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American singer and songwriter (1947–1997)

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Laura Nyro (18 October 1947 – 8 April 1997) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter; born Laura Nigro.

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Birth Name: Laura Nigro

Alternative Names: Laura Bianchini

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Give me my freedom for as long as I be.
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me,
And all I ask of dying is to go naturally.

And from the sky come the Lord and the lightning
And from the sky come
The Lord and the lightning

They say a woman's place
Is to wait and serve
Under the veil
Submissive and dear
But I think my place
Is in a ship from space
To carry me
The hell out of here.

Sage's light
Oh and Edison
He made two sparks ignite
All you do
It's a scientific chain reaction

She said
"I'm young enough
I'm old enough
In the city machine
Where industries
Fill the fish full of mercury"

I saw a man take a needleful of hard drug
And die slow

He got his mean streak from the gutter
Got his kindness from God

I lost my eyes
In east wind skies
Here's where I've cried
Where I've tried
Where God and the Tendaberry rise
Where Quakers and revolutionaries
Join for life

So he swears he'll mever marry
Says that cuddles are a curse
Just tell him plain
You're on the next train
If love don't get you first

Emily
And her love to be
Carved in a heart
On a berry tree
But it's only a little farewell lovespell
Time to design a woman

If you love me true
And if you love me true
I'll spend my life with you
And Timer
You're a jigsaw, Timer

You can see the walls roar
See your brains on the floor
Become God
Become cripple
Become funky

I was raised on the good book Jesus
Till I read between the lines
Now I don't believe I ever wanna see the morning

Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...

My troubles are many They're deep as a well I swear there ain't no Heaven And I pray there ain't no hell But I'll never know by living
only my dying will tell. And when I die and when I'm gone There'll be, one child born And a world to carry on, to carry on.