[Paul Jeffs]

Hi there.. I'm relativley new to this site, here more for the guitar lessons at the moment than anything else but still want to contribute if possible and this seems fun.. so.. with that in mind.. i'm posting these lyrics a) to see what people think.. and b) to see if anyone wants to try somthing with them.

I cant offer much at the moment in the way of help.. except rewrites of the lyrics where people think needed.. my guitar really is basic at the moment.. but hey.. i'll get there... Anyways.. i'll leave you with this.. and see what happens.


Its what you give
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Its not what you have,
Its what you give,
Who you are cant be bought,
Its the life that you live,
Its not what you buy,
Its what you make,
Your life isnt ruled,
By those fools on the take,
In this needy old world
In which we live,
Its not what you have,
Its what you give.

Its not what you say
Its what you do,
Words can decieve
But your deeds will ring true
Its not how you act,
Its how you feel,
Deceit is a lie,
Love and Compassion are real,
Its a needy old world,
That much is true,
Its not what you say,
Its what you do.

Its not if you love
Its if your loved,
Do you do what you can,
Or do you lord from above,
Its not if your Fake,
Its if your Real,
Its amazing the difference,
A kind hand can deal,
In this needy old world,
In which were shoved,
Its not if you Love
Its if your loved.

[fly135]

Originally Posted by allthumbs

I would change these two lines.

Its not if you love
Its if your loved,
to
It's not if your loved,
It's if you love.

To love without a pay off is a more evolved spiritual state.
Nice work. It could use a chorus or bridge.

Plus the original conflicts philosophically with beginning of the first verse.

[pitney]

i cant wait to hear some music to this
its really sounding great!

it so much fun to see something like this take shape

[Paul Jeffs]

Hey People

Been a while since ive posted.. Work and Private commitments have kept me away from the keyboard for a month or so... but sorry to tell you .. i'm back

Eddie has prodded me about this lyric which we are picking back up and playing with.. I have re worked it a number of times.. and we have 2 possibilities now. The first version is the one on here with short verses and chorus.. the second version which I will post now is basically the verse and chorus from the first version merged to make just a verse.. and a brand new chorus added... Thought i'd post it here to see what people think. I'm not sure which version we will go with (thats up to eddie.. he's the 'Tunes' man.. and it depends what lyrics are the best fit....)

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment

Needy Old World

[V1]
Its not what you have,
Its what you give,
Who you are cant be bought,
Its the life that you live,
Its not what you buy,
Its what you make,
Your life isnt ruled,
By those fools on the take
In this needy old world
In which we live,
Its not what you have,
Its what you give.

Chorus
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To take the things
That you dont need,
Is simply giving in to greed,
And not to help,
when you know you can,
just makes you a lesser man,
Dont turn your back,
Dont walk away
Dont think everything will be ok,
Dont just ignore,
Hold out your hand,
and slowly you will start to Un-Der-Stand.

[V2]
Its not what you say
Its what you do,
Words can decieve
But your actions ring true
Its not how you act,
Its how you feel,
Deceit is a lie,
Love and Compassion are real
Its a needy old world,
That much is true,
Its not what you say,
Its what you do.

Chorus
------
To take the things
That you dont need,
Is simply giving in to greed,
And not to help,
when you know you can,
just makes you a lesser man,
Dont turn your back,
Dont walk away
Dont think everything will be ok,
Dont just ignore,
Hold out your hand,
and slowly you will start to Un-Der-Stand.

[v3]
Its not if your loved
But if you love,
Do you do what you can,
With the Lords help from above,
Its not if your Fake,
Its if your Real,
Its amazing the difference,
A kind hand can deal
In this needy old world,
Of push and shove,
Its not if your Loved
But if you Love.

Chorus
------
To take the things
That you dont need,
Is simply giving in to greed,
And not to help,
when you know you can,
just makes you a lesser man,
Dont turn your back,
Dont walk away
Dont think everything will be ok,
Dont just ignore,
Hold out your hand,
and slowly you will start to Un-Der-Stand.

[knight46]

Good to see you back Jeff, those lyrics are looking good.

[starsailor]

Good lyrics, I missed this thread but it's made good reading now I've caught up,