1. _ The Boss
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
Fancy me
Thought i had my degree
In life and how love
Ought to be a run
I had a one step plan to prove it
Guide in my pocket for fools
Folly and fun
Love had to show me one thing
I was so right
So right
Thought i could turn emotion
On and off
I was so sure
So sure (i was so sure)
But love taught me
Who was who was who was the boss
(taught me who was who was the boss)
I'd defy
Anyone who claimed that i
Didn't control whatever moved in my soul
I could tempt
Touch delight
Just because you fell for me
Why should i feel uptight
Love had to show me one thing:
I was so right
So right
Thought i could turn emotion
On and off
I was so sure
So sure (i was so sure)
But love taught me
Who was who was who was the boss
(taught me who was who was the boss)
Love taught me
Taught me
Taught me
Taught me
I was so right
So right
Thought i could turn emotion
On and off
I was so sure
So sure (i was so sure)
But love taught me
Who was who was who was the boss
(taught me who was who was the boss)
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2. _ It's My House
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
It's my house and i live here
(i wanna tell you)
It's my house and i live here
There's a welcome mat at the door
And if you come on in
You're gonna get much more
There's my chair
I put it there
Everything you see
Is with love and care
It's my house and i live here
(i wanna tell you)
It's my house and i live here
On the table, there sits a rose
Through every window
A little light flows
Books of feeling on the shelf above
'cause it was built for love
I was built for love
It's my house and i live here
(i wanna tell you)
It's my house and i live here
There's a candle to light the stairs
Where my dreams await someone to share
Oh, there's music on the radio
And good vibrations won't let me go
I put my name on the ceilin' above
'cause it was buillt for love
It was built for love, ooh
You say you wanna move in with me
You say you wanna move in with me
Got to follow the rules to get me
Got to follow the rules to get me
You wanna visit my house
Say you wanna drop by
Wanna visit my house, yeah
To see me sometimes
There's a welcome mat at the door
And if you come on in
You're gonna get much more
I put my name in the ceilin' above
'cause it was built for love
It was built for love
It's my house and i live here
(i wanna tell you)
It's my house and i live here
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3. _ Sparkle
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
You put the sparkle back in my smile
You made me want to walk a thousand miles
You let me know that it's so
And everything must live
Everything must breath
Now you say you must leave
You put the sparkle back in my smile, ooh baby
You made me wanna walk a thousand miles
You let me know that it's so
And everything must live
Everything must breath
Now you say you must leave
Just the other day
You seemed so content
It's a joke
You thought it up the spur of the moment
Please ease my mind
Come on set it right
'cause if you don't
I won't sleep a wink tonight
You put the sparkle back in my smile, ooh baby
You made me wanna walk a thousand miles
You let me know that it's so
And everything must live
Everything must breath
Now you say you must leave
You let me know that it's so
And everything must live
Everything must breath
Everything must live
Everything must breath
Now you say you wanna leave
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4. _ Once In The Morning
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Ooh, baby
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
That'll be enough
That'll be enough of your good good lovin' stuff
That'll be enough
Ooh yeah
Take away the yearning
Take away the burning
Baby, baby
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
It's not all you're thinking
I promise you we'll make it, very hard
Our love has to do with
Your conditions as to how and would we start
It's gotta be once in the morning
Once in the evening
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
That'll be enough
That'll be enough of your good good lovin' stuff
That'll be enough
That'll be enough
Take away the yearning
Take away the burning
Baby, baby
Just once
Yeah
Ooh...
