Prowhoa lyrics - Nikka Costa
Really my name is Nikka really my sign Gemini really hey hey really
Really my name is Nikka music my life come hit it wit me hey hey hit me
Come and get some
Been here been there
Rocked the people everywhere
Its not a competition friend, did it all 'fore I was 10
Here I come I'm a ride got the people tryin to fly
Move aside all you posers get out your homework folders
Cause I done already told ya
I'm the real I'm the truth
I'm a pro
P-r-o whoa
I'm fly way fly
Out the corner of my eye
See you bitches on my dick try try try tryin
To imitate the real try to cop to my feel
But I already told ya I was singin in my diapers
Now get out your windshield wipers cause:
The tears r gonna blind ya
You just have to witness
You think you can lick this
From hi notes to mic tricks
The baddest of bitches
From rock to funk seamless
Ain't seen nothing like this
Since Jimi since Janis
And if you don't know who that is
Go home to your mama and ask her to school ya
Let your history rule ya
Then go back and practice
I'm a pro
P-r-o whoa
I'm a 100lb fighter with a heavyweight past
Grew up sittin on the laps of the real brat pack
It ain't been easy but its better than when I smoked crack
When the sweats pourin outta my soul this fast
Kickin joints kickin jams getting louder and louder
Your stereos fire and I'm the gun powder
Fight for tickets to my show then tweet the people ya know
You'll say you cant believe you never seen me live before
And how long its been since you've been moved like that and on top of it beats that go
Rat a tat tat
Really my name is Nikka music my life come hit it wit me hey hey hit me
Come and get some
Been here been there
Rocked the people everywhere
Its not a competition friend, did it all 'fore I was 10
Here I come I'm a ride got the people tryin to fly
Move aside all you posers get out your homework folders
Cause I done already told ya
I'm the real I'm the truth
I'm a pro
P-r-o whoa
I'm fly way fly
Out the corner of my eye
See you bitches on my dick try try try tryin
To imitate the real try to cop to my feel
But I already told ya I was singin in my diapers
Now get out your windshield wipers cause:
The tears r gonna blind ya
You just have to witness
You think you can lick this
From hi notes to mic tricks
The baddest of bitches
From rock to funk seamless
Ain't seen nothing like this
Since Jimi since Janis
And if you don't know who that is
Go home to your mama and ask her to school ya
Let your history rule ya
Then go back and practice
I'm a pro
P-r-o whoa
I'm a 100lb fighter with a heavyweight past
Grew up sittin on the laps of the real brat pack
It ain't been easy but its better than when I smoked crack
When the sweats pourin outta my soul this fast
Kickin joints kickin jams getting louder and louder
Your stereos fire and I'm the gun powder
Fight for tickets to my show then tweet the people ya know
You'll say you cant believe you never seen me live before
And how long its been since you've been moved like that and on top of it beats that go
Rat a tat tat
Never Wanna C U Again lyrics - Nikka Costa
The tap is off the well is dry
Ain't no more tears In these eyes
I loved you more than you'll ever know
But I'm not trippin for one minute more
See now I see the forest for the trees
And now I'm off my bruised knees
No longer beggin for your love
No longer put you before or above
Baby babe
I never wanna c u again
You played me for a fool again
And now I don't care
Baby babe
I never wanna c u again
You said you'd love me till the end
But now I don't care
But here's the thing in retrospect
I see it now the disrespect
Sick of your words and alibis
Sick of forgiveness sick of lies
You made me stop you made me go
You made me love you more and more
But now my hearts back from my sleeve
So shut the door tight when you leave
You'll never get inside me now
You'll never get inside me now
Ain't no more tears In these eyes
I loved you more than you'll ever know
But I'm not trippin for one minute more
See now I see the forest for the trees
And now I'm off my bruised knees
No longer beggin for your love
No longer put you before or above
Baby babe
I never wanna c u again
You played me for a fool again
And now I don't care
Baby babe
I never wanna c u again
You said you'd love me till the end
But now I don't care
But here's the thing in retrospect
I see it now the disrespect
Sick of your words and alibis
Sick of forgiveness sick of lies
You made me stop you made me go
You made me love you more and more
But now my hearts back from my sleeve
So shut the door tight when you leave
You'll never get inside me now
You'll never get inside me now
Head First lyrics - Nikka Costa
Now we finally alone
Make my way through the darkness
Don't know what I'll find here
But I know you'll make me feel it
Persuasions taking over
Runnin outta places to run & hide
So come & take my forever
I'll do whatever
Theres beauty in the way we hesitate
We get closer with each beat we wait
Till we cant hold on a minute more
Lets dive on in & explore
Head first
Closin in on it
Hold my breath & wait for it
The spaces between
That's what I want to know
Will you show me
You make me feel so beautiful
You make me wanna unfold for ya
Baby take off my clothes
Oh but do it slow
Theres beauty in the way we hesitate
We get closer with each beat we wait
Till we cant hold on a minute more
Lets dive on in & explore
Head first
Make my way through the darkness
Don't know what I'll find here
But I know you'll make me feel it
Persuasions taking over
Runnin outta places to run & hide
So come & take my forever
I'll do whatever
Theres beauty in the way we hesitate
We get closer with each beat we wait
Till we cant hold on a minute more
Lets dive on in & explore
Head first
Closin in on it
Hold my breath & wait for it
The spaces between
That's what I want to know
Will you show me
You make me feel so beautiful
You make me wanna unfold for ya
Baby take off my clothes
Oh but do it slow
Theres beauty in the way we hesitate
We get closer with each beat we wait
Till we cant hold on a minute more
Lets dive on in & explore
Head first
Nylons In A Rip lyrics - Nikka Costa
Cats got your tongue
The jungle's won
Enemy lines trippin' your mama's son
But you say
You're keepin' us safe
In the hands
Of a god fearin' man
We turn our backs
he shakes the devils hand
I believe
We been deceived
Now you got my nylons in a rip
Runnin round tryin to make sense of it
Trying to grow flowers in your bullshit
You'd put out the sun if you got hold of it
Oh say can you see
The dawn of catastrophe
So many tears people drown in the streets
Whatcha doin'
'Bout New Orleans
Pennies keep droppin
But nobody's stopping
You'll wash your hands and we'll be stuck with the problem
Sell the fear
Then disappear
The jungle's won
Enemy lines trippin' your mama's son
But you say
You're keepin' us safe
In the hands
Of a god fearin' man
We turn our backs
he shakes the devils hand
I believe
We been deceived
Now you got my nylons in a rip
Runnin round tryin to make sense of it
Trying to grow flowers in your bullshit
You'd put out the sun if you got hold of it
Oh say can you see
The dawn of catastrophe
So many tears people drown in the streets
Whatcha doin'
'Bout New Orleans
Pennies keep droppin
But nobody's stopping
You'll wash your hands and we'll be stuck with the problem
Sell the fear
Then disappear
Ching Ching Ching lyrics - Nikka Costa
Oooooa...
The hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot hot
Everybody always coming round' talkin' bout what they gonna do when they make a lot of money
Everybody like to get an assistant to turn the twist twist on the bottle caps kinda funny
People come when the flash is on and the streetlights jumping with the banging of the stereo
Getcha fix your hot under collar hustlin' them but you got to still borrow a dollar,
Say," I'll getcha back tomorrow and we'll be kings once everybody knows".
[Chorus:]
One, Two, Three (ay)
Shake your change in your pocket
Ching Ching Ching
We're gonna make history
Revolutionary mediocrity
(It's like ay, ay ay!)
[Repeat Chorus]
Go
Everybody always in my face droppin' names talkin' bout who they hung with at the disco
How they're gonna blow up once the shows picked up
Go to bed with their head on the cellphone
Water runs when the faucet's on
But the well runs dry when your sippin' on your ego
Dreamin' 'bout your bling bling drippin'
Everyone wants a piece cuz' you so bitchin'
Say I'll hit you back tomorrow if I forget easy come easy go
[Chorus x2]
[Bridge:]
We'll only take just what we need
It's not about the greed
It's just we've seen no other way
And you can't blame us for the right
To be famous overnight
It's just we've seen no other way
The hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot
[Chorus x3]
The hot hot hot hot hot (It's like ay..ay..ay)
We're the hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot
The hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot hot
Everybody always coming round' talkin' bout what they gonna do when they make a lot of money
Everybody like to get an assistant to turn the twist twist on the bottle caps kinda funny
People come when the flash is on and the streetlights jumping with the banging of the stereo
Getcha fix your hot under collar hustlin' them but you got to still borrow a dollar,
Say," I'll getcha back tomorrow and we'll be kings once everybody knows".
[Chorus:]
One, Two, Three (ay)
Shake your change in your pocket
Ching Ching Ching
We're gonna make history
Revolutionary mediocrity
(It's like ay, ay ay!)
[Repeat Chorus]
Go
Everybody always in my face droppin' names talkin' bout who they hung with at the disco
How they're gonna blow up once the shows picked up
Go to bed with their head on the cellphone
Water runs when the faucet's on
But the well runs dry when your sippin' on your ego
Dreamin' 'bout your bling bling drippin'
Everyone wants a piece cuz' you so bitchin'
Say I'll hit you back tomorrow if I forget easy come easy go
[Chorus x2]
[Bridge:]
We'll only take just what we need
It's not about the greed
It's just we've seen no other way
And you can't blame us for the right
To be famous overnight
It's just we've seen no other way
The hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot
[Chorus x3]
The hot hot hot hot hot (It's like ay..ay..ay)
We're the hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot hot
We're the hot hot hot hot
Stuff lyrics - Nikka Costa
Just when I think I got enuff
there u go & here I go getting more stuff
no time like the present time to put it in this bag of mine
ring it up & help a girl out
ain't that what credits all about
just when I think I don't need no more
I take it home and stash it in my bottom drawer
With my worries and regrets, my frets, my old cigarettes
fillin up the bags of empty promises you left
there'll be no room for my broken heart
the pieces you tore apart
everyone knows what money cant buy
but it sure can dry these eyes
How much for happiness
I'll chase the bliss
I'll be the best consumerist
I'll break the bank
Till I get fixed
Fill my holes
My empty soul with STUFF!
Workin up a sweat with everything I gotta get
The thrill is so immediate buy one get one for less
Take the bait accumulate
Don't hesitate the trends wont wait
Preyin on the lonely
consumption like its holy
then there's validation, symbolism
television, hypnotism
late night infomercialism
hook line sink commercialism
I been low before but if I have mo' maybe I wont be so low
Oh oh
there'll be no room for my broken heart
the pieces you tore apart
& everyone knows what money cant buy
but it sure can dry these eyes
More & more
than I had bargained for
wish I could buy you at the store
forgot to get a brand new heart
get back in line to fill my cart wit STUFF!
