Song: Part Of Me ~~ 1990 ~~ 5:58
Artist: En Vogue
LP/CD: Born To Sing ~~ Atlantic ~~ 1990
Composers: Denzil Foster~Thomas McElroy~En Vogue

Rain, such a simple thang
Every drop a different stop, but they all come from the same
God is the cloud and we are the rain
That’s why I sometimes feel that somehow we are the same

Whenever I lay my head to sleep
There’s a strong thought that keeps haunting my mind
Careless whispers of a nation
That somehow was caught, trapped in the dark and nowhere to go
I know my thoughts are tellin’ me

Gotta be a part of me (I can feel it, mmm)
Gotta be a part of me (In my heart, in my soul)
Gotta be a part of me (The world must be callin’ me)
Gotta be a part of me (And my world comes from within)

Life has no guarantees
That you’ll keep what you have, even though you’re blessed with them
That’s why I’m feelin’ some fear for the world
With all the grief and misery, how much real time is there

The sooner I take my responsibilities
I can truly say I am grateful for my world
Ho...ooh...the irony of trying to do the right thing
Is whatever you do, some will undo and sometimes destroy
And there’s someone still left in darkness (And you say)

Gotta be a part of me (I can feel it)
Gotta be a part of me (In my heart, in my soul)
Gotta be a part of me (Callin’ me from the depths of my soul)
Gotta be a part of me (Makin’ you a part of you, part of me)
(Everything must combine to be one)

The world is what we make it
What we see today are the results of the mistakes they made yesterday
And what we see tomorrow will be the results of what we do today
It’s a shame that peace and respect have been replaced by money and power
The children, they are the future, so teach them how to love themselves
And they will love others, don’t you see
Love, that’s the key

Gotta be a part of me (I can feel it)
Gotta be a part of me (In my heart, in my soul)
Gotta be a part of me (And my world is callin’ me)
Gotta be a part of me (‘Cause my world comes from within)

Gotta be a part of me (Makin’ me, makin’ me, makin’ me a part of the whole)
Gotta be a part of me (I can feel it, feel it)
Gotta be a part of me (You’re a part of me, they’re a part of me)
Gotta be a part of me (We’re a part of each other, you and me, yeah...)

Gotta be a part of me (They’re a part of me)
Gotta be a part of me (Oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...)
Gotta be a part of me (Ooh)
Gotta be a part of me

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: April 24, 1999