Victor Wooten [기타]

There's times I lay and close my eyes
There's a pull I feel that I cannot describe
It's from the past, inside my soul
It makes me yearn for things of which I did not know
And it shows in my life, 'cause I'm intrigued so much at times I cry
And I know this inside, it's from the ancient days of old
Full of stories to be told

Take me back to India. I wanna go 'cause I wanna know
So, take me back to India. I wanna go 'cause I wanna know

Take me there and let me be, let me learn the keys of harmony
I know I'm blind so let me see who the man is that I'm supposed to be
And I'll find a love that aims to take me to a plce above
Where I am right now, I need to go back there some way some how
I need to go back

Take me back to India. I wanna go 'cause I wanna know
So, take me back to India. I wanna go 'cause I wanna know

I don't really know what I mean, but I can tell U what I see
When I'm lying in between sleep and awake
Let me tell U what I'm talking 'bout

Gotta have something on the bottom if you wanna have a band
Gotta have a strong foundation if you gonna make a stand
The bass is the center solid, as a rock
When your body starts moving you know you just can't stop
It's played with the soul not just with the hands
By the best bass players in the land
When the bass starts thumpin' sho 'nuff hits the spot
And I hope it never stops

Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you
Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too
Larry Graham, thank you for all you do

Just thumpin' on the bass
I'm just thumpin' on the bass
Ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass

Bass players used to be the ones standing in the back
When Jaco first played "Donna Lee", it sho' changed that
When I first saw Stanley Clarke my jaw hit the floor
Ah Bootsy Collins playing "Sex Machine" baby just give me some mo'
Larry Graham, thank you man, for playing that thumb
Louis Johnson and Marcus Miller, you gotta give them some
Anthony Jackson, Paul McCartney, Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks
I wanna thank you all for making it speak

Bootsy Collins, I tip my hat to you
Ah yeah baby
Marcus Miller, you know I love you too
James Jamerson, thank you for all you do

Just thumpin' on the bass
I'm just thumpin' on the bass
Ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass

(Alvin) The bass, the bottom, low down funky nasty,
How low can you go? Bass Line. The Bassment.
Oh yeah.

What would Stanley say if he were here today?
What would Jaco say if he were here today?
What would Larry say if he were here today?
What would Bootsy say if he were here today?
What would Marcus say if he were here today?
What would Rocco say if he were here today?
Anthony Jackson (Will - Anthony bass part)
Willie Weeks
Ray Brown
Robert Wilson

Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you
Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too
Larry Graham, thank you for all you do
Everyone, we owe it all to you

Don't you feel it in your soul
Let the bass take control
Just thumpin' on the bass, the bass, the bass, bass
Could you, could you feel the bass
When you freeze the place
Thumpin' on the bass, Thumpin' on the bass

And to all the the other masters of the low end
Thanks for doing what you do
We love you and we haven't forgotten

Gotta have something on the bottom if you wanna have a band
Gotta have a strong foundation if you gonna make a stand
The bass is the center solid, as a rock
When your body starts moving you know you just can't stop
It's played with the soul not just with the hands
By the best bass players in the land
When the bass starts thumpin' sho 'nuff hits the spot
And I hope it never stops

Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you
Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too
Larry Graham, thank you for all you do

Just thumpin' on the bass
I'm just thumpin' on the bass
Ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass

Bass players used to be the ones standing in the back
When Jaco first played "Donna Lee", it sho' changed that
When I first saw Stanley Clarke my jaw hit the floor
Ah Bootsy Collins playing "Sex Machine" baby just give me some mo'
Larry Graham, thank you man, for playing that thumb
Louis Johnson and Marcus Miller, you gotta give them some
Anthony Jackson, Paul McCartney, Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks
I wanna thank you all for making it speak

Bootsy Collins, I tip my hat to you
Ah yeah baby
Marcus Miller, you know I love you too
James Jamerson, thank you for all you do

Just thumpin' on the bass
I'm just thumpin' on the bass
Ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass

(Alvin) The bass, the bottom, low down funky nasty,
How low can you go? Bass Line. The Bassment.
Oh yeah.