I'm walkin out the door
To go and get my fill
instead of cryin 'bout ya out my windowsill
And yes I know I don't need
one more pair of shoes
But their frickin cute and thanks to you
I still got the blues
there u go & here I go getting more stuff
no time like the present time to put it in this bag of mine
ring it up & help a girl out
ain't that what credits all about
just when I think I don't need no more
I take it home and stash it in my bottom drawer
With my worries and regrets, my frets, my old cigarettes
fillin up the bags of empty promises you left
there'll be no room for my broken heart
the pieces you tore apart
everyone knows what money cant buy
but it sure can dry these eyes
How much for happiness
I'll chase the bliss
I'll be the best consumerist
I'll break the bank
Till I get fixed
Fill my holes
My empty soul with STUFF!
Workin up a sweat with everything I gotta get
The thrill is so immediate buy one get one for less
Take the bait accumulate
Don't hesitate the trends wont wait
Preyin on the lonely
consumption like its holy
then there's validation, symbolism
television, hypnotism
late night infomercialism
hook line sink commercialism
I been low before but if I have mo' maybe I wont be so low
Oh oh
there'll be no room for my broken heart
the pieces you tore apart
& everyone knows what money cant buy
but it sure can dry these eyes
More & more
than I had bargained for
wish I could buy you at the store
forgot to get a brand new heart
get back in line to fill my cart wit STUFF!
I'm walkin out the door
To go and get my fill
instead of cryin 'bout ya out my windowsill
And yes I know I don't need
one more pair of shoes
But their frickin cute and thanks to you
I still got the blues
Chase The Thrill lyrics - Nikka Costa
Girl got fire
She's an elevator upward flyer
Blinded
Walks tight wires
never hears a word you say
Happiness
All he really wants he never gets
Its useless
She'll just forget
But he does it anyway
Chase the thrill
Only to suffer
Too far gone to stay away
Chase the thrill
But never trust her
She'll give you away
Tongue twist tied
No matter what it just don't
Come out right
she teases
like circus lights
little hints of hope that grip your heart
It's a test of wills
Its elementary but without the skills
you're done for
The arms she fills
never ask to hold heart
Chase the thrill
Only to suffer
Too far gone to stay away
Chase the thrill
But never trust her
She'll give you away
She's an elevator upward flyer
Blinded
Walks tight wires
never hears a word you say
Happiness
All he really wants he never gets
Its useless
She'll just forget
But he does it anyway
Chase the thrill
Only to suffer
Too far gone to stay away
Chase the thrill
But never trust her
She'll give you away
Tongue twist tied
No matter what it just don't
Come out right
she teases
like circus lights
little hints of hope that grip your heart
It's a test of wills
Its elementary but without the skills
you're done for
The arms she fills
never ask to hold heart
Chase the thrill
Only to suffer
Too far gone to stay away
Chase the thrill
But never trust her
She'll give you away
Stuck To You lyrics - Nikka Costa
If you a star
I be your milky way
If you a bar
I drink up everyday
If you the town
I be the talk
If you the talk
Baby
I be the walk
If you wanna dig
I be your gold baby
If you wanna live
I be your old age
You be the time
I be the clock
You be the tick
I be the tock
If you wanna race
I run like crazy
If you wanna ride
I drive ya daily
If you a beach
I be the sand
You wanna give
I be your hand
[Chorus:]
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
If you a case
I be a jury
If you a sin
I be your mercy
If you a beat
I be the moves
If you a tree
Baby
I be the roots
If you made
For walkin'
I be your boots
If you a bride
I be your wedding
If you a soul
I be
Your Otis Redding
If you a verse
I be your song
If you a king
I be your kong
[Chorus]
Clap hands
C'mon
Clap hands
C'mon (C'mon)
Clap hands
C'mon (C'mon)
Headed
For a breakdown
(Headed
For a breakdown)
I'm a fool
I'm a clown
(She's a fool
She's a clown)
But you
Stuck me so good
That's right
I been shot down
Headed
For a breakdown
(Headed
For a breakdown)
I'm a fool
I'm a clown
(She's a fool
She's a clown)
But you
Stuck me so good
That's right
I been shot down
[Chorus 2x]
Stuck it to me
Good now
Baby
I'm stuck to you
Clap hands
C'mon
Clap hands
C'mon
Clap hands
C'mon (C'mon)
You got me
Stuck to you
I be your milky way
If you a bar
I drink up everyday
If you the town
I be the talk
If you the talk
Baby
I be the walk
If you wanna dig
I be your gold baby
If you wanna live
I be your old age
You be the time
I be the clock
You be the tick
I be the tock
If you wanna race
I run like crazy
If you wanna ride
I drive ya daily
If you a beach
I be the sand
You wanna give
I be your hand
[Chorus:]
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
You got me
Stuck to you
If you a case
I be a jury
If you a sin
I be your mercy
If you a beat
I be the moves
If you a tree
Baby
I be the roots
If you made
For walkin'
I be your boots
If you a bride
I be your wedding
If you a soul
I be
Your Otis Redding
If you a verse
I be your song
If you a king
I be your kong
[Chorus]
Clap hands
C'mon
Clap hands
C'mon (C'mon)
Clap hands
C'mon (C'mon)
Headed
For a breakdown
(Headed
For a breakdown)
I'm a fool
I'm a clown
(She's a fool
She's a clown)
But you
Stuck me so good
That's right
I been shot down
Headed
For a breakdown
(Headed
For a breakdown)
I'm a fool
I'm a clown
(She's a fool
She's a clown)
But you
Stuck me so good
That's right
I been shot down
[Chorus 2x]
Stuck it to me
Good now
Baby
I'm stuck to you
Clap hands
C'mon
Clap hands
C'mon
Clap hands
C'mon (C'mon)
You got me
Stuck to you
Can't Please Everybody lyrics - Nikka Costa
Bendin' over backwards
You walk on shells like a prisoner
But it's shaky ground when you livin'
In a house of cards
Your nerves are shot
You can barely cope
(You're) spread so thin like a tightrope
Trippin' over yourself to make sure
You never miss a mark
Don't you know
You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try
Whatcha lookin' at me for
I used my tears to mop the floor
One stick one stone ain't enough to make me fall apart
Somebody waits for you with a crown
And somebody else wants to take ya down
It don't matter which side of the fence
That you choose to ride
Don't you know
You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try
You need someone to hold your hand
Someone to understand
But you tiptoin' tryin' to find it's just a waste of time
So many people up in your face
Only hold ya back
Only slow your pace
You'll lose it if ya keep on tryin'
Hey hey hey
Don't you know
You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try
You walk on shells like a prisoner
But it's shaky ground when you livin'
In a house of cards
Your nerves are shot
You can barely cope
(You're) spread so thin like a tightrope
Trippin' over yourself to make sure
You never miss a mark
Don't you know
You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try
Whatcha lookin' at me for
I used my tears to mop the floor
One stick one stone ain't enough to make me fall apart
Somebody waits for you with a crown
And somebody else wants to take ya down
It don't matter which side of the fence
That you choose to ride
Don't you know
You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try
You need someone to hold your hand
Someone to understand
But you tiptoin' tryin' to find it's just a waste of time
So many people up in your face
Only hold ya back
Only slow your pace
You'll lose it if ya keep on tryin'
Hey hey hey
Don't you know
You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try
Pebble To A Pearl lyrics - Nikka Costa
Baby girl too shy to shine
Let everybody else take the light
Didn't want to burn too bright
So she kept it all inside
Little girl go beat your drum
Go and see what all you can become
Playin' small don't serve no one
Face your fears and you will overcome
'Cause the tears that we been cryin'
Been workin' overtime
It's about time that we got our joyful
That we got our joyful on
Don't be afraid to live out loud
Never squash who you are be proud
You're a universal sound
Whatcha gotta say, say it loud
Baby don't ya act demure
So nobody else feels insecure
Be yourself and liberate the world
Don't ya be a pebble be a pearl
Let everybody else take the light
Didn't want to burn too bright
So she kept it all inside
Little girl go beat your drum
Go and see what all you can become
Playin' small don't serve no one
Face your fears and you will overcome
'Cause the tears that we been cryin'
Been workin' overtime
It's about time that we got our joyful
That we got our joyful on
Don't be afraid to live out loud
Never squash who you are be proud
You're a universal sound
Whatcha gotta say, say it loud
Baby don't ya act demure
So nobody else feels insecure
Be yourself and liberate the world
Don't ya be a pebble be a pearl
Someone For Everyone lyrics - Nikka Costa
Where is my someone
Who'll always understand
The person who'll give everything
Just to take my hand
What if I never feel it
What if I never know
And what if it just gets easier
To spend this life alone
Rollin' with the punches
Hope my black and blue don't show
Put the bright in my eyes
So no one ever knows
How I feel on rainy days
Or what I'd do to have always
My hopes are almost suffocating
But inside I know there's...
Someone for everyone ooh
Someone for everyone
There's got to be more
Than just getting thru the day
But I don't want to settle
Just to numb the pain away
I'm holdin' out for everything
The obvious and in betweens
And some say pride lets heartache in
But inside I just know there's
Who'll always understand
The person who'll give everything
Just to take my hand
What if I never feel it
What if I never know
And what if it just gets easier
To spend this life alone
Rollin' with the punches
Hope my black and blue don't show
Put the bright in my eyes
So no one ever knows
How I feel on rainy days
Or what I'd do to have always
My hopes are almost suffocating
But inside I know there's...
