Burden Of Shame
There are murders that we must account for
Bloody deeds have been done in my name
Criminal acts we must pay for
And our children will shoulder the blame
(chorus)
I'm a british subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame (repeat)
As a nation we're following blindly
No-one stops to question why
Our money's supporting an army
And a boy in soweto dies
(chorus)
I'm a british subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame (repeat)
Must we go on ignoring forever
The cries of an african son
There's a soldier's hand on the trigger
But it's we who are pointing the gun
(chorus)
I'm a british subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame (repeat)
song performed by by Ub40
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Sailors Lament
Woke up early feelin light, (shame, its a shame.)
Somebody got to me last night, (shame, its a shame.)
Sat down for a friendly duel, (shame, its a shame.)
With one-eyed jacks n jokers, too, (shame, its a shame.)
Chorus:
Ooh, sailor man, (shame, its a shame.)
Ooh, sailor man. (shame, its a shame.)
Poormouth henry turned on me, (shame, its a shame.)
Said, boy, Im gonna pick you clean. (shame, its a shame.)
Chorus
Oh!
Henry said, dont you mess that pile, (shame, its a shame.)
Had three aces n he had five. (shame, its a shame.)
Chorus
Shame, its a shame.
(repeat 5x)
song performed by by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Carry You
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child, my child
If I can walk on water
And calm a restless sea
I've done a thousand things you've never done
And I'm weary watchin'
While you struggle on your own
Call my name, I'll come
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child, my child
I give vision to the blind
And I can raise the dead
I've seen the darker side of Hell
And I returned
And I see these sleepless nights
And I count every tear you cry
I know some lessons hurt to learn
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child, my child
I will carry you, my child
I see these sleepless nights
And I count every tear you cry
And call my name, I'll come runnin'
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child
Lay down your burden, I will carry you
I will carry you, my child, my child
I will carry you, my child, my child
I will carry you
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song performed by by Amy Grant
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Burden To Carry
Every man has a burden to carry
And some seem to carry it very well
While others complain, about the burden and strain
And as their fall from grace to all they must tell.
They will blame all others for the life they live
And then brag and lie for pity and shame
They will tell themselves to halt, that it was never their fault
So they figure their loss will also be their gain.
Every man has a burden to carry
And some need to carry that burden alone
As they don't seek help, from no one but themselves
And only GOD will feel their pain or hear them moan.
The burden they have is their right of passage
As they walk through life to become a man
Every step that they take, another worry they will forsake
And truly that a vigilante only he should understand.
Every man has a burden to carry
And so many carry it with a vigor and pride
As they head down the road, with their own life's load
While keeping a happiness and love and joy deep inside.
They live the life that was presented to them
And never once do they complain or quit
They take life in it's stride, they throw their chest forward in pride
And what they lost or will loose, they will never miss.
Every man has a burden to carry
And to see it just look upon a mans face
He will either be wearing a smile, like holding a child
Or else you'll see pain and sorrow and even disgrace.
Just walk in his footsteps at least one time
Take his journey as he run's or walks or even tarries
Then you will feel the weight, that man can't escape
As every man has a burden, that he must carry.
Randy L. McClave
poem by Randy McClave
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Killing The Blues
Leaves were falling ..just like embers
In colors red and gold they set us on fire
Burning just like a moonbeam ..in our eyes
Chorus:
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud.
