Nicole C. Mullen

Homemade Lyrics

Riding the city bus
On the way to school
Me and my two sisters
And all the ridicule
The older girls on the back of the bus
Would laugh and call us names
They'd talk about our hair, our clothes
And call us homemade

See the not-so-good old days could make you
Weak or make you brave

[Chorus]
And I've never been
The most beautiful
No, I ain't never been
The most popular
But it's amazing what
Love can do
It's amazing what
A little love can do

Every thought and action
Is like a boomerang
What goes around will come back, baby
So careful what you say
And the little ugly ducklings
Are swans that got away
'Cause Cinderella stories,
They still happen every day

Well, the not-so-good old days could make you
Weak or make you brave

[Repeat Chorus]

See I bumped into a stanger
Just the other day
She said, "Can you spare a dollar, sista?
My man, he ain't got paid."
And so I gave her what I had
Then I recognized her face
She was the leader of the girls who used to
Call us homemade

Back when the not-so-good old days could make you
Weak or make you brave
And then I told her. . .

See I have never been (never been)
The most beautiful
And don't really care that I ain't never been (never been)
The most popular
'Cause it's amazing what
Love will do
Now hang on, it's amazing what
Homemade love, what homemade love will do

Yeah. . .
Mama said, "This is what homemade love would do". . .

Annaliisa posted these over a year ago..

Message For Ya

v1
In my kitchen there's a lady on tv
Beneath the burning sun so far away
And her baby's eyes are staring straight at me
With all the innocence that seems to say
Check
What you gonna do to help me?
Check
Like the water jar my belly's empty
Check
What can you do to make it better?
Check
Gotta do something so I can tell her

Chorus
Gotta message for my sista girls
Gotta message for my baby girls
And I gotta send it, send it 'round the world
Cuz I got a message for ya

Gotta message for my brotha man
That we gotta give it, give it all we can
Just to spread the love of God around the land
Cuz I got a message for ya

V2
There's a little brother livin' down the street
Strugglin' to do the best he can
Mama gives him clothes and food to eat
But can't show him how to be a man
Check
What ya gonna do to reach him?
Check
Looking for someone to teach him
Check
An everyday kind of hero
Check
Another way that we can let him know

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge
Dios es Amor
God is Love

I love to hear her sing Alabaster Box. Every time I hear it I cry. It's fun to jam to Talk About It.

i don't know that song. what's it about??

Umm to my knowledge, CeCe Winans sings Alabaster Box and it is a wonderful song. Now I am sure Nicole has sung it around the house a bit, cause she loves CeCe, but I don't know of her recording or singing it on tv or anything.

I jam to Talk About it as well.

The Ring

Got a call from my old friend
Said she fell in love again
But there's one thing she should know
Real true love will only grow
Grow like flowers from the rain

Mystery I cant explain
But there's one thing I can do
Is lay out the facts for you

Bridge: True love is faithful
Like spring in April
It is as dependable as time
and it is able to hold on and survive
when other loves might say goodbye

Chorus: If you wanna step to me
You better know one thing
This love I've got you'll never get without a wedding ring
If you wanna step to me
You better know one thing
This love I've got you'll never get without a wedding ring

Friend called back said "Can it be
I love him, he loves me!
But he said he'll never wed; rather play the field instead
Fields of taller, grassy green
Kind you find in magazines"
Well I said "If that be so
By all means then let him go"

Bridge and Chorus

A to the B to the B to the C
Elementary fundamentals is the way you found me
I was lost; lost as could be
Also blind but now I see
It's A to the B, B to the C
Elementary fundamentals is the way you found me
I was lost; lost as could be
Also blind but now I see

Chorus

If you wanna step to me
(ai yai yai.......)
I said I said I said I said
If you wanna step to me
(never gonna play the game, never gonna play the game yeah)

What I got is priceless
What I got is special
what I got is precious
[repeat once; then repeat twice while singing chorus]

What I got is priceless

Family Tree

He was
A beautiful shade of chocolate
She was
A beautiful shade of red
And under the watchful eyes of heaven
Afro Indian girl boy were wed

Little did they know
So long ago
Flowers would come
From the seed they'd sown
Yeah, little did they know
What would come to be

A forest would grow
From the soil and the seed
And these are the branches

In my family tree
Napoleon, Betsy, Isaac, Eloise
Under their branches
I can feel a breeze
Where the leaves from the trees
Make a canopy for me to
Live in the shade, yeah
The leaves from their trees
Made a canopy for me
to live in the shade...

