Amen -

She Gives Me Religion by that Van cat

Down the mystic avenue I walk again
Remembering the days gone by
And I'm knocking with my heart

And all the girls walk by
In all their summer fashions
And the churchbells chime
On a summer Sunday afternoon

She gives me religion
She gives me religion

And the angel of imagination
Opened up my gate
She said "Come right in
I saw you knocking with your heart."

And the angel of imagination
She lit your fiery vision bright
Let your flame burn into the night
I saw you knocking with your heart

She gives me religion
She gives me religion
It's all right

And all the girls walk by
In all their summer fashions
And the churchbells chime
On a summer Sunday afternoon

It's all right
She gives me religion
I said she gives me religion
And I'm knocking and I'm knocking with my heart
And I'm knocking, knocking with my heart
And I'm knocking with my heart

You and me, Grasshoppa.

Some tune by some band (called They, I believe, with some little chubby cat wretchin' and wailin' on the stage floor) -

Like to tell you 'bout my baby, you know she comes around,
Just 'bout five feet four a-from her head to the ground.
You know she comes around here just about midnight,
She make me feel so good, lord, she make me feel all right.
And her name is g-l-o-r-i,

G-l-o-r-i-a! Gloria!
G-l-o-r-i-a! Gloria!
I'm gonna shout it all night - Gloria!
I'm gonna shout it every day - Gloria!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.

She comes around here just about midnight,
She make me feel so good, lord, i wanna say she make me feel all right.
Comes a-walkin' down my street, then she comes up to my house,
She knock upon my door and then she comes to my room,
Yeah an' she make me feel all right,

G-l-o-r-i-a! Gloria!
G-l-o-r-i-a! Gloria!
I'm gonna shout it all night - Gloria!
I'm gonna shout it every day - Gloria!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Looks so good - Gloria!
All right, feel so good - Gloria!
All right, yeah now.

Time to spread the love....



Al Green - Let's Stay Together


I'm, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is alright with me
'Cause you make me feel, so brand new
And I want to spend my life with you

Me sayin' since, baby, since we've been together
Ooo, loving you forever
Is what I need
Let me, be the one you come running to
I'll never be untrue
Ooo baby

Let's, let's stay together
Loving you whether, whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad

Oooo oooo ooo ooo, yeah
Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad

Why somebody, why people break up
Oh, and turn around and make up
I just can't seeeeeeeee
You'd never do that to me
(Would you baby)
'Cause being around you is all I see
It's why I want us to

Let's, let's stay together
Loving you whether, whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad

Let's, let's stay together
Loving you whether, whether

Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful....originally a Billy Preston song, but....



You are so beautiful
To me
You are so beautiful
To me
Can't you see
You're everything I hoped for
You're everything I need
You are so beautiful
To me

You are so wonderful
To me
You are so wonderful
To me
Can't you see
You're everything I hoped for
You're everything I need
You are so wonderful
To me

You are so beautiful
To me
You are so beautiful
To me
Can't you see
You're everything I hoped for
You're everything I need
You are so beautiful
To me

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On



I've been really tryin , baby
Tryin to hold back these feelings for so long
And if you feel, like I feel baby
Come on, oh come on,

Let's get it on
Lets get it on
Let's get it on
Let's get it on

We're all sensitive people
With so much love to give, understand me sugar
Since we got to be
Lets say, I love you

There's nothin wrong with me
Lovin you---
And givin yourself to me can never be wrong
If the love is true

Don't you know how sweet and wonderful, life can be
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
So come on, come on, come on, come on baby
Stop beatin round the bush....

Let's get it on
Let's get it on
Let's get it on
Let's get it on

Agreed.

For it's awesome simplicity:

Lovely Day by Bill Withers

When I wake up in the morning, love
and the sun light hurts my eyes
And something without warning, love
bears heavy on my mind;

Then I look at you and the world's alright with me.
Just one look at you and I know it's gonna be -

A lovely day - lovely day
lovely day
lovely day
lovely day

Lovely day
lovely day
lovely day
lovely day.
A lovely day - lovely day
lovely day
lovely day
lovely day

Lovely day!

When the day that lies ahead of me seems impossible to face
And someone else instead of me always seems to know the way;
Then I look at you and the world's alright with me
Just one look at you and I know it's gonna be -

A lovely day - lovely day
lovely day
lovely day
lovely day...

A lovely day - lovely day
lovely day
lovely day
lovely day

When the day that lies ahead of me seems impossible to face
And someone else instead of me always seems to know the way;
Then I look at you and the world's alright with me
Just one look at you and I know it's gonna be -

A lovely day - lovely day
lovely day
lovely day
lovely day...

A lovely day - lovely day
lovely day
lovely day
lovely day

Ladies and gentlemen,





Mr Sam Cooke.


If I go a million miles away
I write a letter each and every day
'Cause honey, nothin',
Nothin' can ever change this love
I have for you

Ooh, make me weep,
You can make me cry
See me comin'
And you can pass me by
But, honey, nothin',
nothin' can ever change this love
I have for you

Oh, you're the apple of my eye
You're cherrie pie
And, oh you're cake and ice cream
You're sugar and spice
And everything nice
You're the girl of my, my, my dreams

If you wanted to leave me
And roam
When you got back
I'd just say
Welcome home,
'Cause, honey, nothin',
Nothin', nothin' can ever change this love
I have for you

No, no, no

I know, I know, I know, I know that nothin',
Nothin' can ever change the love
I have for you

Another tip of the hat for Mr Marvin Gaye

You

WHOOO You, you I see in my mirror in the mornin'
Instead of seein' me
I see you, I see your face
And inside me is a growing need for your embrace
In the light of day, though our faces meet
Someone there might see so we never speak
Till the dark of night, while the moon is new
When we whisper words of love in our secret rendezvous
Though it's wrong I know, girl I love you so
Yes I need you, I need you baby

Oh you, my sweetest joy
You can't afford the best of life
I'm just a hard workin' boy
Oh you've given your love to me
Girl, I can't let you hurt yourself by being seen with me
We're worlds apart, so close yet worlds apart
So we must hide the love we're feelin' in our hearts
We meet in shadows, your friends must never know
That we are lovers, darlin'
Alhough it hurts me so, for your sake no one must see
The precious love you're givin' me
But you know, I need you baby

One day I'll make the break, my love will start to shine
I can tell the world that you are mine, all mine
Till then we must go on the way we have before
And never let it show without each other's souls
I'll never one-way track 'cause there's no turnin' back
Oh I need you baby

Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle


If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that Id like to do
Is to save every day
Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you

If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
Id save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
Ive looked around enough to know
That youre the one I want to go
Through time with

If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
Ive looked around enough to know
That youre the one I want to go
Through time with