Stand By Me (Live from the Late Show with David Letterman) - Tracy Chapman

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid No, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me So darlin', darlin' Stand by me, oh, stand by me Oh, stand, stand by me Stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountain should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand Stand by me So darlin', darlin' Stand by me, oh, stand by me Oh, stand now, stand by me Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me? Oh, stand by me Oh, stand now, stand by me Stand by me

(Oh) (Oh) (Oh) If tomorrow I lost it all And everything that I have was gone When there's nobody else to call Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? When the world tries to keep me down (When the world tryna keep me down) And there's nobody else around (And there's nobody else around) Keep it real can you tell me now? (Tell me now) Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Oh yeah) I don't know why they be playin' with me I lose it all, you stayin' with me Amsterdam, I skipped the red district She love my dawg, but he bad business I could've been in the bed with you I decided to hang with some bad bitches Gave me another chance to prove, but she ain't playin' with me I'm so sorry for that Can I explain? Just give me a second You showed me love and I'll never forget it Say you don't got it, they think you dramatic Loyalty, baby, that shit automatic Brought me to tears, my bro for years Told me no, say he ain't got it Ran it up and I ain't panic How you gon' ride for me? You don't switch no sides with me (Yeah) I need your honesty, no, baby, don't lie to me (Yeah, yeah) Are you gonna stand ten toes? You supposed to give time to me (Yeah) Baby, when shit get real, I need your loyalty If tomorrow I lost it all And everything that I have was gone When there's nobody else to call Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? When the world tries to keep me down (When the world tryna keep me down) And there's nobody else around (And there's nobody else around) Keep it real can you tell me now? (Tell me now) Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Oh yeah) What if it all goes south, I get ran out of town For good this time, would you still wanna Wanna hold my hand, let me be your man Let me drive you crazy, are you still gonna Be somebody I can lean on And be somebody I can dream on all night The kind of flame I wanna leave on If you ain't tryna be that, then be gone If tomorrow I lost it all And everything that I have was gone When there's nobody else to call Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? When the world tries to keep me down (When the world tryna keep me down) And there's nobody else around (And there's nobody else around) Keep it real can you tell me now? (Tell me now) Would you stand by me? Would you stand by me? (Yeah) Oh Oh Oh Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Oh yeah) Oh Oh Oh Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Yeah) How you gon' ride for me? You don't switch no sides with me (Yeah) I need your honesty, no, baby, don't lie to me (Yeah, yeah) Are you gonna stand ten toes? You supposed to give time to me (Yeah) Baby, when shit get real, I need your loyalty

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

One, two, three Why are you hanging on so tight To the rope that I'm hanging from? Off this island, this was an escape plan (this was an escape plan) Carefully timed it, so let me go And dive into the waves below Who tends the orchards? Who fixes up the gables? Emotional torture from the head of your high table Who fetches the water from the rocky mountain spring? And walk back down again to feel your words and their sharp sting And I'm getting fucking tired The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ended, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour You make me do too much labour Apologies from my tongue, and never yours Busy lapping from flowing cup and stabbing with your fork I know you're a smart man (I know you're a smart man), and weaponise The false incompetence, it's dominance under a guise If we had a daughter, I'd watch and could not save her The emotional torture, from the head of your high table She'd do what you taught her, she'd meet the same cruel fate So now I've gotta run, so I can undo this mistake At least I've gotta try The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ends, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then a virgin, nurse then a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid (The capillaries in my eyes are bursting) Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant (If our love died, would that be the worst thing?) Just an appendage, live to attend him (For somebody I thought was my saviour) So that he never lifts a finger (You sure make me do a whole lot of labour) 24-7, baby machine (The calloused skin on my hands is crackin') So he can live out his picket fence dreams (If our love ends, would that be a bad thing?) It's not an act of love if you make her (And the silence haunts our bed chamber) You make me do too much labour