Playlist Aloe Blacc

aloe blacc - wake me up

Feeling my way through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start

They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well, that's fine by me

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost

I tried carrying the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
I hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have any plans
I wish that I could stay forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game made for everyone
And love is a prize

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost

aloe blacc - hey brother

Hey there, brother, watch your little lady
She's a little faster than you think
Hey there, brother, watch your little lady
She'll be sneaking 'round every time you blink

Now I don't know how she got my number
But she been calling all through the summer
Saying she really need to see the color
Now don't that make you wonder

Hey there brother, hey there brother

Hey there brother, watch your little momma
She's a little hand full, yes she is
Hey there brother, watch your little momma
She got herself a hand full, yes she did

Can't you see you're getting played you fool
She's letting everybody take it as cool
All up in the backyard shooting pool
And I don't mean to sound cruel

But hey there brother, hey there brother

Hey there brother, look what she's doing to you
Hey there brother, she's playing you for a fool
Hey there brother, look what she's doing to you
Hey there brother

Hey there brother, what's with your girlfriend
She ain't being loyal, no she ain't
Hey there brother, what's with your girlfriend
You should hear the things that she's been saying

Well the word on the street is that it won't be long
Before she packs up and moves on
She's just using you like a comb
Now don't you think it's wrong

Hey there brother, hey there brother
Oooh, hey there brother
Look what she's doing to you
Hey there brother
She's playing you for a fool
Hey there brother

aloe blacc - tonight downtown

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown

Hey

Ain't nothin you can tell me that I don't already know
Been around the block a few times, I seen it all before
I know people in high places, hot tub in the penthouse suite
But all my real friends to the end still grind in the downtown street

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm gettin down

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm gettin down... yeah

I'm a old dog but I got new tricks, workin' hard from eight to six
Just watch how I get my kicks, tonight I'm going downtown

Workin uptown hustle for cash just to make some gas money
St'aight been thinkin' how to make some fast money
All the things people do just to make ends meet
Findin' new ways every day in the downtown street

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm gettin down

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm gettin down... yeah

See I'm a old dog but I got some new tricks,
workin' hard from eight to six
Now just watch me you know how I get my kicks
tonight I'm going downtown

Won't you tell me where were going now,
won't you tell me where were going now
Won't you tell me where were going now,
are we goin' downtown?
Tonight I'm gonna call my friends were gon' go out
and have some fun
Way to be all surprised let's do somethin' we never done
Make some new memories and make the rules up as it comes
And it aint over until the mornin' sun

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm gettin down

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm gettin down... yeah

Tonight I'm goin' downtown, I'm goin' downtown
I'm goin' down d-down d-down downtown
I'm gettin down

aloe blacc - crown of thorns

[Verse 1]

Moshpit rowdy, party people shouting
Crazy in the crowd but the silence is the loudest
When Babs cuts the beat my ears still ringing
The emptiness is deafening, the houselights beaming

And the fans start leaving and the man starts sweeping
It all seems surreal like I can?t stop dreaming
Bartenders and the soundman cleaning
But minutes ago people were dancing on the ceiling
Fiending for that buzz till the dawn breaks night

I crash barely with the high but I still take flight
Fighting isolation but I won?t chase the fame
But moths can?t help it, born to chase the flame
Twists up and sips up and to erase the same
Darkness served with the bitter taste of pain
Raised in Hollywood but real life is more than stranger
It?s the sun shining from my California manger

[Chorus]

I never thought that life was gonna be this way
But every battle I fight makes me stronger ever day
And Lord knows I?ve been through some low valleys
Even though my clothes are torn, my pride is strong
I?m still king in my crown of thorns

[Verse 2]

I cipher to the team, mixtape to a family
I battle the hustler?s hand with my life dabbling
Redirection is the key to fifty-two choose one
Baby born with black magic, maybe time to use some
Now I?m the only thing stopping me
Elders told me ?walk free? when they gave me prophecy

But that option was not to be
Though I did know it can be difficult to talk to me
Yeah we could have done more probably
But we did what we did do properly
Now I?m older than I thought I?d be
I?m holding less property and money flowing awkwardly

But blessed with a spiritual empire
Inspired to purify em, I just fan the flames and fuel the fire
Tick-tock, no time to live life scared
Spread my arms like Christian Hosoi, Christ Air

[Chorus]

I never thought that life was gonna be this way
But every battle I fight makes me stronger ever day, yes it does
And Lord knows I?ve been through some low valleys
Even though my clothes are torn, my pride is strong
I?m still king in my crown of thorns

[Verse 3]

In the room full of mirrors I sit and reflect
So I can correct any defects
Ev told me I could be more emo
Then I just laughed and said fuck that, we need more Primo
He nodded in agreement, ashes on the cement
Feet to the pavement walking on the deep end
Messiah footprints all over the industry
? no love for the enemy, rappers are puppets

