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98 DeGrEeS
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Intro

From the National Weather Service...
There is a severe heat advisory in effect all over the world
Right now, temperatures are at 98 degrees and rising
Please be extremely caution so as not to be overwhelmed by this heat
Further information will be announced as it becomes available...

Heat It Up

Yeah, 98 ya'll
Trackmasters, Motown--do you wanna be down?
(Hoo!)
Do you wanna be down?
Oh oh oh yeah
Come on...

Chorus:
Baby let me love you
To the 98th degree girl and heat it up (i'm down)
Firl let's heat it up(I'm down)
I can give you all my loving
If you're only down for me, girl
Let's heat it up(i'm down)
Come on heat it up (i'm down for ya)

Late at night I fantasize, girl
That you and I, yo you were rockin' my world
I can't deny the way i'm feeling
I think about you girl, again and agian, yeah
Whenever i'm with you my fantasies come true
So tell me what you want to do

Bridge:
Just hold me close don't let me go
Baby show me how the 98 will flow (oh yeah)
I want to know how it can be with 98 degrees
You gotta know i'm down for you
baby show me what the 98 can do(are you down)
boy lead the way to ecstasy
but only if you're down for me

Chorus

this urgency of what i'm feeling is killing me
when will this loving begin
i wanna be the one you run to
now girl you know there is nothing i wouldn't do,oh!
the very thought of you is like a dream come true
so tell me what you wanna do, yeah

bridge:
Just hold me close don't let me go
baby show me how the 98 will flow(oh hooo oh)
i want to know how it can be with 98degrees
you gotta know i'm down for you (girl are you down)
baby show me what the 98 can do,br> boy lead the way to ecstasy
baby come get down with me

chorus

(got a feeling that i can't touch though)
heat it up just a touch
are you down for my love(oh, you know i'm down)
(gotta love that itch)
heat it up just a touch
are you down for my love(oh, you know i'm down)
(look at this love i've found)
heat it up just a touch
are you down for my love(boy i'm down)
(i can give it to you babe)
heat it up
only if you're down

chorus(w/adlibbing from Nick)

If Only She Knew

la la la la la la la la laa
if she only knew
what i knew but couldn't say
if she could just see
the part of me that i hid away(oh yeah)
if i could just hold her in my arms again
and just say i love you
but she's gone away, maybe she'd stay
if she only knew

if she could just feel
what i feel here in my heart
she'd know it was real
pure and trueright from the start(oh yeah)
but i'm just a man who didn't understand
what she was going through
but she's gone away maybe she'd stay
if she only knew(yeah, only knew)

bridge:
and how, how did i let her get away
(oh yeah yeah yeah)
cause love love is so easy to feel
but the hardest thing to say(say say say say)

if she could just see(see)
what i see when i close my eyes(close my eyes)
all that i dream(dream)
surely she would realize(oh oh)
but like a fool i waited much to long
to let her know the truth
but she's goneaway maybe she'd stay
if she only knew(no no no no)

2nd bridge:
won't you tell me, tell me
how how did i let her get away(tell me)
cuz i guess that love(love)
love is so easy to feel
but the hardest thing to say(say say say say)

if she only knew
what i knew but could not say(say, baby)
if she could just see
the part of me that i hid away
if i could just say i love you i love ya
she's gone away maybe she'd stay if she only knew

la la la la la la la la la
(if she only knew if she only knew)
la la la la la la la la la
(if she knew if she knew)
maybe she'd stay but she ran away
why she had to go away cuz of what i didn't say
don't know what to do oh god how i wish that she knew
la la la la la la la la la
you've got to know it baby
i know you feel it baby oh oh

I do (cherish you)

i do i do babe
i do i do...

all i am all i'll be everything in this world
all that i'll ever need is in your eyes
shining at me
when you smile i can feel
all my passion unfolding your hand brushing mine
and a thousand sensations seduce me cuz i

chorus: i do cherish you
for the rest of my life
you don't have to think twice
i will love you still from the depths of my soul
it's beyond my control
i've waited so long to say this to you
if you're asking do i love you this much
i do

oh baby...
in my world before you
i lived outside my emotions
didn't know where i was going
til that day i found you
how you opened my life
to a new paradise
in a world torn by change
still with all my heart
til my dying day

chorus
i do (i cherish you my baby yeah)
cherish you(this much i know it's true)
for the rest of my life
you don't have to think twice
i will(i'll always love you) love you still(this much i know it's true)
from the depths of my soul
it's beyond my control
i've waited so long to say this to you
if you're saying do i love this much
yes i do(i do i really love you)
i do(i really love you) if you're asking do i love you this much...

baby i do(i'll cherish you my baby)cherish you(this much i know it's true)
from the depths of my soul
it's beyond my control
i've waited so long
to say this to you
if you're asking do i love you this much...
baby i do
oh oh oh i do

