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He Knows a Good Thing by Glenda Baker
I fell in love
Something told me not to
But i fell cause you know what i like
Yeah i know your a bad boy
But momma--might kinda like
If theres a rodeo tonight
I have a cowboy
He likes to look but at night he finds his way back
I have a cowboy
He likes the pretty face
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[Chorus}
Born
Into uncertainty
Spinning around
Uncontrollably
Dizzying
No focus found
Looking for direction
Just upside-down
[Verse 1]
With no past
. . .

(verse 1)
Do you remember how we used to feel
Do you remember what we used to do
Do you remember how we used to smile
And when each day I told you I love you
Do you remember how intense we were
Do you remember how we laughed and cried
And how we felt like we’d not felt before
And how our love for life we could not hide
(chorus)
Sometimes I lie in bed and I think how it used to be
. . .

My negative feellings i threw away
when you came in my way
I said hey,whats up
and your smile, filled me up
you talked so sweet to me
i felt free and dreamed the sea
in your eyes were much to see
i like your name,it starts with a c
Captured by your eyes
stornger with your allies
Sad goodbies
. . .

VERSE
There are turns that I take
To love you
To Hate you
To like you
Be mad at you
Think of you
Pity you
Pity me while I pity you
Cry for you
Cry because of you
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Verse 1
(D) You know our lives are a journey, (A) of many ups and downs,
(G) Today might hold a treasure, that (A) tomorrow can’t be found,
But through (D) all the good times, and the bad, I’ll (A) be right by your side,
And hand in (G) hand we’ll make it through, with the (D) good Lord as our (A) guide
Chorus
I promise you (D) love, I promise you (A) tears,
I promise you (G) hopes, and dreams, and (A) fears
I promise you (D) joy, I promise (A) pain, I promise you (G) sunshine, and some (A) rain
I promise you (D) all that I can give, I promise you (A) every day I live,
I promise to (G) always be there, when you’re in (A) need,
. . .

Why even bother? Niggas out here be chasing dollars. Reality is tough, constantly infringing the father. No longer need a rite of passage, we all bastards, cognitively they growing backwards. That's a hazard. So what's the password?? Just let em see the answers. This is law, guiding the masses before they fall. They call for God, but he was too busy building a wall. As a result, Kats out here pouring water on a ball. So I'll just be a dickhead, I'll be penetrating a generation, breathing hope into a prudent nation. Mind body soul dedicated to the premeditated, anticipated and highly favored by satan. This no joke, so don't play with my patience. Kats feeding off sin, so my best friend is a G.U.N. ain't that genuine?? Please forgive my fellow kin. We unruly to the end. Niggas like me never disingenuous.
X2. R.I.P to all the ignorance. It's getting serious. These demons are real, I call them insidious. Worth every cent once you give into their hideous belligerence. Capital build off the pretty bitch. She started bleeding and the monopolies itch. Difficult enough just to pay the rent, so what hppnd to her innocence?? If the youth grow old, there's no guarantee that they'll value soul. Money clothes and hoes all these kids know. Chasing false dreams while their true potential sleeps. Anyone with common sense is a target in the streets. A motley bunch of voices, they've all made their choices. Ignorance is bliss until you notice your ignominious. Damn Life's a bitch and niggas still trynna give her dick. Until she gets them sick, and they see there's no quick repent. Hold on fast to the truth, that's the only real defense. Walking through the valley of death you could die in an instant.
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Verse 1
It's true I broke you
You broke me too
Play the victim
This is nothing new
Ooh you know it's true
Pre chorus
Therapy, and all the pills
They didn’t help — what’s your excuse?
Chorus
You say you love me
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She’s playing solitaire
In the middle of the night
And she screamed so loud
I thought something was going wrong
So I jumped off of my bed
And hurriedly, I ran through the living room
To see what was going on
And you know what she was smiling
And she suddenly kissed me
Refrain:
Give me a reason, give me a reason
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V1
Bless you, my child,
for I know that you tried.
You gave your all,
though you regularly dropped the ball.
CHORUS
Ahh, Ahh, Ahh, Yeah!
V2
You didn't know what it was you had to know?
Never mind that now, you put on a good show!
You learned some songs and passed them on.
. . .