We Don't Need Another Hero



OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT FROM THE WRECKAGE
CAN`T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE THIS TIME
WE ARE THE CHILDREN
THE LAST GENERATION
WE ARE THE ONES THEY LEFT BEHIND
AND I WONDER WHEN WE ARE EVER GONNA CHANGE
LIVING UNDER THE FEAR, TILL NOTHING ELSE REMAINS

WE DON`T NEED ANOTHER HERO
WE DON`T NEED TO KNOW THE WAY HOME
ALL WE WANT IS LIFE BEYOND
THUNDERDOME

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
WE CAN RELY ON
THERE`S GOTTA BE SOMETHING BETTER OUT THERE
LOVE AND COMPASSION
THEIR DAY IS COMING
ALL ELSE ARE CASTLES BUILT IN THE AIR
AND I WONDER WHEN WE ARE EVER GONNA CHANGE
LIVING UNDER THE FEAR TILL NOTHING ELSE REMAINS

ALL THE CHILDREN SAY
WE DON`T NEED ANOTHER HERO
WE DON`T NEED TO KNOW THE WAY HOME
ALL WE WANT IS LIFE BEYOND
THUNDERDOME

SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR LIFES
WE LEAVE ONLY A MARK
WILL OUR STORY SHINE LIKE A LIGHT
OR END IN THE DARK
GIVE IT ALL OR NOTHING

WE DON`T NEED ANOTHER HERO
WE DON`T NEED TO KNOW THE WAY HOME
ALL WE WANT IS LIFE BEYOND
THUNDERDOME


We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is the hit theme song to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. The single was recorded by Turner, who played Aunty Entity in the movie.

Addicted To Love



THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT YOU'RE NOT HOME
YOUR MIND IS NOT YOUR OWN
YOUR BODY SWEATS YOUR BODY SHAKES
ANOTHER KISS IS WHAT IT TAKES
YOU CAN'T EAT YOU CAN'T SLEEP
THERE'S NO DOUBT YOU'RE IN DEEP
YOUR THROAT IS TIGHT YOU CAN'T BREATHE
ANOTHER KISS IS ALL YOU NEED
OH YOU LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU'RE IMMUNE TO THE STUFF OH YEAH
IT'S CLOSER TO THE TRUTH
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE IT
YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE
YOU MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE

YOU SEE THE SIGNS BUT YOU CAN'T READ
YOU'RE RUNNING AT A DIFFERENT SPEED
YOUR HEART BEATS AT DOUBLE TIME
ANOTHER KISS AND YOU'LL BE MIND ONE TRACK MIND
YOU CAN'T BE SAVED ANOTHER YOUNG LOVE IS ALL YOU CRAVE
AND IF THE SUN LEFT YOU YOU DON'T MIND IT FEELS BLUE
OH YOU LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU'RE IMMUNE TO THE STUFF OH YEAH
IT'S CLOSER TO THE TRUTH
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE IT
YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE
GONNA HAVE TO FACE IT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE [4]
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT [3]
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE

YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON BUT YOU'RE NOT HOME
YOUR MIND IS NOT YOUR OWN
YOUR BODY SWEATS YOUR BODY SHAKES
ANOTHER KISS IS WHAT IT TAKES
YOU CAN'T EAT YOU CAN'T SLEEP
THERE'S NO DOUBT YOU'RE IN DEEP
YOUR THROAT IS TIGHT YOU CAN'T BREATHE
ANOTHER KISS IS ALL YOU NEED
OH YOU LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU'RE IMMUNE
TO THE STUFF OH YEAH
IT'S CLOSER TO THE TRUTH
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE IT
YOU MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT
YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE
YOU MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT [4]

Tina Turner has made "Addicted to Love" a regular feature of her live shows since 1986, although her version did not make it onto the market until two years later.

What's Love Got To Do With It

You must understand

That the touch of your hand

Makes my pulse react

That it's only the thrill

Of boy meeting girl

Opposites attract

It's physical

Only logical

You must try to ignore

That it means more than that

[Chorus:]

Oh what's love got to do, got to do with it

What's love but a second hand emotion

What's love got to do, got to do with it

Who needs a heart

When a heart can be broken

It may seem to you

That I'm acting confused

When you're close to me

If I tend to look dazed

I've read it someplace

I've got cause to be

There's a name for it

There's a phrase that fits

But whatever the reason

You do it for me

[Chorus]

I've been taking on a new direction

But I have to say

I've been thinking about my own protection

It scares me to feel this way

[Chorus]

What's love got to do, got to do with it

What's love but a sweet old fashioned notion

What's love got to do, got to do with it

Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken



"What's Love Got to Do with It" went to number-one in the US on September 1. Another notable fact is that Tina Turner was 45-years-old when the song hit number one, making her the oldest solo female artist to place a number-one single on the US Hot 100.

