Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English English people singer-songwriter who performs and writes rock, blues-rock, and jazz. He sings with a tenor voice and is a multi-instrumentalist who plays Hammond organ, guitar, bass, and other string instruments. In addition to his solo career, he was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group Spencer Davis Group , Traffic Traffic (band) , Blind Faith, and Go Go... [read more] - Split Decision
Sometimes I think he knows too muchHis confidence never needs a crutchOne man is a real one, the other wants to hideOne man has his mind made up, the other can't decideBy the time there's nothing left to chooseOne man...
- Wake Me Up On Judgment Day
The story goes, the truth is no one knowsA stranger came, a man who lost his nameAt night he tells me his tale, prison, women, wailThe took him in, he let them winOver and overHe said if you don't have good words to...
- Back Into My Life Again
Chorus:Now you're back into my life againYeah, you're back into my life againYeah, you're back into my life againAnd I'm so glad, Cos baby I'm so glad(Repeat)How could my love have been so blindWhile I was searching...
- My Love's Leavin'
I can't believe she's goingI said please show meWhat selfish seeds I plant along the wayBlack harvest todayThe empty bed she left me, cold on one sideCan't believe, only meShadows in purple thrill meI cry myself awake...
- Take It As It Comes
Raise the window on another dayTake it as it comesJust an actor waiting for a new playTake it as it comesAsk me to dance, I will dance for youAsk me to sing, see what I doIf you feel sad, I'll make jokes for youI'm a...
- I Will Be Here
Cry, you would cry in my armsFar, far from the world and its harmsThat kind of love begun is never doneI'll be here at close of dayWhen you bring your heart home to stayI will be here when you callI will be here...
- Another Deal Goes Down
Midnight comes and the devil's looseWhat you want? He's got everything thereWhat you've got he'll takeAnd leave you in the coldOne more soul drowns, another deal goes downThe night is full of danger, another deal goes...
- You'll Keep On Searching
You've been searching high and low, still so far to goYou've been searching everywhere, I know you careWalking down the endless street, what will you meet?Who knows, who knows?You'll keep on searching till the very...
- Running On
All over the night, the beat goes onCan you hear it? Can you feel?Through the years music keeps runningThe beat keeps running on, on and onAnd I'll always be feeling it, and I won't slow downJust as long as those...
- Come Out And Dance
Come out and dance with me, darling, on that funky side of townCome out and rock with me, baby, shake it up and dance it downWhen you hear that good band play, it'll make you want to fool aroundYou can't sit downI've...
- Every Day (Oh Lord)
I can feel the music deep down inside of meWhen I see the new day rising, h it sets me freeLike a melody coming, what will it be?I love life again though I don't know how this day will finally endEach day is music -...
- In The Light Of Day
Had a dream last night, the angels had come ridingIn the light of day where there was no more hidingAll so fine, I still see them shineI saw angels play right in the light of dayAnd I watched them fly across a fiery...
- Luck's In
Some people get lonely, while some people get blueBut nobody can tell you just what you should doSomebody is laughing while somebody is cryingWhile one child is born, there's somebody dyingYou hold the key in the palm...
- Let Me Make Something In Your Life
Sometimes it's hard to express what you feelWhile trying to say the things that are realI don't wanna fight for fighting just brings painJust wanna hold you in my loving arms againLet me see the sunrise shining in...
- Time Is Running Out
Every day there's something new that's going aroundCrazy people getting all dressed up to paint the townBusiness men they shake their heads and then they frownEverybody tries so hard to put them downIt seems to me...
- Midland Maniac
Take me away beyond the nightTake me away before the dayHappens nowhere else but hereWhere can I goExcept for the show?And sometime from now -and it won't be longI'm gonna stay in my home countryAnd you see it, can...
- Hold On
Hold on to me when you're fallingwhen you're falling down to the groundHold on to me when you feel likeWhen you feel like you can't go onDon't be afraid I'll never refuse you playing with a broken heart that's lame...
