Herbie Hancock

Released: April 15, 1982

Songwriter: Rod Temperton

Producer: Herbie Hancock

[Verse 1]
You got the power to turn on my light
When the rest of the world is in darkness
You give me feelings no man could deny
Girl there's something bewitching in you
I need you here by me every night and day
There ain't no words describin' the magic you make

[Chorus]
So baby lite me up with your love
Only you can make my temperature rise
We got to give it all that we got
Make those wildest fantasies fly
Come on and lite me up with your love
Won't you lead me to that heaven I need
'Cause girl you know I can't get enough
Lady lay that sweetness on me

[Verse 2]
You got a motion that melts up my mind
Every time that I see it in action (movin' so good)
There ain't no potion a doc could prescribe
That would stop me reactin' to you
I'm gonna feed your passion with all of my soul
I need to hold you tight girl until I get old

[Chorus]
So baby lite me up with your love
Only you can make my temperature rise
We got to give it all that we got
Make those wildest fantasies fly
Come on and lite me up with your love
Won't you lead me to that heaven I need
'Cause girl you know I can't get enough
Lady lay that sweetness on me

[Bridge]
Don't need no dreams 'cause a dream won't get it
Want your sugar today
Ain't gonna stop 'cause my heart won't let it
Now and ever after gonna love this life away (love this life away)

[Verse 3]
You are the answer to every desire
Got me runnin' so hot that I'm steamin' (makin' me fry)
There ain't no question I'm feelin' the fire
'Cause this motor's been burnin' for you
I'm gonna feed your passion with all of my soul
Tonight I'll turn you on till we're out of control

[Final chorus: lead vocal, chorus, female backgrounds]
So baby lite me up with your love
Just lite me up, give me your love
Just lite me up, give me your love
Give it all that we got
Give it to me, all that you got
Give it to me, all that you got
Lite me up with your love
Just lite me up, give me your love
Won't you lead me to that heaven I need
Just lite me up, give me your love
'Cause girl you know I can't get enough
Just lite me up, can't get enough
Lady lay that sweetness on me
Just lite me up, can't get enough

Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor from Chicago, Illinois.

In 1960 he began working with Donald Byrd and Coleman Hawkins. He recorded his first solo album “Takin' Off” for Blue Note Records in 1962. “Watermelon Man”. Thanks to the album he caught the attention of Miles Davis, who asks, in May 1963, Hancock to join his Second Great Quintet.

In the sixties he records two important albums in jazz “Empyrean Isles” (1964) and “Maiden Voyage” (1965), both for Blue Note. During this period, Hancock also composed the score to Michelangelo Antonioni’s film Blowup (1966), the first of many film soundtracks he recorded in his career.

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