Mijn songtekst: Now… live, love & laugh

Live
If not now, then when?
If not today, then why make your promises?
A love declared for days to come is as good as none.
You can wait till morning comes,
you can wait for the new day.
You can wait and lose this heart,
you can wait and soon be sorry.
If not now… then when?

What happened to the dreams you had?
I think it’s time for you to show them you are able to leave without saying one word.
I know it won’t be easy, baby, ‘cause every night has a day.
Every wish has a prayer, don’t loose your faith.
You don’t need no baggage.
All you need is faith, faith is the key.

Don’t waste your time, here’s why:
Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
You better think, think. Let yourself be free.
Oh freedom, freedom, freedom.
You owe it to yourself to check it out.
Can’t you feel a brand new day?

Love
I never made promises lightly and there have been some that I’ve broken
But I swear in the days still left, we’ll walk in fields of gold
Everybody look around, ‘cause there’s a reason to rejoice you see
Everybody come out and let’s commence to singing joyfully
And I’ve often wondered, how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart like a melody can?

List’ning to my innervoice:
Telling me I have a choice.
Things in live go right or wrong,
whatever happens: I’ll stay strong.
Do what I want. Say what I want.
Feel what I want. Do it now, live my life.
Live a life that’s free.
Just step on the gas cause I don’t wanna miss this.
I gotta be out of my mind not to try this.
And do it, and do it, and do it, do it, do it.
Let’s do it, let’s do it, let’s do it.
Let’s live it up.

Laugh
Gotta find the strength in me: Say yes I will, Yes I can.
When I’m breaking down and I can’t be found and I start to get weak.
‘Cause no one knows me underneath these clothes.
But I can fly, we can fly, oooohh.
I see skies of blue and clouds of white.
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky are also on the faces of people going by.
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do. They’re really saying I love you.

Because I’m happy; Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I’m happy; Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy; Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do
Everybody be glad, because the sun is shining just for us
Everybody wake up into the morning, into happiness
 
Hello world! It’s like a different way of living now.
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!
Whoa-oa-oa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now.
I feel good, I knew that I would, now:
So good, so good.
The bright blessed days, the dark sacred nights
and I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing.
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing.
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty:
What would life be?

Vier het leven
Zeg bedankt tegen het leven voor de liefde en het licht.
Elke golf begint als rimpel, maar maakt altijd een verschil.
En wees lief voor wie je lief is, zeg als je van iemand houdt.
Geef een glimlach aan een vreemde, knuffel iemand elke dag.
En wees dankbaar voor de dingen, die je vandaag beleven mag
Vier het leven om je heen. Hang de slingers op en dans met iedereen
Het leven is al veel te kort. Ja, en alleen is maar alleen:
dus droom, durf, doe en deel met iedereen

Gebruikt voor deze mix:
Abba – Thank you for the music;
Alicia Keys – Superwoman
Anouk – Break down the wall
Louis Armstrong – What a wonderful world
Marco Borsato – Droom, durf, doe en deel
Black Eyed Peas – I gotta feeling
James Brown – I feel good
Eva Cassidy  – People get ready (origineel van Impressions)
Tracy Chapman – If not now…
Aretha Franklin – Think
Michael Jackson – Brand new day
Alexis Jordan – Happiness
John Lennon – Imagine
Sting – Fields of gold (ook erg mooi door Eva Cassidy gezongen!)
Vilna – Do what I want (is niet meer vindbaar op internet)
Pharrell Williams – Happy

Van deze 16 songs heb ik de teksten opgezocht en daaruit de zinnen gehaald, die meer voor me betekenen. En dan krijg je een verrassende nieuwe mix, waar ik trots op ben. Met dank aan al de bovenstaande artiesten en aan Loesje.