz they did me wrong...

[chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Showdown, Pt. 1 & 2"

"Showdown, Pt. 1 & 2"


Who's to blame
Whats his name?
Where's he from?
Is that my range hes drivin...
Tell me whats he got that I ain't got alot of
Besides who is he to lay in the covers of my home
Oooooo! my home
Now lets not forget her misses
Shes nothing like my mother
God rest her soul ooooooo
Took her of these streets gave her everything
I was the one that belived in all of her dreams and she did me wrong
So prepare yourself..

Its about to be a showdown
Its goin down
Somebodys been foolin around in my home, wearin my clothes, drivin my car
God help me
Its a showdown
Its goin down
Somebodys been foolin around in my home, wearin my clothes, drivin my car
Its on
Now first things first
Where's this cat from

 

[fox69]

"Smooth Sailin' Tonight"

"Smooth Sailin' Tonight"


Nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
There'll be nothin' but, nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
Every single heartache will be kissed and loved away
And at my desires height the body will obey
Lay your hands on me, girl, touch my burnin' sand
Let your waters calm me, your wish is my command
You can count on me, yeah
(Count on me)
I'll set you free and easy
Any fantasy, yeah
Will be acted out completely
Nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(Oh, baby)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(You know, you know)
There'll be nothin' but, nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(Oh)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(I know, I know)
Lay down here beside me and we'll cruise the caravan
Let your fingers guide me to the pleasures you demand
Let my lips caress the deepest portals of your soul
Feel the fire I possess, I got to let you know, girl
You can count on me, girl
(Count on me)
I'll set you free and easy
(Every)
Any fantasy
Will be acted out completely
Nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(Oh)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(Oh, yeah)
There'll be nothin' but, nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(Nothin?)
(Oh, baby)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(Oh)
Every single heartache will be kissed and loved away
And at my desires height the body will obey
Lay your hands on me, girl, touch my burnin' sand
Let your waters calm me, your wish is my command
(Count on me)
Oh, I'll set you free and easy
Any fantasy
(Any fantasy)
Will be acted out completely
Nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(You know, you know)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
There'll be nothin' but, nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(Oh, yeah)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(Are you ready, girl)
Let's go sailin', sailin', girl
Don't you wanna go, wanna go, wanna go sailin'?
(Count on me)
I'll set you free and easy
(Every fantasy)
Will be acted out completely, oh
Nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(Oh baby, baby)
There'll be nothin' but, nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(Nothin? but smooth, smooth)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(Nothin? but smooth)
There'll be nothin' but, nothin' but smooth sailin' tonight
(Smooth)
Anything that you want from me is my delight tonight
(Smooth)

 

[fox69]

"So You Wanna Stay Down"

"So You Wanna Stay Down"


So you wanna stay down you refuse to be happy, yeah
You wanna go back on your word 'cause it just got turned around
Oh keep on dreamin' hey baby
Nevertheless you can still be safe and sound

You wanna stay down you refuse to be happy
Oh, you wanna go back to yourfriends on the other side
But keep on dreamin' hey baby

Just remember that I love you
And I wouldn't have it any other way
Get a little stronger in your spirit
And all of your fears will go away

So you wanna stay down you refuse to be happy, yeah
To them you look roped and tied but you're still runnin' fast and free
Oh keep on dreamin' hey baby
Your motivation in somethin' hard to see

You wanna stay down you refuse to be happy
Well, whatever happens to you I know that you're one of a kind
Just keep on dreamin' hey baby

Sometimes you find disappointment, but never forget what you truly believe
People see you crawlin' but you're gettin' closer
Now ask yourself can you get off your knees

 

[fox69]

"Somebody Been Messin'"

"Somebody Been Messin'"


Somebody been messin' with my thing
Somebody been messin' with my thing!
Somebody been messin' with MY thing!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Somebody been messin' with my thing
Somebody been messin' with my thing
Somebody been messin' with my thing
Messin' with my thing
Oh let me rap to you this morning
Don't want nobody
Huggin' my thing
I can't stand nobody
Kissin' my thing
I can't stand nobody
Touchin' my thing
It's my thing
My only thing
You're messin' with my thing
Messin' with my thing
Messin' with my thing
I can feel it
When you're messin' with my thing
I can tell it
When you're messin' with my thing
It makes me jealous
When you're lookin' at my thing
Get your own thing
This is my thing
You're messin' with my thing
You're messin' with my thing
You're messin' with my thing
Yeah yeah yeah yeah - YEAH
Got to got to have it
Got to got to tell y'all
I don't want nobody
Huggin' my thing
I can't stand nobody
Kissin' my thing
I get nervous
When you mess with my thing
Oh it's my only thing
That girl is my thing
Fellas get your own thing
Get your own thing y'all
Get your own thing now
Got to got to tell ya
Somebody messin' with my thing?
Somebody messin' with my thing?
I got a good thing
A sweet thing
A nice thing
A little neat thing
Somebody messin' with my thing?
Somebody messin' with my thing?
I got a good thing
A sweet thing
A nice thing
A little neat thing
Is somebody messin' with my thing?

 

[fox69]

"Spill The Wine"
(originally by Eric Burdon & War)

"Spill The Wine"
(originally by Eric Burdon & War)



I was once out strolling,
One hot summer day.
When I thought I'd lay,
Myself down to rest.

