The Best Of The Commodores: Anthology lyrics

Do what you wanna do
So much in life to see you through
Be what you wanna be
Be strong and tell the world you're free
I see the children of the world
Searching to find themselves and who they are
So many roads for them to choose, yeah
So many ways for them to win or lose

Oh, this is your life
Oh...oh...yeah, yeah
Oh, whoa, whoa, yeah
This is your life
Yeah, yeah

Lady, morning's just a moment away
And I'm without you once again
You laughed at me
You said you never needed me
I wonder if you need me now
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So many dreams that flew away
So many words we didn't say
Two people lost in a storm
Where did we go?
Where'd we go?

We lost what we both had found
You know we let each other down
But then most of all
I do love you
Still!

Just to be close to you girl
Just for a moment, well just for an hour
Just to be close to you girl
Oh well ah baby aw
You know I've been thru so many changes in my life girl
Aw I've been up real high where I thought I didn't need anybody
Aw and then again I've been down real low where
There was no one in my life who needed me

Girl, I like what you're doin'
When you do what you do to me
Girl, I like what you're doin'
When you do what you do to me
Ah...the way you walk, hot sweet thing, sugar, sugar
It's just enough to set my soul on fire
I lose control just thinkin' 'bout your sweetness
Come take my love, you know I'm burning with desire

I don't wanna be with nobody
Nobody but you, sweet lady

Know it sounds funny
But, I just can't stand the pain
Girl, I'm leaving you tomorrow
Seems to me girl
You know I've done all I can
You see I begged, stole, and I borrowed! (yeah)
Ooh that's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning!
Why in the world would anybody put chains on me?
I've paid my dues to make it
Everybody wants me to be

Why you wanna try me, baby
Why you wanna do me this way (Oh, oh)
Why you wanna try me, baby
Why you wanna do me this way (Whoa)
So many nights, so many days, baby
I've been hurt by your love
I don't know why I still love you like I do, baby
But you're a star in my world

Oh, how you got down and lonely
Ooh, yeah, my heart is in your hands
I don't see why you won't let me

When was the last time I said
I love you
I find it hard to say
But I do
When was the last time I said
I need you
I've kept it to myself
Much too long
(It's been too long, it's been too long)

In all my life
I've never known anyone like you
I love you, I love you
Only you

I've been in love before
I didn't think I could love anymore
But there you were with love

Mmm...hmm...hmm...mmm...hmm...mmm...
Mmm...mmm...

Tearin' me apart
Somehow I just joined in
She's playing with my heart
But Janet's so aware
And people tell me, "She keeps telling you lies"
I guess they wonder how I stand it, oh
But when I look in her eyes
I know it's love the way I planned it
I believe in Janet

Janet, they don't understand it
The whole thing must be wrong

On my back
you're on my track

I can feel you creeping up on me.
Such a hungry love on the hunt
Stalking through the night
we're running wild.
In your eyes I'm the prize

in the lion's den I can't get free.
Now we're alone
don't let me go

'Cause you're bringing out the savage beast in me.

My scent's in the air
it's everywhere

I'm gonna be your prey tonight.

Lady - you bring me up when Im down,
Maybe youre gonna change my life around.
You came to me when I was lonely and no one cared.
You made me see that I was only just runnin scared.
I saw your face and somethin told me you were the one.
You smiled at me and now I see: My lifes begun.

Lady - you brought me in from out the rain,
Maybe me life will never be the same.

Father
Help Your children
And don't let them fall
By the side of the road, mmm...mmm...
And teach them
To love one another
That Heaven might find
A place in their hearts

'Cause Jesus is love
He won't let you down
And I know He's mine forever
Oh, in my heart

We've got to walk on
Walk on through temptation
'Cause His love and His wisdom
Will be our helpin' hand

Show me a river that's so deep
Show me a mountain so high
I'll show you love that'll last forever
Flying high, so high
Ah, show me a place where dreams are for dreamers
And all the things you wish come true, yeah
I'd wish the world had all happy people
Then there'd be no more wishing to do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Sweet)
Sweet love (Sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Well, well)

Sail on, down the line
About half a mile or so
And I don't really wanna know ah
Where you're going
Maybe once or twice you see
Time after time I tried
Hold on to what we got
But now you're going
And I don't mind
About the things you're gonna say
Lord, I gave all my money and my time
I know it's a shame
But I'm giving you back your name
Guess I'll be on my way
I won't be back to stay

