Vakili Band · Oh Alright
- Oh Alright
- Summer So Far
- Lovey Come Down
- Daddy’s Home
- Warn Dog
- Quiet Lover
- PLJ
- Dreamy Dreamers
All songs @2018 Lily Vakili (ASCAP) and published by SoundKlaxon Inc. (ASCAP). Lyrics reprinted by permission.
Recorded at Magic Door Recording, Montclair, New Jersey. Engineered by Ray Ketchem. *Summer So Far recorded by Jim Tyndall, mixed by Ray Ketchem.
Mastered by Alan Douches, West West Side Music, Inc., Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
Album design: Bruce Hanson
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar: Lily Vakili
Lead Guitar: Ben St. Jacques
Bass: Jim Tyndall
Drums: Gordon Kuba
Harmonica: Joel Dorow
Keyboard & Moog: Carl Baggaley
Back-up vocals: Cecile Williams-Yoo
Additional instrumentation: Joel Dorow, Ray Ketchem, Gordon Kuba
Lyrics
Oh Alright
You get up, oh alright, get yourself a cup of joe
You suit up, you head in, wonder what you’re fighting for
They’re gonna tell you ‘you’re not quite the type’
They’re gonna tell you ‘you ain’t qualified’
But they don’t know what you got deep inside
You’re a heartbreaker, dream-maker
And you don’t take no anymore
Headline says times are changing again
Back to, back to the way is was before
Thing is, great seems to mean, to mean something else
If you’re a woman, you’re black or if you’re poor
They’re gonna tell you ‘you’re not quite the type’
They’re gonna tell you ‘you ain’t qualified’
But they don’t know what you got deep inside
You’re a heartbreaker, dream-maker
And you don’t have to take that anymore
Go on and tell them that you got the right
Keep them nervous - put a fight
All you need you got deep inside
Cuz you’re a heartbreaker, a dream-maker
And you don’t have to take their shit anymore
You’re a heartbreaker, a dream-maker
You’re the star this world is waiting for
Summer So Far
Taking babies from their mothers’ arms
Kept in cages in an old Walmart
I think that’s how revolutions start
And it’s summer so far
He says the press is the enemy
Of all America apparently
One man takes it literally
And five souls move on
And it’s summer so far
Hey women, listen now
One more vote on the highest court
And your bodies won’t be your own no more
I think that’s how revolutions start
And its summer so far
It’s summer so far
Sisters, brothers, gather around
Raise your fist or kneel down
Its not right to get shot down
Just because you’re black or brown
That’s how revolutions start
And it’s summer so far
Hey, students, show us how
To be an angel Gabriel
Lead the way to glory now –
That’s how revolutions start
And it’s summer so far
It’s summer so far
Lovey Come Down
Lovey come down, Love come down
Lovey come down, Love come down
Come down off of your high horse,
Lovey, Lovey come down
I’m gonna hold your hand in mine
I’m gonna kiss and hold you tight
I’m gonna make your world alright
Show you what loving oughta be like
Show you what loving oughta be like
Lovey come down, Love come down
Lovey come down, Love come down
Come down off of your high horse,
Lovey, Lovey come down
Got you a lap to rest your head
Got you a tub to soak your bones
Got you a bed to lay down on
Made you a home to call your own
Made you a home to call your own
Lovey come down, Love come down
Lovey come down, Love come down
Come down off of your high horse,
Lovey, Lovey come down
I’m gonna hold your hand in mine
I’m gonna kiss and hold you tight
I’m gonna make your world alright
Show you what loving oughta be like
Show you what loving oughta be like
Show you what loving, Lovey
Lovey come down
Lovey come down
Lovey come down
Daddy’s Home
Keys are jiggling from a belt on his waist
I see you twitch, I can’t wait
I’m gonna tell him, gonna tell him everything you did
Gonna tell him, gonna tell him, you know I will
Better hide, better run, Daddy’s home
House’s quiet when he’s not around
Why be good when he’s outa town
Car’s got a driver, don’t gotta ask
Girls got their boys in the sack
It’s all fun until, Daddy’s home
Better hide, better run, Daddy’s home
Keys are jiggling from a belt on his waist
House is quiet when he’s not around
I’m gonna tell him, gonna tell him everything you did
Why be good when he’s outa town
It’s all fun until, better hide, better run
It’s all fun until Daddy’s home, Daddy’s home, Daddy’s home
Warn Dog
Like a dog chained in the yard too long
