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So Have I For You Lyrics
I am a woman with a mission and a past to outdo
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
Your seeds of misery have sprouted and they try to block my way
The worst gets the better of you and you try to disarm me with an embrace
Just like the heart that's spent a lifetime forgiving what is cruel
So have I for you
Well mama you can choose the rain but I choose the sun
That's all I need to free myself
I am a woman with a mission and a past to outdo
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
I have justified every wave in our ocean
I have covered every range of emotion
And just like the sea has spent eternity at the mercy of the moon
So have I for you
Well mama you can choose the rain but I choose the sun
That's all I need to free myself
This bird's gonna fly so high
Watch my sky come undone
Mama you can choose the rain
But I choose the sun
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
The worst gets the better of you and you try to disarm me with an embrace
Just like the heart that's spent a lifetime forgiving what is cruel
So have I for you
That's all I need to free myself
I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two
Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do
So have I for you
I have covered every range of emotion
And just like the sea has spent eternity at the mercy of the moon
So have I for you
That's all I need to free myself
Watch my sky come undone
Mama you can choose the rain
But I choose the sun
Song Info
Submitted by
thegreenquetzal On Mar 26, 2002
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I think this song is one of the best songs of her album. I think it's about a woman (Nikka herself) who has sacrificed a lot for someone but now she's ready to stand up for herself. My favourite part is "Just like the sea has spent eternity at the mercy of the moon" It's so powerful and true, I love it!
whoa... FeyTH every artist i go to uve written about. weird lets just say uve got good taste in music!!!!! lol hyeah this is an awesome song
whoa... FeyTH every artist i go to uve written about. weird lets just say uve got good taste in music!!!!! lol hyeah this is an awesome song
this song is so pretty ^^ it really speaks out for all women, if they can sing or not, just put yourself in the position where you know yer better than what people say. Woman rule the world! XD
This is such a beautiful in which i can totally relate to. There is only so much in which you can give yourself for someone before you just can't anymore. It about finanlly empowering yourself to say NO, NO MORE!!, I can't give myself to you no.
this is an amazing song it blew me away when i first heard it i love nikka she's such a funky chicken, can't wait for her new album can'Tdidnothin' i heard the new song it's a funky one