Last week I found out that I lost my full-time job, which was 75% of my income. Prior to this bad news I had scheduled a house concert with my band to start off the new year. I was so down that I wanted to cancel, but with the help of my family and band we decided to have the show anyway. It was bitterly cold outside, but the house was packed with friends, family, and fans, and it was really, really heart-warming. To end the night part of the crowd stayed around me to sing as I recorded a live version of a new song. They quickly learned the chorus, and we did two takes. This is the best of the two.
I had written this song prior to last week, but it really fit in well with the theme of the night. And I went from being somewhat despondent to very, very encouraged with everyone singing along.
Lyrics: "Mama Said it Well!"
You're tired walking dead upon your feet running on fumes and facing heat
And the world has just about got you beat
You've gotta get it back
So come on over kick off your shoes stay awhile and sing away the blues
We've got a choice when we can choose
We've gotta get it back
Mama said it well when the evil comes it's hard to tell
Papa said it so when it does you've got to let it go
I remember the summers when I was young we used to fish until the morning come
Oh the glories of a rising sun
We gotta get it back
But the sun got lost along the way, the night came and overtook the day
But it doesn't mean the night will stay
We gotta get it back
Mama said it well when the evil comes it's hard to tell
Papa said it so when it does you've got to let it go
No more fits of rage no more madness no more lying no more hate
No more fits of rage no more madness no more lying no more hate
The folks at the top keep getting you down they roll right in like they own the town
But even they might come around
We've gotta get it back
And words of wisdom like being kind and strength of heart and peace of mind
Are bound to work if we give them time
We've gotta get it back
Mama said it well when the evil comes it's hard to tell
Papa said it so when it does you've got to let it go
Mama said it well when the evil comes it's hard to tell
Papa said it so when it does you've got to let it go
When it does you've got to let it go
When it does you've got to let it go
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