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

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

If not now... Tracy Chapman

If not now...

I Used To Be A Sailor Tracy Chapman

I Used To Be A Sailor I 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

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

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

New Beginning Tracy Chapman

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 a new beginning Now

Short Supply Tracy Chapman

Don't you see Don't you 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

Be careful of my heart Tracy Chapman

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 and walked away You left me hurting But I can forgive you for that now

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

rapidly aging Please get out of the new one if you can't lend YOUR hand For the times they are a changing The line, it is drawn, the curse, it is cast The slow one NOWwill later be fast AS the present now

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

Remember The Tinman Tracy Chapman

did you give it away And if so then when and why Who took away the part so essential to the whole Left you a hollow body Skin and bone What robber what thief Who stole your heart and the key Now

Hard Wired Tracy Chapman

advertising slogans 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 The dreams and hopes That once were yours Will now

Smoke And Ashes Tracy Chapman

blood in your veins I say there's fire down below You say it's only smoke and ashes baby I'm crying all the time Salty stinging tears And mourning for the past carbon-dated years But knowing now

A hundred years Tracy Chapman

back to me And make me have to go aout chasing after you We get in a fight You stay out late You have no idea How much you make me worry baby Called everyone in town I think you know So come on now

Speak The Word Tracy Chapman

Let me speak the word Let me speak the word These weakened knees Have not touched ground or pew in ages I haven't bowed my head I offer thanks to any god or to ask for favors But watch me now

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

Unsung Psalm Tracy Chapman

But I'm feeling hot and bothered under the collar I feel the sweat breaking out on my brow I feel the heat and I know it's the passion The love I can't disavow If this is a dream wake me up now

Cold Feet Tracy Chapman

life he'd buy The comfort that would come without cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He decided to tell his wife things would soon turn around He said the little boy is dead A man stands with you now

At This Point In My Life Tracy Chapman

life he'd buy The comfort that would come without cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He decided to tell his wife things would soon turn around He said the little boy is dead A man stands with you now

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 m...

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 mo...

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 someth...

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 m...

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...

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 subc...

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 don't...

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 yo...

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 i...

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 a...

Let It Rain Tracy Chapman

Let it rain As I walk these streets unknown To no one named Not even myself When I'm low Give me hope That help is coming When I need it most Give me hope That help is coming When I need it most Le...

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 from...

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 chang...

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 Bu...

Why? Tracy Chapman

Why? 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...

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 lig...

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 thing...

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 na...

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 thi...

Talkin' Bout A Revolution Tracy Chapman

Don't you know They're talkin' bout a revolution It sounds like a whisper Don't you know They're talkin' about a revolution It sounds like a whisper While they're standing in the welfare lines Cryi...

Paper And Ink Tracy Chapman

Touched the mirror Broke the surface of the water Saw my true self All illusions shattered Money's only paper only ink We'll destroy ourselves if we can't agree How the world turns Who made the s...

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 my f...

Material world Tracy Chapman

Material world You in your fancy Material world Don't see the links of chain Binding blood Our own ancestors Are hungry ghosts Closets so full of bones They won't close Call it upward mobility ...

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 the sa...

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 som...

All that you have is your soul Tracy Chapman

All that you have is your soul Oh my mama told me 'Cause she say she learned the hard way Say she wanna spare the children She say don't give or sell your soul away 'Cause all that you have is yo...

Devotion Tracy Chapman

If I am right If I can be Constant and faithful You'll find me In my devotion In my devotion What if you find a fault Between my purpose and my deeds And deem me beyond salvation Judge me to be ...

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 n...

Almost Tracy Chapman

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 green light One more ring of the telephone One more step On...