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Mess Around

by Robin McKelle

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Mess Around 04:33
BABY, YOU THINK I WOULD BE STUPID DON'T YA TRUST ME? I DON'T WANNA LOOSE YOU. YOU TELL ME ONE THING, THEN TELL ME ANOTHER WHY YOU GOT SOMEBODY WORKING UNDERCOVER, YOU THINK I'M MESSIN ROUND MESSIN ROUND WITH YOUR HEART. I'M NOT GONNA MESS AROUND (3XS) MESS AROUND WITH YOUR HEART I WANNA HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS AND SQUEEZE YOU TIGHT TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YA, BABY EVERY NIGHT AND MESS AROUND, MESS AROUND WITH YOU ALL NIGHT THE OTHER DAY, WHEN I WAS SHOPPING DOWNTOWN I SAW YOUR SISTER, THEN RAN INTO YOUR MOTHER OF ALL THE CRAZY THINGS, YOU THINK I'D HAVE A FLING I'M NOT THAT KIND OF WOMAN, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT I MEAN I DON'T MESS AROUND MESS AROUND WITH YOUR HEART WE CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS ALL WE DO IS FUSS AND FIGHT I WANNA HUG AND KISS AND FIND OUT WHAT TRU LIVE IS REALLY ALL ABOUT I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE STAND UP AND BE A MAN IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME I KNOW YOU'LL UNDERSTAND CAUSE YOU'RE MESSIN ROUND MESSIN ROUND WITH MY HEART
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I walk the lonely streets; I watch the people passing by. I used to smile and say hello. Guess I was just a happy girl. Then you happened, this feeling that posessses me. I just cant move myself. I guess it all just had to be. I cant see nobody...no, I cant see nobody. Mine eyes can only look at you...you. I used to have a brain; I used to think of many things. I watched the falling rain and listened to the sweet birds sing. Every single word you hear...is coming from this heart of mine. I never felt like this before...a love like yours so young and fine. Now as I try to forget you...it doesnt work out any way. I loved you such a long time ago...but in my eyes you'll always be.
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Three days of snow in Birmingham Thought you would wonder where I am Rang our number all night long It's no comfort on the telephone Ran out and caught a midnight flight Thought a little love would make everything all right The landlord said you moved away And left me all your bills to pay Look out baby, you might have made your move too soon Left me with a Keno card This life in Vegas sure ain't hard
 I ran it up to about fifty grand Cashed it in and held it in my hand That kind of word can get around And make a lost love come up found I hear you knocking baby at my door But you know you ain't living here no more It's too bad I think you made your move too soon I've been from Spain to Tokyo From Africa to Ohio I never tried to make the news I'm just a man who plays the blues I take my lovin' everywhere I come back, and they still care you know One love ahead 
One love behind One in my arms and one on my mind It's one thing baby 
I never make my move too soon
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Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That's how it goes Everybody knows Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied Everybody got this broken feeling Like their father or their dog just died Everybody talking to their pockets Everybody wants a box of chocolates And a long stem rose Everybody knows Everybody knows that you love me baby Everybody knows that you really do Everybody knows that you've been faithful Ah give or take a night or two Everybody knows you've been discreet But there were so many people you just had to meet Without your clothes And everybody knows Everybody knows, everybody knows That's how it goes Everybody knows And everybody knows that it's now or never Everybody knows that it's me or you And everybody knows that you live forever Ah when you've done a line or two Everybody knows the deal is rotten Old black joes still pickin cotton For your ribbons and bows And everybody knows And everybody knows that the plague is coming Everybody knows that its moving fast Everybody knows that the naked man and woman Are just a shining artifact of the past Everybody knows the scene is dead But there's gonna be a meter on your bed That will disclose What everybody knows And everybody knows that you're in trouble Everybody knows what you've been through From the bloody cross on top of calvary To the beach of malibu Everybody knows it's coming apart Take one last look at this sacred heart Before it blows And everybody knows Everybody knows, everybody knows That's how it goes Everybody knows
