Michael Franti - The Sound of Sunshine Album Lyrics

One two three, uh huh
Yo yo

I wake up in the morning it's six o'clock
They say there may be rain but the sun is hot
I wish I had some time just to kill today
And I wish I had a dime for every bill I've got to pay
Some days you lose you win and the water's as high as the times your in
So I jump back in there where I learned to swim
Try to keep my head above it the best I can, that's why

Here I am,
Just waiting for this storm to pass me by
And that's the sound of sunshine
Coming down
And that's the sound of sunshine
Coming down
(Down down down)

One two three, uh huh

I saw my friend Bobby I said "What's up man"
You got a little work or twenty to lend
I opened up my hand he said "I'm glad to see
They can take away my job but not my friends, you see"

And here I am, waiting for the storm to pass me by (Pass me by)
And that's the sound of sunshine
Coming down
And that's the sound of sunshine
Coming down

Yo yo here we go

I wanna go where the summer never ends
With my guitar on the beach there with all my friends
The suns so hot and the waves in motion
And everything smells like sun tan lotion
The ocean, and the girls so sweet
So kick off your shoes and relax your feet
They say that miracles are never seizing
And every single soul needs a little releasing
The stereo bumpin' 'til the sun goes down
And I only wanna hear that sound

And that's the sound of sunshine (of sunshine)
Coming down
And that's the sound of sunshine
Coming down
(Coming down down down)

And I said you're the one I wanna be with (yo yo)
When the sun goes down (uh huh)
You're the one I wanna be with (I really wanna be with)
When the sun goes down, singin' you're the one I wanna be with
When the sun goes down
You're the one I wanna be with
When the sun goes

That's the sound (that's the sound)
Of sunshine (of sunshine)
Coming down (uh huh, uh huh)
And that's the sound of sunshine
Coming down

When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down
(When the sun goes down)

(The Queen of dance hall
Representing you done know Michael
They ready for shake their thing like a tambourine you know?
What you say?)
I'm ready Lady Saw
Uh uh
You're perfect just the way you are (I know),
Just the way you are

Shake it, shake it, shake it,
Like a tambourine
Come ma
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it
Come on ma
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You the dance hall queen

Shake it, shake it mama, you the one for me
I'm realizin' you the only one that's meant to be
And when I wake up in the morning all I wanna see
Is the sun that is shinin' on you next to me
You got a little broken nail, got a hair outta place
You got a little bit of extra middle right around the waist
With all of them things I never ever hesitate
'Cause the thing about you baby is the smile on your face
I'm blowin' kisses at you girl and I hope they didn't miss
The way you move your body made it hard for them to hit you
I wish you would come a little closer
Rub a little closer
Mama say, mama kosa saying

Shake it, shake it, shake it,
Like a tambourine
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it
Come on ma
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
And we run the scene
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
I like that
Come mama
Shake it, shake it, shake,
You the dance hall Queen

I got love for you baby, never givin' it up
And I love the way you love me, never gettin' enough
I love the way you shake that little extra bit of butter
When I see you move your body, girl it makes my heart a flutter
When I see you dancin' on the living room floor,
On the kitchen table better open up the door
Bring the party to the street
Because the street will love it more
And if the people love the beat,
Then the beat will love them more
With the music blastin', the people clappin',
The speakers shakin', the kids'll take it
You're perfect, just the way you are
You're perfect just the way you are

Shake it, shake it, shake it,
Like a tambourine
Shake it, shake it shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it
Come on ma
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
And we run the scene
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
I like that
Come mama
Shake it, shake it, shake,
You the dance hall Queen

Hey gyal them a bubble like a pot pon fire
Waist a move like it make out a wire
Firm and sturdy like a truck tire
When we shake it man bawl fire.
When Jamaican gyal dem a shake
We know say ity in da place
Slide pon de drum and romp on in de bass
Watchin' 'em make me wine out mi waist me say
We shake it like we got no bones
Shake it like we oh so stoned
When we shake it man gather round
That's how we get down.

