L E T R A S
..:: ALTON ELLIS ::..

BREAKING UP

When you turned and you walked through that door
You hurt me so
You hurt me so
When you looked at me and you said goodbye
You made me cry
You made me cry

So listen to me while I say to you
Breaking up is hard to do
Breaking up is hard to do

I cannot let you go now ‘cause my love is strong
My love is so strong
My love is so strong
So listen to me while I say to you
Breaking up is hard to do
Breaking up is hard to do

When you looked at me and you said goodbye
You made me cry
You made me cry
I cannot let you go now ‘cause my love is strong
My love is so strong
and if you leave me I will surely die

So listen to me while I say to you
Breaking up is hard to do
Breaking up is hard to do

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La, La Means I Love You

Verse 1:
Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
And you passed them by (passed them by)
Now you're in the center ring
And their lines don't mean a thing
Why don't you let me try (let me try)
Now I don't wear a diamond ring
I don't even have a song to sing
All I know is

Chorus:

La la la la la la la la la means I love you
[1: Oh, baby please now 2: Oh... baby]
La la la la la la la la la means I love you

Verse 2:
If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me (one for me)
Let me hold me in my arms
Girl, and thrill you with my charms
I'm sure you will see (you will see)
The things I am sayin' are true
And the way I explain them to you
Listen to me

Instrumental break

Partial verse:
The things I am sayin' are true
And the way I explain them to you, yes to you
Listen to me

Coda [repeat to fade]:
La la la la la la la la la means I love you
[1: Oh, you'll have to understand 2: Come on and take my hand]

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Willow Tree

They say that once the tear has fallen,
the willow cries eternally
cry not for me, my willow tree
don't shed your tears eternally
cause I have found the love I've searched for
I need your tears no more, no more

So tell where, my weeping willow
and if we'll ever meet again
cry not for me, my willow tree
don't shed your tears eternally
cause I have found the love I've searched for
I need your tears no more, no more


They say the willow cries for someone
and that's when someone's heart is broken
cry not for me, my willow tree
don't shed your tears eternally
cause I have found the love I've searched for
I need your tears no more, no more

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Hurting Me

You see, You cry,
You don’t hurt nobody, But yourself
The things you do, Are sure gonna hurt you too
The things you sow, The sow you gonna reap

(Give it up, give it up, give it up Ahahah)


* You see, You hurt me,
You don’t hurt nobody, But yourself
The things you do, some are gonna hurt you too
The things you sow, The sow you gonna reap

(Give it up, give it up, give it up Ahahah)

Hurting me (Give it up, give it up, give it up Ahahah)
Hurting me--Yeah ! (Give it up, give it up, give it up Ahahah)
Hurting me--Yeah !

* Repeat

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Ain't That Loving You (Banks/Jones)

You think I love you, but just one day
To you my love it may be the way it seems
But I love the way you carry yourself
I even love the way you wear your hair
Ain't that loving you, ain't that loving you
For more reasons than one?

Somehow my love you've been misled
By the things that other man said
But I love the way you carry yourself
I even love the way you wear your hair
Ain't that loving you, ain't that loving you
For more reasons than one?

Did it ever occur to you
Why I do all that any man can do
To keep a smile on your face?
It's because I love you, I love you, I love you in so many ways

Somehow my love you've been misled
In spite the things that other man said
But I love the way you carry yourself
I even love the way you wear your hair
Ain't that loving you, ain't that loving you
For more reasons than one?

Don't you know I love you?
From the depths of my heart, I love you darling
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you

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All My Tears

Funny how I love
A pretty little, a little girl like you
All my tears come rolling
All my tears come rolling, over you

I need to be loved, I need to be kissed
I need to be hugged and squeezed like this
All the time I've got to say to you, my girl
All my tears come rolling
All my tears come rolling, over you, oh you, oh you

I need to be loved, I need to be kissed
I need to be hugged and squeezed like this
Oh, I love you
All my tears come rolling
All my tears come rolling, over you, you, you

I need to be loved, I need to be kissed
I need to be hugged and squeezed like this, oooh
All my tears come rolling
All my tears come rolling, over you, over you, over you

I need to be loved, I need to be kissed
I need to be hugged and squeezed like this, oooh
All my tears come rolling
All my tears come rolling, over you, you...

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Blessings Of Love

What a la la
What a la la

Rudie at large
Rudie at large
Rudie at large

Must stop your shooting
No more killings
Away with ratchets
Show some friendships

Shooting everywhere
Everywhere, everywhere
Everywhere, everywhere

Must stop your shooting
No more killings
Away with ratchets
Show some friendships

Shooting everywhere
Everywhere, everywhere
Everywhere

Send us blessings of love
Blessings of love, blessings of love
Blessings of love, blessings of love

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Dance Crasher

Oh, Dance Crasher
Oh, Dance Crasher
Don't break it up, please don't make a fuss
Don't use a knife, take another fella's life
You'll be (so) sorry, you'll be sorry (let me tell you now)
There is a death sentence,
You won't have a chance
That will be your last dance

Oh, Dance Crasher (oh oh oh oh)
Oh, Dance Crasher (no no no)
Don't break it up, please don't make a fuss
Don't do a thing, ? yourself with him
Be a ring fighter instead of a dance crasher (let me tell you)
Be a gentleman, you could be a champion,
Like Mr. Barney Grant