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Angel 06:07
Angel where you going Have you got a clue I could use some time, time spent with you Angel where you goin Have you been around I’ve been looking for you No luck, did you skip town It’s a long way, a long way down Angel where you going Can I catch a ride You’re in such a hurry And you didn’t even say goodbye Feel like I’m flying My feet don’t touch the ground Cause Angel, you’re inside me and it’s a long way down A long way a long way down One more time I’ll ask you Stay with me and pray Until then I won’t know I’m safe It’s a long way, a long way down. It’s a long way, a long way down. It’s a long way, a long way down.
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Now my room has got two windows but the sunshine never comes thru, You know it's always dark and dreary since I broke off, baby, with you! I live on a lonely avenue, My little guy wouldn't say, "I do". Well, I feel so sad and blue and it's all because of you. I could cry, I could cry, i could cry, I could die, I could die, I could die, because I live on a lonely avenue, lonely avenue. (Now my) covers they feel like lead and my pillow it feels like stone, Well, I've tossed and turned so ev'ry night, I'm not used to being alone! I live on a lonely avenue, My little guy wouldn't say, "I do". Well, I feel so sad and blue and it's all because of you. I could cry, I could cry, i could cry, I could die, I could die, I could die, because I live on a lonely avenue, lonely avenue. Now I've been so sad and lonesome since you've left this town, If I could beg or borrow the money, child, I would be a highway bound! I live on a lonely avenue, My little guy wouldn't say, "I do". Well, I feel so sad and blue and it's all because of you. I could cry, I could cry, I could cry, I could die, I could die, I could die, because I live on a lonely avenue, lonely avenue.
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I DON’T WANT YOU TO BE NO SLAVE I DON’T WANT YOU TO WORK ALL DAY BUT I WANT YOU TO BE TRUE AND I JUST WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU LOVE TO YOU OOO LOVE TO YOU ALL I WANT TO DO IS WASH YOUR CLOSE I DON’T WANNA KEEP YOU IN DOORS THERE IS NOTHING FOR YOU TO DO BUT KEEP ME MAKING LOVE TO YOU LOVE TO YOU LOVE TO YOU AND I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU WALK THAT WALK AND I CAN HEAR BY THE WAY YOU TALK THAT TALK AND I CAN KNOW BY THE WAY YOU TREAT YOUR GIRL THAT I COULD GIVE YOU ALL THE LOVIN IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS MAKE YOUR BREAD JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE WELL FED I DON’T WANT YOU SAD AND BLUE AND I JUST WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU LOVE TO YOU LOVE TO YOU
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GOT OUT OF BED LOOKED IN THE MIRROR EVERYTHING BRIGHTER, EVERYTHING CLEAR AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I CRIED SINCE I LOOKED IN YOUR EYES ISN'T IT GREAT, MY LUCKY DAY I FEEL NO MORE PAIN SINACE LOVE WALKED MY WAY NOW I CAN'T WRITE MUSIC , TOO HAPPY TO CRY SINCE I LOOKED IN YOUR EYES LOVE WAS JUST A FEELING I PUSHED DEEP DONW INSIDE MAYBE I JUST WASN'T REALY FOR YOUIN MY MY LIFE THE STORM THAT WAS LIFTIN SUNLIGHT ON ME, MY HEAD IN THE CLOUDS LIKE A BIRD, SET ME FREE I MADE A WISH, THREW THE PENNY UP HIGH AND I LOOKED IN YOUR EYES FOR ONCE I GOT LUCKY THINK I WAS STRUCK BY CUPID OR ANGLES WAS IT PURE LUCK WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I HAD TOO MUCH PRIDE COULDN'T LET MY GUARD DOWN NOW ALL BETS ASIDE WHEN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT OF THE DARKNESS THERE COMES A LIGHT SO I CROSSED MY FINGERS AND TO MY SURPRISE YOU LOOKED IN MY EYES, YOU LOOKED IN MY EYES

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Following 2 big band albums, Mess Around is a smaller format band with personal compositions and rearranged famous covers from Leonard Cohen to the Beatles and Ray Charles..Features saxophone legend Houston Person as Guest Artist.

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released December 8, 2022

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Robin McKelle Rochester, New York

Robin McKelle is pleased to announce the February 14th, 2020 release of her latest release Alterations. Vocalist Robin McKelle delves into the catalogue of some of the most celebrated women of song, interpreting these masterworks through the lens of the jazz idiom. ... more

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