Past To Present 1990

Love Has The Power
Africa
Hold The Line
Out Of Love
Georgy Porgy
I'll Be Over You
Can You Hear What I'm Saying
Rosanna
I Won't Hold You Back
Stop Loving You
99
Pamela
Animal

LOVE HAS THE POWER

There is too much hatred
There is too much starvation
Too much inhumanity

Some people get the kicks out of throwing bricks at me
No real reason, just jealousy
Angry words and bad attitudes is gonna get you nowhere

Watching you watching me
It's alright 'cos I will make it right

Love has the power,
it's strong as a tower you can lean on
Love is a fire,
a burning desire, it's so warm, oh

Some believe in the almighty dollar,
some don't believe in nothing at all
There's a power that's within you,
it will never never ever let you down

I'm the way, I'm the key to liberty and unity,
are you listening

Love has the power,
it's strong as a tower you can lean on
Love is a fire,
a burning desire, it's so warm, oh

One hundred million voices singing
can you hear the voices singing
No weak, no strong, no right, no wrong,
imagine you gotta keep imagining
Impossible, it's good to say,
when we see there's gonna come a day

Love has the power,
it's strong as a tower you can lean on
Love is a fire,
a burning desire, it's so warm, oh

Love has the power,
it's strong as a tower you can lean on
Love has the power,
it's strong as a tower you can lean on

There's no difference between black or white
The light of life
I can hear the children laughing
Men at war, stop your worries
Give peace a chance, there's a new day dawning
Come together, come together, come together

Wisdom is the mouth of peace, of innocence.

AFRICA

I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars
that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words
or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say,
"Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises
like Olympus above the Serangetti
I seek to cure what's deep inside,
frightened of this thing that I've become

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa,
I passed some rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa,
I passed some rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa,
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had.

HOLD THE LINE

It's not in the way that you hold me
It's not in the way you say you care
It's not in the way you've been treating my friends
It's not in the way that you stayed till the end
It's not in the way you look or the things
that you say that you'll do

Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh

It's not in the words that you told me, girl
It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh
It's not in the way that you came back to me
It's not in the way that your love set me free
It's not in the way you look or the things
that you say that you'll do

Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh

It's not in the words that you told me
It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh
It's not in the way that you came back to me
It's not in the way that your love set me free
It's not in the way you look or the things
that you say that you'll do

Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
Hold the line, love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Hold the line, love isn't always on time
Love isn't always, love isn't always on time
Hold the line, love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time, oh oh oh.

OUT OF LOVE

Paint me a picture of two lovers
Show me the lovers torn apart

You made me fall in love with you
A dance of lovers takes two
Somehow the music stopped
And so did our love

I tried to put the pieces together
And I got a grip on my life
They say there's one born every minute
Who has all for a lifetime
What good is a lifetime
If I can't be with you

I just wanna hold you
Just wanna touch you
Just let me love you
When I see your face
My heart cries out for you
I guess that fools never learn
How to fall out of love

I do admit I really miss you
There are some things time cannot change
And I would be a liar baby if I told you I didn't care
'Cos it makes a difference, baby when you're not there

I just wanna hold you
Just wanna touch you
Just let me love you
When I see your face
My heart cries out for you
I guess that fools never learn
How to fall out of love

I just wanna hold you
Just wanna touch you
Just let me love you
When I see your face
My heart, my heart goes crazy baby
It's what's calling your name

I just wanna hold you
Just wanna touch you
I just wanna hold you
When I see your face
My heart cries out for you
I guess that fools never learn
How to fall out of love.

GEORGY PORGY

It's not your situation
I just need contemplation over you
I'm not so systematic
It's just that I'm an addict for your love

Not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only girl
I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only world

Just think how long I've known you
It's long for me to own you, lock and key
It's really not confusing
I'm just the young illusion, can't you see

I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only girl
I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only world

Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry

It's not your situation
I just need contemplation over you
I'm not so systematic
It's just that I'm an addict for your love

I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only girl
I'm not the only one that holds you
I never ever should have told you
You're my only world

Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy Porgy, pudding pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them high

Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry.

I'LL BE OVER YOU

Some people live their dreams
Some people close their eyes
Some people's destiny passes by
There are no guarantees, there are no alibis
That's how our love must be, don't ask why

It takes some time, God knows how long
I know that I can forget you
As soon as my heart stops breakin', anticipating
As soon as forever is through I'll be over you

Remembering times gone by
Promises we once made
What are the reasons why
Nothing stays the same

There were the nights holding you close
Someday I'll try to forget them
As soon as my heart stops breakin', anticipating
As soon as forever is through I'll be over you

As soon as my heart stops breakin', anticipating
Someday I'll be over you
As soon as my heart stops breakin', anticipating

As soon as forever is through I'll be over you
Someday I'll be over you
As soon as my heart stops breakin', anticipating.

CAN YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING

The world is precious, a gift to you and me
I suggest we treat her right, with love and dignity

Everybody's looking for some peace of mind
If you seek the truth then you will surely find
Everybody wants to have global peace
From the principle fact and yet shake the world to its knees

Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh
Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh

Some say might is right, I beg to disagree
I say we all unite and redirect our destiny

Everybody's looking for a quick solution
Are we never so choking from living in a pollution
I say put down your guns and stop the revolution
And say this time we make a restitution, yes

Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh
Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh
Can you hear me now

Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh
Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh
Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh
Can you hear what I'm saying, oh oh ooh
Can you hear me now
I am calling right out to you

There's so much starvation, so much say untruth
So much prejudice
There's so much liquidation, oh how long, how long

Can you hear what I'm saying

Africa, America, Eurasia, Latin Africa.

ROSANNA

All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see you eyes
Rosanna, Rosanna
I never thought that a girl like you could ever care for me, Rosanna

All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight
Rosanna, Rosanna
I didn't know you were looking for more than I could ever be

Not quite a year since she went away, Rosanna yeah
Now she's gone and I have to say
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah

I can see your face still shining through the window on the other side
Rosanna, Rosanna
I didn't know that a girl like you could make me feel so sad, Rosanna

All I wanna take is a night you'll never ever have to compromise
Rosanna, Rosanna
I never thought that losing you could ever hurt so bad

Not quite a year since she went away, Rosanna yeah
Now she's gone and I have to say
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah

Not quite a year since she went away, Rosanna yeah
Now she's gone and I have to say
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah

Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, Rosanna yeah.

I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK

If I had another chance tonight
I'd try to tell you that the things we had were right
Time can erase the love we shared
But it gives me time to realize just how much you cared

Now you're gone, I'm really not the same
I guess I held myself to blame
Time can erase the things we said
But it gives me time to realize that you're the one who's sad

You know I won't hold you back now
The love we had just can't be found
You know I can't hold you back now

Now that I'm alone it gives me time
To think about the years that you were mine
Time can erase the love we shared
But it gives me time to realize just how much you cared

You know I won't hold you back now
The love we had just can't be found
You know I can't hold you back now

You know I won't hold you back now
The love we had just can't be found
You know I can't hold you back now
The love we had just can't be found
You know I can't hold you back now
The love we had just can't be found.

STOP LOVING YOU

Reflections in my mind, thoughts I can't define
My heart is racing and the night goes on
I can almost hear a laugh, coming from your photograph
Funny how a look can share a thousand meanings
Well-intended lies, contemplating alibies
Is it really you or is it me I'm blaming
A distant memory flashes over me
Even though you're gone, I feel you deep inside

Dance beneath the light with that look in your eyes
I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till I'm through loving you, girl

There's a window in a heart, I've tried to look through from the start
You're never really sure what someone else is thinking
Someone's broken something new, another altered point of view
Just a certain someone's conscience playing

I held it in my hand, I did not understand
What lives inside the wind that cries her name
Tried to catch a shooting star, what seems so close can't be that far
I'm living in a dream that's never ending

Dance beneath the light with that look in your eyes
I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till I'm through loving you, girl

Dancing with that look that's in your eyes
I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till I'm through loving you, girl

I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till I'm through loving you, loving you.

99

99, I've been waiting so long
Oh 99, where did we go wrong
Oh 99, I love you

99, I keep breaking your heart
Oh 99, how can we be apart
Oh 99, I love you

I never thought it would happen
I feel quite the same
I don't want to hurt you anymore
I never knew it would work out
No one to blame
You know I love you, 99

99, you keep holding my hand
Oh 99, they don't know who I am
Oh 99, I love you

I never thought it would happen
I feel quite the same
I don't want to hurt you anymore
I never knew it would work out
No one to blame
You know I love you, 99

99, I can't take it no more
Oh 99, oh we were so sure
Oh 99, I love you

99

I love you

99

I love you.

PAMELA

Side by side, I'll be yours forever
Rain or shine, any kind of weather
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
Let's take what's getting old and make it new

Oh, eye to eye, it's a blinding confrontation
You and I, we're a deadly combination
So don't start mixing truth with jealousy
The road we're on is clear as far as I can see

Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance,
for the one who leaves it all behind

Black and white always go together
Day and night you're the precious jewel I treasure
Wanting every part of you is not a crime
Or could it be that you're the one who's wrong this time

Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance,
for the one who leaves it all behind

All that I love
Thousands of miles away, but always in my heart

Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance,
for the one who leaves it all behind
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance,
for the one who leaves it all behind.

ANIMAL

I never felt like this with someone
I never knew I could feel this way at all
Just a mission by appointment
Storing both realities are coming true
I was scared, you looked so helpless
The lust was dressed in good disguise

I took you on to meet my mother
Just like me, she fell straight in love with you
You took me to your own apartment
Was it me or does the night do things to you
You ran from Venus and its owners
So honey how could I resist

Say come on baby, we've got tonight
No one loses when to tigers fight
I let you up, I never let you down
I'll be the jester, babe, and you'll be the crown
We're instinctively compulsive, we're animals

A body like yours should be arrested
Honey I should be locked up in a cage
We are flesh, we are cut, oh we are human
Oh babe got these eyes we can't contend
Smoke alone is going novergent
I guess I'm gonna have to put you down

Say come on baby, we've got tonight
No one loses when two tigers fight
You'll be fire, I'll be the ice
So come on baby melt me ooh so nice
Instinctively impulsive, we're animals

Some girls may turn me up
But only you, baby, turn me on
When we touch it's so explosive
It's seems my life's been waiting to this

Say come on baby, we've got tonight
No one loses when two tigers fight
You'll be fire, I'll be the ice
So come on baby melt me ooh so nice
Is it real or is it magic, we're animals

Ooh baby, we're animals.