THE BRUNCH SET

JULY 12TH - LADIES OF SOUL

When I See You by Fantasia (2006)

I put your picture on my mirror
Start to blush when somebody says your name
In my stomach there's a pain
See you walk in my direction
I go the other way
I start to stutter when I speak
Start to stand but my knees go weak
What's happening to me?
In the dark, can you tell me what it means?

I lay my head on my pillow
Staring out the window
Wish on a star for a sign
You're the reason why

You're always on my mind
When you come around I get shy
When I see you (see you)
When I see you

I never know when you might walk by
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you
When I see you

I scribble x and O's in my notebook
Checking how my hair and my nails look
I feel myself in a zone
I get nervous when you call
So I say I'm not home
I see your face
And I hear my favorite song
Should I send an e-mail at home?
You're the number one topic on the phone
I wonder if you know or do you have a clue, yeah

I lay my head on my pillow
You got me staring out the window
Wish on a star for a sign
What's the reason why, yeah yeah yeah

You're always on my mind (You're always)
When you come around I get shy
When I see you (So sexy boy)
When I see you (You're sexy boy)

I never know when you might walk by
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you
When I see you

Something now is taking over me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not gonna run not
Just gonna stand here and see
Oh, oh, oh, yeah

You're always on my mind (Hey baby)
When you come around I get shy
When I see you
When I see you (You're so sexy boy, you're so sexy boy)

I never know when you might walk by (I don't know)
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you (But I get nervous around you)
When I see you

You're always on my mind (You're always)
When you come around I get shy
When I see you (You, you, you)
When I see you (I love it, I love it)

I never know when you might walk by
(Yes I love it boy)
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you
When I see you (For some reason I can't, I can't be around)

Hey
I can't
Only when I see you

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Heard it All Before by Sunshine Anderson

Come home late
It seems you barely beat the sun
Tapping my shoulder thinking you gon get you some
Smelling like some fragrance that I don't even wear
So if you want some loving I suggest you go back there
Where you came from
Day to Day with you it's always something else
Working my nerve God knows I don't deserve
What you put me through cause I been so true to you
For you to come at me with another lame excuse
See I .....

CHORUS:
Heard it all before (heard it all before)
All of ya lies, all of ya sweet talk
Baby this, Baby that
But your lies ain't working out
Look who's hurting now
See I had to shut you down (down)
I had to shut you down
Played the fool before (played the fool before)
I was your fool I believed in you
Yes I did yes I did
But your lies ain't working out (look who's hurting now)
See I had to shut you down (down)
I had to shut you down

What were you thinking bringing her into our home
In our bed, you must have fell and bumped your head
Messing up my sheets and violating me
Got me 'bout to call my peeps and take it to the streets
Nothing you can do
And there's nothing you can say
That could persuade me to stay with you another day
You have crossed the line to the point of no return
What you do from here on out
I am no longer concerned
See I......

Heard it all before (heard it all before)
Let me explain, baby, it's not what you think, that's what yousaid to me
But your lies ain't working out look who's hurting now
See I had to shut you down (down)
I had to shut you down
Played the fool before (played the fool before)
You got a good game I must admit I was it but it's over
But your lies ain't working out look who's hurting now
See I had to shut you down (down)
I had to shut you down

Use to hang on to your every word
But the more you lie to me the more I hurt
The things you use to say would sound so sweet
I was naive
Quick to believe

Heard it all before
I was at work, It wasn't my car you saw, baby, I swear it wasn'tme
But your lies ain't working out look who's hurting now
See I had to shut you down (down)
I had to shut you down
Played the fool before (played the fool before)
You were my boo I trusted you for way too long (way too long)
But your lies ain't working out look who's hurting now (now)
See I had to shut you down
I had to shut you down

Heard it all before
You know you messed up you got to know you messed up
You got to go now say what you want
But your lies ain't working out look who's hurting now
See I had to shut you down (I had to shut you down)
Played the fool before
I done change the locks on the door
Yes i did and you ain't welcome no more
But your lies ain't working out look who's hurting now (lookingwho's hurting now)
See I had to shut you down (I had to shut you down)

