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Greatness

by Carolann Brevard

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1.
Greatness 03:57
1st Verse Seems like I never win Maybe it’s time to throw the towel in I don’t know what to do So I’m praying that I get a sign from you You’ve never done me wrong, no That’s why my faith remains so strong, so strong And sometimes I get scared But I know I know I know You’re always right there Chorus You know what I’m meant for I don’t know what’s in store We together we’ll endure Cause I’m destined for greatness 2nd Verse Sometimes I’m in a rut, oh yes I am And everyday life starts to kick my butt It makes me wanna shout Struggling trying to find my way out I keep my eye on the prize all the time Now you may say it’s dumb or not very wise But there’s a feeling in my soul And I know I know I know You’re always in control Chorus Storm clouds may blow But there’s one thing I know When all is said and done I’ll be number one Chorus
2.
1st Verse Ain’t nobody moving me I’m tired of dudes using me, well Talking that bullshit in my ear And saying all the things I wanna hear You ain’t gotta front just to get what you want You just need to quit cause I ain’t having it Chorus I’m tired of your lies, sweet talk and alibis So tired of your lies, sweet talk and alibis 2nd Verse So you say you’re not attached But tell me does your wife, does she know that Now I’m not down for no drama So leave that mess w/your baby’s momma Stop blowing up my phone thinking I’m at home alone You just outta quit, cause I ain’t having it Chorus Well, now if I had a dime for every lie you told I'd build me a castle it'd be made of gold I'd feed all the hungry babies on the planet earth But the problem's with the words you say they not even worth A penny, a nickel, certainly not a dime Seems every time you speak you's lying all the time I'm trying hard to find a reason to even come near you With the falsehoods that you speak I simply cannot hear you Cannot see you, won't believe you, if you say it it isn't so Wooden like Pinocchio, see I watch your nose grow In some web of deceit, you see, you're bound to get caught With all those alibis and lies and all that sweet talk... Chorus Your lies, your lies, your lies Go ahead on w/those lies, sweet talk & alibis Your lies, your lies, your lies I don’t want it and I don’t need it Your lies Your lies Your lies Your lies
3.
Possession 04:14
1st Verse If I could inhale you I would So I can always feel you inside of me Pumping through my veins Being apart from you drives me insane Thinking of ways we can become one Consumes my mind what have you done I can’t help myself and I don’t know why I need and want you all the time, all the time Chorus Strong than desire Deeper than obsession Hotter than fire not a ghost but possession This is what your love does to me This is how your love takes over me 2nd Verse My body and soul aches for you When I’m alone at night there’s nothing I can do But yearn for your beautiful body intertwined w/mine And reminisce about the last time Cause touching myself don’t feel the same And it damn sure don’t ease the pain Can’t get loving you off my mind I need and want you all the time Chorus Just the thought of you And I begin to swell I’m glad no one can tell, oh I begin to flow and I’m no river and I don’t spit rhymes I need and want you all the time Chorus
4.
1st Verse I love you and you love me But you still have obligations to your family Who knew would steal my heart But to your credit you were straight up from the start So all I can do for now is take what you give And hope one day together we will live I should leave you alone And get a man of my own I tried, Lord knows I tried Chorus It’s complicated It’s complicated It’s complicated It’s complicated 2nd Verse Each night I wait to hear from you To let me know this is the night I can come through (and see you) You made it very clear what you could and could not do So my choice to stay can’t be blamed on you It’s not so cut and dry And can somebody tell me why I choose to stay, in love this way
5.
1st Verse Loving you came easily
Yet it made me blind to all there was to see
Now my heart is filled with pain

You understand I never will
How did it come to be that you don't love me still?
Now it's getting to be plain
 Chorus 
If you really cared about anyone else
I know you wouldn't hurt me
If you cared about more than yourself
I bet ya wouldn't go
If you really cared about anyone else
I know you wouldn't hurt me
If you cared about more than yourself
You wouldn't walk out the door
 
Though some days the blues was our parade,
Still we marched through all the tears we made
Now I find that it wasn't no game of charades that you played
 2nd Verse 
I did my best to bring you joy
How can you just leave me like a broken toy?
Where's the man that once was you?

If I could be within your mind
I would never think to treat you this unkind
The pain you caused will come to you Chorus
6.
Negativity 03:57
1st Verse Every time you come around You always bring me down Complaining about this and that Talking about me behind my back I don’t pay you no mind Cause I know your kind And you don’t even phase me It’s so plain to see That your misery wants some company Chorus Don’t want any, can’t stand to see, it’s not a part of me This negativity keep it away from me no 2nd Verse Sometimes you speak, sometimes you don’t Maybe you will or you won’t You never have nothing good to say And you always gotta hate It’s funny how we’re cool When you’re in a good mood Or you need something from me Well people like you I can see straight through, who you trying to fool Chorus
7.
Momma's Baby 02:56
1st Verse Every time it breaks my heart to see How our children can longer run around playing free Instead they have to wonder where They are gonna lay their heads And how their mouths are being fed Momma, why you struggling and can barely bring home nothing, what a shame Chorus Momma's baby Poppas maybe What a shame, will it change 2nd Verse Some don’t even know who planted the seed That brought them in this world despair and misery Instead they turn to friends in the streets Hoping to fill the void Of where their father supposed to be Brother why you hustlin’ and you’re still bringing home nothing, what a shame Chorus
8.
If you don’t believe all the tears in my eyes I cried for ya If you don’t believe all the nights with you gone I sighed for ya And if you don’t believe, while you’re away That my life gets emptier w/each breath that I take Now I must concede, that it’s you I truly need So I try for you Missing lover Where are ya Oh where……
9.
Love Again 04:48
1st Verse Feeling uninspired I’m growing tired Of waiting for true love to come my way Every day I wake I hope it is the day Love will find me I’ve been walking ‘round blindly Chorus I want love again I need my best friend To fill my lonely nights (ahh ahhh) To come and share my life (ahh ahhh) I want to love again 2nd Verse Tired of all the silly games Everyone plays Just so they can get their way And you never really know who’s friend or who’s foe And who you can trust With your love Chorus Tired of all the silly games played Tired, tired Tired of the fools they’re all the same I’m so tired of the games Tired of all the silly games played Tired, tired Tired of the fools they’re all the same Chorus Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, love
10.
Chorus Like a dog w/a bone You just leave me alone And think that I’ll be here for you when you come home But when you find your way back don’t be surprised to find that another dog has got your bone 1st Verse You don’t want me And you don’t want nobody else to have me You say & do just enough to keep me around Got my nose so wide open I can’t see the ground Where are you when I need love Where are you when I need care Apparently, everywhere else but here baby Floating in & out my life Whenever you feel like And I’m positive Something’s got to give Chorus 2nd Verse Why trying to hold onto me When you know somebody else would treat me better I guess you want me here in case you change your mind And decide you really want me But you don’t have much time, oh no What makes you think I’ll still be here the next time you disappear If that’s the case, then you’re sadly mistaken baby As soon as someone comes along Turn your back and I’ll be gone Cause I’m sure, I can’t wait for you no more Chorus What so you want w/me You now you just can’t be
11.
May December 03:48
12.
Time to Go 04:11
1st Verse I can’t do this anymore, no I’m stronger than before I was afraid to make a move Scared to live without you Well that was then, and this is now I don’t worry ‘bout the why’s or hows I walk by faith and not by sight Cause it’s time, it’s my time Chorus I saw the signs a million times But never paid them no mind It’s time to go After all the years and many tears I’m ready to face my fears It’s time to go 2nd Verse I don’t know where I’ll end up, no But staying here, is not enough I deserve so much better That’s why we can’t stay together Pre-chorus To get what you never had, you gotta do what you never did It is only then, you will truly live I still walk by faith and not by sight Cause it’s time, it’s my time Chorus It’s time to go I know it’s so Chorus

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released July 15, 2014

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Carolann Brevard New Jersey

Greatness. Both the word and this recording speak of human striving, of achievement. “Greatness” also refers to the rhythm and blues tradition, this fabulous pathway of passionate human expression. Now this is Carolann Brevard’s turn, to dig down into her musical tradition, to speak honestly and sing gloriously, to tell her own stories, to weave her own musical spells. ... more

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