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it takes a village to make a record

by Ray Prim

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when she was just a little girl maybe five or 7 you could tell boy right away that she'd be trouble , trouble no matter what was said she would never listen it was like talking to a wall still... can't help but love her, lover her want her to avoid all the pain she felt want her to stay clear of all the boys that will treat her like a door step see her as an object baby gurl when will you learn baby gurl must you always learn the hard way baby gurl your moma been done that road still no matter what we say to you... It all goes out the window with a crash Baby gurl wanna be so fly Running from plane jane her propellers taking a nose dive Them angels wings can't carry you AND yo baggage Use to be so sweet why should it end so tragic You know better than all that you was raised better Wanna take a walk on the wild side cause it pays better Somewhere developed the saying never to say never Till life caught you and pierced right through ya skin cause it ain't leather Now you think back on all the moments you missed and ain't treasure Like when mom and dad were schooling you to it and ain't let up And all you was thinking then is why they talking can't shut up Fast forward to being fed up with what they warned you ahead of time... slipping Don't wait for none Don't be thirtsy the spoils go to the patient one now you sipping ace and rum with a future basic bum Screaming on the inside looking for a place to run hun now she snuck up on that age where the boys start looking she grew into her shape so now they trippin trippin pretending to be sleep late nights scheming plans of sneaking boys inside her room girl you needs a whippin whippin baby gurl when will you learn baby gurl must you always learn the hard way baby gurl your moma been done that road still baby gurl you'll never learn she wants ya to avoid all the pain she felt she wants you to believe in the cards your dealt she wants you to achieve much more than her but no matter what we say to you it all goes out the window.
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Y CAN'T U C gave me a reason to leave still i ain't going no where i guess i no longer believe that i can do better for got how it feels to free (pour your heart out girl) to have a body with no bruises forgot how it feels to be seen instead of looked at. girl why can't you see why can't you see it why can't you see she gave me a reason to swing still that don't make it right no matter how much i drink i know that sh.... (watch it now..this a clean show baby) i think it's time for some help i don't seem to be getting no smarter i'm only fooling myself and she's killing what's left why can't you see why can't you see it why can't you see oh lord...please lord...help me out oh lord...please lord......help me stop girl i think it's time for some help you don't seem to be getting no smarter your only fooling yourself and he's killing what's left why can't you see why can't you see it why can't you see
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LET ME GO you features break me they tear me apart your words deceive me still i know who you are the thirst keeps coming over and over again your heart starts drumming the closer you get forever standing in the house of reign please...won't you..let me go it's the way you ride me and leave me right on the edge it's the way you kiss me all over my body baby then leave me for dead for ever standing please...won't you..let me go i can't stay here...i can't stay here forever baby please... won't you..let me go
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TAKE ME somewhere there is a place where our mistakes can be erased and we can share a beer there is no fear of what others think somewhere there is a town where we can go and lie around and do nothing at all every day is fall and all we do is eat and drink take me....take me you just say the words and i'm yours take me ...take me you just let me know and i'll go some where there is sky where we can go and we can lie all day in the sun no one get's burned and color doesn't mean a thing somewhere there is a view' where all the girls are beautiful and all the men behave it's so beautiful some day you'll see take me....take me you just say the words and i'm yours take me ...take me you just let me know and i'll go
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JOKES ON U been waiting all her life for her mr. right he's going to make things better so she's been piling up all these lustful thoughts for someone who'd love her she's got herself a man who's got himself a plan and a list of numbers she's number 17 that's all she'll ever be he never really loved her hey hey....guess what? the jokes on u now hey hey hey hey...guess what? oh well his whole life's been this little town right there next to the mississippi wanted to see the world wasn't as privilege so him and his friends enlisted while in his army greens a little country dreamed of their independance...so his uncle shipped them off to go and wake them up but that kind of dead ain't sleeping hey hey....guess what? the jokes on u now hey hey hey hey...gueess what? it's on you the joke is on
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HOME he thinks i'm fearless but i'm scared to death i say too much when enough is said i believe in god but i'm not religious i believe i'm sick but i'm not contagious i can't explain it it just feels like home home to me i'm the meanest i'm the sweetest person you'll ever meet and some girls think i'm the prettiest the ugliest thing they ever seen i'm hopeful i'm doubtful i'm a complete mess sometimes i'm good in bed sometimes i'm the worst she's ever had but at least i try my best to make it feel like home home to me
