Choose What I Say
(aka The Word Song)
Music and Lyrics by Kit Holmes

Words give us poems, lyrics and rhymes
Novels and lines from a play
On rocks and on pages, all through the ages
We’ve tried to express the same way

Words are the seeds that made you and me
And gave us our nights and our days
So I carefully, consciously, willingly, thoughtfully, lovingly
Choose what I say

Some words are diamonds, like wisdom and love,
Integrity, courage and trust
But if we should give them to folks who don’t live them
Their meanings scatter like dust

Words are the seeds that made you and me
And gave us our nights and our days
So I carefully, consciously, willingly, thoughtfully, lovingly
Choose what I say

Words are the weapons that fire the first shot
In all the wars ever begun
We check off our lists and clash with our fists
When we really should be holding our tongues

Words are the engines that move us through life
Holding us safe on the tracks
From station to station each destination
Gives us strength to let go of the past

Words are the seeds that made you and me
And gave us our nights and our days
So I carefully, consciously, willingly, thoughtfully, lovingly
Choose what I say

Words of advice: be patient and nice
The world wasn’t made in a day
So carefully, consciously, willingly, thoughtfully, lovingly
Choose what you say

c.2007, Kit Holmes Music/ No Place Like Holmes Publishing (ASCAP)
From the album It’s a New Day
Downloads/CDs available from ITunes, Amazon, CDBaby and directly from www.kitholmesmusic.com

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