Unreleased Songs

The Chi-Lites Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.Try My Side (Of Love)

You say my cologne
Reminds you of someone else
That's kinda cold, girl
But go on and be yourself

You can tell me
Whatever's on your mind
That's what I want to know
I plan to make you mine

Try my side of love
Darlin', come on

You say my smile reminds you
Of someone that you knew
I'm so glad there are memories
That will fade like memories do

I offer to love
You've heard that before
But after this love
You won't need no more

Try my side of love
'Cause I won't wait till you try
Try my side of love
Try, try my side of love
I won't give till you try
Try my side of love
Try, try my side of love

Don't be afraid, girl
To let love get inside
If your river's over flowin'
Let me change the tide

Try my side of love

You know, baby
There are two sides to every coin
But there's only side you should be enjoying
The side I have to show you
With all the love you'll ever need
So come and get this fortune
Satisfaction guaranteed
Let me love you the way you want to be loved
Let me please you with I know you've been dreamin' of

I'm on the outside looking in
Wanna be more than just your friend
Need you, baby

I want you to try, try my side of love

I need you
I need you
I need you
Yes, I do
I want you to try
I need you
I need you
Yes, I do
I need you
Yes, I do
I need you
I need you
Yes, I do


2.Stoned Out Of My Mind

Lyricist:Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record

Baby, when I found out you were lyin'
Playin' around and connivin'
Undesired tears I was cryin'
'Cause sugar coated lies I was buyin'

I was just a backseat driver in a car of love
Goin' wherever you take me
Don't know why I put up with the pain
'Cause nobody else could make me

You got me goin'
(Stoned out of my mind)
You got me goin', hey, hey
(Stoned out of my mind)

You got me goin'
(Stoned out of my mind)
You got me goin', hey, hey
(Stoned out of my mind)

When you led me to the water I drank it
Man, I drank more than I could hold
When you took my mind and body
You know you wanna take my soul

Where can I run
Where can I hide
Who can I talk to
Tell me what, what can I do

You got me goin'
(Stoned out of my mind)
You got me goin', hey, hey
(Stoned out of my mind)

You got me goin'
(Stoned out of my mind)
You got me goin', hey, hey
(Stoned out of my mind)

Hee, you got me goin'
(Stoned out of my mind)
You got me goin', hey hey
(Stoned out of my mind)

Been around with every guy in town
(Stoned out of my mind)
Funny but I just can't put you down
(Stoned out of my mind)


3.Oh Girl

Lyricist:Eugene Record

Oh, girl, I'd be in trouble if you left me now
'Cause I don't know where to look for love
I just don't know how

Oh, girl, how I depend on you
To give me love when I need it
Right on time you would always be

All my friends call me a fool
They say, 'Let the woman take care of you'
So I try to be hip and think like the crowd
But even the crowd can't help me now, oh oh oh

Oh, girl, tell me, what am I gonna do
I know I got a guilty face
Girl, I feel so out of place, oh yeah

Don't know where to go, who to see, yeah

Oh, girl, I guess I better go
I can save myself a lot of useless tears
Girl I've gotta get away from here

Oh, girl, pain will double if you leave me now
'Cause I don't know where to look for love
And I don't, I don't know how, oh yeah

Oh, girl, why do I love you so, yeah
Better be on my way, I can't stay
Have you ever seen such a helpless man?
Oh no no


4.(For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People

Lyricist:Eugene Record

For God's sake, you got to give more power to the people

There's some people up there hoggin' everything
Tellin' lies, givin' alibis about the peoples, money an' things
An' if they gonna throw it away, might as well give some to me
Yeah, they seen an' heard it but never had misery

There are some people who are starvin' to death
Never knew but only heard 'em an' they never had happiness
If you don't have enough to eat, how can you think of love?
You don't have time to care, so it's crime you're guilty of

For God's sake, you got to give more power to the people
For God's sake, why don't you give more power to the people?

