Almost lyrics - Tracy Chapman

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 green light

One more ring of the telephone

One more step

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 before the tears come

One yes

One chance

And I almost

Almost 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 day one year

5,000 weeks

A life of good works and good deeds

Let me be let me be closer

Or let me be

Let me be

Let me be

When I've 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 good guess

A question with an answer that I know

One idea

One grand notion

And I almost

Almost 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

Never does

Never does

Hard Wired lyrics - Tracy Chapman

Your wants desires

Needs and wishes

Will be duly noted

Processed filed and cataloged

Labeled and encoded

Turned into sitcom dialog

And advertising slogans

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

The dreams and hopes

That once were yours

Will now be collected and dispersed

So the first to come 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 you like to be watched

Displayed on the auction block

Invaded in your own home

Stripped naked on the television

Humiliated in front of millions

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

We've got a box to put in your brain

We've got a box to put in your brain

We've got a box to put in your brain

We've got a box to put in your brain

Your wants desires

Needs and wishes

Will be duly noted

Say Hallelujah lyrics - Tracy Chapman

Say Hallelujah

Throw up your hands

The bucket is kicked

The body is gone

Close your eyes

And bow your head

To rest your soul

And to praise the dead

Say Hallelujah

Throw up your hands

The bucket is kicked

The body is gone

Dry your eyes

And stand upright

Put a smile on your face

He wouldn't want us to cry

The sun will rise

The stars will shine

Turning day to dusk

And night to dawn

We'll pass on

But until that time

Say Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Say Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Say Hallelujah

Throw up your hands

The bucket is kicked

The body is gone

Have mercy

It's a wonderful life

Eternal rest for the weary

Mourners party tonight

Say Hallelujah

Throw up your hands

The bucket is kicked

The body is gone

Wave your hands

But don't say goodbye

We're all gonna meet you

On the other side

Broken lyrics - 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 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 already said

You would give everything

And something for nothing

Everybody thinks you're joking

The picture makes a promise

The flesh lets it be broken

The picture makes a promise

The flesh lets it be broken

You want to be the one

Made over be your own

Before and after

And a supermarket

Beauty in a bottle queen

Who'll one day grace a check-out counter

Magazine front cover

Though the fine print reads

The picture makes a promise

The flesh lets it be broken

The picture makes a promise

The flesh lets it be broken

Lets it be broken

Lets it be broken

Lets it be broken

Lets it be broken

Lets it be broken

Broken

Broken

When your life is never what you wanted

Not even halfway normal

Just tarnished and soiled

When in your reach

A framed and frozen moment

So far from perfection

Not truth or transcendence

Will set you free

Still you don't believe

The picture makes a promise

The flesh lets it be broken

The picture makes a promise

The flesh lets it be broken

Happy lyrics - 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 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 feel

Should be happy to be loved

Happy to be

With someone who knows

And understands me

I think you're the one

Everyone agrees

But some can touch the hand of love

And pull away in disbelief

Every 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 feel

Should be happy to be loved

Happy to be

Possessed by nothing but

A heart that's chosen freely

I think you're the one

Everyone agrees

But some can feel the grace of love

And walk away in disbelief

Every 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 feel

All that I can feel

All that I can feel

All that I can feel

All that I can feel

Should be happy to be loved

Happy to be

Should be happy to be loved

Happy to be

Goodbye lyrics - Tracy Chapman

For you

It's all in a day

One day in a life

It's all in the one word

The one word is goodbye

For me

It's all in what you say

Though you've tried to be kind

It's all in the words

From the lips that once touched mine with a sigh

Goodbye

For you

It's all in your face

The laugh and worry lines

It's all in the one word

You hope will make you young again

Goodbye

It's all in the play

Someone speaks the line

It's all in the one word

That stops and steals the time

Goodbye

Goodbye

Goodbye

For me

It's all in a day

It's the part in life

When it's all in the words

To fate and circumstance resigned

Goodbye

I Am Yours lyrics - Tracy Chapman

When all my hopes and dreams

Have been betrayed

I stand before you

My hands are empty

I am yours

If you are mine

When I fall and stumble

Flat on my face

When I'm shamed and humbled

In disgrace

I am yours

If you are mine

When voices call me

To question my faith

When misperception

Taints my love with hate

I am yours

If you are mine

When time decides

It won't stop for me

When the hawks and vultures

Are circling

I am yours

If you are mine

Over In Love lyrics - Tracy Chapman

Cold wind blows

Shivers loose

Hard rain

To my skin soaked through

So over in love with you

I don't even care

Sky turns grey

Black and blue

Fall on me

I can't be moved

So over in love with you

I don't even care

Hot sun shines

And lays bare

Shadows cross cut

Heavy air

So over in love with you

I don't even care

The tide that washes in and out

Reveals a heart

And face worn new

So over in love with you

I don't even care

I don't even care

I don't even care

I don't even care

"Telling Stories" (2000)

Telling Stories lyrics - Tracy Chapman
Less Than Strangers lyrics - Tracy Chapman
Speak The Word lyrics - Tracy Chapman
It's Ok lyrics - Tracy Chapman
Wedding Song lyrics - Tracy Chapman
Unsung Psalm lyrics - Tracy Chapman
Nothing Yet lyrics - Tracy Chapman
Paper And Ink lyrics - Tracy Chapman
Devotion lyrics - tracy chapman
The Only One lyrics - Tracy Chapman
First Try lyrics - Tracy Chapman

Telling Stories lyrics - 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 is fiction in the space between

You and reality

You will do and say anything

To make your everyday life

Seem less mundane

There is fiction in the space between

You and me

There's a science fiction in the space between

You and me

A fabrication of a grand scheme

Where I am the scary monster

I eat the city and as I leave the scene

In my spaceship I am laughing

In your remembrance of your bad dream

There's no one but you standing

Leave the pity and the blame

For the ones who do not speak

You write the words to get respect and compassion

And for posterity

You write the words and make believe

There is truth in the space between

There is fiction in the space between

You and everybody

Give us all what we need

Give us one more sad sordid story

But in the fiction of the space between

Sometimes a lie is the best thing

Sometimes a lie is the best thing