Someone for everyone ooh
Someone for everyone
There's got to be more
Than just getting thru the day
But I don't want to settle
Just to numb the pain away
I'm holdin' out for everything
The obvious and in betweens
And some say pride lets heartache in
But inside I just know there's
Cry Baby lyrics - Nikka Costa
Go ahead and cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
The sun is out and my
Sorrows finally drowned
So go on and turn it up
'Cause it's my favorite song
I sucked it up
And washed your memory down
I've finally let you go
And now you comin' back around
One minute sooner and my heart
Was good as gold
But time's a bitch and now it's
Turned my heart to stone, so
Go ahead and cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
You made our bed
And now I gladly lay in it
'Cause there's way more room
And I use every single bit
It's true it's sad
'Cause you and I we were the shit
'Cause our love was real
And all you got now's counterfeit
But it's cool I'm feelin' better all the time
As long as I know that you sittin' home cryin', so
Go ahead and cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
No wonder you cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
One minute sooner and my heart
Was good as gold
But time's a bitch and now it's
Turned my heart to stone, so
Go ahead and cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
Need a little something to make me feel better
Need a little something to make me feel better
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
The sun is out and my
Sorrows finally drowned
So go on and turn it up
'Cause it's my favorite song
I sucked it up
And washed your memory down
I've finally let you go
And now you comin' back around
One minute sooner and my heart
Was good as gold
But time's a bitch and now it's
Turned my heart to stone, so
Go ahead and cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
You made our bed
And now I gladly lay in it
'Cause there's way more room
And I use every single bit
It's true it's sad
'Cause you and I we were the shit
'Cause our love was real
And all you got now's counterfeit
But it's cool I'm feelin' better all the time
As long as I know that you sittin' home cryin', so
Go ahead and cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
No wonder you cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
One minute sooner and my heart
Was good as gold
But time's a bitch and now it's
Turned my heart to stone, so
Go ahead and cry baby
Cry baby all night long
Just like I cried baby
On the pillow that you used to lay on
Need a little something to make me feel better
Need a little something to make me feel better
Keep Wanting More lyrics - Nikka Costa
Tired of oozing sentimental like a candy store
Tears trickling down like blood from a sore
'Cause your sun don't shine anymore
It's just a manufactured star on a worldwide tour
C'mon try to touch somebody with your ten foot pole
Microwave yourself put some fire in your soul
Instant joy being bottled and sold
It's a new genration wearin' a sugar coat
What you so busy lookin' for
When you know you're already there
But we keep wanting more
Yeah we keep wanting more
But we end up with less
Watch the smoke you blowin' don't inhale the fumes
So busy flossin' but it don't get to the root
I'm so sick of tryin' to consume
Another one trick pony singing in my living room
Tears trickling down like blood from a sore
'Cause your sun don't shine anymore
It's just a manufactured star on a worldwide tour
C'mon try to touch somebody with your ten foot pole
Microwave yourself put some fire in your soul
Instant joy being bottled and sold
It's a new genration wearin' a sugar coat
What you so busy lookin' for
When you know you're already there
But we keep wanting more
Yeah we keep wanting more
But we end up with less
Watch the smoke you blowin' don't inhale the fumes
So busy flossin' but it don't get to the root
I'm so sick of tryin' to consume
Another one trick pony singing in my living room
Keep Pushin' lyrics - Nikka Costa
When the man's
Got ya down
Ain't no love
To be found
(Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When the sky
Fallin' in
Feel like
You'll never win
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When ya try
To get ahead
But ya fall
Back instead
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When the lies
Outweigh the truth
Feel like nothing
You can do
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
I have lived among the non-believers
They'll tell ya that it can't be done
The fool will have you second guess the dreamer
But I'd rather be the one that tried
So I'm just gon' keep on...
When the world's
Cavin' in
You can barely
Find a friend
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When they say
Go away
We don't need
No one like you
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When ya hangin'
By a thread
Dig your heels
In instead
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
I have lived among the non-believers
They'll tell ya that it can't be done
The fool will have you second guess the dreamer
But I'd rather be the one that tried
So I'm just gon' keep on...
People wanna know
Why I'm so persistent
Swim against the tide
Resisting the system
Dont I wanna be ridin' the charts
All she gotta do is forget about art
Shakin' their fingers but I'm holdin' steady
Goin' bout my bi'ness I'll wait till they're ready
Keeping my truth in whatever I do
Makin' sure the light inside of me
Still shines thru
Got ya down
Ain't no love
To be found
(Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When the sky
Fallin' in
Feel like
You'll never win
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When ya try
To get ahead
But ya fall
Back instead
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When the lies
Outweigh the truth
Feel like nothing
You can do
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
I have lived among the non-believers
They'll tell ya that it can't be done
The fool will have you second guess the dreamer
But I'd rather be the one that tried
So I'm just gon' keep on...
When the world's
Cavin' in
You can barely
Find a friend
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When they say
Go away
We don't need
No one like you
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
When ya hangin'
By a thread
Dig your heels
In instead
Keep pushin' keep pushin'
Keep pushin' keep pushin'...)
I have lived among the non-believers
They'll tell ya that it can't be done
The fool will have you second guess the dreamer
But I'd rather be the one that tried
So I'm just gon' keep on...
People wanna know
Why I'm so persistent
Swim against the tide
Resisting the system
Dont I wanna be ridin' the charts
All she gotta do is forget about art
Shakin' their fingers but I'm holdin' steady
Goin' bout my bi'ness I'll wait till they're ready
Keeping my truth in whatever I do
Makin' sure the light inside of me
Still shines thru
Love To Love You Less lyrics - Nikka Costa
You can't keep a home
And you can't repay a loan
And both your cars have just been reposessed
I'd love to love you less
When we're alone
Half the time you're on the phone
Well maybe baby if I sent it in a text
I'd love to love you less
Much to my horror
You ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer
It's a good thing my friends ain't hard to impress
I'd love to love you less
Oh but I'd be sad I'd be blue
And if you left I'd cry about you
But I'd eventually forget
If it wasn't for this tattoo
You made me get
Oh but look what you made me do
Now I'm stuck with you
And so is everyone who'll ever see me undressed
I wish I loved you less
Oh what can I say what can I do
My heart can't help but pound for you
And no matter how hard I try
And Lord knows how hard I've tried
Your hold on me just won't undo
But don't you cry for me
I've always had weak knees
For somebody who can go all night
Without rest
I'd love to love you less
I must confess I'd love to love you less
Oh yes I'd love to love you less
And you can't repay a loan
And both your cars have just been reposessed
I'd love to love you less
When we're alone
Half the time you're on the phone
Well maybe baby if I sent it in a text
I'd love to love you less
Much to my horror
You ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer
It's a good thing my friends ain't hard to impress
I'd love to love you less
Oh but I'd be sad I'd be blue
And if you left I'd cry about you
But I'd eventually forget
If it wasn't for this tattoo
You made me get
Oh but look what you made me do
Now I'm stuck with you
And so is everyone who'll ever see me undressed
I wish I loved you less
Oh what can I say what can I do
My heart can't help but pound for you
And no matter how hard I try
And Lord knows how hard I've tried
Your hold on me just won't undo
But don't you cry for me
I've always had weak knees
For somebody who can go all night
Without rest
I'd love to love you less
I must confess I'd love to love you less
Oh yes I'd love to love you less
Without Love lyrics - Nikka Costa
A flame can put a light in your heart
But burn you just the same
You will gamble any price at the start
But in the end the game
Leaves ya cold and alone
While you wait by the phone
Without love
You can count on many things in your life
You can count the times you choose
You can try and try once more to make
Things right
But in the end you'll lose
When you give everything
Just get heartache and pain
Again
Without love you'll never catch me cryin'
Without love I'd never feel like dyin'
I'd have blue skies and dry eyes
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
For everyone who's been in love before
I don't need to explain
When you hear that knock upon your door
You just can't open it again
'Cause you finally moved on
You're better off on your own
Without love
Without love you'll never catch me down
Without love no tears would hit the ground
I'd have sunshine, I'd be fine
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
Without love I'd have everything but you
When you give everything
Just get heartache and pain
'Cause you finally moved on
You're better off on your own
Without love
You'll never catch me cryin'
Without love I'd never feel like dyin'
I'd have blue skies and dry eyes
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
You'd never catch me down
Without love no tears would hit the ground
I'd have sunshine, I'd be fine
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
Without love I'd have everything but you
But burn you just the same
You will gamble any price at the start
But in the end the game
Leaves ya cold and alone
While you wait by the phone
Without love
You can count on many things in your life
You can count the times you choose
You can try and try once more to make
Things right
But in the end you'll lose
When you give everything
Just get heartache and pain
Again
Without love you'll never catch me cryin'
Without love I'd never feel like dyin'
I'd have blue skies and dry eyes
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
For everyone who's been in love before
I don't need to explain
When you hear that knock upon your door
You just can't open it again
'Cause you finally moved on
You're better off on your own
Without love
Without love you'll never catch me down
Without love no tears would hit the ground
I'd have sunshine, I'd be fine
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
Without love I'd have everything but you
When you give everything
Just get heartache and pain
'Cause you finally moved on
You're better off on your own
Without love
You'll never catch me cryin'
Without love I'd never feel like dyin'
I'd have blue skies and dry eyes
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
You'd never catch me down
Without love no tears would hit the ground
I'd have sunshine, I'd be fine
I wouldn't miss a thing
Without love I'd have everything but you
Without love I'd have everything but you
Damn I Said It First lyrics - Nikka Costa
Why is it when I get wth you
I lose my cool
And end up playin' myself this way
I can raise a baby, get paid and captivate
So why I let you make me crazy
When we're lyin' here I'm in deep
I disappear
You got me feelin' oh, oh, oh
But nothing rips out of bliss like
An accidental slip
Now he knows I'm whipped
What'd I say that for?
Damn I said it first
Why'd I say it first?
Damn I said it first
I know better than to show my hand
I understand don't jump the gun
Just play the game
I spoke too soon and now I'm wonderin'
Does he or doesn't he feel the same
I could kick myself for all that
Comin' out my mouth
I'd take it back if I could
I couldn't hold it in, hold my breath
Just pretend
He just makes me feel too good
What'd I say that for?
Damn I said it first
Now my head's in my hands
Ladies you understand
When you profess to your man
He'll run for cover
The air's getting thicker
He's getting dressed quicker
Ya start to feel sick
'Cause you said I love ya
Now it's too late
You'll just have to wait
Nothin' you can say
Gon' make it better
Three little words
Come out and shake up your world
And now you're freaky and needy
'Cause you said I love ya
Damn I said it first
Loving You lyrics - Nikka Costa
I hear the people talk
Whistlin' when you walk
Your kind is all hard to find and
Darling I'm glad you're mine
Just wanna let you know that
I'll never let you go
I'm cool as I can be
Knowing you belong to me
Loving you
In the morning
Loving you
In the evening
Loving you
You are all there is
And then some
You call me on the phone
You say Nikka what's going on?
I jump off in my ride
'Cause I want you by my side
Now I can hardly wait
Till I get to your gate
Nothing can brake our date
'Cause baby you take the cake
You are all there is
And then some
You are all there is
And then some
I never leave you alone
You gave me a jones
I'm hooked just on your hug
A junkie now for your love
Now I can hardly wait
Till I get to your gate
Nothing can brake our date
'Cause baby you take the cake
Whistlin' when you walk
Your kind is all hard to find and
Darling I'm glad you're mine
Just wanna let you know that
I'll never let you go
I'm cool as I can be
Knowing you belong to me
Loving you
In the morning
Loving you
In the evening
Loving you
You are all there is
And then some
You call me on the phone
You say Nikka what's going on?
