1. |
Little Bit
03:50
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This life surrounds you
The guns are loaded
This a kind of tension
Hard not to notice
Right
Do what your told
Gotta keep your eyes
Wide on this long narrow road
A little bit too high A little bit too low
Get a little bit out of line
My baby won't make it home
Poor kid they caught him
Without his license
That ain't why they shot him
They say he was fighting
So
That's what we were told
But we all know
That ain't how the story goes
High!
Little bit too high
A little bit too bold
A little bit out of line
Now baby wont make it home
Life surrounds you
Hard not to notice
Pay attention
To the path before us
A little bit too high
A little bit too low
Little bit out of line
My baby won't make it home
You feel surrounded
Maybe you're confused
Maybe you're confounded
What is there to do
Little bit from you
And a little bit from me
Simple as it gets
We set each other free
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2. |
If All I Was Was Black
03:55
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If all I was was black
Looking at you
You might look past
All the love I give
(Got love to give)
I've got natural gifts
(Got natural gifts)
Got a perspective
(Got a perspective)
Might make yours shift
(The way you look at it)
I've got love
I've got love
If all I did was cry
If all the feeling got left behind
I'd worry about you
(What's in your mind)
I'd never live my life
(I'd be wasting my time)
Oh I won't be afraid
(I won't be afraid)
If that's how you want to stay
(How you want to stay)
I've got love
I've got love
If all I was was black
Don't you want to know me
More than that
All the love I give
(Got love to give)
I've got natural gifts
(Got natural gifts)
I've got a perspective
(Got a perspective)
Might make yours shift
(Might make yours shift)
I've got love
I've got love
And it's time for more love
Oh it's time for more love
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3. |
Who Told You That
02:48
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When I
Carry my load
When I cry
I don't feel it any more
It's like a rainy day
That never goes away
Am I alone
Am I the only one
Now hold back
My my don't explode
We don't want to rock the boat
Who told you that?
They lie
And they show no shame
Now hold back
My my don't explode
We don't want to rock the boat
Who told you that?
Who told you that?
Who told you that?
Who told you that?
Stop acting up
You know it won't change a thing
That's how it is and how it's always been
Who told you that?
Who told you that?
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Sometimes I get so worried
I don't know what to do
But all of the things I worry about
Very few of them come true
And when they do I call on you
Every time I get crowded
Sometimes I just can't breathe
I try not to think about it
When I feel it coming over me
I know exactly what I need
Ain't no doubt about it
I'll always be your friend
Ain't no doubt about it
I can count on you to the end
Sometimes I feel like talking
And then I don't know what to say
Sometimes I have the answers
But my questions get taken away
That's when I always call your name
Ain't no doubt about it
You'll always be my friend
Ain't no doubt about it
I can count on you at the end
Ain't no doubt about it
I'll always be your friend
Ain't no doubt about it
I can count on you at the end
Every time I get worried
When I don't know what to do
I think of all the things I've worried about
How few of them ever came true
If that don't work I call on you
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5. |
Peaceful Dream
03:20
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I had a simple dream
My heart filled with hope
A little more and again than the past
And I may never know
What broke those chains
But if I don't pass it on
It won't last
Peaceful dream x 3
Come and share my peaceful dream
Oh I know I did complain
Even on sunny days
I know I moaned about
Some little things
But I kept my spirits up
And I set aside enough
Love to keep us dry
When it rains
(Chorus)
Oh I had a heavy mind
Now I feel ok
I have more than I need
To survive
I'll keep it here for you
So we could make it through
All of the darkest days
Of our lives
(Chorus)
Oh I'll keep it here for you
So we could make it through
All of the darkest days
Of our lives
(Chorus)
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6. |
No Time For Crying
04:36
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No time crying
No time for tears
Got no time for crying
Got no time for tears
We've got work to do x 4
People are dyin'
Bullets are flyin'
No time for tears
No time for tears
We've got to do x 4
We've got no time for crying
We've got work to do
We've got no time for tears
We've got work to do
People are dyin'
Bullets are flyin'
We've got work to do x 3
There's still work to do
Are you with me?
You with me?
Keep coming
There's work to do
We've got no time for crying
We've got work to do
We've got no time for tears
We've got work to do
People are dyin'
Bullets are flyin'
We've got work to do x 4
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7. |
Build A Bridge
03:37
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I'm tired of us living so lonely
I think I know what to do
Gonna build a bridge right over the mountain
I will walk right over to you
Look around at our city
Look at us out on the street
Got kids looking over their shoulders
People looking down at their feet
I'm tired of us living so lonely
I hope I know what to do
Gonna build a bridge right over the ocean
I'm coming right over for you
When I say my life matters
You can say yours does to
But I betcha never have to remind anyone
To look it at from your point of view
Gotta build a bridge right over the mountain
Gotta build it right over the sea
Gonna build a bridge right over the ocean
So you can walk right over to me
Look around at our country
At the people that we don't ever see
Standing side by side us divided
Lonely in the land of the free
I'm gonna pull the shades off of my window
I'm gonna let the sunlight right in
I'm gonna open my heart to a stranger
I think I know where to begin
I'm gonna build a bridge right over the mountain
I think I know what to do
Gonna build a bridge right over the ocean
I'm gonna walk right over to you
I'm gonna walk right over to you
I'm gonna walk right over to you
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8. |
We Go High
03:26
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We go high
When they go low
I know they don't know
What they're doing
When they tell their lies
Spread around rumors
I know they're still human
And they need my love
Gonna stand side by side
Our hearts in command
Love as our guide
We go high
When they go low
I know they don't know
What they're doing
I have a mind
To bury them whole
When they go low
To tell you the truth
I wait for the time
When we are all brothers
Holding each other
Heaven on earth
Gonna stand side by side
Our hearts in command
Love as our guide
We go high
When they go low
I know they don't know
What they're doing
We go high
When they go low
I know they don't know
What they're doing
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9. |
Try Harder
03:51
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There's evil in the world
And there's evil in me
There's evil in the world
And there's evil in me
Don't do me no good to pretend
I'm as good as I can be
Don't do me no good to pretend
Don't do me no good to give in
Don't do me no good to pretend
I'm as good as I can be
Gotta try harder
Gonna try harder
Gotta try harder
Gonna try harder
Don't do me no good to pretend
Don't do me no good to give in
Don't do me no good to pretend
I'm as good as I can be
I gotta live in forgiveness
We gotta give each other hope
Cause there's evil in the world
And there's evil in me
Don't do me no good to pretend
I'm as good as I can be
Don't do me no good to pretend
Don't do me no good to give in
Don't do me no good to pretend
I'm as good as I can be
Gonna try harder
Try harder
I'm gonna try harder
Gonna try harder
I'm gonna try harder
Try harder
I'm gonna try harder
I gotta try harder
Don't do me no good to pretend
Don't do me no good to give in
Don't do me no good to pretend
I'm as good as I can be
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10. |
All Over Again
01:52
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Time is slow
And the world gets cold
Sometimes I have regrets
But I ain't done yet
I'd do it
all over again
With the stars all closing in
I'd set out on the old ocean
I'd dream the same dreams
I'd do the same things
My friend
I'd do it all over again
All over again
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