Lyrics (#individ) Back to listing Parent individual File if you can't love yourself (Lea Morris's conflicted copy 2015-04-05).doc Lyrics If You Can’t Love Yourself By Paul Reisler w/ Terri Allard and Ms. Martin’s 4th grade, Johnson Elementary I’ve moved seven times in the last five years It’s time to stop- can’t we just stay here? I need a couple of friends and a hiding place I need to be somewhere where people know my face I want to sing about how I love my family and friends But I gotta love myself or I can’t love them That’s what this song is talking about Without love in your heart you can’t give it out Sometimes my parents say we gotta move ‘Cause we hear gun shots in the afternoon Let’s stop the violence – it just ain’t cool We gotta love one another -- that’s the golden rule I want to sing about how I love my family and friends But I gotta love myself or I can’t love them That’s what this song is talking about Without love in your heart you can’t give it out I often wonder why we can’t get along Why the first thing we reach for’s a gun not a song maybe no one loves us, no one cares But maybe it’s the craziness of always being scared I want to sing about how I love my family and friends But I gotta love myself or I can’t love them That’s what this song is talking about Without love in your heart you can’t give it out I want to sing about how I love my family and friends But I gotta love myself or I can’t love them That’s what this song is talking about Without love in your heart you can’t give it out Alternatives for verse 3: I often wonder why we can’t get along Why the first thing we reach for’s a gun not a song No one’s right if no one’s left Don’t let anger get the best of you, show some self respect I often wonder why we can’t get along Why the first thing we reach for’s a gun not a song No one’s right y’all if no one’s left Violence is a crazy (bogus) way to get respect © Kid Pan Alley Music (ASCAP)/Zoidsongs (ASCAP) HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected] 540 987 3166 • 615 473 4111 Do you really want to delete this item? There is no undo for this operation.