It's seven when i rise
Eleven, close my eyes
It's seven when i rise
Eleven, close my eyes
I want you to be, be, be there
I want you to be, be, be there
Be there
Seven when i rise
Eleven, close my eyes
I promised that i'll be
Good enough for me
Once, once in the evening
That'll be enough
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
That'll be enough
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
Give it to me
Give it to me
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
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5. _ I Ain't Been Licked
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
Roll down the gangway
So they'll see that it's me
I know they'll wonder about my recovery
Yes, i lost a love that promised happiness
What my heart wouldn't accept
Put me to the test
They keep a holding me down
But i rise
Yes it can be done
They keep a holding me down
But i rise
They can't make me run
Keep a holding me down
But i rise
Got my second wind
Keep a holding me down
But i rise
Tell 'em i'm back again
Just say
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me
I ain't been licked
Like outa nowhere my whole world fell apart
Till this day no one knows
What i felt in my heart
All those precious things
Inside me tried to still
Hands i thought would help
Pushed me over the hill
Keep a holding me down
But i rise
Yes, it can be done
Keep a holding me down
But i rise
They can't make me run
Keep a holding me down
But i rise
Got my second wind
Keep a holding me down
But i rise
Tell 'em i'm back again
Just say
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me
I ain't been licked
Keep a holding me down
But i rise
Just to start again
Rise
Show 'em that i can
Rise
Found a brand new dream
Rise
Just to prove one thing
Just say
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me
I ain't been licked
I want the world to see
I ain't been licked
Although my love is gone
I ain't been licked
Somehow i carry one
I ain't been licked
I'll find the strength somehow
I ain't been licked
I think i'm ready now
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
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6. _ I'm In The World
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
I'm in the world
I'm in the world
I'm in the world
I must be part of it
At last convinced
To the right of it
I'm in the world
For some reason or another
Sometimes i get up
And sometimes i don't bother
But i'm here
I'm here for, oh lord, who knows?
My light gets dim
Then it glows, ooh yeah
I'm in the world
I'm in the world
I'm in the world
And being what it is
I've learnt to look
To look beyond the tears
I'm in the world
Though hearts don't break even
I'll take my chances
'cause it ain't about leaving
I'm here
I'm here and i won't apologize
Maybe at the end there'll be a surprise
Oh, yeah
'cause i'm in the world
Good or bad
I'm in the world
Yes, i'm here
I'm in the world
I'm here, i'm here
I'm in the world
I'm in the world
I'm here
I'm in the world
Oh, yes, oh, yes
I'm in the world
Good or bad
I'm here in the world
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7. _ No One Get's The Prize
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
No one, no one gets the prize
No one, no one
No one gets the prize
We were best of friends
It all began
He came in to town and changed the plan
I knew she felt, the same as me
Which one of us would it be
Just in fun, fight begun
Before long a web of hate was spun
She pretended same as me
Oh, but friends again we'd never be
No one, no one gets the prize
She told him lies, and i told him lies
No one, no one gets the prize
She schemed and dreamed and told him dirt
That i was wrong for him
I told him all the boys she'd hurt and i would number them
He was the ray of light that made our hearts live
But either one of us knew really how to give
So we scandalized and criticized
And then we learned how to despise
No one, no one gets the prize
She told him lies and i lied, i lied yeah
No one, no one gets the prize
No, no, no
Yeah, yeah
Back off
Tried to steal him, tried to steal him
Tried to steal him
Runnin' behind my back
Tried to steal him
Tried to show him where it was at
Watch it now
No, no i won't take second place
No, no tell him to his face
We were friends for so, so, so long
Messed around, now he's gone gone gone gone
No one, no one gets the prize
No, no
No one, no one gets the prize
I wasn't alive, a love that's satisfied
No one, no one gets the prize
It wasn't fair, the love i couldn't share
No one, no one gets the prize
No, no
No one, no one gets the prize
No one, no one gets the prize
She lied, i lied, we lied
No one, no one
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8. _ All For One
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
All for one and one for all
You live, you give, you have a ball
There's no need to live on an island
Cause everyone here respects your opinion
It all adds up to
It's your strength we need
So get behind and push
If you don't want to lead
Cause it's all for one and one for all
You live, you give, you have a ball
I don't know your future plans
But divided i'm sure
You will not stand
I said all that to say
There's an easier way
If it's love that we share
Then there's no debt to pay
Cause we are all down here under the sky
Won't you try
Won't you try
We're all down here
You're not alone
You've been pushing and pulling and shoving
Since the day you were born
So let's try
All for one and one for all
You live, you give, you have a ball
And a smile will appear on your face
Cause suddenly, suddenly the world is a beautiful place
Cause it's all for one and one for all
You live, you give, you have a ball
All for one and one for all
You live, you give, you have a ball
All for one and one for all
Let's try, let's try
You live, you give, you have a ball
All for one and one for all
You live, you give, you have a ball
If it's love that we share
Love that we share
It's one for all
All for one and one for all
Get down inside
Together
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