More Ruff Stuff Lyrics

Somebody To Love You
(D. McClinton/G. Nicholson)

Well, well, well, well, well
Aw, yea, you need a job so you can make some money
You need a nice warm place to stay
A sense of humor cause life is funny
A big stick to keep the wolves away

You need a car with good tires on it
And the right place to eat some bar-bar-barbecue
A heavy duty set of jumper cables
And no holes in your walking shoes

The main thing you're gonna find you need
A fertile place where you can plant the seed

You gotta find somebody to love you
Someone to be there for you night and day
Someone to share with and be part of you
Love ain't no good until you give it away
Give it away

Now look here, now act like a man
And get some life insurance, brother
And be prepared to dial 9-1-1
Pay close attention to your high blood pressure
And stay away from the man with a gun

You need a reason to get up in the morning
So make sure your clock has got a snooze control
Make sure you've got some place to run for cover
'Cause overnight, you know, it can sure get cold

Well, you're gonna find out sooner or later
You need a common denominator

You gotta find somebody to love you
Someone to be there for you night and day
Someone to share with and be part of you
Love ain't no good until you give it away, no

You gotta find somebody to love you
Someone to be there for you night and day
Someone to share with and be part of you
Love ain't no good until you give it away
You got to give it away

Got to give it up now, baby
Hey, hey, hey

Well, you're gonna find out sooner or later
You need a common denominator

You gotta find somebody to love you
Someone to be there for you night and day
Someone to share with and be part of you
Love ain't no good until you give it away

You gotta find somebody to love you
Someone to be there for you night and day
Someone to share with and be part of you
Love ain't no good until you give it away

Delbert McClinton Music/Lew Bob Songs BMI
Nasty Cat Music

Gladly Go Blind
(F. Miller/J. Barry)

I was walking down the avenue
When I realized that I was only thinking of you
Yes, you're always on my mind
But you're the one I never find

And I would gladly go blind
I would gladly go blind
I would gladly go blind
If I could see you one more time
One more time, baby

And I was looking through a magazine
When I found myself comparing you to every beauty queen
How come they all look bad?
I never knew the love I had

And I would gladly go blind
Yes, I would gladly go blind
I would gladly go blind
If I could see you one more time
Oh, yea

You told me you were leaving
If things didn't change
You told me you were leaving
I know you told me

I was crying in my sleep last night
There were tears on my pillow
In the morning light
I don't think I can stand the pain
Come on, let me hold you once again

And I would gladly go blind
I would gladly go blind
I would gladly go blind
If I could see you baby, yea, yea, yea

Gladly go blind (yes I would now, darling)
Gladly go blind (take my side, baby)
Gladly go blind
If I could see you just one more time

That's all I want now, baby
I just wanna see you one more time
Aaah, yea, just one more time

Chrysalis Music Ltd./Rare Blue Music Inc. ASCAP
Steeple Chase Music BMI

99 Degrees
(J. Lyon/M. Noble/K. Reid)

She blew in like a hurricane
From some crazy Texas town
Rattled all the windows
And tore my playhouse down
I had a day job selling sneakers
From some shoebox on the street
She blew out all my speakers
And she charged me for the heat

Love and trouble
Now I've got 'em both in spades
Yet I ask for a bubble
99 degrees in the shade
In the shade

Say, I was linin' in a trailer park
And workin' in a bar
She said she knew astronomy
And she'd like to read my stars
Well, she could've been my astro twin
The moon lay over me
Scorpio was risin' so we jumped right into bed

Stars were fallin'
As the desert shadows played
Prairie dogs were calling
99 degrees in the shade
99 baby

She said, "Uh, honey, you know I usually get paid,
But forget the money
99 degrees in the shade"

I asked her would she stay
She said she was on the run
Some problem down in Mexico
A body and a gun
Her silver blue electraglide beckoned from the streets
For a moment I considered it
But I knew I couldn't take the heat

We said our good-byes
And I watched the taillight fade
Mercury was on the rise
99 degrees in the shade
Ah, in the shade, yea
99 and a half, baby
Well, it just won't do
I've got to have a hundred
Ah, yea, so hot, so hot, so damn hot

I Will Be Strong
(J. Lyon)

I feel a pain in my heart
Each time I go away
But I see the fear in your eyes
Is, this time, he gonna stay?

You know I've been weak
And it didn't take much
Maybe some night, some strangers touch
Will lead me astray

In a world of temptation
There are so many ways to go wrong
But I hold your faith in my heart
And I will be strong
Oh, baby, I will be strong

Somehow I get through the day
I do what I have to do
I've been lying alone late at night, babe
Oh, how I long for you
You're not asleep and neither am I
Babe, if I call you, you break down and cry
You know it's true

In a world of temptation
There are so many ways to go wrong
But I hold your faith in my heart
And I will be strong
Baby, I will be strong

We both can't be weak
But we just can't give in
We've got to hold on,
Till I'm back home again
We've got to hold on, baby

In a world of temptation
There are so many ways to go wrong
But I hold your faith in my heart
And I will be strong
Baby, I will be strong

Yes I will baby
I've got to hold on
I will be strong
I've got to hold on, baby
I will, baby, I will be strong

Christmas Is For Everyone
(J. Lyon/M. Noble)

Christmas is for everyone
Let the spirit touch your heart
Joy and cheer for everyone
Let every soul take part

There may not be a Christmas tree
Shining in the hall
But Christmas is for everyone
With love for one and all

Christmas is for everyone
All are welcome here
With open smiles for everyone
We face the coming year

On other days, our different ways
May keep us far apart
But Christmas is for everyone
the proof lies in your heart

Christmas is for everyone
Let nothing you dismay
A prayer of hope for everyone
Should mark these holidays

Joy to the world and peace on earth
No matter great or small
'Cause Christmas is for everyone
With love for one and all
With love for one and all