Smoke And Ashes Tracy Chapman

Smoke And Ashes I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk About the trail you'd left of broken hearts About the sea of tears too wide to cross But a little bad press has never scared me off So I burned

Going Back Tracy Chapman

No picnic no barbecue out in the back A yard for parked cars left to rot and forget For chained-up mad dogs for garbage to sit Get lost get lost a part from it I can´t see through it But I can see

Be And Be Not Afraid Tracy Chapman

I believe in mistakes and accidents That the nature of life is chaos and confusion That man's rules of law and order may not stand I should be and be not afraid to reach for heaven I may think that

Heaven's Here On Earth Tracy Chapman

You can look to the stars in search of the answers Look for God and life on distant planets Have your faith in the ever after While each of us holds inside the map to the labyrinth And heaven's here

Paper And Ink Tracy Chapman

made the sun Who owns the sea The world we know will fall piece by piece Sat down up close to the colored black hole Like they'd always told me not to Saw the one dimension polka dot pacifier And

Almost Tracy Chapman

One more second And I almost Almost Almost got what I want Almost found what I lost Almost saved you and myself Almost won but it doesn't count And never does Never does One hello Just one kiss

Nothing Yet Tracy Chapman

Good times and bad Seen them both Hope fly out the window Fortune walk through the door Learned not to believe This is as good as it gets Because we ain't seen nothing yet Hands untied But

Remember The Tinman Tracy Chapman

Remember The Tinman There are locks on the doors And chains stretched across all the entries to the inside There's a gate and a fence And bars to protect from only God knows what lurks outside

Hard Wired Tracy Chapman

Your wants desires Needs and wishes Will be duly noted Processed filed and cataloged Labeled and encoded Turned into sitcom dialog And advertising slogans We've got a box to put in your brain

Telling Stories Tracy Chapman

There is fiction in the space between The lines on your page of memories Write it down but it doesn't mean You're not just telling stories There is fiction in the space between You and me There

Wedding Song Tracy Chapman

I've been having dreams and visions In them you are always standing Right beside me I reach out for your hand To see your arms extending outstretched towards me For you I don the veil By your

She's Got Her Ticket Tracy Chapman

Corruption and greed Give your life And invariably they leave you with nothing Young girl ain't got no chances No roots to keep her strong She's shed all pretenses That someday she'll belong

Mountains O' Things Tracy Chapman

expensive car Drag my furs on the ground And have a maid that I can tell To bring me anything Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed I'll revel in their attention And mountains Oh mountains

Fast car Tracy Chapman

I got a plan to get us out of here I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money We won't have to drive too far Just 'cross the border and into the city You and

3,000 Miles Tracy Chapman

cruise you hard Bullies laugh and grin and beat Your soft skin against The cold concrete I´m 3000 miles away I´m 3000 miles away I´m 3000 miles away I´m 3000 miles away Knock you down Make you

America Tracy Chapman

You were lost and got lucky, came upon the shore Found you were conquering America Spoke of peace, waged a war While you were conquering America There was land to take and people to kill While you

You're The One Tracy Chapman

Some say you're crazy Say that you're no good Say your family's cursed with bad blood But I think you're cute and misunderstood And I wouldn't change you if I could Let'em talk you down Call you

The Times They Are a-Changin' (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992) Tracy Chapman

Come gather round people wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth saving Then you'd better start

In The Dark Tracy Chapman

Make me fumble Make me fall Make my heart stop and start To tremble uncontrollably Let my eyes see fear make desire Keep those who long apart Forbid the kiss And leave us innocent Of the things

Dreaming n A World Tracy Chapman

No matter how hopeless Or foolish It may seem I'll keep on wishing I'll toss my coins in the fountain Look for clovers in grassy lawns Search for shooting stars in the night Cross my fingers and

Bang bang bang Tracy Chapman

Bang bang bang What you go and do You go and give the boy a gun Now there ain't place to run to Ain't no place to run to When he hold it in his hand He feel mighty he feel strong Now there ain't

Be careful of my heart Tracy Chapman

Be careful of my heart You and your sweet smile You and your tantalizing ways You and your honey lips You and all the sweet things that they say You and your wild wild ways One day you just up

Don't Dwell Tracy Chapman

Don't dwell on the past Of there was lost and didn't last That summer bloom is fading fast But I'm falling for you Don't dwell on the pain The tears you've cried and autumn rain That that weather

