I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers

Oh, Mmm, I know a place Ain't nobody cryin', Ain't nobody worried Ain't no smilin' faces, Mmm, No No. Lyin' to the races, Help Me, Come On, Come On Somebody, Help Me Now (I'll Take You There) Help Me, Y'all (I'll Take You There) Help Me Now (I'll Take You There) Oh. (I'll Take You There) Oh, Oh, Mercy (I'll Take You There) Oh, Let Me take You there (I'll Take You There) Oh, Oh, Let Me take You there (I'll Take You There). Play Your, Play Your piano now All Right, Ah, Do It, Do It, Come on now Play on it, Play on it, Make Daddy now Daddy Daddy Daddy, Play Your. Ooh, Lord, All right now Baby, Little Lady, Easy Now Now, Come On, Little Lady, All Right Sock it, Sock it, Ah, Oh, Oh I Know a Place, Y'all. (I'll Take You There) Ain't nobody cryin' (I'll Take You There) Ain't nobody worried (I'll Take You There). No smilin' faces (I'll Take You There) Uh, Uh (Lyin' to the races) (I'll Take You There) Oh, No. Oh (I'll Take You There) Oh, Oh, Oh (I'll Take You There). Mercy Now (I'll Take You There) I'm callin', Callin', Callin' for mercy (I'll Take You There). Mercy, Mercy (I'll Take You There) Let Me (I'll Take You There). Oh, Oh I'll Take You There (I'll Take You There) Oh, I Wanna Take You There (I'll Take You There). Just take Me by the hand let Me (I'll Take You There) Let Me, Let Me, Let Me lead the way Oh (I'll Take You There). Let Me Take You There (I'll Take You There) Let Me Take You There (I'll Take You There). Ain't no smilin' faces (I'll Take You There) Up in here, Lyin' to the races (I'll Take You There). You oughta, You gotta gotta, Come Let Me, Let Me (I'll Take You There) Take You, Take You, Take You Over Tere (I'll Take You There). Ooh, O, O, Al Rght (I'll Take You There). Oh, Al Rght (I'll Take You There). Oh, O (I'll Take You There) Ah, Oh Yah (I'll Take You There) Oh Yah (I'll Take You There). Let Me lead the way (I'll Take You There) Let Me, Let Me, Let Me lead the way (I'll Take You There). (I'll Take You There) Oh, Mmm (I'll Take You There) You won't have to pay, Oh, Oh No.

Hear ye, hear ye, from far and near The one they call the Big Daddy Kane is here To deliver a message to everyone everywhere So listen up party people cause this you should hear It's a story of a far-away atmosphere That you will find very rare and far beyond compare All is sincere and rather debonair So let's all gather around, because... (x4) What I discovered may just only seem As something that you find in your wildest dream But! on the real tip, you will see I'm not playing, what I'm saying is reality There is a place people live with joy That the next man cannot come along and destroy No one faces problems, no one says sorry And war ain't nothing but a game on Atari This message also applies to other nations Like Africa for instance, where there's starvation But if you come with me, you're sure to see Ethiopians can eat in Red Lobster for free And people that you saw before that were poor Will never ever see the situation no more Cause in this world everyone's a millionaire Are you sick? And what the hell is welfare? Fashions are smashing for all to flaunt And we can get anything that we want So don't think you can't afford expensive design Because fresh Gucci wear is only $5.99 So come ye all and attend this affair As we journey to the promised land, and... (x4) (X9) (X4)

Even if there's nowhere left to go I'll take you there, I'll take you there And if it ever feels like there is nowhere left to turn I'll take you there Always be there Please take me there I've watched myself struggle with this fear of falling down Cuz I've seen a silhouette of me who is this stranger I've become Who is this man that I've become? Even if there's nowhere left to go I'll take you there I'll take you there And if it ever feels like there is nowhere left to turn I'll take you there Always be there Please take me there I lost myself I questioned if I had the strength to move Cuz I get up and then I fall back down I look up and there's nobody around It's quiet and I hate the sound So quiet and I hate the sound How could I let myself come to this? I'll take one more drink and then I'll be dismissed I'm left to walk this world alone I like it better on my own For all the things I've done Who is this man that I've become? Even if there's nowhere left to go I'll take you there I'll take you there And if it ever feels like there is nowhere left to turn I'll take you there Always be there Please take me there This heart of mine Is all for it, don't be so ingnorant I wanna be Your very best intentions Even if there's nowhere left to go I'll take you there I'll take you there And if it ever feels like there is nowhere left to turn I'll take you there Always be there Please take me there Even if there's nowhere left to go I'll take you there I'll take you there And if it ever feels like there is nowhere left to turn I'll take you there Always be there Please take me there

