Cher - Icon Album Lyrics

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I'd take back those words that hurt you
And you'd stay
I don't know why I did the things I did
I don't know why I said the things I said
Love's like a knife it can cut deep inside
Words are like weapons, they wound sometimes
I didn't really mean to hurt you
I didn't want to see you go
I know I made you cry, but baby

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I'd take back those words that hurt you
And you'd stay
If I could reach the stars
I'd give 'em all to you
Then you'd love me, love me, like you used to do
If I could turn back time

My world was shattered I was torn apart
Like someone took a knife and drove it
Deep in my heart
You walk out that door I swore that I didn't care
But I lost everything darling then and there
Too strong to tell you I was sorry
Too proud to tell you I was wrong
I know that I was blind, and darling

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I'd take back those words that hurt you
And you'd stay
If I could reach the stars
I'd give 'em all to you
Then you'd love me, love me, like you used to do, oh

If I could turn back time (If I could turn back time)
If I could turn back time (If I could turn back time)
If I could turn back time, oh baby

I didn't really mean to hurt you
I didn't want to see you go
I know I made you cry

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I'd take back those words that hurt you
If I could reach the stars
I'd give 'em all to you
Then you'd love me, love me, like you used to do

If I could turn back time (turn back time)
If I could find a way (find a way)
Then maybe maybe maybe you'd stay

Don't you know
So many things they come and go
Like your words that once rang true
Just like the love I thought I found in you

And I remember the thunder
Talkin' 'bout the fire in your eyes
But you walked away when I needed you most
Now maybe, baby, maybe, baby

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I found someone
To take away the heartache
To take away the loneliness
I've been feelin' since you've been gone
Since you've been gone

Dry your eyes
I never could bare to see you cry
Someday your love will shine through
And show you the feelings
If you never really knew

But baby don't you lose that thunder
Talkin' 'bout the fire in your eyes
You're lookin' at me
But ya still don't believe
That maybe, baby, maybe, baby

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Too long on the border line
Wonderin' if your love was really mine
But you left me with open eyes
And when I realized, baby

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[repeat]

Well here we are again
I guess it must be fate
We've tried it on our own
But deep inside we've known
We'd be back to set things straight

I still remember when
Your kiss was so brand new
Every memory repeats
Every step I take retreats
Every journey always
Brings me back to you

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After all the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me
After all

When love is truly right
This time it's truly right
It lives from year to year
It changes as it grows
And oh the way it grows
But it never disappears

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Always just beyond my touch
Though I needed you so much
After all what else is living for
Whoa

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My father married a pure Cherokee
My mother's people were ashamed of me
The Indians said I was white by law
The white man always called me
"Indian Squaw"

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Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
Both sides were against me
Since the day I was born

We never settled, went from town to town
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
The other children always laughed at me
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"

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We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
My life since then has been from man to man
But I can't run away from what I am

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I was born in the wagon of a travelin' show
My mama used to dance for the money they'd throw
Papa would do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good

Gypsies, tramps, and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps, and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

Picked up a boy just south of Mobile
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal
I was sixteen, he was twenty-one
Rode with us to Memphis
And papa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done

Gypsies, tramps, and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps, and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

I never had schoolin' but he taught me well
With his smooth southern style
Three months later I'm a gal in trouble
And I haven't seen him for a while, uh-huh
I haven't seen him for a while, uh-huh

She was born in the wagon of a travelin' show
Her mama had to dance for the money they'd throw
Grandpa'd do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good

Gypsies, tramps, and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps, and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

Gypsies, tramps, and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps, and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

Gypsies, tramps, and thieves

Somebody, somewhere turns off the lights
Somebody all alone faces the night
You've got to be strong
When you're out on your own
'Cause sooner or later we all sleep alone

Nobody, nowhere holds the key to your heart
When love's a possession it'll tear you apart
You may have lovers wherever you roam
But sooner or later we all sleep alone

Oh, the young and the young at heart waits
But the wait never ends in the soul
When you feel like it's all blown away
Independence has come and into the night I go

Don't make no promises that I can't keep
I won't be no prisoner of somebody's needs
You may have lovers wherever you roam
But sooner or later, ooh we all sleep alone
Ooh, we all sleep alone

Yeah, yeah
We all sleep alone
Yeah
And I know, and I know
How you feel
What you're thinking
What you're saying to me
'Cause we all sleep alone
Yes we all sleep alone

The fortune queen of New Orleans
Was brushing her cat in her black limousine
On the back seat were scratches
From the marks of men
Her fortune she had won
Couldn't see through the tinted glass
She said, "Home James" and he hit the gas
I followed her to some darkened room
She took my money, she said,
"I'll be with you soon"

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Dark lady laughed and danced
And lit the candles one by one
Danced to her gypsy music
Till her brew was done
Dark lady played black magic
Till the clock struck on the twelve
She told me more about me
Than I knew myself

She dealt two cards, a queen and a three
And mumbled some words
That were so strange to me
Then she turned up a two-eyed jack
My eyes saw red but the card
Still stayed black
She said the man you love is secretly true
To someone else who is very close to you
My advice is that you leave this place
Never come back and forget
You ever saw my face

