GRATIFY ME written by Sheldon Manoo (1998)

(Riff)

Tell me              What you want

I gave              All I had

            Now I’m crying

Trying              To find out why

You left           Me that day    

Wanting           To smile again

            I love you still

Forgiven          Yes you are

Gladly             I’ll take you back

            Need you so much

Hurt me           I will cry

Love me          At least try

Don’t leave     Don’t wanna die

            You can hold on

Why do           You act like that

You know        I’m for you

            Don’t be so cruel

Come on          Here with me

And be                        Who you want

Loving             You hold within

            Let it shine out

Let me             Be your friend

Tell me All your dreams

            Make them come true

Woman            I’m real man

Who’ll try        Just anything

To get              Your whole heart

            I’ll stand for you

            I’ll live for you

Be there for you

(Music)

Now what do I mean to you?

What did I ever do?

What do I mean to you?

What do you want me do?

Oh can you realize?

Can you look in my eyes?

I’m not telling lies!

Maybe I’m paradise!

            (Music)

Now why do you treat e cold?

I don’t deserve this!

You must never treat me cold!

I deserve a kiss!

Oh you gotta understand!

I’m made to be your man!

For I’ll take the stand!

When you need a hand, OH!

Send me          All your hope

I’ll bring          Lots of joy

You be better

Never              Leave me alone

Let me             Be there when

You need         A good friend

            Who’ll comfort

            And protect you

            Not neglect you

(Riff)

DESEGRADATION DAY (CELEBRATE THE DARKNESS) written by Sheldon Manoo (1999)

The sun burnt out today

And the stars have withered away

The ozone layer has been permeated

The horizon barriers have been infiltrated

(BASS SOLO)

The only light that we see now

Is the light inside our head

Because by this time tomorrow

The moon,  shall,  be dead

(KEYBOARD ORGAN SOLO)

It’s time to celebrate the darkness

Celebrate the life we got left

Celebrate before we fade away

For nothing in our power can save D day

Heard my child crying this morning

Saying Daddy! Daddy! I’m afraid of the dark

As I held that child I didn’t know what else to do

Tried to flick a lighter but it couldn’t spark

(ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO)

If the world is gonna be dark near the end of time

The only hope we got is the peace we find

And it’s time!

It’s time!

It’s time to celebrate the darkness

Celebrate the life we got left

Celebrate before we fade away

For nothing in our power can save D day

(DRUM SOLO)

It’s time to celebrate the darkness

Celebrate the life we got left

Celebrate before we fade away

For nothing in our power can save D day

We can’t save D Day

So we’re gonna play

To enlighten our soul

Bring joy to the world

(STEEL DRUM SOLO)

(FLUTE SOLO)

(VIOLIN SOLO)

(BANJO SOLO)

Yeah it’s time to celebrate the darkness

Celebrate the life we got left

Celebrate before we fade away

For nothing in our power can save D day

The sun burnt out today

All light is fading away

So let’s celebrate the darkness. {Stop Music}

(Acoustic/Classical Guitar solo)

ALWAYS FIND MY WAY BACK TO YOU written by Sheldon Manoo (1999)

This is a time

Of a better frame of mind

And if you only knew how I felt back then

Would today we’d still only be friends?

If you could touch base with my soul

Maybe you wouldn’t leave this world

Maybe you would understand what makes me

Why every time love just slips by me!

            It seems to me you’re that special someone

            Who was made just for me to love so true

            No matter how I try with any other girl

            I don’t get far cause I always find my way back to you

            Yeah I always want to be in love with you

If you say I am what I am

And if you think that way about me

Then I should be your man

And let my searching pain be history

This is a time of a more matured design

But I still feel like a frightened child

And you’re the only girl I hold so deep in my head

Let’s not just be friends, be my wife instead,  cause

            It seems to me you’re that special someone

            Who was made just for me to love so true

            No matter how I try with any other girl

            I don’t get far cause I always find my way back to you

            Yeah I always want to be in love with you

            Oh oh

            SOLO

In my mind

I always find my way back to you

All the time

I always find my way back to you

Always find my way back

Always find my way back to

To yoooooooooooooooooou!

