Straight Ahead - Numb Thumb

Hello, my friend So happy to see you again I was so alone All by myself I just couldn't make it Have you heard, baby What the winds blowing round Have you heard, baby A whole lot of peoples coming right on down Communication, yeah Is coming on strong And don't give a damn, baby If your hair is short or long, huh I said, get out of your grave (noo) Everybody is dancing in the street, hi! Do what you know, don't be slow You gotta practice what you preach 'Cause it's time for you and me Come to face reality (it sounds like he says "fake reality") Forget about the past, baby Things ain't what they used to be Keep on Straight Ahead Keep on Straight Ahead Straight Ahead, baby Straight Ahead, baby We got to stand side by side We got to stand together and organize They say power to the people, That's what they're screamin' Freedom of the soul Pass it on, pass it on to the young and old You got to tell the children the truth They don't need a whole lot of lies Because one of these days, baby They'll be running things So when you give them love You better give it right Woman and child and man and wife The best love to have is the Love Of Life Pass it on baby Pushing on Straight Ahead Straight Ahead, baby Hello my friend It's so good to see you again Say now I've been all by my self I don't think I can make it alone I gotta keep on pushing ahead Hi! I can make it alone I gotta keep on pushing ahead

Under my thumb is a guy who once had me down Under my thumb is a man who once pushed me around Now it's down to me Yes, it is The way he does just what he's told, down to me A change'll come, he's under my thumb I got him under my thumb Under my thumb, he's a squirming worm Who's just had his day Under my thumb is a man who just changed his ways It's down to me Yes, it is The way he speaks when he's spoken to, down to me A change'll come He's under my thumb I got him under my thumb It's down to me Yes, it is The way he does just what he's told, down to me A change'll come, he's under my thumb Got him under my thumb Under my thumb Under my thumb I got him under my thumb It's down to me, I got him under my thumb It's down to me, under my thumb It's down to me, I got him under my thumb It's down to me, I got him under my thumb It's down to me, under my thumb It's down to me, I got him under my thumb It's down to me, under my thumb It's down to me, under my thumb (It's down to me, under my thumb) (It's down to me, under my thumb)

You don't seem to understand the deal I don't give two shits on how you feel You're burned by my lighter You've been burned by my lighter And my lighter is held down by my thumb Living in thought so Living in thought so You're living in thought so You tried to turn me off But you couldn't even turn me down As I said, then I told you were living in hell You're on desert ground (You're on desert ground) And now you've found (Now you've found) Mouth open and kneelin' Your sister caught in this well You're living in thought so You're living in thought so You're living in thought so

Under my thumb A girl who once had me down Under my thumb, oh yeah A girl who once pushed me around It's down to me, oh, what I say The difference in the clothes she wears To me, here she come Under my thumb Under my thumb The squirmin' dog who's just had her day Under my thumb, oh A poor dog, yeah, yeah, she just changed her ways It's down to me, oh, what I say The difference in the clothes she wears To me, here she come Under my thumb Under my thumb A siamese cat of a girl Under my thumb She's the sweetest, oh yeah, pet in the world It's down to me, oh, a word I say The difference when she's spoken to To me, here she comes Under my thumb Under my thumb Her eyes are just kept to herself Under my thumb, well, I I still fool around with somebody else It's down to me, oh, that's what I say The difference when she's spoken to To me, here she come, she come Under my thumb Take it easy, baby, until you go Take it easy, baby, until you go Under my thumb Under my thumb Under my thumb (I think I love ya, I think I love ya) (Even if it takes all night) Under my thumb (I think I love ya, I think I love ya) (Even if it takes all night) Under my thumb (I think I love ya, I think I love ya) (Even if it takes all night) Under my thumb (I think I love ya, I think I love ya) (Even if it takes all night) Under my thumb (I think I love ya, I think I love ya) (Even if it takes all night)