Thursday night I attended the Lyfe Jennings concert at the House of Blues. I am a fan of this guy. Have been since the summer of 2005. He performed "It Coulda Been Worse" as his final song. And, sometimes you finally get the lyrics of a song. This happened to me. I needed to hear that things could be worse. I needed to know that I can be down and not out. I dropped a few tears right there. This song moved me seriously. So, I wanted to share it with others. One of you may need to hear this as well. Get into these lyrics.
"I was going through some changes in my life.Cussing and complaining every night.Telling God the way he treating me ain't right, and how I don't deserve it.A voice from somewhere came to me and said you got the audacity to fix your mouth to disrespect, how soon we forget. And he said remember when you were sick and you got better, remember I put your family back together, remember I could have cut you off forever.So no matter how bad you think it hurts. It could've been worse, you could've been dead.You could've been paralyzed, confined to a bed.You could've lost everything, you should've lost everything.But somebody's watching you, and gave you another chance."
Don't you hate when you forget about a really dope song? I know I do. It's the way I felt when Jill Scott's "The Real Thing" played on Spotify last night. I completely forgot how much this song makes me happy. I've always felt that the lyrics were perfect to describe me. It was my theme song back then. I haven't heard it in years. I played it at least 7 times last night. So, I had to share it here. Get into these lyrics and Jilly from Philly's vocals. They are both e-very-thing!!
"You gotta do right by me it's mandatory baby Sweeter than your favorite ice cream be, bask in my glory baby Don't play no games, that'll ruin thangs And make me leave ya or mistreat ya and you don't want that Don't hesitate, I could make you great Like Cleopatra Jones I could set you straight
[Chorus:] I'm the real thing in stereo I got a little highs I got a little lows Follow this melodic flow I could make it shine I could make it glow. (repeat twice)
I'm more than a toy for your satisfaction I'm a pay-per-view for the TV screen, your main attraction Your phosphorus, I'm your energy When your lost and you need some focus come see me I'll entice ya man I do it all the time In the morning in the evening when the doves cry I can feed you gut,put you in a tub When I turn it up yeah brotha you know what's up A little bubbles and a body rub, turn off the water (drip drip) Don't think about dessert I got enough And a whole lot more to give!"
