Thanks to Helen for the song lyric sunday theme. Picture/photograph
My nomination for this prompt: IF — Bread
The quintessential love song, so much meaning, exquisite melody and rich vocals. David Gates was once cited as saying it was the best song he had ever written. To me “If” and Bread in an esoteric kind of way was the very soul of the 70’s. Underneath it all, it was an era of love and beauty.
“If a picture paints a thousand words
Then why can’t I paint you?
The words will never show
The you I’ve come to know
If a face could launch a thousand ships
Then where am I to go?
There’s no one home but you
You’re all that’s left me too
And when my love for life is running dry
You come and pour yourself on me
If a man could be two places at one time
I’d be with you
Tomorrow and today
Beside you all the way
If the world should stop revolving
Spinning slowly down to die
I’d spend the end with you
And when the world was through
Then one by one the stars would all go out
Then you and I would simply fly away”
Songwriter: David Gates
lyrics courtesy of my memory, any discrepancies from actual fact should be viewed as all natural by-products of having lived through the 70’s. 😉
~Peace ~JPP
I loved that song when I was a child. One of my faves still.
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Bread was awesome! Glad you liked it.
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It is such a sad, beautiful song. Thanks so much for sharing and for playing along. It’s always great to have newcomers!
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Thank you so much. I’m really enjoying it. Lyrics are kind of my thing 😉
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That’s exactly why I started this. 😊
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