Henry's Songbook

You've got to sing like you don't need the money
And love sometimes like you'll never get hurt
You've got to dance as if there's nobody watching
It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work

When I was a lad my daddy told me
Of a lesson he learnt, 'twas a long time ago
He said, If you want to have someone to hold on to
Then you're gonna have to learn to let go

There's just one thing I keep forgetting
When everything is falling apart
In love as in life you have to remember
There's such a thing as trying too hard

Repeat 1

(as sung by Iain MacKintosh)

[1999:] Guy Clark did not write this song and he'll tell you in concert that he is mighty jealous of those who did. It was written by his wife Susannah Clark and a friend named Richard Leigh. Guy claims they spent all of about 20 minutes on the sucker. (Roger in Baltimore, www.mudcat.org, 4 Jun)