Ben Harper

[fox69]

"Brown Eyed Blues"

"Brown Eyed Blues"



If I knew being here with you today,
Would mean being alone tomorrow.
I would gladly trade all of my tomorrows away
For a moment with you.

Brown eyed blues
You can find yourself another fool.
Say yeah,yeah,yeah

Can you look,can you look into my eyes
Or has your heart,said has your heart gone blind?
Can you look,can you look into your own
And find the safe place to hide.

Brown eyed blues
You can find yourself another fool.
Say yeah,yeah,yeah

Why be with strangers
When you can be with your friend.
If you're ever lonely
You know I'm lonely too
And i will stay lonely until I'm again with you.

I said brown eyed blues
You can find yourself another fool.
Say yeah,yeah,yeah
I said brown eyed blues
You can find yourself another fool.
Singing brown eyed

 

[fox69]

"Burn One Down"

"Burn One Down"



Let us burn one
from end to end
and pass it over
to me my friend
burn it long, we'll burn it slow
to light me up before I go

if you don't like my fire
then don't come around
cause I'm gonna burn one down
yes I'm gonna burn one down

my choice is what I choose to do
and if I'm causing no harm
it shouldn't bother you
your choice is who you choose to be
and if your causin' no harm
then you're alright with me

if you don't like my fire
then don't come around
cause I'm gonna burn one down
yes I'm gonna burn one down

herb the gift from the earth
and what's from the earth
is of the greatest worth
so before you knock it try it first
you'll see it's a blessing
and its not a curse

if you don't like my fire
then don't come around
cause I'm gonna burn one down
yes I'm gonna burn one down

 

[fox69]

"Burn To Shine"

"Burn To Shine"



We made love until we cried and cried ourselves to laughter
Laughed until we realise our hearts were struck were fear
How in just a moments time could one see for ever after
I gently lie beside of you and dream away my tears

Won't you let me treat you kind
We're gonna burn to shine
Won't you let me treat you kind
We're gonna burn to shine

Funny things you learn from your mama, like the way to throw your head back when your swallowing pills
Funny things you learn from your papa, like when you're talking you just can't keep your hands still

But that was now and this is then
It never lasts for long
How I miss the good old days; but I'm so glad they're gone

Won't you let me treat you kind
We're gonna burn to shine
Won't you let me treat you kind
We're gonna burn to shine

I'd like to spend the time that you would like to spend with me
So that you could help me out with my dependancy
'Cause I'm hoplessly addicted, addicted to your sorrow
Makes me never wanna work, beg or borrow

Won't you let me treat you kind
We're gonna burn to shine
Won't you let me treat you kind
We're gonna burn to shine

 

[fox69]

"By My Side"

"By My Side"



Don't you get ahead of me
and I won't leave you behind
if you get unhappy
show me a sign

there's no love like lost love
no pain like a broken heart
there's no love like you and me
and no loss like us apart

promises promise is
only a word
and when softly spoken
is never heard

and a heart
is not a stone
and is fragile
when alone

by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side
by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side

my care for you
is from the ground up to the sky
it's over under up above
down below and to the side

no use in pretending
no use in saving face
my love is never ending
you are my saving grace

by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side
by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side

 

[fox69]

"Church House Steps"

"Church House Steps"



Oh - I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house
Down upon the church house steps

With all my hopes and dreams
All of my regrets

Oh - I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down
I sat down upon the church house steps

With all I have lost
And with all I have been blessed

Oh - I sat down
Oh - I sat down
Oh - I sat down upon
I sat down upon the church house steps

I reached to the sky
As I hung my head and wept
Oh - I wept

Oh - I sat down
Oh - I sat down
I sat down
Oh - I sat down

If these wings should fail me
(Won't you) meet me with another pair

 

[fox69]

"Church On Time"

"Church On Time"



We're gonna make it to the church on time
We're gonna make it to the church on time
Put on your Sunday best
I'll put on mine
We're gonna make it to the church on time

We're gonna make it to the church on time
We're gonna make it to the church on time
Need to hear the preacher
Give me a sign
We're gonna make it to the church on time

We're gonna make it to the church on time
We're gonna make it to the church on time
I'm gonna get my soul in line
I'm gonna make it to the church on time