I jump off in my ride
'Cause I want you by my side
Now I can hardly wait
Till I get to your gate
Nothing can brake our date
'Cause baby you take the cake
You are all there is
And then some
You are all there is
And then some
I never leave you alone
You gave me a jones
I'm hooked just on your hug
A junkie now for your love
Now I can hardly wait
Till I get to your gate
Nothing can brake our date
'Cause baby you take the cake
Bullets In The Sky lyrics - Nikka Costa
When your faith lights the canon
When your pride is pulling triggers
And nobody is left standing
Tell me where's the God in that
You can say the war is over
Try and sell that to a mother
Sent away her heart and got back a stone
Now it's quieter than she's ever known
Takes one second to breathe in and out
One decision to believe or doubt
One heart beating echoes in a crowd
Cryin' for change and only tears get out
Mam's cryin' bullets in the sky
Raining, raining tears on each side
Fight for love don't love the fight
Mama's cryin' bullets in the sky
Now the fewer and the braver
Hope and pray their faith won't waiver
Then fate taps them on the shoulder
A blink of an eye
The path of fear we're being led to tread
Is paved with wasted life
When your pride is pulling triggers
And nobody is left standing
Tell me where's the God in that
You can say the war is over
Try and sell that to a mother
Sent away her heart and got back a stone
Now it's quieter than she's ever known
Takes one second to breathe in and out
One decision to believe or doubt
One heart beating echoes in a crowd
Cryin' for change and only tears get out
Mam's cryin' bullets in the sky
Raining, raining tears on each side
Fight for love don't love the fight
Mama's cryin' bullets in the sky
Now the fewer and the braver
Hope and pray their faith won't waiver
Then fate taps them on the shoulder
A blink of an eye
The path of fear we're being led to tread
Is paved with wasted life
Till I Get To You lyrics - Nikka Costa
My lover A was absolutely alright
But my lover B would bump my tunes in his ride
Then my lover C caught me in the cookie jar
'Cause my lover D was too delicious to deny
My lover E was extraordinary and my one regret
But my lover F was just too freaky to forget
My lover G was touch and go for a good while
But my lover H was proof that I haven't found you yet
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
No matter how many I gotta get through
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
Just a matter of time till I get to you
And I gotta say I was jonesin' for my lover J
But my jelly was too sweet for him
And jealousy got in the way
Let's just say my lover K was kicked to the curb
And my lovers LMNOP have all become a blurb
My lover Q was quite qualified
But my lover R was ready to rush me out of his life
My lover S was so busy spreading his seed
That I took to tearing it up with my lover T
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
No matter how many I gotta get through
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
Just a matter of time till I get to you
You make me feel like singing
Lalalalala
You make me feel like singing
Lalalalala
And I don't need no reason
Now that I got U in my life!
But my lover B would bump my tunes in his ride
Then my lover C caught me in the cookie jar
'Cause my lover D was too delicious to deny
My lover E was extraordinary and my one regret
But my lover F was just too freaky to forget
My lover G was touch and go for a good while
But my lover H was proof that I haven't found you yet
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
No matter how many I gotta get through
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
Just a matter of time till I get to you
And I gotta say I was jonesin' for my lover J
But my jelly was too sweet for him
And jealousy got in the way
Let's just say my lover K was kicked to the curb
And my lovers LMNOP have all become a blurb
My lover Q was quite qualified
But my lover R was ready to rush me out of his life
My lover S was so busy spreading his seed
That I took to tearing it up with my lover T
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
No matter how many I gotta get through
It's just a matter of time till I get to you
Just a matter of time till I get to you
You make me feel like singing
Lalalalala
You make me feel like singing
Lalalalala
And I don't need no reason
Now that I got U in my life!
can'tneverdidnothin' lyrics - Nikka Costa
Can'tneverdidnothin'
And neither did couldn't
Never did nobody no good
You better plant in your garden
And make sure you water it like you should
Time has spoiled you rotten
And you done forgotten
Why you been put here
Can'tneverdidnothin'
And neither did couldn't
But make your dreams disappear
Blaming everybody who dealt your hand
But you're keepin' your head in the sand
You should be sweatin while you sit at home
Looking under your bed for your backbone
Instead you ridin' bitch till the tables turn
Till you get your check
Till your luck returns
How are you expecting to find your way
With shoulda woulda coulda coming out your face
Can'tneverdidnothin'
And neither did couldn't
Never did nobody no good
You better plant in your garden
And make sure you water it like you should
Time has spoiled you rotten
And you done forgotten
Why you been put here
Can'tneverdidnothin'
And neither did couldn't
But make your dreams disappear
You keep ridin' your bike in a cul-de-sac
Think you're getting somewhere ridin' piggyback
But you're only gettin' out what you're puttin' in
So stick your neck out take it on the chin
'Cause there's a whole lotta nothin' goin' on for too long
'Cause the time isn't right
'Cause it feels all wrong
Wishin' like a baby you could just get on
But ain't nothin' doin' while nothin's done
And neither did couldn't
Never did nobody no good
You better plant in your garden
And make sure you water it like you should
Time has spoiled you rotten
And you done forgotten
Why you been put here
Can'tneverdidnothin'
And neither did couldn't
But make your dreams disappear
Blaming everybody who dealt your hand
But you're keepin' your head in the sand
You should be sweatin while you sit at home
Looking under your bed for your backbone
Instead you ridin' bitch till the tables turn
Till you get your check
Till your luck returns
How are you expecting to find your way
With shoulda woulda coulda coming out your face
Can'tneverdidnothin'
And neither did couldn't
Never did nobody no good
You better plant in your garden
And make sure you water it like you should
Time has spoiled you rotten
And you done forgotten
Why you been put here
Can'tneverdidnothin'
And neither did couldn't
But make your dreams disappear
You keep ridin' your bike in a cul-de-sac
Think you're getting somewhere ridin' piggyback
But you're only gettin' out what you're puttin' in
So stick your neck out take it on the chin
'Cause there's a whole lotta nothin' goin' on for too long
'Cause the time isn't right
'Cause it feels all wrong
Wishin' like a baby you could just get on
But ain't nothin' doin' while nothin's done
Fooled Ya Baby lyrics - Nikka Costa
I hid my heart in self-defense
I felt the break and consequence
Never to return to meltin' feelings inside
I told myself I wouldn't fall again
Even in the light of day
You'll never see
How much I feel for you baby
Or how much you mean to me
'Cause I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
I'm going crazy wishin' I could tell ya
I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
But now you're in love with somebody else
I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
I wish I could tell ya how much I love ya
I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
But I'm the fool
I bit my lip in ignorance
I kept it quiet and sat on the fence
Never thought it made a difference
But my time has come and gone
I never took the chance
I count the hours till I see your face
I'd stop the world from turning out in outer space
I'd get back the time that's been erased
Just to feel you near me, just to hear you say
That I'm yours till the day you die
And ain't nobody else in your life
'Cause nobody ever made me feel
Sexy like I was wearing a new pair of heels
I felt the break and consequence
Never to return to meltin' feelings inside
I told myself I wouldn't fall again
Even in the light of day
You'll never see
How much I feel for you baby
Or how much you mean to me
'Cause I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
I'm going crazy wishin' I could tell ya
I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
But now you're in love with somebody else
I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
I wish I could tell ya how much I love ya
I fooled ya baby, fooled ya baby
But I'm the fool
I bit my lip in ignorance
I kept it quiet and sat on the fence
Never thought it made a difference
But my time has come and gone
I never took the chance
I count the hours till I see your face
I'd stop the world from turning out in outer space
I'd get back the time that's been erased
Just to feel you near me, just to hear you say
That I'm yours till the day you die
And ain't nobody else in your life
'Cause nobody ever made me feel
Sexy like I was wearing a new pair of heels
I Gotta Know lyrics - Nikka Costa
I gotta know
If I give my heart to you
That everything you say is true
And everything you say you'll do you'll do
I gotta know
If I bare my soul right here
You'll never run or disappear
You'll hold me till the hours turn to years
And I gotta say
My heart has never been so sure
You've mended every piece that tore
And now my love's too strong to tear away
So I gotta know
If you feel the same my dear
Let's justify why we are here
Say the words that I long to hear...
'Cause I've been so strong for so long
I never needed anyone
But my strenght is wearing out my heart
So I'm letting my guard down
'Cause I feel like I've finally found somebody
But I gotta know
I gotta know
You'll still kiss away my tears
Even if they make no sense
Even if they put you on defense
I gotta know
Throught the times when it gets rough
That our love will be enough
And we'll never let it go
I know only time will tell
But I need to hear it anyway
'Cause now my love's too strong to tear away
If I give my heart to you
That everything you say is true
And everything you say you'll do you'll do
I gotta know
If I bare my soul right here
You'll never run or disappear
You'll hold me till the hours turn to years
And I gotta say
My heart has never been so sure
You've mended every piece that tore
And now my love's too strong to tear away
So I gotta know
If you feel the same my dear
Let's justify why we are here
Say the words that I long to hear...
