I CAN’T PROMISE YOU THAT THE SUN’S GONNA SHINE ANY LONGER
THAN IT USED TOO
AND I WON’T MAKE THE CLAIM THAT I WILL PLEASE YOU EVERYDAY
BUT I WANT TOO…IF YOU LAY RIGHT HERE I’LL GLADLY DO MY BEST
AND WE’LL GET TANGLED UP FOREVER
LIKE YOU WANT ME TO
CAUSE THERES NOTHING MUCH THAT I WOULD RATHER DO
AND IF YOU SAID TO BUILD A FIRE, I’D MAKE IT SO DAMN HOT THAT WE’D GET
THIRSTY, LIKE YOU LIKE IT
AND IF YOU SAID THE SWEAT THAT BEADS UPON YOUR UPPER LIP WAS JUST FOR STARTERS…AND I’M SURE TO FIND A RIVER DOWN BELOW
AND YOU WANT ME TO FLOAT UP STREAM
AND I’D FEEL CLOSE TO YOU
AND THERES NOTHING MUCH THAT I WOULD RATHER DO
Well it seems to me
when you feel like shit
sick again, but not ready to quit
the only thing that
I can do
Is strum a guitar
and write a line or two
Just enough not to get cut
Sorry, guys my health is in a rut
this damn flu has got me in its clutch
So that leaves me
With nothing much
nothing much.
Set a course for the levy, bullets set to stun
This may be the last one out for me
Like a man on a mission nothing much to be done
Defend my ideas and country
We’re Not Alone
And We’re Strong
Make a bet on a winner nothing more to lose
In the end she'll be the death of me
Hardly acting simple made it on my own
Put a price on freedom not for free
We Face up wake up
Stop trying for blood from a stone
Stand tall be counted something more to do
Let our voice be heard above the fray
Shake a hand and remember to fire another round
I know we'll win out this day
It’s my assignment this week, and I’ve decided to make it an open one. I’ll give you a keyword phrase to make sure it’s a fresh tune: your song most include the phrase “nothing much.”
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