The Vibes Is Right - Barrington Levy

There once was a musical troupe A pickin' singin' folk group They sang the mountain ballads And the folk songs of our land They were long on musical ability Folks thought they would go far But political incompatibility Led to their downfall Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear was a Methodist This musical aggregation Toured the entire nation Singing the traditional ballads And the folk songs of our land (land) They performed with great virtuosity And soon they were the rage But political animosity Prevailed upon the stage Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license Well the curtain had ascended A hush fell on the crowd As thousands there were gathered To hear the folk songs of our land But they took their politics seriously And that night at the concert hall As the audience watched deliriously They had a free-for-all Well, the one on the right was on the bottom And the one in the middle was on the top And the one on the left got a broken arm And the guy in the rear said, "Oh dear" Now this should be a lesson If you plan to start a folk group Don't go mixin' politics With the folk songs of our land Just work on harmony and diction Play your banjo well And if you have political convictions Keep 'em to yourself Now, the one on the left works in a bank And the one in the middle drives a truck The one on the right's an all-night deejay And the guy in the rear got drafted

Let's begin with the day I met her And how fast this good old boy's world got better Sky got bluer, the grass got greener Just the first few seconds after I first seen her Like my favourite song on a new set of speakers My best old jeans and my broke-in sneakers A home run pitch floatin' right down the middle The sweet music made when the bow hits the fiddle She's right on the money She goes direct to my heart And when it comes to lovin' me She's everything I need, bulls-eye perfect She's right on the money She's no red lights when I've overslept She's a three point jump shot that's nothing but net A handful of aces, when the dealer's done dealin' I'm forever on a roll, that's how she's got me feeling She's right on the money She goes direct to my heart And when it comes to lovin' me She's everything I need, bulls-eye perfect She's right on the money She's the best cook that's ever melted cheese I ain't much around the house, but I aim to please There's absolutely no reason to doubt her When she says I wouldn't last ten minutes without her She's right on the money She goes direct to my heart And when it comes to lovin' me She's everything I need, bulls-eye perfect She's, oh, right on the money She goes directly to my heart And when it comes to lovin' me She's everything I need, bulls-eye perfect She's right on the money (Oh, yeah)

You were the right way I was just waitin' for you to look at me Is there a wrong time? Baby, I'm guessin' Just let me know Just let me know Well, it's been a long time Since you've been lonely So what will I do? You are the right one And I'm just the boy who is lookin' at you So what will I do? I tried the wrong way I was just guessin', bidin' my time You are the only one I can picture by my side By my side

Oh, my son too young to understand that life is dark sometimes There is just not enough light And you, you broke me everyday, but I fought you back I think I could die in the next room without you noticing Where do we go, where do we go from here and where do we go? Where do we go, where do we go from here, what happened to us? Gotta breathe in, gotta breathe out Up on your feet, gotta think twice The future is dark, the future is vile Without you there's no tomorrow We, we die alone, but we live without And yes, it hurts me so to realize that death won't do us Won't do us part, but something Something else might Where do we go, where do we go from here and where do we go? Where do we go, where do we go from here, what happened to us? Gotta breathe in, gotta breathe out Up on your feet, gotta think twice The future is dark, the future is vile Without you there's no tomorrow Gotta breathe in, gotta breathe out Up on your feet, gotta think twice The future is dark, it's all that we've got Without you there's no tomorrow

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع