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Once upon a palace tall,
There lived the fairest of them all
Who every prince there was would come to court.
The king commanded her to wed,
But she'd say, "I want love instead.
The world is far too big and life's too short."
She made no plans and drove the kingdom wild;
"Whatever shall become of this beautiful child?"
They all sang,
"La, la, la, Princess, don't be lame.
Carry forth your royal flame.
Face your fate and pick a name.
Who gots the jewels may makes the rules,
But player, play the game."
Miles away, a pauper's son,
Who worked from dawn 'til day-be-done,
Was saving pennies, wishing on a star.
His mother said, "That's foolishness.
You'll never afford happiness!"
The boy replied, "I need a bigger jar."
A commoner collecting common cents...
The world just rolled its eyes, and it put up a fence.
The sign said:
"La, la, la, Pauper, don't be lame.
Daddy's broke, so you're the same.
Face your fate and paup in shame.
Pennies in cups just won't add ups,
So player, play the game."
Somebody save me,
Somebody dare!
Somebody let me out,
It's not fair!
Somebody change things,
Somebody cheat!
Then, somebody and somebody else met on the street.
Thus was born, within a glance,
A class-divided romance,
Strong enough to break the royal seal.
Waiting for Prince Charming ended,
Saving pennies was suspended,
God had smiled down like something real.
The kingdom was in uproar at the news
The Princess and the Pauper said, "We do what we choose!"
The both sang,
"La, la, la, kingdom don't be lame.
Neither you nor we're to blame.
Life don't care where you may aim.
Anticipate a twist of fate...
Yeah, player, play the game."
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Ruby
03:44
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She was chewing on a straw
In the middle of the room
When she first appeared to me.
Saw me looking her way,
She put down her drink,
And she came up near to me.
Like a tiger on fire,
She was ready to pounce.
I was scared for my life,
But she looked so fine.
I don't know how it happened,
But I blame it on the wine.
The girl is a problem,
Now the problem's all mine.
Woah...
She had ruby lips,
And ruby slippers,
She had rubies in her eyes.
And she rules the night,
As I rue the day,
She's the devil in disguise.
Oh, Ruby...
You'll be the death of me.
Nearly every night
Of every day,
She disappears on me.
When she answers her phone,
She's all, "Leave me alone,"
Gets all insinceres on me.
All my boys say I'm a pansy
For sticking around.
But I know they'd be wishing
They was in my shoes
If I told them only half
Of the things she does.
Whenever she comes home I beg her,
And beggars can’t choose.
Woah...
She had ruby lips,
And ruby slippers,
She had rubies in her eyes.
And she rules the night,
As I rue the day,
She's the devil in disguise.
Oh, Ruby...
You'll be the death of me.
You'll be the death of me.
You'll be the death of me.
I don't care what you say,
My Ruby is a gem.
I don't care what you say,
My Ruby is a gem.
I don't care what you say,
My Ruby is a gem.
I don't care what you say,
My Ruby is --
Woah...
She had ruby lips,
And ruby slippers,
She had rubies in her eyes.
And she rules the night,
As I rue the day,
She's the devil in disguise.
Oh, Ruby...
You'll be the death of me.
You'll be the death of me.
You'll be the death of me.
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3. |
Keep It Real
02:54
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Hey, you can taste it 'cause it's in good taste.
I might be wasted, but I'm not a waste.
There ain't no place where I feel out of place.
'Cause when I face someone, I face their face.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
I don't conceal the feelings that I feel.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
You ask me why, well, that's just how I deal.
Some call me young; some call me old.
I call in sick when I come down with a cold.
I'll be brand new in a day or two,
But spreading love is all I want to do.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
I don't conceal the feelings that I feel.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
You ask me why, well, that's just how I deal.
I've got a girl; she is so fine.
She knows I'm hers, yeah, and I know she's mine.
We never drink, we never smoke,
But when we're making love we go for broke.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
I don't conceal the feelings that I feel.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
You ask me why, well, that's just how I deal.
Oh, oh, oh, oh...
And, sometimes, I get in trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, oh...
For bursting somebody's bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, oh...
'Cause just like my stubble, stubble, stubble,
I can be too rough.
So I apologize.
Look up, we've still got clear blues skies...
Spend half my days stuck between trucks,
'Cause in L.A., you know, the traffic sucks.
But I don't curse, no I don't shout;
Just turn the speakers up and belt it out:
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
I don't conceal the feelings that I feel.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
You ask me why, well, that's just how I deal.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
I don't conceal the feelings that I feel.
I keep it real,
I keep it real.
You ask me why, well, that's just how I deal.
That's just how I deal.
I keep it real.
I keep it real.
That's just how I deal.
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Keith Harrison Los Angeles, California
Keith Harrison is a singer, pianist, songwriter, and producer from Springfield, NJ. He has worked with Tony, GRAMMY, Emmy and Academy Award-winning artists on live and recorded projects across the US and Europe, and his music has been featured in many studio and independent film and TV projects. ... more
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