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Laura Nyro
14 quotes
“I'm not scared of dying And I, don't really care If it's peace you find in dying Well then, let the time be near.”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My troubles are many They're deep as a well I swear there ain't no Heaven And I pray there ain't no hell But I'll never know by living only my dying will tell. And when I die and when I'm gone There'll be, one child born And a world to carry on, to carry on.”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was raised on the good book Jesus Till I read between the lines Now I don't believe I ever wanna see the morning”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can see the walls roar See your brains on the floor Become God Become cripple Become funky”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you love me true And if you love me true I'll spend my life with you And Timer You're a jigsaw, Timer”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Emily And her love to be Carved in a heart On a berry tree But it's only a little farewell lovespell Time to design a woman”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So he swears he'll mever marry Says that cuddles are a curse Just tell him plain You're on the next train If love don't get you first”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I lost my eyes In east wind skies Here's where I've cried Where I've tried Where God and the Tendaberry rise Where Quakers and revolutionaries Join for life”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He got his mean streak from the gutter Got his kindness from God”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I saw a man take a needleful of hard drug And die slow”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She said "I'm young enough I'm old enough In the city machine Where industries Fill the fish full of mercury”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sage's light Oh and Edison He made two sparks ignite All you do It's a scientific chain reaction”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They say a woman's place Is to wait and serve Under the veil Submissive and dear But I think my place Is in a ship from space To carry me The hell out of here.”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source