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Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains feat. Oleta Adams |[ New Wave ]| 1989
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Oleta Adams
Oleta Adams
Vocals
Curt Smith
Curt Smith
Bass Guitar
Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal
Keyboards
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Drums
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Producer
Heidi Cannavo
Heidi Cannavo
Assistant Engineer
David Bascombe
David Bascombe
Producer
Lee Curle
Lee Curle
Assistant Engineer
Steve Chase
Steve Chase
Additional Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You better love lovin' and you better behave
You better love lovin' and you better behave
[Verse 2]
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
[Verse 3]
Calls her man the great white hope
Says she's fine, she'll always cope
Ooh, a woman in chains
Woman in chains
[Verse 4]
Well I feel lying in waiting is a poor man's deal
A poor man's deal
And I feel hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel
Your eyes of steel
[Verse 5]
Well, it's a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains
Whoa
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
[Verse 6]
Trades her soul as skin and bones
You better love lovin' and you better behave
Sells the only thing she owns, hoo
You better love lovin' and you better behave
[Verse 7]
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
[Verse 8]
Men of stone
Men of stone
Hey no, no, no, no, no
Ooh
[Verse 9]
Well I fell deep in your heart
There are wounds time can't heal
That time can't heal
And I feel somebody, somewhere is trying to breathe
Well you know what I mean
[Verse 10]
It's a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains
[Verse 11]
It's under my skin but out of my hands
I'll tear it apart but I won't understand
Somebody, somewhere is trying to breathe
We'll not accept the greatness of man
World gone crazy, keeps woman in chains
Gone crazy, keeps woman in chains
[Verse 12]
So free her
So free her
So free her
So free her ...
Written by: Roland Orzabal

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