Shake it, shake it, shake it,
Like a tambourine
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it
And we run the scene
Come on ma
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
I like that
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
You the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
I'm the Dance hall Queen
Come mama
Shake it shake it, shake,
You the dance hall Queen

Shake it on the beach girl, vamos a la playa
Hotter than the sun, you know you set this soul on fire
A bird in the sky, you make me feel like a flyer
Higher, higher, higher, higher
I got love for you baby, like every single day
I got love for you baby, in every single way
I got love for you, in everything that I cook
It's not the way that you look,
It's the way that you shook

Shake it, shake it, shake it,
I like that
Shake it, shake it shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it, shake it, shake it
Me the dance hall Queen
Come on ma
Shake it shake it, shake it,
You're the one for me
Shake it shake it, shake
Uh c'mon
Shake it shake it, shake it,
You the one for me
Shake it shake it, shake it,
Uh c'mon
You're the one for me
Shake it shake it, shake it,
Uh c'mon

It's been a long time coming that I had to say
When I wake up in the morning all I do is pray
For some guidance and protection on the streets today
And an answer to the questions I ask everyday
So tell me why do the birds that used to fly here
Tell me why do they come to die here
And all the kids that used to run here
Tell me why did they load their guns here
I remember, in the days when,
We were one heart no need to defend
I just wrap my arms around
Don't give up this song is for you

Hey, hey, hey, no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away
I say hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away

I hold on, I'm trying to hold on,
I hold on, hold on, hold on

From the tops of the buildings to the streets below
From the Wall Street banks to the empty homes
Between the lines of the people standing all in a row
There's a crack in the gutter where a flower grows
Reminding me that everything is possible
Yeah reminding me that nothing is impossible
You gotta live for the one that you love you know
You gotta love for the life that you live you know

Singin' hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away
I say hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away

I hold on, I'm trying to hold on,
I hold on, I'm trying to hold on

Until the morning comes again,
I will remain with you my friend
And we will ride until the sun,
Goes to the place where it begun
And we will live to laugh and cry another day

Don't let nobody ever tell you that it couldn't be done
Don't let nobody ever tell you that we couldn't be one
Don't let nobody ever tell you that it shouldn't be sung
Don't let nobody ever tell you you're the only one

Singin' hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away
I say hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away

Whoa oh oh oh, I hold on
Whoa oh oh oh, I hold on
Whoa oh oh oh, I'm just trying to hold on
Whoa oh oh oh, trying to hold on
Whoa oh oh oh, trying to hold on

I say hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away
I say hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today
There's just one thing that I got to say
I won't let another moment slip away

I hold on, trying to hold on,
I hold on, hold on, hold on,
Hold on

I hold on

In a city that burns so loud you cant hear a sound,
The whole world drives by with the speakers on
Concrete apartments and the windows
With a million other people but still you just feel alone

Everybody needs a friend just to listen to em
Everybody needs a friend who ain't tryna screw em
Everybody needs a friend to go through it with
When you wake up or when you're falling in love

When you need a friend, somebody to walk to
My friend, somebody to talk to
I'll wait right there waiting for you

[Chorus]
Anytime, anytime you want me
Anytime, anytime you need me
Anytime, anytime you want me
Ill walk right back over again
Right back over again
Right back over again
To you my friend, to you my friend, to you

Just like some kind of animal
I would run through a jungle of criminals
Through the valley of darkness or loneliness
Fly across the great abyss just to grant a single wish

I might trip, but I'm never stumbling
I'm right there when your whole worlds crumbling
I'll be the one to pick you up when you've had too much to drink
Bent over the sink

See when you need a friend
Somebody to walk to
My friend, somebody to talk to
I'll be right there waiting for you

[Chorus]

'Cause I watch the stars with a million other people
With a million other people
I watch the stars with a million other people
With a million other people
I watch the stars with a million other people
With a million other people
I watch the stars with a million other people

In a city that burns so loud you cant hear a sound,
The whole world drives by with the speakers on
Concrete apartments and the windows
With a million other people

[Chorus]

I watch the stars with a million other people
With a million other people
I watch the stars with a million other people

To you my friend, to you
Walk right over again

To you my friend
To you my friend
To you

The best things in life are things
To live in, to breathe in
The best things in life are things
That something you can believe in

Well do you believe me?
Well do you believe me when I say
Tonight won't last for long?
And soon it will be gone

But I won't leave you alone, no, no
Whenever you call me, whenever you need me
Wherever you wander until you see me
I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting for you
For you, for you, for you

The best things in life are things
The laughing and crying
The best things in life are things
The frightened, they're still fighting

Well do you believe me?
Well do you believe me, yeah,
When I say tonight won't last for long?
Soon it will be gone

But I won't leave you alone, no, no
Whenever you call me, whenever you need me
Wherever you wander until you see me
I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting for you
For you, for you, for you

You said that you were leaving
But it's alright, it's alright
You said you were sorry
But it's alright, yes, it's alright