Fly With Me

chorus:
so won't you fly with me
i wanna make you feel alright(alright with me)
let me mend your broken wings
and set you free girl it's alright
girl can't you see

let me take you to a place
that you've never seen never been only dreamed
where i can take away all of your pain girl i promise that
you'll never hurt again yeah yeah

and i can make you feel
the world belongs to you
you're the one all i need
and you know that it's true yeah

chorus

let me turn your night to day
let me be the one to bring innocence
i know it mush be hard for you to see things clear
but baby you got nothing to fear oh no

together we can touch the moon
and kiss the sky
make you feel how i feel
when i look in your eyes oh yeah

chorus(2x with adlibbing from nick)

all i need in my life
is you at my side girl (you at my side girl)
let me be the one(let me be the one)
to hold you close
your hand in mine girl
and together we'll fly

chorus(3x)

so won't you fly with me
i wanna make you feel alright(fly with me)alright with me(tonight)
i wanna mend your broken wings
and set you free girl it's alright

still

oohh oh
ooh oh yeah

love i see forever in your eyes
i can see heaven in your smile
and when i hold you close i don't want to let go
because deep in my soul i know girl
that you are the only light i see
your love means everything to me
i know that we'll never part
cuz you'll always be near here in my heart

chorus
if the sun(sun)should refuse to rise
and the moon(moon)doesn't hang in the night
the tides won't change seasons rearrange
when the world is through
i will still love you
(oh yeah still love you baby)

and girl you're like an angel from above
sent here to shower me with your love
hold me beneath your wings tell me all of those things
all the hopes and the dreams we can share
cuz i'll be your shelter from the storm
i'll be the fire that keeps you warm
i'll be your light in the dark
cuz you'll always be here in my heart(oh girl)

chorus

if anything could last forever
it's what i feel for you (that's what i feel for you)
oh baby you touch my heart in ways
that words could never say
that's why i'll always love you

chorus(2x)

yes i will love you still baby
(i will still love you) girl believe
you're all i need i will still love you

because of you

it's all it's all it's all

chorus:
you're my sunshine after the rain
you're the cure against my fear and my pain
cuz i'm losing my mind
when you're not around
it's all it's all
it's all because of you

you're my sunshine (oh yeah)

baby i really know by now
since we met that day you showed me the way
i felt it then you gave me love
i can't describe
how much i feel for you

i said baby i
should have known by now should have been right there
whenever you gave me love
and if only you were here
i'd tell you
yes i'd tell you oh yeah

chorus

oohh oh yeah yeeaah

honestly could you be with me like it was before
neither less nor more cuz when i close my eyes at night
i realize that no one else
could ever take your place

i still can feel and it's so unreal
when you're touching me kisses endlessly
it's just a place in the sun where our loves begun
i missyou yeah i miss you oh baby yeah

chorus

if i knew how to tell you what's on my mind(on my mind)
make you understand then i'd always be there
right by yourside

chorus(3x with adlibbing from nick and jeff on the third chorus)

you're my sunshine after the rain(after the rain)
(oh ooohh)(after the rain, after the rain)
cuz i'm losing my mind when you're not around(oh ooohh)
it's all it's all
it's all because of you (yeah ooohh)

give it up (interlude)

lets do this a capella thing..ya'll ready?
uno dos--let's go!

hey yeah
now here's a story
one we both know
about two people
when they lost their self control
if we're not careful it might be you and me when things are good
you gotta let them be oh
why you wanna play me around(doop do op)
why you wanna mess with this love that we've found
why you wanna tear us apart
if you're trying to break my heart
you better give it up give it up
cause i am not gonna take anymore
yeah my heart has made mistakes like this before
if you don't start treating me right
i'm gonna give it up give it up give it up
starting with tonight oh baby oh yeah
starting with tonight
i'm gonna make it right oh yeah
why you wanna play with me

::laughter::
clam down yeah you better give it up man
::laughter::
lets listen to that...
whew!
yo let's listen to that

do you wanna dance

oh ohh
yeah
ooohhhhh oohh
come on baby

chorus
baby i gotta ask you do you wanna dance
because i'm in the mood
i've been watching from across the room
the way you're moving
i could get into you

tonight it the night i wanna dance with you
my heart is beating faster than i want it to
cuz the music is right and the groove starts to move
can i find a way to get down with you oh yeah

put your hand in mine
let me look into your eyes
let's not waste any time girl
cuz this feeling's so strong that i can't deny

chorus(with adlibbing from nick)

i look in your eyes and my world start to shake
intoxicating me with every move you make
come and getr down with your favorite tune
i feel the need to get with you soon
ooh you're looking so gine(ooh you're looking so fine)
and i'm liking the way that you move
girl you're making me high
and there's nothing i wouldn't do to you

chorus(with adlibbing from nick)

so tell be baby!

