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| "Lay It Down" from the album Perspectives
Words and Music by SHEILA KIRSTEN HUGHES |
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I have not been swayed
Yet I have taken sides
And even now loves waging war
With hatred in my mind
But, oh, I will not be shaken
By the hands that shook me
I won't be hostage to the thoughts
That seek to overtake me
Who are you, what is your name?
You know, they say we're not the same
And that the color of your skin
Is what we are to blame
For all the violence in the streets
The murder on the mind
For every single drop of blood
From every single crime, but
I want to, I want to lay it down
I want to, I wanna turn my life around
I want to lay it down, I want to lay it down
I've listened from a distance
I've held you at arms length
I have not let you get too close
Have not looked in your face
For fear that I might see you smile
And it might change my view
And if I look you in the eye
I just might learn to love you
I want to, I want to lay it down
I want to, I wanna turn my life around
I want to lay it down, I want to lay it down
And when I lay it down, I'll turn around
And see the beauty of your face
Telling me it's time to change, telling me that I have
I have been unholy, I have been unkind (repeat)
I want to, I want to lay it down
I want to, I wanna turn my life around
I want to lay it down, I want to lay it down
And when I lay it down I'll turn around
Aand see the beauty of your face
I'll look you in the eye
I'll see that smile
Copyright © 2006 Sheila Kirsten Hughes, ASCAP.
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