I DON”T WANT TO BE HERE written by Sheldon Manoo (1999)

You’re a tease

You’re a sleaze

Try to set my mind at ease

All the birds

And the bees

Ain’t whistling in the trees

  Bouncing round the leaves

Like a breeze

That could freeze

You wanna bring me to my knees

Princess of liars

Queen of thieves

You wanna lead me to believe

  That you could not deceive

            But I don’t want to be here

            Still don’t want to b e here

            I don’t want to be here

            I don’t want to be near---YOU!

Pardon me please

Things like these

Never bring good memories

You could stay

I’ma leave

 Go to my bed and sleep

  And I wouldn’t even weep

It’s a disease

Messy parties

That ain’t no way to be

  What’s the fun I don’t see

            I just don’t want to be there

            Can’t stand to be where

            I don’t want to be here

            Hate to have to share…YOU!

SOLO

Everybody drinking, dancing and behaving provocative

I don’t like to act that way

My body just can’t bear

I won’t do this, cause this ain’t the way I live

I’m sorry I came here today

Cause I don’t want to be here

Wanna be somewhere else, just me and you!

TUESDAY written by Sheldon Manoo (1999)

I’ll bring to you the medicine, if you should find yourself sick

I’ll be the light in your eyes, if the darkness plays any trick

I’ll teach to you the love, if all you known is hate

And I’ll be your spiritual guidance, when some events has shaken your faith

I’ll bring for you good food, if you’re faced with any hunger

And I’ll come to your rescue, when you’re faced with any danger

If you feel like you’re alone, I’ll be there to be your company

And when people are acting strange, I’ll be your trace of familiarity

I’ll be your calm when you’re shaking

I’ll be your glue when things are breaking

I’ll be your joy when you’re in sorrow

I’ll save today so you’ll have tomorrow

I’ll bring to you fresh new music, when the same old songs just bores you

No matter how far or long it’s been, you’ll never find some friend more true

For I’ll be you

When you’re not you!

ISLAND IN THE SUN written by Sheldon Manoo (1989)

There’s a little island off the coast of South America

People go there from near and far

The people you meet on the street are very friendly

They will welcome you and also me

            This is Trinidad

            Little island in the sun

            This is Trinidad

            The place that’s always fun

            Trinidad the little paradise in the Caribbean Sea

            Will always be there for you and for me!

Jamaica, Barbados, Antigua and St Lucia

Are all islands that’ll suit yuh

But when you need good sun and warm Caribbean sand

There is no other place like this land

            This is Trinidad

            Little island in the sun

            This is Trinidad

            The place that’s always fun

            Trinidad the little paradise in the Caribbean Sea

            Will always be there for you and for me!

STAND UP written by Sheldon Manoo (1989)

When you fall try to pick yourself up

try to brace yourself from the drop

Don’t let no one ever keep you down

Don’t matter if you’re weak or strong

So keep putting yourself to the top

Just keep trying don’t stop

            Stand up, Stand up for your right

            Stand up , Stand up, day or night

            Stand up, Stand up, don’t quit the fight

            Stand up, Stand up, just keep holding tight

When someone gives you a broken heart

Always find a new start

Never fret and don’t worry

Stand up you won’t be sorry

Keep yourself holding on

Keep on moving on

Don’t try to bring yourself down

Just keep going strong, AND

            Stand up, Stand up for your right

            Stand up , Stand up, day or night

            Stand up, Stand up, don’t quit the fight

            Stand up, Stand up, just keep holding tight

YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON written by Sheldon Manoo (1989)

I, I used to sleep all by myself at night

It used to be so sad being all alone

Now, now I have you here and it’s so right

I don’t have to ever call on the phone

You will be here for me whenever I need you

And you’d do whatever I want you to

You’ll be waiting when I come home late

Whatever the time I know you’ll wait

All my love I gave you girl

You took it and gave me back

Now you have me hanging on a love rack

And you took me all around the world

            Baby Baby You

            You keep me hanging on

            My love keeps going strong

            Honey you, you keep me hanging on

All the nights I spent alone seems to disappear

Since I met you girl that is clear

You took away all the lonely days

And you gave me all your hopes and prayers

You love me and I love you more

I could never walk out that door

            Baby Baby You

            You keep me hanging on

            My love keeps going strong

            Honey you, you keep me hanging on

BUM SHACK written by Sheldon Manoo (1989)

