Labor in Vain - Dianne Foster

Well I'm not known for my spiritual ways I'm known by the sweat of my brow My back is strong I was born to contend With the land by the blade of a plow Cursed is the land from beginning to end Blessed is the man who'll not yield For God takes pleasure in those who pursue Him in the midst of their field Through blood and marrow Dust and rain I hear heaven calling my name Of sorrow, I am not afraid I was not born to labor in vain I have the rhythm of John Henry's hammer Pulsing like fire through my veins I'll never regret any days of my labor This freedom that some think are chains So I'll sink my hands down into the soil Plant seeds for bread and for wine And I'll sing a song for my wife and my children When I come home every night Through blood and marrow Dust and rain I hear heaven calling my name Of sorrow, I am not afraid I was not born to labor in vain Despite my attempts To avoid this affliction I've failed to resist this earthly thorn It turns like a screw into all my revelation Twisting my sinew and bone So I'll drag my leg slowly behind me Through fields that will always be stained It's true that I've lost ones I love In the meantime, I will not labor in vain Through blood and marrow Dust and rain I hear heaven calling my name Of sorrow, I am not afraid I was not born to labor in vain I hear heaven calling my name Of sorrow, I am not afraid I was not born to labor in vain

I don't know, seems crazy how we got this far There's something 'bout you that felt pretty good That I can't see anymore Should've known, but I got stuck here in your arms But you hold onto me like you're holding your demons As we're lying in the dark It's you I'm gonna miss The one I tried to fix Pathetic as it is So don't you stay if you don't mean it If you don't feel it, and just fuck me up again Please walk away and we'll just leave it Or were you thinkin' I would give my heart in vain? I won't give my heart in vain, in vain Nah, nah, nah, no, oh Should've questioned how you tried to keep it low Never listened to all the alarms in my mind That were telling me to go You never talk, you keep your feelings underground Never pictured myself as someone to catch you on the rebound It's you I'm gonna miss The one I tried to fix Pathetic as it is So don't you stay if you don't mean it If you don't feel it and just fuck me up again Please walk away and we'll just leave it Or were you thinkin' I would give my heart in vain? I won't give my heart in vain, in vain Nah, nah, nah, no, oh Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby (Now) Oh So don't you stay if you don't mean it If you don't feel it 'cause you fucked me up again Please walk away and we'll just leave it Or were you thinkin' I would give my heart in vain? I won't give my heart in vain (Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby) In vain (Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby) No, no, ooh-ooh, whoa (Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby) I won't give my heart in vain (Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby) In vain (Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby) No, no, ooh-ooh, whoa (Give it, give it up, give it, give it up, baby) Won't give my heart in vain Won't give my heart in vain Won't give my heart in vain

They say you stand by your man Tell me something I don't understand You said you love me oh, and that's a fact And then you left me, said you felt trapped Well there's some things you can't explain away And this heartache's with me to this day Chorus: Did you stand by me? No not at all Did you stand by me? No way All the times that we were close, I remember these things the most I've seen my dreams come tumbling down I can't be happy without you around So alone I keep the wolves at bay And there's only one thing I can say Chorus: Did you stand by me? No not at all Did you stand by me? No way Chorus: Did you stand by me? No not at all Did you stand by me? No way --- Instrumental --- So explain why this must be Did you lie when you spoke to me? hey Chorus: Did you stand by me? No not at all Did you stand by me? No way I got a job but it don't pay I need new clothes, Somewhere to stay Hey, without these things I can do But without your love I can't make it through But if you don't understand My point of view Then there's not a damn thing I can do Chorus: Did you stand by me? No not at all Did you stand by me? No way Chorus: Did you stand by me? No not at all Did you stand by me? No way...

When I open, my eyes I'm drawn in Into dream life Undefined Here worlds arise Each star burns new life into mine When I open, my eyes Each star burns new life into mine (When I open, my eyes) Feel so alive Feel so alive Feel so alive Feel so alive Feel so alive Feel so alive Worlds arise

Hey, this call, this is a little awkward but- I kinda just wanted to call and get it over with Was I never? Was I never enough? Just another Just a lover Oh you always Seem to get me With your disguise Over and over Again and again In a moment You can tear me down Rip me apart Rip me in two Like it's nothing But I can't seem To shake you To let you go Suffocating Here I am waiting For the answer For the day you will open Your heart to To the one right here Won't you let me Won't you let me in? I have been waiting I have been waiting My heart is waiting for For the answer For the day you will open Your heart to To the one right here Won't you let me Won't you let me in? I have been waiting I have been waiting My heart is waiting Was I ever? Was I ever in love? Was it real? What do I feel? Did you ever? Want the same thing Was it pretend? Over and over Again and again All I wanted Was to have you here? Here in my heart Here by my side To hold me closer But I can't seem to reach you To let you know I'm suffocating Here I am waiting For the answer For the day you will open Your heart to To the one right here Won't you let me Won't you let me in? I have been waiting I have been waiting My heart is waiting for For the answer For the day you will open Your heart to To the one right here Won't you let me Won't you let me in? I have been waiting I have been waiting My heart is waiting For you to let me in For you to let me in Ooh Just open your heart, open your heart Ooh My heart is waiting for you to let me in Things haven't really been working out as well between us And I think it's just time for both of us to kind of just move forward