KC and the Sunshine Band

Released: December 28, 1983

Songwriter: Sly Stone

Producer: Harry Wayne Casey Robert Walker Ron Taylor

Lookin' at the devil
Grinnin' at his gun
Things start shakin'
I begin to run

Bullets start chasin'
I begin to stop
We begin to wrestle
I was on the top

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Stiff all in the collar
Struck me in the face
Chit-chat chatter tryin'
Stuffy in the place
Thank you for the party
But I could never stay
Many things on my mind
Words in the way

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Dance to the music
All night long
Everyday people
Sing a simple song
Mama's so happy
Mama starts to cry
Papa still singin'
You can make it if you try (you can make it if you try)

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Screamin' eyes of people's fear
Burning into you
Many men are missing nights
Hatin' what we do
Youth and truth are makin' love
Taken for a starter
Dying young is hard to take
Selling out is harder

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again
I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
Thank you for lettin' me be myself again
I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

KC and the Sunshine Band are an American disco and funk band, founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits “That’s the Way (I Like It)”, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, “Keep It Comin' Love”, “Get Down Tonight”, “Boogie Shoes”, “Please Don’t Go” and “Give It Up”. The band took its name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey’s last name (“KC”) and the “Sunshine Band” from KC’s home state of Florida, the Sunshine State. The group scored 6 top 10 singles, 5 number one singles and one number two single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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