Brother To The Night (A Blues For Nina) Darius' Poem .......... Larenz Tate

Hopeless .......... Dionne Farris

The Sweetest Thing .......... Lauryn Hill

I Got A Love Jones For You .......... Refugee Camp All-Stars

Sumthin' Sumthin': Mellosmoothe (Cut) .......... Maxwell

Never Enough .......... Groove Theory

Inside My Love .......... Trina Broussard

In The Rain .......... Xscape

You Move Me .......... Cassandra Wilson

Rush Over .......... Me'shell Ndegeocello

I Like It .......... The Brand New Heavies

Girl .......... Cassie

Can't Get Enough .......... Kenny Lattimore

Jelly, Jelly .......... The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

In A Sentimental Mood .......... Duke Ellington

Lyric: I Am Looking At Music Nina's Poem .......... Nia Long

Brother Ed
Word
Alright this is uh, a little somethin I been workin on
It's new
I call it uh, "A Blues For Nina"

Say baby, can I be your slave
I've got to admit girl, you're the shit girl
And I'm diggin' you like a grave
Now do they call you daughter to the spinnin post, or
Or maybe Queen of 2,000 moons
Sister to the distant, yet risin' star
Is your name Yimmy-Ya
Oh hell nah, it's got to be Oshun
Ooo, is that a smile me put on your face child
Wide as a field of Jasmine and Glover
Talk that talk honey, walk that walk money
Hound legs that'll spank Jehovah
Shit, who am I?
It's not important
But they call me Brother to the Night
And right now
I'm the blues in your left thigh
Tryin to become the funk in your right

Who am I?
I'll be whoever you say
But right now, I'm the sight raped hunter
Blindly pursuing you as my prey
And I just wanna give you injections, of sublime erections
And get you to dance to my rhythm
Make you dream archaetypes, of black angels in flight
Upon wings, of distorted, contorted, metaphoric jism
Come on slim
Fuck yo' man, I ain't worried about him
It's you who I wanna step to my scene
Cause rather than deal with the fallacy
Of this dry ass reality
I rather dance and romance your sweet ass, in a wet dream
Who am I?
Well they all call me Brother to the Night
And right now, I'm the blues in your left thigh
Trying to become the funk in your right
Is that alright

Darius Lovehall

Hello morning, now when does the fun begin
Goodbye morning, sorry it had to end
But see I cried just a little too long
Now it's time for me to be strong
Hello morning, I sure missed you last night
Goodbye morning, you just won't do me right
I stayed just a little too long
Now it's time for me to move on

They say I'm hopeless, as a penny wit a hole in it
Penny wit a, penny wit a hole in it, yeah, yeah, yeah
They say I'm no less, no less, no less, no less, no less
Than up to my head in it

Bah (17 times), hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hello yesterday, I sure need you now
Goodbye yesterday, I just can't stay around
You see I cried just a little too long
Now it's time for me to be strong
Hello yesterday, remember how it used to be
Goodbye yesterday, I can't take you with me
No, no, no I can't
You see I stayed just a little too long
And now it's time for me to move on

They say I'm hopeless, hopeless, hopeless, yeah
As a penny wit a hole in it
They say I'm no less, no less, no less, no less, no less, no less
Than up to my head in it
Oh, yeah, yeah, they say I'm hopeless, hopeless
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
As a penny wit a hole in it
Penny, penny, penny wit a hole in it, hole in it, yeah
They say I'm no less, no less, no less, no less, no less
Than up to my head in it

Bah (17 times)
hey, hey, hey

The unexpected
Multi-dimensional
Unexpected sound of the Refugee All-Stars

The sweetest thing I've ever known
Was like the kiss on a collar bone
The soft caress of happiness
The way you walk, your style of dress
I wish I didn't get so weak
Ooo baby, just to hear you speak
Makes me argue just to see
How much you're in love with me

See, like a queen, a queen upon her throne
It was the sweet, sweet, sweetest thing I've known
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known

I get mad when you walk away
So I tell you leave when I mean stay
Warm as the sun dipped in black
Fingertips on small of my back
More valuable than all I own
Like your precious, precious, precious, precious, baby dark skin tone
It was the sweetest, the sweetest thing I've known
was the

Iiiiiiiii, I try to explain
(I can't explain it, I can't explain it)
Iiiiiiii, but baby it's in vain

Sneaking on my mother's phone
The touch that makes me think I'm grown
Sweet prince of the ghetto
Your kisses taste like Armaretto
Intoxicating (intoxicating), oohh, so intoxicating (intoxicating)
How sad, how sad that all things come to an end
But then again
I, I'm not alone
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known

Iiiiiii, sometimes watch you in your sleep
Iiiiiii, excuse me if I get too deep
It was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known

Ladies and gentlemen
Refugee Camp present Melky Sadek, on alto
And Day, on falsetto
Bringing back the old vibe