Cut this jive an' see who's got the power to kill the most
When they run out of power, the world's gonna be a ghost
They know we're not satisfied, so we begin to holler
They give us a promise an' throw in a few more dollars

There's no price for happiness, there's no price for love
Up goes the price of livin' an' you're right back where you was
So whatever you got, just be glad you got it
Now we're gonna get on up an' get some more of it

For God's sake, you got to give more power to the people
For God's sake, why don't you give more power to the people?

For God's sake, you got to give more power to the people
For God's sake, why don't you give more power to the people?
For God's sake, you got to give more power to the people
For God's sake, why don't you give more power to the people?

For God's sake, got to have it, more power
For God's sake, got to have it, power, power, power
For God's sake, why don't you give more power to the people?
For God's sake, you better give more power to the people

For God's sake, why don't you try it? Yeah, power, power
For God's sake, can't deny it, no, no, no, power, power
For God's sake, why don't you give more power to the people?
For God's sake, you got to give more power to the people

For God's sake, why don't you give more power to the people?
For God's sake, you got to give more power to the people
For God's sake, why don't you give power, power?
For God's sake, you got to give


5.A Letter To Myself

Lyricist:Sandra Drayton, Eugene Record

Write a letter, write another letter
Write a letter, write another letter
Write a letter

I'm sealing up this letter
I just finished signing your name
My friends would all be surprised
If they knew I was playing this game

I'll pretend it's a special delivery
And just to give me a hint
I'll use your favorite color
Smear it with your favorite scent

And I know you'd think that I'm crazy
But I can't lose what have I left
So I've decided to write this letter
And send it to myself

So to make my story short
In the mail box I will place
This letter that I wrote
And it's stamped with your lovely face

When I'm alone
And I need someone to talk to
I talk to your picture

Get me a pencil and paper
And write all the things
Say all the things
I've heard you say before

But with a little extra
Extra read all about it
Sugar and spice
I guess it makes me feel kind of nice

I write a letter to myself
Oh, write another letter to myself
I write another letter to myself
Oh, I write another letter to myself

What is a home when you're all alone
It seems so full, it seems so full but so empty

Oh, I put on the coat, leave you a note
And go to the places, places, places where we used to be
I pretend you are there, order dinner for two
Your very presence is all in the air

I write a letter to myself
Oh, write another letter to myself
I write another letter to myself
Oh, I write another letter to myself

I write another letter to myself
Write another letter to myself
I write another letter to myself
Oh, I write another letter to myself

I write another letter to myself
Write another letter to myself
Write another letter to myself
Write another letter to myself


6.Have You Seen Her

Lyricist:Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record

One month ago today
I was happy as a lark
But now I go for walks
To the movies maybe to the park

And have a seat on the same old bench
To watch the children play
You know, tomorrow is their future
But for me, just another day

They all gather around me
They seem to know my name
We laugh, tell a few jokes
But it still doesn't ease my pain

I know I cant hide from a memory
Though day after day I've tried
I keep sayin' she'll be back
But today again I've lied

Oh, I see her face everywhere I go
On the street and even at the picture show
Have you seen her?
Tell me, have you seen her?

Oh, I hear her voice as the cold winds blow
In the sweet music on my radio
Have you seen her?
Tell me, have you seen her?

Why, oh, why did she have to leave and go away
Oh, I've been used to havin' someone to lean on
And I'm lost, baby, I'm lost

Have you seen her?
Tell me, have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
Tell me, have you seen her?

Oh, she left her kiss upon my lips
But left that break within my heart
Have you seen her?
Tell me, have you seen her?

Oh, I see her hand reaching out to me
Only she can set me free
Have you seen her?
Tell me, have you seen her?

Why, oh, why did she have to leave and go away, oh yeah
Oh, I've been used to havin' someone to lean on
And I'm lost, baby, I'm lost

Have you seen her?
Tell me, have you seen her?

As another day comes to an end
I'm lookin' for a letter or somethin'
Anything that she would send

With all the people I know
I'm still a lonely man, you know, it's funny
I thought I had her in the palm of my hand

Tell me, have you seen her?

