BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP

So in love, sad as could be
'Cause a pretty face got the best of me
Suddenly you came into my life
And gave it meaning and thrill and delight
Now good looks I've learned to do without
'Cause now I know it's love that really counts
'Cause I know
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah yeah yeah)
I know that beauty's only skin deep
(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

Now you speak your words warm and sincere
It lets me know that your love is dear
A pretty face you may not possess
But what I like about you is your tenderness
A pretty face may sometimes taste
But I'll take lovin' in it's place
'Cause I know
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah yeah yeah)
I know that beauty's only skin deep
(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

(Oh yeah)
(Oh yeah)
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah yeah yeah)
(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

My friends ask what do I see in you
But it goes deeper than the eye can view
You have a pleasing personality
And that's an ever-livin' rare quality
Now, show me a girl, a girl who looks fine
And I'd choose the one with true lovin' every time
'Cause I know
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah yeah yeah)
And I believe you know that beauty's only skin deep
(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

So if you're lookin' for a lover
Don't judge a book by its cover
She may be fine on the outside
But so untrue on the inside...

CLOUD 9

The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty
You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city
It was a one-room shack we slept in, the children beside me
We hardly had enough food or rooms
It was a hard time
Needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind.

Ooooh listen
Father didn't know the meaning of work
He disrespected Mama and treated her slightly
I left home seekin' a job that I never did find
The first thing, downhearted, I took to Cloud 9

I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9
Listen, one more time
I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9

Folks now tell me
They say, "Give yourself a chance
And don't let life pass you by."
But the world around you is a rat race
Where only the strong survive
It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie
It ain't even safe no more
To walk the streets at night

I'm doin' fine on Cloud 9
Let me tell you about Cloud 9
(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be
(Cloud 9) You ain't got no responsibility
(Cloud 9) Yeah, every man, every man is free
(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality
(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away)
Cloud 9

I wanna say I love the life I live
And I'm gonna live the life I love
Up here on Cloud 9
Uh uh uh uh, I'm ridin' high on Cloud 9

You're as free as a bird in flight
(Cloud 9) There's no diff'rence 'tween day and night
(Cloud 9) It's a world of love and harmony
(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality
(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away)

(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be
(Cloud 9) You ain't got no responsibility
(Cloud 9) Every man in his mind is free
(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality
(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be...

DON'T LOOK BACK

If it's love that you're running from
There's no hiding place
Love has problems, I know, but they're problems
We'll just have to face

CHORUS:
So if you just put your hand in mine
We're gonna leave all our troubles behind
Keep on walking; don't look back (don't look back)
And don't look back (don't look back)
And don't look back (don't look back)
(The worst is behind you, let me remind you)

If your first lover broke your heart
There's something that can be done
Don't end your faith in love
Because of what he's done

(chorus)

(instrumental)

Love can be a beautiful thing
Though your first love let you down
'Cause I know you can make love glow, babe
The second time around

(chorus and fade)

I'LL BE IN TROUBLE

If you decide to make me blue, I'll be in trouble
If you decide to be untrue, I'll be in trouble
'Cause no matter what you do or say
I know I'm gonna love you anyway
So if that's what you wanna do, I'll be in trouble

If you decide one day you want to make a change, love
You want to leave me here and love a total stranger
So no matter what you do or say
I know I'm gonna love you anyway
So if that's what you wanna do, I'll be in danger

I'll do everything I can to make you stay
Keep you by side (by my side)
'Cause I love you in such a way
Your leavin' would hurt my pride

(twice):
If you decide you want to go I'll be in trouble
I can't prepare myself and so I'll be in trouble
So no matter what you do or say
I know I'm gonna love you anyway
So if that's what you wanna do, I'll be in trouble

I'll be in trouble (so much trouble)
If you ever leave me, baby, if you deceive me
I must confess, my life would be a mess...

I'M LOSING YOU

Your love is fading; I can feel your love fading
Girl, it's fading away from me
'Cause your touch, your touch has grown cold
As if someone else controls your very soul
I've fooled myself long as I can
Can feel the presence of another man
It's there when you speak my name
It's not the same
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you
It's in the air
It's everywhere
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you (losing you)

When I look into your eyes
A reflection of a face I see
I'm hurtin', downhearted, and worried, girl
'Cause that face doesn't belong to me
It's all over your face
Someone's taken my place
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you
You try so hard to hide
The emptiness inside
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you (losing you)
I don't wanna lose you

I can tell when we kiss
There's true love amiss
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you
I can feel it in my bones
In a day you'll be gone
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you
Oh, my dear
What happened to the love we shared?
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you
I know it's true
You've found someone new
Ooo, baby, I'm losing you...

IT'S GROWING

Like a snowball rollin' down the side
Of a snow-covered hill
It's growing
Like the size of the fish
That the man claims broke his reel
It's growing

CHORUS:
Every day it grows a little more
Than it was the day before
My love for you just grows and grows
Wo oh how it grows and grows
And where it's gonna stop and shrivel
Nobody knows
(Hey hey hey, nobody knows)

Like the need of a guy to see his girl
When she's gone away
It's growing
Like the sadness in his little heart
When he knows that she's gone to stay
It's growing

(chorus)

MY GIRL

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside
I've got the month of May
I guess you'll say
What can make me feel this way

My girl my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl

I've got so much honey
The bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song
Than the birds in the tree
Well I guess you say
What can make me feel this way

My girl My girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl
Yeah Yeah

I don't need no money
Fortune or fame
I've got all the riches Baby
One man can claim
Well I guess you say
What can make me feel this way

It's my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl, I even got the month of May
My girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl
Talkin' 'bout
Talkin' 'bout
My girl My Girl

PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
I never got a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama just hung her head and said, "Son,..."

CHORUS:
(twice):
"Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when his died,
All he left us was alone"

Hey, Mama, is it true what they say
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Mama, there's been talk all around town
Sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife
And that ain't right!
Heard some talk about Papa doin' some storefront preachin'
Talked about savin' souls and all the time leachin'
Dealin' in drugs and stealin' in the name of the Lord
Mama just hung her head and said, "Son,..."

(chorus)

Hey, Mama, I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow or steal to pay his bills
Hey, Mama, folks say Papa was never much on thinkin'
Spent most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama looked up with a tear and said, "Son,..."

(chorus)

THE GIRL'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME

This little girl of mine
I wanna say she's so fine
And each and every day
I make sure she has her way
We don't feel tight now
Although our hearts abound
I don't have to chase her all over town
My baby, she's always around

(chorus):
The girl's all right with me
You know (the girl's all right)
The girl's all right with me
You know (the girl's all right)

Now she's so good to me
I guess that's why I feel fancy free
Just to see the glow in her eyes
Makes me once again realize
I love her with all of my heart
And I know we'll never, never part
I never heard about her goin' or playin'
I guess that's why you always hear me saying:

(chorus)
(instrumental)

When I visit at her home
Other fellas never, never, never ring the phone
She lets them know just where they stand
She tells them all that I'm her man
And when we're out on a date
Other fellas wait till I walk away
They try to beat my time
But she tells all the men that she's mine, all mine

(repeat chorus and fade)

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