LYRICS: ROOTED IN THE BLUES
******* I’ve Got You*******
I don’t know how the stars came to the sky,
how life began or the reason why,
but I’ve got you & that’s all I need to know.
I don’t know what’s the soul of a man.
Why, if god is love, there’s all this sufferin’,
but I’ve got you & that’s all I need to know.
I’ve got you, you’ve got me.
Don’t care for luck or destiny.
It’s what we do that makes a difference,
& that’s all I need to understand.
I don’t know what’s the meaning of life,
how many days I’ve left to feel alive,
but I’ve got you & that’s all I need to know.
I’ve got you, you’ve got me.
Don’t care for luck or destiny.
It’s what we do that makes a difference,
& that’s all I need to understand.
I don’t know how the stars came to the sky,
how life began or the reason why,
but I’ve got you & that’s all I need to know.
*******Soul Jivin’*******
Soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
Soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
Since I was a kid, music rocked my mind.
I let my tapes play & rewind.
My Elvis imitation made the news,
but I saw the light when Muddy sang the blues.
Soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
It got my soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
Some say it’s boring, it’s always the same,
only three chords to play its game.
But if you listen to what it’s got to say,
Then I’m sure your blues will go away.
Soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
It got my soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
I’ve got it 24/7 under my skin.
Hahaha, the blues got my soul
jivin’ from within.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to the Kings & John Lee,
to all the ones left in obscurity.
I’m so proud of what I’ve become,
A Belgian bluesman since 1991.
Soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
It got my soul jivin’, soul jivin’.
I’ve got it 24/7 under my skin.
Hahaha, the blues got my soul
jivin’ from within.
I say the blues got my soul jivin’
If you don’t like the blues
you’ve got a whole in your soul
That’s what I say now
*******Drivin’ Home To You*******
Drivin’, drivin’, drivin’ home to you.
Bein’ alone makes me blue.
I’m drivin’ home to you.
My life has been a winding road.
Now a home stretch from the line.
In the rearview mirror fades away
all I left behind.
A wrong way down a one-way street
with no direction home,
but your love became a guidin’ light
to the place where I belong.
Drivin’, drivin’, drivin’ home to you.
Bein’ alone makes me blue.
I’m drivin’ home to you.
You turned a broken-down, battered man
into someone new.
You saved me from the junkyard blues
as you came to my rescue.
My world has been a lost highway.
Now I’m homeward bound,
no more runnin’ on an empty heart
ever since you’ve been around.
Drivin’, drivin’, drivin’ home to you.
Bein’ alone makes me blue.
I’m drivin’ home to you.
*******Thinkin’ About My Baby*******
Thinkin’ about my baby
& how she makes me feel so good.
Thinkin’ about my baby
as she always lifts my mood.
When she moves,
all my pieces fall into place.
I’m thinkin’ about my baby’s
mysterious ways.
Thinkin’ about my baby
& how she takes me as I am.
thinkin’ about my baby,
I’m part of her bigger plan.
She’s so close,
but always just out of my reach.
I’m thinkin’ about my baby,
my perfect little tease.
Could it be you,
oh darling, could it be you
who, when I’m down & out,
losing my mind,
still pulls me through
to ease my aching heart,
to ease my aching heart?
Thinkin’ about my baby
& how she believes in me.
Thinkin’ about my baby
& how her love comes naturally.
With her smile
she makes all my clouds disappear.
I’m thinkin’ about my baby,
how I wish she were here.
Could it be you,
oh darling, could it be you?
All hope & faith,
every wish that I made,
now’s comin’ true.
Could it be you,
oh darling, could it be you?
When I hear the sound of your love,
I know you’re an angel from above.
I’m near wild heaven every time
you ease my aching heart,
you ease my aching heart,
you ease my aching heart.
*******Goin’ Down To Missy Sippy*******
Goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
gonna have a real good time.
I’m goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
I’m gonna have a real good time.
Goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
all night shakin’ down.
I’m goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
where the blues is still alive.
Goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
where the blues is still alive.
Goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
we’re gonna jump & jive.
You gotta shake to the left,
shake to the right.
A good shakin’ mamma
can shake all night.
Goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
down to Missy Sippy.
Goin’ down to Missy Sippy,
all night shakin’ down.
*******Jump & Jive*******
We’re gonna jump & jive all your blues away.
We’re gonna jump & jive all your blues away.
Let the good times roll when we start to play.
When you’re mistreated & pushed around,
misunderstood or been torn down,
get on up, just go outside.
A change might come for you tonight.
We’re gonna jump & jive all your blues away.
Jump & jive all your blues away.
Let the good times roll when we start to play.
When you’re down & out most of the time,
hate the darkness in your mind.
Lighten up, just go outside.
A change might come for you tonight.
We’re gonna jump & jive all your blues away.
We’re gonna jump & jive all your blues away.
Let the good times roll when we start to play.
******* I’d Rather Feel Lonely Tonight*******
It’s cold outside
& this winter will stay for a long, long time.
It’s cold outside my babe,
now I’ve got to leave you behind.
No matter how we try,
our love doesn’t get us trough.
So I’d rather feel lonely tonight,
than bein’ unhappy with you.
The fire’s gone,
there’s only ashes for us left everyday.
The fire’s gone my babe,
so it’s better we go, we go our own way.
It’s too bad,
we can’t make it work for us two.
So I’d rather feel lonely tonight,
than bein’ unhappy with you.
There’s no more light
& this darkness is killin’ us slowly.