Have you seen her
Tell me, have you seen her
Have you seen her
Tell me, have you seen her

Have you seen her
Tell me, have you seen her
Have you seen her
Tell me, have you seen her

Have you seen her


7.Hot On A Thing (Called Love)

Why was I attracted to you
Tell me what man wouldn't be attracted to you, you
What could you do no other woman could do
I didn't know until I found out the truth

And I'm hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me ever loving (Hot-hot-hot-hot) hot on a thing
Girl, I'm boilin' over, baby (Hot-hot-hot-hot), on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing, on a thing
On a thing called love

I'm hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot, so (Hot-hot-hot-hot) hot on a thing
And I'm really burnin', baby, hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing, on a thing
On a thing called love, oh, love

You smiled at me, to be polite I smiled at you (Baby, when you
smile)
Something in your eyes said, Wait 'cause I'm not through
So I stood there in a high kind of way (Baby, when you smile)
And I haven't come down till this very day

And I'm hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me ever loving (Hot-hot-hot-hot) hot on a thing
Oh...oh...oh...hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing, on a thing
On a thing called love

I'm hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
Oh...oh...oh...hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing, on a thing
On a thing called love, oh, love

I'm hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me burnin', baby, hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing, on a thing
On a thing called love

(Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
I'm really burnin', baby, hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing, on a thing
On a thing called love, oh, love

(Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing
You got me hot so hot (Hot-hot-hot-hot) on a thing


8.We Need Order

Lyricist:Quinton A. Joseph, Eugene Booker Record

The world today is in so many pieces
People searching for so many ways
Of releasing their disappointments and fears
So, come on with the pills and the tears

We need order, we need order
Yeah, hey, we need order
We need order, hey, hey

Oh, the flowers and the trees
Those that are left are so very beautiful
Oh, the birds and the bees
Have been forgotten, almost a used to be

Man is tempted to take
If not for himself then for his children
But, they can't help themselves
But rely on a prayer and a little religion

We're hung up on the knowledge of war
Something, that most of us have never seen
But, how sweet it would be to wake up in the morning
And find it was all a dream

We need order, we need order
Hey, hey, we need order
We need order, hey, hey
We need order, hey

Oh, the flowers and the trees
Those that are left are so very beautiful
Oh, the birds and the bees
Have been forgotten, almost a used to be


9.Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was

Lyricist:Barbara Acklin, Eugene Davis

He's worth more
Than every star in the sky
With that look of forgiveness
That's always in his eyes

He works so hard
But gentle as a lamb
He gave up so much
To make me just what I am and, oh

Oh, let me be
The man my daddy was
Oh, let me be
The man my daddy was

When I was young
Sometimes foolishly I played
But he reached out and, oh
Showed me the way

Now he's only human
And bound to make mistakes
But it was all right
By the moment I would awake and, oh

Oh, let me be
The man my daddy was
Oh, let me be
The man my daddy was

Sometimes I hope
I don't live to see the day
When he reaches down
And take them both away

And look at my children
Sometimes foolishly they play
Let me live long enough
Let me show them the way

My clothes were sometimes untidy
And that bed was never made
But mom and dad would scold me good
Never doubted I've made the grade

But now that I'm a man
I ask the Lord up above
Please let me raise my children right
And be the man my daddy was and, oh

Oh, let me be
The man my daddy was
Oh, let me be
The man my daddy was

He was a good man
He was a poor man
Oh, let me be


10.Toby

Lyricist:Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record

I remember when we were kids
We shared all the hurt and the tears
No matter what the weather
We were always together
Then we grew up and time went on
We became separated

When I went off to school
My sweet Toby waited
I went off to school
My sweet Toby waited

It was a sad day
When Toby went away
Was a sad, sad day
When Toby went away

I came home from spring vacation
Expected to find my Toby waiting
I called her on her private phone
She didn't answer, something was wrong

I ran all the way to her house
Then rang her bell
Her mother answered and told me
To come and sit a spell

I sat down to try to be prepared
For what she'd say
What she said brought tears to my eyes
I couldn't push away

Toby left on a cloudy, rainy day
She went to sing with the angels
Toby's gone away

It was a sad day
Oh, oh, when Toby went away
It was a sad day
When Toby went away

It was a sad day
Oh, oh, when Toby went away
It was a sad day
When Toby went away
Toby


11.I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me)