'Cause I've been so strong for so long
I never needed anyone
But my strenght is wearing out my heart
So I'm letting my guard down
'Cause I feel like I've finally found somebody
But I gotta know
I gotta know
You'll still kiss away my tears
Even if they make no sense
Even if they put you on defense
I gotta know
Throught the times when it gets rough
That our love will be enough
And we'll never let it go
I know only time will tell
But I need to hear it anyway
'Cause now my love's too strong to tear away
Around The World lyrics - Nikka Costa
Everyone around the world
Will find themselves about to fall
In my case I've gotten down, gotten up
Laid back down, filled my cup and had to crawl
But it's clear that it's my time to be here
And I'm gonna make it clear to you all
We spend our lives trying to get over
On this roller coaster that we're traveling on
And everyday we ride the elevator
No matter where it takes ya
Up or down
Don't let it get you down
Love will always be your soldier
Wiping every tear you cry
Yours for always and forever
Yours until the end of time
Everyone around the world
Will find themselves with the chance to fly
In that second we decide if we ride
Or if we'd be satisfied to pass it by
But it's clear that it's our time to be here
And we've gotta make it clear all our lives
We spend our lives trying to get over
On this roller coaster that we're traveling on
And everyday we ride the elevator
No matter where it takes ya
Up or down
Don't let it get you down
Love will always be your soldier
Wiping every tear you cry
Yours for always and forever
Yours until the end of time
When ain't nothin' goin' right
Love will be your soldier
When all you can do is cry
Love will be your soldier
When no one is around
Love will be your soldier
When your world is tumbling down
Love will be your soldier
Will find themselves about to fall
In my case I've gotten down, gotten up
Laid back down, filled my cup and had to crawl
But it's clear that it's my time to be here
And I'm gonna make it clear to you all
We spend our lives trying to get over
On this roller coaster that we're traveling on
And everyday we ride the elevator
No matter where it takes ya
Up or down
Don't let it get you down
Love will always be your soldier
Wiping every tear you cry
Yours for always and forever
Yours until the end of time
Everyone around the world
Will find themselves with the chance to fly
In that second we decide if we ride
Or if we'd be satisfied to pass it by
But it's clear that it's our time to be here
And we've gotta make it clear all our lives
We spend our lives trying to get over
On this roller coaster that we're traveling on
And everyday we ride the elevator
No matter where it takes ya
Up or down
Don't let it get you down
Love will always be your soldier
Wiping every tear you cry
Yours for always and forever
Yours until the end of time
When ain't nothin' goin' right
Love will be your soldier
When all you can do is cry
Love will be your soldier
When no one is around
Love will be your soldier
When your world is tumbling down
Love will be your soldier
Swing It Around lyrics - Nikka Costa
I can see it in you eyes
You can hardly contain yourself
With everything you feel
You say, hallelujah
I'm so glad my friends made me come here
All this talent
And me looking so damn fine up in here
I'm your gift and it's your birthday
Swing it around and put it here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
Swing it around and put it here
So now you're in my ear
Talkin' 'bout how the eyes are really windows
Into someone's soul
And I'm supposed to act like
I never heard that one before
I thought no one used those lines no more
It's just as tired now as it was then
Swing it around and put it here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
Swing it around and put it here
Blow my mind and I'll bend right over
I'll be yours with no do-overs
But it's gonna take so much more than a promise
To move my world
To make this rock wanna roll with ya
You try to put pictures in my head
I don't know, somethin' 'bout
Have I ever rode a thoroughbred
My friend didn't buy it
So you thought you'd try it on me instead
And now my eyes couldn't get further
Back in my head
But you still askin' if my hair is really red
Baby, c'mon...
Gimme somethin' I can work with here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
Gimme something I can work with here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
... Or swing it around and put it over there
You can hardly contain yourself
With everything you feel
You say, hallelujah
I'm so glad my friends made me come here
All this talent
And me looking so damn fine up in here
I'm your gift and it's your birthday
Swing it around and put it here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
Swing it around and put it here
So now you're in my ear
Talkin' 'bout how the eyes are really windows
Into someone's soul
And I'm supposed to act like
I never heard that one before
I thought no one used those lines no more
It's just as tired now as it was then
Swing it around and put it here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
Swing it around and put it here
Blow my mind and I'll bend right over
I'll be yours with no do-overs
But it's gonna take so much more than a promise
To move my world
To make this rock wanna roll with ya
You try to put pictures in my head
I don't know, somethin' 'bout
Have I ever rode a thoroughbred
My friend didn't buy it
So you thought you'd try it on me instead
And now my eyes couldn't get further
Back in my head
But you still askin' if my hair is really red
Baby, c'mon...
Gimme somethin' I can work with here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
Gimme something I can work with here
Baby c'mon baby c'mon
... Or swing it around and put it over there
Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter lyrics - Nikka Costa
You're nothing but a dirty dirty old man
You do your thinking with a one track mind
Keep talking 'bout heaven's glory
But on your face is a different story
Clean up your act, your story's getting dusty
Wash out your mouth, your lies are getting rusty
Can't believe nothing you say
'Cause I'm around and I see what you do
You know you're funkier than a mosquito's tweeter
You got a mouth like a herd of boll weevils
Same old thing same old game
You never change
Always rapping 'bout the same old thing
Blowing minds is a thing of the past
You blew your chance, that's why you'll never last
You wanna be a graduated lover
But in reality you're just another brother
You think you're slick but you could stand a lot of greasin'
The things you do ain't never really pleasin'
You do your thinking with a one track mind
Keep talking 'bout heaven's glory
But on your face is a different story
Clean up your act, your story's getting dusty
Wash out your mouth, your lies are getting rusty
Can't believe nothing you say
'Cause I'm around and I see what you do
You know you're funkier than a mosquito's tweeter
You got a mouth like a herd of boll weevils
Same old thing same old game
You never change
Always rapping 'bout the same old thing
Blowing minds is a thing of the past
You blew your chance, that's why you'll never last
You wanna be a graduated lover
But in reality you're just another brother
You think you're slick but you could stand a lot of greasin'
The things you do ain't never really pleasin'
On & On lyrics - Nikka Costa
Make your mama proud like a real man should
Scream so loud I wake the neighborhood
Make me write a song 'bout the way you do it
Baby don't fuck around put your back into it yeah
Make your mama sing like a gospel choir
Now I'm hearing things baby I'm on fire
Watch your mama work it till we both retire
Don't you know I'm worth it gonna sock it to ya right
We don't need to talk it over
Let's just get it on & on & on & on!
I'm getting sticky just thinking 'bout ya
Bend your mama over let's work it out
There ain't nothing wrong with the way we do it
Make your mama smile with your groove
Scream so loud I wake the neighborhood
Make me write a song 'bout the way you do it
Baby don't fuck around put your back into it yeah
Make your mama sing like a gospel choir
Now I'm hearing things baby I'm on fire
Watch your mama work it till we both retire
Don't you know I'm worth it gonna sock it to ya right
We don't need to talk it over
Let's just get it on & on & on & on!
I'm getting sticky just thinking 'bout ya
Bend your mama over let's work it out
There ain't nothing wrong with the way we do it
Make your mama smile with your groove
Happy In The Morning lyrics - Nikka Costa
With kisses sweet you wake me
With the first tease of the sun
And I'm gonna have my day made
Before it's even begun
If it's between working or playing with you
You helpin me make up my mind
'Cause it don't matter if I miss the train
They don't pay me enough anyway
And if they did I'd forfeit every dime to hear you say
I'm about to make the sun shine brighter in your day baby
You make me happy in the morning
And when I go to bed
You take all my naughty thoughts
And they get put to use instead
And it feels like I've been dreaming
But my pillow never hit my head
You make me happy in the morning
Your sugar's too sweet to ignore
Maybe just five minutes more
Your love is shining all over my world
Better run if you don't plan on making something of yourself
But I give in the minute you give me
Some loving on which to dwell
I'll take on the world tomorrow 'cause
I'm taking off today
'Cause it don't matter when you take me on
Before the sun even rises
All my troubles stay far away
'Cause you're a sight for sleepy eyes
And it's a wonder I get anything done
With your kind of love in my life
You make me wanna get up on the morning
With the first tease of the sun
And I'm gonna have my day made
Before it's even begun
If it's between working or playing with you
You helpin me make up my mind
'Cause it don't matter if I miss the train
They don't pay me enough anyway
And if they did I'd forfeit every dime to hear you say
I'm about to make the sun shine brighter in your day baby
You make me happy in the morning
And when I go to bed
You take all my naughty thoughts
And they get put to use instead
And it feels like I've been dreaming
But my pillow never hit my head
You make me happy in the morning
Your sugar's too sweet to ignore
Maybe just five minutes more
Your love is shining all over my world
Better run if you don't plan on making something of yourself
But I give in the minute you give me
Some loving on which to dwell
I'll take on the world tomorrow 'cause
I'm taking off today
'Cause it don't matter when you take me on
Before the sun even rises
All my troubles stay far away
'Cause you're a sight for sleepy eyes
And it's a wonder I get anything done
With your kind of love in my life
You make me wanna get up on the morning
Hey Love lyrics - Nikka Costa
You've said all you have to say
You've hit the wall and can't get through another way
You got your eyes down the floor
You say you don't think you can give anymore
We're colder than you've ever known
It seems we made our choice and now you walk alone
But just in case your mind's not made
Tell me if there's still a chance I could persuade
You say you've tried but can't go on trying in vain
While we step over your tears
But I say try and try again because we need to hear
Hey love
While we try so hard to get our way you're pushed aside
Hey love
We're running faster but it's only you we leave behind
Hey love
And everyday we try to rise above we let you down
Hey love
If you let us we'd really wish you were around
You say you've tried but can't go on trying in vain
While we step over your tears
But I say try and try again because we need to hear
And I know you won't disappear
It's plain to see in every child you put here
But if you should turn away
I don't think we could afford the price we'd pay
Hey love, never go...
You've hit the wall and can't get through another way
You got your eyes down the floor
You say you don't think you can give anymore
We're colder than you've ever known
It seems we made our choice and now you walk alone
But just in case your mind's not made
Tell me if there's still a chance I could persuade
You say you've tried but can't go on trying in vain
While we step over your tears
But I say try and try again because we need to hear
Hey love
While we try so hard to get our way you're pushed aside
Hey love
We're running faster but it's only you we leave behind
Hey love
And everyday we try to rise above we let you down
Hey love
If you let us we'd really wish you were around
You say you've tried but can't go on trying in vain
While we step over your tears
But I say try and try again because we need to hear
And I know you won't disappear
It's plain to see in every child you put here
But if you should turn away
I don't think we could afford the price we'd pay
Hey love, never go...