Jenny had the doors off The radio loud The night was too cold for t-shirts But too late now There's nothing like freedom 16 Years old Driving 'til the sky starts turning gold I sang to myself Just because I liked the sound There were no crowds So why do I need one now? Do I need one now? I wanna run through a field Just to feel the wind in my hair I wanna drive through the night 'Cause I feel like going somewhere I don't need a reason I don't need permission 'Cause I don't care So if you wanna take a ride Take my hand and I'll take you there Sneaking onto beaches Fires at night Really too cold to swim But I guess we had to try Should've brought a blanket But your arms are enough Waking up for work's looking pretty tough Laughing because I had nothing figured out There was no plan So why do I need one now? Do I need one now? I wanna run through a field Just to feel the wind in my hair I wanna drive through the night 'Cause I feel like going somewhere I don't need a reason I don't need permission 'Cause I don't care So if you wanna take a ride Take my hand and I'll take you there I sang to myself Just because I liked the sound There were no crowds So why do I need one now? I don't need one now I wanna run through a field Just to feel the wind in my hair I wanna drive through the night 'Cause I feel like going somewhere I don't need a reason I don't need permission 'Cause I don't care So if you wanna take a ride Take my hand and I'll take you there

You're shaking, tell me what is the matter, babe? Do I make you a little nervous? Girl, don't be afraid I'm not here to hurt you, just the opposite indeed You can let your guard down baby, you're safe in here with me If you let me take control Girl, I got you I swear More passion than you've ever known I'm about to (take you there) And you can keep your eyes closed But baby, don't be scared Hold on, here we go I'm about to (take you there) These arms are for, for your warmth and protection, girl Lay your head on my chest, just chill before we start the session, girl I'm gonna put my love in you, baby Gonna give you all of me Just submit to my love, baby Bite your lip and grip the sheets If you let me take control Baby, I got you I swear More passion than you've ever known I'm about to (take you there), oh! Baby, you can keep your eyes closed But baby, don't be scared Hold on, here we go I'm about to take you there baby (take you there) Just let go, go on and let yourself give it up Your body worshipped by mine is what this night holds for us And if we happen to fall in love I'm not opposed Grown enough to handle the real baby But let's not sweat it right now All I want you to do is focus on how it feels, baby Let me take control Baby, I got you I swear More passion than you've ever known I'm about to take you, oh (take you there) For certain you can keep your eyes closed But don't you be afraid, baby Oh! I'm about to take you, take you there (take you there) If you let me take control I got you I swear More passion than you've ever known I'm about to (take you there), say I'm about to And you can keep your eyes closed But baby, don't be scared Hold on, here we go I'm about to, I'm about- (take you there)

I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' 'bout half past dead I just need some place where I could lay my head Hey mister, can you tell me where I can find a bed? He just grinned and shook my hand, "no", was all he said Take a load off, Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And (and) (and), and put the load right on me (Put the load right on me) I picked up my bag and went lookin' for a place to hide When I saw ol' Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side And I said, "Hey Carmen, c'mon let's go downtown" She said, "I gotta go, but my friend here can stick around" Take a load off, Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And (and) (and), and put the load right on me (Put the load right on me) Go down, Miss Moses, there ain't nothin' you can say It's just ol' Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee He said, "Do me a favor now Won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company?" Take a load off, Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And (and) (and), and put the load right on me (Put the load right on me) Why don't you put the load on me? C'mon now Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take ol' Jack, my dog" I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man" He said, "That's okay, won't you feed him when you can?" Take a load off, Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And (and) (and), and put the load right on me (Put the load right on me) Catch a cannon ball now to take me down the line My bag is sinkin' low, I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, oh, you know she's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone Take a load off, Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And (and) (and), and put the load right on me (Put the load right on me) Put the load on me (put the load on me) C'mon now Put the load on me (put the load on me) It's all right Put the load on me right now (put the load on me) Why don't you', why don't you- Why don't you put the load on me? (Put the load on me) Put the load on me, yeah Put the load on me (put the load on me)

Since the Holy Ghost took control I got a new way of praying, a new way of saying Thank God, I've got a new born soul I've got a new born soul Since the Holy Ghost took control I've got a new born soul Since the Comforter made me whole My hands look new, my feet did too My head got wet in the midnight dew But oh, all I know, thank the Lord I've got a new born soul I got a new way of preaching, a new way of teaching Since the Holy Ghost took control Souls are winning, a new beginning Thank the Lord, I've got a new born soul I've got a new born soul Since the Holy Ghost took control I've got a new, new born soul Since the Comforter made me whole My hands look new, my feet did too My head got wet in the midnight dew But oh, all I know, thank God I've got a new born soul I've got a new born soul Since the Holy Ghost took control I've got a new, new born soul Thank the Lord, I've got a new born soul Since the Holy Ghost took control I got a new way of praying, a new way of saying