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Maxi Priest - The Best Of Maxi Priest

 

Should I

Crazy Love

Wild World

How Can We Ease The Pain (Adam Mosely Mix)

Close To You

Just A Little Bit Longer

Space In My Heart

Groovin' In The Midnight

One More Chance

That Girl

Watching The World Go By

Mary's Got A Baby

 

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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Crazy Love

written by V. Morrison

 

I can hear her heartbeat from a thousand miles

And the heaven's open every time she smiles

And when I come to her that's where I belong

Yet I'm running to her like a river song

 

chorus

She gimme love love love love crazy love

She gimme love love love love crazy love

 

She's got a fine sense of humor

When I'm feeling lowdown

Yet when I come to her when the sun goes down

She takes away my troubles, takes away my grief

Takes away my heartache, go right to sleep

 

repeat chorus 2x

 

Yes I need her in the daytime

And I need her in the night

And I wanna holding my arms around her

And kiss and hug and kiss and hug her tight

 

And when I'm returning from so far away

She give me some sweet lovin'

Brighten up my day

Yet it make me righteous, ooh and it makes me whole

Yet it make me mellow down to my soul

 

repeat chorus

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Wild World

written by Cat Stevens

 

Now that I've lost everything to you

You say you wanna start something new

And it's breaking my heart to leave me

Baby I'm grieving

 

But if you wanna leave take good care

Hope you find a lot of nice things to wear

But then a lot of nice things turn bad

Out there

 

chorus

Oh baby baby it's a wild world

It's hard to get by just upon a smile girl

Oh baby baby it's a wild world

I'll always remember you like a child girl

 

You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do

And it's breaking my heart in two

Because I never wanna see you sad girl

Don't be a bad girl

 

But if you wanna leave take good care

Hope you find a lot of nice friends out there

But just remember there's a lot of bad everywhere 

repeat chorus

 

You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do

And it's breaking my heart in two

Because I never want to see you sad girl

Don't be a bad girl

 

But if you want to leave take good care

Hope you find a lot of nice things to wear

But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

 

repeat chorus 2x

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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 is 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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Close To You

written by G. Benson, W. Sela, M. Elliott

 

She was a Jezebel this Brixton queen

Living her life like a backstreet dream

Telling me lies when the truth was clear

I think she knew what I wanted to hear

Spinning me round like a wheel on fire

Walking on tightrope on love's high wire

Fatal attraction is where I'm at

There's no escape for me

 

chorus

I just wanna be close to you

And do all the things you want me to

I just wanna be close to you

And show you the way I feel

 

I feel love when I'm lying in the midnight hour

Holding you just like a dream

Love is never what it seems

When we touch and you're holding me the way you do

Girl you make my dreams come true

You make my dreams come true

 

repeat chorus

 

She was a Gemini on the cusp of Mars

She holds me back or she goes too far

Winding me up just to let me down

So emotionally gagged and bound

There was more to this than meets the eye

A devil woman locked inside

With the full moon rising I was scared

I think I was possessed

 

repeat chorus

 

I feel love every time your body's next to mine

Something deep inside of me

Wants to love you endlessly

When we touch girl you don't know how it makes me feel

I just can't believe it's real

I can't believe it's real 

 

repeat chorus

 

She had an attitude I can't explain

You never know if you're in frame

Tying me up with elastic words

I'm on a countdown till I get hurt

Her blood was hot and she burned so bright

A neon sign there in the night

It's hard to say if I went too far

My heart still bears the scars

 

I just wanna be close to you

I just wanna be close to you

I just wanna be close to you

 

She was a Jezebel this Brixton queen

Living her life like a backstreet dream

Telling me lies when the truth was clear

I think she knew what I wanted to hear (I just wanna be close to you)

Spinning me round like a wheel on fire

Walking a tightrope on love's high wire

Fatal attraction is where I'm at

There's no escape for me

 

I wanna be close to you

And do all the thing you want me to

I just wanna be close to you

I just wanna be close to you baby

And show you the way I feel

I just wanna be close to you baby

And do all the thing you wanna me to

I just wanna be close to you

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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 yeah 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 3x

 

Just a little more time girl

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Space In My Heart

written by D. Austin, M. Elliott

 

All I really wanna do is get you babe

and hold you tight, never let you go

I promise you to close my eyes and wait a while and still find you there

Caring about me instead of just wasting my time

I gave you my heart, oh baby was that not enough

 

chorus

There's a space in this heart babe

Waiting for you yes there is baby

When you find where you're going

I'll be there too yes I will baby

 

I guess I never told you that I love you babe

But each moment was wrong

And I would die, if I never get the chance to show you how strong

I gave you my heart, yes I did babe was that not enough for you baby

 

repeat chorus

 

oh yeah

I'm gonna find a way, I love you babe, I love you babe

To make you mine

 

repeat chorus 2x

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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 al right it's almost midnight we got moon light

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

 