Killing the blues
I am guilty of something
I hope you never do because there is nothing
Sadder than losing .. yourself in love
Repeat chorus:
Repeat chorus:
Now, you ask me just to leave you
To go out on my own and get what I need to
You want me to find ..what Ive already had
Repeat chorus:
Repeat chorus:
Repeat chorus:
Repeat chorus:
song performed by by John Prine
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Shame, Shame, Shame
Chorus:
Shame, shame, shame
Shame on me for loving you
Shame, shame, shame
Shame on me for loving you
You came and you went
Whats this poor boy to do
I tried, yes I tried
And you took everything I owned
I tried, yes I tried
And you took everything I owned
Oh, little girl I wonder
Was your love to me just on loan
[repeat chorus]
song performed by by Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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Signs
You're weighed down with regret
You can't see the road ahead
Or the burden on your back
It seems the trek will never end
The winding paths that still descend
And up above a sky washed black
You just can't bear to look at that
Chorus:
Follow the signs
Open your eyes
Read between the lines of what you see
Look into the soul of reality
Open your mind
Look at the signs
Never look back at yesterday
Keep your gaze steady on the narrow way
Now you've found the sacred tree
You kneel upon the broken wheat
You watch your burden fall away
And all the things you once sought
Now are counted less than lost
For now you see the light of day
The signs were pointing all the way
Repeat chorus
Follow the signs
Follow the signs
Open your eyes
Look at the signs
Open your mind
Follow the signs
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Michael W. Smith
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So What The Fuss
If I'm caught at a dance party without my dancin shoes
And everybody dances on my bare feet
Shame on me
If I'm mindin my business just doin the right thing
And you try to front me off in the street
Shame on you
If a family's waiting for that special blessing to
come their way
But they ain't tryin to get on their knees and pray
Shame on them
And if we live in a time where every nation's fightin
'round the world
Yet we can't all agree that peace is the way
Shame on us
Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us
(repeat)
So what the fuss
If I gotta get up early in the morning for a job
interview
And I forget to set the stupid alarm
Shame on me
If my children are playin outside like little children
do
And you come 'round there tryin to bring them some
harm
Shame on you
Should I be drivin thru a klantown, find a restaurant
to get me some food
And someone says "hey boy, we don't serve your kind"
Shame on them
And if we live in a democracy and you don't use your
power to vote
Knowin some would like to turn back the hands of time
Shame on us
Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us
(repeat)
So what the fuss
If I'm hooked on a habit knowin damn well it could
cost me my life
Yet I keep doin what I should do without
Shame on me
If you're locked in a marriage and your other half
just gives you abuse
Yet you've convinced yourself that there's no way out
Shame on you
If we're jammin the music and somebody's got the
audacity
To say that they can jam it better than us
Shame on them
And should there be just a handful that believe that
we are totally free
And there's no need to fight for equality
Shame on us
Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on them, Shame on us
(repeat)
So what the fuss
song performed by by Stevie Wonder
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I Need You
(Julie Miller)
I need something like morphine only better
I need something like a kiss that lasts forever
I need something like money that will not burn
I need something and I need more, more than I can earn
Chorus: I need something, what can I do?
Hey, I need something, I need you
I need something like a cure for my soul
I need something like amnesia, for things I know
I need something like a mother, 'cause I'm just a child
I need something like an asylum, 'cause I go wild
(repeat Chorus)
I need something like dynamite for the mess I'm in
I need something like a tattoo underneath my skin
I need something more than a lover in my bed
I need somebody here with me, here with me in my head
(repeat Chorus)
I need something bad and I need it now
I got something wrong with me, you can see
I think you better fix it 'cause I don't know how
Hey, I need something, what can I do
Hey, I need something, I need you
I need something, what can I do
Hey, I need something, I need you
(Repeat Chorus)
song performed by by Lee Ann Womack
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Hey, Hey, Nadine
(berry/buck/mills/stipe)
(chorus 1)
Pretty blond hair singing as she walks
China-like smile bitchin' as she talks
Dangerous eyes on a small town girl
Seen everything all around the world
If i could only let her see my way
Maybe we should spin a watch all day
In a place far away from here
(repeat chorus 1)
(chorus 2)
Hey, hey, nadine (she's such good girl)
Hey, hey, nadine (got me in a whirl)
Hey, hey, nadine (she's okay)
(repeat chorus 1)
(repeat chorus 2)
(repeat chorus 1)
(repeat chorus 2 2x)
song performed by by REM
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Tears Of My Own Shame