I wanna thank you
Cause you took the heat for me
You took the heat for me...

Sister of My Soul
Nicole C. Mullen
Album: One Silent Night

Lyrics:
IF YOU COULD FACE YOUR FAMILY WITH
A COUNTENANCE OF GRACE
IF YOU COULD WALK WITH DIGNITY
THROUGH THE CORRIDORS OF SHAME
IF YOU COULD SING YOUR SOUL'S SONG
TO AN AUDIENCE OF ONE
THEN MARY SO CAN I

I LOOK AT YOU
SO WILLING TO
DELIVER TRUTH AND SEE A
SISTER OF MY SOUL
SISTER OF MY SOUL

IF YOU COULD CARRY CHRIST
INTO AN UNBELIEVING WORLD
IF YOU COULD MAKE A HOME FOR HIM
WHERE HOPE AND HATE BOTH DWELT
IF YOU COULD WORSHIP YOUR OWN SON
AS REDEEMER OF MANKIND
THEN MARY SO CAN I

I LOOK AT YOU
SO WILLING TO
DELIVER TRUTH AND SEE A
SISTER OF MY SOUL
SISTER OF MY SOUL

YOU PONDERED MYSTERIES OF ETERNITY AND TIME
YOU TREASURED MEMORIES OF MIRACLES DIVINE
YOU CRADLED DEITY AND HELD HIM TO YOUR HEART
SO.....

I LOOK AT YOU
SO WILLING TO
DELIVER TRUTH AND SEE A
SISTER OF MY SOUL
SISTER OF MY SOUL

This message has been edited. Last edited by: CeCeNicole,

when did she come out with this song??

It's on a compilation cd with others.

The title is One Silent Night.
1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
2. Joy - Cindy Morgan
3. When The Time Is Right - Ginny Owens
4. I Choose You - Rachael Lampa
5. Mary Did You Know? - Erin O'Donnell
6. Silent Night - Jaci Velasquez
7. Child Of God - Amy Grant
8. Babe In The Straw - Leigh Nash
9. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
10. O Holy Night - Crystal Lewis
11. Sister Of My Soul - Nicole C. Mullen
12. Rose Of Bethlehem - Maire Brennan
13. Angels We Have Heard On High - Da'dra & Nee-C

It came out in 2001 I think.

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I AM

At the end of every rainbow
There's a promise proven true
No matter how you're feeling now or what you go through
There will be somebody lovin' you
Deeper than the grandest canyon
And higher than the open sky
Near enough to capture every whisper, every sigh
Strong enough to hold you when you cry

[CHORUS:]
I Am. I was. I am the one who is to come. Yeah
Before and after, I'll still be what I am and what I was.
All that you need. All that you want.
I Am.

If you need someone to hold you
Because your world's fallin' apart
If you need a light to guide you safely through the dark
And chase away the nightmares of the heart
If you need someone to give you
A purpose for your broken past
And restore the reservoir of hope inside of you
And mercy for each morning that is new

[CHORUS]

I AM. And I was. I am the one who is to come. Yeah.
Before and after. I'll still be what I am and what I was.
I'll be all that you need and I'll be all that you want.
I'm telling you, I am, I'm the rose they crucified and buried
I am ,now I'm risen from the dead.
I am, I'm the life from the tribe of Judea
I am, I'm the lamb
I am. And I was. I am the one who is to come. Yeah
Before and after.
I'm still gonna still be what I am and what I was
I'm gonna be all that you need and I'll be all that you want.
I'm telling you I am. I am.
What you need, what you want, what you what you deeply deserve yeah
When you're lonely and you think that no-one really cares
Before Sarah and Moses, and father Abraham.... I AM

Sometimes

Sometimes, sometimes I'm just
Runnin' so fast that i can't touch the ground
I'm spinning faster than an merry go round
I find myself in the lost and found

