"Leavin'" (2006)

Criminal lyrics - Natalie Cole

I've been a bad bad girl
I've been careless with a delicate man
And it's a sad sad world
When a girl will break a boy
Just because she can
Don't you tell me to deny it
I've done wrong and I want to
Suffer for my sins
I've come to you 'cause I need
Guidance to be true
And I just don't know where I can begin

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love

Heaven help me for the way I am
Save me from these evil deeds
Before I get them done
I know tomorrow brings the consequence
At hand
But I keep livin' this day like
The next will never come

Oh help me but don't tell me
To deny it
I've got to cleanse myself
Of all these lies till I'm good
Enough for him
I've got a lot to lose and I'm
Bettin' high
So I'm beggin' you before it ends
Just tell me where to begin

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love

Let me know the way
Before there's hell to pay
Give me room to lay the law and let me go
I've got to make a play
To make my lover stay
So what would an angel say
The devil wants to know

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against

Because he's all I ever knew of love

Old Man lyrics - Natalie Cole

Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.

Old man look at my life,
Twenty four
and there's so much more
Live alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two.

Love lost, such a cost,
Give me things
that don't get lost.
Like a coin that won't get tossed
Rolling home to you.

Old man take a look at my life
I'm a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that's true.

Lullabies, look in your eyes,
Run around the same old town.
Doesn't mean that much to me
To mean that much to you.

I've been first and last
Look at how the time goes past.
But I'm all alone at last.
Rolling home to you.

Old man take a look at my life
I'm a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that's true.

Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.

Day Dreaming lyrics - Natalie Cole

Day dreamin
and I'm thinkin of you
Day dreamin
and I'm thinkin of you
Day dreamin
and I'm thinkin of you
Day dreamin
and I'm thinkin of you

He's the kinda guy
That'll say hey baby let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Where I don't care
No I don't care

He's the kinda guy
that you give your everything
Trust all your heart
Share all of your heart
Till death do you part
Won't break your heart

I wanna be whatever he wants
Whatever he needs it
When he's lonesome
and feelin' love-starved
I'll be there to feed him
Lovin' him a little more each day
Makes my heart beat when I hear him say

Hey baby let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where I don't care
Oh-woe
Hey baby let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where I don't care

Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Thinkin of you

He's the kinda guy
That'll say hey baby let's get away

Let's go somewhere far
Where I don't care
baby I'm there

He's the kinda guy
that you give your everything
Trust all your heart
Share all of your heart
Till death do you part
Won't break my heart

Lovin' me a little more each day
Turnin' me on when I hear him say
Saaaay
Hey baby let's get away
Let's go somewhere
Your love stays on my mind
Your love stays on my mind
Day dreamin
Hey baby let's get away
Your love stays on my mind
Your love stays on my mind

Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
It's all about you
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Thinkin of you
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Your love stays on my mind
Gonna give you my heart
Gonna give you my love
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Your love stays on my mind
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Cause it's all about you
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Your love stays on my mind
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you
Day dreamin'
OH!
Your love stays on my mind
You love stays on my mind
Day dreamin and I'm thinkin of you!

Leavin' lyrics - Natalie Cole

They say that love is a 2 way street
But you can't prove that by me
Lately, it just seems like I'm headed down
Lonely, one lane highway

Well, it's the same ol' same ol'
It's not like I haven't been here
A thousand times before
But this time, it's different
'Coz this time I'm not takin' it anymore

(Hey)
I'm leavin'
(Hey)
This time it's for good
You should've treated me
The way you said you would

(Hey)
I'm leavin'
(Hey)
And you can't make me stay
I'm tired of bein' hurt
And it ain't no good anyway

Now, I know it's gonna be hard on you
Once it hits you that I'm gone
And all those pretty things
That you bought for me, you can keep it
'Coz they don't make up
For the damage that you've done

Oh, you'll be alright, you'll be fine
It just won't be today
And as for me, I'm doin' better already
But what a hell of a price to pay

(Hey, hey)
I'm leavin'
(Hey)
And this time it's for good
You never treated me
The way you said you would

(Hey, hey)
I'm leavin', baby
(Hey)
And you can't make me stay
I'm tired of being hurt
And it ain't no good
It ain't no good anyway

(Hurts me so)
When it's 4 o'clock in the mornin'
(Sad to go)
And my bags are packed and ready to go
Don't know what I was thinkin'
But I should have left you a long time ago

(Hurts me so)
And thought it hurts me, baby
(Sad to go)
Nothin's gonna make me stay
And I'm tired, tired of hurtin' anyway

Love ain't supposed to hurt
That's right
You got to know your worth
(And I finally believe I'm worth a lot)
You're not the first and you probably
Won't be the last
(It hurts so much inside)

You're not the one to blame
(Hurts me so)
(And I try not to blame myself)
But you gotta get over the shame
(Sad to go)
(But oh, you don't know)
Take a good look
You know you're never comin' back
(No, never, no, never)