There’s no more light my babe,
so it’s time, time to set each other free.
It hurts so much,
but it’s the only right thing to do.
So I’d rather feel lonely tonight,
than bein’ unhappy with you.
*******Winter Blues*******
Time keeps me slippin’
from the present to the past.
Time keeps on fallin’,
as if I’m caught in an hourglass.
It’s ragin’ through my head,
it takes me alive.
If I don’t break out,
it will bury me tonight.
Oh man, not again one more
of those fucked up nights.
Time keeps on drippin’
another day down the drain.
Time keeps on pourin’
while I slightly go insane.
It’s flowin’ through my skin,
it floods me inside.
If I don’t remember how to swim,
it will drown me tonight,
while I don’t really have anything
to complain about.
It’s those winter blues that trigger me.
So it won’t be long, I’ll kill another day
& still I’ll feel like a loaded gun.
Bang bang bang, there goes another one.
Time keeps me runnin’
in circles day by day.
Time keeps me trippin’
like bad acid leadin’ my way.
It’s stormin’ through my mind,
it keeps me in the shade.
If I don’t flip that switch,
it’ll scar me night & day.
& I just don’t know
how to make this feeling go away.
It’s those winter blues that trigger me.
So it won’t be long, I’ll kill another day
& still I’ll feel, still I’ll feel like a loaded gun.
Bang bang bang, there goes another one.
*******A Whole Lot Of Lovin’*******
I’ve got a whole lot of lovin’
& baby, it’s all yours tonight.
You got me hooked on your suga’,
you always know how to keep me satisfied.
Well, I've got nothing but love, baby,
since you let me inside.
When we start to move as one,
temperature keeps risin’ high.
I’ve got a big hard desire,
that wants to rock all night,
'cause, baby, you’ve got something,
something I’ve never found before.
& yeah, it sure is likely, baby,
I'll keep coming back for more.
I've got a naughty taste for your honey
& I always wanna have another bite.
I’ve got a whole lot of lovin’, baby,
& it’s all yours every night.
Well, I've been yearnin’ for this kind of lovin’
every single day that I'm alive.
I hear you breathe & moan
as I am goin’ down on you.
I feel you twist & curl
as I move inside you too.
I see you tremble & shake
when you’re almost there.
You’re waking up the neighbours
every time you come, my dear.
I’ve got a whole lot of lovin’
& it’s all yours tonight.
Well, I've got nothing but love, baby,
since you let me inside.
*******Take Your Time*******
Take your time, take your time.
There’s no need to hurry life.
Take your time, take your time.
There’s no need to hurry life.
You just gotta keep on movin’,
movin’ down the line.
Age ain’t just a number,
it defines what you should be.
All is shown in good time.
So enjoy all mysteries.
Take your time, take your time.
There’s no need to hurry life.
You just gotta keep on movin’,
movin’ down the line
There’ll always be first times
& things that won’t last.
There’ll always be failures,
but more roads to success.
Wait for the right moment
& it will clear your way,
‘cause it already brought you
to who you are today.
Take your time, take your time.
There’s no need to hurry life.
You just gotta keep on movin’,
Movin’ down the line.
There ain’t any short cuts
to maturity.
With every step you’re further
from where you used to be.
Let the present be your friend.
Enjoy while it lasts,
so when you’re older,
you don’t live in the past.
Take your time, take your time.
There’s no need to hurry life.
Take your time, take your time.
There’s no need to hurry life.
You just gotta keep on movin’,
movin’ down the line.
*******Let’s Have A Party*******
Come on, baby, let’s have a party tonight.
Let’s go crazy, it’s time to break out.
Believe me when I say it feels so damn good.
Just move to the beat & surrender to the blues.
I’m tellin’ ya, honey, we’re gonna have a party tonight.
Down in the city the streets are comin’ alive.
Let’s go shakin’ under the pale moonlight.
The rhythm of the night will make you lose control.
Just get into the groove & it will feed your soul.
I’m tellin’ ya, honey, we’re gonna have a party tonight.
We’re gonna bop till we drop, we ain’t goin’ home.
We just won’t stop, not even at the break of dawn.
I spin you like a record, goin’ round & round.
Oh come on, suga’ mama, shake’em up & down.
I’m tellin’ ya, honey, we’re gonna have a party tonight.
Oh let’s have a party tonight.
Come on, baby, let’s have a party tonight.
Let’s go crazy, it’s time to break out.
Believe me when I say it feels so damn good.
Just move to the beat & surrender to the blues.
I’m tellin’ ya, honey, we’re gonna have a party tonight.
*******Treat Me Right*******
When your body’s like a hurricane,
stormin’ over me.
When your body’s like a hurricane,
stormin’ over me,
the harder you roar,
the stronger my defences will be.
And when your voice is like snow
& as cold as ice.
When your voice is like snow
& as cold as ice,
to protect my heart from freezing,
You know I gotta keep it good inside.
So I said to my girl now, …
Treat me right, woman,
Oh you know I’m longing for that day.
Oh now treat me right, woman,
Oh you know I’m longing for that day.
Oh we can get through any weather
Oh we find on our way.
But you gotta treat me right baby
But when you’re like the sun
& warm me with your light.
When you’re like the sun
& you warm me with your light,
than you’ll have that man again
Oh you fell in love with that night.
But you know now baby …
Treat me right, woman,
I say now treat me right, woman.
Treat me right, woman, you know
I’m longing for that day
Oh we can get through any weather
Oh we find on our way.
But you gotta treat me right.