YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT LIKE I DID
I reacted very strongly to Gaye Adegbalola's song on 'Bitter Sweet Blues'.
"You don't have to take it like I did (No)
You don't have to take it like I did
No. You don't have to
No. You don't need to
No. You don't want to
No. You ain't got to
You don't have to take it like I did
Well.
There was fire in his eyes
And fire in his fist
But I had no where to go
Still the fire in his heart left a bruise on my lips
And I could only pray some more,
Lord, Lord
Well.
He was angry at the world.
He was angry at me
But the world was too big too fight
He was angry at the kids
Said he'd never be free
And we had to stay there in fright
Yes. Yes
I had no where to go
I had no where to hide
I had no where to run
And no where to stay
But I'm here to tell you
It's a brand new day"
"You don't have to take it like I did (No)
You don't have to take it like I did
No. You don't have to
No. You don't need to
No. You don't want to
No. You ain't got to
You don't have to take it like I did
Well.
There was fire in his eyes
And fire in his fist
But I had no where to go
Still the fire in his heart left a bruise on my lips
And I could only pray some more,
Lord, Lord
Well.
He was angry at the world.
He was angry at me
But the world was too big too fight
He was angry at the kids
Said he'd never be free
And we had to stay there in fright
Yes. Yes
I had no where to go
I had no where to hide
I had no where to run
And no where to stay
But I'm here to tell you
It's a brand new day"