(Hey)
This time it's for good
(Hey)
You never treated me
The way you said you would
And I'm leavin', baby, bye bye

The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me) lyrics - Natalie Cole

Now this is for the old school

You keep kissing me and squeezing me, boy
All the time and I like it, baby
And the way you do it
Keeps driving me out of my mind, yes, it does

'Coz you keep on kissing me with your kiss
Touching me with your touch
All the right places and I like it
And the more you do it
The more I like it done to me, I like it, baby

Oh, there's no better feeling
Then when your body's next to mine
Moving and grooving
And when we're not together
I think about you all the time, yes, I do boy

'Coz you keep on kissing me with your kiss
Touching me with your touch
You reach out and feel me with your hands
I like it, I like it so much

And the more you do it
The more I like it done to me
Oh, I like it, baby
I said the more you do it
The more I like it done to me

I like it, baby
I like it, baby

I just want to tell the world
Of how I feel about you, baby

'Coz you keep on kissing me with your kiss
Touching me with your touch
Healing me with your hands
I like it, I like it so much

And the more you do it, the more I like it done
The more you do it, the more I like it done
And the more you do it, the more I like it done to me

And the more you do it, the more I like it done
The more you do it, the more I like it done
And the more you do it, the more I like it done to me

The more you do it, the more I like it done
The more you do it, the more I like it done
And the more you do it, the more I like it done to me
The more you do it, the more I like it done

Lovin' Arms lyrics - Natalie Cole

If you could see me now
The one who said that he would rather roam
The one who said he'd rather be alone
If you could only see me now

If I could hold you now
Just for a moment, if I could really make you mine
Just for a while turn back the hands of time
If I could only hold you now

'Cause I've been too long in the wind
Too long in the rain
Takin' any comfort that I can
Looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains
And lying in your lovin' arms again

If you could hear me now
Singin' somewhere in the lonely night
Dreaming of the arms that hold me tight
If you could only hear me now

'Cause I've been too long in the wind
Too long in the rain
Takin' any comfort that I can
Looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains
And lying in your lovin' arms again

I can almost feel your lovin' arms again.

Love Letter lyrics - Natalie Cole

Sittin' in front of your house, light rain in early dawn
Workin' on a love letter with the radio on
Got my eye on your window pane and I smoked a lot of cigarettes
Mercy, mercy but love is strange, and you haven't even kissed me yet

We come to push, push comes to shove
Shove comes to touch, touch will come to love

Workin' on a love letter, listenin' to a love song
I'm writing you a love letter, love letter, with the radio on (radio, radio)

Hope you get the message baby, I know that you're gonna let me in
It's weird in your neighborhood, if this is war then I'm gonna win

We come to push, push comes to shove
Shove comes to touch, touch will come to love
Love don't sit waitin', love don't behave
Love's waiting in the car, in the pouring rain now

Workin' on a love letter, listenin' to a love song
I'm writing you a love letter, love letter, got the radio on (radio, radio)

We come to push, push comes to shove
Shove comes to touch, touch has come to love

Workin' on a love letter, listenin' to a love song
I'm writing you a love letter, love letter, got the radio on (radio, radio)
Workin' on a love letter, listenin' to a love song
I'm writing you a love letter, love letter, got the radio on (radio, radio)

Man With A Child In His Eyes lyrics - Natalie Cole

I hear him before I go to sleep
And focus on the day that's been
I realize he's there
When I turn the light off and turn over
Nobody knows about my man
They think he's lost on some horizon

But suddenly I find myself
Listening to a man I've never known before
Telling me about the sea
All his love 'til eternity

Ooh, he's here again
The man with a child in his eyes
Ooh, he's here again
The man with a child in his eyes

He's so very understanding
And he's so aware of all my situations
And when I stay up late
He's always waiting but I feel him hesitate

Oh, I'm so worried about my man
They say, no, no, no, no, no, it won't last forever
But here I am again, my girl
Wondering what I'm doing here
Maybe he doesn't really love me
I just took a trip

Ooh, he's here again
The man with a child in his eyes
Ooh, he's here again
The man with a child in his eyes

I can hear him knocking
(Ooh, he's here again)
I can hear him knocking
(Man with a child in his eyes)
Oh, he's knocking at my front door

And he's breaking my heart
(Ooh, he's here again)
(Man with a child in his eyes)
But I love him, yes, I do

(Ooh, he's here again)
Just a man, just a man
(Man with a child in his eyes)
He's trying to do the best he can

(Ooh, he's here again)
I can hear him knocking
(Man with a child in his eyes)
And he's trying, trying to be a man, y'all

(Ooh, he's here again)
He's a child, child, child, child
(Man with a child in his eyes)

5 Minutes Away lyrics - Natalie Cole

Well, I've been a lot of places
And I've seen a lot of things
I met all kinds of people
Including queens and kings

Had my share of heartbreak
Stabbed me in my back
I cried to my friends about it
And they talked a lot of slack

