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Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation by Joe Henry
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Richard Pryor was a famous African-American stand-up comedian and actor who died in 2005. This song is an homage to Pryor, written as if he is addressing the United States as a whole, who is mourning his disappearance from public life (note that the album predates Pryor’s death by four years, but Pr...
Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation Lyrics
Sometimes I think I've almost fooled myself
Sometimes I think I've almost fooled myself--
Spreading out my wings
Above us like a tree
Laughing now, out loud
Almost like I was free
I look at you as the thing I wanted most
You look at me and it's like you've seen a ghost—
I wear the face
Of all this has cost:
Everything you tried to keep away from me
Everything I took from you and lost
Lights shine above me, they're like your eyes above the street
Lights shine below me, they're like stars beneath my feet—
I stood on your shoulders
And I walked on my hands
You watched me while I tried to fall
You can't bear to watch me land
Take me away, carry me like a dove
Take me away, carry me like a dove—
Love me like you're lying
Let me feel you near
Remember me for trying
And excuse me while I disappear
Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation Q&A
Who wrote Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation's ?
Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation was written by Joe Henry.
Who produced Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation's ?
Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation was produced by Craig Street & Joe Henry.