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Ben Harper - Roses From My Friends

Ben Harper - Roses From My Friends Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Will To Live
Released: 1997

Roses From My Friends Lyrics

I could have treated you better
But you couldn't have treated me worse
But it's he who laughs last
Is he who cries first

Sometimes I feel I know strangers
Better than I know my friends
Why must a beginning
Be the means to an end

The stones from my enemies
These wounds will mend
But I cannot survive
The Roses From My Friends

When the last word has been spoken
And we've bared witness to the final setting sun
All that shall remain is a token
Of what we've said and done

When all we've had has been forsaken
Distant church bells no longer ring
That's the sound of a heart taken
And the story of tears from a king

The stones from my enemies
These wounds will mend
But I cannot survive
The roses from my friends

This may be the last time I see you
Forgive me for holding you close
This may be the last time that I see you
So of this moment I will make the most

This may be the last time I see you
But if you keep me in your heart
Together we shall be eternal
If you believe
We shall never part

The stones from my enemies
These wounds will mend
But I cannot survive
The roses from my friends

Writer/s: BEN HARPER
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Roses From My Friends

This song is talking about how if someone who is your ememy or someone you don't know hurts you (stones from my enemies), it will get get better. However, if one of your 'friends' is fake to you or does something to you behind your back, it is much worse. (thanks, Jon - Tempe, AZ)

Ben Harper - Burn One Down

Ben Harper - Burn One Down Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Fight For Your Mind
Released: 1995

Burn One Down Lyrics

Let us burn one
From end to end
And pass it over
To me my friend
Burn it long, we'll burn it slow
To light me up before I go

If you don't like my fire
Then don't come around
'Cause I'm gonna Burn One Down
Yes I'm gonna burn one down

My choice is what I choose to do
And if I'm causing no harm
It shouldn't bother you
Your choice is who you choose to be
And if your causin' no harm
Then you're alright with me

If you don't like my fire
Then don't come around
'Cause I'm gonna burn one down
Yes I'm gonna burn one down

Herb the gift from the earth
And what's from the earth
Is of the greatest worth
So before you knock it try it first
You'll see it's a blessing
And it's not a curse

If you don't like my fire
Then don't come around
'Cause I'm gonna burn one down
Yes I'm gonna burn one, uh

Writer/s: BEN HARPER
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Burn One Down

This is about marijuana. When Ben states "burn on from end to end," he is talking about a joint. (thanks, Sarah - Toronto, Canada)

At many live gigs, Harper will tell stories about his songs. On a Live DVD he refers to people smoking the "Herb" and people "So uptight they need to take a hit" and other people "Who take too many, and lose sight of their dreams." (thanks, Dave - Ballarat, Australia)