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Say What You Think
03:38
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Don’t look away when I ask an important question
Don’t you talk behind my back instead of making a connection
I want to keep life simple, but I’m wandering in a maze
Caught up in speculation of what you really meant to say
So come on baby – give it to me straight
I can’t read your mind, and I ain’t got time to waste
Say what you think
I never knew you felt like that – we could’ve found a way
But you kept it down, told your friends around town, grabbed your diary and walked away
And I feel like I’m so dumbfound
I should have noticed every frown, I should have read between the lines
Come on baby – give it to me straight
I can’t read your mind, and I ain’t got time to waste
So come on baby – give it to me straight
I can’t read your mind, and I ain’t got time
Baby – just come on, baby
I can’t read your mind, and I sure ain’t got the time
Say what you think
Say what you think
Say what you think
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You Are So Good For Me
03:17
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It’s Saturday
You rub your eyes and reach
for your glasses and the coffee machine
I wash my face
Smooth out the wrinkled sheets
while I try to forget a gloomy dream
And then you come out from the kitchen and notice me
You pull me close and wrap your arms ’round me
And I find comfort just beneath your shoulder
Hear your heart beat, and my bad dream is over
You are so good for me
Honey, if you only knew how good you are for me
You are so good for me
I work from home
and take a shower at three
Leave the laundry and the dishes undone
Inspiration won’t come
There’s nothing I’ve achieved
and after five, my self-esteem is close to none
But then you come in through the front door and notice me
You take me out to dinner at that cafe down the street
The way you care for me, I can feel it all over
Your hand touches mine, and my bad day is over
You are so good for me
Sugar, if you only knew how good you are for me
You are so good for me
You are so good for me, yeah
We say goodnight
You hold me tight
As darkness closes in on me
You light a candle and play “In a Silent Way”
Chase the ghosts away for another day
You’re like an angel always there for me
What would I do without you here with me
You are so good for me
Baby, if you only knew how good you are for me
Sugar, if you only knew how good you are for me
You are so good for me
You are so good for me
You are so good for me, yeah
You are so good for me
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I could’ve picked the boy who treated me right
Who favored my looks but fell for my mind
Who fought back the nerves as he kissed me goodnight
But he gave me no thrill, so I brushed him aside
The problem, the problem ain’t the man
Now I’m stuck on a mat in a New York flat
Sick from obsession, I thought it was passion
I’m spilling my time, like a broken glass
Too young for this initiation
The problem, the problem ain’t the man
I’ve got a guy who’ll call me, but I can’t get his number
He’ll take me home, but I’ll rarely get kissed
He won’t settle down, but he’ll pull me under
And I still believe I’m the angel he’s missed
The problem, the problem…
My guitar’s been un-played for seventeen days
My mind’s in a bind, can’t break the circle
Life’s on hold ’til I end this phase
To break this spell I need a miracle
The problem, the problem ain’t the man
Now all you friends and preachers, don’t you put yourselves above me
Spare me your sermons … ’cause I will recover
I don’t know what I’ll need to set me free
But in my own sweet time I will discover
The problem, the problem…
The problem, the problem…
Oh, the problem, yeah, my problem ain’t the man
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"Higher Levels"
03:53
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LYRICS:
Written by Nikki O’Neill
I touch the sky
I’m so alive
I can walk on water
Or take a dive
I fear no evil
Wake or sleep
‘Cause when I let you light my path
All I feel is peace
Love is you
That’s for sure
I can’t imagine
Life before
Knowing you
Getting together
Oh, it takes my life
To higher levels
Well, it’s not like
I’m in denial
Some days it takes so much
Just to make me smile
It takes one thought
To hit the depths of despair
But it takes one thought, just one thought
To get out of there, yeah
Love is you (love is you)
That’s for sure (oooh)
I can’t imagine
Life before
Knowing you (knowing you)
Getting together
Oh, it takes my life
To higher levels
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Push Me Down
03:51
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A penny short and a minute too late
World on my shoulders, can’t take the weight
Work to the bone, and still it’s never enough
My feet are aching and my hands are rough
Oh, I wonder – how much more?
I wanna jump, but I can’t find my ground
Do I shut my mouth and keep sticking around?
Push me down into something new
Now I’m ready to fly – how about you?
Forget that raise
I’ll take a rise
I wanna thank you
So go ahead, push me down
Into something new
I’m showing up, each and every day
Give them my time, never use my brain
I wanna jump, but I can’t find my ground
Can I get a life and turn it around?
Push me down into something new
Now I’m ready to fly – how about you?
Forget that raise
I’ll take a rise
I wanna thank you
No matter what you say
I’m gonna walk away
It ain’t about what you pay
I ain’t gonna play your game
I ain’t got time to be caught in the grind
Or scared into wasting away
Push me down into something new
Now I’m ready to fly – how about you?
Forget that raise
I’ll take a rise
I wanna thank you
Push me down into something new
Now I’m ready to fly – how about you?
Forget that raise (forget that raise)
I’ll take a rise
I wanna thank you
So go ahead, push me down
Go ahead, push me down
Just go ahead and push me down
Into something new
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6. |
"Distance"
03:34
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Lyrics by Nikki O’Neill, Rich Lackowski, and Johanna Stahley
Expressions
I touch your hand to show you my affection
In a crowd who can see
And your reaction
When you pull away – it happens day after day
And it’s wearing on me
You’re out of reach, so I’m gonna let you be
There’s no more that I can do
Distance – each time I reach out to you
You keep your distance – keeping us apart
I’m wondering – what did I do to make you stop responding
How did it start… did I get too close to your heart
Revelation
You hang in bars and I long for conversation
Our worlds never meet
Where’s our connection, baby
I can’t get through to you, and it’s all fine with you
But not for me
Distance – each time I reach out to you
You keep your distance – keeping us apart
I’m wondering – what did I do to make you stop responding
How did it start… did I get too close to your heart
I’m moving on
‘Cause I’ve dealt with the topic, and I’m tired of your issues too
Playing your game, or getting real –’cause you don’t deserve me, no
Oh, I’m wondering- what did I do to make you stop responding
How did it start… did I get too close to you
Distance
Each time I reach out to you
Oh, I’m wondering
What did I do to make you stop responding
How did it start
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The Nikki O'Neill Band Los Angeles, California
The Nikki O’Neill Band is a soul-influenced rock band from Los Angeles featuring Nikki O’Neill (lead vocals, lead/rhythm
guitar) and Rich Lackowski (drums/percussion, backing vocals.)
The band fuses rock with r&b, soul, funk, reggae, and occasionally blues.
They released their self-titled EP in April, 2012. It features "Higher Levels" co-written with Sly & Robbie.
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