The thing I did recently with my loop pedal and Cigar Box Strummer has turned into a song....here's a quick demo.It's sort of me now (aged 51) talking to myself aged about 12 or so...wondering if the lyrics are a bit corny??? Opinions welcome.LYRICS:LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELFDON'T DO WHAT THEY SAY WITHOUT ASKING QUESTIONSIF YOU MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF WELL THAT'S OKGET TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE THEN LEARN TO LIKE ITHOLD ONTO YOUR FRIENDS DON'T PUSH THEM AWAYCHORUSIF YOU COULD SEE WHAT WAS COMINGYOU WOULD TURN YOUR HEAD AWAYBUT THE WORLD JUST KEEPS ON SPINNINGIT'S GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAYREMEMBER THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT PERFECTTHEY JUST DO THE BEST THEY CANSO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND CHANGE IT OFTENLAUGH AT EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CANCHORUSI DON'T PRETEND TO KNOW THE ANSWERSI STUMBLE ALONG MOST OF THE TIMEJUST WANTED TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS EASIERTHAT'S WHY I WROTE THIS LETTER FOR YOUCHORUS
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"Fernando - yesterday I was a crazy teen, my back hurts, my beard is grey I'm going bald and now I'm turning 60! Celebrate 40, from where I'm standing there's nothing much wrong with that haha :)"
Fernando - yesterday I was a crazy teen, my back hurts, my beard is grey I'm going bald and now I'm turning 60! Celebrate 40, from where I'm standing there's nothing much wrong with that haha :)
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I like. You sounded great and the song is not corny. It is very much true to life, it applies to all of us as we look back over our lives.
Ed
Yeah, I was gonna say!
"Fernando - yesterday I was a crazy teen, my back hurts, my beard is grey I'm going bald and now I'm turning 60! Celebrate 40, from where I'm standing there's nothing much wrong with that haha :)"