Previous Songs

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Plain by ZOEgirl
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Beautiful by Carole King
I Believe by Diana Degarmo
Diamond by Jump 5
Dreams by Ashanti
Don't Laugh At Me by Mark Wills
Can't Take that Away by Mariah Carey
Soar by Christina Aguilera
No More Drama by Mary J. Blige
The Greatest Love by Mariah Carey
I Am What I Am by Gloria Gaynor
I Can Make It Through The Rain by Mariah Carey
Beautiful Inside by Louise
Absolutely Not by Deborah Cox
Beautiful by Christina Aquilera
Take Me As I Am by Mary J. Blige
God Loves Ugly by Jordin Sparks
Who We Are by Hope Partlow
True Beauty by Mandisa

Plain
by ZOEgirl
(Special thanks to Jayme for the submission)

He made you feel plain
When he forgot your name
Well let me tell you something,
I have felt the same.
I know you're in pain
But there'll be another Boy along the way and
God he made you beautiful and
There's nothing about you thats plain. CHORUS
You are jewel you're a treasure
You are one of a kind
And you shine just as bright
As the stars in the sky
You're a rare kind of wonder
Created just right
So keep your head up over the pain
Theres nothing about you thats plain
You tell me you're not the type
The kind of girl that they like
And your a little insecure about
How you look in their eyes.
Well fashion will change,
Trends come and go everyday,
But God only made one of you and
There's nothing about you thats plain CHORUS
You are a jewel you're a treasure
You are one of a kind and
You shine just a bright as
The stars in the sky.
You're a rare kind of wonder created just right
So keep your head up over the pain
Theres nothing about you thats plain.
See your mind, it is precious
Though your heart may be restless
And your eyes they will see
All that you're meant to be
'Cause your spirit is strong
And your soul carries on
You'll keep your head up over the pain
There's nothing about you that's plain
You know I've had my days,
When I feel out of place....yea
I look at who I am,
Cover what I can ,
I wish it all would change. But...
Take the makeup away
You see the same girl still remains..
She may not feel that beautiful
But theres nothing about her thats plain. CHORUS
You are jewel you're a treasure
You are one of a kind
And you shine just as bright
As the stars in the sky
You're a rare kind of wonder
Created just right so keep
Your head up over the pain
Theres nothing about you thats plain
You may have felt plain,
But...God, He knows your name
Let me tell you something, yeah...
There's nothing about you that's plain

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
by Lauryn Hill

My world it moves so fast today
The past it seems so far away
And life squeezes so tight that i can't breathe
And every time i try to be,
what someone else has thought of me
So caught up, i wasn't able to achieve
But deep in my heart, the answer it was in me,
And i made up my mind to define my own destiny
I look at my environment
And wonder when the fire went
What happened to everything we used to be
I hear so many cry for help
searching outside of themselves
Now i know that his strength is within me
And deep in my heart the answer it was in me
And i made up my mind to define my own destiny.
And deep in my heart
And deep in my heart the answer it was in me
And I made up my mind to define my own....destiny

Beautiful
by Carole King

You've got to get up every morning
With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beautiful as you feel
Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don't see it showing, why do I?
You've got to get up every morning
With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beautiful as you feel
I have often asked myself for reason for sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullaby
If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try
You've got to get up every morning
With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beautiful as you feel

I Believe (oohhh - yeah)
by Diana Degarmo

Have you ever reached a rainbows end,
did you find your pot of gold (mmm)
Ever catch a shooting star?
Tell me how high did you soar
Ever felt like you were you dreaming
Just to find that you're awake
and the magic that surrounds you
Lifts you up and guides you on your way
I can see it in the stars across the sky,
Dreamt a hundred thousand dreams before
Now I finally realize
See I waited all my life
for this moment to arrive
And finally, (yeah)
I believe in the impossible
If I reach deep within my heart
oh yeah
overcome any obstacle
wont let this dream fall apart
see i strive to be the very best
shine my light for all to see
cuz anything is possible
When you believe
I can see it in the stars across the sky,
Dreamt a hundred thousand dreams before
Now I finally realize
See I waited all my life
For this moment to arrive
Finally I believe
I believe
oohhh yeahLove keeps lifting my higher
Lifting me higher
Love keeps lifting me higher
I said love keeps lifting, love keeps lifting me high
I said love, keeps lifting me higher
I said love, keeps lifting me higher
oh love, love keeps lifting me high
I said love, love keeps lifting me high

