"Sack Full Of Dreams" (Live) - Donny Hathaway 

lyrics:

I got a dream for the world
peace in the rivers and everywhere
bridges of steel and love and cities that smile
gray empty faces walk by
and hands try to hide all the lonlieness
lighting a cigarette to blow time away

lost in the noise, lonely as a wind
people on sidewalks with no place to go
can they learn to understand
the world of love that I'm dreaming
the world of love

and I, I said I got a sack full of dreams
streets full of laughter and toy ballons
and people with hearts that care
who listen for love wanting the same
wanting to care wanting to share
all my dreams for the world
can they learn to
understand the world of love
that I'm dreaming
the world of love

wanting the same
wanting to care
wanting to share
all my dreams for the world
can they learn,can they learn
can they learn to understand
the world of love peace, peace, happiness
love and kindness
this is my sack full of dreams

written by G. McFarland


Donny Hathaway, my favorite male singer in soul-music. Ok, there are other great artists from that time that I also love a lot, like Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Bobby Womack... but Donny Hathaway's voice just was very unique, plus he was a great piano player and composer. Still, I must add that Stevie Wonder is my favorite male artist in soul-music with just my second-favorite voice... ;)

He's the father of Lalah Hathaway... you can listen to her amazing voice (that has the same timbre as her father) on the wonderful song "When did you leave Heaven"

If you like his voice, check out this more groovy track: "What's going on". It's a cover of Marvin Gaye's classic, but I love this interpretation at least just as much. And of course Donny has more other great tracks that became classics and that he's written himself.