Grapes on a Vine

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Betty Wright

Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright (born December 21, 1953), is a Miami-based soul and R&B singer-songwriter, who won fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night". A pioneering singer-songwriter and entrepreneur, she remains one of the few black female musicians to have a gold record on her own vanity label. She possesses a six-octave vocal range and is adept at using the whistle register. more »

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2011

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Ooh (Oh, oh, oh)
Mm (oh, oh)
Oh (Oh, oh)
Oh whoa
(Oh, oh-oh)

Daddy always told me to be real 
Daddy always said that, I should say just what I feel 
People, they will judge you cause they just don't understand 
You're in it for the long ride, you don't just give up on a man 
And like every woman who's been through the fire as well 
We ALL got a story half afraid to tell, yeah 
People they will judge you 'cause they just can't comprehend 
You're headed for the long ride, you don't just give up on a friend 

(Now the ones have moved on) Gone to where the sun shines all the time 
(We're still standing) Though some might think we've lost our minds 
(We shall fulfill) our legacy divine 
It's just that we're so different, makes our place a little harder to find 

[Chorus]
Grapes on a vine (Grapes on a vine) don't always make sweet wine 
Grapes on a vine, yeah, don't always make sweet wine 
Grapes on a vine (Grapes on a vine) don't always make sweet wine 
Might be bitter, but it gets better with time 

Momma always said that, it's okay to dream 
Momma always warned me things ain't always what they seem (and my momma told me) 
People, they will judge you; leave you sittin' on a shelf 
Remember it's a long ride, just don't you give up on yourself 
And like every man, who wants to make his mark 
We ALL got a secret hidden in our hearts, yeah {We all got a secret} 
People they will judge us, 'cause they just don't really see 
We're in it for the long ride, just don't you give up on you and me, no!

[Chorus]

Uh, uh
Grapes on a vine, ain't nuttin' sweet
You gotta pay the price, just keep your receipt
I can make the world have a seat on my feet
And I come from New Orleans where the water too deep
Money bring problems, the funny thang 'bout it
Everybody want it, want it 'til they got it
Sometimes I forget and put my trouble in my pockets
Then hang up my pants, now I got monsters in my closet
Get right with me, Miss Wright with me
Die hard, I got too much life in me
Shades on, I'm seein' past that
Bittersweet wine, where your glass at?
Toast! You haters are ghost
I make y'all sick, you need a full dose, ha!
And my momma told me do me
And stay away from that fruit tree, because

[Chorus: x2]

(Do you, do you)
So do you, do you, do you
(Miss Wright with me) Be your own best friend
(Miss Wright with me) Be your own best friend
(Miss Wright with me, Miss Wright with me) 
Be your own best friend
(Miss Wright, Miss Wright, Miss Wright with me)
You gotta love on you before anybody else can learn to
You gotta love you, LOVE you, yeah, love you, love you

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