Deniece Williams

Troubled times in the firmament
Is this madness heaven-sent?
Three warriors where one would do
What's the whole world coming to?

In the land of the blue-eyed boy
Brown-eyed girl is his pride and joy
Will she wound or heal the scars?
My, how the glow reveals the stars
And the night goes on and on

Hold me tight
I know who you are
Save my life
Don't tear it apart

Day or night
No matter how far
This may go, oh

Over there is the kingdom come
Shining out like a sugar plum
So divine that it seems unreal
Tell the Father how you feel
Dry your tears on a nice clean towel

Take the word of a lovesick gal
It's easier to smile than frown
Stay out there
When the sun goes down
And the night goes on and on

And hold me tight
I know who you are
Save my life
Don't tear it apart

Day or night
No matter how far
This may go, oh...
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

So even though the darkness might
Stay out there in the light

And hold me tight
I know who you are
Save my life
Don't tear it apart

Day or night
No matter how far
(This may go)
Where this may go

Hold me tight
I know who you are
Save my life
Save my life

And day or night
No matter how far
This may go
Where this may go

Hold me tight
(Save my life)
Oh, won't you save my life now, yeah
Day or night
This my go

Hold me tight
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Save my life)
Oh, won't you save my life now, boy?
Day or night
No matter how far, yeah
This may go, may go

Deniece Williams (born name June Deniece Chandler) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She was born June 3, 1950. She has been described as “one of the great soul voices” by the BBC. Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether.

As Deniece Chandler, she recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels. One of those early records, “I’m Walking Away”, released on Toddlin’s subsidiary Lock Records in the late 1960s, is a favorite on England’s Northern Soul scene. In the early 1970s she became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of “Wonderlove”, lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. Williams also guested in 1974 on Syreeta Wright’s album Stevie Wonder Syreeta as well as Minnie Riperton’s Perfect Angel album and a year later on Roberta Flack’s Feel Like Makin' Love.

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As Good As It Gets (1988)

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