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Maxi Priest - A Collection

 

 

Strollin' On

Some Guys Have All The Luck

How Can We Ease The Pain

Groovin' In The Midnight(remix)

Love Don't Come Easy

Just A Little Bit Longer (US remix)

One More Chance (edited album)

Pretty Little Girl

Should I

Human Work Of Art(Gallen's remix)

Sure Fire Love

Fatty Fatty

 

Strollin' On

written by P. Robinson, M. Elliott 

 

Strollin' on, strollin' on

Strollin' along with my girl

Holding her by her hand

 

See it's a feelin'

Which you've gotta experience for yourself

Lord it's a feelin' you have

When you're strollin' along with your girl

 

Thinking of things

Of things gone long by

All the times we spend

When we're strollin' along together

Yes I'm strollin' on

 

chorus

Strolling with my girl

Holding her by, holding her by her hand

 

Strollin' on on on, yeah oh yeah

 

repeat chorus

 

See in the country

Flowers, the cool breeze

The wind in her hair

Seems so sweet to me

 

So when you're in love

And she loves you too

Hand in hand, feelin' the vibes flow through

So when I kissed her lips

So soft so sweet as honey

Strollin' along with a beautiful girl like her

Cause I'm strollin' on

 

repeat chorus

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Some Guys Have All The Luck

written by J. Fortang

 

Lonely, so lonely, oh so lonely, ah

Alone in the crowd on a bus after work I’m daydreaming

The guy next to me has his woman on his arm, my arms are empty

How does it feel when the woman that you love says yes she loves you

It seems unfair when there’s love everywhere and yet there’s none for you

 

chorus

Some guys have all the luck

Some guys have all the pain

Some guys have a little sunshine in their lives

My life is always a little bit of rain

 

Someone to take on a walk by the lake, dear Lord let it be

Someone who shouts, someone who is liable to cry at sad movies

I do believe I will die

Just to look in her eyes and find them filled with me oh

But you’re just a dream and as real as it seems, I’m not that lucky

 

repeat chorus

 

It’s just a losing game, things have got to change

Some girl will give my love a try

With my love her arms will open wide

 

repeat chorus

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How Can We Ease The Pain

written by M. Elliott, R. Simpson

 

Waking up to a dry land

With empty glasses in their hands

To the bone I see their call

A fate for one and all

Watch relief fall from the sky

Still resources running dry

 

chorus

Tell me, how can we ease the pain

That the people going under

Tell me, how can we ease the pain

Tell me, who's gonna take the blame

How can we ease the pain

That the people going under

Tell me, how can we ease the pain

Tell me, who's gonna take the blame

 

I watched the children cry

No tears within their eyes hey

Then I ask the reason why

Life seems to be on the slide hey

Electing one with no feelings

Who's gonna pay for their tomorrow

 

repeat chorus

 

Hey woh sure like to know, woh

Cause it's been so long

And it seems to me to be so wrong hey

 

Life it's like a ball against the wall

A ball against the wall

If you throw love against the wall

It comes back to you

And if you throw hate against the wall

It's gonna follow you

So what we gonna do to ease the pain

How can we ease the pain

Tell me, what are we gonna do, to ease the pain yeah

Ease the pain

Tell me, how can we ease the pain

Got to fight the fight

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Groovin' In The Midnight

written by D. Morales, M. Elliott, H. Tucker, M. Bennett

 

Oh oh oh

I want do it with you

I want do it with you

I want do it with you ah yeah

I want do it with you

I want do it with you

 

Uu Uu Uu

Oh yeah yeah oh yeah yeah yeah yeah

Grooving all night

 

chorus

Grooving in the midnight

Sailing on a summer breeze

Rocking with the passion

Taking it to ecstasy

 

repeat chorus

 

Is it my imagination

Or is this just a deal

I'm already jumping to conclusions

Ooh it feels so real

You say, the bottom line's excitement

Don't care how far we go

The night is young and calls for fun

But let's just take it slow

 

repeat chorus 2x

 

Did I read you right

Or do I take the cue

I'll make the first move

Then I'll leave it up to you

We can't go wrong

Feeling like we do

Let desire lead the way

And we'll just follow through

 

The sky's the limit

You say you're down with it

Soon we'll see if you're just playing cute on me hey

 

The sky's the limit

You say you're down with it

Soon we'll see if you're just playing cute on me hey

 

repeat chorus 2x

 

Oh yeah

I want to do with you

I want to do with you yeah yeah yeah

I want to do with you

I want to do with you oh yeah

I want to do with you

I want to do with you Uu Uu Uu

I want to do with you

 

Oh

The sky's the limit

You say you're down with it

Soon we'll see if you're just playing cute on me hey

 

The sky's the limit

You say you're down with it

Soon we'll see if you're just playing cute on me hey

 

repeat chorus 2x

 

All night all night rocking and grooving grooving all night

All night all night rocking and grooving grooving all night

 

If it's all right it's almost midnight we got moon light

If it's all right it's almost midnight we got moon light

 

