[ti:Cross To Bear] [ar:Vonda Shepard] [al:By 7:30] [offset:500] [00:11.06]You ran away with your conscience dear [00:15.12]There was a red flag waving in my ear saying [00:21.18]"Stay away, you've got something to fear" [00:25.31]Well why did I not choose to hear? [00:31.35]Well I am through with suffering [00:35.61]Gonna make better choices I don't need no wedding ring [00:40.67]I can sing, I can dance [00:42.86]But I can't make thus feeling cease [00:45.86]Cause deep in my soul you left a permanent crease and [02:52.13][01:36.80][00:51.55]We all got our cross to bear [02:55.45][01:40.77][00:55.74]Our Star of David, our dreadlocked hair [03:00.81][01:45.48][01:00.24]And oh yeah baby, I still care [01:50.31][01:04.99]And if you need some help [01:53.62][01:07.64]You know I'll always be there [01:15.28]Well it's been a strange year [01:18.05]You've been a very bad dog [01:20.78]As my fire went out [01:23.10]You'd put on another log [01:25.75]But it was worth never having any peace [01:30.71]And deep in my soul you left a permanent crease and [02:01.94]Some nights I thought I'd cry forever [02:06.20]I'd wish him away and then I'd turn into a beggar [02:11.71]But it was worth always scraping my knees [02:15.66]And deep in my soul you left a permanent crease [02:31.34]I wear my heart like a wrinkle on my sleeve [02:36.04]And I've got the aching love that only you can relieve [02:41.22]But I'm not afraid to go down with a sinking friend [02:46.11]I'm gonna live out my dreams even if they kill me in the end [03:05.82]And I still love you