Brand New Day - Thelma Houston

Mmhm, listen…

How many of you people out there

You’ve been hurt in some kind of love affair

And how many times do you swear

You’ll never love again?

How many lonely, sleepless nights?

How many lies and how many fights?

And why would you want to put

Yourself through all that again?

Love is pain, I hear you say

Love has a cruel and a bitter way

Of paying you back for all the faith

You ever had in your brain

How could it be that what you need the most

Can leave you feeling just like a ghost?

You never wanna feel so sad and lost again

One day you could be looking

Through an old book in rainy weather

You see a picture of him smiling at you

When you was still together

You could be walking down the street

And who should you chance to meet

But that same old smile

That you’ve been thinking of all day

Turn the clock to zero, honey

Sell the stock, spend all the money

Starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock all the way back

Wonder if you’ll take me back

Thinking in a brand new way

Turn the clock to zero, mister

Never know how much I missed you

And I’m starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock to zero, boss

The river’s wide, we’ll swim across

And I started up a brand new day

Listen, you see…

It can happen to you, just like it happened to me

There’s simply no immunity, there’s no guarantee

I say love is such a force that if you find yourself in it

And sometimes no reflection is there

But baby wait a minute, wait a minute

Wait a minute, wait a minute

Turn the clock to zero, honey

Sell the stock, spend all the money

Starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock to zero, Mac

I’m begging him to take me back

I’m thinking in a brand new way

Turn the clock to zero, boss

The river’s wide, we’ll swim across

Started up a brand new day

Turn the clock to zero, buddy

Don’t wanna be no fuddy-duddy

Starting up a brand new

A brand new, a brand new day

I’m the rhythm in your tune

I’m the sun and you’re the moon

I’m a bat and you’re the cave

You’re the beach and I’m the wave

You’re the plow and I’m the land

You’re the glove and I’m the hand

I’m the train and you’re the station

I’m a flagpole to your nation

Stand up all you lovers in the world

Stand up, stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl

Stand up, stand up all you lovers in the world

Starting up a brand new day

I’m the present to your future

You’re the wound and I’m the suture

I’m the magnet to your pole

I’m the Devil in your soul

You’re the pupil, I’m the teacher

You’re the church and I’m the preacher

You’re the flower, I’m the rain

You’re the tunnel, I’m the train

Stand up, stand up all you lovers in the world

Stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl

Stand up, stand up all you lovers in the world

'Cause we’re starting up a brand new day

You’re the crop to my rotation

You’re the sum of my equation

I’m the answer to your question

If you follow my suggestion

We can turn this ship around

We’ll go up instead of down

You’re the pan and I’m the handle

You’re the flame and I’m the candle

Stand up, stand up all you lovers in the world

Stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl

Stand up, stand up all you lovers in the world

We’re starting up a brand new day

Stand up, stand up all you lovers in the world

(I'm the present to your future

You’re the wound and I’m the suture)

Starting up a brand new day

(I'm the magnet to your pole

I’m the Devil in your soul)

Stand up, stand up all you lovers in the world

(You're the pupil, I’m the teacher

You’re the church and I’m the preacher)

We’re starting up a brand new day

(You're the flower, I’m the rain…)