Beverley Knight Album

You stand tall while people sway
(True to your self)
Leave them fakers on the shelf
(Heed your calling)
Go and do your thing, I make I hear you say...

Get up, get up and hold your ground
You don't care what goes around
Stand up, stand up and hold your ground (stand up)
Hold your ground
Them no bigger than us
No bigger than we
No bigger than you
No bigger than me
Them no bigger than us
No bigger than we
No bigger than you
No bigger than me (hey hey)

(Get up! Get up!)
Yeah
(You gotta gotta!)
(Stand up! Stand up)
Stand up on me
(Get up! Get up!)
Alright
(You gotta gotta!)
(Stand up! Stand up!)
Yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
(Ah-ha-ah-ha-ah-ha)
(Ah-ha, ah-ha)
(Ah-ha-ah-ha-ah-ha)
Get up and
Stand up and
Hold it
Get up and
Stand up and
Hold it
Feel it!

(Don't feel no shame)
Let them know you're not the same
(Don't feel no way)
You stand tall while people sway
(True to your self)
Leave them fakers on the shelf
(Heed your calling)
Oh, go and do your thing, I make I hear you s-a-a-a-y...

Written By Knight/Wiseman

People say that together we were both sides of the same coin
That we would shine like Venus in a clear night sky
We thought our love could overcome the circumstances
But my ambition wouldn't allow for compromise

I could see in the distance all the dreams that were clear to me
Every choice that I had to make left you on your own
Somehow the road we started down had split asunder
Too late to realise how far apart we'd grown.
How I wish I, wish I'd done a little bit more

Now " Shoulda woulda coulda," means I'm out of time
Coz "Shoulda woulda coulda", can't change your mind
And I wonder, wonder, wonder what I'm gonna do
"Shoulda woulda coulda" are the last words of a fool

People ask how it feels to live the kind of life others dream about
I tell them everybody gotta face their highs and their lows
And in my life there's a love I put aside, cause I was busy loving something
else
So for every little thing you hold on to, you've got to let something else go

Chorus

Fool if I would now forsake the opportunities are fate
I know I'm right where I belong
But sometimes when I'm not so strong I..

Written By Knight

This woman's eyes ain't got no colour
When I think about life without you
Even if it's for the best, regardless
It's the hardest thing to do
Looking at the path that we've taken
We didn't leave a stone unturned
But don't you believe that this won't slay me
Even if I act unconcerned

With a smile, I'll face the world
Though my eyes reflect the truth
I'm moving on
But you know I do.
With a hole in my heart in the shape of you.
With a hole in my heart in the shape of you.

I step into unchartered water
And I'm afraid of what I've done
See I can't head toward my future
Reminicing on how just far we had come
Maybe we could find redemption
Maybe then it all could make sense
Until then I must believe these words
Even though I think you know
That I'm unconvinced

Written By Knight

Stranger on the face of it.
Brother in the heart of a nation that prays for you, loves you, calls you by
name

Struck out, like some criminal
Cut down like an animal, suddenly everything I know, just ain't the same

We ask for solution
Did anyone hear us?
For your retribution
Did anyone care?
So while this world marches on with the memory gone
My heart will remember

You are my fallen soldier
One of our many martyrs
I would have loved to know you
Still you're my fallen soldier

(feat. Musiq Soulchild)
Written By Beverley Knight

(Beverley Knight)
Guess my Mama knew exactly what she meant the day she said
"Be careful what you wish for it will come to you."
Little did I know the day I met you, you would demonstrate
How everything in Mama's words would ring so true
Independent people with a different take on living
Now how did we become more than just good friends?

Chorus (Both)
Baby we make such a beautiful contradiction
Together we are in no two ways the same.
Baby we make such a beautiful contradiction
And it's the very thing that sparks the flame.

(Musiq Soulchild)
You and I should be like oil and water but somehow we mix together and we make a
very special blend
Every day we clash on politics, religion, but we learned the art of how to kiss
and make up in the end yeah.
Sometimes I believe that we were born on different planets
Alien invasion of my heart and soul

Chorus

(Beverley Knight)
I realise it, you learn, you gotta cry, you gotta respect and
Feel somebody you gotta fall, you gotta rise
To really understand the things that make this little world go round.
That's what really makes us, that's how we learn.