- Vacant Chair
When a western man loses his best friend many days are spent in yearsAnd without belief he knows his empty grief is a name for his own fearsOh, the eyes are still. Oh, but even sleepingMy dearest friend till we meet...
- Help Me Angel
Help me angelPlant my feet a little higherHelp me angelI've been too close to the fireHelp me angelMake my dream a little brighterHelp me angelHelp me turn on all the lightsYou've seen all the sightsYou've lived...
- Talking Back To The Night
High above the heat of a summer New York streetAn out-of-work musician plays a solo saxophoneHe's a preacher and a teacherAnd he stands up all aloneStranded in the dark of a vision in the parkA poet in his madness...
- Just Wanna Have Some Fun
Oh what a shambles has been my dayI know I have to go to work but I wanna playWell, I'm lookin' at my watch and it's almost half past threeAnd it's time for teaAnd I don't want nobody tellin'Trying to tell meWhat I...
- Angel Of Mercy
Every little thing that can go wrongDon't you know I realizeAll the trouble that goes on so longRestoration of it seems so wiseBut when the hope and the love has goneYou're the one the world is searching forHold on...
- Lord Of The Street
When the night comes rollin' and the day is throughThen I come strollin' down that avenueBaby, I got what no one can give you - all my lovin'All the guys wanna get down with youBut there ain't no one that's got my...
- Plenty Lovin'
Oh baby I had to think things throughI never needed love when I was all by myselfNow comes the time I know it's gotta be youOh baby, now I need your helpOoh come on now babyI wanna give some special time to you nowCos...
- Real Love
In my life there was emptinessWhere I was going I couldn't guessThen one day into my life you cameAnd from then on nothing seemed the sameYou gave me strength when I thought I could be wrongHey now I know right here...
- Let Your Love Come Down
Some say I know, others say I don'tThat's alright nowWhat I'm saying every day is that love will find a wayThat's no lie nowWhen the road's getting tough and you think you've had enoughDon't give up nowShow the world...
- Spy In The House Of Love
There was a time, you had it madeEverything was going your waySo many guys hanging on a stringYou just wanted to playLike a spy in the house of loveSearching for a clue in the darkSpy in the house of loveSomeone put a...
- Family Affair
It's a family affair ....One child grows up to be somebody that just loves to learnAnd another child grows up to be someone who needs concernMother loves both of them, you see it's in the bloodFather loves both of...
- Gotta Get Back To My Baby
I had a drink, I saw a fightI glanced across the smoke filled roomAnd I began to think of my babyI wonder what I'm doing hereAll on my own, it isn't clearI miss her smile, I miss her touchI know that I just have to...
- Someone Like You
I've tried to live my life aloneIndependence, freedom was my ownBut there was a loneliness I could not ignoreI knew deep down I needed moreIn my life I needed a feelingOf a love to come over meI felt the truth and so...
- Fill Me Up
Thy will be doneYou came into my lifeYou made it alrightYou showed me who I could beYou gave me your visionGave me inspirationYou helped my eyes to seeWhen I worked out what you had worked in meI found out how...
- Pearly Queen
I bought a sequined suit from a pearly queenAnd she could drink more wine than I'd ever seenShe had some gypsies' blood flowing through her feetAnd when the time was right she said that I would meetMy destinyI...
- Empty Pages
Found someone who can comfort me, but there are always exceptionsAnd she's good at appearing sane, but I just want you to knowShe's the one makes me feel so good when everything is against mePicks me up when I'm...
- I'm A Man
Well, my pad is very messy and there's whiskers on my chin And I'm all hung up on music, and I always play to win I ain't got no time for lovin' 'cause my time is all used up Just sittin' 'round creatin' all that...
- The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
If you see something that looks like a starAnd it's shooting up out of the groundAnd your head is spinning from a loud guitarAnd you just can't escape from the soundDon't worry too much, it'll happen to youWe were...
