FREE YOUR MIND
En Vogue
I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope
Oh my please forgive me for having straight hair
It doesn't mean there's another blood in my heirs
I might date another race or color
Doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers
Free your mind and the rest will follow
(Why oh why must it be this way)
Be color blind don't be so shallow
(Before you can read me you gotta learn how to see me)
So I'm a sista
Buy things with cash
That really doesn't mean that all my credit's bad
So why dispute me and waste my time
Because you think that the price is too high for me
I can't look without being watched
You rang my buy before I made up my mind
Oh now attitude why even bother
I can't change your mind, you can't change my color
Free your mind and the rest will follow
(Why oh why must it be this way)
Be color blind, don't be so shallow
(Before you can read me, you gotta learn to see me
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Don't Let Go (Love)
En Vogue
Album: Set It Off
Oooh, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Hey, yeah, hey, yeah
1-What's it gonna be?
'Cause I can't pretend
Don't you wanna be more than friends?
Hold me tight and don't let go
Don't let go
You have the right to lose control
Don't let go
I often tell myself
That we could be more than just friends
I know you think that if we move too soon
It would all end
I live in misery when you're not around
And I won't be satisfied
Till we've taken those vows
2-There'll be some lovemaking
Heart breaking, soul shaking
Love ooh aah
Lovemaking, heart breaking
Soul shaking
(repeat 1)
I often fantasize the stars above, oh, a chill
They know my heart and speak to yours
Like only lovers do
If I could wear your clothes
I'd pretend I was you, and lose control
(rpt 2, 1)
Running in and out my life
Has got me so confused
You gotta make the sacrifice
Somebody's gotta chose
We can make it if we try
For the sake of you and I
Together we can make it right
What's it going to be?
Can't keep running in and out of my life
Out of my life
More than friends, oh, oh, oh
Hold me tight and don't let me go
You've got the right
I said you've got the right to lose control
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Don't break up 'cause I can't take it
(rpt 1)
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Give It Up, Turn It Loose
En Vogue
I believe in yesterday
I believe in yesterday
<spoken>
What's the problem?
You keep comin' in and keep comin' out and singin flat
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
What's wrong? What's wrong?
You're not concentrating
Yes, I am concentrating
No, you're not
I'm sorry, let's just do it again
Nonono, uh uh. What's the problem
There's no problem.
Dawn, what's wrong?
There's nothing wrong, Terry.
Kevin.
Mmhm
Please don't tell me it's Kevin.
Mmhm
Ew, Kevin Swahili, I knew it! He's got cooties.
And he's seeing Tamika right now
And everybody else
He is not seeing Raneka
He is.
How you know?
Wait a minute guys.
Wait wait wait. You guys, we should not attack her, it sounds like it's
serious because we can't concentrate and get this right. So, let's deal with
the problem.
You see, I've been through this myself, and, let's talk.
And it goes a little something like this - hit it.
Mmm.....
Verse 1:
Baby girl (unfair but true)
Can love him once but not twice
Who plays games with no rules (a fool)
Tears for fears (are no surprise)
Happens almost every time
Love knocks you on your behind
(Loved you hard, loved you long, now his love is gone)
Love 'em and leave 'em (is the rule of most dogs)
You must be strong
Stand up on your own
Take control of your life
I've seen it time and time again
It's not worth it, no
Don't be down and miserable
You and only you
Can bring yourself around
Chorus:
Give it up, turn it loose
Oh, if it don't wantcha, you don't need 'em, girl, yeah
Give it up, turn it loose
Oh, you got to have
Verse 2:
Fact of life (so sad but true)
Love can often hurt you
Leaving scars most of your life (nightmares can haunt you)
But fairytales of love, can come true
Both play tricks on your mind
(You'll be fine, take this time, to find piece of mind)
Sooner or later (bad feelings will die)
You must be strong
Don't blame it all on love
In time good things will come
I've seen time and time again
It's not worth it, no no
Don't be down and miserable
You and only you
Can bring yourself around
Chorus:
Give it up, turn it loose
Oh, if it don't wantcha, you don't need 'em, girl... yeah
Give it up, turn it loose
Oh, you got to have
(Give it up)
Give it up
(Give up)
Give it up
(Give up)
Give it up
Give it up turn it loose
Turnin' it loose, baby
(repeat till fade)
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Hold On
En Vogue
intro
When I had you
I treated you bad
Wrong my dear
But since, since you went away
Don't you know I sit around
With my head hanging down