Sometimes I believe that we were born on different planets
Alien invasion of my heart and soul.

Written By Knight

Call me Hurricane Jane,
Dry season's over, here comes the rain,
Sweeping over your plain, blazing as I go
Call me Hurricane Jane,
This kind of weather's hard to contain,
Nothing's ever the same, when I start to blow

Far from home, lonely time
Thinking about, you and I
Pictures form in my mind, all of them remain.
Here I go like before, signs that I can't ignore.
Close my eyes, cue the storm
Ready for the change...call me.

Chorus

Rushing in like a flood
Barren land, turns to mud
Every thought heats the blood,
Temperature will rise.
Ready to pump and it's all good
I love me better than anyone could
You inspire like you should and I cannot deny

Chorus

Said I rage like a fire, and I flow like the water
Ain't no surprise I was born under Aries sign.
This is my body, so I do what I choose
Nothing to hide when I am alone, cause there ain't no rules.

Written By Beverley Knight

Still got my fire, I'm never cold
It burns within me, It's taken hold
Still finding mountains , I've yet to climb
I still get lonely, But never mind

I'm the same
Same
As I
As I ever was
The same
As I
As I ever was
True to the last word baby
Still making myself heard baby
I'm the same
Yeah
I'm the same
Yeah

Still got my family, Old friends of mine
I know they still will stand, The test of time
Still feel my history, My future too
Black gold and green, Red white and blue

Chorus (x2)

Still got my temple. Each curve and line
Those who can't get with that , Ain't worth my time
Can't compromise no, That would be strange

Written By Knight

Intro
Are you ready for me?
Better let me know
Are you ready for me?
Better let me know
Are you ready for me?
Better let me know
You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever baby

Verse 1
How can you be down?
you gotta do whatever's clever
So that I will stick around
you gotta do whatever's clever
And you don't want to waste your time¡­?
you gotta do whatever's clever
You gotta go somewhere you gotta do whatever's clever
If you wanna step to me¡­?
You gotta do whatever's clever
So I'll listen carefully..?
You gotta do whatever's clever
You gotta say whatever, hear whatever, mean whatever, hear whatever,
Feel whatever, think whatever do whatever's clever

So you want to roll with me,
Here's advice that you should heed
Common sense is all you need
To avoid my thunder
First of all talk to my face
Not the view below my waist
How we gonna conversate
While your head's down under?
Stop where are you going
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
Stop, this is worth knowing
So a brother can't lose if he steps my way.
Stop where are you going
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
Stop, this is worth knowing
So a brother can't lose if he steps my way.

Chorus repeat

Here's a very simple truth
"Monkey see is monkey do"
So you're never getting through
If your boys are busters
Finally please understand
All I have is by my hand
On my own I'm making ground
I am my own woman.
Stop where are you going
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
Stop, this is worth knowing
So a brother can choose if he steps my way.
Stop where are you going
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
Stop, this is worth knowing
So a brother can't lose if he steps my way.

Chorus repeat

Written By Knight

In my life I have but one obsession
It consumes my thought both night and day
It shows in everything I've done
The will to be a number one
That's just how I pray
I've gotta run..

Faster than the lead
Just can't stop, can't go slow
I've gotta drive beyond full speed
Just can't stop still I know
No matter what you desire, how much you pursue
Well, it all comes to you

Mama says I gotta learn a lesson
From those who crash and burn and fade away
She tells me there's a higher hand
Presiding on a master plan
So what's in store who can say?
So I try to run

Chorus

Possibility are infinite
I'm not the kind to wait
Maybe all the things you really need
To choose
What my Mama said

Written By Knight

Oohhh you hit me like a high speed freight train
Just when I thought all was lost
Now intrigue desire racing all through my brain
I opened Pandora's box
My best friend done told me that you were the shit
See that added fuel to my fire
With the eyes of an angel and a mouth made for sin
Speaking words made to inspire

Something gotta hold of me
Hell 'O- automatic chemistry
This is the way I feel
You're just like a Bestseller mystery
I can't put down
I need to read to the end
Baby you flow so heavenly
Gotta turn to page one
Start you all over again

Blazing front cover in every which way
Tell me, what's behind that little smile?
I done read a couple things
I done read a coupla chapters
I like your turn of phrase
And oohh those lips beguile

Chorus

I just gotta know
Can I show just what it is
What it is you do, what you do to me
I just gotta know if I explode, you won't run away from me boy
I just gotta know , does it show in my face the way you look at me boy
I just gotta know can I go, unveil the mystery?