Fatherless Child lyrics - Nikka Costa
Heaven spoke too loud
Left me a fatherless child
Occurs to me everyday
But your memory makes me proud
You're the one I hold
You're the first man I loved
And all that follow
Have a mountain to rise above
And there's a hole inside of me
Where I put flowers so I can breathe
And though the winters have come and gone
You're still my heart, you're still my sun
Somehow I always knew
What I lost was never gone
'Cause there's a part of you
Inside of me that carries on
And there's a hole inside of me
Where I put flowers so I can breathe
And though the winters have come and gone
You're still my heart, you're still my sun
Heaven spoke too loud
Left me a fatherless child
And there are time you know
I really wish you were around
And I'll try to make you proud
'Cause you're the break in every cloud
And I'm convinced that's why
The sun shine on me
Left me a fatherless child
Occurs to me everyday
But your memory makes me proud
You're the one I hold
You're the first man I loved
And all that follow
Have a mountain to rise above
And there's a hole inside of me
Where I put flowers so I can breathe
And though the winters have come and gone
You're still my heart, you're still my sun
Somehow I always knew
What I lost was never gone
'Cause there's a part of you
Inside of me that carries on
And there's a hole inside of me
Where I put flowers so I can breathe
And though the winters have come and gone
You're still my heart, you're still my sun
Heaven spoke too loud
Left me a fatherless child
And there are time you know
I really wish you were around
And I'll try to make you proud
'Cause you're the break in every cloud
And I'm convinced that's why
The sun shine on me
Like A Feather lyrics - Nikka Costa
I'm coming out of my wishing well
Where only echoes lonely hear m prayers
I'm coming around to bend cause my resistance been to persistent
I've come to far to force it so I'll watch it slide and land
I could come on strong and willful but
I'd rather watch it fall to the palm of my hand
[Chorus:]
And when I set it free like a feather it will be
And when I rise to see it done like whatever it will be it will be
I'm taking a breather baby
From sitting on pins waiting for my sky to fall
I'm taking up giving in
So here's the wheel, I'm putting my feet up
Take another look at me baby
Today I'm taking on catastrophe
I'd rather take it easy
Then try to force what's on its way to me
[Chorus:]
And when I set it free like a feather it will be
And when I rise to see it done like whatever it will be it will be
We're only afraid if we pull back the blinds too far
The lights behind that we free will blind other stars
But the truth doesn't blind it helps to see far
so get ready to be
Who you are
Where only echoes lonely hear m prayers
I'm coming around to bend cause my resistance been to persistent
I've come to far to force it so I'll watch it slide and land
I could come on strong and willful but
I'd rather watch it fall to the palm of my hand
[Chorus:]
And when I set it free like a feather it will be
And when I rise to see it done like whatever it will be it will be
I'm taking a breather baby
From sitting on pins waiting for my sky to fall
I'm taking up giving in
So here's the wheel, I'm putting my feet up
Take another look at me baby
Today I'm taking on catastrophe
I'd rather take it easy
Then try to force what's on its way to me
[Chorus:]
And when I set it free like a feather it will be
And when I rise to see it done like whatever it will be it will be
We're only afraid if we pull back the blinds too far
The lights behind that we free will blind other stars
But the truth doesn't blind it helps to see far
so get ready to be
Who you are
So Have I For You lyrics - Nikka Costa
I am a woman with a mission and a past to outdo
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
Your seeds of misery have sprouted and they try to block my way
The worst gets the better of you and you try to disarm me with an embrace
Just like the heart that's spent a lifetime forgiving what is cruel
So have I for you
Well mama you can choose the rain but I choose the sun
That's all I need to free myself
I am a woman with a mission and a past to outdo
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
I have justified every wave in our ocean
I have covered every range of emotion
And just like the sea has spent eternity at the mercy of the moon
So have I for you
Well mama you can choose the rain but I choose the sun
That's all I need to free myself
This bird's gonna fly so high
Watch my sky come undone
Mama you can choose the rain
But I choose the sun
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
Your seeds of misery have sprouted and they try to block my way
The worst gets the better of you and you try to disarm me with an embrace
Just like the heart that's spent a lifetime forgiving what is cruel
So have I for you
Well mama you can choose the rain but I choose the sun
That's all I need to free myself
I am a woman with a mission and a past to outdo
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
I have justified every wave in our ocean
I have covered every range of emotion
And just like the sea has spent eternity at the mercy of the moon
So have I for you
Well mama you can choose the rain but I choose the sun
That's all I need to free myself
This bird's gonna fly so high
Watch my sky come undone
Mama you can choose the rain
But I choose the sun
Tug Of War lyrics - Nikka Costa
There are times in our lives
When our hearts fear our minds
We can't afford to ignore
What our hearts are beating for
My soul wants to go one way
But my heart and mind playing a tug of war with me baby
Cut to the truth and watch it bleed
And in the wounds just what we need
It's everywhere if we dare
To trust the fall to lead you there
My soul wants to go one way
But my heart and mind playing a tug of war with me baby
Let me out of this cage
I'm begging for mercy I'm being your slave
What do you want me to see, my eyes are inflamed
With the rage that's among us when we come of age
There's nothing I don't know, just hasn't come to me yet
We're only trying to remember what we choose to forget
Everybody's a child that is open and free
If we can trust ourselves to be indiscreet
With our love
When our hearts fear our minds
We can't afford to ignore
What our hearts are beating for
My soul wants to go one way
But my heart and mind playing a tug of war with me baby
Cut to the truth and watch it bleed
And in the wounds just what we need
It's everywhere if we dare
To trust the fall to lead you there
My soul wants to go one way
But my heart and mind playing a tug of war with me baby
Let me out of this cage
I'm begging for mercy I'm being your slave
What do you want me to see, my eyes are inflamed
With the rage that's among us when we come of age
There's nothing I don't know, just hasn't come to me yet
We're only trying to remember what we choose to forget
Everybody's a child that is open and free
If we can trust ourselves to be indiscreet
With our love
Everybody Got Their Something lyrics - Nikka Costa
My face to the sky
Dreaming about just how high
I could go and I'll know
When I finally get there
Taking of my glasses
Sun pokes through my lashes
And somehow I know
There's a time for every star to shine
Everybody got their something
Everybody got their something
Make you smile like an itty bitty child
People keeping score
Say better hurry up and get yours
Cause somebody else get your spot
Before you even dropped
Seek and you shall find
Everything in my own sweet time
I'll take my chances
With what I believe is only mine
Busy holding on
So the roof don't fly
Keep you from moving on
So get it right
Turn the tide over
Like a love song
Like a butterfly
Believe if you hand it over
You'll come out all right
Everybody got their something
Everybody got their something
Make you smile like an itty bitty child
Illuminate the silly things
Shed some light on all that's wrong
Everybody need it sometime
Sometimes the only thing you got
Is what makes you feel like
You're something else altogether
You have everything don't need
Another reason to be something
I've been on a ride
And caught up in the landslide
But I'm gonna spread my wings and fly...
Everybody got their something
Everybody got their something
Make you smile like an itty bitty child
There's a time for every star
There's a time for every star...
Dreaming about just how high
I could go and I'll know
When I finally get there
Taking of my glasses
Sun pokes through my lashes
And somehow I know
There's a time for every star to shine
Everybody got their something
Everybody got their something
Make you smile like an itty bitty child
People keeping score
Say better hurry up and get yours
Cause somebody else get your spot
Before you even dropped
Seek and you shall find
Everything in my own sweet time
I'll take my chances
With what I believe is only mine
Busy holding on
So the roof don't fly
Keep you from moving on
So get it right
Turn the tide over
Like a love song
Like a butterfly
Believe if you hand it over
You'll come out all right
Everybody got their something
Everybody got their something
Make you smile like an itty bitty child
Illuminate the silly things
Shed some light on all that's wrong
Everybody need it sometime
Sometimes the only thing you got
Is what makes you feel like
You're something else altogether
You have everything don't need
Another reason to be something
I've been on a ride
And caught up in the landslide
But I'm gonna spread my wings and fly...
Everybody got their something
Everybody got their something
Make you smile like an itty bitty child
There's a time for every star
There's a time for every star...
Nothing lyrics - Nikka Costa
It's late in the evening
And you're breathing with someone else
You come home to call me
And I ask you what you've been doing with yourself
And you say nothing at all
You say nothing at all
You flight is longer that usual
And you conscience ain't no company
I'm there smiling and warm i missed you so
And can't wait to show you how i feel
But you feel nothing at all
You feel nothing at all
There we were
Never strangers before
There was a light that shined on us
But now there's nothing at all
You should've taken a look around
Before you laid that woman down
You better get a hold of yourself
Cause there's a woman here
Who's willing to try
Weeks go by
And you mind seems preoccupied
I feel a piece missing here
But when I ask you about what's going on
You say it's all me my dear
So I thought nothing at all
I thought nothing at all
You should've taken a look around
Before you laid that woman down
You better get a hold of yourself
Cause there's a man in you
About to die
With nothing
With nothing
And you're breathing with someone else
You come home to call me
And I ask you what you've been doing with yourself
And you say nothing at all
You say nothing at all
You flight is longer that usual
And you conscience ain't no company
I'm there smiling and warm i missed you so
And can't wait to show you how i feel
But you feel nothing at all
You feel nothing at all
There we were
Never strangers before
There was a light that shined on us
But now there's nothing at all
You should've taken a look around
Before you laid that woman down
You better get a hold of yourself
Cause there's a woman here
Who's willing to try
Weeks go by
And you mind seems preoccupied
I feel a piece missing here
But when I ask you about what's going on
You say it's all me my dear
So I thought nothing at all
I thought nothing at all
You should've taken a look around
Before you laid that woman down
You better get a hold of yourself
Cause there's a man in you
About to die
With nothing
With nothing
Hope It Felt Good lyrics - Nikka Costa
Y'all know my steelo
What if I was the one to leave your sorry ass behind
What if all these tears that're falling were yours instead of mine
What if I was proof? all the wiser by the minute
What if I knew your were making a bed and just who was lying in it
Hope it felt good to say you love her
Hope it felt good baby baby baby
Hope it felt good to be with another
Hope it felt good yeah yeah yeah
And uhm...
What if I just wipe the floor with your love without even thinking
What if the thread you were hanging on had you strung out on wishful thinking
I've become clearer since I came out from under the wrong impression
I've been stuck on the detour baby heading in the wrong direction
Hope it felt good to say you love her
Hope it felt good baby baby baby
Hope it felt good to be with another
Hope it felt good yeah yeah yeah
I hope it felt good yeah
I hope it felt good yeah
I hope it felt good for you baby
I hope it felt good for you baby
Oh you're killing me baby
Alright
Oh didn't it feel good baby
I hope it felt good
Oh didn't it feel good
What if I was the one to leave your sorry ass behind
What if all these tears that're falling were yours instead of mine
What if I was proof? all the wiser by the minute
What if I knew your were making a bed and just who was lying in it
Hope it felt good to say you love her
Hope it felt good baby baby baby
Hope it felt good to be with another
Hope it felt good yeah yeah yeah
And uhm...
