Tommy James Album

Take my hand.
Walk with me.
Let me feel.
Make me see.
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Love is here.
Love is now.
I am a Christian of the world.
Dear Jesus, God,
Lead me on.
Show the way.
Take me home.
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One sweet day,
Fore to bear,
I will pray
We'll all be there.
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Sha-na-na-na, sha-na-na-na,
Sha-na-na, sha-na-na-na-na.
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Days following days,
Sun following sunshine
And the tangled vine is dying.
Eyes watching the skies,
Lies cover the eyes
And the tangled vine is dying
And everyone is crying.

Oh, rings and things and silver wings
That the medicine man is selling.
Oh, King of Kings with drown the screams
And the Spirit's gonna do the telling.

Seed following seed,
He watches it bleed
And the tangled vine is dying.
[ Run, see how we run,
Life, there's only one
And the tangled vine is dying ]
And everyone is crying.

I wanna make it back to my father's mansion.
I'm gonna make it. But at last I'm comin' home,
I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home.
Here I stand. Been such a long time comin'.
Here I am. Now at last I'm comin' home,
I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home. Mm-mm-mm.
I get weary, but I don't mind walkin'.
Don't get dreary, 'cause at last I'm comin' home,
I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home. Mm-mm-mm.
I'm comin' home. Been too long.
I'm comin' home. Way too long.
I'm comin' home. I'm gonna make it. Here I come.

Mornin' comes, I see the sun, I feel the wind a-blowin'
Through my hair and everywhere it takes me where I'm goin'.
You can have your money, 'cause it don't mean a thing,
Just take along a happy song and sing, sing, sing.
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Everybody! Sing it high, sing it low, sing, sing, sing.
Here I come, there I go, sing, sing, sing.
Sing it high, sing it low, sing, sing, sing.
Just take along a happy song and sing, sing, sing.
Day by day along the way, oh Lord, sometimes I wonder
If black is black and I see lightning, where is all the thunder?
A thousand bells may fill the air, but you won't hear them ring
Unless you take along a happy song and sing, sing, sing.
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Take along a happy song and sing, sing, sing.
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Sing, sing, sing. Yeah!

Makin' a livin' the old, hard way.
Takin' and givin' by day by day.
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine.
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).

My dog, Sam, eats purple flowers.
Ain't got much, but what we got's ours.
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine.
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).

I feel fine. I'm talkin' 'bout peace of mind.
I'm gonna take my time. I'm gettin' the good sign.
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).

Lovin' the free and feelin' spirit
Of hugging a tree, when you get near it.
Diggin' the snow and rain and the bright sunshine.
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).

I feel fine. I'm talkin' 'bout peace of mind.
I'm gonna take my time. I'm gettin' the good sign.
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line).

Draggin' the line (draggin' the line). La la la la la la la-la-la.
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line). La la la la la la la.
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Oh, when you're feel, feel, feelin' down
And the world looks black as coal.
Oh, when the skies come tumblin' down, now,
And the sun don't revive your soul.
When you walk down to the river
And you find that it's all run dry,
Turn around, turn your face to Jesus,
And the captain will reply,
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Sail a happy ship,
Take a trip livin' it free and easy.
Sail on a happy ship. Turn it around.
Everybody's got to sail on a happy ship,
Take a trip livin' it free and easy.
Sail on a happy ship. Turn it around.
Yeah, and when you're feel, feel, feelin' bad
'Cause you ain't got a friend alive.
Oh, he's the best friend you ever had, yeah.
He'll be there when you arrive.
And when you're walking through your darkest hour,
And you don't know what to do.
Well, just throw a little love to someone,
And they'll throw it right back to you. Just
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I have noticed the delegation has not yet become
So far away to be touched by the light of the Spirit,
The truth, and the way, and the light of day.
I have noticed when fools take off their mask,
The masquerade is over. But when they look at each other,
You can hear them sayin', "I thought I was the only one."
I'll believe what you believe in.
I will fill your head with sorrow.
I will count every day we're livin',
Every day that we borrow.
I have wandered beyond my limitations and I have seen
The bed of wisdom. But the soul cannot survive
If it is occupied by the games of good and evil.
I'll believe in what you believe in.
I will fill your head with sorrow.
I will count every day we are livin',
Every day we have borrowed.