See I heard it all before

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Love by Keysha Cole (2005)

I used to think that I wasn't fine enough
And I used to think that I wasn't wild enough
But I won't waste my time tryna figure out why you playin' games
What's this all about?
And I can't believe
You're hurting me
I met your girl, what a difference
What you see in her
You ain't seen in me
But I guess it was all just make-believe

Oh, love
Never knew what I was missin'
But I knew once we start kissin'
I found
Love
Never knew what I was missin'
But I knew once we start kissin'
I found, found you

Now you're gone, what am I gonna do?
So empty
My heart, my soul, can't go on
Go on, without you
My rainy days fade away when you
Come around, please tell me, baby
Why you go so far away?
Why you go?

Love
Never knew what I was missin'
But I knew once we start kissin'
I found
Love
Never knew what I was missin'
But I knew once we start kissin'
I found, I found you

Who would have known I'd find you?
Ooh

Now you're gone, what am I gonna do?
So empty
My heart, my soul, can't go on
Go on, baby, without you
Rainy days fade away
When you come around
Say you're here to stay
With me, boy
I don't want you to leave me
I, I need you

Love
Never knew what I was missin' (I never knew)
But I knew once we start kissin'
I found (found love)
Love
Never knew what (I never) I was missin' (never, never)
But I knew once we start kissin'
I found (I found, I found)

Love
Never knew what I was missin'
But I knew once we start kissin'
I found

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Be Happy by Mary J Blige

How can I love somebody else
If I can't love myself enough to know
When it's time
Time to let go
Sing

All I really want
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
All I really want
Is to be happy (I wanna be happy, yeah)
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet

I asked for a sign
From my sweet Lord above
I know the answer is in front of me, but when
You think you're in love
You only see what you wanna see
And all I see is me for you
And you for me

Oh, I cannot hide the way I feel inside
(No, I don't know why)
I don't know why but every day I wanna cry
(Every day I wanna cry)
But if I give you one more try
To these rules, will you abide?
And if I mean anything to you
Would it make everything all right?

All I really want
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
(I said I wanna be happy)
All I really want
Is to be happy (Oh, I wanna be...)
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
(To find a love that's mine...)
All I really want
(...oh, it'll be so fine)
Is to be happy (Wanna be happy)
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
(It would be so sweet...)
All I really want (...if only we could be...)
Is to be happy (We can be happy)
And to find a love that's mine (I wanna be happy)
It would be so sweet

I just wanna be so, so, happy
But the answer lies in me
I do believe
That we can be happy
I said I wanna be happy, yeah yeah yeah
Now let it breathe

Life is too short to be tryin' to play some games
Now take some time and think about
If it's really worth losing me
Why must it be this way?
Why do you have to play with my mind
All the time?
Help me sing it

All I really want is for me to be happy
(Ohhh, just help me sing it)
All I really want is for me to be happy
(Yeah, yeah yeah)
All I really want is for me to be happy
(Oh, you know I wanna be happy, yeah, yeah)
All I really want is for me to be happy

All I really want
Is to be happy
(I don't wanna have to worry about nothin' no more)
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
All I really want
Is to be happy
(Said I wanna be, said I wanna be, said I wanna be)
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
(Said I wanna be happy if it's all right with you and me...)
All I really want (...it'll be all right with me)
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
(Won't you help me sing, just help me sing it)
It would be so sweet
All I really want
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
All I really want
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
All I really want
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
All I really want
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet
All I really want
Is to be happy
And to find a love that's mine
It would be so sweet

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Love on Top by Beyonce (2011)

Pa-pa-pa-da, pa-pa-pa-da
Pa-pa-pa-da, pa-pa-pa-da
Pa-pa-pa-da, pa-pa-pa
Pa-pa-pa
Bring the beat in

Honey, honey
I can see the stars all the way from here
Can't you see the glow on the windowpane?
I can feel the sun whenever you're near
Every time you touch me, I just melt away

Now, everybody asks me why I'm smiling out from ear to ear (they say love hurts)
But I know (it's gonna take the real work), oh-whoa
Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it
After fighting through my tears
And finally, you put me first

