The Ghetto Lyrics – George Benson
Talking bout the ghetto funky funky ghetto
Trying to survive, trying to stay alive
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
Even though the streets are bumpy, lights burned out
Dope fiends die with a pipe in their mouths
Old school buddies not doing it right
Every day it's the same
And it's the same every night
I wouldn't shoot you bro but I'd shoot that fool
If he played me close and tried to test my cool
Every day I wonder just how I'll die
Only thing I know is how to survive
There's only one rule in the real world
And that's to take care of you, only you and yours
Keep dealing with the hard times day after day
Might deal me some dope but then crime don't pay
Black man tried to break into my house again
Thought he got off early doing time in the pen
Even though my brothers do me just like that
I get a lot of love so I'm giving it back to the
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
So just peep the game and don't call it crap
'Cause to me, life is one hard rap
Even though my sister smoked crack cocaine
She was nine months pregnant, ain't nothing changed
600 Million on a football team
And her baby dies just like a dope fiend
The story I tell is so incomplete
Five kids in the house and no food to eat
Don't look at me and don't ask me why
Mama's next door getting high
Even though she's got five mouths to feed
She's rather spend her money on a h-i-t
I always tell the truth about things like this
I wonder if the mayor overlooked that list
Instead of adding to the task force send some help
Waiting on him I'd better help myself
Housing authority and the O.P.D
All these guns just to handle me in the
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
Even though they put us down and call us animals
We make real big banks and buy brand new clothes
Drive fancy cars, make love to stars
Never really saying just who we are
We use alias names like too $hort
Sell you stuff you might kill for
Young kids grow up and that's all they know
Didn't teach him in school now he's slangin dope
Only thing he knows is how to survive
But will he kill another brother before he dies?
In the ghetto, you keep one eye open
All day long, just hoping and hoping
You can pay your bills and not drink too much
Then the problems of life you'll be throwing up
Like me, but you don't see
Ten years from now, where will you be?
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
So much game in a too $hort rap
Blacks can't be white and whites can't be black
Why you wanna act like someone else?
All you gotta do is just be yourself
We're all the same color underneath
Short dog's in the house you'd better listen to me
Never be ashamed of what you are
Proud to be black stand tall at heart
Even though some people give you no respect
Be intelligent, when you put em in check
Cause when you're ignorant, you get treated that way
And when they throw you in jail you got nothing to say
So if you don't listen it's not my fault
I'll be getting paid while you'll be paying the cost
Sitting in the jailhouse running your mouth
While me and my peoples try to get out
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
Trying to survive, trying to stay alive
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
Even though the streets are bumpy, lights burned out
Dope fiends die with a pipe in their mouths
Old school buddies not doing it right
Every day it's the same
And it's the same every night
I wouldn't shoot you bro but I'd shoot that fool
If he played me close and tried to test my cool
Every day I wonder just how I'll die
Only thing I know is how to survive
There's only one rule in the real world
And that's to take care of you, only you and yours
Keep dealing with the hard times day after day
Might deal me some dope but then crime don't pay
Black man tried to break into my house again
Thought he got off early doing time in the pen
Even though my brothers do me just like that
I get a lot of love so I'm giving it back to the
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
So just peep the game and don't call it crap
'Cause to me, life is one hard rap
Even though my sister smoked crack cocaine
She was nine months pregnant, ain't nothing changed
600 Million on a football team
And her baby dies just like a dope fiend
The story I tell is so incomplete
Five kids in the house and no food to eat
Don't look at me and don't ask me why
Mama's next door getting high
Even though she's got five mouths to feed
She's rather spend her money on a h-i-t
I always tell the truth about things like this
I wonder if the mayor overlooked that list
Instead of adding to the task force send some help
Waiting on him I'd better help myself
Housing authority and the O.P.D
All these guns just to handle me in the
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
Even though they put us down and call us animals
We make real big banks and buy brand new clothes
Drive fancy cars, make love to stars
Never really saying just who we are
We use alias names like too $hort
Sell you stuff you might kill for
Young kids grow up and that's all they know
Didn't teach him in school now he's slangin dope
Only thing he knows is how to survive
But will he kill another brother before he dies?
In the ghetto, you keep one eye open
All day long, just hoping and hoping
You can pay your bills and not drink too much
Then the problems of life you'll be throwing up
Like me, but you don't see
Ten years from now, where will you be?