What would Stanley say if he were here today?
What would Jaco say if he were here today?
What would Larry say if he were here today?
What would Bootsy say if he were here today?
What would Marcus say if he were here today?
What would Rocco say if he were here today?
Anthony Jackson (Will - Anthony bass part)
Willie Weeks
Ray Brown
Robert Wilson

Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you
Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too
Larry Graham, thank you for all you do
Everyone, we owe it all to you

Don't you feel it in your soul
Let the bass take control
Just thumpin' on the bass, the bass, the bass, bass
Could you, could you feel the bass
When you freeze the place
Thumpin' on the bass, Thumpin' on the bass

And to all the the other masters of the low end
Thanks for doing what you do
We love you and we haven't forgotten

Well I just got paid it's Friday Night. Feeling real good weekend in sight
Got a new phone, a new belt clip attached to my hip even got the chip
Now everyone can get touch with me. I got 700 minutes and weekends free
They even threw in an extra battery so I can keep in touch with my family

Now everybody's is all in my mix. I had to go and learn all the cell phone tricks
When someone tries to talk to me I just act like I'm talking on the phone you see
My signals weak, my battery's dead. It must be true. That's what I said
But if I ever get stranded I'm never alone

What would I do without my cell phone?

You gave me your number and I said I'd call. You said wuz cool, no the type to bawl
You said you only used it for important calls but you didn't pick up and I know you saw
My name, my number pop up on your screen, but you didn't pick up, yo, what that mean?
It don't mean nuthin'. It ain't like that. Girl, you know I was gonna call you back

Aw man, stop playin', I heart what your sayin' and I ain't trying to heat that jive
I bet you got girls calling from around the world. Boy, and you know that's faul
Hello! Can you hear me now? I know you can hear me! Can you hear me now?
Don't play me like that. Can you hear me now?

What would I do without my cell phone?

Alright, let's see if I can dial this number and check my messages
You have 15 new voice messages
15 messages, I just got this phone
Hey Vic, this is Kashif...
What,forget that (Beep! Message deleted)
Mr Wooten, this is MR. Able with S&L Collection...
Collection? (Beep! Message deleted)
Victor, where have you been? I've been waiting for you to call me back
Yeah! (Beep! Message saved)
Jimmy, now I got these hogs out here need 'tend to...
Jimmy? Who is that? Gotta go gotta go! (Beep! Message deleted)

Earpiece, rough foam cheesy ring tones
Is it convinient or is it lost freedom?
The worst yet GPS mess
Text message meet for TexMex
Nuclear soul studies have shown
69 cent if roam at home
Front screen cracked the phone's his dome
Call restricted ignore the phone
*82 don't get me heated
Count I need Vic's number (message deleted)
The life that's led is the path that's paved
Message from my kids equals (message saved)
First day flip phone second concaved
New car charger pleather leather case
You ever in your life spent time on the road
Tell me Vic What would I do without my cell phone?
See there it goes again I'm way up in the sticks
Trying to get to Vic's for 6
She's starting to get sick another dropped call
This bad reception leaves the wrong impression
The phone rings again guess who? No guess again
Can you hear me now? No? Then send a text
Cruisin' down the highway I wonder where the exit is
Before I get off I send check the messages

Yo pick up the phone, you know who this is (uh oh!)
And don't be trying to give me none of that
Can you hear me now-Beep!- (message deleted)

What would I do without my cell phone?

(...and ye tho I walk thru the valley of the shadow of cell,
I will fear no dial tone for thou art with me
Thy voice mail and thy call waiting, they confort me...)

Close your eyes my son
Bow your head down
There is not a time or a place
That i am not around

Through all your hardships
And your most difficult times
Something always pulled you through
The hand you felt was mine

If you wont
Do fire there
Well listen to me then

You'll find it looking out
You must look within
Heaven is where the heart is
Oh dont you know
Heaven is where the heart is

Hes still my child
Now open up your mind
I know the place your looking for
And its not hard to find

Dont you try to hard
(no no no)
Just always do whats right
(you know i will)
Im always here for you
(your always there)
To help you gain the sight

You've been looking for me
But in the wrong place
But look in the mirror
Staring me
Heaven is where the heart is

I want you to know
That im always there for you
You just do you best
There is nothing else to do

Heaven is where the heart is(repeat X4)

Close your eyes my son, and bow your head down
There is not a time or place
That i am not around
If you wont find heaven
But listen to me there

You wont find it looking out
You must look within
Heaven is where the heart is (repeat X4)

If I was your leader I would do my best
To keep that residue off my chest
I would gather my congress. I wouldn't hesitate
'Cause there's a new law and it ain't up for debate

The good book says, as far as I can tell
Everybody's going to heaven or
Help me find out Lord,
Gotta find a better way

There's a higher law we need to turn to and there's no more time to waste
We need to sit right down in the middle of the floor
Instead of running all over the place
Open up your mind, it's time. We gotta leave those fears behind
There's not much time at all y'all, 'cause there's a higher law

