REQ: lyrics for "I wish I was a little bit taller..."
Arnon Klein
but I can kill to get the words...
Bernabe T. Jara
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>I don't know the exact name of the song, or the rapper,
>but I can kill to get the words...
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Please, don't kill anybody. All you have to do is collect
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* * * The LYRICS REPORT
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* * * If you want to sing, not just hum
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Vol. 5 No. 16 August 26, 1995
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DISCLAIMER
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All the lyrics published here were taken from public
sources: The Net and the media. Since they are available
to anybody with an INTERNET CONNECTION or a CLOSED-
CAPTION machine and some time, we assume that the owners
of the copyrights do not have any objection to their
free public distribution.
If you own the rights to a song and you do object to
this kind of free distribution, please tell us so, and
we won't publish your song.
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Section 1: INTRO.
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A few weeks ago we told you about Janis. She is a lyrics
fanatic who gladly offered her help with R&B songs.
This week, she introduced us to another friend.
His name is Ron, and he lives in Rockland County, New
York. He's also a lyrics fanatic and his especialty is
(gulp!) RAP LYRICS!! He's a big fan of WU TANG,
NOTORIOUS B.I.G, DR. DRE, SNOOP DOGGY DOGG, etc.
Ron told us how he was big on rap back in '88 and '89, and
how he used to tape YO! MTV RAPS and watch them over and
over again. And he says that what we got going on is
great and he's very happy to help.
We didn't waste a minute and asked him for the lyrics
to I WISH by Skee-Lo. In less than a day, he rushed them
over to us. And in a couple of days, he sent us a
revised version.
Thank you, Ron. There are thousands of people all over
the world who now will be able to understand what the
rappers are saying.
Bernabe T. Jara (bar...@ix.netcom.com)
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Section 2- SCOOP
We think this song will be very popular in the future.
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CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE? (a)
Michael Bolton
Album: Greatest Hits
Source: CC from LENO's The TONIGHT SHOW (August 15)
Oooh, Baby, show me what you feel
Come to me, show me something real
I need to know, and I need you completely
Closer, baby, closer.
Come on closer, baby, oh love is takin' over
Got to let it in.
1-Ooooh, and I need to feel the heart of you
I need to reach the very deepest part of you
2-Can I touch you there, touch you deep inside?
Can I touch your heart the way you're touchin' mine?
Can I touch you there?
Touch you deep within? oh
Oooh. Oooh.
Can I touch you there? Can I touch you oh-oh there
Ooooh
Baby, tell me with your eyes
Tell me every secret, darling, every deep desire
Till you and I are makin' love completely
Come on closer, baby I can't help the way I hold you
I just hunger for your love
(rpt 1, 2)
Ooooh.
Can I touch you, baby?
All I want to do is touch you, baby.
Touch your very soul inside oooh. Oooh...
(rpt 1)
And let me be the one to show you just what love can do
Come come on baby
(rpt 2)
Can I touch you, baby?
Can I touch you...there?
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Section 3- NEW ENTRY
We just added this song to our collection, and we'd
like to share it with you.
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ANTS MARCHING (a)
Dave Matthews Band
Album: Under the Table and Dreaming
Source: CC from Saturday Night Live
He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends, the week begins
She thinks, we look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
And these crimes between us grow deeper
1-Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die
Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well his concerns he forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming
(rpt 1)
Driving along this highway
All these cars and upon the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged, no time to exchange
When all the little ants are marching
Red and black antennae waving
They all do it the same
They all do it the same way
Candyman tempting the thoughts of a sweet tooth
Tortured by weight loss
Program cutting corners
Loose end, loose end
Cut, cut on the fence not to offend
Cut, cut, cut ,cut
(rpt 1)
Lights down you up and die
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Section 4- ASKING FOR HELP
We first published Ron's transcription. Now you have the
official lyrics. You can see that they're very close.