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
So much game in a too $hort rap
Blacks can't be white and whites can't be black
Why you wanna act like someone else?
All you gotta do is just be yourself
We're all the same color underneath
Short dog's in the house you'd better listen to me
Never be ashamed of what you are
Proud to be black stand tall at heart
Even though some people give you no respect
Be intelligent, when you put em in check
Cause when you're ignorant, you get treated that way
And when they throw you in jail you got nothing to say
So if you don't listen it's not my fault
I'll be getting paid while you'll be paying the cost
Sitting in the jailhouse running your mouth
While me and my peoples try to get out
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Talking bout the ghetto)
The ghetto
The ghetto
(Funk funky ghetto)
Come Back Baby Lyrics – George Benson
Oh come back, baby
Oh mama please don't go, yeah
Cause the way I love you
Child you'll never know
Oh come back baby, yeah yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Well I admit, baby
That I was wrong
Don't you know, baby
Child you been gone too long
Oh come back baby, yeah yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Say If I could holler
Like a mountain jack
Yeah yeah oh people
I'd call my baby back
Oh come back baby, Woo yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Now one of these days, baby
And It won't be long, yeah
you gonna look for me child you know
And I'll be gone
So come back baby, yeah yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Oh mama please don't go, yeah
Cause the way I love you
Child you'll never know
Oh come back baby, yeah yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Well I admit, baby
That I was wrong
Don't you know, baby
Child you been gone too long
Oh come back baby, yeah yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Say If I could holler
Like a mountain jack
Yeah yeah oh people
I'd call my baby back
Oh come back baby, Woo yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Now one of these days, baby
And It won't be long, yeah
you gonna look for me child you know
And I'll be gone
So come back baby, yeah yeah
Let's talk it over one more time
Oh now now
Medicine Man Lyrics – George Benson
This town has no mercy
When you're on your own
When there's no one close to you
No place to call your home
In the back alley shadows
My body yearns, the pain it grows
A needle holds the solution
Feel the sting no let it flow
A dangerous game - no place to hide
I'm looking for you to keep me satisfied
Medicine man
You hold the key - unlock the door
Like a knife in your hand
A spell that you cast for evermore
I need a shot of satisfaction
My body aches - my blood runs cold
I need a killer chain reaction
That's gonna rock me to the bone
I'm burnin' inside - I'm under the gun
You got what it takes - you know you're the one
Medicine man
You hold the key - unlock the door
Like a knife in your hand
A spell that you cast for evermore
A dangerous game - no plave to hide
I'm lookin' for you to keep me satisfied
Medicine man
You hold the key - unlock the door
Like a knife in your hand
A spell that you cast for evermore
When you're on your own
When there's no one close to you
No place to call your home
In the back alley shadows
My body yearns, the pain it grows
A needle holds the solution
Feel the sting no let it flow
A dangerous game - no place to hide
I'm looking for you to keep me satisfied
Medicine man
You hold the key - unlock the door
Like a knife in your hand
A spell that you cast for evermore
I need a shot of satisfaction
My body aches - my blood runs cold
I need a killer chain reaction
That's gonna rock me to the bone
I'm burnin' inside - I'm under the gun
You got what it takes - you know you're the one
Medicine man
You hold the key - unlock the door
Like a knife in your hand
A spell that you cast for evermore
A dangerous game - no plave to hide
I'm lookin' for you to keep me satisfied
Medicine man
You hold the key - unlock the door
Like a knife in your hand
A spell that you cast for evermore
Standing Together Lyrics – George Benson
Have I told you I love you
Or has it been a while since I said I did?
Have I told you that I care
Or have I said something I can`t face?
These are thoughts that go through my mind
To make sure that my love stands the test of
time, and
When I think of you loving me
Yes, I know it`s a love that was meant to be
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
We will be floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
If I took you for granted
Well, that will never ever happen again
You thought me love is an action
More than a lover, you were my best friend
You brought me to a love so new
And the joy that I feel, I owe it all to you
When I think of you loving me
It`s a love that I know that was meant to be
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
We will be floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
We will be floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
With open ears and a listening heart
Tears fell, and we rejoiced inside
Our new love grew side by side, hand in hand
And slowly we began to stand
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
Floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
Or has it been a while since I said I did?