Bits and pieces, cracklin' creases,
Wall came tumblin' down, Lord.
Thunder and lightnin' hammer out the writin' on the wall.
And the world ain't gonna get no better.
Everybody's gotta pull together
All the bits and pieces.
Sticks and stones and breakin' bones and the
River Jordan's runnin' dry, Lord.
Cobblestone preacher keep on preachin' to you and I.
And the world ain't gonna get no better.
Everybody's gotta pull together
All the bits and pieces.
Wind and rain and aches and pain and the
Cries of the troubled mind, Lord.
Rich man, poor man, all got the same friend waitin' at the end of the line.
And the world ain't gonna get no better.
Everybody's gotta pull together
All the bits and pieces.
All the bits and pieces.
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I wake up in the morning, go out to face the day
I say, "Brother, how you doin'?" in my plain and simple way.
But if I don't get an answer, I just turn my head and smile
'Cause I believe in people. Lord, that makes it all worthwhile.
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I believe, I believe, I believe in people.
I believe, I believe, I believe in people.
As I walk down the street, Lord, with my hair down in my eyes,
You know, folks, they always stare at me, but it's only my disguise.
Underneath these clothes I wear, my soul is so revived
'Cause I believe in people and I'm so glad to be alive.
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I believe in people and I'm so glad to be alive.
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Everybody come on,
Sit yourself right down.
You know we been a-wait' for your arrival, yeah,
Come on, gonna have a Church Street soul revival,
Church Street soul revival.
Gonna have a good time,
Drink a little moonshine.
Brother Taylor brought his Bible, yeah,
Come on, gonna have a Church Street soul revival,
Church Street soul revival.
Gonna sing, gonna pray to the Lord,
Ain't no doubt about it.
Have a Church Street soul revival,
Gonna laugh, gonna sing, gonna shout,
Gonna laugh, gonna sing, gonna shout, yeah.
Hallelujah! Revive your soul!
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Everybody come on,
Sit yourself right down.
Brother Taylor brought his Bible, yeah,
Come on, gonna have a Church Street soul revival,
Church Street soul revival.
Gonna have a Church Street soul revival.
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You say you'd never stay; what a shame.
You say that you think it's all over.
You know, I think it's all such a sad thing.
Everyday your heart's a little colder, and there's
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Still another hill to climb, yeah,
Still another hurt to get over.
Still another hill to climb, yeah,
Still another hill to climb.
Hey, we almost made it to the mountain.
Ooh, we almost saw the view.
Love can lead you down to the valley,
But girl, it don't get you through 'cause there's
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And there's still another hill to climb, yeah,
Still another hurt to get over.
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Think I got me an angel,
Somebody to love.
Feel a trace of emotion.
Ooh! Can't get enough!
I'm singin'
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Oh, Adrienne. Oh, Adrienne.
Oh, Adrienne. Oh, Adrienne.
Touch every good thing.
Take 'em one by one.
Feel scarlet together.
Me an' Adrienne.
I'm singin'
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Think I got me an angel,
Somebody to love.
Feel a trace of emotion.
Lord! Can't get enough!
I'm singin'
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Silk and satin, carriage waiting,
Stained glass eyes anticipating
What my soul is celebrating
As I watch the colors fade away.
Thinking 'bout the morning sun, and
All the things I could have done, and
All the love I could have won, and
All the words I would have liked to say.
Light a candle for me, mama.
Make the world a little brighter, yeah.
Light a candle for me, mama.
Don't cry for me.
Oh, the time was never wasted
Though the wine was never tasted,
And when I came face to face
I took my life and placed it in my hand.
Someone deep inside of me,
The spirit that has guided me,
The passions, that in spite of me,
I'd like to think I'd do it all again.
Light a candle for me, mama.
Make the world a little brighter, yeah.
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