Černá americká folková písničkářka (zpěv, kytara, harmonika), původem z Clevelandu (nar. 1964). Skládat začala už v 8 letech. Hudebně vyšla především z folku, gospelu a blues. Od r. 1986 vystupovala v bostonských klubech, částečně pod vlivem B....

Píseň: She's Got Her Ticket

Interpret:
Tracy Chapman
Album:
Tracy Chapman
She's got her ticket
I think she gonna use it
I think she going to fly away
No one should try and stop her
Persuade her with their power
She says that her mind is made up


Why not leave why not
Go away
Too much hatred
Corruption and greed
Give your life
And invariably they leave you with
Nothing


Young girl ain't got no chances
No roots to keep her strong
She's shed all pretences
That someday she'll belong
Some folks call her a runaway
A failure in hte race
But she knows where her ticket takes her
She will find her place in the sun


And she'll fly, fly, fly...