Motherless Child
So I was young and I was stupid
Thought it was fate or maybe cupid
But it wasn't love, at least not for me
So I've been banned and executed
What can I say, they're better suited
If he had stayed, you'd be so sad
We all would be
But I'll always be here when you call
Even when he has my back to the wall
Yeah you'll never be a Motherless Child
You grew inside; At once I knew you
Don't think that I can't see right through you
I know you're scared, and so am I, in my own way
And just becasue he's not my lover
It does not mean I'm not your Mother
I'll always be no matter what they say
Yeah they can punish me; I don't care
Just as long as you know I am there
Yeah you'll never be a Motheless Child
Temporary Fan Club
So you say you're black and blue from all the blows you've taken
I guess you're feeling good as new from all those big shot friends you're making
So you gave away your true love for some temporary fan club
that won't be around when you are 64
I guess I didn't understand your need for basking in the glory Cause you've been making other plans and adding angles to your story
So you left the one you're meant for, for some temporary encore that will fade away when you are 64
You'll be old and gray someday and your bag of clever tricks won't seem the same
And your fame is imprisoned by the echo of your name that became like all the same...except to me....
So you say I have to chose but I'm not left with many choices
But either way I guess I lose I can't compete with all these voices So you gave away your true love for some temporary fan club
that won't be around when you are 64...
that won't be around when you are 64
They can try to take you away
But my darling I'm here to stay
And I know that you know it's true
So they'll be times that I might scold you
But after that I'll just want to hold you
And tell you everything will be alright
So we'll look back and tell the story
Of all the bad and all the glory
But don't you doubt; Soon I'll be kissing you goodnight
But I'll never understand how a man can call himself a "man"
To keep my baby, my only son, my truest love, my only one
Yeah you'll never be a Motherless Child
Nothing is Free
All of this time it's always been you and no one else
But i've kept some pieces to myself hidden behind me
It's taken some time to find all the pieces left behind the ones that you tried so hard to find that I just couldn't show you
But don't you go giving up on me
There's so much more you didn't see
And I'd be the first one to agree that nothing is easy Sometimes you're lucky but nothing is free (Chorus)
You gave me your heart
You told me to close my eyes and fall
And I did the hardest thing of all
I tried to believe you but I was afraid
that I would come crashing to my grave
with echos of promises you made like I never will leave you
(Chorus)
Don't you know I hate to lose
The odds aren't in my favor but if I had to chose
I'd rather lose it all for you...
Tell me you lied
Tell me that nothing gets this good
Tell me to love you like I should
the way that you used to
Cause i've done my time and I'll cut my losses at the door
I am no longer keeping score
the way that I used to
(Chorus)
You’re Your Own Worst Enemy (That’s Why I Love New York…)
So it happened once again
Is it all just too familiar
Was it something that you said
Almost bad enough to kill her
Like you did to me
One thousand times before
You haven’t gotten it by now
They’ll all walk out the door
Yeah, you can blame the city streets
Or all those precious weeks
You chose a tune instead
To think that all this time
You said the blame was mine
You put that in my head
So now “NEW YORK” is your excuse
Man, there’s just no use
What you did to them
What you did to me
But there’s no use now
You’re your own worst enemy
You’re not the only one with dreams
Or the only one with passion
Then you push us to the side
Thinking you’re the latest fashion
And yes I know, I heard it on TV
You must be so proud to have a tune of yours for all the world to “SEE”
So you can blame wife #1
Or your viscous mum
And her now I suppose
And then there’s always me to blame
But it’s always been the same
And you’re the only one who knows
Yeah there was a time I loved you so
But I just had to let you go
And I admit sometimes I wonder what could be
But there’s no use now
You’re your own worst enemy
And if you want to know what’s true, if I just had that piece of you, the piece of us I gave away
Cause all of you I never had, would it have been so bad, I’ll wonder every day
But I have finally let you go
And I just wanted you to know
You’ll always have a part of me
But there’s no hope now, you’re your own worst enemy
Yeah there’s no use now, you’re your own worst enemy