Mother Pray Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

How sweet and happy seem those days of which I dream Memories I recall now and then And with a rapture sweet my weary heart would beat If I could hear my mother pray again If I could only hear my mother

Mother Pray Ben Harper

Original title: If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again How sweet and happy seem those days of which I dream Memories I recall now and then And with a rapture sweet my weary heart would beat If I could

Pray That Our Love Sees The Dawn Ben Harper

Silence is the hammer of betrayal Upon love's coffin for the final nail Disguised as one another for so long now I try to be myself but i forget how Pray that our love sees the dawn Pray that our love

Picture Of Jesus Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

It hangs above my altar Like they hung him from a cross I keep one in my wallet For the times I feel lost In a wooden frame with splinters Where my family kneels to pray And if you listen close

I Shall Not Walk Alone Ben Harper

Battered and torn still I can see the light tattered and worn but I must kneel to fight Friend of mine what can't you spare I know some times it gets cold in there When my legs no longer carry

Widow of a Living Man Ben Harper

Mama why does he treat me so cold why do I feel so old how long has he treated me unkind or have I always been so blind I'm the widow of a living man Why can't the times stay the same now I am

Power of the Gospel Ben Harper

It will make a weak man mighty it will make a mighty man fall it will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all it's the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame it is love for hate

Picture Of Jesus Ben Harper

It hangs above my altar Like they hung him from a cross I keep one in my wallet For the times I feel lost In a wooden frame with splinters Where my family kneels to pray And if you listen close

Will to Live Ben Harper

I met a girl whose heart was on the right hand side and upon the left an angel did reside they told her mother that she never would survive but she kept the rhythm and is still alive We must

The Will To Live Ben Harper

I met a girl whose heart Was on the right hand side And upon the left An angel did reside They told her mother That she never would survive But she kept the rhythm And is still alive We must all have The

When She Believes Ben Harper

Well the good Lord Is such a good Lord With such a good mother too They have blessed me They have blessed me In the good graces of you Now I, I have heard a hundred violins cryin' And I, I have

Brown Eyed Blues Ben Harper

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

Gold to Me Ben Harper

You look like gold to me and I'm not too blind to see you look like gold you make me wanna sing with all the joy you bring you look like gold like the rays down from the sun when a new day has

Excuse Me Mr. Ben Harper

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.

God Fearing Man Ben Harper

those I never knew there's not one day that you are living has been promised to you I am a God fearing man I'm a God fearing man I reach out for my God's hand I'm a God fearing man listen mother

Dont' Take That Attitude To Your Grave Ben Harper

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

Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave Ben Harper

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

Satisfied Mind Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

'If I had his money I'd do things my way' But little they know that it's so hard to find One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind Once I was waiting in fortune and fame Everything that I dreamed of

Church House Steps Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

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

Well Well Well Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

ain't no more water in the well, well, well When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell Try diggin a little deeper in the well, well, well Well, well, well Well, well, well Take care of

Take My Hand Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

time will tell Oh - Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you're alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home Father dear father Pulled his car to the side of

There Will Be A Light Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

it free And some call it wild There will be There will be There will be a light There will be a light There will be There will be There will be a light There will be a light Let the warmth of

Wicked Man Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

Children come running to the truth But you got to peel the skin to get the food And while one is living high, another is grieving But what sweet by morning is bitter by the evening I say the wicked...

Where Could I Go Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

There's no deals to be made with the dawn Now I fear that our time has come and gone They say freedom is just a place to hide Now I'm coming to you with my arms open wide (Oh - won't you tell me) W...

