"Some give to feel important... others take to survive"

Verse 1
Talking to Mary
Under the Marietta tree
The younger fruit that fell
They'd have blown your mind as well
Many hearts have melted
Underneath these summer skies
Unsuspecting
All she ever does is lies
And lies, and lies, and lies...

Chorus
Oh Mary
You keep giving into this world
The only...
Only life you've ever really known
So, please...
Please take some time to let it go
But, don't wait until tomorrow

Verse 2
Your a child
Drowning in a sea of tears
So I held you
To try and take away your fear
Felt the music
Poems trapped within your heart
More than friends
Never pulled apart...

Solo

Bridge
There was something in her eyes
We lost all track of time
There was something in her eyes
Ironically, she told me "never lie"

Chorus

Verse 1
I feel your subtle tremble
I see your faint fears
Don't think I don't notice
When you wipe your tears

Chorus
Trust me
I'll always be there for you
Forgive me
If I sometimes stare at you
But I don't understand
Why this world is so cruel
To someone beautiful
And adorable as you

Verse 2
In every game you must decide
Will you fold or will you lie?
I'd play it safe everytime
Put my money on your smile

Solo

Bridge
They said, "don't get too close"
And don't try be friends
"There's nothing you can do"
You'll get hurt in the end

Chorus

Verse 1
You've been crying since eleven a.m
And now you're on your cell again
Walking to the corner store
But when you make it home
Your voice, it seems to change
You've been crying since eleven a.m.
And now you just hung up on someone
Trying to be your friend

Chorus
(I'm sorry) I freaked out
(I'm sorry) I went insane
But, why do I keep saying sorry?
When all you cause is pain

Verse 2
You disappeared around 8 p.m.
I know you've taken something again
But, who were those voices I heard
What are they doing to you?
I need to know right now, are you ok?
'Cause you've been crying since eleven a.m.
And now you just hung up on someone
Trying to be your friend

Solo

Bridge
There's a song called Killing Me Softly
You're too young to know
I thought I lived long enough
Was strong enough to grow
But, on that night you taught me
That I had let you go

Chorus

Verse 3
I know you say you like me
But I can't do this anymore
Why do I keep giving you money?
Why do I keep giving you time
Nothing I do will make you change
I guess I should've known that day
When you were crying since eleven a.m.
And you would just hang up on someone
Trying so hard to help you
...and be your friend

Chorus

Rap 1
The roosters crow
To let us know
How they feel today
Why they think, we think, they care
I really have no idea
Why believe their tricks and cries?
If only they knew, who knew, their lies
Their grins would quickly turn to sighs
And sneaky 'lil boys
Who pretend to be men
Try to look like saviors
While living in sin
Yah, convince me again
How throwing her forty
Somehow does her a favor
But later you blame her
After enjoying her fruit
And her labor

Chorus
So, pat yourself on the back
For making the score
But don't be surprised
To find out the baby is yours
You know where to find her
She's on the first floor
Near the young girl
You helped make a whore
The baby is yours
The baby is yours...

Rap 2
You're such a fool
Why you bargain with a tool?
For just a ten minute thrill
She's helpless, hopeless
Beautiful and confused
All I know is she don't
Deserve being used
You say, "she's a ho
With a life torn a part"
Stop lying, justifying
'Cause you ain't all that smart
How can someone with nothing
Be "just another player?"
No one's believing
Anything that you're selling
So, I hope all your lies
Help you to sleep at night
'Cause someday soon
She'll know you cheat
But, before it gets that far
Listen to me just once more
...You know how in fairytales
Some characters aren't ferries
And how some heros
Are hard to see clearly
Well in this story
Everyone knows who's the loser
And it will all finally end
When the chickens feast on the rooster

Chorus

*Contains excerpts from You Don’t Mess Around with Jim, by Jim Croce

"The crude this world runs on... hurts everyone"

Verse 1
Our time in years
May separate
And my first reaction
Was to hesitate
But, somehow you knew
I would pull you through

Verse 2
I'd love to blame
It on the endless summer
Heavy heat and restless hands
So still and idle
...But sometimes things
Just happen naturally

