Genius Meanings
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Cher – Half-Breed
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Half-Breed is the title song from Cher’s tenth album.
The song is about a woman of half Caucasian/half Cherokee descent and how people chastised her because of her race.
The song
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Sonny & Cher – Half Breed
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My father married a pure Cherokee / My mother's people were ashamed of me / The Indians said I was white by law / The white man always called me / "Indian Squaw" / Half-breed, that
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Original Broadway Cast of The Cher Show (Ft. Stephanie J. Block & Teal Wicks) – Half-Breed
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[STAR] / We never settled, went from town to town / When you're not welcome you don't hang around / The other children always laughed at me / "Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee
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Cher – Melody
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[Verse 1] / Melody, you're my oldest friend / I can talk to you what a day it's been / Out there in the mad men crush / Another days gone down in a dusk / [Verse 2] / Melody listen
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Cher – David's Song
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[Verse 1] / Won'tcha let me rock and roll you baby / I haven't seen you in a long, long time / I haven't fooled around with any candles lately / Just thought you might have some
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Cher – Chastity Sun
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[Verse 1] / Chastity Sun, you are the one / That can make me smile / When I'm feeling sad / You come close to me / And my heart goes running free / You are the proof God lives
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Cher – Two People Clinging to a Thread
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[Verse 1] / Once we wake up everyday / And smiled remembering how we loved the night away / Now we look for small talk when it's time to dim the light / Then we both pretend we're
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Sonny & Cher – He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
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The road is long, with many a winding turn / That leads us to who knows where, who knows where / But I'm strong, strong enough to carry him / He ain't heavy, he's my brother / So
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Sonny & Cher – The Way of Love
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When you meet a boy that you like a lot / And you fall in love, but he loves you not / If a flame should start as you hold him near / Better keep your heart out of danger, dear
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Cher – My Love
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[Verse 1] / I heard you wanna be somebody / But you are already shining on me / She tried to make you feel so lonely / But you can be my one and only love / My love / My love / You
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Original Broadway Cast of The Cher Show (Ft. Micaela Diamond, Stephanie J. Block & Teal Wicks) – Believe
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[STAR] / You need time to move on / [BABE] / You need love to feel strong / [STAR, BABE & LADY] / Do you believe in life after love? / I can feel something inside me say / "I
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Cher – I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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I have climbed highest mountain / I have run through the fields / Only to be with you / Only to be with you / I have run, I have crawled / I have scaled these city walls / These
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Sonny & Cher – Living in a House Divided
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Look at us / The picture of happiness / Not so long ago / Ah not so very long ago / The pride of all our friends / The perfect couple were we / Is this how it will end? / Just a
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Sonny & Cher – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
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Bang bang you shot me down / Bang bang I hit the ground / Bang bang that awful sound / Bang bang my baby shot me down / I was five and you were six / We rose on horses made of
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Original Broadway Cast of The Cher Show (Ft. Stephanie J. Block & Teal Wicks) – Strong Enough
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[LADY] / I don't need your sympathy / There's nothing you can say or do for me / And I don't want a miracle / You'll never change for no one / [STAR & LADY] / Come hell or waters
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Sonny & Cher – Dark Lady
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The fortune queen of New Orleans / Brushing her cat in her black limousine / On the back seat were scratches / From the marks of men her fortune she had won / Couldn't see through
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Original Broadway Cast of The Cher Show (Ft. Stephanie J. Block) – Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
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[STAR] / I was born in the wagon of a travelin' show / My mama used to dance for the money they'd throw / Papa would do whatever he could / Preach a little gospel / Sell a couple
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Original Broadway Cast of The Cher Show (Ft. Aléna Watters, Angel Reda, Carleigh Bettiol, Jennifer Rias, Marija Juliette Abney, Micaela Diamond, Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks & Tiana Okoye) – The Shoop Shoop Song
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[BABE] / Does he love me? / I wanna know / How can I tell if he loves me so? / Is it in his eyes? / [WOMEN] / Oh, no, you'll be deceived / [BABE] / Is it in his sighs? / [WOMEN
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Original Broadway Cast of The Cher Show (Ft. Matthew Hydzik & Stephanie J. Block) – Midnight Rider / Ramblin’ Man
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[STAR, spoken] / Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Gregg Allman / [GREGG] / Well, I've got to run to keep from hiding / And I'm bound to keep on riding / And the road goes on forever / And
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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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