Diamond
by Jump 5

Ohh...(Ohh)
Ohh...(Ohh)
Ohh...
Ohh...
Everytime I turn the T.V. on
See another pretty face on the screen
Feels like I'm not good enough
To be on the cover of a magazine
turn around
I look in the mirror
And I wonder if I'll ever measure up
All I want is someone to make it clearer
Am I ever gonna find the perfect love?
Then You break through the madness
And You tell me how it is
(CHORUS)
You're a diamond that shines
One of a kind
A shimmering radiant star
You're a flower in the rain
Wonderfully made
To shine like the sun
You're a diamond
(You're a diamond)
(You're a diamond)
Friends try and tell me just loose up a little
Gonna scare the good ones away
Get a look with a hook thats fundamental
Come on girl, you gotta get into the game
Something deep inside of me says
Are you sure that you really want to play?
Gotta trust your heart, and not your head
Instead of buyin into the masquerade
I'm not some decoration (decoration)
So won't You tell me how it ends?
(CHORUS)

Dreams
by Ashanti

[Children Talking]
[Chorus 2x]
Dreams are real all you have to do is just believe
[Verse 1]
There is nothing that should ever take your heart away
From what it is you wanna to do
You should always go with what you love
Don't follow no one else
just do whats good for you, tell them
[Chorus 2x]
[Verse 2]
Sometimes people try to bring you down
They wanna see you frown
just keep your faith in you,
doesn't matter if they try to tell you that you'll
Never make it this is what you do, tell them
[Chorus 2x]
Tell them
[Chorus 5x]
[Children]
I believe in myself and my dreams will come true

Don't Laugh At Me
by Mark Wills

I'm a little boy with glasses, the one
they call a geek
A little girl who never smiles cuz I got
braces on my teeth
And I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep
I'm that kid on every playground who is
always chosen last
A single teenage mother tryin to
overcome her past
You don't have to be my friend if
it's too much to ask
[Chorus:]
Don't laugh at me, don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same some
day we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me
I'm a cripple on the corner
You pass me on the street
I wouldn't be out here begging if I had
enough to eat
And don't think I don't notice that our
eyes never meet
I lost my wife and little boy
someone crossed that yellow line
The day we laid 'em in the ground
was the day I lost my mind
Right now I'm down to holdin' this
little cardboard sign
[Chorus]
I'm fat, I'm thin
I'm short, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind
Hey aren't we all
[Chorus.]

