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PVAMU Kevin Powell Masterclass: Library Resources and Research : Reading List: SONG LYRICS (both read and listen to these songs)

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Reading List: SONG LYRICS (both read and listen to these songs)

 

“Blowin in The Wind” by Bob Dylan (Song Lyrics) 

Blowin' In The Wind lyrics © Special Rider Music, Universal Tunes

Blowin' In The Wind Song by Bob Dylan

Lyrics
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
And how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
And how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: סינגולדה אבי / Dylan,robert
Blowin' In The Wind lyrics © Special Rider Music, Universal Tunes

 

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11,842,826 views Jan 25, 2019

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Song Lyrics Green Eyes” by Erykah Badu (song lyrics)

Songwriters: Erica Wright / James Jason Poyser / Victor E. Cooke. Green Eyes lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

"Green Eyes Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2022. Web. 11 Nov. 2022.<https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/22026363/Erykah+Badu/Green+Eyes>.
Green Eyes. Song by Erykah Badu. Song Lyrics


My eyes are green
'Cause I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do
With your new friend
My eyes are green
'Fause I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do
With your new friend
I don't care I swear
I'm too through with you, I am
And you don't mean nothing to me
So go ahead and be
With your friend
My eyes are green
'Cause I eats a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do
With your new friend
I'm insecure
But I can't help it
My mind says "move on"
My heart lags behind
But I don't love you anymore
I'm so insecure
Never knew that love did this
Ooh ooh ooh
I can't remember the last time
I felt this way about somebody
You've done something to my mind
That I can't control
But I don't love you anymore
Yes I do I think
Loving you is wrong
Is it?
Ooh ooh ooh
Ladida dumb de dada
Dumb di de da de da
Dumb de da de dumb de
I'm so confused
You tried to trick me yeah
Ooh oh ooh
Never knew that love could hurt like this
Never thought I would but I got this
Makes me feel so sad and hurt inside
Feel embarrassed so I want to hide
Silly me I thought your love was true
Change my name to silly e badu
Before I heal it's gonna be a while
I know it's gonna be a while chile
Da de da dee dee da
Da dee dee dee dee
I hope it's not too late
Too late too late too late
Feelin' insecure
Love has got me sore
I don't want no more ooh
Yeah it's too late oh ooh
I'm sorry I love you
It hurts me ooh
You told me you loved me too
Ooh then you lost your love
Oh then you lost your love
And then you lost your love, wanted me to go away
But I can't sleep
I can't leave it's too late
I can't leave it's too late
I can't leave it's too late
I can't leave it's too late
Just make love to me
Just one more time
And then you'll see
I can't believe I made a desperate plea
What's with me?
Me me yeah
See I can't leave it's too late
I can't leave it's too late
I can't leave it's too late
Yeah I ain't goin' nowhere no
It's too late too late
Too late too late
Come on babe
Don't you want be strong with me
You told me we had a family
Want to run 'cause I weigh ya down
But times get tough and there you go
Out the door you want to run again
Open my heart will you come back again?
Want to run 'cause you say that you are afraid
You're afraid oh
Never knew what a friendship was
Never knew how to breathe love
You can't be what I need you to
And I don't know why I fuck with you
I know our love will never be the same
But I can't stand these growin' pains
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Erica Wright / James Jason Poyser / Victor E. Cooke
Green Eyes lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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