In a big field,
Of tall grass,
I lay there in the sun and I,
Felt it caressin' my face.

As I fell asleep,
I dreamed that I was in a Hollywood movie,
And that I was the star,
Of the movie.

This really blew my mind,
But there I was,
Oh yeah I was.
I was taken to the place,
The hall of the mountain king.

I stood high upon the mountaintop,
Naked to the world.
In front of me,
Was every kind of girl.

There was long ones, tall ones,
Short ones, brown ones,
Black ones, round ones,
Big crazy ones.

Out of the middle,
Came a lady.
She whispered in my ear,
Somethin' crazy...

[Chorus:]
Spill the wine; take that pearl.
Spill the wine; take that pearl.
Spill the wine; take that pearl.
Spill the wine; take that pearl.
[End Chorus]

I thought to myself,
What could this mean?
Am I going crazy,
Or is it just a dream?

Now wait a minute...

I know I'm lying,
In a field of grass somewhere.
It was all in my head.
But then I heard,
Somebody say...

[Repeat chorus]

I could feel hot flames,
Of fire roaring at my back,
As she disappeared.
But soon she returned.

In her hand was a bottle of wine,
And in the other, a glass,
Good god.

She poured some of that wine,
From the bottle into the glass.
And she raised it to her lip,
And before she drank it, she said...

[Repeat chorus]

Spill, spill, spill that wine.
Come on, take that pearl.
Come on and spill that wine.
Come on and take that pearl.

Spill that wine!

[Repeat chorus]

Spill, spill, spill...
Spill, spill, spill that wine.
Come on and spill that wine.
Come on, take that pearl.
Come on and spill that wine.

[Repeat chorus]

Come on and spill that wine.
Take that pearl.
Come on spill that wine.
Take that pearl.

[Repeat chorus]

Come on and spill it...
Come on and spill it...

 

[fox69]

"St. Louis Blues"

"St. Louis Blues"


St. Louis woman with all her diamond rings
Oh, she pulls her man around by her apron strings
Well, if that wasn't for powder or for her store-bought hair
You know that gal I love wouldn't have gone nowhere, nowhere

I hate to see that evenin' sun go down
I hate to see that evenin' sun go down
'Cause that gal I love, she's gonna left this town

Well, I hate to see that evenin' sun go down
Oh, I hate to see that evenin' sun go down
'Cause that gal I love, she's gonna left this town
St. Louis woman

St. Louis woman with all her diamond rings
Oh, you know she pulls her man around by her apron strings
Well, if that wasn't for powder or for her store-bought hair
You know that gal I love wouldn't have gone nowhere, nowhere

Got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be
Oh, that gal's gotta heart like a rock cast in the sea
Well, oh hell, she wouldn't have gone so far from me

 

[fox69]

"Stay Cold"

"Stay Cold"


Think
Upon that moment long ago
One breath away and there you will be
So young and carefree
Again you will see
That place in time, so gold
Steal
Away into that way back when
You thought that all would last forever
But like the weather
Nothing can ever
And be in time, stay gold
But can it be
When we can see
So vividly
A memory?
And, yes, you will say
So must the day
Too, fade away
And leave a ray
Of sun so gold
Life
Is but a twinkling of an eye
Yet filled with sorrow and compassion
Though not imagined
All things that happen
Will age too old, though gold
Though
Though gold
Life
Is but a twinkling of an eye
Yet filled with sorrow and compassion
Though not imagined
All things, all things that happen
Will age too old, though gold
Though
Though gold
Stay gold
Stay gold

 

[fox69]

"Summer Breeze"
(originally by Seals & Crofts)

"Summer Breeze"
(originally by Seals & Crofts)



[Chorus:]
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
See the curtains hanging in the window
In the evening on a Friday night
A little light shining through the window
Lets me know everything's alright
[Repeat chorus]
Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom
July is dressed up and playing her tune
When I come home from a hard days work
And you're waiting there, not a care in the world
See the smile waiting in the kitchen
Food cooking and the plates for two
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
In the evening when the day is through
[Repeat chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Sunshine (Go Away Today)"
(originally by Jonathan Edwards)

"Sunshine (Go Away Today)"
(originally by Jonathan Edwards)



Sunshine go away today
I don't feel much like dancing
Some man's gone, he's tried to run my life
He don't know what he's asking

He tells me I'd better get in line
Can't hear what he's saying
When I grow up I'm going to make it mine
But these aren't dues I been paying

How much does it cost?
I'll buy it
The time is all we've lost
I'll try it
He can't even run his own life
He can't even run his own life
I'll be damned if he'll run mine, sunshine

Sunshine go away today
I don't feel much like dancing
Some man's gone, he's tried to run my life
He don't know what he's asking

Working starts to make me wonder where
The fruits of what I do are going
He says in love and war all is fair
But he's got cards he ain't showing

How much does it cost?
I'll buy it
The time is all we've lost
I'll try it
He can't even run his own life
He can't even run his own life
I'll be damned if he'll run mine

Sunshine go away

Sunshine, come on back another day
I promise you I'll be singing
This old world, she's gonna turn around
Brand new bells'll be ringing