Church On Time Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama

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

Two Hands Of A Prayer Ben Harper

a prayer Together like the two hands of a prayer Together like the two hands of a prayer Together like the two hands of a prayer Tired maid slowly drifts into the past, into the past And finds

Glory & Consequence Ben Harper

I am more afraid of living Than I am scared to die I'm more afraid of falling Than I am of flying high Every moral has its story And every story has an end Every battle has its glory And it's

Glory and Consequence Ben Harper

I'm more afraid of living than I am scared to die I'm more afraid of falling than I am of flying high Every moral has a story every story has an end every battle has its glory and its consequence

Everything Ben Harper

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

I'll Rise Ben Harper

you beset with gloom Cause I laugh like I've got an oil well pumpin' in my living room So you may shoot me with your words you may cut me with your eyes and I'll rise I'll rise I'll rise out of

Mama's Trippin' Ben Harper

Can you tell me why you're so uptight out of your head and ain't talkin' right Can you tell me why your mind ain't straight out of touch and can't relate Mama's trippin' daddy's slippin'

I Want to Be Ready Ben Harper

How I am strong is to know what makes me weak how I am found is to know just whom I seek the gift of a blessing the burden of a sin turn to him I want to be ready ready to put on my long white

Roses from My Friends Ben Harper

enemies these wounds will mend but I cannot survive the roses from my friends When the last word has been spoken and we've beared witness to the final setting sun all that shall remain is a token of

Faded/Whole Lot of Love Ben Harper

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

Like A King / I'll Rise Ben Harper

Out of the shacks of history's shame, up from a past rooted in pain, and I'll rise - I'll rise - I'll rise - rise - rise.

Blessed To Be A Witness Ben Harper

us He shined Crucified in stone Still His blood is my own Glory behold all my eyes have seen I am blessed to be a witness Some have flown away And can't be with us here today Like the hills of

Giving Ghosts Ben Harper

We will worry 'bout tomorrow when it comes And now it's all that I can take to sit and watch us break Wishing into your arms I could run In all of my days, you mean the most And now I've got to give up

She's Only Happy In The Sun Ben Harper

free, sets you free You’ll be free indeed, Indeed She’s only happy in the sun She’s only happy in the sun Every time I hear you laughing, I hear you laughing It makes me cry Like the story of

Growing Growing Gone Ben Harper

ground By the time I turned around When dreams come true It's hard to sleep Slowly drifting in the deep She's growing Growing She's gone Doesn't matter what I do or say She's gonna do things her way Blink of

She\'s Only Happy In The Sun Ben Harper

you free Sets you free You\'ll be free indeed Indeed She\'s only happy in the sun She\'s only happy in the sun Every time I hear you laughing Hear you laughing It makes me cry Like a story of

Ashes Ben Harper

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust that's what has become of our love and trust Love has no direction cause love has no aim love can leave you as fast as she came Meeting is such sweet sorrow

Pleasure and Pain Ben Harper

world can be so cold and if only good die young then left with me cruel here to grow old and I felt pleasure an I felt pain and I know now I can never be the same And if someday I find my peace of

Forever Ben Harper

Not talkin' 'bout a year no not three or four I don't want that kind of forever in my life anymore forever always seems to be around when it begins but forever never seems to be around when it

The Drugs Don't Work Ben Harper

All this talk of getting old It's getting me down my love Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown This time I'm comin' down And I know you're thinking of me As you lay down on your side Now the drugs don't

Please Me Like You Want To Ben Harper

Don't do me any favors matter of fact why don't you do yourself a few your presence ain't nobody's blessing I've got plenty of other things I could do oh no, not another excuse your tired silly

The Woman In You Ben Harper

Could've sworn I heard you saying this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe Did it fall from your tongue without warning or just another trick to fall from your sleeve Did I hear you

Woman in You Ben Harper

Could've sworn I heard you say amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe Did it fall from your tongue without warning or just another trick to fall from your sleeve Did I hear you

Drugs Don't Work Ben Harper

to me in tongues I was told, I was warned Tonight he would be in the Lord's Arms Tonight he is in the Lord's Arms So I drink this wine to him With each glass, a memory He left with his crown of

In the Lord's Arms Ben Harper

to me in tongues I was told, I was warned Tonight he would be in the Lord's Arms Tonight he is in the Lord's Arms So I drink this wine to him With each glass, a memory He left with his crown of

Rock N' Roll Is Free Ben Harper

Say goodbye to tomorrow And hello to today Take a look at your world In a brand new way The masters of convention Count on you to never change But the law of reinvention Knows nothing stays the same Rock