Ben Harper

[fox69]

"Dirty Little Lover"

"Dirty Little Lover"



She loves almost as good as she lies
She pretends almost as hard as she tries
Desperation, she wears it so well
Flips on her electric light like ringing a bell
She's the kind of woman only a town like this could produce
Just mean enough to hang a man
Just kind enough to cut the noose

Reached into her purse to pull out her disguise
Put it on her lips and she put it on her eyes
A little lonesome would do her some good
She'd only come out at night if she could

She does it the hard way
Or she don't do it at all
Dirty little lover, who you gonna call?

She's her daddy's karma
And her mother's suit of armor
The bright light in a man's dark eyes
Saved all of her money wasting all of her time

She's the kind of woman
Only a town like this could produce
Just mean enough to hang a man
Just kind enough to cut the noose
She does it the hard way
Or she don't do it at all
Dirty little lover, who you gonna call?

 

[fox69]

"Do It For You, Do It For Us"

"Do It For You, Do It For Us"



Tattoo your name across my heart
Every letter bold and dark
So that every time I breathe
You can know you're bringing me relief

I have stalked those hollow halls of lust
I do it for you, I do it for us
The trinity of honor, love, and trust
I do it for you, I do it for us

A mirror in the hand
Is worth ten from afar
Come close enough so I can feel you breathe
And see for who you truly are

I have stalked those hollow halls of lust
Do it for you, do it for us
The sunset burns of flaming ash and dust
I do it for you, I do it for us
I do it for you....

I have stalked those hollow halls of lust
I do it for you, I do it for us
The trinity of honor, love, and trust
I do it for you, I do it for us
I do it for you.

 

[fox69]

"Don't Give Up On Me Now"

"Don't Give Up On Me Now"



Time, it opens all wounds
And trust is gonna put me in the tomb
The world isn't mine, the world isn't mine to save
I can't afford to lose what you easily throw away

And I don't even know myself,
What it would take to know myself
I need to change, I don't know how
Don't give up on me now

It's not what we do, it's what we do with what we feel
Takes all you have to stare it down, and whisper "Devil, no deal."
And I don't wanna fight, don't wanna fight my father's war
You can wait your whole life
Not knowing what you're waiting for

And I don't even know myself,
What it would take to know myself
I need to change, I don't know how
Don't give up on me now, don't give up on me now
Don't give up on me now, don't give up on me now

I don't even know myself,
What it would take to know myself
I need to change, I don't know how
Don't give up on me now

 

[fox69]

"Don't Look Twice"

"Don't Look Twice"



In the days of love and ire
I was a fool for you
Gave you my heart and soul
But it was hardly enough
It ain't love unless it brings you to your knees
It ain't salvation if you're still begging to be free

Don’t look twice
Don’t look twice
Be glad your worries ain’t like mine

If your ship hasn’t come in
Don’t have a problem with the shore
If you don’t like that, your house
Don’t have a problem with your door
It doesn’t no make mistress
Like I’m in snake mood
Wake up in the morning
Honey, I’ll be gone

Don’t look twice
Don’t look twice
Be glad your worries ain’t like mine

You know it’s bad when the ceiling says to the floor
I’ll trade ya places I can’t take it up here no more
I’m a living nervous habit
I tremble and I twitch
People keep pulling at me
Like I’m some kinda hanging stitch

Don’t look twice
Don’t look twice
Be glad your worries ain’t like mine

 

[fox69]

"Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave"

"Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave"



You say what's mine is mine
And what's yours is mine too
Now you've got more than you can spend
But all of the money
In the whole wide world
Is not gonna help you in the end
Now while there's still time to be saved
Don't take that attitude to your grave
Might be too late for you I'm afraid
Don't take that attitude to your grave
Don't you take it there

I hear helicopters
Over my house every day
Shining their lights and flying low
Treat a child like a criminal
From the day that he is born
And you're gonna reap just what you sow
Now while there's still time to be saved
Don't take that attitude to your grave
Might be too late for you I'm afraid
Don't take that attitude to your grave
Don't you take it there

So you can move your court case
Way across town
You can move it across the whole wide globe
But it ain't gonna help your court case
Up in the sky
When you go to put on your white robe
Now while there's still time to be saved
Don't take that attitude to your grave
Might be too late for you I'm afraid
They don't want it there
Don't you take it there

And you dare the children
To stay off of drugs
Now I dare you to stop letting them in
And how dare you point your finger
At a gang out on the street
While it's you who is committing the sin
Now while there's still time to be saved
Don't take that attitude to your grave
Might be too late for you I'm afraid
Don't take that attitude to your grave
Don't you take it there
They don't want it there
You know your mother taught you better
Don't take that attitude to your grave