And sometimes, sometimes I'm just
Callin' your name and I don't know why
Holdin' my head and cryin' "my oh my"
Up and Down like the tide
But you're the

Chours
Same Yesterday, and tomorrow won't change all your
excellent ways
Same yesterday, and tomorrow won't change all your
excellent ways

Sometimes, sometimes I'm just
Being so good I can hardly stand it,
Everything goes like I planned it
Hold that though while I get candid
Sometimes, sometimes I jump
Outta of the pan, into the fire
Get my foot stuck in the mire
Lord you must get tried but you're the . . .

Chorus

You're the alpha,
The omega,
The beginning,
And the end
You're my father,
You're my brother
You're like no other
My best friend

Chorus

Talk About It (Say So)

Tell rich and poor in slavery

The king has ordered a decree

Ransom all captivity

Ring the bells of liberty

He sacrificed His everything

To buy us new identities


So every knee could bow

Every tongue confess

That Jesus our Lord is marvelous


So let the redeemed of the Lord say so

Talk about it, say so, talk about it

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so

Talk about it


Bangladesh to Bangor, Maine

If you're talking about His name

Give Him glory unashamed

(His love is so exciting)

Say it loud and quietly

Song Name: Witness

Can I get a witness?
ah- yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can you get with this?
ah- yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah(5x)

Lookin' for some ladies and some young men
To run the race and endure to the very end
No turning back, no quitting if you're gonna win
Your mark, get set, running like a champion

Have you heard the story about Joshua?
He was young, strong, and courageous
Not by power nor was it by might my friend
"But by my Spirit," that's what the Lord says

CHORUS:
Witness? ah-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can you get with this? ah
Yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(repeat)

I believe God is calling you my friend
To shake your world upside-down and back again
Might be a hundred you might just be a little kid
But you can slay giants just the way that David did

I remember times when it was difficult
And I prayed that God would send a miracle
I don't know how but right up to this day
He made a way outta' no way and sho nuff delivered

Chorus

Sling shot in my back pocket track
Bumpin with a rock
Battle rocks by my side
Ready for appocolypse
Even these inventions unseen but heard
Not by power or might but by my spirit says the word

And who can be against us if you for us(nobody)
And who can shut us down if you with us(nobody)
And who can stop a thing that you started(nobody)
If you with us, put 'em up and be a witness

Chorus

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Shooby

I believe in Jesus
And I won't apologize
He has bought me my freedom
With His blood and with His life

I believe in Jesus
And I ain't ashamed to testify
You might change this world around me
But you'll never change my mind

And it makes me wanna
Shooby, Doobee Doobee, Doo-wop
Throw my hands up high and
Shooby, Doobee Doobee, Doo-wop
Feels so good I gotta
Shooby, Doobee Doobee, Doo-wop
Makes me wanna holla
Shooby, Doobee Doobee, Doo-wop
drop

I believe in Jesus
I'm a fanatic bonafide
When I think about His goodness
It brings water to my eyes
(makes me wanna cry now)
I believe in Jesus
I ain't ashamed to testify
You might change this world around me
But you'll never change my mind

repeat chorus

EVERYDAY PEOPLE


Sometimes I'm right then I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my songs
A butcher, a banker, a drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people

There is a blue one who can't accept
The green one for living with
a big one tryin' to be a skinny one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby

Ooh sha sha
We gotta live together

I am no better and neither are you
We're all the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me
You know me and then
You can't figure out the bag I'm in
I am everyday people

There is a long man
That doesn't like the short man
For being such a rich one
That will not help the poor one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on scooby dooby dooby

Ooh sha sha
We got to live together

There is a yellow one that won't
Accept the black one
That won't accept the red one
That won't accept the white one

Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and
Scooby dooby dooby
Ooh sha sha
I am everyday people

Butterfly

Not yet a woman and certainly not a child
But I was caught somewhere in the middle
On that one Friday afternoon
And I, I remember mama saying, "It's time for you to go
Go out on and change the world and become
All that you have dreamed of"
And as the tears that she was crying
Fell from her face and shoulders she said
"Don't forget who you are child, where you
Come from, where you're goin'
'Cause I'm always gonna be here for you
Fighting in your corner
So with every bow you take
Take one for those that came before you"

