Album: Acoustic Soul (2001) Grandma Lousie Uncle Joe Aunt Joanne Uncle para And to all of the names That I do not know But whose blood runs thru my veins This ...

You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are a river running through the desert plain You are my shelter, from the pouring rain You were my comfort, eve...

She is, twenty five, spent over half of her life So afraid to speak her mind, it's such a shame 'Cause what a brilliant mind she has [Chorus] And now she's be...

The time is right I'm gonna pack my bags And take that journey down the road Cause over the mountain I see the bright sun shinning And I want to live inside the...

This is a song for every girl who's Ever been through something She thought she couldn't make it through I sing these words because I was that girl too Wanting ...

It's like yesterday I didn't even know your name Now today You're always on my mind I never could have predicted that I feel this way You are beautiful surprise...

Yeah, yeah, I wish there was a video game To teach you your ancestors name I wish there was a phone number Like 1 800 Save Your Brother I'm thankful for the ra...

Yeah, yeah Let my people go Let my people go In the swamps of New Orleans The rain came pouring down So heavy was the water That the walls came crashing down ...

Mmmmm The time is right, I'm gonna pack my bags And take that journey down the road, Cause over the mountain I see the bright sun shining And I want to live in...

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends Brown skin, up against my brown skin Need some every now...

Constantly creepin' caterpillar, Still a swoon in a cocoon Soon you might emerge, And you're made to emerge A little longing to love, lush, Starving for affecti...

I woke up this morning you were the first thing on my mind I don't know where it came from all I know is I need you in my life You make me feel like I can be a ...

If we make each other happy then we just can't lose I don't mean to be decadent, I might sound like a hedonist But the simplest way I can put it you become a h...

Come ye, ye who would have peace Hear me what I say now I say come ye, ye who would have peace It's time to learn how to pray I say come ye, ye who have no fea...

If he were a color He'd be a depp dark forest green If he were a car He'd be a long stretch limousine With room for all of humanity inside Cause he is so giving...

Close your eyes, the physical can be so blind In my eyes, the innocent can be so wise It's not about black or white, this is wrong or right Can you take a stran...

One shot to your heart without breaking your skin No one has the power to hurt you like your kin Kept it inside, didn't tell no one else Didn't even wanna admit...

There are places in Havana That remind me of Savanna Parts of West Virginia That might as well be Kenya Parts of New York City Parts of Mississippi, parts of M...

[Verse 1] Sweetest honey to the brightest flower the largest plant Into the smallest atom, snow flakes in the bird kingdom, Smaller than the eye can see, Bigger...

I remember the first day I met you we were so young you were a blessing and there was no guessing you were the one Love is so crazy We had a baby and said our v...

Good morning silence Good morning to myself Good morning to the pain In the center of my chest It's crazy how much I miss A simple good morning kiss Good morn...

Thankful for relaxation, complication, Hivination and irritation Succlusion, confusion are my impurities And securities Cause I know it`s god just perfecting me...

I told him my biggest secret And he told me four He smiled at me and said That makes me love you more And then he made me laugh And I knew it was a sign That h...

[Chorus] Headed in the right direction I can see the light of day I've got love as my connection There's an angel showing me the way Been reaching for love al...

See I can kinda recall little ways back Small tryin' to bawl always been black And my hair I tried it all, I even went flat Had a gumdee curly top and all the c...

I am ready for love why are you hiding from me I'd quickly give my freedom to be held in your captivity I am ready for love all of the joy and the pain And all ...

Because you never know where life is going to take you And you can't change where you've been But today, I have the opportunity to choose Here I am now looking...

Every day that you pass my way, I wonder, I wonder about your life What is your age, are you connected if so, does she treat you right Now please, excuse me for...

You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You're always in my head, uh You're always in my head You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are a river...

Too much hypocrisy in this old southern town for me Way back in 1619 began this tragic story Thrown into slaveries den, the crime was the color of skin Never to...

Your favorite food What you like to do Your favorite color Or any other Thing on your mind That you'd like to share 'Cause I could stay here And listen to your ...

I'm grateful that You never Ceased to amaze me The way You love me From the flicker of an eye lash To the further star From the pyramid To the beat of my heart...

In the face of the unexpected You never know what's gonna happen tomorrow When I wanna live I wanna live, I wanna live Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh I wanna live, I wan...

Oh, God grant me the serenity To accept the things that I cannot change The courage to change the things that I can The wisdom to know the difference Oh, and G...

Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Been around the whole world, still ain't seen Nothin' ...

I say I love you, you say that's kind You don't wanna get too close You loved me crazy, I lost my mind Listen You're everything I've never wanted And all the t...

I know Oh, Oh Yeah [Verse] Hey baby Why you rushing Let's sit back and watch the flowers grow Why you want To swim against the tide Let's lay and watch the ri...

I'm grateful that now I can see That I'm a part of everything And everything is a part of it You're amazing

Highest expression of love Is to give without expecting The highest expression of love Is to except without exceptions, yeah I have so much to learn I have so ...

Can you be a part of my life? can you be a part of my life? Oh it's easy to find someone to play with and almmost anyone will do tt fill your idle time but tha...

I've seen money come between my best friend and me I've seen old friend become new enemies I've been through a couple of litigations I've been through character...

I am ready for love Why are you hiding from me I'd quickly give my freedom To be held in your captivity I am ready for love All of the joy and the pain And all...

There was always a power I could feel It was guidance to tell me the way to go But nowadays I feel like I can't hear that voice I've been flying blind I need Yo...

Now that you're right here, Let me whisper in your ear Now that you're listening, Let me tell you how I feel I've been trying to formulate The perfect words the...

So far from where I started out So far from where I wanna be Listening for answers in the wind, But can't find a rock to plant my feet Looking for love in all t...

Inside my head there lives a dream that i wanna see in the sun Behind my eyes there lives a me that i've been hiding for much too long Because i've been too afr...

Goodbye summer, I hate to see you go I wasn't ready for the autumn wind to blow So lonely We had a fine time holding hands in June Warm in the sunshine, watchi...

When you talk to her talk to her Like you want somebody to Talk to your mama Don't get smart with her Have a heart to heart With her just like you Would with yo...

I've got this feeling that I need to express Letting it out so you don't have to guess I'm making myself vulnerable but you keep holding back so scared to let g...

[Spoken:] Let me tell you why I love him [Chorus:] Cause he is the truth Said he is so real And I love the way that he makes me feel And if I am a reflection...

I, I, I, I need your therapy I, I, I, I need you to come and lay hands on me I, I, I, I need your therapy He lays me on the couch and says how has your day bee...

There's hope There's hope The IndiaArie Back when I had a little I thought that I needed a lot A little was overrated But a lot was a little too complicated Y...

These eyes never saw you leavin' This heart is in need of some healing These arms are letting you go And our life is the greatest story never told How many mor...

I've achieved so much in life But I'm an amateur in love My bank account is doing just fine But my emotions are bankrupt My body is nice and strong (My body is...

Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don't Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won't Depend on how the wind blows I might even paint my toes It really...

I just want you to know after everything That we've been through I just want you to know that I still love you That I still love you, yeah Had to go across the...

You are the sunshine of my life another Shakespeare of your time Your like a ribbon in the sky you are a poet's endless rhyme You take me to a higher ground the...

Every time I hear you say hello All I see is yellow Like daisies in the meadow And I just thought you should know That every time you go away My yellow turns t...