Just like a magician, make me believe
That U ain't got nothin' hidden up your sleeve
Then U kill my brother 'cause U don't agree
It may make sense to U but it don't to me

I say going to church may be a start
But the good book is written in your heart
Don't U wait for tomorrow
It's best U start today

There's a higher law we need to turn to and there's no more time to waste
We need to sit right down in the middle of the floor
Instead of running all over the place
Open up your mind, it's time. We gotta leave those fears behind
There's not much time at all y'all, 'cause there's a higher law

There's a new sun rising, coming over the hill
Ain't no use running U'd be better off standing still
And don't keep acting like we got to kill
'Cause it's time to go higher, higher, higher
There's a higher law

A higher law we need to turn to, or we may have to burn thru
Unless we choose to learn through, through from our mistakes
'Cause that's sho'nuff what it takes to reach the higher ground
To go from lost to found, so when the end times come
We'll still be around
Just like the song says, I'm talkin' 'bout a higher law
Not the judge in city hall
Take off your watch 'cause the time is right now.
U Ain't Listenin' Anyhow!

There's a higher law we need to turn to and there's no more time to waste
We need to sit right down in the middle of the floor
Instead of running all over the place
Open up your mind, it's time. We gotta leave those fears behind
There's not much time at all y'all, 'cause there's a higher law

(I'm) workin' like a robot. I'm plugged into the groove.
Cuttin' through the static tracking' anything that moves.
And then I get a message a two-way radio.
I hear it in my headphones everywhere I go.
Big beat? talkin' to me.

(Chorus)
I got the hormones in the headphones streaming down into my backbone.
I got the hormones in the headphones gonna bring them back to you.

Receiving a signal. it's getting' through to me.
Sweet imagination. It's the thing that sets me free.
I can program you; you can program me?
Body electric. I think we do agree.
Machine language talkin' to me?

(Chorus)
(Bass solo)
(Chorus)?So, open up and let it in. Let the reprogramming begin.
(Swing)
(Chorus)

Acting like a robot, articulated fool.
Your level is so hot, attitude super cool.
Your message is so clear. All conditions go.
Electron flow, angel, make my video.
My memory is talkin' to me.

(Chorus)
So open up and let it in

Here we go talk about justice
Hush this we're not supposed to discuss this
We got to hide it in a song
We got to keep things quiet
They don't want us to riot
Got to make it like nothings wrong
Cause when you talk about politics
You got to talk about all of it
You can't leave nothing out
We need to walk up to the front door
Tell em we ain't taking it no more
Whats it all about, about justice

I said its about justice

And now my heats been turned off from my job
I've been laid off what am I gonna do
What is the shape i'm in because of my dark skin
Now I know that can't be true
And since we're all down here together
Got to work to make it better
Do out best for what its worth
But you now the rules are bent
When you have to pay rent just to live on Earth
Where're talking about justice

Well we talk about justice
It's all about justice
Justice
Justice
Justice
Break it down now

First I read about it
I tried to forget about it
I didn't think about it for a while
About what they mean
22 cops on the scene and only 4 go to trial
Its about justice

Its about justice
what you say
Its about justice
Tell everybody what we gotta have
Its about justice
Its about justice

Here we go talk about justice
Hush this we're not supposed to discuss this
We got to hide it in a song
We got to keep things quiet
They don't want us to riot
Got to make it like nothings wrong
Cause when you talk about politics
You got to talk about all of it
You can't leave nothing out
We need to walk up to the front door
Tell em we ain't taking it no more
Whats it all about, about justice

I said its about justice

And now my heats been turned off from my job
I've been laid off what am I gonna do
What is the shape i'm in because of my dark skin
Now I know that can't be true
And since we're all down here together
Got to work to make it better
Do out best for what its worth
But you now the rules are bent
When you have to pay rent just to live on Earth
Where're talking about justice

Well we talk about justice
It's all about justice
Justice
Justice
Justice
Break it down now

First I read about it
I tried to forget about it
I didn't think about it for a while
About what they mean
22 cops on the scene and only 4 go to trial
Its about justice

Its about justice
what you say
Its about justice
Tell everybody what we gotta have
Its about justice
Its about justice

How many of us actually live for peace
May we have a show of handsa

How many of us actually live for peace
May we have a show of handsa

My name is vic i'm gonna do a lil trick
I'm gonna play my bass without usin a pick
Travel round the world and back again
Just takin my bass out for a spin

If you know what i'm sayin

And if you ever lookin for me
I don't go too far
Cuz if you really wanna find me
You know where i are

