Arif Mardin - Singin' the Blues Too Long lyrics

You've been singin' the blues too long Why don't you try and find a different song? Mm-hmm Been singin' 'bout the blues too long, now Go on and get yourself a brand new song Hey You know it's time to make some changes, baby Changing all the rights from wrongs You been lying awake all night Trying to think what you should do Mm-hmm You can't sleep a wink at night Wondering just what you should do Well, I got to tell you Wondering never solved a problem, baby And only you yourself can pull it through And I got the answer right here You know, it don't take much (oh yeah) To kick yourself free (yeah, yeah) You got to know where you're going (oh yeah) And to trust in me Do all the things (oh yeah) That you think are right (yeah, yeah) And there'll be love right from the morning (oh yeah) Peace all through the night (oh yeah) Whoa whoa whoa (oh yeah) Singin' the blues too long Come on, child, it's a little song Got no time I think it's time you travel on And you can come, uh, with all of us, too Wha (oh yeah) (yeah, yeah) (oh yeah) (yeah, yeah) Whoo (oh yeah) (yeah, yeah) (oh yeah) (oh yeah) (oh yeah) Ah How come you're singing the blues, baby? Don't you see all the love and the peace and the happiness that's going around? And we think that it's, uh Time to make some changes After all, 1968 Changing all the rights from the wrongs Listen, baby Come on It gets better (oh yeah) Every time you try (yeah, yeah) And once you got it (oh, yeah) Can't be denied No time to waste (oh yeah) No time for faking (yeah, yeah) And if you don't think so, you don't believe me, baby (oh yeah) I want you to know that you're mistaken (oh yeah) Oh, oh (yeah, yeah) Come on Too much of the blues around Got no time for being down Whoa, oh, please And I think I think I got the answer, baby I want you to Get up in the morning Look all around See the love and the beautiful things that the Lord has put here for us to Groove on, yeah It's easy once you try, baby All you got to do is look inside Whoa (yeah, yeah, yeah)