Attention… will Howell Dawdy please report
to the microphone
I have moved earth with my hands
& I have danced on my feet
I have felt the cool peace of the shade
& I have toiled in the sun's heat
I've had money in my pocket
I've had drink in my cup
I have stood at the top of the mountain
& guess what it wasn't good enough
I have been the guy up at the front of the line who's first into the show
I have been privy to secrets & leaked bits of stuff that nobody knows
I could be the envy of every zen priest I'm so composed
when the road I'm traveling on leads me to another pot of gold
cuz I've got money in the bank already
a half full drink that i've half fully drank
& I'm ready for whatever comes to find me
cuz nothing in this world could still surprise me
a brand new suit? sure I'll take it
a car what's the make on it
a cabin for the weekend yeah
that sounds decent
but none of these things make life worth living
& all we need are the hearts that we're given &
guess what I don't need all this stuff
I don't need a house with its own zip code
guess what I don't need a robot doing all my chores & waking me up
I don't need suede gloves in case I get a parade & they need me to wave & it's kinda cold
guess what I don't need all this stuff
I don't need a thing that's not beautiful love
that’s not beautiful love
I have looked out into the evening sky & seen the sunset eclipsed by a butterfly
I've seen a shooting star reflected in the eye of a dove but I prefer to look at beautiful love
I've seen art at the Louvre, truth irrefutable - no thanks I'll take love that is beautiful
all the money in the world? Add it up & it's not worth as much as beautiful love
besides money is corruptive
love is productive
beautiful love is something you don't wanna fuss with
recession & fraud proof, worldwide & local
impossible to be commoditized by moguls
open source & free
easily assembled
no more than 3 ingredients on the label
you, beautiful love, & everybody else
shelf life is longer than the life of some shelf
take the coolest motorcycle that you've ever seen
paint job smoother than peaches and cream
purring like a lion cub falling asleep
cruising through the coastal air at 1000 feet
captured by a master who can perceive your dreams
painted on the ceiling of your own Sistine
on your private island on the Mediterrean
that's not beautiful love
there's no jewel that lies in wait in some undiscovered cave that can take the place
of beautiful love
there's no star out there in space hot enough to erase love's embrace
beautiful love
guitar!
there's nothing like beautiful love
that's why they call it beautiful love
credits
from I'm Done,
released April 21, 2017
written, recorded, produced, performed & mastered by Howell Dawdy
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