Earth, Wind & Fire

Released: March 15, 1975

Songwriter: Maurice White Larry Dunn

Producer: Charles Stepney Maurice White

[Intro]
Ah, ha, ha
We never spend time talking to ya
So we figured we'd lay it on ya
Let you know how we feel about love

[Verse 1]
Hmm, paint a pretty smile each day
Lovin' is a blessing, yeah
Never let it fade away
It's all 'bout love, yeah

Build yourself a true romance
Beauty that surround you
You deserve just one more chance
My dear, my dear, mm

[Chorus]
Let the light shine
All through your mind
Feel your little heart aglow
Take the time
Make up your mind
It's all 'bout love, yeah

[Bridge]
Talking to yourself is fine
Makes you feel much better
Know just where to draw the line
Yeah, my dear, my dear (haw, yeah)

[Instrumental and vocal break]

[Chorus]
Mmm, mm, mm, mm
Let the light shine
All through your mind
Feel your little heart aglow
Take the time
Make up your mind
It's all 'bout love, yeah

[Bridge]
Talking to yourself is fine
Makes you feel much better
Know just where to draw the line
My dear, my dear

Bound to fall in love one day
Surely and you need it
Pretty smile will always say
My dear, yeah

[Breakdown]
We want to take this moment
To run down a couple of things
About things we see everyday

Now, I want you to stop
Whatever you're doing
Just stop
'Cause I'm gonna rap to you
You know, they say there's beauty
In the eyes of the beholder, you know
Which I say is a natural fact
Because you are as beautiful
As your thoughts, right on?

You know, like with us, for instance
You know like, we study all kinds of occult sciences
And astrology and mysticism and world religion
And so forth, you dig?
And, like, ah, coming from a hip place
All these things help
Because they give you an insight
To your inner self
Have mercy

Now, there's an outer self we got to deal with, you know?
The one that like to go to parties
One that like to dress up and be cool
And look pretty, on ego-trips and all this

So now, hey, y'all, tryin' to tell you
You gotta love you
Gotta learn all the beautiful things around you
The trees and the birds
And if there ain't no beauty
You gotta make some beauty
Have mercy
Listen to me, y'all

Feel it... feel it
Feel it (talkin' about beauty)
Yeah, oh yeah, haaa, ha, oooh, oh

[Ad-libbing]
Mmm, mm, mm, hmm, mm (church)
Mmm, mm, mm, mm, haw, yeah
Mmm, mm, mmmmmmmmm, yeeeah
Yeah-eah-ay!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ah, ha
Yeah, yeah, yay-ee-yay-ee!
Ah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Aww, aow, aow, aow, aow

Ahh, with the feelin' (gotta make you believe)
Ahh, with the feelin' (gotta make you believe)

Ay, yay, yah-a-ay

Yeah, ha

Feel it, feel it (huh)
Feel it, feel it (huh)

Feel...

[Fade out]

[Instrumental outro]

Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin and African. They are one of the most successful bands of the 20th century.

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