Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro (18 October 1947 – 8 April 1997) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter; born Laura Nigro. thumb|I'm not scared of dying And I, don't really care If it's peace you find in dyingWell then, let the time be near. Quotes Lyrics I'm not scared of dying And I, don't really care If it's peace you find in dyingWell then, let the time be near. "And When I Die" 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 livingonly 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. "And When I Die" 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... "And When I Die" I was raised on the good book JesusTill I read between the linesNow I don't believe I ever wanna see the morning "Stoney End" You can see the walls roarSee your brains on the floorBecome GodBecome crippleBecome funky "Poverty Train" If you love me trueAnd if you love me trueI'll spend my life with youAnd TimerYou're a jigsaw, Timer "Timer" EmilyAnd her love to beCarved in a heartOn a berry treeBut it's only a little farewell lovespellTime to design a woman "Emily" So he swears he'll mever marrySays that cuddles are a curseJust tell him plainYou're on the next trainIf love don't get you first "Time and Love" I lost my eyesIn east wind skiesHere's where I've criedWhere I've triedWhere God and the Tendaberry riseWhere Quakers and revolutionariesJoin for life "New York Tendaberry" He got his mean streak from the gutterGot his kindness from God "Blackpatch" I saw a man take a needleful of hard drugAnd die slow "Been On a Train" She said"I'm young enoughI'm old enoughIn the city machineWhere industriesFill the fish full of mercury" "Money" Sage's lightOh and EdisonHe made two sparks igniteAll you doIt's a scientific chain reaction "Light" (Pop's Principle) They say a woman's placeIs to wait and serveUnder the veilSubmissive and dearBut I think my placeIs in a ship from spaceTo carry meThe hell out of here. "The Right to Vote" Quotes about Laura Nyro made a choice that has tempted me on many occasions. And that was to lead an ordinary life. She married a carpenter, as I understand, and turned her back on it all. Which is brave and tough in its own way. Joni Mitchell Interview with Rolling Stone (1979) She was the very essence of New York City: passionate, romantic, ethereal, eternal. Bette Midler at Nyro's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2012. External links Category:R&B singers Category:Pop singers Category:Pianists from the United States Category:Producers from the United States Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:Women singers Category:Composers from the United States Category:Feminists from the United States Category:LGBT people Category:Jews from the United States Category:1947 births Category:1997 deaths Category:People from New York City Category:Women pianists