If it's all right it's almost midnight we got moon light

If it's all right it's almost midnight we got moon light

 

Grooving in the midnight

Sailing on a summer breeze

Rocking with the passion ecstasy

 

Grooving in the midnight

Sailing on a summer breeze

Rocking with the passion ecstasy

 

Take it slow my my my my my

 

Let's get little closer

We get together and feel alright

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Love Don't Come Easy

written by M.Elliott, D. Heywood, L. Heywood

 

Many foxes, they go grey love is cruel??? (this line is not right)

But deep within our hearts this love lasts for true

I hear sweet whispers of sweet nothings in my ear

The Lord showed me there's a love and it's true

Keep saying

 

chorus

Love don't come easy

Love, when you're lonely

Love don't come easy

when you need someone

Love don't come easy

Love, when you're lonely

Love don't come easy

When you need someone

 

Tell me baby what is it that I'm falling for

Tell me baby what is it that I'm falling for oh oh oh

 

repeat chorus

 

Tell me baby what is it that I'm falling for

Wanna know

Tell me baby what is it that I'm falling for

Hey yeah

 

Now could it be that it's the end of my lonely life

I may have found the one that could be my wife

Got a strange, strange feeling

I've been caught by your spell yeah

But what really lies ahead, no one can tell no oh

 

Repeat chorus

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Just A Little Bit Longer

written by Handel, Tucker

 

You say you're hurting oh

Cause they say I'm flirting oh no

You just can't take it anymore

Your friends say I'm no good for you

But in my heart I'm so true

A partner for life we can be sure

You've asked me for some time to clear your mind

I stayed away it hurt so much

Without your touch

Now I'm back and you say

 

chorus

Just a little bit longer baby

For my love keeps growing stronger

A little more time to say

But in my head a love song plays

For you and me teah ah oh

 

We played in the rain together

That feeling lives on forever

Memories that bring tears of joy

We've had our share of bad times too

Hurting each other me and you

It's brought us much closer in the end

Just too much we've both fought for

To put it all down the drain

I've stayed away just for a while

But now you're driving me insane

 

repeat chorus

 

I said all there is to say now

Hoping that you'll make me stay

Believe me I'm yearning for you girl

Hope there's a place in your heart

That remembers the good from the start

Just put me back where I belong

You asked me for some time to clear your mind

I stayed away it hurt so much

Without your touch now I'm back and you say

 

repeat chorus

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One More Chance

written by M. Elliott, S. Law, T. Davy, L. Hamblin

 

Uh oh yeah

There's no reason for hurting baby

You know I'm on your side

Cause I've been sitting here thinking about us baby

And I wanna make it right oh yeah

Though I know I really stepped out a line before

Time after time

And you just got to believe in my promises baby

Even though that's the last thing on your mind oh yeah

 

I know I realize all the things I've done wrong

We must find a way to make our love grow strong

 

chorus

One more chance is all I ask, one more chance

Just one more chance

Got to believe in my promises baby

One more try is all I ask, one more chance

Just one more try hey hey hey

 

Uh oh

Won't you please just reconsider baby

Forget all the things I said and done

For all it takes is just a little understanding

Think of love and we'll make it right hey

 

I feel my life changing

You changed me for the better

Within my heart I know what's right

We should be together

 

One more chance is all I ask

Just one more chance

Got to believe in my promises baby

One more try is all I ask, one more chance

Just one more try hey hey hey uh oh

I wanna do you right

One more try one more try baby

I wanna do you right

I should've known better than to cause you pain oh~

To let you down and turn away

Let me do you right

 

Won't you give me one more try, won't you give me a one more try baby

I wanna make it right, one more try

I realized I know I was wrong all the things I said and done

One more chance baby that's all I ask that's all I ask

 

I wanna do you right

One more one more one more one more one more try

Let me do you right

I should've known better than to cause you pain oh~

To let you down and turn away

One more chance oh baby

It's all I ask I gotta make you mine

One more chance

One more one more one more one more one more try

Let me do you right 

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Pretty Little Girl

written by M. Elliott, A. Gaye, P. Robinson

 

Hey girl how do you do

I wanna talk to you

Seen you down 4th Avenue

I wanna spend some time with you

 

chorus 1

Pretty little girl, I've been watching you oh baby

Pretty little girl, I've been watching you

 

chorus 2

Cause you stole a little part of my heart

Yes you stole a little part of my heart

True love is a thing I've never found, never found

True love is a thing I see in you

 

chorus 3

Feeling inside I just cannot hide oh baby

Feeling inside I just can't push aside

 

repeat chorus 2

 

I see in you oh oh baby

I see in you oh oh ah hey

 

repeat chorus 1

 

oh yeah

Cause I'm in need of a little love and happiness

And I'm in need of someone to hold and caress

It's not once or twice I've felt this way, felt this way

Everytime I see you pass my way oh oh oh

 

repeat chorus 3

 

