Love Overflowing (2016) - Mike Love - Full Album Lyrics

1. Upfulness and Love 2. Be Thankful 3. Sweet Sound 4. Forgiveness 5. Three Mirrors 6. Penniless 7. No Regrets (Acoustic)

1. Upfulness and Love

Can you spare a moment of your time to save our lands ‘Cause the open spaces are disappearing, can’t you overstand That the poisoning of our oceans will be the end of all mankind And desolation and destruction will be all that’s left behind But if we make a change, rearrange, we can make a land Big enough for we, rock and tree, animal and man Where our children can grow in the glow of the Motherland We can make it there, I can show you where ‘Cause in the purest light of Zion all truth shall reveal The blackened hearts of those who seek power, lie, cheat and steal But if we all will join our hearts and hands together we shall be A body so strong, fighting against all hypocrisy

And forever we shall live in our hearts, not their history And they’ll never never tear us apart with iniquity We shall break the chains from the slaves, set our people free And I will shelter you and you will comfort me And if you fall in line I and I will stop to pick you up ‘Cause I would never leave you behind To drink the water from their poison cup ‘Cause these times are getting tough The road is long and how the river’s wide But Jah will light the way with His Love And I will lead you to the other side I have heard the waterfalls weeping as I prayed Felt the sun burn a little bit hotter every day But when I look up and I see the rainbow up in the sky It fills the vibes of upfulness and Love in I and I But Father I never claimed to be a perfect man I just want to live clean and be free I know its a long and winding road ahead It's rocky as far as I can see But I will be with you and you will be with me And if you fall in line I and I will stop to pick you up ‘Cause I would never leave you behind To drink the water from their poison cup ‘Cause these times are getting tough The road is long and how the river’s wide But Jah will light the way with His Love And I will lead you to the other side ‘Cause I am your protector, your keeper and you are mine So it shall be until the end of time You are I and I guardian and shepherd and I am yours So it shall be now and forIver more

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2. Be Thankful

Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give So many contemplating whether their cup is half empty or their cup is half full It’s just a bunch of bullshit, be thankful, be thankful Hey my brother why you wearing that frown? Has the system been cheating you, beating and holding you down? You’ve lost sight of everything that you stood for And now you’re caught up in the glamour and they got you wanting more More of their illusionist, hypnotist politricks They got you on a puppet string, dangling, it makes me sick Just to see how long its been We been held captive as prisoners in our very own skin But listen up my brethren because my friend Just when you think that things couldn’t get no worse Remember the last shall be the first

Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give Hey my sister, you got no mister, it seems like the end of the world When you’re a charming and intelligent, graceful and independent, young and beautiful girl But you’re searching for that validation, get stuck up in bad relations over and over again And you just can’t see that when you give love to so many men, there’s nothing left for yourself or your friends But don’t you fear, Jah Love is near To lift you up and make things clear To hold you close and hold your hand To heal your heart and help you overstand To show you and assure you that you are much more Than this whole world has made you bargain for A daughter of the Most High Jah, a mother, sister, lover This life is just a series of steps, some forward, some backward But don’t be confused, sometimes when you lose your life moves forward And remember, the past only lasted when you were living for today ‘Cause the minute you live in regret is the moment you let your future slip away So be here now, don’t fight the river flow Be here now, you don’t wanna miss the big show Be here now, there ain’t no better place to be Be here now, ‘cause what will be will be

So be here now, don’t spend all of your days with your head in the clouds Be here now, ‘cause its so hard to watch the sunset, with a heart full of regret, wondering if the best is yet to come Be here now, ‘cause who knows what the future will bring anyhow Be here now, don’t watch all of these moments pass, stuck behind the looking glass, wondering what the fates will allow Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give So many contemplating whether their cup is half empty or their cup is half full It’s just a bunch of bullshit, be thankful, be thankful

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3. Sweet Sound

I’m laying down all my burdens I’m burying my pain in the ground I’m surrendering all to the sweet, sweet sound I’m forgetting my pain and my sorrows And wearing my heart out on my sleeve All I need is this Love in my heart to believe That heaven is not in the skies waiting And if I spend my time hating, I’ll be living in hell So I been praying, I’ve been praying for something To show my heart the one thing that by now I should know well ‘Cause all these songs I’ve been given They’ve shown me that living is not so hard after all They fill me up with light, tell me I’m wrong when I think I’m right And pick me up every time I fall