Lyricist:Eugene Record

There's something that I want to give you
I'm gonna give you a five pound box of love
With a million dollar bill on top
(Million dollar bill on top)
Diamonds on every corner
And a big black pearl for a lock

Use my heart for a key
I want to pay you back
(I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back for loving me
Pay you back for loving me

Gonna give you a cloud of love to sleep on
(I want to pay you back)
A determined man to rely on
Love around every corner
(I want to pay you back)
Or wherever you might be

Hold you tight but tenderly
(Hold you tight but tender)
I want to pay you back
(I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back for loving me, me, me, me

What's the use in denying it, baby
What's the use in us fighting it, baby
What's the use in turning away
When we could be happy each and every day, day, day, day

I want to pay you back, I want to pay you back
I want to pay you back, I want to pay you back
I want to pay you back, I want to pay you back
I want to pay you back

Oh, I see heaven when we look into the mirror
And an angel when you're asleep
Bright sunshine in the morning
(Bright sunshine)
Though it may be raining in the street

And now I'm gonna even the score
I want to pay you back
(I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back for loving me
Pay you back for loving me

I want to pay you back
I want to pay you back for loving me
I want to pay you back
I want to pay you back for loving me, me

I want to pay you back
(I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back for loving me
I want to pay you back
(I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back for loving me, me

I want to pay you back
(I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back for loving me
I want to pay you back
(I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back for loving me, me, me, me

I want to pay you back
(I, I want to pay you back, I, I want to pay you back)
(I, I want to pay you back, I, I want to pay you back)
(I, I want to pay you back, I, I want to pay you back)
(I, I want to pay you back, I, I want to pay you back)
I want to pay you back


12.The Coldest Days Of My Life

Lyricist:Carl H. Davis, Eugene Record

I remember, oh yeah
The signs of springtime
There were birds, music
Everywhere, everywhere

Some of us played, oh yeah
And some of us cried
Can't you see, oh, can't you see
The tears in my eyes?

And what I had dreamed of, oh Lord
I thought it was him
10 feet tall, oh, I was ridin' so high
With eyes of a child, oh
Shinin' so bright, yes, they were

Coldest days of my life
They were the coldest days of my life
I had to run for cover, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cold, coldest days of my life
I thought there was no other, no, no, no, no

Lord, take away the pain
Oh, You know, You know
That it was my dream
And it couldn't be much worse

Down the low, down the low, down the low
Low, down the low
It just couldn't be that bad
Down the low
It just couldn't be that bad


13.We Are Neighbors

Lyricist:Quinton Joseph, Eugene Record

We are neighbors
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
We are neighbors
Whether we wanna be or not

Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so
Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?
Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so
Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?

If everybody looked the same
We'd get tired of looking at each other
You couldn't tell the lady next door
From your own damn mother

If variety ain't the spice of life
Then why are some
Peppercorn lights so nice?

You telling me things
That you can't do
It's not that you can't
It's that you just don't want to

We are neighbors
We are neighbors
We are neighbors
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
We are neighbors
Whether we wanna be or not

Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so
Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?
Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so
Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?

You put me in prison in my own house
(Yes, yes, you did)
And expect me to be quiet as a mouse
(Yes, yes, you did)

When I see it your way
You let me out
(Yes, yes, you did)

But here is something
To think about
(Yes, yes, you did)

The good and
The bad die together
Nobody's gonna live
Forever and ever

The truth is the light
That you should know
Let's walk in
The sunshine together

We are neighbors
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
We are neighbors
We are neighbors
We are neighbors
Whether we wanna be or not

Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so
Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know
Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so
Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know

We are neighbors
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so)
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?)
We are neighbors
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so)
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?)

We are neighbors
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so)
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?)
We are neighbors
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so)
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?)

We are neighbors
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so)
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?)
We are neighbors
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so)
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?)

We are neighbors
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, I told you so)
(Bom-bom-bom-bom, didn't you know?)


14.There Will Never Be Any Peace

Lyricist:Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record

There will never be any peace
Until God is at the conference table
There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

Men are runnin' from land to land
Tryin' to make things alright
Holding meeting after meeting, constantly reaching
For what they maybe thinking is right

Everybody has a plan
Ain't that just a man
People can't you understand?
We gotta tell â~em

There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

What went on in the dark
Has come to light
Tell me who's to blame
And what's his name?

