Des'ree Album

(spoken)
herald the day,
when the hungry ain't hungry no more
when truth and justice reign
when colour don't stand in the way¡­

Herald the day,
when the hungry ain't hungry no more
Honesty always pays,
so you better start mending your ways
Herald the day,
when colour don't stand in the way
Oh, blessed day, hey hey hey!

Something's gonna happen,
It's written in the air
Something's gonna happen,
Revolution is everywhere

Herald the day,
when the earth ceases to cry
Innocents always pray,
so their babies don't have to die
Herald the day,
when truth and justice reign
Oh, blessed day, hey hey hey!

Herald the day¡­
Herald the day! Herald the day!

Money don't make my world go 'round
I'm reaching up for the higher ground
to a warm and peaceful place
I can rest my weary face
Life's answers we're trying to find
battling inside our minds
where do I go from here?
Will all my friends be there?

Cause we're livin, livin in a crazy maze
and we're fighting, we're fighting to rise above the haze
Light's at the end of the tunnel
Sometimes the journey is long
There are many theories
on who's right and who's wrong

Pressure is on I have to choose
I've got nothing to lose
I close my eyes I take a chance
I know there's different days
What's the key to a happy life?
A healthy mind and lots of spice.
Running barefoot through the trees
that's my idea of free

I've packed my bags I'm on my way
I don't know where I'm going to stay
I'm on a trainbound destiny
I can set my spirit free

Listen as your day unfolds 
Challenge what the future holds 
Try and keep your head up to the sky 
Lovers, they may cause you tears 
Go ahead release your fears 
Stand up and be counted 
Don't be ashamed to cry 
You gotta be 
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold 
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard 
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger 
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm 
You gotta stay together 
All I know, all I know, love will save the day 
Herald what your mother said 
Readin' the books your father read 
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time 
Some may have more cash than you 
Others take a different view 
My oh my heh, hey 
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold 
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard 
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger 
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm 
You gotta stay together 
All I know, all I know, love will save the day 
Don't ask no questions, it goes on without you 
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace 
The world keeps on spinning 
You can't stop it, if you try to 
This time it's danger staring you in the face 
Oh oh oh Remember 
Listen as your day unfolds 
Challenge what the future holds 
Try and keep your head up to the sky 
Lovers, they may cause you tears 
Go ahead release your fears 
My oh my heh, hey, hey 
You gotta be 
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold 
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard 
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger 
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm 
You gotta stay together 
All I know, all I know, love will save the day 
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold 
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard 
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger 
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm 
You gotta stay together 

Little child, my eyes they see your pain
My heart cries, when I hear you cry again
Frail and small, can you believe fifteen years old?
What is sad, he hasn't got far to go, oh oh, no no¡­

Yes, we'll cry, yes we'll cry
Our hearts they feel no hate
Babies scream, babies scream
they'll never achieve their dreams
Shall we dance? Yes we'll dance
the sky will hear our song
And maybe rain¡­
'cos it's been much too long

Mother's die, leaving hungry mouths behind
They can't hold on, when God wants them by His side
It's up to me, it's up to you
Visualize and pray, is what we mustn't forget to do

Dry land, open up and let me in
Dry land, look what is happening
You know, there is plenty, plenty,
plenty of work to do
This can't go down as another disaster in history¡­

Trying to figure out just where your life is goin'
Can you see the picture in the purple sky?
Silently you're walkin', but where are you headin'?
Questions terrorise, space inside your mind

Are you strong enough for love?
Are you strong enough for peace?
Are you strong enough to die?
Tell me why
I'm strong enough for you,
are you strong enough for me?
'Cos down, down in the city
love ain't always pretty

They try to take your soul and mind
But you won't let them
Never wear your destiny, outside your smile
Always talk in riddles, so you keep them guessing
Never criticise, keep an open mind

They're holding their hands, begging for some time
Can you spare a shilling, can you spare a life?
You try to give them food, but they just refuse you
Deep down inside, you know you've tried

Mommy loves you, Daddy loves you, ain't that good?
Beauty's on your side
I'll always be there for you like I said I would
There's sadness in your eyes

Deeper than a river you inspire me
In your light I shine, oh yeah
Trip on with me baby, we'll walk through the trees
Our love's a natural high

Trip on, trip on love, trip on me 
Trip on, trip on all the possibilities
Trip on, trip on love, trip on me
Trip on the sweetness of loves destiny

