From the recording Gotta Be For Something
A world of apathy works for no-one. We are all in this together. Get up off your duff and take a stand. Have a meaningful life. You've got to be for something..
Credits
released January 10, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Ian Kirkman
Curtis Brewer played guitar and wrote the chorus guitar part and c section part
Josh Bailey played and wrote the drum parts
Kevin Moehringer played trombone and wrote with Ian Kirkman most of the horn parts (arranged by Ian Kirkman, Kevin Moehringer and Jim Piela)
Jim Piela played Alto saxaphone
Malaya Sol sang backing vocals and contributed to the vocal arrangement
Trevor Brown played Bass
Recorded by Ian Kirkman and Joshua Bailey
Mixed and Mastered by Luis Bacque
Artwork by Donna Katya
Lyrics
lyrics
Got ta be for something
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something -
I left home, searching for something
Thought I’d roam and search for something.
The road is hard at night
It can be unforgiving
Stars and moon are the only light that tell me
I’m still living
But taking the easy way
Is just gonna help you stay
Where you are
Where yoy are are are!
So What are you for?
Or do you just want more?
It’s alright to not be sure.
But
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Somethings better than yea!
Walkin 2 shoes and Girl
You can’t stop movin
Yea
2 loves make choosin
Where
You end up losing hair
You ask me who’s upstairs
I told you they don’t care
You’re right this isn’t fair
That’s why
You gotta be for something
Love never tasted so kind,
But I’m outta time yea aah
We had order
We had water
We had what we needed to
Get from point a to point be
And they never did ask me
How I was gonna be
For the rest of time
I only had one rhyme
Yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea
I on;y had one rhyme
Yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea
Oohwee Oohwee
Oohwee Oohwee
Oohwee Oohwee
Ooh
Oohwee Oohwee
Oohwee Oohwee
Oohwee Oohwee
Woo woo
Maybe you just like running
But Maybe you should be running for something
Maybe you just want to sit around and argue about the news,
Even know it don’t matter much what channel you choose.
Maybe you just like blues
Oh but Maybe, you just want a pair of new shoes
Maybe you’re for world peace
hey
Wouldn’t that be nice a little world peace.
Maybe you just want to dance
You’re whole life, you just want to dance.
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing
Got to be for something
Something better than nothing