Saturday, September 8, 2012

Learning to Love my Grass, Part 1


I love this recording by Petula Clark.  Unfortunately the video is actually quite boring to watch.  Thus I’ve include the lyrics by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent so you can follow along as you listen.




Life is never what it seems 
We're always searching in our dreams
 
To find that little castle in the air
 
When worry starts to cloud the mind,
 
It's hard to leave it all behind
 
And just pretend you haven't got a care
 

There's someone else in your imagination
 
You wish that you were standing in their shoes
 
You'd change your life without much hesitation
 
But would you if you really had to choose?
 

So, don't look around
 
Get your feet on the ground
 
It's much better by far
 
To be just who you are
 

The other man's grass is always greener
 
The sun shines brighter on the other side
 
The other man's grass is always greener
 
Some are lucky, some are not
 
But just be thankful for what you've got
 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/petula+clark/the+other+mans+grass+is+always+greener_20316218.html ] 
Many times, it seems to me
 
There's someone else I'd rather be
 
Living in a world of make-believe
 
To stay in bed 'til nearly three
 
With nothing there to worry me
 
Would seem to be the life I might achieve
 

But deep inside, I know I'm really lucky
 
With happiness I've never known before
 
And just as long as you are there beside me
 
I know that I could ask for nothing more
 

Then living can start
 
With the love in your heart
 
So, with you all the time,
 
All the treasures I've longed for are mine
 

The other man's grass is always greener
 
The sun shines brighter on the other side
 
The other man's grass is always greener
 
Some are lucky, some are not
 
But I'm so thankful for what I've got
 

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