From Me to You Lyrics

From Me To You - Janis Ian
I'm leaving by night, -
I'm leaving a - lone
Im Leaving it lie, -
when you waken I'll be gone
I would not beg for me -
as I would not beg for you
though I'd like to be the one to see you through
Every step you have take -
Disap - pears with the tide
You're torn up and shaken -
with changing your mind
You haven't got the grace -
to say you'll finally de- cide
and you haven't got the strength to stay to fight
Those people who surround you -
only want to see you weak enough to crawl
They'll lie for you, decide for you
and buy up all your rights and all your wrongs
And they'll try to stop your singing,
in the middle of your song
for they do not want you free,
and they will not make you strong -
but only drag you down in the hole they're coming from
They say you are foolish -
in wanting the sun
Say you selfish -
in learning to run
Tell you that the darkness -
is a blessing in disguise
For you never have to notice -
if you're sighted or you're blind
And they'll do their best to keep you from the light
You're more than be - ginning, -
you're learning to fly
You feel like you're falling,
but it passes in time
I hate to see a friend go down in flames without a song,
so I'm waiting by the doorway - I will not linger long
I'm leaving by night, -
I'm leaving a - lone
Im Leaving it lie, -
when you waken I'll be gone
I would not beg for me -
as I would not beg for you
But I'd like to be the one to see you through
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