- Don't wanna be lonely.

I've been searching for so long, Just to find that special one.

Someone to call my own Can't stand being alone I need a friend Need a lover No now and then Always and Forever Baby this is it I'm Ready to commit I've got so much love to offer I don't wanna be alone No, I don't wanna be alone I don't wanna be alone No, I don't wanna be alone Eh, I don't wanna walk.

Don't wanna talk.

Don't wanna be don't wanna see Don't wanna play don't wanna say Don't wanna walk don't wanna talk I'm sick and tired of being alone Got no time to waste in vain Said I'm tired of running around I need lady to settle down I wanna build a family.

Loving family.

Make our house homely.

Homely, homely listen to all of your deepest thoughts, do the little things that I ought I don't wanna be alone No, I don't wanna be alone - I don't wanna be alone - No, I don't wanna be alone.

Yeah I don't wanna play don't wanna say.

I don't wanna, don't wanna, don't wanna Don't wanna play don't wanna say don't wanna be I don't wanna be alone No, I don't wanna be alone Yeah, I don't wanna be alone I don't wanna be alone I don't wanna be lonely Don't wanna be lonely Don't wanna be lonely Don't wanna live a lonely life, I need you to call My Wife Someone to have and live for To love, cherish, and adore I wanna build a family, loving family.

Make our house homely.

Homely, homely.

and listen to all of your deepest thoughts Do the little things that I ought I don't wanna be alone No, I don't wanna be alone.

I don't wanna be alone No, I don't wanna be alone Eh, don't wanna walk, don't wanna talk.

Don't wanna play, don't wanna say don't want to be don't wanna see don't wanna think, don't wanna drink; I don't wanna be alone I don't wanna be alone Don't wanna be Lonely Don't wanna be lonely.

Don't wanna be lonely I don't wanna be lonely, Don't wanna be lonely.

Oh Cheers to life, cheers to life raises your glasses high, high up in the sky You don't know why, we giving cheers to life.

Live life You gotta Live life.

Oh Live Life You gotta Live Life.

I tell you Live Life You gotta live life Oh, live life.

You gotta live life Thank Jah Almighty for blessing me today to see another day in glory.

Life Is great.

And I appreciate with every breath I take I'm gonna celebrate.

Raise your glasses high, high up in the sky.

I say You don't know why We're giving cheers to life Live Life You gotta live life Oh live life.

You gotta live life I tell you live life You gotta live life Oh Live life You gotta live Life.

You gotta live life Today you're here with someone tomorrow you're gone make sure your mission to have some fun Now live life You gotta live life Oh, live life.

You gotta live life I tell you live life, you gotta live life Oh live life, live life.

I don't know about tomorrow, So me make sure every little moment is also heavenly spent Life is a precious gift so live up and cherish join me In this toast to what mean the most Raise your glasses high, high up in the sky You don't know why, we giving cheers to life Live life, you gotta live life.

Oh live life, You gotta live life.

I tell you live life, you gotta live life Oh live life, you gotta live life.

Today you're here me son, tomorrow you're gone Make it your mission to have real fun So live life, you gotta live life Oh live life, you gotta live life.

I tell you live life, you gotta live life Oh live life, you gotta live life What me say now?

Live.

I'm gonna live my life.

You should live your life.

We all should live our lives.

Live a life, live my life.

Awoh Cheers to life, Cheers to life Raise your glasses high high up in the shy You don't know why, we giving cheers to life.

You gotta, you gotta Oh live life, you gotta live life.

Live life, you gotta live life Oh live life, you gotta live I thank you father, I am six feet taller I'm still living, counting my blessings.

Raise them glasses high, high up in the sky You don't know why, we're giving cheers to life Live life, you gotta live life Oh live life, you gotta live life.

I tell you live life, you gotta live life.

Oh live life, you gotta live life [Instrumental] Say I'm gonna live my life, you should live your life.

We all should live our life Live our live, live our life.

You could have been a man on the corner begging for a dollar Could have been your mother who had to sell her body for supper You could have been a child world over dying from hunger Could've been a brother who had to sell his store You got a roof over your head, food to eat, a warm bed, shoes on your feet, clothes on your back.

Thank God for that Be thankful for what you got.

Somebody has got it worse than that.

Be thankful for what you got.

Somebody has got it worse than that.

Be thankful for what you got.

Be thankful for what you got Somebody has got it worse than that.

