In the 1980s, sunglasses were a common fashion for people who wanted to adopt a "tough guy" persona (note all the cop shows from that era -- Simon & Simon, Miami Vice, etc. -- where the lead characters wore shades). So I think this song is about a guy who wears shades as a way of hiding his insecurity after learning that his girlfriend is cheating on him. He's trying to pretend that he's a "tough guy" to hide the fact that his girlfriend's affair is disturbing him.
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, la, la, la, la
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, la, la, la, la
Listen
There?s been so many things that?s held us down
But now it looks like things are finally coming around
I know we?ve got a long long way to go
And where we?ll end up
And I don?t know
But we won?t let nothing hold you back
And we?re putting ourselves together
And we?re polishing up our act
Well, if you?ve ever been held down before
I know that you refuse to be held down anymore
Well, don?t you let nothing, nothing
Stand in your way, yey
I want y?all to listen, listen
To every word I say, every word I say
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move
Gotta keep my feet, my feet up baby
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, movin? grooving
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, la, la, la, la, la
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, now, now, now
I know you know someone that has a negative vide
And if you?ll try to make they only push you aside
And if you ask them what they?re up to and where they?re gonna go
But ask them where they?re going and they don?t know
But we won?t let nothing hold us back
I?ll be putting ourselves together
We?re polishing up our act
Well, if you ever been held down before
I know that you refuse to be held down anymore
Well, don?t you let nothing, nothing
Stand in your way, yey
I want y?all to listen, listen
To every word I say, every word I say
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move
Gotta keep my feet, my feet up baby
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, la, la, la, la, yeah
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, now, now, now, baby
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, now, now, now, now
Ah, freak out
Ah, freak out
Ah, freak out
Ah, freak out
Everybody
Ah
No matter how hard I try
Don?t you let nothing, nothing, woh
Stand in your way, hey, yey
I want y?all to listen, listen
To every word I say, every word I say
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, now, now, now, now, lady
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove
Gotta keep my feet, my feet up baby
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve got to move, moving, grooving
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve got to move, now, now, now, now, now, now
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, la, la, la, la
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, la, la, la, la
Listen
There?s been so many things that?s held us down
But now it looks like things are finally coming around
I know we?ve got a long long way to go
And where we?ll end up
And I don?t know
But we won?t let nothing hold you back
And we?re putting ourselves together
And we?re polishing up our act
Well, if you?ve ever been held down before
I know that you refuse to be held down anymore
Well, don?t you let nothing, nothing
Stand in your way, yey
I want y?all to listen, listen
To every word I say, every word I say
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move
Gotta keep my feet, my feet up baby
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, movin? grooving
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, la, la, la, la, la
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, now, now, now
I know you know someone that has a negative vide
And if you?ll try to make they only push you aside
And if you ask them what they?re up to and where they?re gonna go
But ask them where they?re going and they don?t know
But we won?t let nothing hold us back
I?ll be putting ourselves together
We?re polishing up our act
Well, if you ever been held down before
I know that you refuse to be held down anymore
Well, don?t you let nothing, nothing
Stand in your way, yey
I want y?all to listen, listen
To every word I say, every word I say
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move
Gotta keep my feet, my feet up baby
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, la, la, la, la, yeah
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, now, now, now, baby
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove, now, now, now, now
Ah, freak out
Ah, freak out
Ah, freak out
Ah, freak out
Everybody
Ah
No matter how hard I try
Don?t you let nothing, nothing, woh
Stand in your way, hey, yey
I want y?all to listen, listen
To every word I say, every word I say
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?re on the move, now, now, now, now, lady
And ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve gotta groove
Gotta keep my feet, my feet up baby
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve got to move, moving, grooving
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
We?ve got to move, now, now, now, now, now, now
Ain?t no stoppin? us now
Lyrics submitted by Bobo192
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