Tell It Like It Is Tracy Chapman

Tell It Like It Is Say it say it say it Tell it like it is Say it say it say it Tell it like it is What breaks your heart What keeps you awake at night What makes you want to breakdown and cry

give me one reason Tracy Chapman

Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Said I don't want to leave you lonely You got to make me change my

So Tracy Chapman

So So you make a little money Off of somebody else's sweat So some people starve a little While you get fat While you get fat So you grind and grind And you push and shove And claim that those

Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman

Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Said I don't want to leave you lonely You got to make me change my

Freedom now Tracy Chapman

Freedom now They throwed him in jail And they kept him there Hoping soon he'd die That his body and spirit would waste away And soon after that his mind But every day is born a fool One who

For my lover Tracy Chapman

For my lover Two weeks in a Virginia jail For my lover for my lover Twenty thousand dollar bail For my lover for my lover And everybody thinks That I'me the fool But they don't get Any love

Broken Tracy Chapman

You can close your eyes And see a picture perfect life Inside of your mind Dreaming only of the days ahead Wanted and wished for more than now Or the days behind You waste your time The picture

New Beginning Tracy Chapman

New Beginning The whole world's broke and it ain't worth fixing It's time to start all over, make a new beginning There's too much pain, too much suffering Let's resolve to start all over make

Over In Love Tracy Chapman

Cold wind blows Shivers loose Hard rain to my skin soaked through So over in love with you I dont't even care Sky turns gray Black and blue Fall on me I can't be moved So over in love with you

Taken Tracy Chapman

And hope for the prefect docile pet Hope that you´ll not defile or wreck my home Sweet home Sweet home Sweet home Here there´s only faith no doubt You can be taken anywhere Here is where you choose

I Used To Be A Sailor Tracy Chapman

used to be a sailor Who sailed across the seas But now I'm just an island Since they took my boat away from me Oh no I don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and

Less Than Strangers Tracy Chapman

You and me Had some history Had a semblance of honesty All that has changed now We shared words Only lover speak How can it be We are less than strangers Oh it hurts to lose in love Let anger

Born to fight Tracy Chapman

Born to fight They're tryin' to take away my pride By stripping me of everything I own They're tryin' to hurt me inside And make me into a white man's drone But this one's not for sale And

The Only One Tracy Chapman

She was the only one Of my flesh and blood Now I have no calling I can do no worldly good I sit silent I sit mourning I sit listless all the day I've mostly lost the voice to speak And any

Only One Tracy Chapman

She was the only one Of my flesh and blood Now I have no calling I can do no worldly good I sit silent I sit mourning I sit listless all the day I've mostly lost the voice to speak And any words

Unsung Psalm Tracy Chapman

There would be psalms sung by a choir I would have a white robe a halo newly acquired I'd be at peace and I'd have no desire If I'd lived right There would be cherubs with tiny harps arrows and

Change Tracy Chapman

If you knew that you would die today, Saw the face of god and love, Would you change? Would you change?

Change (Album Version) Tracy Chapman

If you knew that you would die today Saw the face of god and love Would you change? Would you change?

Behind the wall Tracy Chapman

Behind the wall Last night I heard the screaming Loud voices behind the wall Another sleepless night for me It won't do no good to call The police Always come late If they come at all And

Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman

* Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Said I don't want to leave you lonely You gotta make me

The Rape Of The World Tracy Chapman

The Rape Of The World Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside And watch the rape of the world This the beginning of the end This the most heinous of crimes This the deadliest

Rape Of The World Tracy Chapman

Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside and watch this rape of the world This is the beginning of the end This is the most heinous of crimes This is the deadliest of sins The greatest

Happy Tracy Chapman

Should be happy to be loved Happy to be Unburdened by the thought I could still be lonely I think you're the one Everyone agrees But some can see the face of love And turn away in disbelief Every

It's Ok Tracy Chapman

for some I'm the rock The shoulder you can cry on I keep the walls from falling down I keep the walls from falling down I keep the walls from falling down I'll play it straight While you laugh and

Say Hallelujah Tracy Chapman

Say Hallelujah Throw up your hands The bucket is kicked The body is gone Close your eyes And bow your head To rest your soul And to praise the dead <Interlude> Say Hallelujah Throw up your

Baby can I hold you Tracy Chapman

Baby can I hold you Sorry Is all that you can't say Years gone by and still Words don't come easily Like sorry like sorry Forgive me Is all that you can't say Years gone by and still Words

I Am Yours Tracy Chapman

When all my hopes and dreams Have been betrayed I stand before you My hands are empty I am yours If you are mine I am yours If you are mine When I fall and stumble Flat on my face When I'm shamed