A Brand New Day Lyrics
Diana Ross Feat. Michael Jackson (Feat. Nipsey Russell)
Lyrics
If a feeling's born and no one complains
Well that's good luck
Running through young veins
And if life is a blessing
That brushes the tops of the trees
Well it's a short walk
In a sweet breeze
I will need you, feed you, seed you, plead with you
All for the taste of your sweet love thelma
If a heart is an open memory book
That was the chance i took
The more i searched, the more shook with thelma
Last night i slept on a rented pillow
A silver moon above my head
A thirsty dreamless sleep released me
And i reached for the phone
By the side of the bed
Now the first time that i saw you i thought
she's beautiful, but she's too young to be caught
People aware of my history
Trying to steer you away from me
I left a message at your hotel
Don't let management poison the well
I will need you, feed you, seed you, plead with you
All for the taste of your sweet love thelma
The phone is ringing and i realize
We are timezones and oceans apart
The words i speak in the middle of my night
They fall on your yesterday scars
If the sun don't shine, the wind don't break
The clock don't jump off the wall
Thelma, my darling, i will cushion your fall
I will need you, feed you, seed you, plead with you
Without the taste of your sweet love thelma
I am only a man who has skirted the edge of despair
For a long time now, and i don't care
I watch you sleeping a the hospital bed
The baby curled up in a ball
Winter sunlight hits the family tree
And everything else becomes nothing at all
Song & Lyrics Facts
"A Brand New Day" is a song written by Michael Jackson and Diana Ross for the 1978 musical film The Wiz. It was released as a single on October 18, 1978, through Motown Records.
The song features an all-star cast of music legends including Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Richard Pryor, Lena Horne, Mabel King, Thelma Carpenter and Theresa Merritt. The genre of this highly acclaimed song is soul/funk with lyrics written by Charlie Smalls. Musically, it had been arranged by Quincy Jones and produced by him along with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album was released in November 1978 to coincide with the release of the movie. "A Brand New Day" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1979.