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

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

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

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

A hundred years Tracy Chapman

A hundred years Baby sweet baby Won't you please Come on back home to me I've been so lonely These few days feel like A hundred years How you make me worry baby How you make me worry about

The Love That You Had Tracy Chapman

What turned it to stone? What made you forget?

I'm Ready Tracy Chapman

I want to wake up and know where I'm going Say I'm ready Say I'm ready I want to go where the rivers are overflowing and I'll be ready I'll be ready to let the rivers wash over me I'm ready to let

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

Talk To You Tracy Chapman

Gotta talk to you, baby, Talk to you now Say it isn't too late Slamming the door, walking out I got a feeling Feelings don't lie Don't let the words escape me now Escape me now Escape me now Gotta

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

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

I\'m Ready Tracy Chapman

I want to wake up and know where I\'m going Say I\'m ready Say I\'m ready I want to go where the rivers are overflowing and I\'ll be ready I\'ll be ready I\'m ready to let the rivers wash over

Hard Wired Tracy Chapman

with cash to spend Will be the first one served We've got a box to put in your brain Hard wired for downloading All the secrets and the mysteries You've been selfishly withholding Make you think

Taken Tracy Chapman

Should I try to take you in? Another fool brought to the fold With not a gaze or arms but deathlike grip to hold To hold To hold To hold Should I try to take you in?

The Promise Tracy Chapman

The Promise If you wait for me then I'll come for you Although I've traveled far I always hold a place for you in my heart If you think of me, If you miss me once in awhile Then I'll return to

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

Crossroads Tracy Chapman

Crossroads All you folks think you own my life But you never made any sacrifice Demons they are on my trail I'm standing at the crossroads of the hell I look to the left I look to the right There're

Matters Of The Heart Tracy Chapman

Matters Of The Heart I lose my head From time to time I make a fool of myself In matters of the heart We should have been holding each other Instead we talked I make a fool of myself In matters

Cold Feet Tracy Chapman

fill him up His house was full of life - His house was full of love But when winter days arrived There was never money enough to shod his cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He grew up to be a worker

At This Point In My Life Tracy Chapman

fill him up His house was full of life - His house was full of love But when winter days arrived There was never money enough to shod his cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He grew up to be a worker

Promise Tracy Chapman

If you wait for me Then I'll come for you Although I've travelled far I always hold a place for you In my heart If you think of me If you miss me once in a while Then I'll return to you I'll return

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

Bridges Tracy Chapman

Bridges All the bridges that you burn Come back one day to haunt you One day you'll find you're walking Lonely Baby I Never meant to hurt you Sometimes the best intentions Still don't make

It's Ok Tracy Chapman

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 drink and party all night long I'll designate myself To

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

Speak The Word Tracy Chapman

Unsettled hearts Promise what they can't deliver Bring me the wine And the cold night air to clear my head Gray matter memory house Master of this trembling flesh Steady still my doubts Let me

If These Are The Things Tracy Chapman

If These Are The Things If these are the things that Dreams are made of Why don't I dream Anymore I've tried to tell myself Nothing's changed my dear But I look around me And think maybe that's

Why? Tracy Chapman

Why do the babies starve When there's enough food to feed the world Why when there're so many of us Are there people still alone Why are the missiles called peace keepers When they're aimed to kill

Love's Proof Tracy Chapman

I want you, try to forget her In your heart you know that she'll never love you, love you, love you I want you, try to forget her She won't call or write you a letter of love, love, love's proof

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

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

For you Tracy Chapman

For you There're no words to say No words to convey This feeling inside I have for you Deep in my heart Save from the guards Of intellect and reason Leaving me at a loss For words to express

Subcity Tracy Chapman

People say it doesn't exist 'Cause no one would like to admit That there is a city underground Where people live everyday Off the waste and decay Off the discards of their fellow man Here in

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

Subcity Tracy Chapman

People say it doesn't exist 'Cause no one would like to admit That there is a city underground Where people live everyday Off the waste and decay Off the discards of their fellow man

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

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

Fast car Tracy Chapman

Fast car You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make

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

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

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

She's Got Her Ticket Tracy Chapman

She's got her ticket I think she gonna use it I think she going to fly away No one should try and stop her Persuade her with their power She says that her mind is made Up She's got her ticket I

Short Supply Tracy Chapman

see All these things now days Come in short supply It's time that we It's time that we Make a space in our hearts And open our eyes Where are All the sandy beaches Fishes in the sea Birds to

Change Tracy Chapman

How bad, how good does it need to get? How many losses? How much regret? What chain reaction would cause an effect?

Change (Album Version) Tracy Chapman

How bad, how good, does it need to get? How many losses? how much regret? What chain reaction would cause an effect?

This time Tracy Chapman

with my love This time I will not be hurt I'm gonna love myself More than anyone else I'm gonna treat me right I'm gonna make you say That you love me first And you'll be the one with the most to

Paper And Ink Tracy Chapman

shattered Money's only paper only ink We'll destroy ourselves if we can't agree How the world turns Who made the sun Who owns the sea The world we know will fall piece by piece Sat down up close to

For my lover Tracy Chapman

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 from you The things we won't do for love I'd climb a mountain if I had to

Open Arms Tracy Chapman

Open Arms If love is what you want Baby here I am If tenderness is what you need I've got that to give If you need some affection Baby these are open arms Open arms, open arms, open arms, open