The Reverend Double J: Music

Climb A Higher Mountain

(J.J. Vicars)

October 4, 2009

Suzi V - keyboards (1st half)

J.J.V. - All other instruments & vox

Music inspired by James Brown, The J.B.s, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, Funkadelic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Prince, Wendy & Lisa, and The Time (nod to Jesse Johnson in the guitar solo).

Lyrics inspired by a true story.

Still in love with an old flame I
t's time for a new game
Don't know which way to turn
Afraid of gettin' burned
People tryin' to tell you what you're supposed to do
They're thinkin' about their image
They ain't thinkin' about you

Talk to me honey
Tell me what's on your mind
Got yourself in a jam and I got too much time
You better talk to me while I still got the time
Don't let them fools tell you what you're supposed to do
They're just talkin' trash
Ain't nothin' they say is true
You're the only one who knows what you gotta do

Sweetest little girl
With the strangest smile
Says the strangest things
Such a precocious child
People tried to tell he who she was supposed to be
'Til one day she woke up and asked "Where the hell is ME?"

Late one winter night Right before her eyes
The answer came suddenly and caught her by suprise
She was lucky to be alive
Don't let nobody tell you who you're supposed to be
Followyour heart and keep your mind free
Fools are blind
That you can believe

Narrow minds like talkin' trash
And puttin' people down
Think they know what's goin' on
But they ain't been around
They don't see who you are
And they sure as hell don't care
They just like flappin' their jaws
And blowin' hot air

Only you know what to do and who to be
You got the answer inside of you
What do I gotta do to make you see?

Show some pride in yourself
Raise your head up high
Your future's shing bright
Climb a higher mountain and reach for the sky