Tower Of Power - What Is Hip? Tower of Power Anthology (1999) by Tower Of Power (보컬) on maniadb.com

It's Saturday night and I'm just hangin' out,
Lookin' for a place to party,
I jumps into my ride and I hits the road,
'Cause there's only one place to go:

(Down to the nightclub) Ooh, the women be righteously ready and pretty,
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump'
(Bump City)

Sitting by the dance floor checkin' it out,
Watchin' the man with fast feet,
He's got the hippest threads and the bad boogaloo
And a big ol' bag of tricks.

(Down to the nightclub) Ah, ha, you can get what you want
If you know how to find it.
(Down to the nightclub) Ooh, we be slick, slick, slick.

Ooh, the people be bumpin' (At Bump City)
The joint be jumpin' (At Bump City)
The mamas be humpin' (At Bump City)
Hey, while the band be pumpin',
'Said the band be pumpin',
The beat be somethin',
Ow! One time y'all!

The night's almost gone and we're still goin' strong,
'Cause the party's been so hearty.
I hope it doesn't show while I'm drivin' down the road
That I had to much to drink.

(Down to the nightclub) Well, if you've got the dough, the liqour will
flow.
(Down to the nightclub) Tied on a drunk, drunk, drunk.
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump.
(Down to the nightclub) We be slick, slick, slick.
(Down to the nightclub) We go bump-ty, bump-ty, bump.
(Down to the nightclub) Tied on a drunk, drunk, drunk.

(Down to the nightclub) Well, if you've got the dough, the liqour will
flow.
(Down to the nightclub) Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah.
(Down to the nightclub) Look here, man, you can get what you want if you
know how to find it.
(Down to the nightclub) C'mon, C'mon, C'mon.
(Down to the nightclub) Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah.
(Down to the nightclub) Look here, y'all, the women be righteously ready
and pretty (Hee-hee).
(Down to the nightclub) Alright, now, now.
(Down to the nightclub)

Down to the nightclub,
Bump-ty, bump-ty, bump

You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.

Down on my knees
Whole heart in hand
I was accused of being too young
But I'm not so young
Can't you understand
That I think like a man

You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Oh No Baby)
You're still a young man
baby (I'm not wastin my time)Oo oo don't waste your time.

Back, once again
Oo Oo Just beggin you please
Darlin, think twice,
About me
Cause I'm not so bad
I could make you happy
I'm not a bad man

You're too young to love (If you and I could be together)
You're too young to love (I'd get to you through any weather)
You're too young to love (I love you YES I love you Oo Lady)
You're too young to love (I'll never never leave you alone yeah)
You're too young Ooo Ooo (You're mine Oh sweet lady)
Don't waste your time

The damage is done
You see that you were wrong
You wake up wonderin just
How well I've done
Well I've done alright
Yes there are some girls but you know
I dropped them on site
Just for you
Becuase I love you.

You're still a young man
Baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(I'm not a young man baby
and I don't feel that I'm wastin my time, not when it's you girl
you better believe)
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Someday you'll understand just what it means when a man
comes to you with his whole heart in his hands
just to love you)
You're still a young man
baby Oo oo don't waste your time.
(Just to get up next to you and hold you Oh baby you say that
I'm wastin my time but it's my time baby and it's
you you you you you you you) You're still a young man,
Baby Oo Oo Don't waste your time

You better listen to me
Sayin that I'm loving you yeah hey now baby tyin to tell
you that it's you you you you you you you you talkin to you
baby, I never never never never I'll never never do you
no wrong no no lady if you would check my stuff out one time haha
Just to hold you, just to squeeze you and all I wanna do is to
get next to you and please please please you baby
See where I'm comin from

So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag.
Ease on in a hip thang,
But you ain't exactly sure what is hip.

So you started to let your hair grow.
Spent big bucks on your wardrobe.
Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip.

(refrain #1)
What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know.
What is hip?
If you're really hip,
the question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip.
Maybe hipper than hip.
What is hip?
{ Trumpet solo/guitar solo }
(refrain #1 ends)

You became a part of a new breed.
Been smokin' only the best weed.
Hangin' out with the so called "Hippie set."

Seen in all the right places.
Seen with just the right faces.
You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right.

{ refrain #1 }

Come on!

(refrain #2)
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Hipness is. What it is!
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't.
(end refrain #2)

{ guitar solo }

You went an' found you a guru.
In an effort to find you a new you,
And maybe even raise your conscious level.

