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For My Lover

Tracy Chapman · 1988 · Singer/Songwriter · 3:12

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4.0 / 5· WBS rating

A quiet confession of vulnerability from Tracy Chapman’s finest work

Tracy Chapman's album *Tracy Chapman* showcases her gift for storytelling through stark lyricism and understated instrumentation, particularly evident in For My Lover.

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For My Lover Lyrics

by Tracy Chapman

Two weeks in a Virginia jail For my lover for my lover Twenty thousand dollar bail For my lover for my lover And everybody thinks That I'm the fool But they don't get Any love from you The things we won't do for love I'd climb a mountain if I had to And risk my life so I could have you You, you, you... Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed For my lover for my lover They dope me up and I tell them lies For my lover for my lover I follow my heart And leave my head to ponder Deep in this love No man can shake I follow my heart And leave my mind to wonder Is this love worth The sacrifices I make

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“For My Lover” is performed by Tracy Chapman, released in 1988 on the album “Tracy Chapman”.

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