You can point your finger
But you gotta remember
What was done was done by a man
So we gotta tell â~em

There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

There will never be any peace
Until God is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

Oh yeah, until God is seated
(There will never be any peace, until God)
At the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

God only needs
(There will never be any peace)
(Until God)
Every body sing together
(He's at the conference table)

There will never be any peace
No, no, peace
(Until God)
Until he is seated at the conference table
(He's at the conference table)

There will never be any peace
So sing a little prayer now
(Until God, He's at the conference table)
Everybody
(There will never be any peace until God
He's at the conference table)

Holding hand in hand
(There will never be any peace)
All over the land
(Until God)
He's at the conference table


15.I Found Sunshine

Lyricist:Eugene Record

I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby
I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby

Living my way alone in the dark
Nights were dreary
Raining every day

I got down on my knees
And I prayed
That someone just like you
Would come my way

You put me in Heaven
Your loving in the moonlight
You're sweet as candy
Tender as roses

You took the teardrops
Took them away
Today I need you, baby
Baby, day by day by day

I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby
I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby

Whether I'm one of the many
Or one of the few?
Ain't nobody gonna stop me
From loving you

You'll become the
Only one in my life
You touched me and
Then I saw the light

You put me in Heaven
Your loving in the moonlight
You're sweet as candy
Tender as roses

You took the teardrops
Took them away
Yeah, I need you, baby
Baby, day by day by day

I found sunshine
When I found you

I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby
I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby

I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby
I found sunshine
When I found you, oh, baby


16.Lonely Man

Lyricist:John Edward Haycraft, Eugene Record

Ahh, do, do, do
You better let me tell you
Ahh, do, do, do
You better let me tell you

You know some time ago
Our pathways parted
Now you may have found bliss
Yeah, but I found regret

Maybe you can smile
Maybe even laugh
Yeah, but all the while
I'm trying to forget

Tears cannot express my grief
Nor words my loneliness
For they can only tell apart
Let my heart tell you the rest

I would season every
Day of my life with you
You better let me tell you

I would show you just what
It means to be true, girl
You better let me tell you

Cause after love
Has come and gone
Baby, I'm the lonely one
Ooh, ooh

But why should a man be lonely?
(Why should a man be lonely?)
(Why should a man be lonely?)
When he had someone like you

How can I make you believe
That I got to have you, baby?
(Got to have you, baby)
Yes, I got to have you, baby
(Got to have you, baby)
Oh, I got to have you, baby
(Got to have you, baby)

I would sweeten every hour
Of my day with you
You better let me tell you

I would give you all the things
A good lady would need
You better let me tell you

For you I'd save up all of my time
Give you every dime
For you, girl
You better let me tell you

'Cause after love
Has come and gone
Baby, I'm the lonely one
Ooh, ooh

But why should a man be lonely?
(Why should a man be lonely?)
(Why should a man be lonely?)
When he had someone like you

How can I make you believe
That I got to have you, baby?
(Got to have you, baby)
Yes, I got to have you, baby
(Got to have you, baby)
Oh, I got to have you, baby
(Got to have you, baby)

I got to travel on
Down life's highway
Searching faces
Some old, some new

Seeking someone
Whom I need the most
I know there can't be two
Yeah, I'm searching for someone
Who's the closest thing to you

Gotta go on, gotta go on
I'm so lonely, I gotta go
I'm so lonely, gotta go, yeah
Oh, I just gotta go

I said, baby
Baby, baby, baby, oh
I just, just, just, just got to go
(I've got to go, I've got to go)

I'm so lonely
(Hey)
I gotta go
(Oh)
I'm so lonely, gotta go, yeah
(Gotta go on, yeah, yeah)

Oh, I gotta go
I gotta go, I just gotta go
(Better let me tell you)
(Better let me tell you)
Gotta go on, gotta go on

I'm so lonely, I gotta go
I'm so lonely, yeah
I've just gotta go
Hey, hey, got to, got to