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 SELF

DON'T DO WHAT THEY SAY WITHOUT ASKING QUESTIONS
IF YOU MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF WELL THAT'S OK
GET TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE THEN LEARN TO LIKE IT
HOLD ONTO YOUR FRIENDS DON'T PUSH THEM AWAY

CHORUS
IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT WAS COMING
YOU WOULD TURN YOUR HEAD AWAY
BUT THE WORLD JUST KEEPS ON SPINNING
IT'S GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAY

REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT PERFECT
THEY JUST DO THE BEST THEY CAN
SO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND CHANGE IT OFTEN
LAUGH AT EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CAN

CHORUS

I DON'T PRETEND TO KNOW THE ANSWERS
I STUMBLE ALONG MOST OF THE TIME
JUST WANTED TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS EASIER
THAT'S WHY I WROTE THIS LETTER FOR YOU

CHORUS

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Comment by bemuzic on February 23, 2011 at 4:48am
thanks Tes and Jeff...yeah you're right you can't really tell anyone, they just have to find out for themselves...
Comment by Tres Seaver on February 23, 2011 at 4:22am
Very nicely done!  Nothing corny at all in those lyrics.
Comment by jeff maurer on February 23, 2011 at 4:12am
very good. reminds me of advice my mother gave me when i was younger but didnt care to listen to. some things you can only learn with age
Comment by bemuzic on February 23, 2011 at 3:36am

thanks a lot Tony and Mark.....yeah I agree you can't really beat the simply done stuff.

Still fun to mess around though for variety : -) Sometimes also I hide behind effects due to lack of confidence, but trying to take my own advice that even if I make a fool of myself, that's OK,lol!!

Comment by Mark on February 23, 2011 at 3:30am

Yup, not corny - certainly not sung like that. You have a great voice and that's something which can transform a lyric. I also like the way this is just your voice and guitar without any messing - all that clever electronic stuff is fun and it can make some great sounds but I hope you also keep doing simpler stuff like this.

Comment by bemuzic on February 23, 2011 at 3:14am
thanks John...mmm yeah it is a bit sad!!
Comment by Uncle John on February 23, 2011 at 3:08am

    Absolutely nothing corny.   Great, meaningful poetry and advice.  "Get to know who you are then like it."  "If you could see what was coming, your would turn your head away."

  That is wonderful and you are making my eyes leak.

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