Chorus
Fly away
Fly away from the sun
Fly away
Fly away from the sun

Rap
Information overload
No more to talk about
Emotion overload
Really don't know
How this whole thing happened
Feeling stuck and trapped
Like my whole life's been decided
All I wanted was to help you
But now I know that you don't want it
And there's simply no way
To change your mind (I've tried)
A wolf in sheep's clothing
They say that you owe me
But all that I know is
You're wasting my time
But you're just another girl
Another youth lost in Asia
It's so sad - 'Cause I need to
Pull the plug
But please always know
Everything I told yah...
Everything
Came from love

Solo

Verse 5
So with an ounce of love
I made a seed a flower
And when you're strong enough
You'll see them too
Open up your eyes
They're all around you
As endless as the sky
But not as cruel

Verse 4
I'd love to blame
It on the summer
Heavy heat and restless hands
So still and idle
...But sometimes things
Aren't meant to be

Chorus

Outro
What do they gain
From holding control?
Away from the sun
In a deep, deep in a hole
What do they gain
From holding control?
Away from the sun
In a deep, deep in a hole...

Verse 1
The first time I saw u
I saw a spark
I saw a fighter
Beauty with a heart
So, step away
From people
That hold you back
Focus on you
And stay on track

Change
And on that day
I heard my words come back to me
When she said...

Chorus
"Everything in life
Is as it should be
Oh, everything in life
Happens for reasons unseen
By you and me
It's true
Believe

Verse 2
She rode the train
Without hesitation
Didn't get off
'Til she reached her destination
I said, "I use to be a fighter too"
'Til the world wore me down
But I'm feeling so much lighter now
Traded riches for a thorny crown

Verse 3
I'm sorry
I know its not my place
But the other day
I heard you say
"The people who are helping me
Always walk away...
Why don't you?"
Solo

Verse 4
The way you're being treated
Really makes me mad
I care so much about you
It really makes me sad
Letting people hurt you
Knowing they're ungrateful
How come you fight for everything else in life?
But lay back and take this
Knowing damn well it's just not right
"Why?"

Change

Chorus

Bridge
Well now it's come full circle
And you've been given a choice
Do you give up on life?
Or take a chance

Verse 6
You say I'm your angel
But your my angel too
Even if you don't believe me
You've somehow helped me through
And while we've both moved on
I'm somehow still with you

Change

Chorus

Outro
And now it's time for me to say goodbye
...even though I'm still with you
And now it's time for me to say goodbye
...even though I'm still with you

"It's never wrong to follow your heart"

Verse 1
Sometimes the most unlikely people
Are brought into your life
They come across your path
Sometimes the most unlikely people
They believe in you
And they try things right
All their dreams come true

Chorus
Follow your heart sometimes
But prepare for regret
You know it's just fear sometimes
So, let love do the rest
(Everything's as it should be)

Verse 2
Sometimes your logical mind
Takes you to a selfish place
Makes you want to run and hide
Sometimes your logical mind
Tells you to turn around
This is not a road
You wanna walk down

Chorus

Solo

Rap
Sometimes you give
Sometimes they take
Ironically, in the end
There are no mistakes
Instead life's a lesson
Priorities and goals
What are they for?
Nobody knows
You taught me
Life ain't perfection
It's caring for others
'Cause in the end
It's all that really matters
Life's not the paint on your walls
Or the car that you drive
Or what you buy at the mall
You showed me the struggle
To just buy food for your child
To be grateful for what you're given
At least for a while
I know what your thinking
'Cause I use to be like you
You say, "They know what they're doing...
And they're playing you like a fool"
Politics aside, just pray for what you have
'Cause God someday
Someone
May take it all away

Verse 3
Sometimes the most unlikely people
Are brought into your life
They come across your path
Sometimes the most unlikely people
They believe in you
And you try to make
All their dreams come true

Chorus

Verse 1
A person can be a drug
Want them like a fix
Feels so good while you're there
Just another habit to kick

Change 1
I'm going thru some trauma in my life
I know with you I'll feel alright
As easy as a phone call
But more expensive than the withdrawal

Chorus
Why won't you do
What's good for you?
Why won't you do
What you need to?
Mary, make a better life
For you

Verse 2
When she's gone
You need her more
But she leaves you
Feeling just like a whore

Change 2
I'm going thru some tragedy in my life
I know with you I'll feel alright
It starts as easy as a message
But ends like any other headache

Chorus

Bridge
I keep giving in to your persistent
Temptation
Like an addiction
You won't let me feel my pain
I keep giving in to your persistent
Temptation
Please go away
And let me simply go insane
Solo