What if I just wipe the floor with your love without even thinking
What if the thread you were hanging on had you strung out on wishful thinking
I've become clearer since I came out from under the wrong impression
I've been stuck on the detour baby heading in the wrong direction
Hope it felt good to say you love her
Hope it felt good baby baby baby
Hope it felt good to be with another
Hope it felt good yeah yeah yeah
I hope it felt good yeah
I hope it felt good yeah
I hope it felt good for you baby
I hope it felt good for you baby
Oh you're killing me baby
Alright
Oh didn't it feel good baby
I hope it felt good
Oh didn't it feel good
Some Kind Of Beautiful lyrics - Nikka Costa
Like the day looks forward to the rising sun
Like the sun that everyday kiss the tide
Like the bridges that leads you to the other side
I'm everyday thankful that you're the one
If you chased me baby I'd be still as stone
Cause babe you bring my smile on like no other
There ain't no deeper feeling I get nowhere than
When I'm the skin beneath your hands
You're some kind of beautiful in my life
I don't need to hide my willingness
To revel at the beauty that you possess
Like every grain of sand that rolls with the sea
Just like heaven you and Ii will forever be
You're some kind of beautiful in my life
Like the sun that everyday kiss the tide
Like the bridges that leads you to the other side
I'm everyday thankful that you're the one
If you chased me baby I'd be still as stone
Cause babe you bring my smile on like no other
There ain't no deeper feeling I get nowhere than
When I'm the skin beneath your hands
You're some kind of beautiful in my life
I don't need to hide my willingness
To revel at the beauty that you possess
Like every grain of sand that rolls with the sea
Just like heaven you and Ii will forever be
You're some kind of beautiful in my life
Just Because lyrics - Nikka Costa
I take you in and I hold my breath
Try to save the time that's passing by
And if you came to say goodbye
A thousand summers would never dry
Every tear that touched my face
And they don't laugh the way you do
And they don't smile the way you do
And their eyes don't shine the way yours do
I love
I love
I love you just because
Without the words to fall back on
I'm afraid it's hopeless to describe
And if I tried, I'd probably steer you wrong
Cause a thousand phrases would never say
How I feel today
And they don't laugh the way you do
And they don't smile the way you do
And their eyes don't shine the way yours do
I love
I love
I love you just because
Try to save the time that's passing by
And if you came to say goodbye
A thousand summers would never dry
Every tear that touched my face
And they don't laugh the way you do
And they don't smile the way you do
And their eyes don't shine the way yours do
I love
I love
I love you just because
Without the words to fall back on
I'm afraid it's hopeless to describe
And if I tried, I'd probably steer you wrong
Cause a thousand phrases would never say
How I feel today
And they don't laugh the way you do
And they don't smile the way you do
And their eyes don't shine the way yours do
I love
I love
I love you just because
Push & Pull lyrics - Nikka Costa
Mr. Nothing's got a lot
He's got a lot to say
He's good at being what he's not
Gives nothing away
Another day goes on by
And he never speaks his heart
He takes his chance with what he's got
It's too late now to stop
You push and you pull and struggle with the knot
It's tying you up while you're fadin'
You give and you take and take what you got
Round and round 'till it breaks and
You push and you pull and struggle with the knot
It's tying you up while you're fadin' into your lie
Mr. Nothing is late
He's running out of time
He questions whether chance or fate will ever show a sign
Looks to the sky above
For a glimpse of what it means
And never never never make
Make no sense to him
You push and you pull and struggle with the knot
It's tying you up while you're fadin'
You give and you take and take what you got
Round and round 'till it breaks and
You push and you pull and struggle with the knot
It's tying you up while you're fadin' into your lie
You push and you pull it
Corners Of My Mind lyrics - Nikka Costa
Meet me in the stillness
Away from all this madness
I'll give you a piece of me
If you'll give me a moment
To let you into the corners of my mind
I looked into a stranger
And found my soul waiting there
It hit me like a siren
To see myself everywhere
And I saw that I knew him like the corners of my mind
And like every other soul
You feel the night come on hard and go slow
And life goes on and on and it goes
In the corners of my mind
So shed your skin for me
Let's pull back the covers
There's so much about ourselves
We're yet to discover
So won't you let me in to the corners of your mind
We pass on chance with our eyes to the ground
It only takes a minute to see what's around
But instead we choose to reside in the corners of our minds
So I stand before you now
Faulty but not broken
Fragile like the break of day
And sometimes sad like words unspoken
But I'll let you in
I'll let you in to the corners of my mind
And like every other soul
You feel the night come on hard and go slow
And life goes on and on and it goes
In the corners of my mind
Away from all this madness
I'll give you a piece of me
If you'll give me a moment
To let you into the corners of my mind
I looked into a stranger
And found my soul waiting there
It hit me like a siren
To see myself everywhere
And I saw that I knew him like the corners of my mind
And like every other soul
You feel the night come on hard and go slow
And life goes on and on and it goes
In the corners of my mind
So shed your skin for me
Let's pull back the covers
There's so much about ourselves
We're yet to discover
So won't you let me in to the corners of your mind
We pass on chance with our eyes to the ground
It only takes a minute to see what's around
But instead we choose to reside in the corners of our minds
So I stand before you now
Faulty but not broken
Fragile like the break of day
And sometimes sad like words unspoken
But I'll let you in
I'll let you in to the corners of my mind
And like every other soul
You feel the night come on hard and go slow
And life goes on and on and it goes
In the corners of my mind
Get Off My Sunshine lyrics - Nikka Costa
Feels like a bad bad feeling's been knocking on my door
I should have known, it was just a matter of time
I've been looking at myself in a heap on the floor
I've seen what a blind man would recognize
Things don't look the same
Jaded by the pain
You bring me down like a heavy rain
You took your fall from grace
And hit me on the face
You took advantage of a good thing, baby, babe
Baby, baby, get off of my sunshine
I know i should have seen it coming like a choice at a crossroads
Honey, you could make me dare to think again
It's been a long time coming but today's got you at my soul
Realize there's a whole lot of loving at a stake here
Every day's too late to wait for change
Take my tired eyes - i don't them no more
Take the clouds away - i wanna see the sun shine
Take the clouds
Oh baby get off of my sunshine
Come on, come on, come on
Get off, get off, get off
Come on baby, get off my sunshine
Oh, things don't look the same
Jaded by the pain
You bring me down like a heavy, heavy, heavy rain..
I should have known, it was just a matter of time
I've been looking at myself in a heap on the floor
I've seen what a blind man would recognize
Things don't look the same
Jaded by the pain
You bring me down like a heavy rain
You took your fall from grace
And hit me on the face
You took advantage of a good thing, baby, babe
Baby, baby, get off of my sunshine
I know i should have seen it coming like a choice at a crossroads
Honey, you could make me dare to think again
It's been a long time coming but today's got you at my soul
Realize there's a whole lot of loving at a stake here
Every day's too late to wait for change
Take my tired eyes - i don't them no more
Take the clouds away - i wanna see the sun shine
Take the clouds
Oh baby get off of my sunshine
Come on, come on, come on
Get off, get off, get off
Come on baby, get off my sunshine
Oh, things don't look the same
Jaded by the pain
You bring me down like a heavy, heavy, heavy rain..
Come Clean lyrics - Nikka Costa
Better save the lies you're about to tell for someone who don't know you're lyin' so well
Better save the tears you're about to cry for someone who's neew to the tears of a liar
Baby, don't come around, don't come around here
Baby, don't come around, don't come around here
You could say I've felt the wind of change
Yeah, you might say I'm acting a little strange
You could say I'm in a mood today
I'm not down, I'm just out, out of things to say
There's a change comin' on
Better come clean with yourself
Better turn the light on before you lose yourself
Better save the lies you're about to tell
Better save them for someone else
How can I believe you when you don't believe yourself?
Better save the tears you're about to cry for someone who's neew to the tears of a liar
Baby, don't come around, don't come around here
Baby, don't come around, don't come around here
You could say I've felt the wind of change
Yeah, you might say I'm acting a little strange
You could say I'm in a mood today
I'm not down, I'm just out, out of things to say
There's a change comin' on
Better come clean with yourself
Better turn the light on before you lose yourself
Better save the lies you're about to tell
Better save them for someone else
How can I believe you when you don't believe yourself?
Flowers lyrics - Nikka Costa
I've seen the face of better days
Angels fill my eyes with a sad song
Sometimes you're left in the dark
But you know it's darkest before the dawn
And flowers won't grow in your garden
If you go and with the rain away
The tears that you're cryin' are for a reason
So you'll know when you're on the other side of sad
The mirror facing is sometimes eager
To doubt the trouble of your soul
You can turn a blind eye on the situation
But it never fills up the hole
And flowers won't grow in your garden
If you go and wish the rain away
The tears that you're cryin' are for a reason
So you'll know when you're on the other side of sad...
Angels fill my eyes with a sad song
Sometimes you're left in the dark
But you know it's darkest before the dawn
And flowers won't grow in your garden
If you go and with the rain away
The tears that you're cryin' are for a reason
So you'll know when you're on the other side of sad
The mirror facing is sometimes eager
To doubt the trouble of your soul
You can turn a blind eye on the situation
But it never fills up the hole
And flowers won't grow in your garden
If you go and wish the rain away
The tears that you're cryin' are for a reason
So you'll know when you're on the other side of sad...
Master Blaster lyrics - Nikka Costa
Hey, Master Blaster with that evil grin
Full of smug intentions
You staked your claim and then went through with it without a sorry mention
The world's been cryin' out for weeks now
Seems like the one thing we agree upon
But you turn your head and your eager eyes away from the children you're spittin' on
What does your mama say about it?
I bet your mama's very proud to know her baby's in your position
And doin' some good with his power
You disregard the ground we walk on
Toss it off with indifference
You say there ain't no harm to who you're stepping on,
but you make sure you keep your distance
You wouldn't think of backin' down now
You wear your pride like a loaded gun
Your only claim to fame now is killing for no reason
Full of smug intentions
You staked your claim and then went through with it without a sorry mention
The world's been cryin' out for weeks now
Seems like the one thing we agree upon
But you turn your head and your eager eyes away from the children you're spittin' on
What does your mama say about it?
I bet your mama's very proud to know her baby's in your position
And doin' some good with his power
You disregard the ground we walk on
Toss it off with indifference
You say there ain't no harm to who you're stepping on,
but you make sure you keep your distance
You wouldn't think of backin' down now
You wear your pride like a loaded gun
Your only claim to fame now is killing for no reason
In This Life lyrics - Nikka Costa
Maybe I'm, not always there, dancing in the sun beside you.
It doesn't mean, that I feel, any less about you.
Maybe I'm, not always there, to hear what you want from me.
Maybe I'm, guilty of, not being who I'm supposed to be, but.
In life, so many sacrifice.
Who they are.
Who they are.
maybe I, think too hard, it stays in my head too long, babe.
Maybe I, wonder what, it is that I'm doing wrong.
And maybe I'm, just trying to find, a little more peace of mind.
Maybe I, find myself, when I feel I'm leaving you behind.
In life, so many try to change.
Within their hearts.
In their hearts.
I never wondered, what you, gave to me.
I never doubted, what I could, plainly see.
I need your faith by my side, its been so long.
Maybe I'm, not the type, to let all my feelings show.
Maybe I'm, wondering why, there's so many things I don't know.
Maybe you, could try to see, what your criticism, what it does to me.
And maybe we, could try to find, the love that used to be...
In this life.
It doesn't mean, that I feel, any less about you.
Maybe I'm, not always there, to hear what you want from me.
Maybe I'm, guilty of, not being who I'm supposed to be, but.
In life, so many sacrifice.
Who they are.
Who they are.
maybe I, think too hard, it stays in my head too long, babe.
Maybe I, wonder what, it is that I'm doing wrong.
