Townes van Zandt - For the sake of the song
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Submitted by Neal
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GWhy does she sing Cher sad songs for Gme I'm not the one
To tenderly bringC her soft sympGathy I've just begun
To Dsee my way clear and it's plain if I stop I will Gfall
I can Dlay down a tear for her pain just a tear and that's Gall
CWhat does she want me to Gdo'
CShe says that she knows the Dmoments are rare I Csuppose that it's Gtrue
CThen on she goes to Dsay I don't care how she Cknows...but I dGo
DMaybe she just has to Csing For The Sake Of The GSong.
WDho do I think that I Cam to decide that she's Gwrong'
She'd like to think I was cruel but she knows that's a lie for I would be
No more than a tool if I allowed her to cry all over me
All my sorrow is real even tho I can't change my plans
If she could see how I feel then I know that she'd understand
Aw does she actually think I'm to blame'
Does she really believe that some word of mine could relieve all her pain'
Can't she see that she grieves
just because she's been blindly deceived by her shame'
Aw but maybe she just has to sing For The Sake Of The Song.
And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong'
Aw but nothin's what it seems, maybe she'll start some day to realize
If she abandons her dreams then all the words she can say are only lies
Aw when will she see that the game is only to loose
All that she offers me are her chains and I've got to refuse
Aw but its only to herself that she's lied
She likes to pretend there's something that she should defend with her pride
And I don't intend to stand here and be the friend from whom she must hide
Maybe she just has to sing For The Sake Of The Song.
And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong'
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Submitted by Juddy
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AWhy does she sing sad songs Dfor me, I'm not the oAne
to tenderly brDing her soft syAmpathy I've just begun
to sEee my way clear and it's plain, if I stop I will Afall
I can laEy down a tear for her pain, just a tear and that's Aall.
DWhat does she want me to dAo'
Dshe says that she knows that mEoments are rare
I Dsuppose that it's tArue
Dand on Eshe goes to say I don't cDare, when IA do.
chorus:
EMaybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the Asong
Eand who do I think that I am to decide that she's Awrong.
She'd like to think that I'm cruel,
but she knows that's a lie for I would be
no more than a tool
if I allowed her to cry all over me.
Oh my sorrow is real even though I can't change my plan
If she could see how I feel then I know that she'd understand
Oh does she actually think I'm to blame'
Does she really believe that some word of mine can relieve all her pain'
Can't she see that she grieves because she's been blindly deceived
by her shame'
chorus
Nothin's what it seems, maybe she'll start someday to realize
If she abandons her dreams, all the words she can say are only lies
when will she see that to gain is only to lose'
All that she offers me areher chains, I got to refuse.
Oh but it's only to herself that she's lied
she likes to pretend it's something that she must defend, with her pride
and I don't intend to stand her and be the friend from whom she must hide.
chorus 1 1/2 times and out
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