You can't shut your eyes to pain, faces crying in the rain Life's a dance, put on your dancing shoes, take a chance Put on Your Dancing Shoes (Winwood, Jennings) So much going on out there, leaves us hanging in the airĪnd it's all that we can do to face each day and see it though Now my life has changed and now my eyes can seeĪnd I know I'll never pass that way again When you finally climb the mountain, you see the other side To earn one more second chance, you learn the dance You feel every heat and passion moving towards the morning side You play every midnight gambler before you see the light You see the good and the bad, the eyes are sad The Morning Side (Winwood, Jennings) You meet every kind of person moving toward the morning side It warms the world awhile, when it's love it can't be too much It can be in a smile, it can be there in a touch People soul-searching all night long for a reason to help them liveĪnd I do hope they hear this song, get through take and you get to give How it holds on forever, we'll be holding on forever See the mountain water running down into streams Give her love every day and pay attention when she dreamsĪnd she'll be good to you 'cause sometimes love is just what it seems Just be thankful she keeps you warm in a world where there's nothing free Holding on, and this time I've got it rightįall asleep in your lover's arms and it's just like it ought to be Holding on, now I'm standing in the light When two hearts both feel the same, there's a way to beat the game You took my hurt away and showed me love conquers anything You turned night into day and showed me how my soul could sing Now I'm glad I kept holding on, now I'm glad I had soul enough Holding On (Winwood, Jennings) Used to live in the danger zone, any day it could get too rough You and me, just roll with it, baby, Come on and just roll with it, baby Then you'll see life will be so nice, it's just a step up to paradise You'll leave bad times way behind, nothing but good times on your mind Now there'll be a day you'll get there, baby, you'll hear the music play, you'll dance, baby You just roll with it, baby, you just roll with it, babyĬome on and just roll with it, baby, you and me, just roll with it, baby When this world turns its back on you, hang in and do that sweet thing you do People think you're down and out, you show them what it's all about You and me, roll with it, baby, hang on and just roll with it, baby You just roll with it, baby, come on and just roll with it, baby Luck'll come and then slip away, you've gotta move, bring it back to stay Hard times knocking on your door, I'll tell them you ain't there no more But truth is, he’s singing better now.Roll with It (Winwood, Jennings) When life is too much, roll with it, babyĭon't stop and lose your touch, oh no, baby Fans still speak reverently about Winwood’s vocals in his Traffic days, which ended in 1974. While he doesn’t have Charles’ unbridled power (who does?) Winwood does sing with a restrained passion that’s carefully and cannily unleashed. He has always been a refined version of Charles. Those searing Charles-like inflections still define Winwood’s R&B /gospel style. Though he doesn’t really explore new territory, he covers old ground with admirable fervor.Īt 40, Winwood still hasn’t gotten over his desire to be Ray Charles. Winwood’s new album, “Roll With it,” is in the same lofty league as “Back in the High Life.” The new one also features medium-tempo, funky R&B numbers and slow, tension-packed, gospel-like ballads. In 1986, English singer Steve Winwood made “Back in the High Life,” arguably the best R&B album by a white singer in the last five years-at least until George Michael surpassed it with his glorious “Faith.”
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