People don’t laugh when you see them on the street

Because remember they ain’t got enough to eat

Their lives are just plain hurt, misery and sorrow

They don’t know if they could make it until tomorrow

They have no homes so they gather around

At some place on the ground

            The Bum Shack

            That’s where they stay

            The Bum Shack

            They meet everyday

They look on the ground, they look in the bin for food

They don’t care what is bad or what is good

It’s so sad to see them looking on the street

It’s so lonely there’s hardly anyone to meet

So they go to the place where we call

            The Bum Shack

            That’s where they stay

            The Bum Shack

            They meet everyday

            Ohooooo

            The Bum Shack

            That’s where they stay

            The Bum Shack

            They meet everyday

REALISATION written by Sheldon Manoo (1996)

Walk out in the street

With my guitar in hand

Playing all the blues

Cause I’m a sorrowful man

They say love is blind

Guess I couldn’t see

Now I’m facing

She’s not with me

It’s been so long

I had many chances

To say to her

All the precious things

But I kept those words

All to myself

Now I’m alone

She’s got someone else

Oh damn!

(solo)

Loving a complicated man

Ain’t easy for a simple girl

She tried to find

Common ground for us to hold

            She’d see it my way

            I’d never see it hers

            And now it’s over

            I’m the one who suffers

And I realize

Too much time was spent

Making up excuses

For times I faltered

Also realized

That the day she went

We ain’t ever gonna

Stand at the altar, oh no!

Staring at a photo of her

Tears they began to flow

Cause throughout my life

She’s the best girl I know

I’d change my career

To be hers again

Cause I broke the barriers

That I shoulda defend

And I realize

Too much time was spent

Making up excuses

For times I faltered

Also realized

That the day she went

We ain’t ever gonna

Stand at the altar, oh no!

LOVE IS COOL written by Sheldon Manoo (1996)

They say I am

But a fool

Because I think

Love is cool

I’m in love

With you

I think you could

Love me too

Come with me and

We could fall in love

Together we will

Count the stars above

Oh love is cool

Love rules

And lovers ain’t

No fools

Love,  Is

So    Very

Coo owh owh ool

(Music)

I tell them ain’t nothing better to do

Cause I know love will guide me thru

Let them say what they will

In 10 years I’ll love you still

Take my thoughts and all I give

Love is cool that’s how to live

Oh love is cool

Love screws

And lovers can

Be cruel

Yeah love is cool

When love’s true

Those lovers never

Lose

Love,    Is

So   Very

Coo owh owh ool

Love,   Is  Cool!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY written by Sheldon Manoo, assisted by Lyndbergh Roopchand (1994) (Updated 03/12/19)

SPOKEN:

This song ain’t no ordinary birthday song

It’s a sample I remember singing to my mother with my brother!

May her soul rest with the Lord in Eternal Life!

It was her 47^th birthday, the second to last birthday we got to spend with her.

It may not mean anything to anybody else outside the family.

It is a great deal to me and now with my own child even more!

Here it goes!

{Happy Birthday Hap Happy Birthday (Happy Birthday-sung low) }2x

Happy Birthday-You’re 47 now

Happy Birthday-Hope it all works out

Happy Birthday-Hope you feeling fine

Happy Birthday-Hope you like my rhyme

Happy Birthday-Let’s have some food

Happy Birthday-Mum I love you!

{Happy Birthday Hap Happy Birthday (Happy Birthday-sung low) }4x

(Music)

Happy Birthday-It ain’t that late

Happy Birthday-Time to cut the cake

Happy Birthday-Make a wish

Happy Birthday-Hope you’re enjoying this

Happy Birthday-You’re forty eight now

Happy Birthday-You must take a bow

Happy Birthday-Can’t see forty nine

Happy Birthday-There went your time

Happy Birthday-Keep on shinning on

Happy Birthday-Let us sing the song!

