Everyday People (Summer of Soul Soundtrack - Live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival) - Sly & The Family Stone

Cold Mountain water The jade merchant's daughter Mountains of the Moon, Bow and bend to me Hi ho the Carrion Crow Folderolderiddle Hi Ho the Carrion Crow Bow and bend to me Hey Tom Banjo Hey a laurel More than laurel You may sow More than laurel You may sow Hey the laurel Hey the city In the rain Hey, hey, Hey the white wheat Waving in the wind 20 degrees of solitude 20 degrees in all All the dancing kings & wives Assembled in the hall Lost is a long & lonely time Fairy Sybil flying All along the all along The Mountains of the Moon Here is feast of solitude A fiddler grim and tall Plays to dancing kings and wives Assembled in the hall Of lost, long, lonely times Fairy Sibil flying All along the all along The Mountains of the Moon Hey Tom Banjo It's time to matter The Earth will see you On through this time The Earth will see you on Through this time Down by the water The Marsh King's Daughter Did you know? Clothed in tatters Always will be Tom, where did you go? Mountains of the Moon, Electra Mountains of the Moon All along the All along the Mountains of the Moon Hi Ho the Carrion Crow Folderolderiddle Hi Ho the Carrion Crow Bow and bend to me Bend to me

Take my advice if you want a lover I'm not going to be your brother Are you afraid of what you might want to do? Or is reality hard for you? (Yeah) you got to get yourself together (Yeah) I've been treating you like bad weather (Yeah) scared your friends will get on you, yeah (Yeah) you were too cautious when I warned you One of these days you're gonna take off my shoes You're gonna bring me the paper so I can read the news I'm gonna love you so good I'm gonna throw your mind The thought of my love will get to harrow your tide (Yeah) ain't nowhere for you to run (Yeah) your hope and wishes killed all your fun (Yeah) exhibition of what you don't know, yeah (Yeah) might be the reason for you to blow upon, yeah Relax your mind and show your heart I've never been your brother, even from the start I've always loved you, let me see your heart Take down that wall and play your part

Time Needs another minute (At least) Take your time But you've got a limit That girl looks forward to another meetin' Just like everyday people I know Look forward to another simple greetin' (time) Bear A bear in the woods looks forward to hibernatin' Just any ol' player you know All he needs is a ratin' Time is education Even when they tell you It's sophistication You know that time Needs to be a little longer Oh time! The universe needs to be a little stronger Time they say is the answer But I don't believe it Time

Stand, in the end, you'll still be you One that's done all the things you set out to do Stand, there's a cross for you to bear Things to go through if you're goin' anywhere Stand for the things you know are right It's the truth that the truth makes them so uptight Stand, all the things you want are real You have you to complete and there is no deal Stand, stand, stand (Everybody, yeah) Stand, stand, stand Stand, you've been sitting much too long There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong Stand, there's a midget standing tall And a giant beside him about to fall Stand, stand, stand Stand, stand, stand Stand, they will try to make you crawl And they know what you're sayin' makes sense at all Stand, don't you know that you are free Well, at least in your mind if you want to be Everybody Stand, stand Stand Na na na na na na na na na na Stand Na na na na na na na na na na Stand Na na na na na na na na na na Stand Na na na na na na na na na na Stand Na na na na na na na na na na