Have I told you that I care
Or have I said something I can`t face?
These are thoughts that go through my mind
To make sure that my love stands the test of
time, and
When I think of you loving me
Yes, I know it`s a love that was meant to be
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
We will be floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
If I took you for granted
Well, that will never ever happen again
You thought me love is an action
More than a lover, you were my best friend
You brought me to a love so new
And the joy that I feel, I owe it all to you
When I think of you loving me
It`s a love that I know that was meant to be
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
We will be floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
We will be floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
With open ears and a listening heart
Tears fell, and we rejoiced inside
Our new love grew side by side, hand in hand
And slowly we began to stand
Standing together is you and me
Living in love is our destiny
Floating on like an endless sea
We will be standing together
Fly By Night Lyrics – George Benson
It's hard to say I'm sorry
May we just forget about today
You see, I fly by night
I fly by night
I laid my love beside the door
And left you sleeping on the floor
So long, I fly by night
I fly by night
And though you might think
It's too bad of me
I have to leave you
With used memories
I have no stomach for the dawn
I feel I should be moving on
And so I fly by night
Now lady luck's deserted me
The ghosts of love stand clear to see
They also fly by night
Strange figures in the dark
Did Cupid strike and leave his mark?
It seems his arrows fly by night
They fly by night
Let's fly
May we just forget about today
You see, I fly by night
I fly by night
I laid my love beside the door
And left you sleeping on the floor
So long, I fly by night
I fly by night
And though you might think
It's too bad of me
I have to leave you
With used memories
I have no stomach for the dawn
I feel I should be moving on
And so I fly by night
Now lady luck's deserted me
The ghosts of love stand clear to see
They also fly by night
Strange figures in the dark
Did Cupid strike and leave his mark?
It seems his arrows fly by night
They fly by night
Let's fly
That's Right Lyrics – George Benson
I wanna tell you a story every man outta know
If you want a little lovin' you gotta start real slow
She gonna love you tonight if you just treat her right
Oh, squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good
Tell her that you love her like you know you should
She gonna love you tonight if you just treat her right
If you practice my method just as hard as you can
You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
Yeah, you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
Hey, hey, hey
Gotta squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good
And tell her that you love her like you know you should
She gonna love you all night if you just treat her right
If you practice my method just as hard as you can
You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
Yeah, you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
Hey
If you practice my method just as hard as you can
You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
Then you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
If you want a little lovin' you gotta start real slow
She gonna love you tonight if you just treat her right
Oh, squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good
Tell her that you love her like you know you should
She gonna love you tonight if you just treat her right
If you practice my method just as hard as you can
You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
Yeah, you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
Hey, hey, hey
Gotta squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good
And tell her that you love her like you know you should
She gonna love you all night if you just treat her right
If you practice my method just as hard as you can
You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
Yeah, you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
Hey
If you practice my method just as hard as you can
You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
Then you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
True Blue Lyrics – George Benson
Never been a millionaire
And I tell you mama I don't care
Never gonna own a race-horse
Or a fast back mid-engine Porsche
Don't think I'll own a private jet
On the Stock Exchange I'm no threat
So won't you help me make up my mind
Don't you think I'd better get myself back home
Sitting in the moonlight glow
Excuse me if my feelings show
Watching all the trucks roll by
Dreaming up an alibi
You see, back home I'm considered the fool
But maybe they're right I don't know
So can't you help make up my mind
Don't you think I'd better get myself back home
Who cares
Daddy says he'll buy me car
To drive just as far as I need
He wants me back at any expense
He's got a lot more money than sense
Funny but now that I'm gone
They all wanna be concerned
Oh please can you make up my mind
Don't you think I'd better get myself back home
Just don't know what to do
Maybe I'll walk, maybe I'll ride, maybe I'll never ever decide
Get out da way
I gotta get on home
I gotta get home as soon as I can
And I tell you mama I don't care
Never gonna own a race-horse
Or a fast back mid-engine Porsche
Don't think I'll own a private jet
On the Stock Exchange I'm no threat
So won't you help me make up my mind
Don't you think I'd better get myself back home
Sitting in the moonlight glow
Excuse me if my feelings show
Watching all the trucks roll by
Dreaming up an alibi
