DON’T ASK MY NEIGHBORS

Words & Music by Skip Scarborough 

You’re wondering if I care about you

Is there’s some cause that I should doubt you?

Oh, I can see, boy, that you don’t know me very well, uh, uh

You’re so unsure

And you run here and there to ask my feelings

Friends only guess, they can’t say really

Don’t ask my neighbors

Don’t ask my friends I hang around (never ask my friends I hang around)

Don’t be afraid to come to me (come to me)

Don’t ask my neighbor, come to me

Don’t be afraid of what you see (what you see)

You’ll find I love you (ooh, I love you), come to me (come to me)

Don’t be afraid

You ask all my friends if I’m the same boy

You don’t understand, you think I’m changing,

Don’t ask my neighbors

Never ask the friends I hang around

Don’t be afraid (never), to come to me

Don’t ask my neighbors (oh-oh), come to me (c’mon and c’mon)

Don’t be afraid of what you see (I’ll make you feel the needs, baby)

You’ll find I love you (oh-oh), come to me (c’mon)

Don’t be afraid, yeah

Don’t ask my neighbor, don’t ask my friends

Yes they mean well, you know they mean well, they may never give us chance

Don’t ask my mother, don’t ask my sister

Yes they mean well, you know they mean well, I know they mean well, they may never give us chance

Don’t ask, my doctor, my lawyer, my driver, my drummer, my sitter, my banker, hairdresser, my butler, my maid, my gardener, my preacher, my teacher….

Don’t ask, Kelly and Missy and Kenny and Nessa, Reecie, and Kiki and Trina, and Jackie, and Pookie and Izzy and Jimmy and Johnny!

Yes they mean well, you know they mean well, I know they mean well, they may never give us chance

LEARN TO LOVE ME

Words & Music by Israel “izzyiz!” Charles

Mirror mirror, on the wall, why do I feel least of all?

I’ve been down so very long, what’s to hope for?

When being down don’t even hurt no more.

I’ve played the fool trying to remake myself,

time and time again to gain the love of somebody else,

But that’s gon’ change, I’m gonna rearrange, it’s time to exchange, that old me, for somebody new….

So, I gotta learn, to love me! Before I try to love somebody else!

I gotta learn, to give good love, I’ve got to start by loving myself!

Countless sleepless nights, years of tear drop stains,

all the mental abuse, and all the physical pain.

So easy to allow my past to take the blame,

and let my circumstances, remain unchanged.

I’m gonna pray for power to deliver me,

from those old shackles that refuse to set me free,

so i can flee, be all that I can be… I want to sing in a new key!

Cause I do believe…

That I’ve got to learn, to love me, before I try to love somebody else!

I’ve gotta learn, to give good love I’ve got to start by loving myself!

RISE AGAIN
Words & Music by Israel “izzyiz!” Charles

I made a vow, I would not cry

If you should reach that point and say goodbye

Now I’m staring at my reality

Maybe I’m not as tough as I ought to be

I’ve got to be strong, but I can’t deny,

The thought of losing you tears me up inside

But don’t get me wrong, I’m gonna be okay

Gotta get myself together for brighter days

Ever since you went away I’ve been in pain,

The kind of hurt that drives me insane

I might be down, but let me make it plain

Just like the sun, I will rise again…

We could have worked it out if you’d just talked to me

But your mind’s made up and I’m in misery

So hard to move on without the one I love

So I prayed so many nights for a word from above

When HE said to me, my child don’t be dismayed

You’ve got so much to live for, don’t be afraid

Just trust in ME and you’ll find true love within

Cause if you love yourself, you’ll always love again

Boy when you went away I cannot lie

I thought I’d just go ball up and die

But I found my strength, and I want to clarify

Just like the sun, I will rise again

So sad and blue, thought I wouldn’t last another day without you

My days were dark, full of rain and gloom

Just like the sun, I will rise again

Just like the sun, I will shine again

I’m gonna rise, I’m gonna rise, I’m gonna rise again

I’m gonna rise, I’m gonna rise, I’m gonna rise again

I’m gonna rise, I’m gonna rise, I’m gonna rise again

Just like the sun

I made a vow I’m not gon cry no more

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no…. see

Just like the sun, I will shine again!

LET’S FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
Words & Music by J.T. Taylor

Let’s fall in love, let’s fall in love again, baby

We were dancing close at a party just like this

When I dance with you, it’s like skating on a love groove I fell in love, ever since that moment baby!

I’ve always dreamed I’d be in love forever

Dancing with my lover, stepping to our favorite groove

All eyes on us, caught up in our every move

So glad I’m here, reliving how you held me, baby

Another year, another kiss, so many memories

I won’t forget the way we danced…

Let’s fall in love, let’s fall in love again, baby

We were dancing close at a party just like this

When I dance with you, it’s like skating on a love groove I fell in love, ever since that moment, baby!

I still remember, us showing off…big city style

1. Kelly sang, and you and I stood out in a crowd

New twist, new tricks, new flow, our show!

Baby, when we move as one my baby

On a sexy groove it’s just like music

That’s how we work it, that’s how we do it

Let’s fall in love, let’s fall in love again, baby

We were dancing close at a party just like this

When I dance with you, it’s like skating on a love groove

I fell in love, ever since that moment, baby!

Steppin’ is the way we groove

Steppin’ to a sexy groove

PROMISE OF LOVE
Words & Music by Israel “izzyiz!” Charles

Here’s the moment, I’ve waited for

I stand before you here, to tell the world

I’ll always love you, I’ll always care

And when you need me girl, I will be there

In just one moment, you shall be mine

So wipe all my tears away, if I should cry

Tears of joy, is what they’d be

As I count my blessings baby, GODs been good to me

So I promise I will love you, I promise to be true

Constantly right there beside you, I’ll take good care of you

With this ring I vow to cherish you, our love is so divine

Endless love is what we’ll share, until the end of time

Until the moon, leaves the sky, until the ocean and seas run dry

My love shall still remain, hand in hand together, through joy and pain

For every breath that you should take, for every little step that you should make

I’ll be your air, I’ll be your guide, I’ll be your pillow to catch you, if you should fall

So I promise to be faithful, and I’ll never let you down

You will be my one and only…devotion you have found

Through the good times, and the bad times, the sunshine and the rain

Should the LORD take you before me, that love will never change…

I know the road is long and winding, and we won’t always see eye to eye

We will have our share of ups and downs, Talk to me, just talk to me, we will work it out

I’ll be right there for you, faithful and true to you

This ring I give to you, this is my true promise to you

I’ll be there…my promise to you