And I wonder who's loving you
Oooh, my first mistake was
I wanted too much time
I had to have him morning, noon, and night
If I would of known then
The things that I know now
I might not have lost the time I complain about
chorus
Don't waste your time
Fighting blind minded thoughts of dispair
Hold on to your love
You gotta hold on
Hold on to your love
Ooh, ooh, baby hold on
Hold on to your love
You gotta hold on
Hold on to your love
The art of playing games now
Is not the hearts you break
It's bound to good love you make
When it's heart's on fire
Give him love evryday
Remember he needs space
Be patient and he'll give his heart to you
chorus
Trust and honesty too
Must be the golden rule
You'll feel the strength of passion in your soul
Burn so deeply within
Ooh, the magic that you share
So sacrifice and show how much you care
chorus
ad lib:
Keep the ties
Hang on tight
And don't let go
No, no, no, no
If you need him
Just keep on
Just keep on hanging on
Little trust, honesty, golden rules
Feel the strength of passion in your soul
It's burning so deep
Have faith
Just keep the fire burning at home
Hey yea
He'll come home to you
He'll be there for you
He'll want to have you
fade
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Lies
En Vogue
chorus
Lies, lies, using lies as alibis
Lie's, lies, just a devil in disguise
It's the same game
Played in so many ways
Everyone is the victim too
It's just a waste of time
Made for simple minds
So why do people insist on lies
I'll give my life a different way
Refuse to let myself become a victim
Getting caught you in a vicious web of lies, they can hurt you
And destroy you, you watch out for lies, just a devil in disguise
chorus
The nation's leaders as well as teachers
Practice lies as a way of lie, yes they do
So think before you speak
Cause what you sow you reap
The truth will always come to light
Will we ever learn one day
That telling lies always bring to matters
Misery and sometimes pain
chorus x4
rap
Lies and deceit
Yes it's running real rampant
Communities suffering, yo I can't stand it
When we think of lies we tend to think of politicians
But what about the husband who's on a mission
Lying to his wife so he can get it on and get some
Coming back home with a dumb expression
Written on a face that he's guilty as a criminal
It's time to change your attitude
People do you hear me, don't listen
To a funky rhyme that's kickin' knowledge that we need
We lie about our hair
And we know we got a weave
Politicians lie about the things they're gonna do
And everybody's tale affects me and you
A smoker lies about the money that he stole
And a dope dealer never tells you how he got his gold
I guess what Debbie T. is really trying to say
When you break it all down we're all the same
I'll live my life a different way
Refuse to let myself be caught up
In a vicious web of lies
chorus x4
fade
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Love Don't Love You
En Vogue
Chorus:
Love don't love you, love don't care
Love don't love you, love don't care
Verse 1:
You said you'd always be there
You said you'd always care
You always comfort me
You used to share things with me
You used to have time for me
Now it all seemed to end
I can't control my fears
Neither hold back tears
Knowing that something's wrong, yeah
The more that I fight with you
The more I realize
It takes more than love
To satisfy my life
Chorus:
Love don't love you, love don't care (it's got to be you, baby)
Love don't love you, love don't care (not love, baby)
Verse 2:
I thought I never would see
The day that you and me
Could not communicate
It came to my surprise
The only reason why
We misused the four-letter words
I should have known the signs
Instead I was blind
Ignoring what people would say
When will I ever learn
Can't blame it all on one word
Some words can seem more brutal than kind
Chorus:
Love don't love you, love don't care (love don't love you)
Love don't love you, love don't care (got to be you)
Love don't love you (love don't care about you, no way, no way, no way)
Love don't care No way
Bridge:
<spoken>
You see it takes a fool to learn
That love don't love nobody (got to be you)
But I've learned
That love don't love me
And it sure can't love you (can only be you, oh)
So what are you gonna do
Don't just say you love me (baby)
You got to show me (show me that you care)
So where do we go from here
You tell me
You got to show me that you love me
show me that you care
I need to know that you will always be there
I'm gonna be there for you
Love don't love no one
And it sure don't care
Love don't love nobody
You should take my advice
Show me that you love me
Show me that you care, baby
Chorus:
Love don't love you, love don't care
Love don't love you, love don't care
(repeat chorus)
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My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
En Vogue
No, you're never gonna get it (Ow!)
