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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 things right But all my ghosts they find me Like my past they think they own me In dreams and dark corners they surro

Cold Feet - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 of hard times For no more cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet His clothes were always clean His face was always

Crossroads - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 hands that grab me on every side All you folks think I got my price At which I'll sell all that is mine You t

Devotion - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 unworthy Of your devotion Of your devotion If this be obsession deliver me A passing infatuation deliv

Dreaming On A World - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 the fountain Look for clovers in grassy lawns Search for shooting stars in the night Cross my fingers and dream on I know I

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 something But me myself I got nothing to prove You got a fast car And I got a plan to get us out of here I been working

First Try - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 with the limits of this ordinary life I`m just a Just a Just a first try Can`t say what I

For My Lover - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 you The things we won`t do for love I`d climb a mountain if I had to And risk my life so I could have you Yo

For You - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

There are no words to say No words to convey This feeling inside I have for you Deep in my heart Safe from the guards Of intellect and reason Leaving me at a loss For words to express my feelings Deep in my heart Look at me losing control Thinking I had a hold But with feelings this strong I'm no l

Freedom Now - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

They throwed him in jail And they kept him there Hoping soo 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 thinks that he can rule One who says tomorrow`s mine One who wakes one day to find The prison doors open the shac

Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 leave you lonely You got to make me change my mind Baby, I got your number and I know that you got mine But you know that I called you, I called too many

Heaven's Here On Earth - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 on earth We are the spirit the collective conscience We create the pain and the suffering and t

If Not Now... - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 lose this heart You can wait and soon be sorry Now love`s the only thing that`s free We must take i

If These Are The Things - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 not so I only have nightmares And wake up with cold sweat Coming through my pores Why don`t I dream anymore I`m in the ga

I'm Ready - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 the rivers wash over me If the waters can redeem me I`m ready I`m ready I`m ready to let the r

It's Ok - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 straight While you laugh and drink and party all night long I`ll designate myself To be the dr

I Used To Be A Sailor - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they`ll fall And set me free He wrote his epit

Less Than Strangers - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 and cruelty win It`s unfair that you doubt your feelings And that you`ll ever love again I know

Material World - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 But you`ve been sold down the river Just another form of slavery And the whole man-made white world Is your mas

Matters Of The Heart - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 of the heart But I asked before Your reply was kind and polite One wants more When one's denied I make a fool of myself In mat

Mountains O' Things - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 expensive car Drag my furs on the ground And have a maid that I can tell To bring me anything E

New Beginning - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 don`t get me wrong - I love life and living But when you wake up and look around at everything t

Nothing Yet - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 same shuffle once again Running all the time Ain`t going nowhere It`s a new page in the same bo

Open Arms - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 arms You come hem you`ve had a hard day Every door you tried to open Was closing in your face I`m right her

Paper And Ink - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 sun Who owns the sea The world we know will fall piece by piece Sat down up close to the color

Remember The Tinman - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

There are locks on the doors And chains stretched across all the entries to the inside There`s a gate and a fence And bars to protect from only God knows what lurks outside Who stole your heart left you with a space That no one and nothing can fill Who stole your heart who took it away Knowin

Save A Place For Me - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

Save a place for me Save a space for me In your heart In your heart Save a place for me Save a space for me In your heart In your heart If you wait - I will come for you If you wait - I will come for you If you wait - I will come for you If you wait If you wait If you wait

She's Got Her Ticket - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 Why not leave why not Go away Too much hatred Corruption and greed Give your life And invariably they leave you with Nothing Yo

Short Supply - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

Where are The sunny days The blue skies The flowers for the children The colors for their eyes? 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 Fish

Smoke And Ashes - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 a path to figure out How to get me some of what you got I`ve got a red hot heart If the talk is true your`s is th

So - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 most worthy Will get what they deserve What they deserve It can`t be true It can`t be true Because

Speak The Word - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

Unsettled hearts Promise what they can`t deliver Bring me the wine And the cold night air to clear my head Gray matter memory house Master of this trembling flesh Steady still my doubts Let me speak the word that precedes bliss Let me speak the word Let me speak the word Love love love lo

Subcity - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 life is hard We can`t receive any government relief I`d like to please give Mr. President my

Talkin' Bout A Revolution - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation Wasting time in the unemployment lines Sitting aroun

Telling Stories - Tracy Chapman[Songtekst]

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 is fiction in the space between You and reality You will do and say anything To make your every