Oh, Dance Crasher (oh oh oh)
Oh, Dance Crasher (no no no)
Don't break it up, please don't make a fuss
Don't do a thing, ? yourself with him
Be a ring fighter (a prize fighter)instead of a dance crasher (let me tell you)
Be a gentleman, you could be a champion,
Like Mr. Barney Grant

Oh, Dance Crasher
Oh, Dance Crasher
Be a gentleman, you could be a champion
Like Mr. Barney Grant

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I Can't Stand It

I wish I could count on you
I wish I could count on you, oh, baby
I can't stand it, I can't stand it
I can't stand it, I can't stand it

Fussing and fighting all day long
Tossing and turning, everything seems wrong
I can't stand it, I can't stand it
I can't stand it, I can't stand it

I wish I could depend on you
I wish I could depend on you, oh, baby
I can't stand it, I can't stand it
I can't stand it, I can't stand it

I'm a man with a loving soul
Got the things just to rock your soul
I can't stand it, I can't stand it
I can't stand it, I can't stand it

You go west, I go south
All I know, I'm checking out
I can't stand it, I can't stand it
I can't stand it, I can't stand it
I can't stand it, I can't stand it
I can't stand it, I can't stand it...

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I'll Be Waiting

By the time, by the time you leave me
I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting
Waiting there for you
I'll wait for you

And by the time, by the time you leave
I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting
Waiting there for you
I'll be waiting there for you

I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting there for you
Look here now...

I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting
Waiting there for you
I'll be waiting, darling, for you
I'll be waiting just for you

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Oowee Baby (Baby I Love You)

Oowee baby, baby I love you
I love you baby, baby I want you
Oowee baby, baby I love you
I love you baby, baby I want you

Ever since the first the day we met
I've loved you, loved you darling, hope you won't regret
Think about it everday, I'm hoping that you would say

"Oowee baby, baby I love you
I love you baby, baby I want you"

Some say this, and some say that
I don't care what they say; I love you, that is that
I don't care just what they say, I'm hoping that you would say

"Oowee baby, baby I love you
I love you baby, baby I want you"

Some say this, and some say that
I don't care what they say; I love you, that is that
I don't care just what they say, I'm hoping that you would say

"Oowee baby, baby I love you
I love you baby, baby I want you
Oowee baby, baby I love you
I love you baby, baby I want you"

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Rocksteady

Better get ready, come do rocksteady
You've got to do this new dance, hope you are ready
You've got to do it just like Uncle Freddy
If you don't know it...

Just shake your head, rock your bodyline
Shake your shoulders, everything in time
Then sing, "Oh oh oh oh oh oh"
You've got to shake your shoulders

Better get ready, just to do rocksteady
You've got to do this new dance, just like Freddy
You've got to do it, just like Uncle Freddy,
If you don't know it...

Shake your head, rock your bodyline
Shake your shoulders, everything in time
Then sing, "Oh oh oh oh oh oh"
You've got to shake your shoulders

Now you are ready, let's do rocksteady
You've got to do this new dance, now that you're ready
You've got to do it just like Uncle Freddy
Now that you know it...

Shake your head, rock your bodyline
Shake your shoulders, everything is fime
Now sing, "Oh oh oh oh oh oh"

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Remember That Sunday

"Remember that Sunday you told me you loved me, baby
You're coming to tell me, alright, that you're gonna walk out on me, baby, baby"

"Please go on your way, boy
Because I'm not your toy
Just find yourself someone
Who'll treat you right"

"It seems unfair, baby, to treat me this way
But baby, I love you, I love you true
But just to be sure, I'm asking once more"

"Do you do love me? Oh yes, now do you do care?"

"No, no I don't love you, boy
And I never will
It's not, It's not unfair to you, boy
Because I, I didn't care for you, boy
So darling, just go, just go away
So once more I tell you, please leave me alone boy"

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What Does It Take To Win Your Love

Here we go now...

What does it take to win your love for me?
And how can I make this dream come true for me?
Oh you've got to make me see what does it take to win your love for me
Baby, baby, yeah

And I've tried, I've tried, I've tried, I've tried, in every way I could
To make you see how much I love you, I thought you understood
What love's got to know, ooh baby, because love is so...
Baby, baby yeah

I've tried, I've tried, I've tried, and I've tried, in every way I could
To make you see how much I love you, I thought you understood
Oh you've got to make me see what does it take to win your love for me
Baby...

What does it take to win your love for me?
What does it take to win your love for me?
What does it take to win your love for me?
What does it take to win your love for me?

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You've Made Me So Very Happy

I've lost that love, that love, that love, before
God, man, and I close, and I close, and I close the door
And you say, "Try just once more"
And you came and you took control, you touched my very soul
You always show me that loving you is where it's at

You've made me so very happy and I'm so glad you came into my life

The others were untrue, but when it came to loving you, now
I'd spend my whole life with you, girl
Because you came and you took control, you touch my very soul
You always show me that loving you is where it's at

You've made me so very happy and I'm so glad you came into my life

I've lost that love, that love, that love, before
God, man, and I close, and I close, and I close the door
And you say, "Try just once more"
And you came and you took control, you touched my very soul
You always show me that loving you is where it's at

You've made me so very happy I'm so glad you came into my life

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