Reaching for the Sky is the second album by soul vocalist Peabo Bryson.
Released in 1977, Reaching for the Sky would be Bryson's debut album on Capitol Records, charting with Quiet Storm staple "Feel the Fire" at number 13 on the R&B singles chart. This tune would be covered by Stephanie Mills in 1979 on her What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin' album and again in 1980 by Teddy Pendergrass as a duet with Mills on his TP album. The midtempo title track, "Reaching for the Sky" was even more commercially successful, reaching number 6 on the R&B chart.
All songs written by Peabo Bryson
God please bring her back, I know it was stupid
Because she needed me, and I just disappointed her
Now I just can cry to death
No way, but I should fight for her to be alive
I threw away my life alone
I'll close my eyes and spread my broken wings to fly
(God please bring her back)
God please give me a second chance
I promise, I'll never leave her, never again
(So can you see my tears?)
It seems like blood running from veins
This could be the last time I see the light of the sun
Now I got the poison you left inside my heart
Now I got questions. Where are you now? How could I see you?
I'm crawling in the dark cause poison is getting my eyes blinded
And you're the only one who can turn the lights on
It's cold tonight, I wish I never burned that bridges
I see an angel fly, a little voice inside my head
Calls my name and drags me fast from somewhere I belong
So tell me, am I going to hell?
And now I just can cry to death
No way, but I should fight for her to be alive
I threw away my life alone
I'll close my eyes and spread my wings!
(God please bring her back)
God please give me a second chance
I promise, I'll never leave her, never again
(So can you see my tears?)
It seems like blood running from my veins
This could be the last time I see the light of the sun
Now I got the poison you left inside me
Now I got questions. Where are you now? How could I see you?
I'm crawling in the dark cause poison is getting my eyes blinded
And you're the only one who can turn the lights on
You never made things easy
I wonder what I did wrong
You never tried to fix it
I can't figure it out
Why?
I'm crawling in the dark, your poison is getting my eyes blinded