 

[fox69]

"Engraved Invitation"

"Engraved Invitation"



I wish i was a thought
I'd run all through your mind
And come out being everything
You ever tried to find

Life's the longest picture
You're ever gonna take
Love's the longest promise
That you're ever gonna break

I wish i could yell sorry
Louder than i screamed
All of those other things
I said but didn't mean

Some days i'm the lord's servant
Some days i'm satan's pawn
Some days i just wish
The voices in my head were gone

The sun's a moon that warms you
The moon's a sun with no heat
The sky above is to remind you
What's under your feet

This life's not big enough
To fit our love inside
'cause i remember you from heaven
The last time i died

It's an engraved invitation
To leave all this time we've been wasting

 

[fox69]

"Everything"

"Everything"



Behind all of your tears
There's a smile
There's a smile
Behind all of the rain
There's a sunshine
For miles and miles

Oh- Everything
Everything
You mean everything
You mean everything
Everything to me
Everything to me

The colors of your garden
They're yellow, blue and green
And the sound of your sweet voice
It's better than all my dreams

Oh- Everything
Everything
You mean everything
You mean everything
Everything to me
Everything to me

Your my first thought in the morning
When I rise
Oh- when I rise
You're my last thought in the evening
When I rest my head at night

Oh- Everything
Everything
You mean everything
You mean everything
Everything to me
Everything to me

Oh- Everything
Everything
You mean everything
You mean everything
Everything to me
Everything to me
Everything to me
Everything to me

 

[fox69]

"Excuse Me Mr."

"Excuse Me Mr."



Excuse me Mr.
do you have the time
or are you so important
that it stands still for you

excuse me Mr.
won't you lend me your ear
or are you not only blind
but do you not hear

excuse me Mr.
but isn't that your oil in the sea
and the pollution in the air Mr.
whose could that be

so excuse me Mr.
but I'm a mister too
and you're givin' Mr. a bad name
Mr. like you

so I'm taking the Mr.
from out in front of your name
cause it's a Mr. like you
that puts the rest of us to shame
it's a Mr. like you
that puts the rest of us to shame

and I've seen enough to know
that I've seen too much

excuse me Mr.
can't you see the children dying
you say that you can't help them
Mr. you're not even trying

excuse me Mr.
won't you take a look around
Mr. just look up
and you will see it's comin' down

excuse me Mr.
but I'm a mister too
and you're givin' Mr. a bad name
Mr. like you

so I'm taking the Mr.
from out in front of your name
cause it's a Mr. like you
that puts the rest of us to shame
it's a Mr. like you
that puts the rest of us to shame

and I've seen enough to know
that I've seen too much

so Mr. when you're rattling
on heaven's gate
let me tell you Mr.
by then it is too late

cause Mr. when you get there
they don't ask how much you saved
all they'll want to know, Mr.
Is what you gave

excuse me Mr.
but I'm a mister too
and you're givin' Mr. a bad name
Mr. like you

so I'm taking the Mr.
from out in front of your name
cause it's a Mr. like you
that puts the rest of us to shame
it's a Mr. like you
that puts the rest of us to shame

 

[fox69]

"Faded"

"Faded"



You so easily amuse
like a pantomime
such a silent crime

You so easily abuse
lack of confidence
it's your best offense

You so easily confuse
you can't deny it
still you try to hide it

Faded
so faded
like a memory gone
there's no recollection
Faded
so faded
like a forgotten dream
further than it seems

You so hastily defy
when you think you need it
you find a way to bleed it

You so hastily deny
pleading innocence
it's your best defense

You so hastily reply
the moment that you said it
already regret it

Faded
so faded
like a memory gone
there's no recollection
Faded
so faded
like a forgotten dream
further than it seems

 

[fox69]

"Faded / Whole Lotta Love"

"Faded / Whole Lotta Love"



You so easily amuse
Like a pantomime
Such a silent crime
You so easily abuse
Lack of confindence
It's your best offense
You so easily confuse
You can't deny it
Still you try to hide it

Faded
So faded
Like a memory gone
There's no recollection

Faded
So faded
Like a forgotten dream
Further than it seems

You so hastily defy
When you think you need it
You find a way to bleed it
You so hastily deny
Pleading innocence
It's your best defense
You so hastily reply
The moment (that) you said it
Already regret it

Faded
So faded
Like a memory gone
There's no recollection

Faded
So faded
Like a forgotten dream
Further than it seems

You so easily amuse
You so easily abuse

Faded
So faded
Like a memory gone
There's no recollection

Faded
So faded
Like a forgotten dream
Further than it seems

Faded
So faded
Like a memory gone
There's no recollection