he said goodbye to the canon ball
when curtis jackson was yet to crawl
he had a photo of a gran torino
from ohio to the wall
he got deeper into the sound
when the big debate was watergate
my lina and my brotha made it clear like makin' love [bad word] he remembers the boogie boy down the house
the dj's turnin' out in 1975
he surrenders this total [bad word] down to his dancing feet
and he gave it up for love (repeat)
he gave it up for love x3

sent in a plane with the wings on fire

and when the world came his heart desire

he met a girl freckles on her face

they found a place for the summer

this was a time of space and rhapsody

his hair was long lord knows the sound was funky

Herbie and stevie held the keys to his fantasy

he remembers the boogie boy down the house

the dj's turnin' out in 1975

he surrenders this total [bad word] down to his dancin' feet

and he gave it up for love

it wasn't gravity that kept him there? umm
but the music and the magic in the air
repeat x2
he gave it up for love x3 [bad word]