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Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World

NME.COM feature on Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World album including album review, artwork, tracks, listen now, tour dates, discography and more.

Release date: 12 February 1994

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Ben Harper and the Relentless 7 cover David Bowie in LA

Ben Harper and the Relentless 7 cover David Bowie in LA

They conclude US tour with rocking hometown show

Ben Harper, Jackson Brown to play California benefit

Ben Harper, Jackson Brown to play California benefit

The singers will headline Claremont Folk Music Festival

HARPER ROCKS IN RIO (WELL, LISBON)!

HARPER ROCKS IN RIO (WELL, LISBON)!

The retro rocker is added to what is already a stellar line-up...

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Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World Lyrics

Ben Harper - Walk Away Lyrics

Oh, no
Here comes that sun again
That means another day
Without you my friend

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Ben Harper - I'll Rise Lyrics

You may write me down in history
With your bitter twisted lies
You may tread me down in the very dirt
And still like the dust I'll rise

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Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World Lyrics

Welcome to the cruel world
Hope you find your way
Welcome to the cruel world
Hope you find your way

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Ben Harper - How Many Miles Must We March Lyrics

Exactly how much will have to burn?
Before we will look to the past to learn
We walk along this endless path
Which has led us in a circle so here we are right back

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Ben Harper - Pleasure And Pain Lyrics

I'm leaving here on the morning train
And I will never see this world again
Oh, and I have felt pleasure and I have felt pain
And I know now, I can never be the same

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Ben Harper - Like A King Lyrics

Well Martin's dream has become Rodney's worst nightmare
Can't walk the streets to them we are fair game
Our life don't mean a thing

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Ben Harper - Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now Lyrics

Papa he left home today
And said he ain't comin' back again
He said he ain't gonna be nobody's second best
Just 'cause mama's got a special kind of friend

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Ben Harper - Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave Lyrics

You say what's mine is mine
And what's yours is mine too
Now you've got more than you can spend

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Ben Harper - Breakin' Down Lyrics

You don't believe that I love you
And even if that was true
Why just to keep our unhappy home
I'm gonna try to pretend that I do

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Ben Harper - Whipping Boy Lyrics

Well you can need me well I want you to and
you can feed me how I like that too but
don't you lead me I won't follow you
listen here I don't fear

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Ben Harper - Forever Lyrics

Not talkin' 'bout a year, no not three or four
I don't want that kind for forever in my life anymore
Forever always seems to be around when it begins
But forever never seems to be around when it ends

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Ben Harper - Waiting On An Angel Lyrics

Waiting on an angel
One to carry me home
Hope you come an' see me soon
'Cause I don't want to go alone

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