Of all the good things in your life, my love is free
You wanna take a ride?
In the noon tide hour love runs over me
Take me to the sky

Pulses race, anticipate what dusk will bring
I see it in your smile, oh baby
Bodies ache and celebrate, now souls can sing
Our love's a natural high

Love is my passion
Love is my friend
Love is universal
Love never ends

Then why am I faced with so much anger, so much pain?
Why should I hide? Why should I be ashamed?
Time is much too short to be living somebody elses life
I walk with dignity, I step with pride

'Cos I ain't movin' from my face, 
from my race, from my history
I ain't movin' from my love, 
my peaceful dove, it means too much to me
Loving self can be so hard
Honesty can be demanding
Learn to love yourself,
it's a great, great feeling

When your down baby, I will set you free
I will be your remedy, I will be your tree
A wise man is clever, seldom ever speaks a word
A foolish man keeps talking, never is he heard

Time's too lonely, too lonely without words
Future voices need to be heard
Eyebrows are always older than the beards
Momma said be brave, you've nothing to fear

I ain't movin', I've been here long before
I ain't movin', 'cos I want more
I ain't movin', got my feet on the ground
As far as I'm concerned, love should win the rounds

Let's celebrate, let's celebrate, living in the city
Yea yeah, aye aye, yea yeah, yeahhh!

Sitting in cafЁ¦s, drinking Brazil
Watching old ladies struggle up the hill
The sun is winking at me, giving me the eye
There's no better place to watch the time trickle by

'Cos we're living in the city, there ain't no room for peace
Wow, we're living in the city, there ain't no time for sleep
Hey, we're living in the city, where everything is free
Oh, where I wanna be, hey hey, is living in the city
City eh eeh, city ehhh

Walking 'round the buildings, watching pictures on the wall
People lying homeless, got no love at all
Standing next to history, everything is grand
People from the country never understand

Find yourself a place (oh find yourself a place)
Where there's caring and there's sharing
Find yourself a space
where there's loving (loving), hoping (hoping),
touching, feeling, feeling

Living in, living in, living, living in the city
Where I wanna be, where I wanna be
Oh oh, ah ah ah, oh, ah ah¡­

When we were young we shared our dreams, 
I was your Queen, you were the captain of my sea
We felt we were the only ones to see
Mermaids combing their hair with coral brushes from the sea. 

Chorus: 
In my dreams you were food and wine
In my dreams we had space and time
In my dreams baby we could fly
In my dreams, you'll never die. 
Sweet,sweet music, we made our own
The tree in our garden was our surrogate home
We drank lemonade and ate mud pies
We owned the land
Oh yes we owned the sky. 

Chorus 

Can you believe, every secret I had
I shared with you, yes with you
Always in our games 
I took the blame for you, yes for you

Chorus

Can you believe, every secret I had
I shared with you, yes with you
Always in our games 
I took the blame for you, yes for you

Chorus

I hear a song, 
drifting on the horizon
The melody is so sweet, so sweet
Who composed the tune? 
It lifts my heart higher
I sit down to retire 
And hear what it has to say

Love is here, 
I don't wanna lose it no
The tune it was so inspiring, 
it kept my body rising,
absorption taking place
The melody so lovely, 
the tune it was so subtle
The world's a wonderful place

I see him now, 
the clouds begin to disperse
To reveal a wonderful presence,
a presence full of love
He is so lovely,
standing there looking after me
Seeing just how I feel,
the presence of love itself
Dum, dum dum, duh duh dum¡­

Love is my passion
Love is my friend
Love is universal
Love never ends

Then why am I faced with so much anger, so much pain?
Why should I hide? Why should I be ashamed?
Time is much too short to be living somebody elses life
I walk with dignity, I step with pride

'Cos I ain't movin' from my face, 
from my race, from my history
I ain't movin' from my love, 
my peaceful dove, it means too much to me
Loving self can be so hard
Honesty can be demanding
Learn to love yourself,
it's a great, great feeling

When your down baby, I will set you free
I will be your remedy, I will be your tree
A wise man is clever, seldom ever speaks a word
A foolish man keeps talking, never is he heard

Time's too lonely, too lonely without words
Future voices need to be heard
Eyebrows are always older than the beards
Momma said be brave, you've nothing to fear

I ain't movin', I've been here long before
I ain't movin', 'cos I want more
I ain't movin', got my feet on the ground
As far as I'm concerned, love should win the rounds