India
Arie - Intro: Loving
Oh God grant me the serenity
to accept the things that I cannot change
The courage to change the
things that I can
The wisdom to know the difference
Oh ooh and God give me the
courage to love with an open heart,
An open heart, an open heart
I wanna love with an open heart
Oh ooh oh with an open heart
India Arie
- These Eyes
These eyes never saw you
leavin
This heart is in need of
some healing
These arms are letting you
go
Our life is the greatest
story never told
How many more ways can I
explain this to you boy
We had had this conversation
several times before
I will except nothing less
than your complete respect
If you cannot give me that
then maybe I should step
These eyes never saw you
leavin
This heart is in need of
some healing
These arms are letting you
go
Our life is the greatest
story never told
All this cryin all this fightin
simply ain't my style
Though you're one of the
most important people in my life
I love you from the day
we met, I know you love me too
But at this point walking
away is the best thing we can do
These eyes never saw you
leavin
This heart is in need of
some healing
These arms are letting you
go
Our life is the greatest
story never told
Are we meant to be man and
wife?
The answer I don't know
Of life's many mystery's
what intrigues me the most
Is who our children would
have been
I guess we'll never know
Even as I walk away I'll
always keep the hope
These eyes never saw you
leavin
This heart is in need of
some healing
These arms are letting you
go
That's life
That's the way the story
goes
Truth is every relationship
is a lesson
Truth is I saw it coming
but it hurts anyway
Truth is I'm not the reason
you're so angry
Truth is you're not the
reason I'm so passive
Truth is I've got to take
back my power
Truth is
The reason why it hurts so
bad
to walk away from you
These eyes I never saw you
leavin
This heart my heart is in
need of some healing
These arms, These arms are
letting you go
That's life is the greatest
story never told [2x]
Our love is the greatest
story never told
Our life is the greatest
story never told [2x]
And that's the way the story
goes...
India Arie
- The Heart Of The Matter
[originally performed by
Don Henley]
I got the call today, I didn't
wanna hear
But I knew that it would
come
An old true friend of ours
was talkin' on the phone
She said you found someone
And I thought of all the
bad luck,
And all the struggles we
went through
How I lost me and you lost
you
What are these voices outside
love's open door
Make us throw off our contentment
And beg for something more?
I've been learning to live
without you now
But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less
I understand
All the things I thought
I knew, I'm learning them again
I've been tryin' to get
down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to
scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't
love me anymore
These times are so uncertain
There's a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive in
such a graceless age
And the trust and self-assurance
that lead to happiness
They're the very things
we kill, I guess
Pride and competition cannot
fill these empty arms
And the work they put between
us,
You know it doesn't keep
us warm
I've been trying to live
without you now
But I miss you, baby
The more I know, the less
I understand
And all the things I thought
I figured out, I have to learn again
I've been tryin' to get
down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my heart is so shattered
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't
love me anymore
All the people in your life
who've come and gone
They let you down, you know
they hurt your pride
Better put it all behind
you; cause life goes on
You keep carrin' that anger,
it'll eat you up inside
I wanna be happily everafter
And my heart is so shattered
But I know it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't
love me anymore
I've been tryin' to get down
to the Heart of the Matter
Because the flesh will get
weak
And the ashes will scatter
So I'm thinkin' about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if you don't love me
anymore
Even if you don't love me
anymore
India Arie
- There's Hope
[Verse 1:]
Back when I had a little
I thought that I needed
a lot
A little was over rated,
but a lot was a little too
complicated
You see-Zero didn't satisfy
me
A million didn't make me
happy
That's when I learned a
lesson
That it's all about your
perception
Hey-are you a papa or a
superstar
So you act, so you feel,
so you are
It ain't about the size
of your car
It's about the size of the
faith in your heart
[Chorus:]
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing
to smile
You don't have to pay to
laugh
You better thank God for
that
[repeat]
There's hope
[Verse 2:]
Off in the back country
of Brazil
A met a young brotha that
made me feel
That I could accomplish
anything.
You see just like me he
wanted to sing
He had no windows and no
doors
He lived a simple life and
was extremely poor
On top of all of that he
had no eye sight,
but that didn't keep him
from seein' the light
He said, what's it like
in the USA,
and all I did was complain
He said-livin' here is paridise
He taught me paridise is
in your mind
You know that
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
Every time I turn on the
T.V. (There's Hope)
Somebody's acting crazy
(There's Hope)
If you let it, it will drive
you crazy (There's Hope)
but I'm takin' back my power
today (There's Hope)
Gas prices they just keep
on rising (There's Hope)
The government they keep
on lying
but we gotta keep on surviving
Keep living our truth and
do the best we can do
[Chorus]
Stand up for your rights
[echo]
Keep shining your light
[echo]
And show the world your
smile [echo]
[Chorus]
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