- Had To Cry Today
It's already written that today will be one to rememberThe feeling's the same as being outside of the lawHad to cry todayWell, I saw your sign and I missed you thereI'm taking the chance to see the wind in your eyes...
- Gimme Some Lovin'
US version:Well, my temperature's rising and my feet hit the floorTwenty people knocking 'cause they're wanting some moreLet me in, baby, I don't know what you've gotBut you'd better take it easy, 'cause this place is...
- Dear Mr. Fantasy
As the evening sun goes downThe Dealer shuffles into townMakes a note of what's a floatAnd spinning 'round he'll cut your throatIn the time it takes to healThe dealer's made another dealWhen he plays he plays for...
- John Barleycorn
There were three men came out of the west, their fortunes for to tryAnd these three men made a solemn vowJohn Barleycorn must dieThey've plowed, they've sown, they've harrowed him inThrew clods upon his headAnd these...
- Paper Sun
Well you think you had a good timeWith the boy that you just metKicking sand from beach to beachYour clothes all soaking wetBut if you look around and seeA shadow on the runDon't be too surprised if its just a paper...
- Can't Find My Way Home
Come down off your throne and leave your body alone - somebody must changeYou are the reason I've been waiting so long - somebody holds the keyWell, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the timeAnd I'm wasted and I...
- 40,000 Headmen
Forty thousand headmen couldn't make me change my mindIf I had to take the choice between the deafman and the blindI know just where my feet should go and that's enough for meI turned around and knocked them down and...
- Spanish Dancer
I can feel the heat, no one has to tell meIt's so good, once it starts I'll never let goI can feel the beat like a Spanish dancerUnder my feet, making the world go 'round, I can't come downYou can't hold me when I get...
- Slowdown Sundown
Sundown coming down too soon, no time to be aloneSo I'll take a glass of memories and understand the bluesOh they're the last thing you loseSlowdown sundown, all I really need is timeFor faded love songs and feelings...
- Night Train
Out of the night burning with lightTrain shining black, I won't look back, life is runningHoping some day someone will say I got it madePull up the shade, let the sun inDown on the night train, I feel the starlight...
- While You See A Chance
Stand up in a clear blue morning until you see what can beAlone in a cold day dawning, are you still free? Can you be?When some cold tomorrow finds you,when some sad old dream reminds youHow the endless road unwinds...
- Second Hand Woman
Go down babe a slot machine to take my dimeCunning diversion to pass the timeFlash in the pan a weekend trip in any townShe'll light the fuse and watch you drownFrom a cut-price lady to second-hand womanYou're...
- Dust
Time they call the universal healer but you're back every three daysSettling all around meA feather duster's no substitute for the real thingAnd the dust you left behind is settling stillWith you dawn never tasted so...
- Arc Of A Diver
She bathes me in sweetness I cannot revealFor sharing dreams I need my womanThis humble expression meagerly dressedMy eyes so mean it has no meaningBut jealous night and all her secret chordsI must be deaf on the...
- One More Morning
In the sky, light is coming, so glad we all have this dayWe all want one more morning just to know the night won't stayLift my eyes to the dawning to see the life start againJust to see one more morning, just to feel...
- Put On Your Dancin' Shoes
So much going on out there, leaves us hanging in the airAnd it's all that we can do to face each day and see it thoughLife's a dance, put on your dancing shoes, take a chanceYou can't shut your eyes to pain, faces...
- Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?
Hear the night music playing? Don't you know what it's saying?We should feel it together foreverFeel the beat and just hold on to the sweet midnight flowingFeel the music inside you, I'll be there tooNow's the time...
- Shining Song
Baby's eyes - feel them looking at meRealize what I would have her seeRealize how dark this world can beThat's why I better keep shining, shining, keep shining right down the lineLove's a light - it keeps leading us...
