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Suzanne Vega

Cracking

Release date: 1st May 1985

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"Cracking" is a track by Suzanne Vega, from the album Suzanne Vega, released 1st May 1985. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega

Lyrics

Cracking

[Verse 1]

It's a one-time thing

It just happens a lot

Walk with me

And we will see what we have got

Ah, ah

[Verse 2]

My footsteps are ticking

Like water dripping from a tree

Walking a hairline

And stepping very carefully

Ah, ah

Ah, ah

[Verse 3]

My heart is broken

It's worn out at the knees

Hearing muffled, seeing blind

Soon it will hit the deep freeze

Ah

[Verse 4]

And something is cracking

I don't know where

Ice on the sidewalk

Brittle branches in the air

[Verse 5]

The sun is blinding

Dizzy golden, dancing green

Through the park in the afternoon

Wondering where the hell I have been

Ah

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1985
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    Credits

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    Writer
    Suzanne Vega
    Producer
    Lenny Kaye, Steve Addabbo
    Engineer
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    Bass
    Paul Dugan
    Vocals
    Suzanne Vega
    Acoustic Guitar
    Suzanne Vega
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    Geoff Keehn, Kurt Upper, Larry DeCarmine
    Electric Guitar
    Jon Gordon
    Mastering Engineer
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    Synthesizer
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