(Chorus)
Fly, Fly Butterfly Fly
Stand upon these two shoulders of mine
Spread those wings of yours and fly

Now I'm a woman and I've got a child
And I can't believe the day's gonna come
When she tells me that it's time to soar
And I don't know what I'm gonna do
Not sure what I'm gonna tell her
Maybe don't forget who you are child
Where you come from, where you're going
'Cause I'm always gonna be here for you
Fighting in your corner
So with every bow you take
Take one for those that came before ya

(Chorus)

There is something sacred
About the letting go of those we want to hold
So tightly to, but somehow we know
They must move on
On for those who have a dream to make our future better
And on for those who will earn their wings
In spite of wind and weather
You tell 'em love is waiting there
Forever in their corner
So with every bow they take
They'll take one for those that came before them

(Chorus)

Black Light

by Nicole C. Mullen

Hopped in my car
Went down to Birmingham, Alabama
(There I) went to the museum of civil rights
And got a lesson in suffering
(There I) saw the likes of Rosa Parks,
Medgar Evers, Dr. Martin Luther King
And I got all emotional singin' "We shall over come",
"Let freedom ring"

I'm looking for a boy, looking for a girl
Who's got a dream inside to change the world.
Give me a lady
Come on give me a man
Who's strong enough to take a stand (and be a)

[Chorus]
Black light, a candle in the darkness
(we need some more) Black light, courageous and strong
'Til there is no more bigotry and madness
All it takes is a spark, and the fire will burn on and on

I stood on my front porch with all the lights out
Guess what I was seeing
There was a myriad of diamonds flung out across a velvet sky
And it served to remind me of the perseverance of those before me
'Cause the darker the night the brighter the starlights are gonna shine
(Heee)

I'm looking for a boy looking for a girl
Who's got a dream inside to change the world
Give me a lady
Come on give me a man
Who's strong enough to take a stand (and be a)

[Chorus]

I said the fire will burn on and on
You know the fire will burn on and on
I need more!

Black light (repeat 16 times)

Black, White, Tan Lyrics

Momma looks like coffee, Daddy looks like cream
Baby is a mocha drop American dream
All the colors of the rainbow are in her family tree
Woven all together in a paisley tapestry
She holds real tightly to her parents' hands
Baby loves that woman, baby loves that man
And her soul gives a smile 'cause she understands
That love is black, white, tan
Yeah, yeah, yeah black, white, tan

Everyone is precious in the Father's sight
It don't matter red or yellow, black or white
He just loves ya 'cause He loves ya
I tell you this is true
You are not a color and a color is not you
So hold real tightly to your Daddy's hands
'Cause he loves that woman, He loves that man
And let your soul smile give a smile 'cause you understand
That love is black, white, tan
yeah, yeah, yeah black, white, tan

Na, na, na, na, na . . .

So hold real tightly to your Daddy's hands
'Cause he loves that woman, addy loves that man
And let your soul give a smile every once in a while
Let your soul give a smile every once in a while (repeat 2x)
'Cause love is black, white, tan
Yeah, I know God's love is black, white, tan
Yes I know that God's love is black, white, tan
Little girl will tell you black, white and tan

Nicole C. Mullen

Color

Just because my skin is brown
It don't define who I am
I could be a porcupine
Or I could be a little lamb

Please don't try and judge me
Only by the colors you have seen
To love me is to know me
Whether red, yellow, black or green

(Chorus)
Color is skin deep
But true beauty lives on and on
Color is skin deep
But true beauty lives on and on

Her skin might be ivory
And he might be from Japan
But that don't make a better woman
That don't make a lesser man

Please don't try to judge 'em
Only by the colors you have seen
To love 'em is to know 'em
Whether red, yellow, white, or green

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Color is the shape of the rainbow
Color is the tint of the sky
It's not a person, place or thing
It's only a description of you and I
Like the colors on the frame of a house
Will not tell you of the colors within
So why would I try to judge
A man by the shade of his skin?

(Chorus)