Keep On Singing My Song
Oohhh, Yeah, Oooh Huh
I woke up this morning with a smile on my face
& Nobody's gonna bring me down today
Been feeling like nothings been going my way lately
So I decided right here and now that my
outlooks gotta change That's why I'm gonna
Say goodbye to all the tears I've cried
For everytime somebody hurt my pride
Feeling like they won't let me live life
& Take the time to look at what is mine
I see every lesson completely
I thank God for what I got from above
I believe they can take anything from me
But they can't succeed in taking my inner peace
They can say all they wanna say about me
But I'm gonna carry on
Keep on singing my song
I never wanna dwell on my pain again
There's no use in reliving how I hurt back then
Remembering all of the hell I felt when
I was running out of faith
Every step I vowed to take was
towards a better day
Cos I'm about to
Say goodbye to every single lie
& All the fears I've held too long inside
Everytime I felt I could try
All the negativity I had inside
For too long I've been struggling. I couldn't go on
But now I've found I'm feeling strong and moving on
I believe they can take anything from me
But they can't succeed in taking my inner peace
They can say all they wanna say about me
But I'm gonna carry on
I'm gonna keep on singing my song
Whoa, & everytime
I tried to be what they wanted from me
It never came naturally
So I ended up in misery, wasn't able to see
All the good around me
They wasted so much energy
on what they thought of me
Simply just remembering to breathe
I'm human, I ain't able to please
Everyone at the same time, so now I find
My peace of mind living one day at a time
I'm human and I answer to one god
It comes down to one love
Until I get to heave above I've made the decision
Never to give up
Til the I day I die no matter what
I'm gonna carry on & keep on singing my song.....
(They can't take anything from me)
I believe that they can do what they wanna.
Say what they wanna say
(They can say what they wanna)
But I'm gonna keep on
(Keep on )
I believe it
That they can take from me
But they can't take my inner peace
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Say what you wanna say, but I'm gonna
sing my song
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Can't Take that Away
by Mariah Carey

Mmmmh Whoaaa
They can say, Anything they want to say,
Try to bring me down,
But I will not allow anyone to succeed
hanging clouds over me,
And they can try
How to make me feel that I,
Don't matter at all,
But I refuse to falter in what I believe
or loose faith in my dreams
'Cause there's, There's a light in me, That shines brightly,They can try,
But they can't take that away from me From me
No no nooo Oh they,
They can do Anything they want to you,
If you let them in, But they won't ever win,
If you cling to you pride, and just push them aside,
See I, I have learned,
There's an inner peace I own,
Something in my soul that they can not possess
So I won't be afraid and the darkness will fade
'Cause there's, There's light in me me,
That shines brightly, yes
They can try, But they can't take
that away from me No oh oh,
They can't take this Precious love
I'll always have inside me,
Certainly the Lord will guide me where
I need to go Woah, woah
They can say Anything they want to say,
Try to bring me down, But I won't face the ground,
I will rise steadily sailing out of their reach,
Although they do try, How to make
me feel that I, Don't matter at all,
But I refuse to fall, Tell me what I believe
or loose faith in my dreams,
'Cause there's a light in me,
That shines brightly yes
They can try but they can't take that away
from Me From me No no nooo Me

Soar
by Christina Aguilera

When they push, when they pull
Tell me can you hold on
When they say you should change
Can you lift your head high and stay strong
Will you give up, give in
When your heart's crying out "that is wrong"
Will you love you for you at the end of it all
Now in life there's gonna be times
When you're feeling low
And in your mind insecurities seem to take control
We start to look outside ourselves
For acceptance and approval
We keep forgetting that the one thing we should know is
Don't be scared
To fly alone
Find a path that is your own
Love will open every door
See in your hands the world is yours
Don't hold back and always know
All the answers you will unfold
What are you waiting for
Spread your wings and soar
The boy who wonders, is he good enough for them
Keep trying to please them all
But he just never seems to fit in
Then there's the girl who thinks she'll never ever be
Good enough for him
He's trying to change and
That's a game she'll never win
In life there will be times when you're feeling low
And in your mind insecurities seem to take control
We start to look outside ourselves
For acceptance and approval
We keep forgetting that one thing we should know is
Don't be scared
To fly alone
Find a path that is your own
Love will open every door
See in your hands the world is yours
Don't hold back and always know
All the answers they will unfold
What are you waiting for
Spread your wings and soar
In the mirror is where she comes
Face to face with her fears
Her reflection looked forward on to her
After all these years
However how she's tried to be
Something besides herself
Now time has passed and she's ended up
Somewhere else with regret
What is it is that makes us feel the need
To keep pretending
Gotta let ourselves be
Don't be scared
To fly alone
Find a path that is your own
Love will open every door
See in your hands the world is yours
Don't hold back and always know
All the answers you will unfold
Don't wait no more
Spread your wings and soar Find your road
Love will open every door
See in your hands the world is yours
Don't look back in the window, you'll find your way
Always know all the answers will unfold
Oh don't wait
Spread your wings and soar
Don't wait no more
You've got to soar
Spread your wings and soar
Don't wait no more
No don't you wait no more
Spread your wings and soar
You've can soar
So what you waiting for
Don't wait, Don't wait
Soar

