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Honesty And Generosity (2010)
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singer songwriter acoustic beatles music florida new york love songs writer college performer larry whitler robin macblane
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
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Pop Indie Pop
Uploaded
May 02, 2010
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MP3 10.2 MB 320 kbps 4:26
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When I was a freshman in high school I couldn't dance I was so uncool And the guys I grew up with on the streets Boasted they'd be Fred Astaire on their feet But when did they learn? Where was I? How could that pass me by? Or maybe they just learned to lie--- Honesty and generosity Have made me what I am today And maybe what I am today is a fool Patience and integrity The virtues of nobility Perhaps I learned the wrong things in school The summer of my graduation I got a job doing sanitation But some of my friends got careers With salaries higher than I'd make in years But when did they learn? Where was I? How could that pass me by? Or maybe they just learned to lie--- Honesty and generosity Have made me what I am today And maybe what I am today is a fool Patience and integrity The virtues of nobility Perhaps I learned the wrong things in school Now I've got kids of my own The telephone rings I say, "Say I'm not home" I've learned how to lie with a grin And then turn around and say, "Lying's a sin" But when did I learn? Where was I? I was the nicest guy. But even the nice guys learn to lie--- Honesty and generosity Have made me what I am today And maybe what I am today is a fool Patience and integrity The virtues of nobility Perhaps I learned the wrong things in school Perhaps I learned the wrong things in school---
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robnonair
May 02, 2010
Such a wonderful live performance, Larry! Very enjoyable to listen to. You really set the mood with your vocal, lyric, and music... And I really am taking your words to heart ...