Baby, it's you (oh)
You're the one I love (I love)
You're the one I need (I need)
You're the only one I see
Come on, baby, it's you (it's you)
You're the one that gives your all
You're the one I can always call (always calls)
When I need, you make everything stop
Finally, you put my love on top

Ooh, come on, baby
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top
You put my love on top
Ooh-ooh, come on, baby
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top
Put my love on top, my love on top

Baby, baby
I can feel the wind whipping past my face
As we dance the night away (away)
And, boy, your lips taste like a night of champagne
As I kiss you again, and again, and again, and again

Now, everybody asks me why I'm smiling out from ear to ear (they say love hurts)
But I know (it's gonna take the real work), oh-whoa
Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it
After fighting through my tears
And finally, you put me first

Baby, it's you (love)
You're the one I love (I love)
You're the one I need (I need)
You're the only one I see
Come on, baby, it's you (it's you)
You're the one that gives your all
You're the one I can always call (always calls)
When I need you, make everything stop
Finally, you put my love on top

Ooh, baby
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top
You put my love on top
Ooh-ooh, come on, baby
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top
Put my love on top, my love on top

Baby, it's you (oh)
You're the one I love (I love)
You're the one I need (I need)
You're the only thing I see
Come on, baby, it's you (it's you)
You're the one that gives your all
You're the one that always calls (always calls)
When I need you, baby, everything stops
Finally, you put my love on top

Baby, you're the one that I love (love)
Baby, you're all I need (need)
You're the only one I see
Come on, baby, it's you
You're the one that gives your all (your all)
You're the one I always call (always calls)
When I need you, everything stops
Finally, you put my love on top

Baby, 'cause you're the one that I love
Baby, you're the one that I need
You're the only one I see
Oh, baby, baby, it's you
You're the one that gives your all
You're the one that always calls (calls)
When I need you, everything stops
Finally, you put my love on top

Baby, 'cause you're the one that I love (I love)
Baby, you're the one that I need (need)
You're the only one I see (see)
Baby, baby, it's you
You're the one that gives your all (ooh)
You're the one that always calls (calls)
When I need you, everything stops
Finally, you put my love on top

🎆 Your July 4th Weekend at Missy Lane’s 🎆

🎆 Your July 4th Weekend at Missy Lane’s 🎆
Jazz. Hot Honey Wings. R&B. Soul Food. Vibes All Weekend Long.

Let’s get one thing straight: this holiday weekend, the energy is at Missy Lane’s—on and off the block. Whether you're here for live jazz, hot honey wings, grown-folk R&B, or just chasing bottomless vibes, we got you.

Here’s the full rundown:

THURSDAY: Jazz Jam with Chris Sharp

Start your weekend early with bassist Chris Sharp, known for holding it down with the wildly popular band Zoocru. He’s leading the Thursday night jam session with some of Durham’s finest. Come kick back with a cocktail, catch happy hour, and enjoy live improvisation under the chandeliers.

🕔 Happy Hour 5–7PM
🎷 Jam starts at 7PM
💸 No cover | Free parking after 7PM

FRIDAY: Missy Goes Offsite – Hot Honey Wings at 4TH WITH FRIENDS

We’re closed in-house, but still outside in the best way. Chef Ash and the crew are bringing the heat to 4TH WITH FRIENDS, hosted by our people over at FRNDSNFAMILY. Pull up and grab hot honey wings and golden tots while they last.

📍 Location via @frndsnfamily
🍗 We’ll be out there until it’s gone. Come hungry.

SATURDAY DAY: The Brunch Set Debuts – Cookout Anthems Edition

We’re launching THE BRUNCH SET this Saturday with DJ RemE on the decks spinning nothing but cookout classics. Expect everything from Frankie Beverly to Mary, Usher, and some Beyoncé, too. This is a brunch party you’ll want to bring your frannnnnds to.

🍹 Signature Brunch Cocktails:

• Brunch Bottle Board (bubbly + juice flight)

• Soft Life Pour (tableside champagne service)

• Flight of the Hour (sparkling cocktail trio)

🎶 DJ starts at 11AM | Singalong kicks off at 1:30PM
💸 No cover | Free parking | Reservations highly recommended

SATURDAY NIGHT: R&B Live Returns

You already know. The energy is smooth, the vocals are strong, and the grown and sexy come out in full force. R&B Live is back for a Saturday night you’ll feel in your spirit.

