Des’ree

Released: May 9, 1994

Songwriter: Ashley Ingram Des’ree

Let's celebrate, let's celebrate, living in the city
Yeah yeah, aye aye, yeah yeah, yeah!
Sitting in cafs, drinking Brazil
Watching old ladies struggle up the hill
The sun is winking at me, giving me the eye
There's no better place to watch the time trickle by
'Cos we're living in the city, there ain't no room for peace
Wow, we're living in the city, there ain't no time for sleep
Hey, we're living in the city where everything is free
Oh, where I wanna be, hey hey, is living in the city
City, city
Walking 'round the buildings, watching pictures on the wall
People lying homeless, got no love at all
Standing next to history, everything is grand
People from the country never understand
That we're living in the city, there ain't no room for peace
Wow, living in the city, there ain't no time for sleep
Hey, living in the city where everything is free
Oh, where I wanna be, hey hey, is living in the city
City, city
City, yeah yeah
City
Find yourself a place
(Oh, find yourself a place)
Where there's caring and there's sharing
Find yourself a space
Where there's loving
(Loving)
Hoping
(Hoping)
Touching, feeling, feeling
Living in the city, there ain't no room for peace
We're living in the city, there ain't no time for sleep
We're living in the city where everything is free
Where I wanna be is living in the city
We're living in the city, there ain't no room for peace
Wow, we're living in the city, there ain't no time for sleep
Hey, we're living in the city where everything is free
Oh, where I wanna be, hey hey, living in the city
Living in the city, yeah
Wow, we're living in the city now, hey hey
Wow, we're living in the city, yeah yeah yeah
Where I wanna be, where I wanna be
Living in, living in, living, living in the city
We're living in, living in, living, living in the city
We're living in, living in, living, living in the city
Where I wanna be, where I wanna be
Oh oh, ah ah ah, oh, ah ah
Oh oh, ah ah ah, oh, ah ah
Oh oh, ah ah ah, oh, ah ah
Where I wanna be, yeah yeah yeah
We're only, we're only, we're only
We're only, we're only, yeah yeah yeah

Desirée Annette Weeks, known by her stage name as Des'ree, is a British R&B singer.

She started in 1991 (signed by Sony 550) with her debut single “Feel So High”. Her debut album Mind Adventures was released in 1992. It reached minor success worldwide (It reached the top thirty in the UK) and is certified silver in the UK. “You Gotta Be” was the lead single for Desirée and gained massive success. It hit the Billboard Hot 100 at number five and was huge in the UK.

Her second album I Ain’t Movin' was a win, being certified gold in multiple countries (UK, US, Australia, and New Zealand) and selling 2.5 million copies worldwide. In 1998, Des'ree made another hit; “Kissing You”. It peaked in the top ten and number one in multiple countries and earned her a Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist. She also released her third album Supernatural that year, which is now certified gold in the UK. After 1999, Des'ree dissapeared from the public.

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I Ain’t Movin’ (1994)

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