Look close just see the cables
Look up you see the hand
Look back you see the labels
De facto lawyer learn to redefine print

Learned the Latin and Shakespearian that contract?s in
Expansion team still scoring at will
Angel?s the old Cristo Redentor in Brazil
Even so low the family that I brought is real
Fuck the rumours, Dilated got it on lock still

[Chorus]

I never thought that life was gonna be this way
But every battle I fight makes me stronger ever day, yes it does
And Lord knows I?ve been through some low valleys
Even though my clothes are torn, my pride is strong
I?m still king in my crown of thorns

aloe blacc - loving you is killing me

Loving you, is killing me
When you know it should be thrilling me
Loving you, is choking me slowly
When I'm with you I still feel real lowly

Loving you, is busting me
You don't ever put your trust in me
Loving you, should mean that I'm your king
You don't make me feel like anything

Chorus:
I never knew you'd be so evil
(How did you get to be so evil girl)
Now you telling me, that I'm bad to you
(You don't know what your talking 'bout girl)
Hear me when I say
You can't just do whatever you want, girl

Loving you, is killing me
When you really should fulfill me
Loving you, is aching me sadly
When I know that it should make me happy

Loving you, is like a twisted game
Where the only thing I win is pain
Loving you, is hurting me
Every word you say, it murder me

Stop children, what's that sound
Looking my heart all over the ground
Stop children, what you see
Why you keep shootin' at me

I never knew you'd be so evil
(How did you get to be so evil girl)
Now you telling me, that I'm bad to you
(You don't know what your talking 'bout girl)
Hear me when I say
You can't just do whatever you want, girl

Loving you, is killing me
When you know it should be building me
Loving you, is holding me back
Why the hell you make me feel like that

Loving you, ain't worth all the suff'ring
In return you never give me nothing
Here's the news about loving you
Well it's something that I used to do

Well, I never knew you'd be so cold
(How did you get to be so evil girl)
Now you telling me, boo, I was bad to you
(You don't know what your talking 'bout girl)
Hear me when I say
You can't just do whatever you want, girl

aloe blacc - shine through

OOh ooh ooh yeah
Yeeah ooh ooh

And do you know, that you have a soul
And it's woth more than gold (yeah)
It's woth more than gold (yeah)

Just let me have you (ooh)
Barry this soul

Open your heart
Share more equal

Couse it's woth more than gold
It's woth more than gold
Couse it's woth more than gold (yeah)
It's woth more than gold

But let me tell you somthing
Sometimes, you've got to let it show
Show shine
Let it shine through
Let it shine through
Just let it shine through (oohooh)

Hayeaah

And do you know that you have a soul
And it's woth more than gold (yeah)
It's woth more than gold (yeah)

Open you're mind
Then it will fall
And you will find
Treasures and toue
That are worth more than gold (yeah)
Worth more than gold
That are worth more than gold (yeah)
It's worth more than gold

Let me tell you, let me tell you
Sometimes you got let some sunshine
Let it shine through
Let it shine through
Just let it shine through (oohoohooh)
Do you know, do you know
Do you know, do you know
Do you know, do you know
Do you know

That you have a soul
You have a soul, you have a soul, you have a soul
You do, you have a soul
And it's woth more than gold
It's worth more than gold (yeah)
It's worth more than gold (yeah)
Your soul is worth more than gold
Just let it shine, let it shine through (wooh)
Just let it shine through (oohhoohoh)

Let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine through (ooh)
(Let me hear you say)
Let it shine, say let it shine (let it shine)
Let it shine (let it shine)
Let it shine (let it shine)
Let it shine (let it shine)
Let it shine (let it shine)
Let it shine through (oohoohoh)
Let it shine through

aloe blacc - i m beautiful

Sometimes people say things
that they don't really mean.
They just might call you names
to lift their self esteem.
But soon enough, they'll realize
that it'll never work.
Because inside they're trying to hide
how much they really hurt.

But as long as you know who you are
and what you're about
Nothing they say can shake your pride
and make you doubt
The beauty you have in you
and when they give attitude
you can tell them like this.

Say, I'm beautiful and spiritual
and I think it's about time to tell you this.
I'm gonna be the best me
that I know how to be.

One day you learn how much it means
to believe in yourself.
So take these words and share these words
to help somebody else.

You never know. Anything's possible.
You just might make a friend.
So when they try to make you cry,
tell them again and again.

Say it like this- I'm beautiful and spiritual
and I think it's about time to tell you this.
I'm gonna be the best me
that I know how to be.

Say it again my brother- I'm beautiful
and spiritual and I think it's about time
to tell you this. I'm gonna be the best me
that I know how to be.

