Words and Music by Maurice White, Verdine White, Fred White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey & Al McKay Hey, we heard the news that someone's crying the blues 'Cause words still go unsaid as hungry minds are never fed Take a chance as you dance in romance In a trance to advance and expand Got a dime and a rhyme brilliant mind Still inclined in your prime to design For man's great strength to meet another trembling heart's defeat Is read between the lines when change of mind is hard to find The blossoms that you reap from binding challenges complete And wisdom's gentle rain imensely crowns your brain Take a chance as you dance in romance In a trance to advance and expand Moving soon upper room Paid your dues 'cause you're through feelin' blue Take a chance as you dance in romance In a trance to advance and expand Got a dime and a rhyme brilliant mind Still inclined in your prime to design Moving soon upper room Paid your dues 'cause you're through feelin' blue