Oh yeah

Everyday

Hoping you'll come my way

Hoping for a time to say

Greetings hello what's your name

Looking from an upstairs floor

Wanting you more and more

Feelings I can't explain

Running wild within my brain

 

repeat chorus 1

 

repeat chorus 2

 

I see in you, said I see in you baby I see in you oh oh ah

It's true love, true true true truelove is a thing I never found

Said I found in you baby I found in you oh oh oh oh oh

Said I found in you baby I found in you

oh ah oh ah oh ah

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Should I

written by M. Elliott, P. Robinson

 

chorus

Should I put my trust in you

Should I put my faith in you

Should I let you stick around

Should I let you float around

 

My desire was for us to live clean and strong

Then we could go on in life to live and grow

 

But woman you went away

Left me here to stay

Now you're coming back to me

On your bended knees

 

repeat chorus

Should I, should I, should I, should I

Let you float around, stick around, stay around, oh yeah

 

It's not so long ago

That we were together

Sharing and caring for each other

The people used to say

Our love would never fade

Now will I be the fool

To let you stay here again yeah

 

Should I let you stick around

Should I let you float around oh yeah

 

Should I, should I, should I, should I

Let you float around, stick around, stay around oh yeah

Should I, should I, should I, should I

Let you float around, stick around, stay around oh yeah

 

You wrote me a letter

You found some one better

You say you can't face me

And you're sorry you hurt me

My heart was torn in two

I didn't know what I should do

 

Should I let you stick around

Should I let you float around oh yeah

 

Should I, should I, should I, should I

Let you float around, stick around, stay around oh yeah

 

It's not so long ago

That we were together

Sharing and caring for each other

The people used to say

Our love would never ever fade

Should I let you stick around

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Human Work Of Art

written by M. Leeson, P. Vale

 

No one on earth means more to me

And you're painting a picture

Of the way that the world should be

Don't ever change it

I don't wanna live in this world without you, oh no

 

And I can't explain, I can't define

What you do to me

My senses are so alive

You tell the story

And it's all that I ever believe, oh yeah

 

Portraits and poetry

Are frozen forms of perfection

But they don't live and breathe

And when my heart's in need

They don't answer me

 

chorus

You, you are you're a human work of art

You, you are you're a human work of art

 

You make me love, you make me care

You give me freedom I don't need

When I know you're there

My search is over

I've got all of the riches that money don't buy, oh yeah

 

Your words are poetry

Your face is more than perfection

That when I watch you move

It only goes to prove

That everything you do

 

repeat chorus

 

You're my mission

You're my girl

Ooh you liberate my soul

There's no illusion

That your touch is gold

 

Portraits and poetry

Are frozen forms of perfection

But they don't live and breathe

And when my heart's in need

They don't answer me

 

repeat chorus

 

Walking, talking inspiration

You, you're a human work of art

Walking, talking inspiration

You, you are you're a human work of art

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Sure Fire Love

written by P. Yellowstone, P. Radford, M. Elliott

 

Said I'm needing you more well

Said I'm needing you more, oh girl

 

The way you say it in your kisses, darling

In everything you do

I just have to talk about you

You're there when the sun comes up, oh, oh

At night you make my dreams come true

Those little things that you do

 

And if I go away more than a day or two

Each time I close my eyes

I say a little prayer for you

 

chorus

We've got a sure fire love, sure fire love

The more I think of you, oh darling

We've got a sure fire love, sure fire love

Don't change the things you do yeah

 

We'll talk about the weather darling

Cause the way I feel inside

There's nothing but blue skies

And if you spend a little time together

That's how we keep our love alive

 

And if I go away more than a day or two

Each time I close my eyes

I say a little prayer for you

 

repeat chorus

 

And if I go away more than a day or two

Each time I close my eyes

I say a little prayer for you

 

repeat chorus 2x

 

I love you the way you are girl

I love you the way you are yeah

Oh girl I love you

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Fatty Fatty

written by M. Elliott, P. Robinson

 

Cool down fatty me say easy now

Cool down fatty reh body gwan so

Cool down fatty me say easy now

Cool down fatty reh body gwan so

 

Hey fatty fatty weh make you go long so

Hey fatty fatty weh make you go long so

 

When you come a dance hey you do you own thing

Your hip just a go just like it on a hing

 

Hey fatty fatty weh make you gwan so

Hey fatty fatty weh make you go long so

 

You do the round the World

You do the electric move

You do the water pumping

You say you wanna bubble with me

 

Cool down fatty me say easy now

Cool down fatty weh make you gwan so

repeat 5x

Hey fatty fatty weh make you gwan so

Hey fatty fatty weh make you go long so

 

Say anytime I see you

you just a wake and a num

Watch the people dern a wake

On a laughe and go long

 

Cool down fatty me say easy now

Cool down fatty neh body gwan so

repeat

 

You walk down the road

you gwan like you slim???

??? true you don't know

In town you're the biggest thing

Hey fatty fatty weh make you gwan so

Hey fatty fatty weh make you

 

You do the water pumping

You do the electric move

 

Hey fatty fatty

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