I'm beautiful and I'm spiritual and I think it's about time to tell you this. I'm gonna be the best me that I know how to be. [till fade]

aloe blacc - ticking bomb

The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
So keep yo calm, carry on
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb

Sun may never rise again
The question ain't if but when
Sea will mourn and the sky will fall
The sun may never rise again
The silent war has begun
The staring down loaded gun
No refuge found no solid ground
Assuming race can't be one
Don't wait to say goodbye, you're running out of time
Whatever you believe it's easy to see

The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
So keep yo calm, carry on
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
And it's about to explode
The whole world, the whole world
The whole world, the whole world

My future is dying
Laying in a ditch in the dark
I need you here but all I hear
Is the beating of a broken heart
Don't wait to say goodbye, you're running out of time
Whatever you believe it's easy to see

The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
So keep yo calm, carry on
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
And it's about to explode
The whole world, the whole world
The whole world, the whole world
And it's about to explode
The whole world, the whole world
The whole world, the whole world
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
And it don't care what side you're on
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb
The whole world, the whole world
The whole world, the whole world
So keep yo calm, carry on
The whole world sitting on a ticking bomb

aloe blacc - mama hold my hand

When I was just - a little boy
I would go out to play
And I would wander - so far from home
That I would lose my way
And I'd call on my mama to help me and she'd come right away
To help me get back home where I wanna be
And here's what I say

Mama hold my hand
I don't think I can cross this road by myself
Mama hold my hand
I don't think I can cross this road by myself

And when I was - a young man
I would go (out straight)
Didn't want nobody to hold my hand
Wanted to make my own way
And my mama would come out to help me
But I push her away
Cause' I just wanted to be on my own
And heres what I say

Mama leave my hand
I've been waiting to cross this road by myself

Now that I'm a grown man
And I moved away
I got a house a 9to5
And my wife - she got a kid on the way

Mama told me that life's gonna get rough
Take it day by day
But every once in a while I get scared
And I wish I could say

Mama hold my hand
I don't think I can cross this road by myself
Mama hold my hand
I don't think I can cross this road by myself

And now my mama is near the end of her years
And her hair is grey
Sometimes I call her
To ask her if she would like to spend the day
Mama used to be strong but she ain't now
And she can't make her way
Thats why I'm always around when she needs help
And here's what I say

Mama hold my hand
I don't think you can cross this road by yourself
Mama hold my hand
I don't think you can cross this road by yourself

aloe blacc - green lights

Something special happened today
I got green lights all the way
With no big red sign to stop me
No traffic jam delay

See I was driving over the moon
In my big hot air balloon
Floating high into the darkness
I hope I'll get there soon

There's so many things to do
So many people I need to talk to
And they've all been waiting for me
Well I got to make it through

Something special happened today
I got green lights all the way
With no big red sign to stop me
No traffic jam delay

Think my stars would rather be green
You have no idea what it means
But to a man who's always traveling
Who's seen the things that I've seen

I don't know what's yet to come
Not sure of anything that I've done
Really makes that much of a difference
Well i hope it has for some

Something special happened today
I got green lights all the way
With no big red sign to stop me
No traffic jam delay

Well I was driving over the moon
In my big hot air balloon
Floating high up in the darkness
I promise that I'll make it to you very soon

Something special happened today

aloe blacc - life so hard

Dont it make you wanna scream
When you find out that your dream
Ain't really what it seems
That life is so hard

The key to everything, everybody here in america
Is the money
Some say that it's the root of all evil
Brings wars and other cells of upheaval
Leaves family in the streets with nothing to eat
Little baby boys and girls
No shoes on their feet
All the men who leave home dying in the war zones
And the women do it all they own
It reminds me of the ghettos right here
And the hoods that I see
Everywhere that I've been in the is country
Stop bailing out the banks and give the franklins to me
I guess my piece of the pie ain't free, can you free

Ooh

Dont it make you wanna scream
When you find out that your dream
Ain't really what it seems
That life is so hard
Verse 2

He don't care and she don't care
They both got brand new clothes to wear
And they ain't worry
Cuz they don't know
What its like to be left out in the snow

The dirt
The filth
The gutter
The grime
The pain
The strain
The hustle
The climb
The struggle to fight
The conflict
The crime
I don't bye that line that it's nature's design
You different
You ugly
You evil
You wrong
You stupid
You dumb
Your mind ain't too strong
Your daddy ain't from here
So you don't belong
And the list goes on and on and on and on

aloe blacc - the man

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

I believe every lie that I ever told
Paid for every heart that I ever stole
I played my cards and I didn't fold
Well it ain't that hard when you got soul
(this is my world)

Somewhere I heard that life is a test
I've been through the worst but I still give my best
God made my mold different from the rest
Then he broke that mold
So I know I'm blessed
(this is my world)

Stand up now and face the sun
Won't hide my tail or turn and run
It's time to do what must be done
Be a king when kingdom comes

