If I could only hear my mother sing again,
If I could close my eyes and hear your voice as then,
All the friends and family would sing along with me,
And set your spirit free.

In my heart I hear you sing again,
Every note as natural as then.
And when I sing those songs for family and friends,
In my heart I hear you sing again.

I know the troubled times that turned your hair to gray,
And all the tears and sorrows followed to your grave.
But deep within the heart of hunger,
There were always medodies passed from you to me.

In my heart I hear you sing again,
Every note as natural as then.
When I sing those songs for family and friends,
In my heart I hear your voice again.

It's a long, long road I've come,
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/wYhbSince my mother's songs were heard.
But the child I can't outrun,
Still hangs on every word.

In my heart I hear you sing again,
Every note as natural as then.
When I sing those songs for family and friends,
In my heart I hear you sing again.
In my heart I hear your voice again.

I HEAR YOU SING AGAIN
Written by: Woody Guthrie & Janis Ian
Performed by: Janis Ian
Appears on: Billies Bones-20031, (Bonus Track)-2004, Live at Club Cafe
(DVD)-2005 & The Best of Janis Ian: The Autobiography Collection-2008.

1Transcribed from the track on this album.

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