Story Behind The Song

This is an upbeat rootsy rock song that delivers a mantra they'll be singing for a while: "Give me this or something better"

Lyrics

This or Something Better
© Words and Music by Chris Chickering and Greg Barnhill
2013. All rights reserved

The other day I was talkin' with a good friend of mine
Oh, and things weren't going so well in my life at the time
He said let me tell you a little something that might help you along your way, yea...
He said take a pencil and paper and write down exactly what you want
And put it on your refrigerator when you get home
Well I thought it sounded foolish
But I did it anyway

And then thirty days later when the bills came due
I said hey man you know there ain't nothin' comin' through
And when I told him what I wrote
He just smiled and shook his head
And then he laughed out loud at the words that I read
I said

Give me everything I want
Give me everything I need
Give me everything in this life
That's comin' to me

He said you forgot to add one thing
Write this down in big red letters:
"Give me this or something better"

I was working in Minneapolis sellin' someone else's dreams
But I always knew there was somethin' so much bigger meant for me
Had a house in Santa Fe and I was fine
Till the renters all moved out
And it started goin' south
So I left Minnesota on a cold January night
Bettin' on myself that I was doing somethin' right
And when I got back to New Mexico I must admit I had my doubts, Mmmm

But I'll be damned if everything he told me wasn't comin' true
That if you write it down, your dreams will find a way to get to you
And now here I am, I'm makin' it and things are going right
I guess it goes to show you all you gotta do is write

Give me everything I want
Give me everything I need
Give me everything in this life
That's comin' to me
Cause it'll all come true
If you write down in big red letters:
"Give me this or something better"

Give me everything I want (breakdown)
Give me everything I need
Give me everything in this life
That's comin' to me
Cause it'll all come true
If you write it down in big red letters:
"Give me this or something better"

Oh, give me everything I want
Give me everything I need
Give me everything in this life
That's comin' to me
Cause it'll all come true
If you write it down in big red letters:
"Give me this or something better"
"Give me this or something better"
Yea

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Chris Chickering	"Living in the Now" Album PLAYLIST	3/18/2014