No More Drama
by Mary J. Blige
(Special thanks to Sarah Harris)

So tired, tired of all this drama
You go your way and I'll go my way
(No more, no more)
I need to be free
I'm so tired, tired, tired from all this drama
Broken heart again
Another lesson learned
Better know your friends
Or else you will get burned
Gotta count on me
'Cos I can guarantee
That I'll be fine
(No more pain) No more pain
(No more pain) No more pain
(No drama) No more drama in my life
(No more in my life)
No one's gonna make me hurt again
Why'd I play the fool
Go through ups and downs
Knowing all the time
You wouldn't be around
But maybe I like the stress
'Cos I was young and restless
But that was long ago
I don't wanna cry no more
(No more pain) No more pain, no more pain
(No more games) No more games
Messin' with my mind
(No drama) No more drama in my life
(No more in my life)
No one's gonna make me hurt again, no more
(No more tears)
No more tears, I'm tired of crying every night
(No more fears)
No more fears, I really don't wanna fight
(No drama) No more drama in my life
I don't ever wanna hurt again
Wanna speak my mind, wanna speak my mind
Oh, It feels so good
When you let go of all the drama in your life
Now you're free from all the pain
Free from all the games
Free from all the pain
Free from all the stress
To find your happiness
I don't know
Only God knows where the story ends for me
But I know where the story begins
It's up to us to choose
Whether we win or lose
And I choose to win
(No more pain)
No more pain, no more pain, tired of hurting
(No more games)
Tired of your playin' games with my mind
(No drama) No more drama in my life
(No more in my life)
No more, no more, no more
No more, no more, no more
(No more tears)
No more tears, no more crying every night
(No more fears)
No more waking me up in the morning with your
disturbing phone calls
(No drama) Leave me alone, go ahead
(No more in my life)
(No more pain) No more, I'm tired
(No more game)
No more games, I'm tired, I'm so tired
(No drama) No more, no more
(No more in my life)
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
(No more drama)
I'm tired of all the drama
(No more drama)
Go 'head, go 'head
(No more drama)
Your demons gettin' out of my face
Goin' out my life
(No more drama)
I'm about to lose my mind
Lord help me, help me sing
No more drama
Oh help me sing
I need a piece of mind
A piece of mind, piece of mind
Well, I need
I need to know that you agree
Oh no, oh no
No more, no more, no more drama
No more drama in my, in my life
So tired, I'm so tired
So tired, tired of all this drama
Go ahead with all your drama

The Greatest Love
by Mariah Carey

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody is searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me
Chorus:
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Chorus
And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

I Am What I Am
by Gloria Gaynor

I am what I am
I am my own special creation
So come take a look
Give me the hook or the ovation
It's my world
That I want to have a little pride in
My world
And it's not a place I have to hide in
Life's not worth a damn
Till you can say
I am what I am
I am what I am
I don't want praise I don't want pity
I bang my own drum
Some think it's noise I think it's pretty
And so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle
Why not try to see things from a different angle
Your life is a sham
Till you can shout out
I am what I am
I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
Sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
One life so it's time to open up your closet
Life's not worth a damn till you can shout out
I am what I am
I am what I am
I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
One life so it's time to open up your closet
Life's not worth a damn till you can shout out
I am what I am
Oh I am
Oh I am
I am, I am, I am good
I am, I am, I am strong
I am, I am, I am worthy
I am, I am, I belong
I am
I am
Ooh ooh ooh ooh I am
I am, I am, I am useful
I am, I am, I am true
I am, I am somebody
I am as good as you, ah ha
Ah ha, ooh ooh ooh ooh yes I am
Ah ah ah ah
Doo doo doo doo I am
I am, I am, I am

