Remarks:
This is the song that made Stephanie Mills famous in 1975 at age 18 when she played Dorothy in “The Wiz” on Broadway. It later became a number one hit for her on the American R&B charts in 1989. In the video above she sings it at the Apollo Theater in 1990.
Lyrics:
When I think of home
I think of a resting place
A place where there’s peace, quiet, and serenity
And that’s where some of my friends have gone
Friends who have traveled with me through my wonderful experience in Oz
A journey Ill never forget
When I think of home, I think of a place
Wheres there’s love overflowing
I wish I was home, I wish I was back there
With the things Ive been knowing
Wind that makes the tall grass bend into leaning
Suddenly the raindrops that fall they have a meaning
Sprinklin’ the scene
Makes it all clean
(When I think of home)
Maybe there’s a chance for me to go back
Now that I have some direction
(Maybe there’s a chance Ill get home)
It sure would be nice to be back at home
Where there’s love and affection
And just maybe I can convince time to slow up
Givin me enough time, ooh, in my life to grow up
Time be my friend
And let me start again
Suddenly my worlds gone and change its fate
And I still know where Im going
I have had my mind spun round in space
And watched it growing
And oh, if you’re listening, God, please don’t make it hard
To know if we should believe the things that we see
Tell us should we try and stay or should we run away (Should we run away)
Or will it be better just to let things, let them be, oh
Livin’ here in this brand new world
Might be a fantasy
But its taught me to love, oh, yeah
And its real, its so real, its real to me
And Ive learned that we must look
Inside our hearts to find
A world full of love
Like yours, like mine
Like home
Like, like home
(When I think of home)
My friends smilin’ down on me
Givin’ me their energy, oh
(When I think of home)
I think of a peaceful world and joy
All around me, yeah
(When I think of home)
And love that we share can never
Never, ever be taken away from me, yeah, yeah, yeah
(When I think of home)
I just sit down and think
And gets on down in my bone, bone, yeah
(When I think of home)
I can hear my friends tellin’ me
Stephanie, please sing my song
I wanna sing, I wanna shout
I wanna tell you what its all about
Well I did not know that is how she made her start..
While we on the lady with Soul.
This House remix, is popular in London (underground scene), and what could best be described as a ‘Lady’s tune’
Watch out guys….
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