Dixie Chicks lyrics, "I Hope".

[tanyev]

I don't know if there are many Chicks fans in this forum, but every time I hear this song, I am reminded of many of the themes we discuss here. "Not Ready to Make Nice" is getting most of the media attention, and it's fun for some in-your-face catharsis, but this little gem is uplifting and full of joy. It's sung in a nice bluesy, gospel style.

If you're not enough of a fan to buy the whole CD, there's a link at this site where you can download the song. I didn't even know until I went looking for the lyrics that they are donating all the proceeds from this song to Katrina charities. These ladies are so cool.

http://chickoholic.tripod.com/DixieChicks/
(scroll down to the lower half of the page)


I Hope
Words & Music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Keb’Mo’

Sunday morning
I heard the preacher say
Thou’ shall not kill
I don’t wanna hear nothin’ else
About killin’ and that it’s God’s will

‘Cause our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They’re gonna be like us
So let’s learn from our history
And do it differently

(I hope)
For more love, more joy and laughter
(I hope)
You’ll have more than you’ll ever need
(I hope)
We’ll have more happy ever afters
(I hope)
And we can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
(I hope)
I hope

Oh Rosie
Her man he gets too rough
And all she can say
Is he’s a good man he don’t mean no harm
He was just brought up that way

But our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They’re gonna be like us
It’s ok for us to disagree
We can work it out lovingly

(Chorus)

There must be a way
To change what’s going on
No I don’t have all the answers

But I hope
(I hope)
For more love, more joy and laughter
(I hope)
You’ll have more than you’ll ever need
(I hope)
You’ll have more happy ever afters
(I hope)
And we can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery

[I Have A Dream]

1. Thanks for these lyrics, tanyev. I love songs that really speak the...

truth.

:thumbsup: