 Written and composed by michael jackson and lionel richie (1985) Harry Belafonte initiated the idea for a fundraising effort. His manager, Ken Kragen, suggested the multi-artist approach, inspired by the success of the British supergroup Band Aid and their 1984 fundraising single Do They Know It's Christmas?
The performers gathered at A&M Recording Studios...
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 Were talking away
I dont know what
Im to say
Ill say it anyway
Todays another day to find you
Shying away
Ill be coming for your love, ok?
Take on me, take me on
Ill be gone
In a day or two
So needless to say
Im odds and ends
But thats me
Stumbling away
Slowly learning that life...
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 Oh baby oh would I lie to you??
Look into my eyes
Can't you see they're open wide
Would I lie to you??
CHORUS:
Look into my eyes
Can't you see they're open wide
Would I lie to you baby??
Would I lie to you??...oh yeah
Don't you know it's true
Girl there's no-o...
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 VERSE 1
D Bm
Hey there Delilah, What’s it like in New York City?
D Bm
I’m a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty,
G A Bm A
Yes you do, Time Square can’t shine as bright as you, I swear it’s true.
D Bm
Hey there D...
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 Daddy's flown across the ocean
Leaving just a memory
A snap shot in the family album
Daddy what else did you leave for me?
Daddy what d'ya leave behind for me?
All in all it was just a brick in the wall
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall
We don't need no education
W...
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I'm the son of rage and love
The Jesus of Suburbia
From the bible of none of the above
On a steady diet of soda pop and Ritalin
No one ever died for my sins in hell
As far as I can tell
At least the ones I got away with
And there's nothing wrong with me
This is how I...
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 Breathe, breathe in the air
Dont be afraid to care
Leave but dont leave me
Look around and chose your own ground
For long you live and high you fly
And smiles youll give and tears youll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be
Run, rabbit, run
Dig that hole, for...
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