Artist: Sly And The Family Stone Album: Stand! {1969}

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 going 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 saying makes sense and 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

Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger
Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger

Well, I went down across the country
And I heard two voices ring
They were talkin' angry to each other
And neither one could change a thing

Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger
Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger

Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger
Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger

Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger
Don't call me nigger, whitey
Don't call me whitey, nigger

Feeling's gettin' stronger
Music gettin' longer, too
Music keeps on flashin' me
I want to, I want to, I want to take you higher
Wanna take you higher
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire, yeah
Wanna take you higher

Hey, hey, hey
Feeling's nitty-gritty
Sound is in your city, too
Music's still flashin' me
Don't ya, don't ya, don't, don't, don't ya want to get higher
Don't ya wanna to get higher
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire
Wanna take you higher
Hey, hey, hey

Higher, higher, higher, higher, higher
Come on light my fire, woo, yeah
Wanna take you higher

Hey, hey, hey
Beat is there to make you move
Sound is there to help you groove
Music still flashin' me
Take your places, I want to take you higher, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Wanna take you higher
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire
I wanna take you high, high, high, high, high, high, high, high

Higher - let us take you
Higher - do you wanna go
Higher - my baby
Higher - now we're gonna go
Higher - babe, light my fire
Higher - woo, yeah
Higher - wanna take you higher

Higher - feel it
Higher - yeah
Higher, higher, higher - ya wanna go higher
Higher, higher - I wanna take you higher
Higher - yeah

Higher, higher, higher
Higher - I wanna take you higher
Higher, higher - I wanna take you higher
Higher, higher
Everybody higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher

Pretty, pretty, pretty as a picture
Witty, witty, witty as you can be
Blind cos your eyes see only glitter
Closed to the things that make you free
Ever stop to think about a downfall
Happens at the end of every line
Just when you think you've pulled a fast one
Happens to the foolish all the time

Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you

Games are to be played with toys, et cetera
Love is to be made when you for real
Ups and downs are caused by life in general
Some are yours no matter how you feel
Shady as a lady in a moustache
Feelings camoflaged by groans and grins
Secrets have a special way about them
Movin' to and fro among your friends

Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you

Live it up today if you want to
Livin' down tomorrow afternoon
Sunday school don't make you cool forever
Neither does the silver of your spoon
The nicer the nice, the higher the price
This is what you pay for, what you need
The higher the price, the nicer the nice
Jealous people like to see you bleed

Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you - somebody, somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you - somebody, somebody, somebody
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you - somebody
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you - watchin' you
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you - somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody
Somebody's watching you
Somebody's watching you

Sing a simple song
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm talkin', talkin', talkin', talkin', talkin' in my sleep 
I'm walkin', walkin', walkin', walkin', walkin' in the street 
Time is passin', I grow older, things are happening fast 
All I have to hold onto is a simple song at last
Let me hear you say
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya

Sing a simple song
Try a little doe, rey, me, fah, soh, lah, ti, doh
Doe, rey, me, fah, soh, lah, ti, doh
Doe, rey, me, fah, soh, lah, ti, doh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm livin', livin', livin' life with all its ups and downs 
I'm givin', givin', givin' love and smilin' at the frowns
You're in trouble when you find it's hard for you to smile 
A simple song might make it better for a little while 
Let me hear you say
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm talkin', talkin', talkin', talkin' 
I'm walkin', walkin', walkin', walkin'
I'm livin', livin', livin' love 
I'm livin', lovin', know bout lovin' - heh, heh, heh, heh
Everybody sing together
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Sing it in the shower
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Sing it every hour, sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Sing it with your papa, sing it, sing it mama, got to sing it
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Sing it with your papa, sing it, sing it papa, sing it, sing it, ooh, got, got, got, got, got
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm talkin', I'm walkin', I'm walkin', oh yeah
Ya - okay, okay now

Sometimes I'm right, then I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the baker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah, yeah

There is a blue one who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on, and so on and scooby-dooby-doo, ooh, sha, sha
We got to live together

I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me, you hate me, you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah, yeah

There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair
For being such a rich one that will not help the poor one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-doo, ooh, sha, sha
We got to live together

There is a yellow one that won't accept the black one
That won't accept the red one that won't accept the white one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on, and so on and scooby-dooby-doo, ooh, sha, sha
I am everyday people, sha, sha

INSTRUMENTAL


Time
We blew your mind

You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
Push a little harder
Think a little deeper
Don't let the plastic bring you down
All together now - yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
Time still creepin'
Specially when you're sleepin'
Wake up and go for what you know
All together now - yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
You'll get what's due you
Everything coming to you
You got to move if you want to be ahead
All together now - yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
Time still creepin'
Specially when you're sleepin'
Wake up and go for what you know
All together now - yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You can make it if you try - make it
You can make it if you try - make it
You can make it if you try - make it
You can make it if you try - make it, make it, make it, make it, make it, make it
You can make it if you try - make it, make it, make it, make it, make it
You can make it if you try

You can make it if you try - you can make it
You can make it if you try - make it, make it, make it
You can make it if you try - you
You can make it if you try - you can make it, make it, make it, make it
You can make it if you try - make it momma, make it momma, make it momma, make it momma, make it
You can make it if you try - you can make it