And maybe I'm, just trying to find, a little more peace of mind.
Maybe I, find myself, when I feel I'm leaving you behind.
In life, so many try to change.
Within their hearts.
In their hearts.
I never wondered, what you, gave to me.
I never doubted, what I could, plainly see.
I need your faith by my side, its been so long.
Maybe I'm, not the type, to let all my feelings show.
Maybe I'm, wondering why, there's so many things I don't know.
Maybe you, could try to see, what your criticism, what it does to me.
And maybe we, could try to find, the love that used to be...
In this life.
Treat Her Right lyrics - Nikka Costa
She may be getting somewhere, she may be staying put
She may be trying to reach you, she may be giving up
She may be trying to believe you or trying to deceive
Or holding on real tight, she may be threatening to leave
She may be picking up the pieces of what's been torn apart
And putting them together to find out who you are
She may be second thinking coincidence and chance
She might be into seeing her life before it happens
Oh the woman in your life
You gotta treat her right
She might be tryin' to know you one hundred years from now
She may be trying to forget you, she may be wondering how
She may be taking nothin' from you or taking what she needs?????
Or living her life for you or doing as she pleases
She may be learning this year to forget it all the next
She might have a good intention with a curse around her neck
She may be feelin' kinda lucky or swallowing defeat
Or wearing different faces for everyone she meets
Oh the woman in your life
You gotta treat her right
Sometimes her dress just don't fit right
Sometimes she's sick of the fight
And her lover just don't understand
The difficult days of a woman
You gotta treat her right
She may be close to the perfection you desire in yourself
She may be feeling sorry for you but never for herself
She may be putting up with living and working to the bone
Or staging a crusade before she gets home
She may be easily fooled and equally wise
Or trying to convince someone when she'd do otherwise
She might be feeling lonely with that smile upon her face
Or trying to intervene with the hands of fate
Oh the woman in your life
You gotta treat her right
She may be trying to reach you, she may be giving up
She may be trying to believe you or trying to deceive
Or holding on real tight, she may be threatening to leave
She may be picking up the pieces of what's been torn apart
And putting them together to find out who you are
She may be second thinking coincidence and chance
She might be into seeing her life before it happens
Oh the woman in your life
You gotta treat her right
She might be tryin' to know you one hundred years from now
She may be trying to forget you, she may be wondering how
She may be taking nothin' from you or taking what she needs?????
Or living her life for you or doing as she pleases
She may be learning this year to forget it all the next
She might have a good intention with a curse around her neck
She may be feelin' kinda lucky or swallowing defeat
Or wearing different faces for everyone she meets
Oh the woman in your life
You gotta treat her right
Sometimes her dress just don't fit right
Sometimes she's sick of the fight
And her lover just don't understand
The difficult days of a woman
You gotta treat her right
She may be close to the perfection you desire in yourself
She may be feeling sorry for you but never for herself
She may be putting up with living and working to the bone
Or staging a crusade before she gets home
She may be easily fooled and equally wise
Or trying to convince someone when she'd do otherwise
She might be feeling lonely with that smile upon her face
Or trying to intervene with the hands of fate
Oh the woman in your life
You gotta treat her right
Meltdown lyrics - Nikka Costa
I've heard you talkin' about the way we play our games
Honey don't you realize man and woman ain't the same?
No matter how we try and try to give each other what we need
Somebody ends up with teary eyes and somebody feels like a dirty dog
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle babe
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle
A kiss to make it better - honey I don't know what's wrong with you
Don't you hear me say I'm needing you?
Feels like I'm talking to a stranger even though I know we love the same
Gotta give a little understanding
Man and woman, we gotta get it together
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle babe
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle
Everybody cries, everybody loves, everybody feels, everybody dies,
Everybody sees, everybody flies, everybody knows, everybody falls,
Everybody hurts, everybody dreams, everybody heals, everybody tries,
Everybody loves
Honey don't you realize man and woman ain't the same?
No matter how we try and try to give each other what we need
Somebody ends up with teary eyes and somebody feels like a dirty dog
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle babe
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle
A kiss to make it better - honey I don't know what's wrong with you
Don't you hear me say I'm needing you?
Feels like I'm talking to a stranger even though I know we love the same
Gotta give a little understanding
Man and woman, we gotta get it together
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle babe
It's causing a meltdown baby
Right down the middle
Everybody cries, everybody loves, everybody feels, everybody dies,
Everybody sees, everybody flies, everybody knows, everybody falls,
Everybody hurts, everybody dreams, everybody heals, everybody tries,
Everybody loves
I Do Believe lyrics - Nikka Costa
I do believe in a few things that I've seen
But I'm still confused with what life's been showing me
And if I had it my way I'd ask for a piece of you
What is it you wonder or what do you hold on to?
Some people think that a man is what he's making
Some people think that they're taking too long
Call me naive 'cause I'm young and always dreaming
But I'm listening and I'm searching for a way inside
I do believe in a few things that I've seen
But I don't accept everything life's been showing me
If I had my way I'd ask for a piece of you
What do you believe in and what else can I see in you?
Some people think that they're born with all the answers
Some people think about nothing at all
From what I've seen it's all in where you're looking
So I'm listening and I'm searching for an answer that I like
But I'm still confused with what life's been showing me
And if I had it my way I'd ask for a piece of you
What is it you wonder or what do you hold on to?
Some people think that a man is what he's making
Some people think that they're taking too long
Call me naive 'cause I'm young and always dreaming
But I'm listening and I'm searching for a way inside
I do believe in a few things that I've seen
But I don't accept everything life's been showing me
If I had my way I'd ask for a piece of you
What do you believe in and what else can I see in you?
Some people think that they're born with all the answers
Some people think about nothing at all
From what I've seen it's all in where you're looking
So I'm listening and I'm searching for an answer that I like
Black Seed lyrics - Nikka Costa
Black seed growing bitter trees
Along endless miles of numb
To a land where nothin', nothin' is free
But a chance only left to some
Choices seem barer, understanding rarer
Indulge in the darker, inviting you farther
From where any light is left
Black seed growing bitter trees
Black seed yeah
Growing bitter trees yeah
Black seed swimming underneath
The enemy knows you so well
Laughing while crying, switching the real
With the farce he's trying to sell
The comedy loses for the fool who uses
He does what he chooses and choice he abuses
His friends become preachers but life is a teacher
Pretty soon all the trees are fallin' down to their knees
For pleading with you for long
Black seed growing bitter trees
Black seed yeah
Growing bitter trees yeah...
Grab Hold lyrics - Nikka Costa
Cover the deeds you have done
Time with your father teaching you
That we should never be one
To hold out a hand to help a man
Crying for help in another tongue
And cheek as you call it justifying
Pulling the reins on your child
By teaching some people are better off
Leaving what they don't know unknown
To me why we act this way now
When there is so little time
To choose what to cherish is a crime
It makes the world turn over and over...
People grab hold
There's a world a turnin' and it won't take no for an answer, my friend
Belong to each other or the world will turn faster and faster
Grab hold or the world's gonna throw us
Where are the changes we say we make?
Each other unhappy being here
And it's no better over there
Well maybe the grass is greener of someone
Trying to belong in a place
Where the people can be cruel to your face
It makes the world turn over and over...
People grab hold
There's a world a turnin' and it won't take no for an answer, my friend
Belong to each other or the world will turn faster and faster
Grab hold
There's a world a turnin' and it won't take no for an answer, my friend
Belong to each other or the world will turn...
Time with your father teaching you
That we should never be one
To hold out a hand to help a man
Crying for help in another tongue
And cheek as you call it justifying
Pulling the reins on your child
By teaching some people are better off
Leaving what they don't know unknown
To me why we act this way now
When there is so little time
To choose what to cherish is a crime
It makes the world turn over and over...
People grab hold
There's a world a turnin' and it won't take no for an answer, my friend
Belong to each other or the world will turn faster and faster
Grab hold or the world's gonna throw us
Where are the changes we say we make?
Each other unhappy being here
And it's no better over there
Well maybe the grass is greener of someone
Trying to belong in a place
Where the people can be cruel to your face
It makes the world turn over and over...
People grab hold
There's a world a turnin' and it won't take no for an answer, my friend
Belong to each other or the world will turn faster and faster
Grab hold
There's a world a turnin' and it won't take no for an answer, my friend
Belong to each other or the world will turn...
Who's Loving You lyrics - Nikka Costa
I don't when things changed,
Maybe I'm the one to blame,
I could see forever in your eyes,
If you just look at me, baby
I don't know where I went wrong,
Have we just tried for to long,
I could hold you tight till I die,
If you'd come near me again,
Baby who's loving you,
Who's loving you
What can I do to make you stay
If what I've done drove you away,
I could trun back the hands of time
If you'd just care again
Baby who's loving you,
Who's loving you
Can you blame me if I'm dying to know
Who took your love away,
Can you blame me if I've got to know
So I can go on and love again
Who's loving you [x4]
Maybe I'm the one to blame,
I could see forever in your eyes,
If you just look at me, baby
I don't know where I went wrong,
Have we just tried for to long,
I could hold you tight till I die,
If you'd come near me again,
Baby who's loving you,
Who's loving you
What can I do to make you stay
If what I've done drove you away,
I could trun back the hands of time
If you'd just care again
Baby who's loving you,
Who's loving you
Can you blame me if I'm dying to know
Who took your love away,
Can you blame me if I've got to know
So I can go on and love again
Who's loving you [x4]
First Love lyrics - Nikka Costa
Everyone can see
There's a change in me
They all say I'm not the same
Kid I used to be
Don't go out and play
I just dream all day
They don't know what's wrong with me
And I'm to shy to say
[Chorus:]
It's my first love
What I dreaming of
When I go to bed
When I lay my head upon my pillow
Don't know what to do
My first love
Thinks that I'm too young
He doesn't even know
Wish that I could show him what I'm feeling
Coz I'm feeling my first love
Mirror on the wall
Is he care at all
Will he ever notice me
Could he ever fall
Tell me teddy bear
Why love is so unfair
Will he ever find a way
And answer to my pray
[Chorus]
My first love
There's a change in me
They all say I'm not the same
Kid I used to be
Don't go out and play
I just dream all day
They don't know what's wrong with me
And I'm to shy to say
[Chorus:]
It's my first love
What I dreaming of
When I go to bed
When I lay my head upon my pillow
Don't know what to do
My first love
Thinks that I'm too young
He doesn't even know
Wish that I could show him what I'm feeling
Coz I'm feeling my first love
Mirror on the wall
Is he care at all
Will he ever notice me
Could he ever fall
Tell me teddy bear
Why love is so unfair
Will he ever find a way
And answer to my pray
[Chorus]
My first love
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