In my rock and roll heart

from Freedom knows my name by Melanie

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(IN MY) ROCK AND ROLL HEART
Writer: Melanie Safka

Who do I Love?
And what makes that true?
Who do I speak to when I speak to you?
Are you my love or are you my friend?
Trust your own perception
It's a loaded question

You've given me love
Give me a reason to be your friend
I am a woman
Could've done better as a man
Ah look at me now
Too many one love stands
They come to play
On my rock and roll heart
They come to play
On my rock and roll heart

Oo ooo, rock and roll heart
Ooo ooo, rock and roll heart

I'm shrouded in mystery
And I'm covered in light
Standing like stone
Even though we're together
I'll always be alone
And caught in these lines
That catch the tears on my face
Aging with grace
In my rock and roll heart
Aging with grace
In my rock and roll heart

Oo ooo, rock and roll heart
Ooo ooo, rock and roll heart

You take your children to school
And you go down the grocery store
You pass as a grown up
In this left (right) brain grown up world
And if they ask you for proof
They're gonna find out right away
You just came to play
With your rock and roll heart
You're just here to play
With your rock and roll heart

Oo ooo, rock and roll heart
Ooo ooo, rock and roll heart

Well I'm taking the stage
Reflecting the light
Inventing the role
My body's dancing out
A storm in my soul
And there is no rest
But I can't put it on hold
Cause time's just a beat
In my rock and roll heart
Time's just a - uh
In my rock and roll heart
Time's just a - uh
In my rock and roll heart

Ooo oo, rock and roll heart
Ooo ooo, rock and roll heart

Rock and roll heart
(repeat and fade)

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from Freedom knows my name, released February 3, 1993

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Melanie Nashville, Tennessee

Pieces of a career, scattered by the winds of experience and assembled again by the force of love into the most personal and brilliant moments of her musical journey. Melanie is poised to enlighten new generations about what it means to sing with both passion and eloquence, to write at once with intelligence and emotion, and to inspire through song. Nobody does this better.
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