I'm in love with a plain old-fashion girl
She's the most beautiful person in the world

Her smile is so warm and her eyes burn so deep, ah, yeah
Softly in rhymes of love she sings to me
{Love is for love} Oh {But only if it's meant to be}
Only if it's meant to be, baby

Yeah, hea, hea, I-I-I-I

I'm in love with a plain and simple girl
She takes my heart and sends me for a whirl

Marvin, he was a friend of mine
And he could sing a song
His heart in every line
Marvin sang of the joy and pain
He opened up our minds
And I still can hear him say
Aw talk to me so you can see
What's going on
Say you will sing your songs
Forevermore (evermore)
Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you're singing proud
Oh I bet you'll pull a crowd

I want you to want me
I'm goin' crazy knowin' he will be your lover tonight
And when he comes I'll let you go
I'll just pretend as you walk out the door
Oh, no
I can't sleep
Oh, no
I'm goin' crazy with love over you

I need you to need me
I wanna hold you but you're holdin' someone else in your arms
When I close my eyes I see your face
I'm just not sure how much my heart can erase

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Whoa, I like to greet the sun each mornin'
And walk amongst the stars at night
I'd like to know the taste of honey in my life
In my life
Well, I've shared so many pains
And I played so many games
Ah, but everyone finds the right way
Somehow, some way, some day

Whoa, zoom, I'd like to fly far away from here
Where my mind can see fresh and clear

Well you're too hot ta trot now baby
Well you're too hot ta stop whoo baby
Well you're too hot ta trot now baby
Well you're too hot ta stop whoo baby
The things that you do
The things that you say
That you love me baby
In the strangest way
What you're doin to me girl
Is knockin me down
I can see right now
That you're the best thing around

Sweet pretty woman

Hello, honey, this is your lucky day
I've come to take you far, far away
We'll use love as our guide to the stars
And if I'm lucky I'll put a thrill in your heart
Come into (whoa, baby) this Wonderland of mine (This Wonderland of mine, girl)
(And I'll take control of your beautiful mind)
I can't tell you (Girl) just what to expect (Some times I don't know myself)

Thanks for the times
That you've given me
The memories are all in my mind
And now that we've come
To the end of our rainbow
There's something
I must say out loud
You're once, twice
Three times a lady
Yes you're once twice
Three times a lady

And I love you
When we are together
The moments I cherish
With every beat of my heart
To touch you to hold you
To feel you to need you

Have you found yourself in love before
Tell me ain't it a different kind of thang
So much lovin' such a real good feelin' child
The kind of feelin' good lovin' brings yeah
With your head on my shoulder
My head's a spinnin' round and around yeah
I hear the sound of sweet funky music
Oh even when there ain't no sound yeah
Visions of you my love dancin' in my head
The star in my life girl

Lookin' back through time we are in debt to the leaders
Angels of mercy everyone
Good folks who believe there is no good and evil
Fought long and hard until the battles are were won

Heroes make the sun rise in the mornin'
Heroes make the moon shine bright at night
Heroes make our lives a little stronger
In the soul of everyone he can be found

Give us an anchor or a rock to lean on

Flyin' high on a feelin'
Flyin' high
Flyin' high on a good thing
Flyin' high on your love
I knew we could make it from the beginning
The first time I saw you passing by, whoa
To me it was much more than a notion
It was the fire in your eyes

Flyin' high on a good thing
Flyin' high on your love

Your face has a glow, girl, like a sunrise
You speak in a whisper like the wind, whoa

Know it sounds funny
But I just can't stand the pain
Girl I'm leaving you tomorrow
Seems to me girl
You know I've done all I can
You see I begged, stole
And I borrowed

Ooh, that's why I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning

Why in the world
Would anyboddy put chains on me?
I've paid my dues to make it
Everbody wants me to be

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She's a brick house
Mighty might just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick house
The lady's stacked and that's a fact,
ain't holding nothing back.
She's a brick house
She's the one, the only one,
who's built like a amazon [pronounced am-a-ka-zawn]
We're together everybody knows,
and here's how the story goes.

She knows she got everything
a woman needs to get a man, yeah.