Fortune and Fame
Life of fortune and fame
I don't wanna call no names
But it sure ain't me
I'm wondering, how can it be
That we're together?
If money makes you be
What do you see in me?
I live in misery
With my prosperity
And not another
"Give me a little help, now"
Make sure it's in your mind
Or you'll make a mistake
And it'll be too late
I hope it's not your fate
To stand in my shoes
Oh no
I've learned to live this way
Morning, night, and day
And maybe you had better stray
I must have something to pay
It must be brand new
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Are you sure you wanna be with me?
Are you sure you wanna be my babe, babe, babe, babe?
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Babe, babe, babe
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
What makes you give up life
Of everything that's rich?
What made you get that itch
To come down in my dish
Of almost nothin'?
If you are what you appear
You got to be something dear
You've changed my atmosphere
I hope that you stay near
So I can have a little something
A little something
Oh yeah
How do I know that you're not playing some jive game
And just chose my name
To be your specimen?
I cannot make it
If this is a game
And I happen to be your specimen
You got to let me know, babe
So I can go
I'd have to fake it
I could not make it
You could not take it
Let me escape it
Are you sure you wanna be with me?
Are you sure you wanna be my baby, baby?
Let me call you baby
Let me call you baby
Baby, baby, baby
Wanna be my baby, baby
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Let me call you baby for a little while
I wanna call you baby so bad
And I know it'll be alright, yeah
I don't wanna call no names
But it sure ain't me
I'm wondering, how can it be
That we're together?
If money makes you be
What do you see in me?
I live in misery
With my prosperity
And not another
"Give me a little help, now"
Make sure it's in your mind
Or you'll make a mistake
And it'll be too late
I hope it's not your fate
To stand in my shoes
Oh no
I've learned to live this way
Morning, night, and day
And maybe you had better stray
I must have something to pay
It must be brand new
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Are you sure you wanna be with me?
Are you sure you wanna be my babe, babe, babe, babe?
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Babe, babe, babe
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
What makes you give up life
Of everything that's rich?
What made you get that itch
To come down in my dish
Of almost nothin'?
If you are what you appear
You got to be something dear
You've changed my atmosphere
I hope that you stay near
So I can have a little something
A little something
Oh yeah
How do I know that you're not playing some jive game
And just chose my name
To be your specimen?
I cannot make it
If this is a game
And I happen to be your specimen
You got to let me know, babe
So I can go
I'd have to fake it
I could not make it
You could not take it
Let me escape it
Are you sure you wanna be with me?
Are you sure you wanna be my baby, baby?
Let me call you baby
Let me call you baby
Baby, baby, baby
Wanna be my baby, baby
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Do you wanna be my baby, baby?
Let me call you baby for a little while
I wanna call you baby so bad
And I know it'll be alright, yeah
Credits
Writer(s): Sylvester Stewart
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- Sing a Simple Song (Live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival)
- At The Beeb
- Woodstock Sunday August 17, 1969 (Live)
- Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th 1968
- Higher!
- Higher!
- Your Easter Present - Sly & the Family Stone (Remastered)
- Sly and the Family Stone
- The Best of Sly & the Family Stone
- Song Corner - Sly & The Family Stone - 2
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