Gotta Change My Way of Thinking
Copyright 1999 by David Alan Cates. All Rights Reserved.
| [VERSE 1] |
| I could tell that he was different, as he ordered up a beer |
| He had a certain glow about him that I’d never seen in here |
| In a barroom full of heartache, he sure looked out of place |
| So I said stranger, what’s the reason, for that smile on your face |
| [VERSE 2] |
| He said, I’d be glad to tell you, and I’d like the company |
| You see a smile don’t cost a thing, and there ain’t much in life that’s free |
| I’ve learned that I can’t waste no time, drowning in life’s sorrow |
| Cause a bad yesterday don’t have to mean a bad tomorrow |
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| [VERSE 3] |
| He said, friend I gotta tell you, you won’t find it in a drink |
| You gotta feel it in your heart, gotta change the way you think |
| There's a few ways to win, and a million ways to lose |
| You gotta learn to see rainbows where others just see the blues |
| [VERSE 4] |
| You might think you got it rough, but take some time to look around |
| You can always find another whose a little further down |
| You can search this world for happiness, but it’s awful hard to find |
| Until you realize the journey’s only in your mind |
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| [VERSE 5] |
| After he was gone, and I’d heard em’ say last call |
| I was thinking to myself that stranger probably has it all |
| Fancy house, fancy cars, some kind of wealthy man |
| And I walked out of that bar and saw him….picking up a can |
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