Janis Ian Body Slave song lyrics

Body Slave(Janis Ian)TAKE ME TO THE LIGHTTAKE ME TO THE MYSTERY OF LIFETAKE ME TO THE LIGHTLET ME SEE THE EDGES OF THE NIGHTHE'S GOT THE ANSWER - WE'LL LIVE FOREVERTAKE ME TO THE LIGHT AND GIVE ME WHAT I CRAVEHE KNOWS THE MEANING - HE SHOWS WE'RE DREAMINGTAKE ME TO THE LIGHTAND LET ME BE YOUR BODY SLAVESHE SAID - I WANTED ALL THEWEALTH AND FAME, FANCY NAMEMY LIFE IN LIGHTS.

THE TIME WAS RIGHTAND I WAS RIPE FOR THE ROLEBUT NOBODY LIKED MEHE CAME ALONG WHEN MY LUCK WAS DOWNHIT THE GROUNDI DIDN'T HESITATE.

WE MEDITATEDAND HE SATED MY SOUL.

HE TOOK CONTROLNOW FAME IS JUST ANOTHER ILLUSIONMY NAME WILL ONE DAY BE FORGOTTENBUT IN THESE TIMES OF CONFUSIONI KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN CHOSENTAKE ME TO THE LIGHTTAKE ME TO THE MYSTERY OF LIFETAKE ME TO THE LIGHTLET ME SEE THE EDGES OF THE NIGHTHE'S GOT THE ANSWER - WE'LL LIVE FOREVERTAKE ME TO THE LIGHT AND GIVE ME WHAT I CRAVEHE KNOWS THE MEANING - HE SHOWS WE'RE DREAMINGTAKE ME TO THE LIGHTAND LET ME BE YOUR BODY SLAVESHE SAYS - I NEVER FEEL A SENSE OF GREED, OR OF NEEDHE WILL PROVIDE AND I'LL SURVIVEON THE LIGHT OF HIS LOVEBEGGING ON THE FREEWAYSHE GIVES FREELY OF ALL HE'S LEARNEDIN RETURN, SOME MINOR FAVORSLIKE DELIVERING THE SAVIOUR A DOLLAR OR TWOOR BRINGING YOUMONEY'S JUST ANOTHER CONFUSIONAND DESTINY CAN BE AN ILLUSIONSO LET HIM BE THE ONE TO DECIDEYOU'LL GO TO PARADISEYOUR SOUL'S THE ONLY PRICE - TAKE ME