Story Behind The Song
cryin, lyin, and fightin.....three things all humans have in common. This is me, just trying to understand it all, and find a better way to exist...
| Song Length |
5:19 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, R & B - Funk |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled |
Subject |
Karma, Change |
| Similar Artists |
The Dave Matthews Band, Phoebe Snow |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Sister of mine....why must you cry whenever something doesn't go the way you want it to?
Just let it slide.....don't hold it inside. Every problem doesn't have to hold you back from what you wanna do.
Take a deep breath.....and clear your mind. We can work it out....just take your time.
Tell me what you want. Tell me what you need, and I will help you to plant that seed
Cuz its ok to cry, if its worth cryin' for
Its ok to lie, if its worth lyin' for
And its ok to fight, if its worth fightin' for
Otherwise, dry your eyes, tell no lies, and make love, not war
Brother of mine....why must you lie, just to hide something you feel you're missing inside.
We take it too far....with our jewelry and cars. But no matter what we say, at the end of the day, we are who we are.
So this is why....our sisters they cry. Cuz every time we lie, it gets harder to look eachother in the eye.
Just keep it real....say what you really feel, and then these wounds will start to heal.
Cuz its ok to cry, if its worth cryin' for
Its ok to lie, if its worth lyin' for
And its ok to fight, if its worth fightin' for
Otherwise, dry your eyes, tell no lies, and make love, not war
LOVE, NOT WAR (x3)
But everybody cries sometimes
And everybody's gotta lie sometimes
Baby, baby, we all gonna die sometime
But thats ok, hey hey, thats just life....
Country of mine....why must we fight with others who live differently. It don't make them wrong, and its just not right.
Cuz the blood of an american....is the same as any of them. We were thrown into this war created by lies.
Stop blaming the terrorists.....its within our system that our problem exists. But we are not powerless. We can change the rules.
We must learn to live as brothers, sisters and all others, or we shall perish as fools.
Cuz its ok to cry, if its worth cryin' for
Its ok to lie, if its worth lyin' for
And its ok to fight, if its worth fightin' for
Otherwise, dry your eyes, tell no lies, and make love, not war
LOVE NOT WAR (x3)