All That You Have Is Your Soul

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Oh my mama told me
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 'Cause she says she learned the hard way
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 She say she wanna spare the children
 
 She say don't give or sell your soul away
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
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 So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
 Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
 Hunger only for a taste of justice
 Hunger only for a world of truth
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
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 Well I was a pretty young girl once
 I had dreams I had high hopes
 I married a man he stole my heart away
 He gave his love but what a high price I paid
 All that you have is your soul
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 So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
 Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
 Hunger only for a taste of justice
 Hunger only for a world of truth
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
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 Why was I such a young fool
 Thought I'd make history
 Making babies was the best I could do
 Thought I'd made something that could be mine forever
 Found out the hard way one can't possess another
 And all that you have is your soul
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 So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
 Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
 Hunger only for a taste of justice
 Hunger only for a world of truth
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
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 I thought, thought that I could find a way
 To beat the system
 To make a deal and have no debts to pay
 I'd take it all, I'd take it all, I'd run away
 Me for myself first class and first rate
 But all that you have is your soul
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 So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
 Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
 Hunger only for a taste of justice
 Hunger only for a world of truth
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
 ♪
 Here I am, I'm waiting for a better day
 A second chance
 A little luck to come my way
 A hope to dream, a hope that I can sleep again
 And wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
 ♪
 So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
 Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
 Hunger only for a taste of justice
 Hunger only for a world of truth
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
 
 Oh my mama told me
 
 'Cause she say she learned the hard way
 
 She say she wanna spare the children
 She say don't give or sell your soul away
 'Cause all that you have is your soul
 ♪
 All that you have
 All that you have
 All that you have
 ♪
 Is your soul
 

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Duration
05:18
Key
9
Tempo
146 BPM

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