My baby she left me. Said she ain’t comin’ back around, and I’m breakin’ down.
-Ben Harper, Breakin’ Down
I never meant to ’cause you any harm. How could two people start so close and end up so far? I’m breakin’ down.
-Ben Harper, Breakin’ Down
Waiting on an angel, one to carry me home. Hope you come to see me soon ’cause I don’ t want to go alone. I don’ t want to go alone.
-Ben Harper, Waiting On An Angel
Now angel won’t you come by me? Angel, hear my plea. Take my hand, lift me up so that I can fly with thee.
-Ben Harper, Waiting On An Angel
So speak kind to a stranger ’cause you’ll never know. It just might be an angel come knockin’ at your door.
-Ben Harper, Waiting On An Angel
People spend so much time every single day runnin’ ’round all over town, givin’ their forever away. But no, not me. I won’t let my forever roam. And now I hope I can find my forever a home. So give me your forever, please, your forever. Not a day less will do from you.
-Ben Harper, Forever
But you put the happy in my ness. You put the good times into my fun. And it’s so hard to do and so easy to say.
But sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away and head for the door.
-Ben Harper, Walk Away
They say if you love somebody then you have got to set them free. But I would rather be locked to you than live in this pain and misery.
-Ben Harper, Walk Away
So you may shoot me with your words. You may cut me with your eyes and I’ll rise. I’ll rise out of the shacks of history’s shame, up from a past rooted in pain. I’ll rise.
-Ben Harper, I’ll Rise
So you may write me down in history with your bitter twisted lies. You may trod me down in the very dirt and still like the dust. I’ll rise.
-Ben Harper, I’ll Rise
Welcome to the cruel world. Hope you find your way. It’s a cruel world. Try to enjoy your stay.
-Ben Harper, Welcome To The Cruel World
You can’t hide from the cruel world. There just is no place to run. It’s been cruel from the beginning. It will be cruel when we’re done.
-Ben Harper, Welcome To The Cruel World
Oppression, I won’t let you near me. Oppression, you shall learn to fear me.
-Ben Harper, Oppression
I believe in a few things- God, the devil, and love. ‘Cause I’ve looked up from the bottom and I’ve stared down from above.
-Ben Harper, Ground On Down
I have faith in a few things- divinity and grace. But even when I’m on my knees, I know the devil prays.
-Ben Harper, Ground On Down
I hate to say I love you because it means that I will be with you forever or will sadly say goodbye.
-Ben Harper, Ground On Down
I love to say I hate you because it means that I will live my life happily without you or will sadly live a lie.
-Ben Harper, Ground On Down
I can resist anything but temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around. I’d rather fall myself than let you drag me down.
-Ben Harper, Another Lonely Day
You look like gold to me and I’m not too blind to see. You look like gold.
-Ben Harper, Gold To Me
Like the rays down from the sun when a new day has just begun, you look like gold!
-Ben Harper, Gold To Me
I’ve been fooled before but now I know. I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I know the difference from gold and brass.
-Ben Harper, Gold To Me
I just want you to know- to me you mean so much more than all the gold.
-Ben Harper, Gold To Me
If you don’t like my fire then don’t come around ’cause I’m gonna burn one down.
-Ben Harper, Burn One Down
So as long as someone else controls your history, the truth shall remain just a mystery. For you can lead a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. You can put a man through school but you cannot make him think.
-Ben Harper, People Lead
Children you’ve got to take your lead or you shall be led astray.
-Ben Harper, People Lead
If you’re gonna live then live it up. And if you’re gonna give then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the earth
then walk it proud. And if you’re gonna say the word you got to say it loud. You got to fight for your mind.
-Ben Harper, Fight For Your Mind
If you’re gonna build a house make it a home. If you’re gonna pull some weight pull your own. If you’re gonna help
reach out your hand. If you’re getting up then take a stand.
-Ben Harper, Fight For Your Mind
If you’re gonna step, step on in. If you’re gonna finish you got to begin. Don’t you fear what you don’t know. Just let that be your room to grow.
-Ben Harper, Fight For Your Mind
In a world that is un-whole you have got to fight to keep your soul. Some would rather give than receive. Some would rather give up before they believe.
-Ben Harper, Give A Man A Home
Won’t you give, won’t you give a man a home?
-Ben Harper, Give A Man A Home
There’s no love like lost love. No pain like a broken heart. There’s no love like you and me, and no loss like us apart.
-Ben Harper, By My Side
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 and pride for shame.
That’s the power of the gospel.
-Ben Harper, Power Of The Gospel
I’m a God-fearing man. I reach out for my God’s hand. I’m a God-fearing man.
-Ben Harper, God Fearing Man
When I rise with the morning sun I give thanks to my God for the gift of another one. And when my day is over
and complete I reach to my God to put me back on my feet.
-Ben Harper, God Fearing Man
Do you know which road you’re travelling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel there’s just one can set you free. There’s just one road, one road to freedom.
-Ben Harper, One Road To Freedom
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