Every night before I fall asleep I think of you
Wishing that someday you'll be with me the whole night through
Ever since the day I, saw your pretty face I
I'm in the zone, I guess I caught a love jones

Chorus:
Love jones, I got a love jones
I got a love jones for you
Love jones, I got a love jones
I got a love jones for you
(Me and Mrs. Jones got a thing goin on)

There is no denying what I feel for you is real
Baby close your eyes and let me show you how it feels
I'm calling out your name baby
You know that I am lonely baby
I guess I caught a love jones

{Chorus}

Me and Mrs. Jones got a thing goin on

You know that this is your destiny
I fulfill all of your fantasies sugar
I got the love you need, honestly, honestly
I'm guaranteed to satisfy ya
Baby taste my love and you won't deny it
Feel it feel it comin' down your bones
Cause we got a case of the love jones

Me and Mrs. Jones got a thing goin on

Love jones, I got a love jones
I got a love jones for you
(Me and Mrs. Jones got a thing goin on)
Love jones, I got a love jones
I got a love jones for you
(Me and Mrs. Jones got a thing goin on)

Love jones (me and Mrs. Jones)
I got a love jones (me and Mrs. Jones)
I got a love jones for you (me and Mrs. Jones)
(Me and Mrs. Jones got a thing goin on)

{1} - If it's cool we can do a little sumthin' sumthin'
Let me grove with you so we can kick a little
sumthin' sumthin'

Even though she pays me no attention
All I wanna show is my affection
Lose myself inside her ebony
But she ain't even checkin' me so

{Repeat 1}

Honeydosugachocolate dumplin' yeah
Sista with a certain sumthin' sumthin'
Flava with a cocoa kinda flow
Baby, baby act like you know

{2} - So if it's cool I wanna rock with you
Slip you my mellow smooth
Rock you until we blue
Only only if it's cool

{Repeat 1}

{Repeat 2}

{Repeat 1 until fade}

Boy, in my mind, I see you holdin' me
It's the one, place that you got the time
To give me some love, and it feels so fine
I don't wanna wake up, from my dreamin'
Words, that you say
Don't mean, don't mean a thing
If you can't, start showing me today
That you're gonna try, and I just can't stay
With you by my side
Cause you're not giving enough

Chorus:
Never enough, never enough
You're not giving me love
Giving me love, giving me love love baby
You're not giving enough
Never enough, never enough
You're not giving me love
Giving me love, giving me love love baby

I, dont' like to be alone
Especially when I hurry home
And you decided you can't stay around
Am I stuck here with the sound, of my heart beating baby
And my tears are falling
Look, in your heart, and tell me baby
Tell me if you want to play the part
Of someone in love
Have you gone too far, to give me that much
Cause you're not giving enough

{Chorus}

Na na na ....

Chorus 2:
Never enough, never enough
Giving me love, giving me love love baby
Never enough, never enough
Giving me love, giving me love love baby
Never enough, never enough
Giving me love, giving me love love baby

Never enough, never enough

{Chorus 2} (repeat til end)

VERSE ONE:
Two people, just meeting
Barely touching each other
Two spirits, greeting
Tryna carry each further

You are one
And I am another
We should be
One, inside each other

CHORUS:
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me
Do you wanna ride, inside my love

You can see inside me
Will you come inside me
Do you wanna ride, inside my love

My love (6x)

VERSE TWO:
Two strangers, not strangers
Only lacking the knowing
So willing, feeling
Infinite growing

While we're here
THe whole world is turning
We should be
One, fulfilling the yearning

CHORUS:
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me
Do you wanna ride, inside my love

You can see inside me
Will you come inside me
Do you wanna ride, inside my love

You can see inside me
Will you come inside me
Do you wanna ride, inside my love

BRIDGE:
Say that you'll ride
Inside this love with me
Come ride
Inside this love with me

(repeat chorus until end)

I wanna go outside, go outside, go outside, in the rain.

[Verse One (Tiny):]
I wanna go outside, in the rain,
Oh, I said I wanna, I wanna go outside, in the rain.
Cause I, I think I'm gonna cry,
Cause I, I don't want you to see me cry,
No, no, no, no.

I wanna go outside, oh I wanna go, in the rain,
It may sound crazy, but I wanna,
I wanna go outside, yes I do, in the rain.
Hear me out,
Hey, hey, hey.

[Verse Two (Kandi):]
Once the rain starts falling on my face,
Then you won't to see, a single trace.
Right now I think I'm cryin',
Because of you I'm dying.
Don't want you to see me cry,
Let me go, let me go, let me go.

I just wanna go outside, in the rain,
Oh, baby, oh I just wanna,
Oh, don't want you to see me this way,
In the rain,
Oh, that's why, I've gotta go.

[Verse Three (Tiny):]
Once the sun comes out,
And the rain is gone away,
I know I'm gonna see a better day.
Right now, I think I'm dyin',
Because of you, I'm cryin',
Don't want you to see me cry,
Let me go, let me go, let me go.