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THE MEANING hey little moma with the used guitar why you strumming in this club with a troubled heart ain't soul inside girl why don't you call it a night hey there mister won't ya hit road don't ya got somewhere else to go it's been a long long day and ever day is the same slow down moma no disrespect that ain't meaning of my purpose don't get upset i'm just as tired as you we're all just trying to make it through sorry i get defensive man my fuse is short don't be coming at me strong or you'll find yourself on the loosing end you ain't been where i been since i was born all i wanted since i was born all i wanted was...to hey little moma don't ya cut it short tell me what's the problem my ears are yours we all could use some help hell i've been there myself if you really wanna help take a seat right there i'll tell you all about how this scene ain't fair just wanna play my songs but skynards all they want since i was born all i wanted since i was born all i wanted was...to oh all i want to do is sing and write songs that last forever make a living off the chords that i use avoid a 9 to 5 to stay alive it ain't a living if you hate what your doing you get what i'm saying now mr.? can you sing it again little sister oh all i want to do is sing and write songs that last forever make a living off the chords that i use avoid a 9 to 5 to stay alive it ain't a living if you hate what your doing you get what i'm saying now mr.? i think that i do little sister you wanna sing and write songs that last forever make a living off the chords that you use avoid a 9 to 5 to stay alive that ain't a living if you hate what your doing you get what i'm saying now mr.? respect what you do little sisters i respect what ya do yeah make it do what it do
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BETTER OFF AS FRIENDS i gave you my love i gave you my soul and still it wasn't enough i try as hard as i can you tried as hard as you could oh and it wasn't enough walk away while you can girl run as fast as you can it felt like... i gave you my life, my wallet, my pride and still it wasn't enough i sacrificed my youth, i sacrificed my time and still it wasn't enough don't forget who you are i won't forget who you were so... i let you break my heart over and over i let you break my heart over and over all my friends say she don't love you the way that you'd like but it's ok that's funny cause my friends say he don't love you the way that you like but it's ok cause if they loved you they wouldn't break your heart over and over walk away while you can run as fast as you can cause sometimes your better off as friends you better off as friends
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LIVING ON HOPE i notice people come together in the strangest situations takes a plane to hit a building a flood to get them hugging 8 years for them to notice that they are living in recession now a brothers got to save them after years of oppression and they uh they get you living on hope things aren't quite the same as they were when we were smaller say the churches look little man the liquor stores got taller and god lost his tittle to the almighty dollar now babies round this world are getting raised with out fathers and they uh they get you living on hope trust me...i know nothing like relying on trust me...i know trust me...i know nothing like depending on i know i know i notice people come together in the time you least expect it when a heart gets broken or somebody feels rejected when reflections stop smiling and ya don't quite feel connected when the loneliness is calling your sanity's infected that's when you ....ah
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FOR US TO KNOW my friends they ask me why why i love you so they just wanna know what can it be you own my heart because your the only one who sees the possibilities in me oh and i can't let that go no no my friends they ask me why why do you try so hard the boys got you climbing walls what are we missing you own my heart because your the only one who's knows what no one knows and it makes no difference and i can't let that go no no ain't no such thing as perfect love ain't no such thing as happily ever after if you find what you want and your what they need then don't let go no no

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released November 6, 2013

Vocals:
Suzanna Choffel, Tameca Jones, Denitia Odigie, Kacy Crowley, Karma Stewart, Courtney Sanchez, Serafia Jane, Aly Tadros Drew Davis , Sara Riesner Candice Saunders, Prophit Child, Ginger Leigh
U Better Sing! Ensemble, Tina Renee and Ray Prim

Keys:
James Clarke and Marianna Tanguy

Guitars:
Israel Garcia, Tom Meny, Daniel David, Tate Farrar and Ray Prim

Bass:
Chris Reyna , Alberto Ferrar and Ray Prim

Brass:
C-Funk Horns and Bruno Horns

Strings:
April Stephens and Kristen Randolph

Recorded, Mixed, Engineered and Produced by Ray Prim at Ghetto Lounge Studios.

Horns for "Y can't U C" Recorded at Wonderland Studios by Tim Casterline

Mastered by Stephen Miller

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Ray Prim Austin, Texas

Ray Prim is a Singer Soulwriter based in Austin, Texas. His music takes you back to the days when songs were inspiring, meaningful and thought provoking. His tunes are melody-based short stories that anyone can related to and identify with. It only takes one of his many songs to be instantly hooked. Five words sums it up -
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