Written By Knight

Some people never recognize it
Though it's right before their eyes
And shines in all its glory
They never ever see
They choose something that looks just like it
And it may glitter all the time
But gold it will never be
I guess you never held on to quality
Or you woulda recognized by now
Something so special so true
When it's standing right in front of you

I'm gold babe
Catch me in the slipstream
Passing by the fools who just don't know
Pure gold babe
You're looking at the real thing
If you knew my worth you wouldn't let go (x2)

Oh no¡­

Gold lies in rivers undiscovered
Hidden from the sight of those
Who don't know what to look for
(They ain't never gonna find it)
Sometimes the value is uncovered
Other times it's cast aside
By those who are just unsure

I guess you never held on to quality
Or you would of recognized by now
Something so special so true
When she's standing right in front of you

Chorus

All the things you failed to see
Separated you from me
I decide who wins my time
And who comes inside yeah
Cause what is true and what is real
Finds a way of being revealed
I don't have to even try
Cause I'm certified­pure­

Simple.
Wild.
Bearing the heart of a child with imagination when it gets to you
Moody.
Tender.
Ready to fight or surrender
But I never know the way I'm gonna feel

Supernova
When I feel good I get bolder
When I don't, I smile and fake it anyway
'Cos this is who I am
This is who I am
This is where I stand
This is who I am
Oh this is who I am (nobody else)
This is who I am (who I am)
This is where I stand (where I stand)

Wyclef: DJ's! Refugee camp is back! Sound zone... Beverley Knight! Let's go!

Beverley: This is the remix (true)
We give you something you can bounce to (true)
We give you something you can bubble to (true)
Give me the mic so I can bring this through
See, let me tell you boo

Wyclef: Yo, Bev man, this remix is so hot, you gotta re-wind!

Beverley: This is the remix (true)
We give you something you can bounce to (true)
We give you something you can bubble to (true)
Give me the mic so I can bring this through
See, let me tell you boo
There ain't a thing I wouldn't do for you
You gotta show me that you love me too
I keep it cuttin like those things is cool

The shape of you (yeah)
Got me loosin' my mind when I see your face (yeah)
Got me callin all hours up to your place (yeah)
Negative memories are erased
The way you smile (way you smile)
Got me fantasizing when I touch my thighs
Wishing every night you were by my side
Keeping me hypnotised, keeping me hypnotised

Beverley: See let me ask you gee
So what happened to our chemistry?
Say whats up, easy like the A-B-C
The 1-2-3 and the do-ray-mi
Now I'm cool to take a chance
Still lies can feel romance
The way you put it down when I see you dance
Thugged out on the floor with your saggy pants

The shape of you (yeah)
Got me loosin' my mind when I see your face (yeah)
Got me callin all hours up to your place (yeah)
Negative memories are erased
The way you smile (way you smile)
Got me fantasizing when I touch my thighs
Wishing every night you were by my side
Keeping me hypnotised, keeping me hypnotised

Wyclef: Get on the floor now, get on the floor now
Get on the floor, everybody on the floor now
Put up your hands now, put up your hands now
Everybody on the floor put up your hands now

Beverley: The shape (shape), of you (you), hits me deep inside, yeah
Wyclef: Yo Bev, can I play my guitar on this part?
Beverley: The way (way), you do (do), said I still feel your lo-o-o-v-e

[Hollywood Rap]

The way you smile
Got me fantasizing when I touch my thighs
Wishing every night you were by my side
Keeping me hypnotised, keeping me hypnotised
The shape of you
Got me loosin' my mind when I see your face
Got me callin all hours up to your place [Repeat]

The way you smile
Got me fantasizing when I touch my thighs
Wishing every night you were by my side