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

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

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

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

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

Mountains O' Things Tracy Chapman

The life I've always wanted I guess I'll never have I'll be working for somebody else Until I'm in my grave I'll be dreaming of a live of ease And mountains Oh mountains o' things To have a big

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Be careful of my heart Tracy Chapman

and walked away You left me hurting But I can forgive you for that now You taught me something Something took half my life to learn When you give all yourself away Just tell them to be careful

First Try Tracy Chapman

Can't run fast enough Can't hide I can't fly I'm struggling with the limits of this ordinary life I'm just a Just a Just a first try Can't hear what you say Can't see by the light I'm struggling

All that you have is your soul Tracy Chapman

tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul I was a pretty young girl once

She's Got Her Ticket Tracy Chapman

to fly away I think she going to fly away And she'll fly, fly, fly And she'll fly, fly, fly Why not leave why not She's got her ticket I think she gonna use it I think she going to fly away No

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

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

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

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

Another Sun Tracy Chapman

If I be a stranger Friend of no one I'll gladly take my place In the world beyond If I never see another sun If I never see another sun If I never see another sun Another sun another sun <Interlude

The Love That You Had Tracy Chapman

You were in love with someone Your hands don't reach out Your voice doesn't call me I know you've stopped listening Your eyes look straight through me If nights are like this I'd rather be alone

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

You're The One Tracy Chapman

one you're the one You're the one for me Some say you're bawdy Wicked and wild A restless useless juvenile But I think you're funny and I like your smile Want to be with you want you to stay awhile

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

Never Yours Tracy Chapman

Say I have known some Less than I should Say I have known some Too well for my own good Say I´m a saint of mercy Say I´m a whore I´ve been a lot of things But never yours I wear my mama´s dress

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

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

Dreaming n A World Tracy Chapman

Dreaming n A World I know I may be wishing On a world That may never be But I'll keep on wishing No matter how hopeless Or foolish It may seem I'll keep on wishing I'll toss my coins in

This time Tracy Chapman

This time This time I won't show I'm vulnerable This time I won't give in first This time I will hold out with my love This time I will not be hurt I'm gonna love myself More than anyone

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

It's Ok Tracy Chapman

It's ok Love is only meant 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

Freedom now Tracy Chapman

thinks that he can rule One who says tomorrow's mine One who wakes one day to find The prison doors open the shackles broken And chaos in the street Everybody sing we're free free free free Everybody

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

Broken Tracy Chapman

makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken The picture makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken You can never think You can't even stop yourself Before the words have been spoken And you've

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

Short Supply Tracy Chapman

Fishes in the sea Birds to sing for daybreak?

Before Easter Tracy Chapman

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

In The Dark Tracy Chapman

some do in the dark The things some do in the dark The things some do in the dark Make me remember Make me forget Make my mind unable To force the body to do its will Let it be right for belief

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Cold Feet Tracy Chapman

Cold Feet There was a little boy once upon a time Who in spite of his young age and small size knew his mind For every copper penny and clover he would find Make a wish for better days the end

At This Point In My Life Tracy Chapman

At This Point In My Life There was a little boy once upon a time Who in spite of his young age and small size knew his mind For every copper penny and clover he would find Make a wish for better