You see, back home I'm considered the fool
But maybe they're right I don't know
So can't you help make up my mind
Don't you think I'd better get myself back home
Who cares
Daddy says he'll buy me car
To drive just as far as I need
He wants me back at any expense
He's got a lot more money than sense
Funny but now that I'm gone
They all wanna be concerned
Oh please can you make up my mind
Don't you think I'd better get myself back home
Just don't know what to do
Maybe I'll walk, maybe I'll ride, maybe I'll never ever decide
Get out da way
I gotta get on home
I gotta get home as soon as I can
Footprints In The Sand Lyrics – George Benson
People hand in hand
Future in the plan
Promises we make
Sometimes fade away
Like footprints in the sand
Love's a game of chance
I've come to understand
What my greatest fear is
Someday you'll disappear
Like footprints in the sand
But life was meant to live
And love was meant to give
No-one ever said
That you could depend
On whispers to the wind
Love's a game of chance
I've come to understand
What my greatest fear is
Someday you'll disappear
Like footprints in the sand
So I will build my castle on the sea
And pray that you'll come back to me
And there I'll wait faithfully
For your return, your return
Love's a game of chance
I've grown to understand
Hope will keep you near
She will reappear
Like footprints in the sand
In the sand, in the sand
Future in the plan
Promises we make
Sometimes fade away
Like footprints in the sand
Love's a game of chance
I've come to understand
What my greatest fear is
Someday you'll disappear
Like footprints in the sand
But life was meant to live
And love was meant to give
No-one ever said
That you could depend
On whispers to the wind
Love's a game of chance
I've come to understand
What my greatest fear is
Someday you'll disappear
Like footprints in the sand
So I will build my castle on the sea
And pray that you'll come back to me
And there I'll wait faithfully
For your return, your return
Love's a game of chance
I've grown to understand
Hope will keep you near
She will reappear
Like footprints in the sand
In the sand, in the sand
Got To Be There Lyrics – George Benson
Got to be there, got to be there in the morning when she says hello to the world.
Got to be there, got to be there, bring her good times and show her that she's my girl.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know she loves me.
'Cause when I look in her eyes.
I realize I need her sharing the world beside me.
So I've got to be there, got to be there in the morning, and welcome her into my world, and show her that she's my girl.
When she says hello world!
Got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there
When she needs someone to keep her through the night.
Got to be there, got to be there, to take her hand and lead her into my life.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know she loves me
'Cause when I look in her eyes,
I realize I need her sharing the world beside me.
That's why I've got to be there, got to be there where love begins and that's ev'rywhere she goes;
I've got to be there so she knows that when she's with me she's home.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there in the morning when he says hello to the world.
Got to be there, got to be there, bring him good times and show him that I'm his girl.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know he loves me.
'Cause when I look in his eyes.
I realize I need him sharing the world beside me.
So I've got to be there, got to be there in the morning, and welcome him into my world, and show him that I'm his girl.
When he says hello world!
Got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there when he needs someone to keep him thru the night.
Got to be there, got to be there, to take his hand and lead him into my life.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know he loves me
'Cause when I look in his eyes,
I realize I need him sharing the world beside me.
That's why I've got to be there, got to be there where love begins and that's ev'rywhere he goes;
I've got to be there so he knows that when he's with me he's home.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there, bring her good times and show her that she's my girl.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know she loves me.
'Cause when I look in her eyes.
I realize I need her sharing the world beside me.
So I've got to be there, got to be there in the morning, and welcome her into my world, and show her that she's my girl.
When she says hello world!
Got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there
When she needs someone to keep her through the night.
Got to be there, got to be there, to take her hand and lead her into my life.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know she loves me
'Cause when I look in her eyes,
I realize I need her sharing the world beside me.
That's why I've got to be there, got to be there where love begins and that's ev'rywhere she goes;
I've got to be there so she knows that when she's with me she's home.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there in the morning when he says hello to the world.
Got to be there, got to be there, bring him good times and show him that I'm his girl.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know he loves me.
'Cause when I look in his eyes.
I realize I need him sharing the world beside me.
So I've got to be there, got to be there in the morning, and welcome him into my world, and show him that I'm his girl.
When he says hello world!
Got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there when he needs someone to keep him thru the night.
Got to be there, got to be there, to take his hand and lead him into my life.
