Tracy Chapman

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AMERICA

You were lost and got lucky
Came upon the shore
Found you were conquering America
You spoke of peace
But waged a war
While you were conquering America

There was land to take
And people to kill
While you were conquering America
You served yourself
Did God's will
While you were conquering America

The ghost of Columbus haunts this world
'Cause you're still conquering America
The meek won't survive
Or inherit the earth
'Cause you're still conquering America

America
America
America

You found bodies to serve
Submit and degrade
While you were conquering America
Made us soldiers and junkies
Prisoners and slaves
While you were conquering America

America
America
America

You hands are at my throat
My back's against the wall
Because you're still conquering America
We're sick and tired hungry and poor
'Cause you're still conquering America

You bomb the very ground
That feeds your own babies
You're still conquering America
Your sons and your daughters
May never sing your praises
While you're conquering America

America
America
America

I see you eyes seek a distant shore
While you're conquering America
Taking rockets to the moon
Trying to find a new world
And you're still conquering America

America
America
America

The ghost of Columbus haunts this world
'Cause you're still conquering America
You're still conquering America
You're still conquering America

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LOVE'S PROOF

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

I want you, try to forget her
Give her time, you'll wait forever
for love, oh love, love's proof

It's not in the stars,
It's all in the proofs
Chances and the odds one you love will love
Fall for you, fall for you

I want you, try to forget her
Thinks she's good, I'll be better
Love you, love you, love you

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BEFORE EASTER

I may beg
Beg for money
I may lie an lay my body down
Sell what I would give with love
One day before Easter comes
But I won´t let Jesus find me

I walk I eat I sleep
In these streets I may be found
Alive or dead or just reborn
One day before Easter comes
But I won´t let Jesus find me

Jesus knows what I´ve done
I won´t let him lift me up
Before I can turn
To look for him
Before I can turn
To look for him
If Jesus comes around again

I´ll cry I´ll cry
I´ll cry for help
I´ll let you be the one
To try to redeem the sins of man
One day before Easter comes
But I won´t let Jesus find me

I´m gonna hide
Hide from him
Hide myself but most the sin
I´m gonna hide
Hide from him
Hide myself but not the sin
If Jesus comes around again
I´ve got the roch the needle
The bottle of sorrow
And Jesus Jesus Jesus knows

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TAKEN

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?
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 the place
With pleasure and pain in equal share
A refuge for truth and deceit
Where all who come are taken in

Should I try to take you in?
Pretending what you have not felt
In passion sorrow sleep or death eyes closed
Eyes closed
Eyes closed
Eyes closed

Here there´s only faith no doubt
You can be taken anywhere
Here is where you choose the place
With pleasure and pain in equal share
A refuge for truth and deceit
Where all who come are taken in

Should I try to take you in?
Who´ll pity me if I forget?
It´s said to be and not to be in love
Is to regret
Regret
Regret
Regret

Here there´s only faith no doubt
You can be taken anywhere
Here is where you choose the place
With pleasure and pain in equal share
A refuge for truth and deceit
Where all who come are taken in

Should I try to take you in?
Who´ll pity me in my regret?
For those who´ve never been in love
Need not forget
Forget
Forget

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BE AND BE NOT AFRAID

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 I know the true hearts needs
My pride may bring me low, unable to see
No closer than yesterday, but tomorrow I may stand
Be and be not afraid to reach for heaven

I'll see the black eyed cavalcade, lights on in the morn
I'll run fast and far away, I'll run without stopping
Till heart and feet fail or until I can stand
Be and be not afraid
Be and be not afraid
Be and be not afraid to reach for heaven