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

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

Happy Tracy Chapman

time we get close I just run And the wind on my face Last rays of the sun Shine on my skin My heart slow me down Is all that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can

Be careful of my heart Tracy Chapman

Be careful of my heart You and your sweet smile You and your 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

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

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

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

Remember The Tinman Tracy Chapman

Who stole your heart left you with a space That no one and nothing can fill Who stole your heart who took it away Knowing that without it you can't live Who took away the part so essential to the whole

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

The Love That You Had Tracy Chapman

The Love That You Had The love that you had In your heart is gone Any touch of sincerity Any trace of compassion What hardened your heart? What turned it to stone? What made you forget?

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

You're The One Tracy Chapman

are don't change a thing Let'em talk you down Call you names My mind's made up It ain't gonna change I'm sure in my heart Happy and free You're the one you're the one You're the one for me Some

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

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

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

Don't Dwell Tracy Chapman

Don't dwell on the past Of there was lost and didn't last That summer bloom is fading fast But I'm falling for you Don't dwell on the pain The tears you've cried and autumn rain That that weather

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

This time Tracy Chapman

time I will hold out 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

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

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

Change Tracy Chapman

If you knew that you would die today, Saw the face of god and love, Would you change? Would you change?

Change (Album Version) Tracy Chapman

If you knew that you would die today Saw the face of god and love Would you change? Would you change?

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

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

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

The Rape Of The World Tracy Chapman

The Rape Of The World Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside And watch the rape of the world This the beginning of the end This the most heinous of crimes This the deadliest

Unsung Psalm Tracy Chapman

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 If this is a movie let's edit these scenes

Rape Of The World Tracy Chapman

Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside and watch this rape of the world This is the beginning of the end This is the most heinous of crimes This is the deadliest of sins The greatest

If not now... Tracy Chapman

If not now then when If now today then Why make your promises A love declared for days to come Is as good as none You can wait 'til morning comes You can wait for the new day You can wait and

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

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

Across the lines Tracy Chapman

Across the lines Across the lines Who would dare to go Under the bridge Over the tracks That separates whites from blacks Choose sides Or run for your life Tonight the riots begin On the

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

Dreaming n A World Tracy Chapman

fountain Look for clovers in grassy lawns Search for shooting stars in the night Cross my fingers and dream on I know I may be dreaming Of a world Far from present day reality But I'll keep on

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

Over In Love Tracy Chapman

Fall on me I can't be moved So over in love with you I dont't even care Hot sun shines And lays bare Shadows cross cut Heavy air So over in love with you I dont't even care <Interlude> the

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

Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman

Repeat I don't want no one to squeeze me They might take away my life I don't want no one to squeeze me They might take away my life I just want someone to hold me Oh and rock me through the

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

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

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

3,000 Miles Tracy Chapman

Good girls walk fast In groups of three Fast girls walk slow On side streets Sometimes the girls who walk alone Aren´t found for days or weeks On the busy boulevards Bad boys call you names And

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

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

Fast car Tracy Chapman

can get somewhere Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something But me myself I got nothing to prove You got a fast car And I got a plan to get us out of

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

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