chorus

so what you wanna do
do you wanna dance(do you wanna dance)
so what you gonna do
do you wanna get down(do wanna get down)
so what you wanna do
do you wanna dance(girl do you wanna dance)
so what you gonna do
do you wanna get down
i gotta know if you can
get down on it
girl i love the way you move baby
get down on it
i gotta dance with you get down on it
girl i love the way you slide get down on it
won't you dance with me tonight

chorus(2x with adlibbing from nick)

true to your heart

baby i knew at once that you were meant for me
deep in my soul i know that i'm your destiny
though you're unsure
why fight the tide don't think so much
let your heart decide

baby i see your future and it's tied to mine
i look in your eyes and see you searching for a sign
but you'll never fall until you let go
don't be scared of what you don't know

chorus:
true to your heart
you must be
true to your heart
that's when the heavens will part
and baby shower you with my love
open your eyes
your heart can tell you no lies
and when you're true to your heart
i know it's gonna lead you straight to me
(got to be true to your heart)

someone ya know is on your side can set you free
i can do that for you if you believe in me
why second-guess what you feels so right
just trust your heart and you'll see the light

chorus

(ya know it's true)
your heart know what's good for you
(good for you)
let your heart show you the way
(ya know it's true)
it'll see you through
(got to be true to your heart)

come one baby baby baby baby!

girl my heart is driving me to where you are
well you can take both hands off the wheel and still get far
be swept away enjoy the ride
you won't get lost
with your heart to guide you

chorus

true to your heart
you must be
true to your heart
that's when the heavesns will part
and baby shower you with my love
open your eyes
your heart can tell you no lies
and when you're true to your heart
i know it's gonna lead you straight to me
(got to be true to your heart)

when things are gettin crazy(crazy)
and you don't know where to start(to start
keep on believin baby(baby)
just be true to your heart
when all the world around you(yeah!)
it seems to fall apart(apart)
keep on believing(baby)
just be true to your heart

you've got to be true to your heart
you've got to be
true to your heart

to me you're everything

chorus:
baby baby to me you're everything
it's just the love and the joy that you bring
no one can take the place i've given you
ooh girl you're like an angel in disguise
you are the dream that never will die
cuz baby to me you're everything
ooh girl

you're my everything oh yeah

i've been thinking about you lately
(show me show me love) and it just troubles my mind
(got my mind you)
cuz the things you said
right before you walked away
it brought so much pain(girl)
i've been walking in these four walls
(thinkin about your love)
trying to find my way out
(trying to find a way)
i got a picture of you
deep inside my heart
and you know

chorus

you're my everything oh yeah

there is nothing like the real thing
(show me show me love)
and girl i'll always be true
(always true to you)
i've got no time to waste
i know there is no better place
than right here with you
and yeah you've got that thang
and i want it(and i want it)
and i know it by now(ooh, ooh)
there's nothing i ain't gonna do to you (ooh ooh)

chorus

you're my everything oh yeah

chorus(2x)

oooh baby!!!

the hardest thing

yeah
hey(ooh oh oh oh)
bye bye baby bye bye
(ooooh oh oh oh oh)

we both know that i shouldn't be here
this is wrong
and baby it's killing me it's killing you
both of us trying to be strong
i've got somewhere else to be
promises to keep
someone else who loves me
and trusts me fast asleep

bridge:
i've made up my mind
there is no turning back
she's been good to me
and she deserves better than that

chorus:
it's the hardest thing
i'll ever have to do
to look you in the eye
and tell you i don't love you
it's hardest thing
i'll ever have to lie
to show no emotion
when you start to cry (start to cry)
i can't let you see me
what you mean to me
when my hands are tied
and my heart's not free
we're not meant to be
it's hardest thing
i'll ever had to do
to turn around and walk away
pretending i don't love you

i know that we'll meet again
fate has a place and time (place and time)
so you can get on with your life(get on with your life)
i've got to cruel to be kind( to be kind)
like dr. zhivago
all my love i'll be sending(yeah)
and you will never know(oh oh)
cuz there can be no happy ending

chorus

(bye bye baby bye bye)
maybe another time (you know i can't do it) another day
(bye bye baby bye bye)
as much as i want to i can't stay
(ooh)

bridge

chorus(2x with hitting the high notes)

you know i can't do it girl(yeah yeah)
livin a lie(don't want to live a lie)
oh yeah (ooh oh)
(mmm mm)
what can i do?
(bye bye baby bye bye)
yeah
(bye bye baby bye bye)
ooohh oh
(bye bye baby bye bye)(ooh oh ohhh)
what to do?
(you know i can't do it girl livin a lie)

she's out of my life

ooh she's out of my life
she's out of my life
ooh
i don't know whether to laugh or cry
i don't know whether to live or die
and it cuts like a knife
she's out of my life

ooh she's out of my hands
she's out of my hands
to think for two years that she was here
and i took it for granted
i was so cavalier
now the way that it stands
she's out of my hands

and so...
so i've learned that love is no possession
and i've learned that love won't wait yeah
now i've learned love need expression
but i've learned much too late

and she's out of my life

out of my life
damned decision and cursed pride
kept my love for her locked deep inside
and it cuts like a knife
she's out of my life
ooh she's out of my life