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Sweet Pain

This version of Sweet Pain was released by Blues Traveler in 1991.

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If Cyrano de Bergerac
Fell prey to the blades of fifty men
With a heart and a sword he’d drive them back
Perchance to see Roxanne’s eyes light up the sky again
And when beauty kind and full of grace
Again denied the beast her hand
The beast he turned and hid his face
And tried with all his might and magic to understand

And once upon a time
You know, I used to wonder why
You know, no one should need to cry
In pain of a heart forbade to fly
But you learn to say goodbye
As you whisper beneath a sigh

Sweet pain
Can’t you plainly see?
Sweet pain
You know it matters to me
Sweet pain
Won’t you make me feel at home?
Sweet pain
Don’t you dare leave me alone

Sometimes a life that seems hard to take
Is soothed for a while by an old friend
Leaving a bad need in its wake
Sad how some friendships never ever seem to end
Never end
Well all of my heroes up and died
Songs and a dream are left for me
What did them in? Not suicide
Just a lengthy friendship and a dream of how it could be
And isn’t it a crime?

Was it more than they could bear?
You know they did not even care
At all and they might have something there
But I’m here and I don’t see where
All I hear is their silent prayer

Sweet pain
Is it so terribly wrong?
Sweet pain
To want to come along
Sweet pain
Won’t you make me smile?
Sweet pain
If only for a while

Can you feel what I can feel?
So we can establish that the pain is real
Don’t be afraid and I’ll do the same for you
And we’ll just hang on and we’ll make it, make it through
There’s got to be a reason it works out this way
And there’s something deep inside me
That makes me have to play
For you
For you

In no position to give advice
My heart, it spoke and I wrote it down
And you know every wisdom has its price
My head up in the stars
And my feet planted firmly on the ground
When will I embrace this life I see?
I’ve been wondering for so long
Thinking back the truth may be
I’ve been unaware but I’ve been living it all along

And it didn’t cost a dime
And it did not come for free
It just would not let me be
But it never conquered me
Just a doorway and a key
And I think that we both agree

Sweet pain
Is sometimes what you need
Sweet pain
It allows the blood to bleed
Sweet pain
From the moment of your birth
Sweet pain
You know it keeps you here on Earth

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Blues Traveler has released many songs over the years besides Sweet Pain. Blues Traveler released songs from 1990 to 2008 spanning across albums like Blues Traveler, Travelers And Thieves, Save His Soul, Four, Run-Around, Straight On Till Morning, Decisions Of The Sky: A Traveler's Tale Of Sun And Storm, Bridge, Truth Be Told, ?Bastardos!, and North Hollywood Shootout. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Blues Traveler.

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