Tomorrow



I hope tomorrow will bring a better you, a better me
I know that we'll show this world we got more we could be
So you should never give up on your hopes and your dreams
You gotta get up, get out, get into it, get it on to be strong

(*)
If we try, we can fly to a whole 'nother place
All we need is belief and a smile on our face
We can go anywhere we want, any road we decide to take
And we're never, never, never too far from tomorrow today

If tomorrow is light in a place where there's none
Then now is the time to have faith in us all
Ya know we're all in this world and we all can belong
We gotta get up, get out, get over it, get it on to be strong

If we try, we can fly to a place in the sun
All we need is precious dreams and a friend we can trust
We can go anywhere we want, any road that we decide to take
And we're never too far from tomorrow today

(**)
Ev'rybody say tomorrow is just for us to share
And we're gonna send our message of love out ev'rywhere
There's a promise of love tomorrow has
Something special and it's something we know will last and last

'Cause we're never far away, never
One thing I can always be sure of
Far away, no never the promise of today

Tevin Campbell was introduced to the R&B world by Quincy Jones in August 1989. Campbell's debut single was "Tomorrow (A Better You Better Me)" which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip hop Singles chart in June 1990.

Solid



And for love's sake

each mistake you forgave.

And soon both of us learn to trust.

Not run away

it was no time to play

We build it up and build it up and build it up.

And now it's solid

solid as a rock.

That's what this love is

that's what we've got.

Solid

solid as a rock

and nothing changed it

The thrill is still

hot

hot hot

hot

hot hot hot hot.

You didn't turn away when the sky went gray.

Somehow we managed

we had to stay together.

you didn't bat an eye when I made you cry

We knew down the line

we would make it better.

And for love's sake

each mistake you forgave. . . .

And now it's solid

solid as a rock. . . .

Gone with the wind

Another friend got in between and tried to seperate us.

Knock knock on wood

you understood

Love was so new

we did what we had to.

And with that feeling we were willing to take a chance.

So against all odds we made a start.

We got serious

this wouldn't turn to dust

We build it up and build it up and build it up.

And now it's solid

solid as a rock. . . .

Solid

solid as a rock;

solid

solid as a rock

Solid

solid as a rock;

solid

solid as a rock

Solid

solid as a rock;

solid

solid as a rock.

Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson were a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists.  Their biggest hit, Solid, was released in 1984.

The Rose



Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
An endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
And you its only seed.

It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance.
It's the one who won't be taken,
Who cannot seem to give,
And the soul afraid of dyin'
That never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In the spring becomes the rose.



"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler, who performed it in the 1979 movie, The Rose. Since then it has been covered by a variety of artists.

Superwoman



Lyrics

Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table

And make sure that your coffee has it's sugar and cream

Your eggs are over easy, your toast done lightly

All that's missing is your morning kiss that used to greet me

Now you say the juice is sour

It used to be so sweet

And I can't help but to wonder

If you're talking 'bout me

We don't talk the way we used to talk

It's hurtin' so deep

I've got my pride, I will not cry

But it's makin' me weak

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down

And think that everything's okay

Boy, I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional

Hugs as a token of love from you to me, ooh, baby

I fought my way through the rush hour

Trying to make it home just for you

I want to make sure that your dinner

Will be waiting for you

But when you get there you just tell me

You're not hungry at all

You said you'd rather read the paper

And you don't want to talk

You like to think that I'm just crazy

When I say that you changed

I'm convinced I know the problem

You don't love me the same

You're just going through the motions

And you're not being fair

I've got my pride, I will not cry

Still I can't help but care

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down

And think that everything's okay

Boy, I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional hugs

As a token of love from you to me

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down

And think that everything's okay

Boy, I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional Hugs

as a token of love from you to me

Oh, baby, look into the corners of your mind

I'll always be there for you through good and bad times

But I can't be that superwoman that you want me to be

I'll give my everlasting love if you'll return love to me

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down

And think that everything's okay

Boy, I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional Hugs

as a token of love from you to me

If you feel it in your heart

And you understand me

Stop right where you are

Everybody sing along with me,

I'm the kind of girl that can treat you so sweet

But you got to realize

That you got to be sweeter to me,

I need love I need just your love

I'm not your superwoman

I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down

And think that everything's okay

Boy, I am only human

This girl needs more than occasional hugs

As a token of love from you to me

I'm not your superwoman

"Superwoman" is the second single from R&B singer Karyn White's self-titled debut album, Karyn White (1988). It became her second U.S. top ten hit and second U.S. R&B number-one hit.

Wind Beneath My Wings



A Long Walk



You're here, I'm pleased
I really dig your company
Your style, your smile, your peace mentality
Lord, have mercy on me
I was blind, now I can see
What a king's supposed to be
Baby I feel free, come on and go with me

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Surah 31:18

Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit
Sometimes we all got to swim upstream
You ain't no saint, we all are sinners
But you put your good foot down and make your soul a winner
I respect that, man you're so phat
And you're all that, plus supreme
Then you're humble man I'm numb
Yo with feeling, I can feel everything that you bring

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Revelation 3:17

Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday)
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on, Come on

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Psalms in entirety

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Psalms in entirety

Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday)
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on,

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe baby, maybe we can save the nation
Come on, Come on

From A Distance



From a distance the world looks blue and green,
and the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
and the eagle takes to flight.

From a distance, there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
it's the voice of every man.

From a distance we all have enough,
and no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
no hungry mouths to feed.

From a distance we are instruments
marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
They're the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us.
God is watching us from a distance.

From a distance you look like my friend,
even though we are at war.
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
what all this fighting is for.

From a distance there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves,
it's the heart of every man.

It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves.
This is the song of every man.
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
God is watching us from a distance.
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
God is watching us from a distance


The Bette Midler recording of the song ranked at number 37 on VH1's list of the "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever." and ranked at number 14 on Blender Magazine's list of "The 50 Worst Songs Ever".