Queen of hearts and sister vanity. took me by the hand to show me royalty. in this castle so many things to see. and all I could become, a knight wasted away. I said ooh ooh...its not any thing
Did to me. its not what you made me feel I did to you. I cry, angry that I played the fool. for these are the tears of my own shame. even just a page I never thought to read. and the writing on the wall became a tapestry. the blues I felt , the reds they blinded me. and all the greens only taught me jealousy. (repeat chorus) and I am not what I care to be. and she is not what I came to see. and like some shakespearean tragedy. that in the end I have to question...finally. (repeat chorus)
song performed by by Toto
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Hearts
Its not too pretty, its such a shame
These things always end the same
You dont deserve just what youll get
But you aint learnt your lesson yet
So what if he, said I love you
So what if he, thought hed be true, well
(chorus)
Love, is whispered token, and
Hearts, were meant to be broken
City girl its always this way
Romeo leaves with nothing to say
So what about you and your surprise
Come on babe and dry your eyes
When will you see that he was fool
When will you see he followed the rules, that
(repeat chorus)
You know that
(repeat chorus)
song performed by by Huey Lewis And The News
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Call The Police
Uh
Betty was worried about the lover that she has married
And she didnt know what to do
Hed been hit by a hammer on the head and he lay dead
An all her worst fears had come true
{chorus}
Call the police
Call the police
Call the police
Call the police
Johnny was a joker and a very heavy smoker
And he never ever broke the law
Thin miss lizzy was a-kept very busy
And sometimes very dizzy, we knew what for
{repeat chorus}
And take em all away
Lock em up
{repeat chorus}
{repeat chorus}
{repeat chorus}
{repeat chorus}
Louie was a loner and a big time al capone-er
Doin all his dipping from the door
He knew a shady dealer who had done a dirty dj,
The sooner he could even the score
{repeat chorus}
And lock em up
Help ya have a birthday, say
Take em all away
song performed by by Thin Lizzy
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Whos That Man?
Chorus:
Know, dont you wanna know, dont you wanna know,
Know, whos that man?
Repeat
Verse one (kandi):
Hes got a different little style than other men today,
He does his thing with a swing.
And everything you see him do is in a different way,
You never ever seen before.
Bridge (latocha):
Hes not your ordinary slick uptown type of brother,
Dont think twice cause youll never find another.
Because the man behind the mask,
Youve never ever seen him before.
Repeat chorus
Verse two:
(all):
Hes got the flava to do his his thang,
Hes got something everybody wish they had,
(kandi):
And something tells me you dont wanna make him mad,
No you dont, no you dont, no you dont.
Repeat bridge and chorus
Repeat chorus
Repeat verse one, bridge and chorus
Repeat chorus to fade
song performed by by Xscape
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Whos That Man?
Chorus:
Know, dont you wanna know, dont you wanna know,
Know, whos that man?
Repeat
Verse one (kandi):
Hes got a different little style than other men today,
He does his thing with a swing.
And everything you see him do is in a different way,
You never ever seen before.
Bridge (latocha):
Hes not your ordinary slick uptown type of brother,
Dont think twice cause youll never find another.
Because the man behind the mask,
Youve never ever seen him before.
Repeat chorus
Verse two:
(all):
Hes got the flava to do his his thang,
Hes got something everybody wish they had,
(kandi):
And something tells me you dont wanna make him mad,
No you dont, no you dont, no you dont.
Repeat bridge and chorus
Repeat chorus
Repeat verse one, bridge and chorus
Repeat chorus to fade
song performed by by Xscape
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When Lovers Become Strangers
Youre looking at him across the room
Wondering just how it all slipped away so soon
Youre looking to find some look in his eyes
That will take you back to yesterday
Dont remember the when or the where or why
All you know is that something has changed inside
And you cant bring it back no matter how you try
You know its over, youve got to say goodbye
Chorus:
Its such a shame, when lovers become strangers
Its such a shame, when you dont know each other any more
And all the memories that you shared
Are all thats still there
Its such a shame, when lovers become strangers
You cant seem to find the right words to say
And its too late for talking now anyway
Theres no one to blame its just not the same
And its never gonna be the same again no
So youre trying to figure out what went wrong
Where does the feeling go when the feelings gone
And you pray for the strength just to carry on
Youve got to let go of something youve loved so long
Chorus
So kiss him goodbye, try to walk away
With your head held high
Think about the good times, dont cry, dont cry
Though its tearing you apart inside
Its such a shame, its such a shame
And you cant bring it back no matter how you try
You got to let go, youve gotta say goodbye
Chorus x 2
song performed by by Cher
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Carry Me Through
Time has come,
To start my search for tomorrow.