- Hearts On Fire
Night was falling and my chances were lowNothing was happening, I was ready to goThen I saw her walking through that doorAnd I knew right then I had to get me some moreMoved up close, up next to the barThere she sat,...
- The Morning Side
You meet every kind of person moving toward the morning sideYou see the good and the bad, the eyes are sadYou play every midnight gambler before you see the lightOn the morning side, the morning sideYou feel every...
- While There's A Candle Burning
You used to come and see me all the timeI gave you everything I hadI brought you upAnd I never left you one time feeling badThey say it's a new ageAnd I wonder where you've beenYou can help me turn a new pageThe same...
- Still In The Game
Here's to gamblersWho hold to the gameThrough the hard timesThey don't lose their aimAnd they hope for time on their sideAnd they keep a ticket to rideThey keep watching for signs in the landThey keep watching for...
- There's A River
There's a river pouringFrom a pure and a crystal streamAnd it carries my heart alongCarries me all my lifeAnd I know it will bring me homeThere's a choir singingWith a force that can light the skyI will join with a...
- It Was Happiness
We had the stars-they kept shiningWhere they led us we followedTwo for love-wanderingI look back-here's what I seeWe were outside-there was Paris-it was rainingAnd we felt everythingIn a crowded street in...
- And I Go
My girl white in a yellow lightLooks so goodAnd it takes meLove so bright she can love all nightShows me all she knowsPainter paint the sceneHold us in a dreamFeel what it meansWhen she takes meOh, she plays her...
- Big Girls Walk Away
You hold your broken heart outAnd you say it just won't stop hurtingLike there's something I can doThe rule is so plainParty girl play like it's layingPack it up-hear what I'm sayingThe party's over-better walk...
- Reach For The Light
Deep in the night the winds blow cold and in a heartbeat the fear takes hold Deep in the storm there's a place that's soft and still Where the road waits to be taken if you only will The voices inside you can lead...
- Freedom Overspill
Keep on talking all you wantWell you don't waste a minute of timeWho cares, who knows what's trueCoffee and tears the whole night throughBurning up on midnight oilAnd it's come right back on youFreedom...
- Valerie
So wild standing there With her hands in her hair I can't help remember Just where she touched me There's still no face Here in her place**So cool she was like jazz On a summer's day Music high and sweet Then...
- The Finer Things
WHILE THERE IS TIMELET'S GO OUT AND FEEL EVERYTHINGIF YOU HOLD MEI WILL LET YOU INTO MY DREAMFOR TIME IS A RIVER ROLLING INTO NOWHEREWE MUST LIVE WHILE WE CANAND WE'LL DRINK OUR CUP OF LAUGHTERTHE FINER THINGS KEEP...
- One And Only Man
Every time I see you, girl, it makes me feel so sadKnowing you've been seeing some other guy that treats you badDid you know I'm burning deep inside for you?Just give me the chance now and we can see it throughIf...
- Back In The High Life Again
It used to seem to me that my life ran on too fastAnd I had to take it slowly just to make the good parts lastBut when you're born to run it's so hard to just slow downSo don't be surprised to see me back in that...
- Roll With It
When life is too much, roll with it, babyDon't stop and lose your touch, oh no, babyHard times knocking on your door, I'll tell them you ain't there no moreGet on through it, roll with it, babyLuck'll come and then...
- Holding On
Used to live in teh danger zoneAny day it oculd get too roughNow I'm glad I kept holding onNow I'm glad I had soul enoughYou turned night into dayAnd showed me how my soul could singYou took my hurt awayAnd showed me...
- Dont You Know What The Night Can Do
Hear the night music playing?Don't you know what it's saying?We should feel it togetherFor foreverFeel the beat and just hold onTo the sweet midnight flowingFeel the music inside youI'll be there tooNow's the time our...
- Higher Love
Think about it, there must be higher loveDown in the heart or hidden in the stars aboveWithout it, life is a wasted timeLook inside your heart, I'll look inside mineThings look so bad everywhereIn this whole world,...
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