But oh, what a revelation
When much to my surprise
Then came you, wonderful you
Right before my eyes

5 minutes away, 5 minutes away
You know I been
All around the world to find
It was right at my door

5 minutes away, 5 minutes away
I found love, love
Just minutes away

Everybody's got a story
And it ain't nothing new
I'm talking to the one
Who's been looking for love
And it just might be you

While you're running around
Hanging all around town
With a fool that ain't no good
But that very special someone
Could be right in your neighborhood

5 minutes away, 5 minutes away
You know I went
All around the world
Just to find it right at my door

5 minutes away, 5 minutes away
You see, I found love, love, love
Just minutes away

Times when love ain't easy
It's a game that we all play
And the prize that we pay
Is sometimes much too high

Take it from me and don't look too far
Love might be in your own backyard
There's a better chance to find romance
Just by starting today

5 minutes away
You know I went
All around the world
To find it right at my door

5 minutes away, 5 minutes away
You know, love, love, love
Could be minutes away
I said, love, love, love
Is just minutes away

5, 5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5 minutes away

5, 5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5, 5 minutes away
5, 5, 5 minutes away

You Gotta Be lyrics - Natalie Cole

Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky

Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be counted
Don't be ashamed to cry

You gotta be
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger

You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, Is love will save the day

Herald what your mother said
Readin' the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time

Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My oh my hey, hey, hey

You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser,
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough,
You gotta be stronger

You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, Is love will save the day

Time ask no questions, it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace

The world keeps on spinning
You can't stop it, if you try to
The best part is danger staring you in the face

Ohh, well then Listen as your day unfolds
(You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold)
Challenge what the future holds
(You gotta be wiser)

Try and keep your head up to the sky
(you gotta be hard,You gotta be tough)
(you gotta be stronger)

Lovers, they may cause you tears
(You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm)
Go ahead release your fears
(You gotta stay together)

My oh my hey, hey, hey
(All I know, all I know)
(Is love will save the day)

(Well then listen as your day unfolds)
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
(Challenge what the future holds)
You gotta be wiser

(Try and keep your head up to the sky)
You gotta be hard, You gotta be tough
You gotta be stronger

(Lovers, they may cause you tears)
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
(Go ahead release your fears)
You gotta stay together

(My, oh, my, hey, hey, hey)
All I know, all I know, Is love will save the day

Love will save the day
Well, all I know, all I know
You gotta get yourself together
Love will save the day

You gotta keep your head to the sky
Love will save the day
Because the world will keep on spinning
Love will save the day

Love, love, love will save the day
Love, love, love will save the day
Love will save the day

Love, love, love will save the day
Love will save the day

If I Ever Lose My Faith In You lyrics - Natalie Cole

You could say I lost my faith in science and progress
You could say I lost my belief in the holy church
You could say I lost my sense of direction
You could say all of this and worse but

If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do

Some would say I was a lost girl in a lost world
You could say I lost my faith in the people on TV
You could say I'd lost my belief in the politicians
They all seem like game show hosts to me

If I ever lose my faith
Please don't let me lose my faith
I don't want to lose my faith
In you

I never saw no miracle of science
That didn't go from a blessing to a curse
I never saw no military solution
That didn't always end up as something worse but
Let me say this first

I could be lost inside their lies
Without a trace
But every time I close my eyes
I see your face

If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do
If I ever lose my faith
If I ever lose my faith
Please don't let me lose my faith
I don't ever want to lose my faith
In you

"Ask A Woman Who Knows" (2002)

I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do lyrics - Natalie Cole

I never loved him, he never reached me
He was just someone, someone I knew
I think about him on alternate Thursdays
When I haven’t got anything better to do

He’s got a problem if he thinks I need him
I couldn’t care less now that we’re through
I only sit home and wait for his phone call
When I haven’t got anything better to do

Wasn’t I awfully smart not to fall and break my heart?
And when he kissed me, he never ever moved me
It wasn't thrilling, fantastic or new
So if I’m crying, I’m only crying

Cause I haven’t got anything better
I haven’t got anything better
I haven’t got anything better to do…

Tell Me All About It lyrics - Natalie Cole

Love, when we touch I shiver
Just body language can you blame it
My love's like a raging river
And I think you're the one to tame it
You
You're the quiet shy type
You always whisper, never shout it
Ooh
Baby you are my type
Why don't you tell me all about it
I got ways to make you
Make you tell me all about it
That's what I'm gonna do
Till you tell me all about it
Making love till you do
Till you tell me all about it
Me
I'm a lousy loner
Just call my number come be near me
Me
I'm a soulful moaner
Stay chez moi so you can hear me
You
You're the quiet shy type
You always whisper never shout it
Ooh
Baby you are my type
Why don't you tell me all about it
I got ways to make you
Make you tell me all about it
That's what I'm gonna do
Till you tell me all about it
Making love till you do
Till you tell me all about it