I Can Make It Through The Rain
By Mariah Carey

Ho...ho...
Yeah...
Ho...ho...oh...ooh...ooh...
When you get caught in the rain
With nowhere to run
When you're distraught and in pain
Without anyone
We keep prayin' to saved
But nobody comes
And you feel so far away
That you just can't
Find your way home
You can get there alone
It's okay
What you say
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own and I know
That I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day
And I make it through the rain
Hoo...hoo...doo doo doo
Ooh...hoo...mmm...hmm...
And if you keep falling down
Don't you dare give in
You will arise safe and sound
So keep pressing on
Step fastly
And you'll find what you need
To prepare
What you say
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own and I know
That I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day
And I make it through the rain
And when the wind moves
And shadows grow close
Don't be afraid
There's nothing you can't face
And sure they tell you
You'll never pull through
Don't hesitate
Stay calm and sane
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own and I know
That I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day
And I make it through the rain
I can make it through the rain
Can stand up once again
And I live one more day
And I'll make it through the rain
Ooh, yes, you can
Mmm...hmm...
You can make it through the rain

Beautiful Inside
by Louise

Doesn't matter about the clothes
that your dressed in
It doesn't matter 'bout the
colour of your skin
All that matters is you're
beautiful inside

Uhah yeah

Just because you've got
the looks and the body
Just because you've got
the time and the money
Still remember to be
beautiful inside

Looking from the inside out
Tell me what you find
Nothing means a thing
if your not, beautiful inside

Try givin' up, The make up
Try givin' up, The dressin' up
Try givin' up, The pushouts
And try livin' up
To higher aspirations

You don't have to be
a victim of your ego
No you don't have to be self centred or deceitful
You'll make it happen
if your, beautiful inside

Looking from the inside out
Tell me what you find
Nothing means a thing
if your not, beautiful inside

Try givin' up, The make up
Try givin' up, The dressin' up
Try givin' up, The pushouts
And try livin' up
To higher aspirations

Try living with a heart to give
instead of always taking
Respect each others right to be
because we should all be making
Little time in all our lives is full of inspiration
Keep reaching for
Higher Aspirations

Try givin' up, The make up
Try givin' up, The dressin' up
Try givin' up, The pushouts
And try livin' up
To higher aspirations

Try givin' up, The make up
Try givin' up, The dressin' up
Try givin' up, The pushouts
And try livin' up
To higher aspirations

Absolutely Not
By Deborah Cox

Beautiful
By Christina Aquilera

Everyday is so wonderful
Then suddenly
It's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure
From all the pain
I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring me down
Ohh no
So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends you're delirious
You're so consumed
In all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone
Left the puzzle undone
That's the way it is

You are beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
Ohh no
You are beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring you down
Ohh no
So don't you bring me down today

No matter what we do
No matter what we say
The sun will shine your way
'Cause you are beautiful today

Everywhere we go
The sun won't always shine
But tomorrow's another day
So keep on looking to the sky

We are beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring us down
Ohh no
We are beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring us down
Ohh no
So don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down
Today

Take Me As I Am
By Mary J. Blige

She accepts the past
All these things they
helped to make she
She's been lost and found
And she's still around
There's a reason for everything

You know I've been holdin on
Try to make me weak,
But I still stay strong.
Put my life all up in these songs
Jus so you can feel me.
so you can get the real me

[Chorus:]
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.

[Verse 2:]
Now she's older now
Yes, she's wiser now
Can't disguise her now
She don't need
No one tellin her
What to do and say
No one tellin her
Who to be
She's on solid ground
She's been lost and found
Now, she answers to G-O-D
And she's confident

This is not the end
Ask me how I know
Cause she is me.

You know I've been holdin on.
Try to make me weak,
But I still stay strong.
Put my life all up in these songs
Jus so you can feel me.
so you can get the real me

[Chorus:]
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.

