let it be me-Joy Oladokun

[ti:let it be me] [ar:Joy Oladokun] [al:in defense of my own happiness] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.19]let it be me - Joy Oladokun [00:01.57]Lyrics by：Olubukola Oladokun/Henry Brill [00:02.60]Composed by：Olubukola Oladokun/Henry Brill [00:17.76]I grew up scared of my father [00:22.17]His words were known to draw blood [00:26.45]I know that nobody's perfect [00:30.55]But I never questioned his love [00:35.22]When he cursed the television [00:39.37]And that God d**n rainbow parade [00:43.75]I wrapped my wounds in religion [00:48.06]That night I learned how to pray [00:51.46]If you poisoned the apple why plant the tree [00:58.01]Why plant the tree [01:00.01]If there's one in the city you're willing to keep [01:06.60]Let it be me [01:08.83]Let it be me Lord [01:12.93]Let it be me [01:17.40]Let it be me Lord [01:21.49]Let it be me [01:26.87]I'm learning to love the progress [01:31.21]Get more faith with every inch [01:35.68]You're making peace with [01:37.07]The thought of growing out [01:40.34]Of more than your skin [01:44.37]What was once out of the [01:46.28]Question now gets met a quarter way [01:52.81]It might not be a rainbow [01:57.30]But at least it's more than grey [02:00.82]If you poisoned the apple [02:03.15]Why plant the tree [02:07.15]Why plant the tree [02:09.09]If there's one in the city you're willing to keep [02:15.79]Let it be me [02:17.90]Let it be me Lord [02:22.25]Let it be me [02:26.58]Let it be me Lord [02:30.87]Let it be me [02:35.04]Let it be me that you treat like a daughter [02:39.37]Let it be me when you give me away [02:43.83]Let it be you who's proud of me sort of [02:47.99]'Cause blood is blood at the end of the day [02:52.68]If you poisoned the apple why plant the tree [02:59.08]Why plant the tree [03:01.41]If there's one in the city you're willing to keep [03:07.69]Let it be me [03:09.94]Let it be me Lord [03:13.84]Let it be me [03:18.17]Let it be me Lord [03:22.67]Let it be me