100,000 Miles*
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In the morning sun
I will shine for you
In the morning sun
I will shine for you
I need a reason to get up before I wash my face
The junkies, the hookers, the dealers, the poof
Kickin' all my covers and I'm trippin' off the back
I haven't called my grandma in a long, long time
Standin' in the shower for almost half an hour
I'm trying to wake up and I'm lookin' for the power
Reachin' for the towel, soaping my eyes
Dryin' off my shoulders, my chest and my thighs
The next thing I know, a telephone rings
I hear my own voice on the answering machine
Sayin' "Please leave a message, I'm glad you called"
I listen for a voice but there's nothin' at all
But man, oh man, I gotta kick the blues
And pay respect where respect is due
I'm crazy to God, the one I return to
The one I can turn to when I'm feelin' blue
But early in the mornin' 'fore I wash my face
Soul vibrations
The bed is still warm but there's an empty space
Soul vibrations
But early in the mornin' 'fore I wash my face
Soul vibrations
A hundred thousand miles is a lonely place
Soul vibrations
In the morning sun
I will shine for you
It's six in the mornin', she rolled out of bed
Stared out the window and then she said
That I wasn't her type, I think she's runnin' outta types though
And I told her so
She picked up her things and walked through the door
And then she said that she couldn't see me no more
But just as she was leavin' I asked her if she'd call
She didn't look back, said nothin' at all
I didn't change my clothes because they smell like you
And when I took a shower it reminded me of you
I called Grandma Brown for advice
It happened to me once, it happened to me twice
"Well Michael, my son, you sound really bugged
I wish that you were here so I could give you a hug"
And then she gave me a long, long talk
She said you had the patience of ice on the sidewalk
When things get tough, don't sweat it
Sometimes in life you just gotta let it
And sing out a song, protection so strong
That even a bad dream couldn't bring harm
To the mind of a young child's battles
Formed from a candlelight's shadows
Her voice is like a whispering kiss on the forehead, uh-huh
But early in the mornin' 'fore I wash my face
Soul vibrations
The bed is still warm but there's an empty space
Soul vibrations
But early in the mornin' 'fore I wash my face
Soul vibrations
A hundred thousand miles is a lonely place
Soul vibrations
In the morning sun
I will shine for you
In the morning sun
I will shine for you
Within the last thirty minutes before I go to sleep
When I say my prayers and I brush my teeth
Well this is the time when I'm forced to think about
All of the things I've been trying to forget about
The bills, the phone and cleanin' up my room
The cars, the traffic, the speakers and the boom
Alone I remember the times of me and you
And I realize my heart is shakin' up the room
Well grandma, she would tell us about the glory days
Grandma, she would tell us about when we were slaves
In the living room, piano's out of tune
On top of it, the pictures of every bride and groom
And child, grandchild, lost child
Every single tear shed and every single smile
'Cause everybody's got a lot of shit to deal with
And life doesn't stop, it just makes us feel good
So shake the dust off your feet
Take a step forward, liberate with the beat
And so for you I wrote this song
Because I wanted you to hear it before you were gone
The African in me, the Seminole in me
These are some of the things my grandmother gave to me
Well some believe there are and some believe there ain't
If ever there was one, my Grandma Brown, she is a saint
But early in the mornin' 'fore I wash my face
Soul vibrations
The bed is still warm but there's an empty space
Soul vibrations
But early in the mornin' 'fore I wash my face
Soul vibrations
A hundred thousand miles is a lonely place
Soul vibrations
In the morning sun
I will shine for you
In the morning sun
I will shine for you
In the morning sun