Deniece Williams

Songwriter: Deniece Williams

Producer: Brad Westering

My mama told me
Girl, you'd better watch out
Satan's so tricky
You'd better look out
He don't take kindly to little girls from Sunday School
He's somewhere hoping, yeah
That you'll break the rules

Keep your eyes on Jesus
(Girl, you better watch out)
Straight ahead
Don't get caught up
In the things of the world
(Girl, you better watch out)
Don't you be misled

No, no, no, no, no

My mama told me
Girl, you keep a pure heart
Keep your mind stayed on God
'Cause Satan's so smart, yeah
He's somewhere waiting for you to stumble and to fall
But God will lift you up
Wherever you call

Just keep your eyes on Jesus
(Girl, you better watch out)
Straight ahead, yeah
Don't get caught up
In the things of the world
(Girl, you better watch out)
Don't you be misled

Just keep your eyes on Jesus
(Girl, you better watch out)
Straight ahead, yeah
Don't get caught up
In the things of the world
(Girl, you better watch out)
Don't you be misled

Just keep your eyes on Jesus
(Girl, you better watch out)
Straight ahead
Don't get caught up
In the things of the world
(Girl, you better watch out)
Don't you be misled

Straight ahead
Just keep your eyes on Jesus
He promises you'll see Him
Yeah, yeah
He'll never leave you alone
No, no, no, no, no

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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