Biography:
Irene Cara (born on March 18, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent.
Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing Flashdance...What a Feeling. She is best known for her recordings of the songs Fame and Flashdance... What a Feeling. She also starred in the 1980 film version of Fame.
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Her father Gaspar (died in 1994) is an Afro-Puerto Rican.
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[Verse]
Sometimes I wonder where I've been
Who I am, do I fit in
Make believin' is hard alone
Out here on my own
[Instrumental]
Am7 Bm7 Bm Cmaj7 G Am7 G C D
[Verse]
We're always provin' who we are
Always reachin' for that risin' star
To guide me far and shine me home
Out here on my own
[Refrain]
When I'm down and feelin' blue
I close my eyes so I can be with you
Oh, baby be strong for me, baby belong to me
Help me through, help me need you
[Instrumental]
Cmaj7 B7 Em Em G A7 F#m Bm F#m Bm C Cmaj7 F#sus4 F#
[Verse]
Until the morning sun appears
Making light of all my fears
I dry the tears I've never shown
Out here on my own
[Refrain]
When I'm down and feelin' blue
I close my eyes so I can be with you
Oh, baby be strong for me, baby belong to me
Help me through, help me need you
[Verse]
Sometimes I wonder where I've been
Who I am, do I fit in
I may not win, but I can't be thrown
Out here on my own
Out here on my own
[Outro]
C D G D Am7 G
Sometimes I wonder where I've been
Who I am, do I fit in
Make believin' is hard alone
Out here on my own
[Instrumental]
Am7 Bm7 Bm Cmaj7 G Am7 G C D
[Verse]
We're always provin' who we are
Always reachin' for that risin' star
To guide me far and shine me home
Out here on my own
[Refrain]
When I'm down and feelin' blue
I close my eyes so I can be with you
Oh, baby be strong for me, baby belong to me
Help me through, help me need you
[Instrumental]
Cmaj7 B7 Em Em G A7 F#m Bm F#m Bm C Cmaj7 F#sus4 F#
[Verse]
Until the morning sun appears
Making light of all my fears
I dry the tears I've never shown
Out here on my own
[Refrain]
When I'm down and feelin' blue
I close my eyes so I can be with you
Oh, baby be strong for me, baby belong to me
Help me through, help me need you
[Verse]
Sometimes I wonder where I've been
Who I am, do I fit in
I may not win, but I can't be thrown
Out here on my own
Out here on my own
[Outro]
C D G D Am7 G
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