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Labi Siffre – My Song
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[Verse 1] / This is my song / And no one can take it away / It's been so long, but now you're here / Here to stay / And I wonder if you know what it means / To find your dreams
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Labi Siffre – I Got The
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A classic soul song best remembered by being sampled in “My Name Is”. To the point that when Joss Stone covers it, that iconic keyboard riff warrants an:
I promise I won’t rap, I
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Labi Siffre – Old Time Song
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Sitting here listening to an old-time song / Wondering where you are and what you're doing / Are you all alone? / Are there moments when I cross your mind? / Or have our memories
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Terry Urban – I Wonder (Terry Urban Mix)
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[Produced by Kanye West] / [Chorus: Labi Siffre] / Its been so long / But now your here / Here to stay / And I wonder if you know / What it means, what it means / And I wonder if
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Labi Siffre – The Vulture
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[Verse 1] / They call me the vulture 'cause that's my name / I fly high, around the town, looking for game / Any girl who's lost her man, I'm by her side, as fast as i can / And i
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Labi Siffre – Hotel Room Song
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[Verse 1] / Sitting in a hotel room, have to start work soon / Hmm / Breakfast on a plastic tray, Birmingham is very grey / Hmm / Wasn't very good last night, got to be bright
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Labi Siffre – Down
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It seems like everything is going wrong all day long / I've wondered / There must be something I can do to help the day along / Perhaps a song will do / Well how does that sound to
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Labi Siffre – Thank Your Lucky Star - 2006 Remastered Version
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Five years old, rice pudding cold / What!? Not moving?! / Pick up the spoon. Get grooving! / There's kids your age and younger / Fat and thin with hunger / So you can thank your
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Labi Siffre – Bless the Telephone
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[Verse 1] / It's nice to hear your voice again / I've waited all day long / Even wrote a song for you / It's strange, the way you make me feel / With just a word or two / I'd like
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Labi Siffre – Cannock Chase
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[Verse 1] / Sitting in the back seat of my car / With my arms round my guitar / And the rain falls from the roof of the world / Nothing around just the trees and the ground / There
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Labi Siffre – Another Year
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[Verse 1] / We started well - I looked at you you looked at me / We fell into that dream it wasn't hard for me to do, you were lovely / And I hardly even knew I was laughing all
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Kanye West – I Wonder
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Revered among fans, “I Wonder” is an emotional anthem that deals with the theme of finding one’s dreams.
This song is largely inspired by U2’s “City of Blinding Lights,” which the
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Labi Siffre – Dreamer
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Dreamer, dream away the night / When you wake I will be here / To greet you with the light / Dream on, the moon is on the wane / When you wake we will be here / The sun to light
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Labi Siffre – When I'm On My Own You Are on My Mind
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[Verse] / When I'm on my own you are on my mind / You don't have to be very far from me / And I'm inclined to wonder about you / How you are and what are you up to / [Verse] / When
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Labi Siffre – Saved
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[Verse: Labi Siffre] / I am a free man, and my father, he was a slave / I have been broken, but my children will be saved / Saved for the fire, of man's desire / Saved for tomorrow
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Labi Siffre – Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
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[Verse 1] / Crying / Crying never did nobody no good no how / That's why I don't cry / That's why I don't cry / [Verse 2] / Laughing / Laughing sometimes does somebody some good
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Labi Siffre – Make My Day
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Pretty little girl / Pretty little girl in a blue dress / Pretty little girl in a blue dress playing in the sand / Make my day, smile for me / Sun in the sky / Sun in the blue sky
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Labi Siffre – Gimme Some More
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[Chorus 1] / Ooh, it's a beautiful day / Ooh, I've never felt this way before / Gimme some more / Ooh, well I'm feelin' so fine / Oh, you know I'll lose my mind for sure / Gimme
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Labi Siffre – Rocking Chair
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[Verse] / Rocking myself to sleep / In this rocking chair / It's easy to fall asleep / In the cool night air / It's been a hard day, a hard day / A little work at a little place
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Labi Siffre - My Song (Русский перевод)
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[Перевод песни Labi Siffre — «My Song»] / [Куплет 1] / Это моя песня / И никто не может её отнять / Прошло так много времени, но теперь ты здесь / Здесь, чтобы остаться / И мне
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Labi Siffre – (Something Inside) So Strong
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The higher you build your barriers / The taller I become / The further you take my rights away / The faster I will run / You can deny me / You can decide to turn your face away
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Labi Siffre – A Little More Line
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Sitting here and it's getting late / Should I go or should I wait / I don't know what is going on / I just know that it's going on / Is it the truth or is it all lies / Can I
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Labi Siffre – Love Oh Love Oh Love
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[Intro] / One, two / Three, four / [Verse 1] / Last night I had another dream / And when I woke up I was screaming / But you were there so that's okay / You make my feelings fade
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Labi Siffre – Something On My Mind
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There's something I've got to say, and it won't wait / I've got to say it right away; it won't take much time / Just a little something on my mind. I’m not much good with words
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Labi Siffre – 'Till Forever
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[Verse] / I look up from my book, and see you sleeping / Sleeping on the sofa, wearing my pullover / Walking down the street, on little feet / I could almost eat you, lucky me to
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Labi Siffre – Nothing in the World Like Love
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There's nothing in the world like love / It's a feeling you can never get tired of / If you start right away / Well believe what I say / You could brighten your day / There's
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Labi Siffre – Maybe Tomorrow
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[Verse 1] / Maybe tomorrow I'll find the answers I'm looking for / Maybe tomorrow I'll wake to find myself sleeping on the floor / But I don't care about the things you care about
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Labi Siffre – The Shadow of Our Love
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[Verse] / I looked into my heart / Hoping to find something for you / Hoping to find at least the shadow of our love / But all I could find / Was the pain / And having you near
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Labi Siffre – Words
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[Verse 1] / Smile an everlasting smile / A smile can bring you near to me / Don't ever let me find you gone / Cause that would bring a tear to me / [Verse 2] / This world has lost
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Labi Siffre – A Number of Words
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[Instrumental opening] / [Verse 1] / I could be happy if only you'd stay / With me, it would be, any way that you say I'm / Selfish and lazy and much more besides / It's time we
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Labi Siffre – Watch Me
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Watch me when you call my name / See me sparkle, see me flame / Singing a song, playing a game / Oh, I'm so glad you came / Watch me when you look my way / See me smiling, be my
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Labi Siffre – Blue Lady
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[Verse 1] / Blue Lady, blue in your hair / Butterfly glasses, unsensible shoes / Gin on your table, a small one to start / Rings on your fingers, a drink for your heart / [Chorus
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Eminem – My Name Is
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The song that vaulted Eminem onto the national stage. This was the second single from Eminem’s major label debut The Slim Shady LP (the first was “Just Don’t Give a Fuck,” which
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Labi Siffre – River
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[Verse 1] / New day dawning / Down by the river / Sunday morning / River glitter / [Chorus] / River mighty majesty queen, tell me where have you been? / Tell me / What have you
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