{Happy Birthday Hap Happy Birthday (Happy Birthday-sung low) }16x

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY written by Sheldon Manoo (1994)

I’m sure you remember the years ago tonight

When you and I became one

That night felt oh so right, so right

The times has been so much fun

We haven’t accomplished much financially

But the love is still truly

And that’s all we need (all you need)

            So happy anniversary

            My sweet honey

            Happy anniversary love

            You’re the one I’m thinking of

            My wife, my love to always be

            Sweet wishes, happy anniversary

            {Music}

            So happy anniversary

            My sweet honey

            Happy anniversary love

            You’re the one I’m thinking of

            My wife, my love to always be

            Sweet wishes, happy anniversary

            So happy anniversary

            My sweet honey

            Happy anniversary love

            You’re the one I’m thinking of

            My wife, my love to always be

            Sweet wishes, happy anniversary

            {Music}

Look at how we’re still together happily

It’s all just so plain to see

That true love is what we share

We got the right kind of gear

To climb that mountain of love

We bought our tickets, nothing can stop

I just love you endlessly

That’s how you love me

And so it’ll always be

So happy, have a happy anniversary!

            {Music}

TIME FOR EVERYTHING written by Sheldon Manoo (1993)

There’s a time for justice

There’s a time for peace

There’s a time for kindness

There’s a time to be free

There’s a time to be born

There’s a time for life

There’s a time for a new dawn

There’s a time to survive

There’s a time for the truth

There’s a time to laugh and sing

There’s a time for a substitute

Yes there’s a time for everything

WohYeah!

(music)

There’s a time to be bitter

There’s a time for the door

There’s a time to be locked

There’s a time for the law

There’s a time to just let be

There’s a time just to grow

There’s a time just to die

And there’s a time made to know

There’s a time you could lie

There’s a time for everything somehow

Times to listen, learn, keep, try, and to cry

But for love our time is always now

And for The Lord!

EX-ROCKER written by Sheldon Manoo (1994) “BONUS TRACK” written by Sheldon Manoo (1994)

There she goes an ex rocker and another good friend of mine

It kinda bugs me when somebody stops rocking on

I been rocking for so long and I don’t think there’ll come a time

When I’ll say I no longer grove to that song

(Ex Rocker) 4x Never gonna be an (Ex Rocker) 4x

For I done so many good things in my short life

And music’s been my company through it all

And in every aspect I tried to do what’s right

I stand strong in my belief I won’t let them make me fall

Solo

I listen to every music

I love every instrument

New, old and the others

I’ll love them permanent

And I’ll never be an ex-rocker

No I’ll never be an ex anything!

“BONUS TRACK” written by Sheldon Manoo (1994)

I’m not gonna be

            An ex rocker

Never gonna be

            An ex lover

Once I can help it

And I can help it

Don’t wanna be

            An ex friend

Try not to be an ex

            Anything that’s good

            No ex husband

            No ex partner

            Not an ex superstar

Maybe an ex employee

That’s the only ex I will be

I’m not gonna be

            An ex good guy

I’ll always give

            A next hard try

No ex, No ex, No ex, No ex, No ex Anything,

No ex anything that’s good!

DON’T MAKE PLANS FOR TOMORROW written by Sheldon Manoo (1997)

(phone rings)

Hello! {female voice}

Acapella:         Hello don’t say a word

                        I gotta sing this song to you

                        You may think it absurd

                        But I wrote it just to do,  now

(music in)

So don’t make plans for tomorrow

Tomorrow we got a date

We’re going up to Mayaro

To have a time that’s great

I know you love this kind of spontaneous thing

Like this song that I sing

Though it’s very short

I know your ear it caught

Oh I love you so much

It’s nice to have a friend to touch

A woman to confide in

Who’s feelings are not hiding

Someone to go out with

Share some good times with

Carry that black bathing suite

I’d carry the drinks and the food

No one else just me and you

Doing what we like to do

Ain’t no kind of sorrow

I’d see you girl tomorrow

I know your lips got a smile

I love you baby now, goodbye!

Girl: Goodbye I love you too!

(hang up)

HOPE YOU FIND SOMEONEWHO DESERVE YOU (TAKE CARE MY DEAR) written by Sheldon Manoo (1995)

{Acoustic guitar interlude}

Spoken: Come, come over hon, come listen to me

            I have this song I wrote for you

            I want you to hear it

            I hope you like it

            It goes like this!