Oh, what a feeling there'll be the moment I know he loves me
'Cause when I look in his eyes,
I realize I need him sharing the world beside me.
That's why I've got to be there, got to be there where love begins and that's ev'rywhere he goes;
I've got to be there so he knows that when he's with me he's home.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Got to be there, got to be there, got to be there.
Love Of My Life Lyrics – George Benson
You are the love of my life
I knew it right from the start
The moment I looked at you
You found a place in my heart
You are the love of my life
You give me reason to live
You taught me how to be strong
With you is where I belong
No one's ever touched me
Quite the way you touched me
People search a life time
To find what we have
You are the love of my life
One thing that's good in this life
I'll spend the rest of my days
Just loving you
You are the love of my life
The heart and sould of my life
Once I was lost and alone
With you at last I am home
You are the love of my life
You give me reason to live
You give me so much of you
And leave me room to be free
No one's ever touched me
Quite the way you touched me
People search a life time
To find what we have
You are the love of my life
One thing that's good in this life
And in a world full of change
One thing I'm sure of
You are the love of my life
The one thing that makes sense in this world
I'll spend the rest of my days
Just loving you
You are the love of my life
And I thank god I'm alive
To spend my lifetime with you
You are the love of my life
I knew it right from the start
The moment I looked at you
You found a place in my heart
You are the love of my life
You give me reason to live
You taught me how to be strong
With you is where I belong
No one's ever touched me
Quite the way you touched me
People search a life time
To find what we have
You are the love of my life
One thing that's good in this life
I'll spend the rest of my days
Just loving you
You are the love of my life
The heart and sould of my life
Once I was lost and alone
With you at last I am home
You are the love of my life
You give me reason to live
You give me so much of you
And leave me room to be free
No one's ever touched me
Quite the way you touched me
People search a life time
To find what we have
You are the love of my life
One thing that's good in this life
And in a world full of change
One thing I'm sure of
You are the love of my life
The one thing that makes sense in this world
I'll spend the rest of my days
Just loving you
You are the love of my life
And I thank god I'm alive
To spend my lifetime with you
You are the love of my life
Kiss And Make Up Lyrics – George Benson
I didn't mean to,
Start any scene to
Make you sigh
Hope to die
It's most immoral
For us to quarrel
Why can't we
Both agree
Don't you know Ben Franklin wrote about this thing at length?
On the proposition that in union there is strength?
Why raise a storm up
If we'll just warm up
The blues will slumber
We'll have their number
Let's kiss and make up
Come on, let's wake up
For I need you and you need me
Let's kiss and make up
No use to break up
When we can live in harmony
I'll give you your way
You give me my way
And out the doorway
Our cares will fly away
If we be happy
The way is clear
Let's kiss, and make up
No use to break up
We need each other, dear
Let's kiss and make up
No cares to rake up
For I need you and you need me
No reprimanding
Full understanding
That we can live in harmony
The world is prose-why
When we are fighting
Lets make it rosy
By reuniting
Two heads are better
Than what I hear
Let's kiss and make up
No use to break up
We need each other, dear
Why should we shake up
A new earthquake-up
Take the uptake-up
And soon they'll bake-up
A wedding cake-up
Let's kiss and make up
We need each other dear
Start any scene to
Make you sigh
Hope to die
It's most immoral
For us to quarrel
Why can't we
Both agree
Don't you know Ben Franklin wrote about this thing at length?
On the proposition that in union there is strength?
Why raise a storm up
If we'll just warm up
The blues will slumber
We'll have their number
Let's kiss and make up
Come on, let's wake up
For I need you and you need me
Let's kiss and make up
No use to break up
When we can live in harmony
I'll give you your way
You give me my way
And out the doorway
Our cares will fly away
If we be happy
The way is clear
Let's kiss, and make up
No use to break up
We need each other, dear
Let's kiss and make up
No cares to rake up
For I need you and you need me
No reprimanding
Full understanding
That we can live in harmony
The world is prose-why
When we are fighting
Lets make it rosy
By reuniting
Two heads are better
Than what I hear
Let's kiss and make up
No use to break up
We need each other, dear
Why should we shake up
A new earthquake-up
Take the uptake-up
And soon they'll bake-up
A wedding cake-up
Let's kiss and make up
We need each other dear
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