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Tryin' To Resist
04:49
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I'm tryin' to resist,
the pull of gravity
I'm struggling in this war,
tryin' to stay free.
Seems like it's been lost & won,
won & lost again
I know that victory shall come,
but only god knows when...
I'm tryin' to resist
the chains of slavery.
Someone's gotta stand up &
show some bravery.
Everything is sliding down
to some great abyss.
It's so hard to understand
How it could ever come to this...
I'm tryin' to resist
the tragic fate of man.
Gotta carry such a burden,
but I don't know if I can.
Money always rules the day
& knows just where I live.
I'm tryin' to resist
but somethings got to give...
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I stood on the frontline,
I held my tongue.
Waded on up the river to
where all the flags were hung.
Tried to hold it together
while the world fell apart
Had to weather the storm,
in the rage of my heart.
I once had a dream but it never did come true
Now I've got nothing at all, except you...
I've been workin' too hard
beat my head on the wall
I took all the blame
got set up for the fall.
I've seen the end of the road
and the dawn of the day,
but this job that I got
well, it just doesn't pay.
Please tell me baby, tell me what shall I do?
I've got nothing at all, except you...
I can't take it back
all the words have been said
I know I should've left 'em
buried in my head
but the levee's crashed open
& we're facing the flood
You know that I love you,
it burns in my blood.
When you say you love me too, well it'd better be true
I've got nothing at all, except you...
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Baby's blue, dressed in black
She knows of all the precious things I lack.
Her love ain't blind, but somehow she don't seem to mind
She takes my hand when life's been treating me unkind
Baby's gold, the sky turns grey
she knows there ain't nothing really left to say.
She sees them fall, like teardrops from the ghetto wall
so speak your peace, but you'd better know she's heard it all
Far away, in the lonely shadowland so many weep
One bloody day, the future stolen while the children sleep
see the ray, the ray of sunshine on the waters deep
she's just one promise left to keep
Who knows the harvest she will reap ?
Baby's white, the sky turns red
she knows there's no use tryin' to raise the dead.
You try in vain, but she'd be happy just to feel the rain
fall upon her face & walk out on a peaceful street again
Far away, in the lonely shadowland so many weep
One bloody day, the future stolen while the children sleep
see the ray, the ray of sunshine on the waters deep
she's just one promise left to keep
Who knows the harvest she will reap ?
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Why Do I Love You?
07:18
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Why do I love you?
I just cannot say,
no more than I know, what brings light to the day
But something inside me, yearns to be free,
a fluttering bird from across the great sea.
Chorus:
All I know is that the sun shines so much brighter when you're near.
The waters part & suddenly, there's nothing left to fear
my poverty is meaningless & my wealth ain't worth a damn
I'd trade it all if you would have me just the way that I am...
Why do I love you ?
What do I know ?
The only thing I remember, is watching you go.
What makes these arms want to hold you so tight ?
To breathe you & dream you throughout the whole dark night...
Chorus
Why do I love you?
I just cannot see.
We are both two children,
in this world of mystery
Your ghost is in my body,
in my spirit & my mind
you must be the great treasure,
that I was sent to find.
Chorus
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CLAYTON DENWOOD UK
Award-winning Singer-songwriter based in the UK.
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