Rap
A girl devoid of style
Running backward like the nile
Her life, a constant trial
Each day, a test for survival
Even you'd have to admit
Our relationship's
More than coincidence
So, no need to lie
You know it's true
While I'm strong
I'm weak for you
You pull my heart
You tap my soul
You're addictive
And leave me vulnerable
Like a roller coaster ride
I really, really wanna try
You seem so high and full of life
But in the end I do what's right
And just walk away
But on that day
I hope you see
How I cared so selflessly
You taught me how simple life could be
And what I have to give
How our job is not to judge
But simply to forgive and love

Change 3
I'm going thru some trauma in my life
I know with you I'll feel alright
As easy as a phone call
But more expensive than the withdrawal

Chorus

Verse 1
In the middle of the night
Sometimes I start to cry
Just thinking of the things
You gotta do to survive

Verse 2
I've heard people talk of heaviness
A weight resting on their heart
But I really had no idea
How much it could tear you all apart

Chorus
Heaviness and hearts
Your lies, your truth
Weaved like an art
Heaviness and hearts...
For you

Verse 3
Over and over in my mind
Something tells me this is wrong
But instead of doing what is right
I listen to your song

Verse 4
And even though you don't care
The same way that I do
About you
Please let me know
That you're ok

Bridge
So fragile
You remind them of their fear
So alluring
Build a bridge to what they feel
They ride the ride
Dangerously close to their tears

Solo

Slow Rap (Verse)
All I know is...
I think about you all the time
(Walk away)
What should I do?
(Walk away)
I don't wanna say goodbye
(Walk away)
I won't give up on you
(Walk away)

Verse 6
I'm not afraid of you
I'm strong enough to be ur fool
Even when your lies aren't true
I still believe in you

Chorus

Verse 1
Even though I only touched you once
I may have been the only one
To truly touch you
You allowed yourself to truly trust me once
And now I think
I'm the only one
Who could ever let you down

Chorus
Stay
Please don't fly away
Stay
Just one more day
Stay
I wanna be the one to help you
Please stay, stay...

Verse 2
A songbird flies over a frozen lake
All by herself she flies away
She can't breathe beneath the ice
Given up, 'cause no one cares
All alone, she cries her tears
And now I know
I'm the only one
Who could ever let you down

Chorus

Solo

Bridge
Farther and farther
Softer and softer
The songbird fades away
Farther and farther
Softer and softer
The songbird fades away
...My eyes can't help but follow
As the you beautifully drift away

Chorus
Verse 3
Even though I only touched you once
I may have been the only one
To truly touch you
You allowed yourself to truly trust me once
...I'm so sorry I let you down

concept of "stay"
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instead of healing thru just stopping & staying instead of running

explore all this for "stay" song

unlived life

Verse 1
The only thing you wanted was money
So I used my cash as bait
To lure you towards another life
But it wasn't my place
To change your fate

Verse 2
Eventually I thought you'd see
There was nothing left to lose
You'd move beyond the scars
And look up to the stars

Chorus
(I know, I know, I know)
I know I was being used
I know you see right through
I know, you know
I can't seem to let you go
...guess I shoulda listened when they said
"You better leave that young thing alone
She won't do nothing 'til you're gone"

Verse 3
Do you know where I'm taking you?
Do you even care
But why don't you want to go?
Let me take you there

Verse 4
I tried to trick you into doing
Things you thought you'd never do
But I should have known by now
You'd never do what you could

Solo

Bridge
You ever want something
That you know you shouldn't have
But the more you know you shouldn't have it
The more you want it
Then one day you get it
And it feels so good
...when she's around it feels so good

Chorus
(No more, no more, no more)

*Contains excerpts from Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone, as performed by Bill Withers and Michael Jackson

Verse 1
You know I'll keep giving money
For food, drugs, whatever
As long as your not in pain
But giving you endless cash
Is gettin' harder to explain
'Cause your not even tryin' girl
This whole damn thing's insane

Chorus
So in all this time
What have you done?
Don't you think
We shoulda made it
To the second floor by now?
People keep asking me
What have you done?
Though you keep trying
Nothing's getting done
Don't you think
We shoulda made it
To the second floor by now?