On and on,
Theres just no end to the sorrow.
But I designed a way,
To see my life through pity.
I dont have too much to say,
And the tears wont let me be.
So,
Chorus
Carry me through the hard part.
Help me find a new start.
Carry me through the hard part.
Far too long,
Ive thought of all the excuses.
Try to go on,
And stay my time to an end.
Dreams in my head,
All turning dark and useless.
Help me find the hand,
That knows where Ive been.
Please,
Chorus
Ahhhhhh ...
Ahhhhhh ...
Carry me through ...
Carry me through ...
Carry me through ...
Carry me, carry me, carry me ...
song performed by by Grand Funk Railroad
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I Don't Know
I'm nothing fancy
I'm nothing special that's true
But I know what your thinkin'
Cuz I'm thinkin' that same thing too
Now you'd like everything to go your way
And I should probably say everything you'd like me to say
But that's not me and baby that just wouldn't be you
You better watch how long you wait
Cuz baby you might wait too long
[CHORUS]
I don't know if I could make you happy
And I don't know if I could make you cry
I don't know if the clock stops at midnight
I can't see past forever but together we can fly
Together we can fly
Now let's pretend for a while that we've got no place to be
You've been broken before but baby that wasn't me
Now I'm trying to ask you to come
To that same old place that you've been runnin' from
We've been down that road
You know there's nothing to see
You better watch how long you wait
Cuz baby you might wait too
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Bay there' no use in waiting
I can see that your hopes are fading
They tell me that time is precious baby
Why do you keep wastin' time?
[REPEAT CHORUS]
song performed by by Uncle Kracker from No Stranger To Shame
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Gods Stepchild
Gotta story for you
bout a little friend
Never felt good enough
Had a heart to mend
Never felt pretty
Learned to just pretend
Wished someone had listened
To her cries of pain
Chorus:
Maybe Im the lucky one
Maybe the forgotten one
Maybe, but I know
Im not gods stepchild
Didnt want to burden
Mother had enough stress
So often Id talk to you
Through my four legged friends
Always there to listen
Though I felt so all alone
And in my times of trouble
I know you saw my smile of pain
Repeat chorus
Now that I am older
Gone through so much pain
I learned that I should love me
No more feeling ashamed
Ive seen the great illusions
Ive seen the rough terrain
Ive walked through my own journey
And my love for you remains
Repeat chorus
I know Im the lucky one
I know Im a special one
I know, that God does
Not have a stepchild
song performed by by Janet Jackson
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A House Of Gold
Chorus
I had rather be in a dark cold grave, and know that my poor soul was saved,
Than to live in this world in a house of gold, and deny my God and doom my soul.
Then he sung these two other verses:
Jesus said come unto me, Ill break sins chains and set you free,
Ill carry you to a home on high, where youll never never did.
Repeat chorus
Jesus died there on the cross, so this world would not be lost,
Sinner hear now what I say, for someday youll have to pay.
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Hank Williams
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Leave Right Now
I'm here just like I said
Though its breaking every rule I've ever made
My racing heart is just the same
Why make it strong to break it once again?
And I'd love to say I do
Give everything to you
But I can never now be true
So I say...
Chorus:
I think I'd better leave right now
Before I fall any deeper
I think I'd better leave right now
Feeling weaker and weaker
Somebody better show me how
Before I fall any deeper
I think I'd better leave right now
I'm here so please explain
Why you're opening up a healing wound again
I'm a little more careful
Perhaps it shows
But if I lose the highs, at least I'm spared the lows
Bridge
Now I tremble in your arms
What could be the harm
To feel my spirit calm
So I say..
Repeat Chorus
I wouldn't know how to say
How good it feels seeing you today
I see you've got your smile back
Like you say you're right on track
But you may never know why
Once bitten twice is shy
If I'm proud perhaps I should explain
I couldn't bear to lose you again
Repeat Chorus
Yes I will...
Repeat Chorus
song performed by by Will Young
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