its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
What do I know / I sat under a cloud / I looked up / 'fraid to look down
I knew I'd cry if I didn't clear / I knew I'd die if I didn't hear you say
Forget that fear of gravity
You take that dream away from me / I'll have trouble getting through the day
Get a little savagery in your life
I'll have trouble tying my shoes
Forget that fear of gravity
I'll laugh when it rains and dampens my hair
Get a little savagery in your life
In my cloud / I walk close never fearing the edge
Never waiting at the bend / never two-faced at a crossroads
Never wanting the edge of my cloud / tender is the night--see
Forget that fear of gravity gravity gravity
Forget that fear of gravity
And I'll sit in the window without a cigarette
Get a little savagery in your life
I knew I'd cry if I didn't clear / I knew I'd die if I didn't hear you say
Forget that fear of gravity
You take that dream away from me / I'll have trouble getting through the day
Get a little savagery in your life
I'll have trouble tying my shoes
Forget that fear of gravity
I'll laugh when it rains and dampens my hair
Get a little savagery in your life
In my cloud / I walk close never fearing the edge
Never waiting at the bend / never two-faced at a crossroads
Never wanting the edge of my cloud / tender is the night--see
Forget that fear of gravity gravity gravity
Forget that fear of gravity
And I'll sit in the window without a cigarette
Get a little savagery in your life
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Gravity Lyrics as written by John Stuart Taylor Gustav Tomas Wood
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