Luyện nghe bài hát To The Artist

Jerry Jeff

This song is a letter to a special friend of mine
One who stopped his somewhere back along the line
I wondered if he'd had of the rip-offs and the jive
Or did he sing his song one and lose the will to write

It never was a business deal, this thing with your
It always seemed a dance done deep inside your heart
I wonder if it's true, like we felt it at the start
That an artist truly does it best when he does it from the

It seems to be much than an art when the art you sell is you
Be careful how you play the game or else the plays you

In the old days we'd stay up nights and until we cried
You songs don't belong to us we just bring some thoughts to light

The rule of thumb is never give the away to rhyme
And a man can't lie when he tries to it betrays him every time
We really to understand more about ourselves
And if we're lucky maybe we touch someone else

Well, I just got from Europe friend where they hung on every word
It made me feel a little better about my chosen of work
They asked me if I knew you a lot these days
I told 'em all I know is that you rarely ever

We start out singing what we like and just it all away
And wind up hating what we play and sit begging to be
So let me say in closing friend, I you to know
I understand how hard it was to let your go

An artist must decide which parts to in and take out
And if he no longer plays the game that's what the about