Verse 2
I feel so bad 'bout what I said tonight
I promised no disrespect
So I know it ain't right
I've always stayed true
Or at least I've tried to
But I guess I'm frustrated
And don't know what to do

Solo

Bridge
It's not right
For me to put my dreams on you
What I want for you
May not be what you wanna do
You love to tell me what I wanna hear
And I love to hear you
Weave countless fairytales
Thinking that you need to
For me to like you

Chorus

Verse 1
I'm not just saying
What you wanna hear
I really do like you
And really do care

Verse 2
I'm not a client
I'm just a friend
And when I say I miss u
I mean it to the end

Change
So, I don't know what came over me
I've always acted so respectfully
But I can't help it anymore
I want you...

Chorus
But there's always something
Even though you say "it's nothing"
I will never use you
I love you too much
I really want to help you
You know I'd never hurt you
I don't want to be your client
I love you too much

Verse 3
The very first time I met you
I knew something was wrong
I'd never force myself on you
I can't believe that you're gone

Verse 4
It's so exhausting
Trying to remember
How this all began
I love you to the end

Bridge
I've told myself I'm selfless
Your success is my investment
But like you, I hold silent intentions
I want you...

Solo

Rap
Looking out the rear view mirror
You were walking toward my car
Didn't know just how I got there
I just knew I went too far
And while your face, it wasn't clear
What you're wearing was
A moment frozen in my mind
Like the time we hugged
I was never scared of you
All I wanted was your trust
So please don't take this any farther
That will only make this harder
Just a friend - no service rendered
I will keep an open mind
But please don't treat me like a client
As you struggle to survive
You know I'd never ask for nothing
As you fight to make things stable
So, let me know if you're in trouble
I'm not afraid of you - or your truth
OK, so you're adorable
And yes I do feel love
You know I think you're special
And that ass is sure a plus
But, I will never be a client...
I love you too much

Change

Chorus

Verse 1
You're my friend
So, let's play pretend
I'll give you all my energy
Until I'm dead
Sometimes I feel so in the moment
But I know it's just a rush
'Cause when you go away
So does the love

Chorus
For girls and boys
Love's like a toy
Beautiful users
Jealous hearts destroy
Dangerous games
To naive to know
One tempting smile
I was lured like a child

Verse 2
Tried to teach you how to dream
Played some make-believe
With no promise / guarantee
You put your trust in me
Sometimes I held you
Far too close to me
And I admit there was a crush
'Cause when I go away
I still feel the love

Solo

Bridge
You always wanted more
So I tried to open doors
But there was always someone there yelling "shut them"
You always wanted more
So I tried to build a fort
But there was always someone there to tear it down

Rap
I am not a kid
Not an idiot
But yes I was a fool
Playing hide 'n seek with you
I knew what you were doing
And I'd like to think I'm better
But I guess I should say
I was using you too
I thought I was stronger
Could handle any weather
But using gives you pleasure
Until it starts to take
...Beautiful user
I know I need to wait
So, close your eyes
Count to ten
And when you're ready
Just find me again

Chorus

Him (Verse 1)
Everytime I help you
I only seem to hurt you
Never really let you grow
Didn't think I'd let you go

Her (Change)
Sometimes I feel I'm split in two
One half evil, the other half good
And always climbing back up that hill

Chorus
Him: To High Street
Her: (Where I was free)
Him: To High Street
Her: (Where I could see)
Him: To High Street
Her: (Where I could just be)
Both: On High Street...

Her (Verse 2)
At best, I guess I held you back
You can never really change the past
Maybe just rearrange some scenes
Just know I didn't want to leave

Him (Change 2)
Sometimes I feel I just can't lose
But that was way before I met you
And saw you climbing up that hill

Chorus

Bridge
Her: Some say all roads lead to Rome
Him: One day you'll find your own way home
Her: Some say all roads lead to Rome
Both: One day we'll find our way home

Solo

Him (Verse 3)
I wish this story didn't have an end
Even though we can't be friends
And while you never told the truth
Please know I still love you

Her (Change 3)
Sometimes I feel split in two
One half evil the other half good
Always climbing back up that hill

Chorus

By Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart

Sit there
Count your fingers
What else can you do?
You're through
Just sit there
Count your little fingers
Unhappy, little girl blue

Sit there
Count the raindrops
Falling on you
It's time that you knew
If you don't change
All you'll ever have to count on
Are the raindrops
Falling on you
Little girl blue

No use
You might as well surrender
Your hopes are getting slender
Why won't somebody send a boy?
To cheer up little girl blue

© 1935 Lyrics reprinted by permission of OK Productions Publishings, Ltd.