Sly And The Family Stone-"I Want To Take You Higher"(1968)

RIP Sly Stone-(March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025)-Sunday Long Gone Artists

I was obsessed with Sly and the Family Stone after I saw this performance when I was 11 years old.

Luckily, I got to see the band once in 1974.

RIP Sly…..thanks…

… Hey, hey, hey, hey
Beat is gettin’ stronger
Music gettin’ longer, too
Music is a-flashin’ me

… I want to, I want to, I want to take you higher
I wanna take you higher
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire
I wanna take you higher

… Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom
Hey, hey, hey, hey

… Beat is nitty-gritty
Sound is in your city, too
Music’s still flashin’ me

… Don’t ya, don’t ya, don’t, don’t, don’t ya wanna get higher?
Don’t ya wanna get higher?
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire (Woo)
I wanna take you higher

… Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom

… Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher (Won’t ya light my fire?)
Higher (Woo, yeah)
Higher (Wanna take you higher)
Higher
Hey, hey, hey, hey

… Beat is there to make you move
Sound is there to help you groove
Music’s still flashin’ me
Take your places

… I wanna take you higher (Higher)
Wanna take you higher
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire (Woo)
I wanna take you high, high, high, high, high, high, high, high

… Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom

… Wanna take you, do you wanna go
Wanna take my fire
Wanna take you higher

… Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom
(Higher)

… Don’t ya wanna get higher?
I wanna take you higher
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom
I wanna take you higher
I wanna take you higher
Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom
Everybody higher, higher, higher

Songwriters: Sylvester Stewart