I howl at anything that comes along
I wait in misery, that’s all I do
For one sign, one small return
For all the love I gave to you
You come around, no telling what I’ll do
Bite like the warn dog you turned me into
You pull my chain, no telling what I’ll do
Bite like the warn dog you turned me into
Ruf, ruf, ruf, ruf
What’d I do to make you treat me so bad
Gimme some love that’s all I ask
All I want is to be with you
You say you’re coming but you don’t follow through
You say you’re coming but you don’t follow through
You come around, no telling what I’ll do
Bite like the warn dog you turned me into
You pull my chain, no telling what I’ll do
Bite like the warn dog you turned me into
Ruf, ruf, ruf, ruf
Quiet Lover
I don’t think you heard me say that I love you
Cuz you didn’t even turn around
And now I don’t think that I got much of anything
Much of anything going on
So head out to that bright light city
And have some fun running around
I’ll be waiting here just where you left me
Trying to say these words out loud
I wanted to tell you that I really love you
And if you were here I’d tell you now
Maybe next time I’ll get it just right
Maybe next time I’ll make you proud
I don’t think you heard me say that I love you
Cuz you didn’t even turn around
And now I don’t think that I’ve got much of anything
Much of anything going, going on
Hey, babe, I’m sorry for this bad communicating
I’m sorry that I let you down, guess I’m not much one for talking
I just want you and I just want you around
I want you around, I want you around
So head out to that bright light city
And have some fun running around
I’ll be waiting here just where you left me
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
So head on out to that bright light city
And have some fun running around
I’ll be waiting here just where you left me
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
Trying to say these words out loud – I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
PLJ
What about Peace, what about Love, what about Justice
Makes it just so hard?
What about Peace, what about Love, what about Justice
Makes it so damn hard?
You see that brother, he stands beside you
You know that sister, reach out your hand
You see that child waiting for you
To lead the way and shine a light
What about Peace, what about Love, what about Justice
Makes it so damn hard?
Well it ain’t easy when hope is broken
You must raise your voice and fight
But it ain’t easy when hope is broken
You must raise your voice and fight
Open your hearts, my dear beloved
Open your minds, glorious friends
We have each other in this lifetime
The time is now to make it right
But it ain’t easy when hope is broken
You must raise your voice and fight
But it ain’t easy when hope is broken
You must raise your voice and fight
What about Peace, what about Love, what about Justice
Makes it so damn hard?
What about Peace?
Well, it ain’t easy
What about Love when hope is broken?
What about Justice?
You must raise your voice and - 1-2-3-4- fight!
Dreamy Dreamers
I like people who dream in color
I like people who show they care
I like people who say I’m sorry
I didn’t know that I caused you so much pain
Dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers
I stand with you in your fight to believe
Dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers
I stand with you in your quest to believe
In justice tempered by compassion
Truth without deceit
Where everyone can say without hesitation
That black lives really matter and
Power ain’t righteous when it’s ruled by greed
Dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers
I stand with you in your fight to believe
Dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers
I stand with you in your quest to believe
I like people who dream in color
I like people who show, show they care
Dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers
I stand with you in your fight to believe
Dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers
I stand with you in your quest to believe
In justice tempered by compassion
Truth without deceit
Where everyone can say without hesitation
That black lives really matter and
Power ain’t righteous when it’s ruled by greed
Dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers, dreamy dreamers