The best things in life are things
Broken and bleeding
The best things in life are things
They're chosen to believe in

So whenever you call me,
Whenever you need me
Wherever you wander
Until you see me
I'll be waiting,
I'll be waiting
For you, for you,
For you, for you

And I say, eeoh, eeoh, eeoh, eeoh
Eeoh, eeoh, eeoh, eeoh
Eeoh, eeoh, eeoh, eeoh, eeoh

I say it's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's gonna be alright now

I was rocking like a lonely man
Drifting off the seas
And you came along
And you threw a line to me, to me

But how was I to know
When I thought I had it all along
The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you
You, you, you, you, you

I've been waiting all along for a woman like you
To come along and bring the sunshine to my blues
Wake me in the morning with a kiss upon my cheek
And when we're making love, we make it so unique

You have my vote with the shake of your thighs
My whole world changed from one look in your eye
It's been a long time but now I realize

The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you
(You, you, you, you, you)
The only thing missing was you

Many moons have passed
And I'm still here at sea
And I'm searching for one island in the stars
The size of you and me, you and me

How was I to know
When I thought I had it all along
The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you

The only thing missing was you
The only thing missing was you
(You, you, you, you, you)
The only thing missing was you

I've been waiting all along for a woman like you
(Only thing missing was you)
Woman like you, woman, woman like you
(The only thing missing was you)
I've been waiting all along for a woman like you
Like you, like you
Waiting all along for a woman like you
(Come back, please)
Woman like you, woman, woman like you, like you

Tell me the truth one time
Is there a chance that mornin' to dance could come from you (ooh)
And tell me the truth one time
Is there a chance that little romance could come from you (ooh)
Im goin' crazy
Im goin' crazy crazy crazy thinkin' about your sweet lovin'
So tell me the truth one time (truth one time)
Is there a chance that mornin' to dance could come from you (yooou)

[Chorus]
'Cause it's so easy, it's easy, to be with you (just to be with you), just to be with you
And I said, love don't wait for nobody (you know love, you know love, is a precious thing too)
Love don't wait for nobody (but love can break your heart in two now)
Love don't wait for nobody (nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah)
But I'll be waitin' right here for you

I like the way you dance (the way you do what you do what you do what you do what you do...)
If you look in my eye and tell me that love, it aint never a part of your life again, then I'll tell you you're wrong (uh huh)
And if you look in my heart and you tell me my love, it aint never a part of your life again, then I'll tell you I'm gone (uh huh)

[Chorus]
'Cause it's so easy, it's easy, to be with you (just to be with you), just to be with you
And I said, love don't wait for nobody (you know love, you know love, is a precious thing too)
Love don't wait for nobody (but love can break your heart in two now)
Love don't wait for nobody (nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah)
But I'll be waitin' right here for you

I wanna see you rock, see you dance
See you rock, see you dance
I wanna see you rock, see you dance
See you rock, dance

So tell me the truth one time, is there a chance that mornin' to dance could come from you
'Cause I know, love don't wait for nobody (you know love, you know love, is a precious thing too)
Love don't wait for nobody (but love can break your heart in two now)
Love don't wait for nobody (nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah)
But I'll be waitin' right here for you

'Cause it's so easy, it's easy, to be with you (just to be with you), just to be with you
And I said, love don't wait for nobody
Love don't wait for nobody
Love don't wait for nobody
But I'll be waitin' right here for you

Sometimes I'm down on the ground
When you come around
And my head feels heavy like its fifty pounds
Of a world gone crazy, but you tell me I'm not
I just got to release, but I'm tied up in knots
I'm feelin so darn tired, and I wanna let go
I wanna dive in the ocean and in your undertow
You pick me up when I need you cuz Im feelin low
You pick me up when I need you cuz I, I, I

Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The things you always do
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The thing that helps me get through
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The thing that feels so good
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
You do the thing that helps me get through
To you

It's a crazy world, a mixed up world
Involving politics and the underworld
You shake it up a little, you see another side
You see a flower grow, and then a suicide
But if you're all alone, you know you're not alone
There are plenty of people ready to take you home
One day you're cuttin class, and then you're buyin gas
And then you're out on your own and they kick you in the ass

Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The things you always do
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The thing that helps me get through
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The thing that feels so good
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
You do the thing that helps me get through
To you

Under the city lights, and when were on the phone
Even in the streets, and when were all alone
You do the thing that helps me get through
The thing that helps me get through
You do the thing that helps me get through
To you

Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The things you always do
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The thing that helps me get through
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
The thing that feels so good
Nobody knows what you doin when you do to me
You do the thing that helps me get through
You do the thing that helps me get through
You do the thing that helps me get through
To you

When many little people in many little places
Do many little things, then the whole world changes
But sometimes not fast enough for me

You see I'm just a little man, trying hard to understand
What kind of living is a life if I can't stand on my own two feet

You see we are looking for the same thing
And we are trying to survive
But I know each day in life don't get much easier than the last
So today I'm just glad to be alive

And I'm singing
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, stay by my side
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, I'm glad to be alive
Glad to be alive

I think that life is a blessing
And every step, every lesson
You want for love and protection
To those in me

To all my mothers and fathers
And all the angels and saints
I'm so glad to be alive

Seems like there's never enough time to do the things I wanna do
And it never ends
But at the end of the day I might not have no money to count or spend
But I know I can count on all my friends

And you call on me
See we are looking for the same thing
And we are trying to survive
And I know each day in life with you gets better than the last
So today I'm just glad to be alive

And I'm singing
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, stay by my side
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, I'm glad to be alive
Glad to be alive

I'm just trying to find a way to say
I'm just trying to find a way to say
Don't you ever, ever, ever go away

When many little people in many little places
Do many little things, then the whole world changes
But I just want you next to me

And I'm singing
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, stay by my side
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, I'm glad to be alive
Glad to be alive

Singing
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, stay by my side
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, I'm glad to be alive

I'm glad to be alive
I'm glad to be alive

Plug your headphones straight into my heart
'Cause I want you to know what I'm talking about
I've been your solo lover now for quite a while
You've been my heaven sent angel and you make me smile

I know I'm complicated like a spray painted maze
But I hope we can learn to whether or to stay

So I'm singing
Please, don't go breaking my heart
I only have one, I only have one
Don't go breaking

Plug your headphones straight into my heart
Plug your headphones straight into my heart
Plug your headphones straight into my heart
Plug your headphones

Plug your headphones, baby, into my sound
I know I'm not always easiest to be around
But I try and I try to keep up with your beat
You turn my drum machine on, the way you move your hip

You make me feel alright in the middle of the night
When I'm tossing and turning, you're holding me tight

I'm singing
Please, don't go breaking my heart
I only have one, I only have one
Don't go breaking

Plug your headphones straight into my heart
Plug your headphones straight into my heart
Plug your headphones straight into my heart
Plug your headphones straight into my heart

So plug your headphones, baby, into my heart
'Cause I want you to know what I've been talking about
You've been my heaven sent angel, now for quite a while
Make me laugh, make me cry and you been making me smile

I'm singing
Please, don't go breaking my heart
I only have one, I only have one, one, one
Don't go breaking

Plug your headphones straight into my heart
Plug your headphones straight into my heart

My heart is a loving heart
My heart is a loving heart
My heart is a loving heart
My heart is a loving heart

That's the sound of sunshine going down
And that's the sound of sunshine going down

I wake up in the morning at six o'clock
They say there may be rain but the sun is hot
I wish I had some time just to kill today
And I wish I had a dime for every bill I got to pay

Some days you lose, you win
And the waters as high as the times you're in
So I jump back into where I learned to swim
Try to keep my head above it as best I can that's why

Here I am
Just waiting for this storm to pass me by
That's the sound of sunshine going down
And that's the sound of sunshine going down

I saw my friend, Bobby, he said "What's up man?
You gotta little work or a twenty to lend?"
I opened up my hand, he said, "I'm glad to see
They can take away my job but not my friends, you see"

Here I am
Just waiting for this storm to pass me by
And that's the sound of sunshine going down
That's the sound of sunshine going down

And we say that's the sound of the sun going down
And the people of the world start to paint the town
The day that's long is a day complete
So kick of your shoes and relax your feet

They say that miracles are never ceasing
And every single soul needs a little release
They say that money makes the world go 'round
But only one thing will have the sun go down
Yes, sweet, sweet love will have sun go down
It's true, it's true, it's true

And that's the sound of sunshine going down
That's the sound of sunshine going down

And I say you're the one I want to be with
When the sun goes down
You're the one I want to be with
When the sun goes down

Singing hallelujah, hallelu'
Hallelujah, hallelu'
You're the one I want to be with
When the sun goes down

That's the sound of sunshine going down
And that's the sound of sunshine going down
And all the people say
That's the sound of sunshine going down

So the moon can shine on you
So the moon can shine on you
So the moon can shine on you
So the moon can shine on you