With me and my bass guitar

You say it

Me and my bass guitar

That's right

You see i try to eat right
Take care of my health
Set myself up don't upset myself
Cuz i improvise call and add lib
And if you ever come to my house
I'll tell you what you see
A house full of nothin
Just my four strings and me

And if you ever lookin for me
I don't go too far
Cuz if you really wanna find me
You know where i are

With me and my bass guitar

Yea you say it now

Me and my bass guitar

That's right

Get up off of that funk
Get up off of that uhh (yea)
Get up off of that funk
Get up off of that uhh
Get up off of that funk
Get up off of that uhh
Get up off of that funk
Get up off of that uhh

Yo vic do that uh do that yea
Me and my bass guitar
Thats right just my four strings and me
Me and my bass guitar
If you lookin for me you know where i am
Just me and my bass guitar
Yep thats right
Me and my bass guitar
Hate to leave ya but i got to go
Me and my bass guitar
Got to go
Me and my bass guitar
Me and my bass guitar
We're really havin fun now
Me and my bass guitar
Me and my bass guitar
Thats right thats right yea turn it back up
Turn it back up
We still goin
Don't turn it down
A jigga bug a jigga bug a jig jig jigga bug (repeat)
Yeeeha
Got my complection goin in my direction
What you call me?
Cut throat minor note

We need to love each other our aidren
Hey Victa man
Give them love on your bass man
Give them love man

Listen to the man play the bass
He put love in the music man
Put more love in anything I and I do

Let us all sing together my brothers
la,
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la

Eveybody say
la,
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la

We need to love each other our aidren
Hey Victa man
Give them love on your bass man
Give them love man

Listen to the man play the bass
He put love in the music man
Put more love in anything I and I do

Let us all sing together my brothers
la,
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la

Eveybody say
la,
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la

Gonna buy me a pickle and eat it all by myself
Get me a jar of mayonnaise but leave it up on the shelf
Gonna catch me a bullfrog and kiss him right on the mouth
Take a trip to the North Pole but i'll get there walking south

Cause its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do what I wanna do
I can do this, I can do that
Everybody say it with me one time
Its my life, thats right

Gonna make me a record and fill it all up with bass
I can add a little keyboard if I want to but I don't
Make a million dollars and keep it all to myself
Give some to the needy if I will but I won't

See its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do anything I wanna do
I can do this, I can do that
Everybody sing it with me one time
Its my life, thats right

Gonna get me a mirror and drop it from the thirteenth floor
Gonna join the army but I aint gonna go to war
Gonna by me some kite string and knit myself a dress
Take a wooden nickel and send it to the IRS

Cause its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do what I wanna do
I can do this I can do that
Everybody say it with me one time
Its my life, thats right

And I know that I'm responsible for everything I do
But I know that I don't have to be responsible for you

Cause you see its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do anything I wanna do
I can do this, I can do that
I can be white, I can be black
I can be thin, I can be fat
I can be pitter or I can be pat
I could
Its my life, thats all

Gonna buy me a pickle and eat it all by myself
Get me a jar of mayonnaise but leave it up on the shelf
Gonna catch me a bullfrog and kiss him right on the mouth
Take a trip to the North Pole but i'll get there walking south

Cause its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do what I wanna do
I can do this, I can do that
Everybody say it with me one time
Its my life, thats right

Gonna make me a record and fill it all up with bass
I can add a little keyboard if I want to but I don't
Make a million dollars and keep it all to myself
Give some to the needy if I will but I won't

See its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do anything I wanna do
I can do this, I can do that
Everybody sing it with me one time
Its my life, thats right

Gonna get me a mirror and drop it from the thirteenth floor
Gonna join the army but I aint gonna go to war
Gonna by me some kite string and knit myself a dress
Take a wooden nickel and send it to the IRS

Cause its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do what I wanna do
I can do this I can do that
Everybody say it with me one time
Its my life, thats right

And I know that I'm responsible for everything I do
But I know that I don't have to be responsible for you

Cause you see its my life and I can live it anyway
I got mine you got yours did you hear what I say
Cause its my life I can do anything I wanna do
I can do this, I can do that
I can be white, I can be black
I can be thin, I can be fat
I can be pitter or I can be pat
I could
Its my life, thats all

Just do it
Just do it
Heeeyyyy
Just do it
Heeeyyyy

Once upon a time there were some relatives of yours and mine
The ancient ones that came before
We've done our best to lay them all to rest
It's hard to find them anymore (now that's for sure)
But sometimes when I close my eyes
I see that they're all still alive
There're living way down deep inside our hearts
Just talkin' to ya, livin' through ya
Trying to get us all to do our part
(So, when we gonna start?)

Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
just do it like the natives do
Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view

I think I'll take a walkabout before the calendar run's out
A vision quest to open up our minds
The spirits keep in touch with me
To let me know we're running out of time (yours and mine)
We all say that we're in tune but still we stay bed 'till noon
With all we see we still don't do enough
Two buildings fall. we're still in bed asleep
What does it take to wake us up? (I don't know)

Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
Just do it like the natives do
Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
We do, we do

Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
Just do it like the natives do
Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
We do, we do
Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
Just do it like the natives do
Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
We do, we do
Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
Just do it like the natives do
Heeeyyyy! We need another point of view
We do, we do

U are me and I am U.
I love u for who u are not what u do.
U are pure down to the core.
I know that u're still what u were before.

Do trust but not for show.
U will only believe what u don't know.
Don't try. Just allow.
Open up to love, baby, it will show u how.

(Chorus) I am your brother. U are my son.
We are your sister and the journey's almost done.
And u've heard it time and time again so tell me wont u listen then.
It's true when I say we all are one.

All is love so do not fear.
Your attachment to illusion is what keeps u here.
Do bless all that is wrong.
That is what allows u to sing your song.

True thoughts from what u feel.
Won't u open up your heart to what is real?
I AM and u are too.
If u will just choose me, I choose u.

(Chorus)

I remember back years ago I lived my life without too many cares,
Y'all
And the truth of mine so hard to find was hidden there between
So many lies
As the shadows roll across my face the light appears and show
Another side now
Things I shoul know, no one told me, now I must go and I'm
Begging U tonight...

Say a prayer for me. Don't know where I'm gonna be, as I go on
This journey
Say a prayer me, uh, I'll say a prayer U
Don't know where I'll end up. As I empty out my cup. So please
Say a prayer for me
Say a prayer for me and I'll say a prayer for U

Now I lay myself down to sleep I pray my Lord will send me
Someone to greet me
As the light appears it seems so clear the things I didn't
Understand before
Now I'm looking over all my years I see now who the angel was
Beside me
If I hurt U please forgive me. I still need U and I'm begging U
Tonight...

Say a prayer for me. Don't know where I'm gonna be, as I go on
This journey
Say a prayer me, uh, I'll say a prayer U
Don't know where I'll end up. As I empty out my cup. So please
Say a prayer for me
Say a prayer for me and I'll say a prayer for U

Everybody needs a prayer sometimes something to know that U care
When I'm
Searching so long and hard to find a little bit of piece of
Mind
On my knees asking please, will U say a prayer for me?
Ask and U shall receive. It's hard to live in times like these
Fulfilling prophecies, over seas they're living with tragedies
It's hard to know what to do, say a prayer for me I'll play my
Prayer for U

Say a prayer for me. Don't know where I'm gonna be, as I go on
This journey
Say a prayer me, uh, I'll say a prayer U
Don't know where I'll end up. As I empty out my cup. So please
Say a prayer for me
Say a prayer for me and I'll say a prayer for U

Come on in and take a seat, hear what I have to tell.
About a pretty little lady, she's my girl.
All the men adore her and with me that is OK.
'Cause if u look u'll see she still with me at the end of each day.

(Chorus) Everybody wants my pretty little lady.
Everybody wants my pretty little girl.
Everybody wants my pretty little lady.
Everybody wants my pretty little girl.

Pretty little lady's gonna come see me at noon.
I've got to wake up early just to make sure I'm in tune.
All the men, they try to win just like it is a game.
"But let me tell u Rover the game is over. What's my name? VICTOR"

(Chorus)

She loves me. I know this.
She doesn't have to tell me so.
She thrills me with one kiss.
And when u see her u will know?

(Chorus),
Bass solo,
Instrumental bridge,
(Chorus)

Come on in and take a seat, hear what I have to tell.
About a pretty little lady, she's my girl.
All the men adore her and with me that is OK.
'Cause if u look u'll see she still with me at the end of each day.

(Chorus) Everybody wants my pretty little lady.
Everybody wants my pretty little girl.
Everybody wants my pretty little lady.
Everybody wants my pretty little girl.

Pretty little lady's gonna come see me at noon.
I've got to wake up early just to make sure I'm in tune.
All the men, they try to win just like it is a game.
"But let me tell u Rover the game is over. What's my name? VICTOR"

(Chorus)

She loves me. I know this.
She doesn't have to tell me so.
She thrills me with one kiss.
And when u see her u will know?

(Chorus),
Bass solo,
Instrumental bridge,
(Chorus)