Be thankful for what you got Could've been a lady on the street scunting for food to eat Ooh Could've been the mother who had to sleep on cold ground bare feet Could've been your brother in a coma or hit with terminal cancer Could've been blind of out of your mind or facing pure hard times.

You got your blessings around you You got your wits about you You can laugh, you can smile from someone, a child.

Thank Jah for that Be thankful for what you got, Somebody else got it worse than that Be thankful for what you got Somebody else got it worse than that Be thankful for what you got Be thankful for what you got Somebody else got it worse than that Be thankful for what you got [Instrumental] Could've been a man on the corner, begging for a dollar.

Could've been a child world over dying from hunger Could've been a sister who had to sell her body for supper Could've been the brother who's sick with terminal cancer You got a roof over your head, food to eat, a warm bed.

Shoes on your feet, close on your back.

Thank God for that Be thankful for what you got Somebody else got it worse than that Be Thankful for what you got.

Somebody else got it worse than that Be thankful for what you got Be thankful for what you got Somebody has got it worse than that Be thankful for what you got Be thankful for what you got Somebody else got it worse than that Be thankful for what you got Be thankful for what you got Somebody else got it worse than that Be thankful for what you got - Well, that was a Universal Xpression.

And I'm excited to be sitting here with Richard Paris who is the vocalist and keyboard player for Universal Xpression How you doing Richard?

- I am wonderful.

- So tell me about Universal Xpression, How did you start?

Who are the, the other people that are with you?

- Universal Xpression is a band that born out of a need here in Detroit for versatile band, cuz we don't only do reggae.

We do soca, we do Afro beats, and we take some Motown songs and put them to reggae.

And we've been around for over 20 years.

The drummer is my brother, Noel Parris.

And the bass man is Oliver Mansa.

He's from Ghana.

The foundation, you know, comes from Africa.

So when you bring that African to the Caribbean, it, it meshes well.

And as a matter of fact, that's what make us stand out from the other bands when we play because people say we play happy music.

- [Satori] What are the three beautiful songs that you played for us?

- [Richard] They're all written by myself and they're written from experience in life.

They don't wanna be lonely.

Obviously nobody wants to be lonely in this, this time and you, but you gotta find that perfect person.

So when you find that perfect person then you get to, you know, measure up to what that person needs and your needs to make it work.

So that's why we came up with don't wanna be lonely Be thankful.

So many people take things for granted.

You know, the fact that you can get up off your bed the fact that you can speak fact that can smile fact that you can be right here.

You gotta be thankful for that because it's not really given.

You know, it's a blessing to be.

And then live life is the fact that so many people go through life making life, but not living life.

There is a big difference between the two.

You gotta enjoy the little things in life, the smiles the hello, the goodbyes and all that good stuff.

So that's where live life came from.

- [Satori] And the impact that Detroit has had in the writing of your music - Has been tremendous and not only ours, but in some of the famous reggae artists who you could hear the Motown swing in their music.

And again, you know, music is a universal language.

So whether it gravitates you or pulls you to it, you know you go that way as long as it's positive.

- So how did you find the Concert of Colors?

- We heard of Concert of Colors and mega pledge to perform.

We have done it probably about six times but this year is special because we are bringing a Caribbean stage as part of Concert of Colors right at the DIA.

And we are having an artist out of Toronto by the name of David Rudder.

Universal Xpression, Bomba Rica that brings the Puerto Rican vibe.

We have roots vibration.

And we have a band from Chicago called Indica that bring the, the roots reggae.

So it's gonna be a, a melting pot of excellent music.

- What does make the Concert of Colors unique?

- It's a melting part of all cultures.

And I don't think there's too many other places you can go to a festival and experience that.

And that's what make the color part wonderful.

- What do you personally believe is important to bring people all cultures together through music specifically?

- Where music is like I said is a universal vessel, And it's something that everyone can relate to.

And to transcend different cultural aspect through music is the greatest thing there is.

And that's what Concert of Colors is doing.

- So what do you want audiences to leave after they listen to you?

How do you expect to leave them?

- Well, expect and want is gonna join to together.

And I know they're gonna leave with happiness.

They're gonna leave with understanding of different culture.

They're gonna leave with love because that's what most of the music's all about when you're there.

You gotta be in the moment, dancing, you know smiling or whatever the case may be.

and leaving concert the colors, you should leave with love, a taste of culture and opening and awakening of difference in the world.

- Well, thank you so much, Richard Parris and Universal Xpression.

I can't wait to come and see you in July at the Concert of Colors.