💃🏾 Dress like you mean it.
🎤 Doors at 9PM | Show at 9:30PM

SUNDAY: Soul Food Jazz Brunch CURATED BY Al Strong

This ain’t your average brunch. We’re serving the best soul food in downtown Durham (argue with yo momma) and the vibes are wrapped in live jazz. Al Strong and the fellas return with a swinging set of straight-ahead classics, cool arrangements, and pure Sunday groove.

🍽 Brunch 11AM–3PM
🎺 Live jazz 12–2PM
💸 No cover | Free parking

SUNDAY NIGHT: AFTRS

Wind down the long weekend with AFTRS, our intimate late-night lounge session. Deep grooves, textured sounds, soulful edits, and ambient rhythms that make you feel things.

🎧 Curated DJs
🕘 Doors at 9PM | Music til late

Tell your cousins and 'nem. This is where you need to be.
Jazz, wings, R&B, and soul food all in one long weekend.

Best Father’s Day Gift Guide 2025 – Jazz Brunch, Portraits with Pops & More

Make Memories, Not Just Reservations

This year, skip the socks and give Dad an experience he’ll never forget. Whether he's a music head, foodie, sentimental soul, or the man who already has it all—we’ve got something lined up just for him at Missy Lane’s.

🎶 For the Music Lover

Tito Puente Jr. in Concert – Sunday, June 16
Let Dad groove to the legacy of Latin jazz royalty. Celebrate Father’s Day with Tito Puente Jr. as he honors his iconic father’s music in an unforgettable live performance. Add a cocktail and a velvet seat, and it’s a night made for legends.

🎟️ Reserve his spot now before it sells out.

🍽️ For the Foodie

Saturday Brunch (with a DJ), Sunday Jazz Brunch, or DESTINATIONS: A Global Culinary Tour
If Dad lives for bold flavors and good vibes, treat him to one of our signature food experiences:

• Saturday Brunch with DJ-spun soul and cocktails.

• Sunday Jazz Brunch with live jazz under the chandeliers.

• DESTINATIONS on Wednesday for globally inspired plates from Chef Ash.

🥂 Whichever you choose, it’s not just a meal—it’s a vibe.

📸 For the Sentimental One

Portraits with Pops – Saturday, June 21
Freeze a moment in time. Book a professional mini portrait session with Dad during our Saturday Brunch. Whether it’s father & son, daughter & dad, or chosen family—this is the perfect way to celebrate your bond.

📷 Style up, show up, and smile big.

🎁 For the Dad Who Has It All

Missy Lane’s Gift Card
Let him choose his own adventure—be it live music, cocktails, fine food, or a full night out. A Missy Lane’s gift card never misses.

💌 Available in any amount. Gift in person or digitally.

This Father’s Day, give Dad the gift of music, food, love—and unforgettable moments.

Our Vision for Summer 2025 at Missy Lane’s

This summer, our programming is rooted in a powerful vision: accessible, fun, collaborative, and deeply inclusive. We’re merging food, cocktails, fashion, and culture—creating space for joy, legacy, and community to shine. Whether you're new to Missy Lane’s or part of the fam, we’re curating a season where everyone can find their vibe.

We also made a big move: we’ve broken up with ticketing platforms.
Now, everything runs through our own website and POS system—because we’d rather create experiences, not transactions. That means:

• 💳 No extra fees

• 🛋️ You reserve couches, tables, and lounge seating directly with us

• 🎟️ Deposits become credit toward your tab

• 🎶 You get more music, food, and soul—with less hassle

We're also shifting the culture: No more weekday (Mon-Thur) music cover charges. Instead, we’re inviting you to go deeper. Friends & Family members are now sustaining donors, helping us fund educational workshops, artist residencies, and community access through the Missy Lane’s Foundation. If this space matters to you, join the Donor Circle and help us keep the culture alive.

See you soon,
Dr. Cicely Mitchell (@drcicy)
Co-owner, Missy Lane’s