I got the music in me…
Music was his life, it was not his livelihood,
And it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so good.
And he sang from his heart and he sang from his soul.
He did not know how well he sang; It just made him whole.
He laughed, clicked his heels and stepped
He said his name, Bojangles and he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants, a better stance
Oh, he jumped so high
Then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh
He let go a laugh
Pushed back his clothes all around
Mr. Bojangles
Oh can’t you see me standing here,
I’ve got my back against the record machine
I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen.
Oh can’t you see what I mean?
Might as well jump. Jump!
Jump if you want to taste my kisses in the night then
Jump, jump for my love
Jump, I know my heart can make you happy
Jump in, you know these arms can feel you up
Jump, if you want to taste my kisses in the night then
Jump, jump for my love
Baby, baby it looks like it’s gonna hail
Baby, baby it’ looks like it’s gonna hail
You better come inside
Let me teach you how to jive and wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
It’s just your jive talkin’
You’re telling me lies, yeah
Jive talkin’, you wear a disguise
Jive talkin’, so misunderstood, yeah
Jive talkin’, you really no good
I come here to feel this way, living a bad dream.
Nothing else is quite the same
Hollow doll, you lied again
Don’t come here to pray so full of lie
Those fantasies invade like a cancer forms inside
Regarding the pain I’m counting again
Recover from this doll who you burning for
And knocked the phone off the night stand
An the operator said “Can I help you please?”
And I said “No thanks baby, tonight there ain’t no help for me
You know I just had a bad dream.”
That’s all that’s wrong with me
You see I just had a bad dream
I had too much to dream last night
Too much to dream
I’m not ready to face the light
I had too much to dream
Last night
Dream lover, so I don’t have to dream alone…
Yeah I’m runnin’ down a dream
That never would’ve come to me
Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads
I’m runnin’ down a dream
Oh dream weaver, I believe you can help me through the night…
Whatever gets you through the night
It’s all right, it’s all right
If loving you is wrong I don’t wanna be right
If being right means being without you
I’d rather live a wrong doing life
If you’re looking for love, you’re looking too hard
You can’t see that what you need is right in your backyard
You were blinded by diamonds and you missed a pearl
Yeah, you’ve got the wrong girl
If I gave you diamonds and pearls
Would you be a happy boy or a girl
If I could I would give you the world
But all I can do is just offer you my love
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust
Some days are diamonds, some days are stones,
Sometimes the hard times won’t leave me alone,
Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my bones,
Some days are diamonds, some days are stones.
Diamond Girl - you sure do shine
Glad I found you - glad you’re mine
Oh my love you’re like a precious stone
Part of earth where heaven has rained on