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I WISH (a)
Skee-Lo
Album: I Wish
Source: CC from Conan O'Brien's show (Sep. 15)
Hey, this is radio station W-S-K-E-E
We're takin' calls off the wish line
Making all your wacky wishes come true
Hello
1-I wish I was little bit taller,
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good
I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
and a '64 Impala
I wish I was like six-foot-nine
So I could get with Leoshi
Cause she don't know me but yo she's really fine
You know I see her all the time
Everywhere I go, and even in my dreams
I can scheme of ways to make her mine
Cause I know she's livin phat
Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball
So how am I gonna compete with that
'Cause when it comes to playing basketball
I'm always last to be picked
And in some cases never picked at all
So I just lean upon the wall
Or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls
Who came to watch their men ball
Dag y'all! I never understood
Why the jocks get the fly girls
And me I get the hood rats
I tell 'em scat, skittle, skibobble
Got hit with a bottle
And put in the hospital, for talkin' that mess
I confess it's a shame when you livin' in a city
That's the size of a box and nobody knows yo' name
Glad I came to my senses
Like quick-quick got sick-sick to my stomach
Overcome with my thoughts of me and her together
Right?
So when I asked her out she said I wasn't her type
(rpt 1, 1)
I wish I had a brand-new car
So far, I got this hatchback
And everywhere I go, yo I gets laughed at
And when I'm in my car I'm laid back
I got an 8-track and a spare tire in the backseat
But that's flat
And do you really wanna know what's really wack, What
See I can't even get a date
So, what do you think of that?
I heard that prom night is the bomb night
With a hood rat you can hold tight
But really tho' on figuero
When I'm in my car I can't even get a hello
Well so many people wanna cruise Crenshaw on Sunday
Well then I'm gonna have to get in my car and go
You know I take the 110 to the 105
Get off on Crenshaw tell my homies look alive
Cause it's hard to survive
Livin' in a concrete jungle and
These girls just keep passin' me by
She looks fly, she looks fly
Makes me say my, my, my
(rpt 1, 1)
I wish I was a little bit taller...
I wish I was a baller...
I wish I was a little bit taller y'all
I wish I was a baller (3)
Hey, I wish I had my way
'Cause everyday would be a Friday
You could even speed on the highway
I would play ghetto games
Name my kids ghetto names
Little Mookie, big Al, Lorraine
Yo you know that's on the real
So if you're down on your luck
Then you should know just how I feel
Cause if you don't want me around
See I go simple, I go easy, I go greyhound
Hey, you, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Ahhhh, yes, ain't that fresh?
Everybody wants to get down like that
(rpt 1, 1)
I wish, I wish, I wish...
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Section 5- REQUESTS
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STRONG ENOUGH (a)
Sheryl Crow
Album: Tueday Night Music Club
Source: From a posting on a newsgroup
God I feel like hell tonight
The tears of rage I cannot fight
I'd be the last to help you understand
1-Are you strong enough to be my man..
Well, nothing's true, and nothing's right
So let me be alone tonight
'Cause you can't change the way I am
(rpt 1)
2-Lie to me, I promise I'll believe
Lie to me, but please don't leave
I have a face I cannot show
I make the rules up as I go
Just try and love me if you can
(rpt 1, 1...)
3-When I've shown you
That I just don't care
When I'm throwing punches in the air
When I'm broken down and i can't stand
(rpt 1, 3, 2)
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Section 6- FH: AMERICA'S TOP 70, August 26, 1995
Every week we analyze the popularity of about 200
songs in the USA. These are this week's TOP 10:
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TW LW TITLE, Artist, LR......................... PTS MOV
1 1 WATERFALLS, TLC, 07....................... 146 -2
2 3 KISS FROM A ROSE, Seal, 07................ 134 7
3 2 I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU, The Rembrandts, 05. 130 -12
4 4 RUN-AROUND, Blues Traveler, 06............ 116 0
5 5 I CAN LOVE YOU LIKE THAT, All-4-One, 09... 113 2
6 8 ONLY WANNA BE W--, Hootie & Blowfish, 12.. 103 19
7 9 BOOMBASTIC, Shaggy, 15.................... 96 12
8 15 COLORS OF THE WIND, Vanessa Williams, 11.. 87 7
9 10 ONE MORE CHANCE, The Notorious B.I.G. 86 2
10 6 WATER RUNS DRY, Boyz II Men, 04........... 86 -2
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