We're gonna make it to the church
We're gonna make it to the church on time
We're gonna leave all of our troubles behind
I'm gonna make it to the church on time

We're gonna make it to the church on time
We're gonna make it to the church on time
You may be rich may not have a dime
We're gonna make it to the church on time

We're gonna make it
Oh - We're gonna make it
Oh - We're gonna make it to the church on time
Trouble at heart - Oh - trouble in mind
We're gonna make it, Lord, to the church on time

Revelation chapter eight
Revelation chapter eight
Seven angels at the gate
You don't want to make them wait

Oh - We're gonna make it
Oh - I'm gonna make it
I'm gonna make it
Oh -I'm gonna make it to the church on time
Oh - To the church
Oh - To the church on time
On your Sunday best
On your Sunday best
Sunday best
I'm gonna put on
I'm gonna put on
I'm gonna put on mine

 

[fox69]

"City Of Dreams"
(with Ellen Harper)

"City Of Dreams"
(with Ellen Harper)



Day breaks over the city of my childhood
Daybreak over the city I called home
Where the sage met the sea and the groves were sweet and green
It's a city that lives only in my dreams

The groves where we played when we were children
The groves where we fooled around as teens
Those green groves are paved from la to Santa Fe
That city lives only in my dreams

Landmarks lost to parking lots in the city I called home
Looking back I see what used to be
Now freeways crawl though the suburban sprawl
As far as the eye can see
And the city lives only in my dreams

Twilight shades the valley of my memory
When citrus groves still perfumed the sky
But I guess those orange blossoms weren't so special after all
Now it's a city of days gone by

Landmarks lost to parking lots in the city I called home
Looking back i see what used to be
Now freeways crawl through the suburban sprawl
As far as the eye can see
And the city lives only in my dreams

 

[fox69]

"Clearly Severely"

"Clearly Severely"



If it hurts, do it twice
Avoid the void
Don't miss out on your life

like a pair of shoes
Haning from a wire
I have no idea how we got here

There is no breath left for words
They have all been spoken for
All we say just shatters to the ground

Clearly, Severely

Time, it cant erase
Love or part of faith
When a smile goes to waste

I'm tired of being sick
Your sick of being tired
I have no idea how we got here

There is no breath left for words
They have all been spoken for
All we say just shatters to the ground

Clearly, Severely

If it hurts, do it twice
Avoid the void
don't miss out on your life

There is no more breath left for words
They have all been spoken for
All we say just shatters to the ground

Shatters to the ground
To the ground
To the ground
Shatters to the ground

There is no more beath for words
They have all been spoken for
All we say just shatters to the ground

 

[fox69]

"Cryin' Won't Help You Now"

"Cryin' Won't Help You Now"



You sit there and call me a liar and a cheat
I just wish you'd pin a rose on me
Now you won't even come out and take a bow

Crying won't help you now
Crying won't help you now

So now your poets
Have all put down their pens
The only songs to sing
Are those sung again

Lonely just doesn't look good on you somehow
Crying won't help you now
Crying won't help you now

Now I jsut keep on starring
Into the black eyes of the truth
We'll have to learn to live up on our own somehow

Crying won't help you now
Crying won't help you now
Crying won't help you now
Crying won't help you now

 

[fox69]

"Diamonds On The Inside"

"Diamonds On The Inside"



I knew a girl
Her name was truth
She was a horrible liar.

She couldnt spend one day alone
But she couldnt be satisfied.

When you have everything,
You have everything to lose.
She made herself
A bed of nails
And shes plannin' on puttin' it to use.

Cos she had diamonds on the inside
She had diamonds on the inside
She had diamonds on the inside
Diamonds

A candle throws its light into the darkness
In a nasty world,so shines the good deed
Make sure the fortune, that you seek
Is the fortune you need.

So tell me why,the first to ask,is the last to give,everytime
What you say and do not mean
Follow too close behind

Cos she had diamonds on the inside
She had diamonds on the inside
She wore diamonds on the inside
Diamonds

Like a soldier standing long under fire
Any change comes as a relief.
Let the giver's name remain unspoken
For she is just a generous thief.

But she had diamonds on the inside
Cos she had diamonds on the inside
She wore diamonds on the inside
She wore diamonds
Oh diamonds
She had diamonds
She wore diamonds
Diamonds