Hey hey hey hey.
In the rain,
I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go,
(May sound crazy, may sound crazy).

I wanna go outside, go outside, go outside, in the rain,
(Oh I just wanna go),
I've gotta go outside, yeah,
I've just gotta hide the tears,
In the rain.
I don't want you to know,
(May sound crazy, may sound crazy)
Oh, yeah.
I wanna go outside, go outside, go outside, in the rain,
Can't let you see me like this,
No baby, I don't want you to know,
I don't want you to know, that I'm cryin,
Crying, over you.
In the rain,
I don't want you to know,
(May sound crazy, my sound crazy)
Can't let you see me, I can't let you see me cryin',
I wanna go outside, go outside, go outside, in the rain.
No no, no no, oh, yeah,
I gotta go, yeah,
I've gotta go,
I, I, I, I've gotta go, outside,
In the rain.
Baby, you wouldn't understand if I told you.

Rememberin' moments, so precious and real
The thought of you, kissing me there
You know my secrets
You know the curve and the line
One touch, and I know you are mine

Rain falls down on me
I can hardly see, for the water in my eyes
Love comes down on me
I can hardly breathe, for the trembling in my thighs
You move me

{Repeat All}

(Me'Shell NdegeOcello / Marcus Miller)

Your music is so very beautiful
I want to feel you creep inside me
The warmth of a Kiss beneath my berry skin
I want to experience
The taste of dark berry nectar
The seed of life
Heaven everlasting
The phone just won't suffice no more
My imagination is filled
And my cup runneth over
If you feel the same for me
Yeah
The way I feel for you
I'll rush over
Mmm
There's no need
No
To be alone
Mmm
My want for you is rushing over

Patiently I wait for an invitation
I often try to imagine
Picture you
For you're no more
Than a voice on my telephone
That I find myself rushing home to
Your voice makes me wanna
Do things
I'm much too shy to say
You leave me to question

If you feel the same for me
Yeah
The way I feel for you
I'll rush over
Tell me
There's no reason
To be alone
No
My want for you is rushing over

Won't you play for me?

If you feel the same for me
The way I feel for you
I'll rush over
There's no reason
To be alone
No
My want for you is rushing over

My sweet marcus
Won't you play for me?
I'm rushing over.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to the People's Summernight Lounge in downtown Las Vegas.
Our houseband... the Heavy Tones. Playing for you this evening a
fabulous selection of Calypso, Brasilian music. Just sit back.
Enjoy your Blue Plate special and listen to the music...)

I'm shoutin' out to anyone
Who is affected by a funky groove
I'll tell you now, you're gonna feel it
No matter what you do, oh

So let me hear you say yeah, I like it
Say yeah, I like it
Wanna hear you say yeah, I like it
Yeah, I like it

You know we'll do it, 'til you're satisfied
And groove you 'til you've had enough, oh
Me and the boys be jammin'
We hope you don't mind, if we funk you up, oh

So let me hear you say yeah, I like it
Yeah, I like it
Everybody say yeah, I like it
Yeah-yeah, I like it

I wanna hear you say yeah, I like it
Say yeah, I like it
Yeah, I like it
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I like it

texttext

I thought I was protecting myself
See I held everything that I felt
If I knew you were digging me
Like I was, feeling you baby
I woulda laid it on the line
Every thought I held inside
Still I was a fool, to wait this long
To let you know that

Chorus:
I can't get enough of you
I can't get enough of you
Can't get enough, don't wanna, stop loving you

I was anticipating, changes in, your personality
When things weren't, what they seemed
My pride got the best of me
She was my way of getting by
And I keep asking myself why
And will I lose you over a meaningless night
When you're the only woman I want

{Chorus} (2x)
Can't get enough
Can't get enough
Can't get enough, don't wanna stop loving you

{Chorus} (3x)

Instrumental

(Feat. John Coltrane)

In A Sentimental Mood I can see
the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude is
like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make
my Paradise complete
Rose pearls seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing since you
made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt that you'd be
loving sentimental me
In A Sentimental Mood I can see
the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude is
like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make
my Paradise complete
Rose pearls seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing since you
made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt that you'd be
loving sentimental me

This is um, something that I've been working on for a while
And I was hoping that a certain someone would be here tonight
But, I don't, see him, so
I guess I'ma get it out anyway
It's funny what you can do in front of a room full of people
That you can't even seem to do in front of one person

It is the color of light,
The shape of sound high in the evergreens
It lies suspended in hills,
A blue line in a red sky.

I am looking at sound.

I am hearing the brightness
Of high bluffs and almond trees
I am tasting the wilderness
of lakes, rivers, and streams
Caught in an angle of song.

I am remembering water
That glows in the dawn
The motion tumbled in earth
Life hidden in mounds.

I am dancing a bright beam of light

I am remembering love.

Thanks.

Nina Mosley