Stand up and run (Stand up and run) Oh I had a feeling Buried inside Into my arms Covered beneath your Blanket of pride Oh I couldn't tell you how numb I felt inside

It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It must have been moonglow that led me straight to you And I keep on prayin', "Oh Lord, please let this last" We seemed to float right through the air Heavenly songs seemed to come from everywhere And now

Oh baby, don't you want a man like me I can love you baby Better than your used to be Oh baby, don't you need a man like me Better than any man in town

She likes it my way, my way, My way, my way What I say goes, and I'm in control You can't satisfy her needs She keeps running back to see me do it Ooh, Ooh, Hey Yo see it's rare that you find people like us Cause all ya'll other (look) out there doing

Oh won't you stay for a while I'll take you on a ride If you can keep a secret Show me darkness baby, show me demons And I will make it worth your while, worth your while Oh won't you stay for a while (stay for a while) Stay a while, stay a while Stay

Blacked out, like the clouds hanging over this heart of mine Not a shadow of a doubt, blacked out Blacked out, like it was in 1968 Like Johnny Cash any given day Like a Mach 1 Fastback Mustang These Ray Bans covering up my eyes I won't lie, it hurts like

Living just another day Living life in California L.A. to the bay Dough, we get that dough Ooh, we got to get more A.K. gun play (just another day) (A.K. gun play) See it's just another day in my neighborhood

Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean Yes she got'em for sale, yeah I got a girl, say she long and tall Yes, she got'em for sale, yeah She sleeps in the kitchen with her

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Yeah turn on the lights, getting ready for the night Nobody's romancing, 'cause it's too early for dancing But here comes the music With the rest of the clowns Sweepin' the floors, open up the doors Bright light's flashing They cover up

I'm gonna be your friend You know that I'm gonna be your friend Any so in high tide or in low tide I'll be by your side You know that I'll be by your side I said I heard my mother They still linger in my head, linger in my head She said : "A child is