Upbeat songs that say "I'm perfect just the way I am"?
My brother has special needs and he is performing at a little fair-type thing -- kind of like a festival where special needs kids can meet and play together. My brother's therapist wants a song that says "I'm not gonna let anyone tell me I'm not good because I'm perfect just how I am."
you know, I have never been a heavy Springsteen fan, but I do like a number of his tunes. The other day I was thinking about Thunder Road (both accoustic live and electric studio versions), and was just struck by the beauty and the artistry of the lyrics. To me, the songwriting for that tune is just stunning. So --- as far as LYRICS go (even though the music of the song is really good too), and Springsteen's writing on that one, I think you are getting close to perfection... Thunder Road: The screen door slams Mary's dress waves Like a vision she dances across the porch As the radio plays Roy Orbison singing for the lonely Hey that's me and I want you only Don't turn me home again I just can't face myself alone again Don't run back inside darling you know just what I'm here for So you're scared and you're thinking That maybe we ain't that young anymore Show a little faith, there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright Oh and that's alright with me You can hide 'neath your covers And study your pain Make crosses from your lovers Throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Well now I'm no hero That's understood All the redemption I can offer, girl Is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow Hey what else can we do now Except roll down the window And let the wind blow back your hair Well the night's busting open These two lanes will take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back Heaven's waiting on down the tracks Oh oh come take my hand Riding out tonight to case the promised land Oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road oh Thunder Road Lying out there like a killer in the sun Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run Oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold Thunder Road Well I got this guitar And I learned how to make it talk And my car's out back If you're ready to take that long walk From your front porch to my front seat The door's open but the ride it ain't free And I know you're lonely For words that I ain't spoken But tonight we'll be free All the promises'll be broken There were ghosts in the eyes Of all the boys you sent away They haunt this dusty beach road In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets They scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cool before dawn You hear their engines roaring on But when you get to the porch they're gone On the wind, so Mary climb in It's a town full of losers And I'm pulling out of here to win.
Hey, don't write yourself off yet It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on Just try your best, try everything you can And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away
It just takes some time Little girl you're in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be alright, alright
Hey, you know they're all the same You know you're doing better on your own, so don't buy in Live right now, yeah, just be yourself It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else
It just takes some time Little girl you're in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be alright, alright
It just takes some time Little girl you're in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be alright, alright
Hey, don't write yourself off yet It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on Just do your best, do everything you can And don't you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say
It just takes some time Little girl you're in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be alright, alright
It just takes some time Little girl you're in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be alright, alright