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⭐️ Sly & The Family Stone - "The Essential"
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone
Vocals
Freddie Stone
Freddie Stone
Guitar
Greg Errico
Greg Errico
Drums
Larry Graham
Larry Graham
Bass
Jerry Martini
Jerry Martini
Saxophone
Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia Robinson
Trumpet
Rose Stone
Rose Stone
Keyboards
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sylvester Stewart
Sylvester Stewart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone
Producer
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Producer

Lyrics

Everybody is a star
Who can rain and chase the dust away
Everybody wants to shine
Ooh, come out on a cloudy day
'Til the sun that loves you round
When the system tries to bring you down
Every hand to shine tonight
You don't need darkness to do what you think is right
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa, ooh-ooh
Everybody is a star
I can feel it when you shine on me
I love you for who you are
Not the one you feel you need to be
Ever catch a falling star
Ain't no stopping till it's in the ground
Everybody is a star
One big circle going 'round and 'round
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Shine, shine, shine
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Shine, shine, shine, shine
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ba-ba-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa...
Written by: Sylvester Stewart

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