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So I ran home and crawled in my bed
I couldn't sleep
Because of all the things she said
Then I remembered her strange perfume
And how I smelled it once in my own room
So I sneaked back
And caught her with my man
Laughing and kissing
Till they saw the gun in my hand
The next thing I knew
They were dead on the floor
Dark lady would never
Turn a card up anymore

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You're struttin' into town
Like you're slingin' a gun
Just a small town dude
With a big city attitude
Honey are you lookin'
For some trouble tonight
Well alright

You think you're so bad
Drive the women folk wild
Shoot'em all down
With the flash of your pearly smile
Honey but you met your match tonight
Oh, that's right

You think you'll knock me off my feet
'Til I'm flat on the floor
'Til my heart is cryin' Indian
And I'm beggin' for more
So come on baby come on baby
Come on baby show me
What that loaded gun is for

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If you can give it I can take it
'Cause if this heart is gonna break
It's gonna take a lot to break it
I know tonight
Somebody's gonna win the fight
So if you're so tough come on and prove it
Your heart is down for the count
And you know you're gonna lose it
Tonight you're gonna go down in flames
Just like Jesse James

You're an outlaw lover
And I'm after you hide
Well you ain't so strong
Won't be long 'til your hands are tied
Tonight I'm gonna take you in
Dead or alive
That's right

You break the laws of love
In the name of desire
Take ten steps back
'Cause I'm ready baby
Aim and fire
Baby there's nowhere
You gonna run tonight
Ooh that's right

Well you've had your way with love
But it's the end of the day
Now a team of wild horses
Couldn't drag your heart away

So come on baby come on baby
Come on baby you know
There ain't nothing left to say

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You think you'll knock me off my feet
'Til I'm flat on the floor
'Til my heart is cryin' Indian
And I'm beggin' for more
So come on baby come on baby
Come on baby come on

If you can give it I can take it
'Cause if this heart is gonna break
It's gonna take a lot to break it

I know tonight
Somebody's gonna win the fight
So if you're so tough come on and prove it
Your heart is down for the count
And you know you're gonna lose it
Tonight you're gonna go down in flames
Just like Jesse James
Tonight you're gonna go down in flames
Just like Jesse James
Tonight you're gonna go down in flames
Just like Jesse James

I'm gonna shoot ya down Jesse James

When you meet a boy that you like a lot
And you fall in love, but he loves you not
If a flame should start as you hold him near
Better keep your heart out of danger, dear

For the way of love is a way of woe
And the day may come when you'll see him go
Then what will ya do when he sets you free
Just the way that you said goodbye to me

When you meet a boy that you like a lot
And you fall in love, but he loves you not
If a flame should start as you hold him near
Better keep your heart out of danger, dear

For the way of love is a way of woe
And the day may come when you'll see him go
Then what will ya do when he sets you free
Just the way that you said goodbye to me

That's the way of love
The way of love

Here here in this world
Where do we go, where can we turn
When we need some love
It seems that love just can't be found
Where where do we stand
When love's supply don't meet love's demand
We got enough stars
To light the sky at night
Enough sun to make the whole world bright
We got more than enough
But there's one thing there's just not enough of

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Not enough love and understanding
We could use some love
To ease these troubled times
Not enough love and understanding
Why oh why-y-y

Spend all of our time
Building buildings up to the sky
Reaching everywhere but wherewe need to reach the most
Hearts never can wim
O-oh, in this race, this race that we're in
We got enough cars
To drive around the world
Enough planes to take us anywhere
We got more than enough
But there's one thing there's just not enough of

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We need some understanding
We need a little more love
Some love and understanding
Enough stars to light the sky at night
Enough sun to make the whole world bright
Enough hearts to find some love inside
We got more than enough
But there's one thing there's just not enough of

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We got to find
Love and understanding
We could find some love
To ease these troubled times
Not enough love and understanding
Why, oh why, why, why, why
Not enough love and understanding
We could use some love to ease these troubled times
Not enough love and understanding
Oh why, why, why, why, why
Not enough

Look at us
The picture of happiness
Not so long ago
Ah not so very long ago
The pride of all our friends
The perfect couple were we
Is this how it will end?
Just a sad, sad story

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Living in a house divided
With a love that's so one sided
There's no chance at all
The walls have got to fall
Living in a house divided
With a love that's so one sided
There's no chance at all
The walls have got to fall
Tumbling down

Look at us
The king and queen of emptiness
Living inside our castle of loneliness
Unable to make amends
Such perfect strangers are we
Is this how it will end?
Just a sad story

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Does he love me I want to know
How can I tell if he loves me so
Is it in his eyes?
Oh no, you'll be deceived
Is it in his eyes?
Oh no, he'll make believe
If you want to know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Oh yeah
Or is it in his face?
Oh no, that's just his charms
In his warm embrace?
Oh no, that's just his arms
If you want to know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
Whoa-oh, it's in his kiss
That's where it is

Whoa, hug him and squeeze him tight
Find out what you want to know
If it's love, if it really is
It's there in his kiss

How about the way he acts?
Oh no, that's not the way
And you're not listenin' to all I say
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Oh, it's in his kiss
That's where it is

Whoa-oh, hug him and squeeze him tight
Find out what you want to know
If it's love, if it really is
It's there in his kiss

How about the way he acts?
Oh no, that's not the way
And you're not listenin' to all I say
And if you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Oh whoa, it's in his kiss
That's where it is

Oh yeah, it's in his kiss
That's where it is
Ooh it's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is