{"id":1549,"date":"2024-04-03T21:13:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T01:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aachips.co\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2024-04-03T21:13:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T01:13:39","slug":"couldvebeenme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aachips.co\/blog\/couldvebeenme\/","title":{"rendered":"It Could Have Been Me (but Instead it was You) – Song by Holly Near"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holly Near – It Could Have Been Me Lyrics<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Artist:\u00a0Holly Near<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Album:\u00a0And Still We Sing: The Outspoken Collection<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Heyo! SONGLYRICS just got interactive.\u00a0Highlight.\u00a0Review: RIFF-it.
\nRIFF-it good.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Listen while you read!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CHORUS:
\nIT COULD HAVE BEEN ME, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS YOU
\nSO I’LL KEEP DOING THE WORK YOU WERE DOING AS IF I WERE TWO
\nI’LL BE A STUDENT OF LIFE, A SINGER OF SONGS
\nA FARMER OF FOOD AND A RIGHTER OF WRONG
\nIT COULD HAVE BEEN ME, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS YOU
\nAND IT MAY BE ME DEAR SISTERS AND BROTHER
\nBEFORE WE ARE THROUGH
\nBUT IF YOU CAN WORK FOR FREEDOM
\nFREEDOM, FREEDOM, FREEDOM
\nIF YOU CAN WORK (LIVE, DIE, SING) FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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VERSE:
\nSTUDENTS IN OHIO AT KENT AND JACKSON STATE
\nSHOT DOWN BY A NAMELESS ( or VICIOUS) FIRE ONE EARLY DAY IN MAY
\nSOME PEOPLE CRIED OUT ANGRY YOU SHOULD HAVE SHOT MORE OF THEM DOWN
\nBUT YOU CAN’T BURY YOUTH MY FRIEND
\nYOUTH GROWS THE WHOLE WORLD ROUND<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CHORUS;
\nIF YOU CAN DIE FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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VERSE:
\nTHE JUNTA BROKE THE FINGERS ON VICTOR JARA’S HANDS
\nTHEY SAID TO THE GENTLE POET “PLAY YOUR GUITAR NOW IF YOU CAN”
\nVICTOR STARTED SINGING BUT THEY BROUGHT HIS BODY DOWN
\nYOU CAN KILL THAT MAN BUT NOT HIS SONG
\nWHEN IT’S SUNG THE WHOLE WORLD ROUND<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CHORUS:
\nIF YOU CAN SING FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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VERSE:
\nA WOMAN IN THE JUNGLE SO MANY WARS AWAY
\nSTUDIES LATE INTO THE NIGHT, DEFENDS THE VILLAGE IN THE DAY
\nALTHOUGH HER SKIN IS GOLDEN LIKE MINE WILL NEVER BE
\nHER SONG IS HEARD AND I KNOW THE WORDS
\nAND I’LL SING THEM UNTIL SHE’S FREE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CHORUS:
\nIF YOU CAN LIVE FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ONE NIGHT IN OKLAHOMA KAREN SILKWOOD DIED
\nBECAUSE SHE HAD SOME SECRETS THAT BIG COMPANIES WANTED TO HIDE
\nTHERE’S TALK OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND THERE’S TALK OF NATIONAL PRIDE
\nBUT WE ALL KNOW IT IS A DEATH MACHINE AND THAT’S WHY KAREN DIED<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CHORUS:
\nIF YOU CAN SPEAK FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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THE SONGS OF NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR
\nWILL LONG OUTLAST THE SINGERS WHO FACE THE GUNS IN WAR
\nTHEY SING AT THE LINE OF FIRE, THEY SING FROM THE FIRE WITHIN
\nALL ACROSS THE LAND THE POETS STAND
\n(SPOKEN IN PLACE OF MELODY)
\nEL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMAS SERA VENCIDO
\nEL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMAS SERA VENCIDO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n