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

If it's al 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 hum~~

We get together and feel alright

 

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 

 

That Girl

written by G. Benson, M. Elliott, R. Livingston, S. Pizzonia, O. Burrell., B.T. Jones, S. Cropper, L. Steinberg, Al Jackson

 

The girl has got the touch

What she got is a little something

That kind of girl

Maxi Priest just make them know

 

She's the kind of woman

Who let's you know

When she knows what she wants

She won't let go

Takes you to a place of your fantasy

Walks you to the door

But she holds a key

 

chorus

That girl ooh that kind of girl, gangsta kind of lover

That girl ooh that kind of girl, smooth type of girl

 

No matter who you are

Or what you do

She knows how to click

In everything you do

She can make you hot

When it's cold outside

Take you on a high

Even make you fly

 

repeat chorus

 

Mmmmmmm, she's outspoken

I'm heartbroken

Just the kind of girl to keep my love life rolling

She's outspoken

I'm heartbroken

Just the kind of girl to keep my

That that that girl

To make you break your silence and speak

Just a glimpse upon the silhouette

My knees get weak

Mmmmmmm, baby baby so unique

A reggaemantic lover lover make her life complete

 

repeat chorus

 

She's the kind of woman who knows the street

And even under pressure she's smooth and sweet

No complications just attitude

Believes in what she's got and she won't get used

 

repeat chorus

 

Well I'm weak to her touch

So vulnerable to her blush, love struck

That girl I got an instant crush

You can call me a lush, infatuation or just lust

The girl possess the stuff to

Make the man them oh ah

 

Holy Moses Lord it could have been me

Caught up in this trap I didn't wanna be, I know

But I ain't no fool I was one step ahead, yeah

I had to let go cause I was over my head

 

That girl ooh that kind of girl

Gangsta kind of lover

That girl ooh that kind of girl

Cause she's a Shaggy kind of girl

That girl ooh, let them know

That kind of girl, sexy kind of lover

That girl ooh, let them know

That kind of girl, Maxi kind of girl

 

She's outspoken

I'm heartbroken

Just kind of girl to keep my love life flowin'

She's outspoken

I'm heartbroken

She's the kind of girl to keep my that that girl

 

That girl ooh, I got to let them know

That kind of girl

She's the kind of girl that captivates your soul

That kind of girl

A rude girl type of lover

That kind of girl

Shaggy and Maxi Priest definitely on the girl them case

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Watching The World Go By

written by G. Benson, M. Elliott, A. Marvel

 

There's so much injustice here

I see it every day

Time and time we try to change

And never find a way

We'll climb the mountains far and wide

To find the truth behind the lies

Here I am just searching for some peace

 

chorus

Just watching the world go by

Counting the clouds up in the sky

I'm hoping for a new tomorrow

Without sadness and sorrows in my life oh yeah

 

There is so much hate around

We need to find some love

So much disillusion

I just got to rise above

There is so much going down

To keep my feet on solid ground

Got to find an answer to my prayers

 

Just watching the world go by

Counting the clouds up in the sky

Getting all those complications

And those mad situations out of my life

Just watching the world go by

Seeing all those lonely people pass me by

I'm hoping for a new tomorrow

Without sadness and sorrows in my life my life my life

 

Come along now now now, come along now now now

 

You need to spend some time

To look into yourself

And watch the river flow into the sea

You travel down a highway

Not knowing where it goes

And listening to the music as it flows

 

repeat chorus

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Mary's Got A Baby

written by M. Elliott, R. Livingstone, G. Chambers, M. Davis

 

chorus 1

Mary's got a baby pretty little baby

What am I supposed to do

I try my best to help her, show her that I care

But brothers got their problem too

 

chorus 2

Hot man fi get a hot woman ya

Rastaman fi get a ras woman ya

a lioness fi get a lion right right

 

Too much drama and commotion that's surrounding me

It's a sticky situation and I can't break free

Lord I wish that sweet sweet Mary could be my cherie

But my Mary's got a baby and it's not for me

 

repeat chorus 1

 

Listen the DJ style and listen mi patter

Woman weh mi love oonu fi try understand

Beenie pon di riddim Maxi Priest a number one

And any were that wi go a we a rock di nation

Woman a write me, woman a hold we

Woman a draw down we hand

Any weh them see we come jump pon we like ants

This is Beenie Man up on the version

Maxi Priest yuh a number one singer help me sing along

 

repeat chorus 2

 

Every morning that I wake it's only bills I see

It's so hard just for a man to build a family

All the stress and strife of life has got a hold on me

When I hear the baby cry it breaks a part of me oh well

 

repeat chorus 1

 

My life and your life is just familiar

Every day dem want to kill mi in the media

And dem say mi have seven baby mother

But mi check dem have a next baby father

Well a four youth mi get although mi a fret

Cause every girl weh fi step in a mi crip yes

All now mi nuh see di next three yet

 

repeat chorus 1

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