[Bridge: 2x]
So it's all or nothing at all,
All or nothing at all
Don't you know I can only be me.
(I can only be me, yeah)

[Chorus:]
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.

Take me as I am.
Take me as I am.
Said it's all or nothing at all
Said it's all or nothing at all

Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all. (This is me)
Just take me as I am, (take me as I am)
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am, (take me as I am)
or have nothing, nothing at all.
Take me as I am.

God Loves Ugly
by Jordin Sparks

You said that I wasn't pretty
So I just believed you
And you said that I wasn't special
So I lived that way
With critical gazes and brutal amazement
And how my reflection could be so imperfect
With all of my blemishes, how could somebody want me?

[Chorus]
But God loves ugly
He doesn't see the way I see
Oh God takes ugly
And turns it into to something that is beautiful
Apparently I'm beautiful
Cause you love me
Whoa, oh

I tried to clean up the outside
All shiny and new
Worked over time to thin up and look right
But inside I knew
That deep in the bottom were secrets I thought I could try to ignore
Old ghosts in my corridors
Never get tired of haunting the past that's in me

[Chorus]
But God loves ugly
He doesn't see the way I see
Oh God takes ugly
And turns it into to something that is beautiful
Apparently I'm beautiful
Cause you love me

Help me believe why you love me
When I know you see
You see everything
Help me believe why you love me
When I know you see
Inside and you still say I'm beautiful

You're telling me I'm beautiful
Your screaming out I'm beautiful
And I'm finding out I'm beautiful
You're making me so beautiful
And I can know I'm beautiful
Cause you love me
Whoa, oh

Who We Are
By Hope Partlow

I don't wanna put on my make-up
Just like every girl in a magazine
That's not who I am when I wake up
That's not who I wanna be

There's so much more to me than meets the eye
In this life, I know one thing

It doesn't really matter what u wear
Let the people stare
Cause we are who we are who we are who we are
It doesn't really matter what car u drive
It's good to be alive
Yeah, we are who we are who we are who we are
Who we are

Tell me baby, do I look like the real thing
Or would you change the color of my eyes?
Tell me why my television's fillin' me with lies

It doesn't really matter what u wear
Let the people stare
Cause we are who we are who we are who we are
It doesn't really matter what car you drive
It's good to be alive
Yeah we are who we are who we are who we are
Who we are...

There is beauty on the inside
Yeah you're beautiful, alright...

Oh it doesn't really matter what u wear
Let the people stare
Cuz we are who we are who we are who we are
It doesn't really matter what car you drive
It's good to be alive
Yeah, we are who we are who we are who we are...

Doesn't really matter what you wear, let the people stare

It's good to be alive, good to be alive...

Doesn't really matter what car you drive, it's good to be alive

Yeah we are who we are who we are who we are

It's good to be alive, good to be alive

Who we are

True Beauty
By Mandisa

Do You think that a California girl is supposed to have curls and wear a jean size 3?
All the curves in all the right places, spray tanned faces like on TV?
And we read in the gospel of Vogue that we're all supposed to dress and move and be
Visions of perfection
Such a misconception
'Cause the real connection is deeper than the eye can see

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What's inside of you
What's inside of me
The hands that made the moon and the stars
The mountains and the seas
Made you wonderful, beautiful, marvelously
Let the whole world see your
True beauty

Don't know much about Dolce and Gabbana
Seems like a lot of drama to me
And you can keep all your red high heels
And open-toed shoes - I'm good in my bare feet
Lets get down to the nitty gritty
Enough sex and the city
What about purity?
Skin is just the surface
The passion and the purpose that's burning down inside us
Is really what we need to see

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Doesn't come in a bottle, doesn't come in a box
You can't spray it on, you can't wash it off
You can't nip and tuck, you can't sew it up
So don't waste your time
It's the love in your heart, the peace in your soul
The hope in your smile lets the whole world know
This little light - you gotta let it shine

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