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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.

Ben Harper

I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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Better Hands Place Two World
I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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Boys California Kind
I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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Bones Lightning Sunset
We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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Different Moving Moving Forward
I love being on the road, I love playing.
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Love Playing Road
I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
BEN HARPER

Children Try Want Young
I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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Appreciate Done Land
My choice is what I choose to be.
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Advice Choices Choose
You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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Difference Live Photograph Time
If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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Anybody Else Fall Fallen
I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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Continual Growth Growth Looking Forward
As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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May Music Two Years
I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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Myself Pass Persons Shoes
You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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Differences Mistakes Past
It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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Boyfriend Break Sometimes Up
It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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Anything Duets Mother Son
If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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Causes Fire Philosophy
If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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Inspiration Rocks
As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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Song Strong Thinking
I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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Dying Fall Flying High
I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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Become Easy Person Walks
Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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Firsts Obsession Self
Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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Believe Fall Morning
All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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Empathy Humanity Needs
Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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Battle Lost Waste
If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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Earth Giving Inspirational
People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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People Spiritual Trying

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