Verse 1:

I’m thinking back on the first time

Your mother and I made love

It’s still fresh in my mind

It’s a memory I won’t shake off

She had been my soul mate

She had been my best friend

We have the kind of love

We knew nothing could make end

But that didn’t include her falling down those steps

To never go up again

I still remember the time she told me she was pregnant

We were in the middle of some kinda argument

I just held her and I kissed her

Kissed you on her belly

And we never did argue again

And you were only eight months old when she died

Both of us for a long long time we cried

It was so hard to raise a girl for a man

I hope I am doing as good as anyone can

And my daughter I love you with all my soul

I wanna protect you from this wicked world

Sometimes when I say no and you really want to go

Please understand honey it’s this fear I hold

            Take care my dear

            In this life we’re living here

            There are some people who wanna hurt you

            And some friends will desert you

            Though I wish I could always be there

            Life ain’t all that fair!

            Take care my dear!

And someday you’ll be older than this

Your body, your mind would mature beautiful

Don’t let no boy deceice you by his kiss

You know I won’t let you take no bull----

I will try to teach you to be a fair person

Honest and sincere person

With values high and righteous

With values yeah just like us

You can talk to me about anything baby

I know for I lived with an open minded lady

And she taught me everything I’ll teach to you

I’ll try to impart proper behavior unto you

Now I’d raise you to be a disciplined child

A young lady filled with true pride

And I don’t ever want to see a low life get you

Or want you hold any love regret too

It don’t matter what’s his financial status babe

Just as long as he loves you and enjoy doing it

            I hope you find someone who deserve you

            When you find someone who take you from me

            You know I’d always be there to count on

            You’re always my precious little girl

            I’m your forever daddy!

IF I HAD ME 57 YEARS written by Sheldon Manoo (1997)

While I was heading for the mall the other day

I met this sweet little old lady

We were stuck in traffic so we got to talking

What I said she seemed to be liking

I told her my age she told me hers too

Then we heard a certain tune

She said that’s my favourite song

I said yeah I really loved that one

Our conversation then went deeper

She said I never met no one sweeter

And if I had me 57 years less

I’d fall for you in less than a minute

Then I said no

If I had me 57 years more

You’d be my girlfriend for sure!

(Music)

She smiled I think it was a blush

I think I got a flashback crush

She told me about her grandchildren

How she really really loved them

Her daughter worked in the bank

Her son was of a colonel rank

She had a granddaughter around my age

But she had messed up her life

She said she couldn’t face the world today

She prays to God, every day and night

She made an impact on my life for sure

If I had me 57 years more!

(Music)

JOIN THE CLUB written by Sheldon Manoo (1995)

Join the club

We’d live on love

And we’d sacrifice our spirits to The Most High !

We would congregate together

And we shall last forever

We’ll seal our pacts

With our faithful hands

And we’ll join together

And take our stand

For the goodness of this world

Oh please!

Join the club

Everybody

Let’s join the club

There’s no membership fee

You can all join for free

And there’s no special task

You’ll have to do

Just do something good

And we’ll take you

And just keep doing good!

Join the club

Oh won’t you join

The club!

(Music)

Come join the club

We go room enough

For everyone in this world

So please join the club

Bring a friend

Be it boy or girl

You can join the club

And we can congregate together

And give praises to The Higher

So come join the club

Our membership is open

And we’re waiting for you

Everyone to

Join the club!

LOW written by Sheldon Manoo (1993)

When I was walking down the street I saw three frogs

They stopped me and asked what are you doing ‘bout this world we living in

There’s nothing we could do

And that’s even if we knew the way how

To stop being low

The world is sinking low

                        How low can man go?

            We gotta stop the pollution

                        And the forest condemnation

            How low can man go they asked?

                        When they take why don’t they put back?

                        Na Na Na NaNa!

(Guitar)

I said to the frogs I’m doing the best I could do

Talking to the people who do this to me and you

They’re low I said I know

I wish some of them would just go

(solo)

One frog said the rivers going low and our kids are dying

All the ponds and streams seems to be drying

Low low low!

                        How low can man go?

            We gotta stop the pollution

                        And the forest condemnation

            How low can man go they asked?

                        When they take why don’t they put back?

                        Na Na Na NaNa!

(Guitar)