Never ever gonna get it (No, not this time)
No, you're never gonna get it (My love)
Never ever gonna get it
(repeat)
I remember how it used to be
You never was this nice, you can't fool me
Now you talkin' like you made a change
The more you talk, the more things sound the same
What makes you think you can just walk back into her life
Without a good fight? Oh...
I just sit back and watch you make a fool of yourself
Cuz you're just wasting your time, oh...
CHORUS
No, you're never gonna get it (Not this time)
Never ever gonna get it (My lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (Had your chance to make a change)
Never ever gonna get it
(repeat)
Now you promise me the moon and stars
Save your breath, you won't get very far
Gave you many chances to make change
The only thing you changed was love to hate
It doesn't matter what you do or what you say
She doesn't love you, no way
Maybe next time you'll give your woman a little respect
So you won't be hearing her say, "No way"
CHORUS
Doesn't matter what you do or what you say
She don't love you, no way
Maybe next time you'll give your woman a little respect
So you won't be hearing her say, "No way"
[And now it's time for a breakdown...]
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it (whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa)
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never gonna get it
Never gonna get it, never get it
No, you're never gonna get it (Sweet lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (Sweet lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (My lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (My lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (Sweet lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (My lovin')
No, you're never gonna get it (Sweet lovin')
Never ever gonna get it (My lovin')...
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Too Gone, Too Long
Did I hear you say that
You want another chance
You need another try
You're ready to reclaim your prize
So, you want my love back
Why'd you let it slip away
Why'd you ever let me go
Your change of heart has come too late
Well, the door is locked
You can't get in
The game has changed
You've been
1 - Too gone, too long, baby
To ever get back again
In my heart
Too gone, too long, baby
You're too many tears too late
To ever come back, to get back in my arms
Been gone
Too gone, too long
Don't you hear me say that
You'd be a fool to leave
You'd regret the road your chose
You'd come running right back to me
You had such a good love, sugar
You'll never find with no one else
But what I know all the time
You had to find out for yourself
But now you'll never know
That love again
You're on your own
You've been
Repeat 1
Been gone
Too gone, too long
Did you really think I'd take you back
Let you back in my life
Oh, baby
Just like that
Someone new is loving me
Loving you is what used to be
Baby, you're too late
To win my heart again
Repeat 1
Repeat 1
No, never
No, never
Just too long
I don't need you
I don't want you
Later for you baby
Oh, oh
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
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Whatever
En Vogue
I'm wanting you too much
Don't take advantage of
My tender heart and everything about me
In giving you my trust
I'm giving you my love
So do take care, please be gentle with my heart
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
'Cos everything I do is about you, baby
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
Baby, I don't wanna be apart
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
I been loving you from the start
Here's my hand, here's my heart
Everything I do is all about you babe
Whatever you do (ooh)
Whatever you think (whatever)
I look in your eyes
You don't know how my heart aches
Whatever you say
Whatever could you mean (whatever)
You're breaking my heart, heart
I want it all the time
I want it every night
I can't stop thinking, can't stop thinking about you
I burning with desire
My heart is so on fire
So do take care, please be careful with my heart
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
Anything you do I crave it, baby
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
I can't get you out of my mind
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
Loving you I can't deny
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
You're in my heart so deep inside
Everything I do is all about you, baby
Whatever you do
Whatever you think (whatever)
I took in your eyes
You don't know how my heart aches
Whatever you say (whatever could say)
Whatever could mean (whatever could mean)
You're breaking my heart
I may be a fool for you, baby
Well, I can't help myself
Maybe I'm too in love
What else can I do but go crazy
For you, boy, I'd give you anything (oh)
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
Oh oh
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(Whatever you do) whatever you do
(Whatever you think) whatever you think
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(I look in your eyes) I look in your eyes
You don't know how my heart aches
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(Whatever you say) whatever you say
(Whatever could mean) whatever could mean
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(You're breaking, breaking my heart)
You're breaking my heart
(Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(Whatever you do) whatever you do
(Whatever you think) whatever you think
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(I look in your eyes) I look in your eyes
You don't know how my heart aches
(Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(Whatever you say) whatever you say
(Whatever could mean) whatever could mean
(Bom, bom, bom, oh)
(You're breaking, breaking my heart)
You're breaking my heart, heart
(Repeat to fade)
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Lena Ph Web En
Vogue: Funky Divas