Rock It Baby (Baby, We've Got a Date) - Johnny Nash

Well, now, it takes more than a robin to make the winter go And it takes two lips of fire to melt away the snow Well, it takes two hearts a-cookin' to make a fire grow And baby you've got what it takes You know it takes a lot of kissin' SPOKEN (Tell me about it) To make a romance sweet Ooh, it takes a lot of lovin' to make my life complete Mmm, and it takes a lot of woman to knock me off my feet And baby, you've got what it takes. I said, mm, mm, mm. uh-huh, mm, mm, mm Ah, ah, hah mm, mm You know you've got just what it takes! Because it takes more than an effort to stay away from you It'd take more than a lifetime to prove that I'll be true But it takes somebody special to make me say, "I do." SPOKEN "Oh, yeah" And baby, you've got what it takes. Ah, ah, hah mm, mm, uh-huh, mm, mm, mm Mmm You know you've got just what it takes Because it takes oh yeah SPOKEN **" You're back in my spot again, honey"** SPOKEN **"I like your spot"** To stay away from you SPOKEN "I can't stay away from you" It takes more than a lifetime, daddy, to prove that I'll be true SPOKEN "NOW it's you" But, it takes somebody special SPOKEN "Like me, baby" To make me say, "I do." And baby you've got what it takes SPOKEN "C'mon, let's play it again, huh?" SPOKEN "C'mon, let's do it one more time, all right?" And baby you've got what it takes SPOKEN "One more time, Brook" SPOKEN "Ah-ha, OK, Ah-ha" And baby you've got what it takes

I bet you think that you're the only ones That the brightest lights we keep them burning for you You keep on waving round the smoking gun Go on and let them talk, we'll give them something to do We've got it And we won't be your problem anymore We've got it, Oh no more There's no one else for me but you There's only you my love There's no one else who's really here Theres only you my dear Do you believe that what is done is done That you can come so far and never leave them a clue We've got it And we won't be your problem anymore We've got it, We've got it Oh no more We're not here waiting up for you There's no more time for that We're not here praying just for you There's no more tears to lean on We're not here waiting up for you Just you remember that We're not here praying just for you There's no more tears to cry for you There's no one else for me but you There's only you my love There's no one else who's really here Theres only you my dear

Brenda's got a baby Brenda's got a baby I hear Brenda's got a baby But, Brenda's barely got a brain A damn shame The girl can hardly spell her name (That's not our problem, that's up to Brenda's family) Well, let me show you how it affects our whole community Now Brenda never really knew her moms And her dad was a junkie, puttin' death into his arms It's sad, 'cause I bet Brenda doesn't even know Just 'cause you're in the ghetto doesn't mean you can't grow But oh, that's a thought, my own revelation Do whatever it takes ta resist the temptation Brenda got herself a boyfriend Her boyfriend was her cousin, now lets watch the joy end She tried to hide her pregnancy, from her family Who didn't really care to see, or give a damn if she Went out and had a church of kids As long as when the check came they got first dibs Now Brenda's belly's gettin' bigger But no one seems to notice any change in her figure She's 12 years old and she's having a baby In love with the molester, who's sexin' her crazy And yet and also thinks that he'll be with her forever And dreams of a world with the two of them are together Whatever He left her and she had the baby solo, she had it on the bathroom floor And didn't know so, she didn't know what to throw away and what to keep She wrapped the baby up and threw him in the trash heap I guess she thought she'd get away, wouldn't hear the cries She didn't realize, how much the little baby had her eyes Now the baby's in the trash heap, balling Momma can't help her, but it hurts to hear her calling Brenda wants to run away Momma say, "You makin' me lose pay, and social workers here everyday" Now Brenda's gotta make her own way Can't go to her family, they won't let her stay No money, no babysitter, she couldn't keep a job She tried to sell crack, but end up getting robbed So now what's next, there ain't nothin' left to sell So she sees sex as a way of leavin' hell It's payin' the rent, so she really can't complain Prostitute, found slain, and Brenda's her name, she's got a baby (Baby) Don't you know she's got a (don't you know) Don't you know she's got a (don't you know) Don't you know she's got a baby (baby) Don't you know she's got a (don't you know) Don't you know she's got a (yes, she) Don't you know she's got a baby (don't you know she's havin' a baby) Don't you know she's got a (I know, I know) Don't you know she's got a (I know) Don't you know she's got a... Don't you know she's got a Don't you know she's got a (nowhere to go) Don't you know she's got a baby (she's got no food to eat) Don't you know she's got a (no place to sleep) Don't you know she's got a (no place to sleep) Don't you know she's got a baby (yeah, yeah) Don't you know she's got a Don't you know she's got a (she's got a baby) Don't you know she's got a baby

She was waiting at the station He was getting off the train He didn't have a ticket so he had to bum through the barriers again Well, the ticket inspector saw him rushing through He said, "Girl, you don't know how much I missed you but we better run" "'Cause I haven't got the funds to pay this fine" She said, "Fine" So they ran out of the station and jumped on to a bus with two of yesterday's travel cards and two bottles of Bud Then he said, "You look, well, nice" Well, she was wearing a skirt and he thought she looked nice and yeah she didn't really care about anything else 'Cause she only wanted him to think that she looked nice and he did But he was looking at her, yeah, all funny in the eye She said, "C'mon boy, tell me what your thinking now, don't be shy" He said, "Alright, I'll try" All the stars up in the sky and the leaves in the trees All broken bits that make you trip up and grassy bits in between All the matter in the world, that's how much that I like you She said, "What?" He said, "Let me try and explain again" Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head, yeah They can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head, yeah They can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, that's how I feel about you She said, "What?" He said, "You" She said, "What are you talking about?" He said, "You" Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head Yeah, they can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head, yeah And they can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, that's how I feel about you She said, "Thanks, I like you too" He said, "Cool"