Valerie

I wanna know where the souls go
When I return to the place we once were, together
And they are not there anymore
It's the real that's unreal
Now tell me exactly how to feel

I want to know where do souls go
Can they still feel? Is love still real
I want to know where do souls go
Can they still feel? Is love still real

Are they with me, do they miss me
Feeling crazy! Valerie
Miss your laugh, and your cries
So much fun, and then you died
Learned to love, while I can
There's tomorrow, that's the plan
But you never know, when they'll go
But you never know, when they'll go

I want to know where do souls go
Can they still feel? Is love still real
I want to know where do souls go
Can they still feel? Is love still real

I wanna know where the souls go
When I return to the place we once were, together
And they are not there anymore
It's the real that's unreal
Now tell me exactly how to feel

I wanna know, where they go
Can they still feel? Is it still real
Are they with me, do they miss me
Feeling crazy! Family!

I wanna know, where they go
Can they feel? Is it still real
I wanna know I wanna know
Can they feel? Is it still real

I wanna know, where they go
Can they feel? Is it still real
I wanna know I wanna know
Can they feel? Is it still real

I wanna know where the souls go
When I return to the place we once were, together
And they are not there anymore
It's the real that's unreal
Now tell me exactly how to feel

Are they with me, do they miss me
Feeling crazy! Feeling crazy
It's your laugh, and your cry
So much fun, and then you died
I learned to love, while I can
There's tomorrow, that's the plan
I learned to love, while I can
There's tomorrow, that's the plan

It was fall '99
And you had just arrived from sunny California
An east coaster by birthright
You quickly acclimated to our Brooklyn brownstone
Although you cherished your American roots
You soon were entrenched in multi cultural ways
You rocked to the dancehall beats
And loved the energy of the Ft. Greene streets
Years later found us on Haitian beaches
While you cleansed your spirit
And found what you needed
You took over the social scene
Churning out books and claiming Brooklyn streets
Willoughby and St. James, all felt your energy
You crossed that bridge on September 11th
Never to be the same
Slowly life escaped you, even though you never showed your pain
You taught us something special
Make the most with what you got
Stay true to what you claim
Keep going even when things are tough
Your living it wasn't in vain
Valerie