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

I got all the answers to your questions
I'll be the teacher you can be the lesson
I'll be the preacher you be the confession
I'll be the quick relief to all your stressing
(this is my world)

It's a thin line between love and hate
Is you really real or is you really fake
I'm a soldier standing on my feet
No surrender and I won't retreat
(this is my world)

Stand up now and face the sun
Won't hide my tail or turn and run
It's time to do what must be done
Be a king when kingdom comes

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

I'm the man
Go ahead and tell everybody
What I'm saying y'all
I'm the man
Go ahead and tell everybody
Hear what I'm saying y'all

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

Well, you can tell everybody
Yeah, you can tell everybody
Go ahead and tell everybody
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am
I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man

aloe blacc - i need a dollar

I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
Well I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
And I said I need dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story
Would you share your dollar with me...

Bad times are comin and
I reap what I don't sow
Well let me tell you somethin'
All that glitters ain't gold
It's been a long old trouble
Long old troublesome road
And I'm looking for somebody
Come and help me carry this load...

I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
Well I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
Well I don't know if
I'm walking on solid ground
Cause everything around me is falling down
And all I want is for someone to help me...

I had a job but the boss
Man let me go he said
I'm sorry but I won't be
Needing your help no more I said
Please mister boss man I need this
Job more than you know
But he gave me my last paycheck
And he sent me on out the door...

Well I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
Said I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
And I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story would
You share your dollar with me
Well i don't know if
I'm walking on solid ground
Cause everything around
Me is crumbling down
And all I want is for someone to help me...

What in the world am I gonna to do tomorrow
Is there someone whose dollar that I can borrow
Who can help me take away my sorrow
Maybe its inside the bottle
Maybe its inside the bottle
I had some good old buddy
His names is whiskey and wine
And for my good old buddy i spent my last dime
My wine is good to me it helps me pass the time
And my good old buddy whiskey
Keeps me warmer than the sunshine
Your mom of mayhem just
A child has got his own
If god has plans for me i hope
It aint written in stone
Because i've been working
Working myself down to the bone
And i swear on grandpas grave
I'll be paid when i come home...

Well I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
Said need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need
Well I need a dollar dollar,
A dollar is what I need hey hey
And if I share with you my story
Would you share your dollar with me
Come on share your dollar with me
Go ahead share your dollar with me
Come on share your dollar give me your dollar
Share your dollar with me
Come on share your dollar with me...

aloe blacc - love is the answer

Broken hearts everywhere
From stepping on them, we don't care
Somebody tell me what we gonna do
Even though it's plenty to share
People hungry on the streets, it ain't fair
But you don't think about it until it's you

Now I'm gonna say how I feel
And what I wanna say is love's the only thing that's real
I won't tell you what to do
Just believe that love ' the only thing we have that's true

'Cause love is the answer
It's the answer to the questions in your mind
Love is the answer
It's the answer, if you're looking you will find

The answer is love
Yes, indeed
The answer is love
Say it again
The answer is love
I'm telling you now
The answer is love

Friends know where to be found
To help you when you are down
But you know you are the one to blame
You know what's wrong from what's right
Nobody wins in a fight but still we play the game

I'm gonna say how I feel
And what I wanna say is love's the only thing that's real
I won't tell you what to do
Just believe that love ' the only thing that's real and true

'Cause love is the answer
It's the answer to the questions in your mind
Love is the answer
If you're looking it's the answer you gonna find

Love is the answer
It's the only thing that everybody needs
Love is the answer
It's the only thing that makes us truly free

Just look around the whole wide world
So many beautiful things to see
Take my hand and come along
Spread some love with me

'Cause love is the answer
It's the answer to the questions in your mind
Love is the answer
If you're looking it's the answer you gonna find

Love is the answer
It's the only thing that everybody needs
Love is the answer
It's the only thing that makes us truly free

The answer is love
Yes, it is
The answer is love
Now say it again
The answer is love
The answer is love
The answer is love
The answer is love
Yes, it is
The answer is love
Now say it again
The answer is love

aloe blacc - you make me smile

you make me smile
baby
uhm, you make me smile

I think its safe to say
things just havent been going my way
no work coming in so my money's spent
and i still got bills to pay
but through it all you're right here with me
when im sinking, oh, you come through and lift me
its nothing more then the love that you give me
keeps me from drowning in tears

you make me smile
oh, you make me smile
come through and save the day
you make me smile
you make me smile
in a very special way

everywhere i go
people keep and ask me
where i'd get my joy why am i so happy
in these trying times when a frown is the fashion
im beaming like the sun now how can that be
see the answer to the query is very simple
im always grinning from dimple to dimple
because you love me unconditionally
my happiness is heartsake
now cant you see

(where do we go)
[spoken words]

you make me smile
oh, you make me smile
come through and save the day
you make me smile
you make me smile
in a very special way

aloe blacc