Song Description
jazz-influenced folk song about getting over blame in a relationship
| Song Length |
4:06 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Jazz - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Female |
| Mood |
Troubled, Gracious |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
Ella Fitzgerald |
| |
Lyrics
You say you were joking
But I'm not laughing
You say, Take it Easy
These Things Happen
It takes sticks and stones
to cause a bone to break
But words are the weapons
I can't take.
Sure I'm sensitive
I wear my heart on my sleeve
I'm a little bit softer
than maybe I should be
But do you know that I carry
this shield around
And I'm tired and I'm needing
to put it down.
Chorus
So, if you lend me your ear
That would be a good start--
but I need you to listen
with your heart.
And if you lend me your ear
That would be a good start--
but I need you to listen
with your heart.
Cuz if I go to the core
and you don't follow me
it'll add more than insult
to injury.
And if I tell you my story
and you can't hear
Then I'm more alone
than I even fear.
Chorus