So all my days I will sing, give praise It’s what I was put here for I’ve made my choice, I’ve got my voice And I don’t need nothing more ‘Cause patience is a virtue I’ve been hearing But if I wait for the smoke to be clearing I might waste my days away Because tomorrow is just yesterday a little bit later And I know it’ll be greater if I live for today I been running, I’ve been running and hiding Hiding from the truth But as I lay me down, I hear the sweet, sweet sound And I don’t need no more proof ‘Cause I don’t know what this world has got in store But if it’s an open door, I’m gonna walk through And I don’t know why we keep the best inside But if I find out, I’ll come and find you So all my days I will sing, give praise It’s what I was put here for I’ve made my choice, I’ve got my voice And I don’t need nothing more I’m ready Lord, I’m not waiting no more No negative, positive for sure Oh Lord I said my troubles are washed away I’m ready Lord, I’m not waiting no more No negative, positive for sure Tell everyone the good Love is here to stay Oh Lord I said my troubles are washed away

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4. Forgiveness

Tell me why you hide your eyes Its no wonder why you can’t embrace me, just can’t face me now If you knew, walked in my shoes, but brother you haven’t even tried To see the truth, open your eyes To see things from the other side

How long have we shared this blood? You’ve been a friend to me since the elementary How could this come to be that we’re common enemies? It’s about time we rose above and buried this grudge you been carrying round How I’ve tried to make things right But still you turn your face and hide from my sight Is this the end, should we pretend that our friendship means nothing?

Forgive and forget or you'll always regret the friendships that you lose Everyone makes a mistake, time to time, needs a break So be the bigger man and choose forgiveness Let he who is without sin cast the first stone If you can’t learn to forgive, you’ll end up alone Searching for the words to say “I’m sorry” Filled with such regret over these petty differences we had But these four syllables can mend: “I forgive you” Forgive and forget or you'll always regret the friendships that you lose Everyone makes a mistake, time to time, needs a break So be the bigger man and choose forgiveness Forgive and forget or you'll always regret the friendships that you lose Everyone makes a mistake, time to time, needs a break So be the bigger man and choose forgiveness We were born into this world Smiling, stumbling, stubborn fools Untainted by egotistical hatred All we have is each other’s Love so let us cherish it and rise above Envy, greed and jealousy I’ll forgive you, you forgive me What can put the kindness of a true friend to the test, forgiveness What can put a lonely, lamenting spirit to rest, forgiveness What can reunite a grandfather with his children, forgiveness What can put a broken home back together again, forgiveness So take another walk down the road, take another step down the road Take a another walk down the road, take a step on the road to forgiveness So take another walk down the road, take another step down the road Take a another walk down the road, take a step on the road to forgiveness

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5. Three Mirrors

If it’s a choice you have to make Half of the time you’re gonna be wrong It’s just a chance you have to take So pick up the pieces and move on But once in a while, you find something free A reason to smile, a reason to be But looking in my rear view mirror How come everything’s so much clearer now? And looking out the doorway I can see Where I always wanted to be Out in the crowd We sit and wallow in the wake Of the choices that were made before us We’re bound to make the same mistakes On our return back to stardust But once in a while, we find something true A reason to smile, to find our way through But looking in my bathroom mirror Everything is becoming clearer now And looking out the skylight I can see Where I always was meant to be Up in the clouds Oh this Love will find you, will see you through And the road will rise to meet you, to make you new And one day you’ll find that you’ve lost the time With nothing to show and nowhere to go Because where you are is not far from where you were meant to be But looking at my broken mirror Nothing has ever been clearer now And looking at my heart now I can see Where I always knew I would be

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6. Penniless

I’ve kept my mouth shut too long Begging for scraps down here at the bottom And though I know it might ruffle some feathers I just can’t hold my tongue no more ‘Cause I’m sure that the weak and the poor Got something to say, but they can’t pay so nobody listens And a man with a hell of a plan Can’t do nothing with his hands, while he’s stuck in the back washing dishes It don’t seem right that some work ’til the day that they die And some never have to work a single day in their lives Won’t somebody tell me why I get paid half as much to work Twice as hard as all these yuppie jerks Just because I don’t wear a suit and a tie Am I out of my mind to wish that I was

Penniless, so that I could rest All these money troubles give me stress Always wanting more and having less All these worries take my life away There goes another day Working minimum wage Trapped up inside this cage With one foot in the grave I think it would be best If we all were just more penniless They say you’re penniless, you’re broke But to me it’s a joke ‘Cause the wealthiest ones, mentally, spiritually, are the unhealthiest ones Their trust funds ain’t gonna save ‘em when the judgement comes We’ll just watch them run ‘Cause the tidal wave’s coming and it’s gonna break And take away all ignorance, leave only truth in its wake ‘Cause any system’s bound to fail that lets the treacherous prevail Puts the innocent in jail, watches them burn at the stake But I and I know that there will come a day When the breeze will blow and take this all away And in time everything will be okay If we can just find a way to stay Penniless, so that I could rest All these money troubles give me stress Always wanting more and having less All these worries take my life away There goes another day Working minimum wage Trapped up inside this cage With one foot in the grave I think it would be best If we all were just more penniless What we hold within our hearts Will always be, will never part And what we hold within our hands Will quickly turn to smoke and sand So let it go, let it go, let go, let go ‘Cause the rain will fall and wash away And sun will shine another day, another life, another way Another chance to run and play And all these things that you hold dear They will all just disappear So let it go, let go ‘Cause what we hold within our hands Will quickly turn to smoke and sand So let it go, let it fade, let it slide and slip away And may your soul be at rest Rich in Love and rich in truth and truly blessed Truly penniless

Penniless, so that I could rest All these money troubles give me stress Always wanting more and having less All these worries take my life away There goes another day Working minimum wage Trapped up inside this cage With one foot in the grave I think it would be best If we all were just more penniless They say you’re penniless, you’re broke But to me it’s a joke ‘Cause the wealthiest ones, mentally, spiritually, are the unhealthiest ones Their trust funds ain’t gonna save ‘em when the judgement comes We’ll just watch them run ‘Cause the tidal wave’s coming and it’s gonna break And take away all ignorance, leave only truth in its wake ‘Cause any system’s bound to fail that lets the treacherous prevail Puts the innocent in jail, watches them burn at the stake But I and I know that there will come a day When the breeze will blow and take this all away And in time everything will be okay If we can just find a way to stay

Penniless, so that I could rest All these money troubles give me stress Always wanting more and having less All these worries take my life away There goes another day Working minimum wage Trapped up inside this cage With one foot in the grave I think it would be best If we all were just more penniless What we hold within our hearts Will always be, will never part And what we hold within our hands Will quickly turn to smoke and sand So let it go, let it go, let go, let go ‘Cause the rain will fall and wash away And sun will shine another day, another life, another way Another chance to run and play And all these things that you hold dear They will all just disappear So let it go, let go ‘Cause what we hold within our hands Will quickly turn to smoke and sand So let it go, let it fade, let it slide and slip away And may your soul be at rest Rich in Love and rich in truth and truly blessed Truly penniless

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7. No Regrets (Acoustic)

All this time will pass, into the past So if you're happy, then make each moment last Don't hold nothing back And if you're suffering, remember it won't last Get over it fast Get back to living and giving Love This life is just a test I will remember, I will remember This life ain't over yet So please remember, Not to forget Newborn babies cry, their very first tears, they are so hopeful Great grandfathers die, after many years, it is a circle Teenagers find Love, then screw it all up They are so fearful, yet somehow invincible This life is not a curse But there will be hard times, and it will get worse But always do your best And always remember that you are blessed Everywhere you go, plant seeds, Love will grow But remember who you are And if you travel far, remember your heart is where your home is So if you travel to the stars, remember your heart And you won't be homeless or homesick at all This life is just a test With many failures and some success But I will place my bets And I will leave here with no regrets

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