While you're striving to find the right road,
There's one thing you should know,
"What's hip today, might become passe'."

{ refrain #1 }

{ Trumpet solo }

Think about it y'all.

{ keyboard solo }

{ refrain #2 }

What is hip?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I'd like to know!
What is hip?
Is it in the style of your hair?
What is hip?
Is it in the clothes that you wear?
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
I'd like to know.
What is hip?
What is hip y'all? Hey!
What is hip?
Hey! Oh!
What is hip?
What is hip y'all?
What is hip?
I wanna know.
What is hip?
Ahhhhhhh!
What is hip?
I wanna know what hipness is.

{the end

This time it's real
Saw me a girl today
Who walk with such a gentle sway
And I knew right from the start
She as the one who can cop my heart

I know someday
That we could happen
In a special way

I wish I may
I wish I might
Make you my all-star shining bright

And I know, I can feel it
This time it's real

Other girls that I had were fine
But they were mainly just to pass the time
Though I must confess I had some fun
Now I know that you're the only one

All I can say girl
Is that I love you each and everyday
And if I may
If I might
I'll make you the all-star of my life

And I know, I can feel it, hey
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it, hey
This time it's real

Now's the time for me to make my move
Girl we gotsa get in the groove
It's what we do with the what we got
Gonna put us up in the slot

And I hope and pray
We'll get together wih no delay
It might be day
It might by night
It don't matter anytime is right

And I know, (Oh) I can feel it (hey)
This time it's real
And I know, (Ahh) I can feel it
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yeay)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yeah child)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (yes)
This time it's real
And I know, I can feel it (hey)
This time it's real
I can feel it
This time it's real
I can feel it
This time it's real
I can feel it

Ain't nothin' I can say, nothin' I can do
I feel so bad, yeah, I feel so blue
I got to make it right for everyone concerned
Even if it's me, if it means it's me what's gettin' burned

'Cause I could never make you unhappy
No, I couldn't do that girl
Only wish I didn't love you so
Makes it so, so very hard to go
(So very hard to go)
'Cause I love you so (So very hard to go)
Ah, I love you so

I knew the time would come
I'd have to pay for my mistakes,
I can't blame you for what you're doin' to me girl
Even tho' my heart aches
Your dreams have all come true just the way you planned them
So I'll just step aside, I'm gon step aside
And lend a helping hand then
'Cause I could never make you unhappy
No I couldn't do that girl
Only wish I didn't love you so
Makes it so, so very hard to go
(So very hard to go)
'Cause I love you so (so very hard to go)
Oh, I love you so

And it ain't easy to walk away when a man love somebody
(so very hard to go) hey, hey, hey, hey

It's a rare occasion
When your plans and expectations
Come down just exactly how you planned them.

Hey, life's just that way.

You better face the facts, sweet lady,
Things change from day to day,
It all depends upon the situation,
Who can say, any way?

Time will tell,
Oh, and we'll both know so very well,
Time will tell.

So just be patient
Until you reach the realization
You can't have joy without a little sadness, too,
That's just the way it is, hey,

And girl, I believe we're gonna make it,
But not without our share of ups and downs,
You can't expect life to be a total paradise,
But if we just stay together, girl, it will be so nice.

Time will tell,
Oh, and then we'll both know so very well,
Time will tell, oh, baby.

(Time will tell)

Oh, oh, darlin', take a little time out,
And I'm sure that you will see, ah,
You just keep on holdin' on, oh, girl,
You gon' be able to make it with me,
Hey,
Oh, oh, baby,
I need you,
I want you, girl,
I've got to have you, ah,
Give me a little time,
Just wait on me,
Oh, girl,
There's no tellin' how happy we gon' be,
Oh, oh, oh, o

There's only so much oil on the ground
Sooner or later there won't be much around
Tell that to your kids while you driving downtown
That there's only so much oil on the ground

Can't cut loose without that juice
Can't cut loose without that juice
If we keep on like we doing things for sure
Will not be cool - It's a fact
We just ai't got suffiecient fuel

There's only so much oil in the ground
Sooner or later there won't be none around
Alternate sources of power must be found
Cause there's only so much oil in the ground

There's only so much oil in the earth
It's a fact of life - for what it's worth
Something every little boy and girl should know since birth
That there's only so much oil in the ground

There's no excuse for our abuse
No excuse for our abuse
We just assume that we will not
Exceed the oil supply
But soon enough the world will watch the wells run dry.