TAKE WHAT YOU CAN

Dave Edward

ALL MUSIC AND LYRICS BY DAVE EDWARD
ALL INSTRUMENTS PERFORMED BY DAVE EDWARD
ALL LEAD VOCALS AND BACKING VOCALS BY DAVE EDWARD

INTRO: INSTRUMENTAL ...... GOTTA' HAVE IT ALL, HEY YEAH!

VERSE ONE:
I'M LOOKIN' FOR WARMTH, BUT THE FACES ARE SO COLD
WE LIVE IN AN AGE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE BOUGHT OR SOLD

PRE-CHORUS:
GOT SOME MONEY IN MY POCKET AND I'M TRYIN' TO FIND A LADY
LOOKIN' GOOD FROM HER HEAD TO HER FEET
I KEEP LOOKIN' FOR LOVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET
(THEN WE'LL MEET)

CHORUS:
YOU GOTTA' TAKE WHAT YOU CAN, WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT
YOU GOTTA' TAKE WHAT YOU CAN, BIG OR SMALL
YOU GOTTA' LOVE WHO YOU WANT, WHEN YOU WANT IT
GOTTA' HAVE IT ALL
MAN I WISH YOU WOULD CALL
GOTTA' HAVE IT ALL
SECOND INSTRUMENTAL INTRO

VERSE TWO:
IF PEOPLE SEEM TO CARE ABOUT YOU, THEY ALL HAVE A SCAM
AND IF THEY CAN'T MAKE A BUCK OFF YOU
WELL, THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN

PRE-CHORUS:
YOU GOTTA' HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH, WIPE THAT TEAR FROM YOUR EYE
AND TRY TO PUT YOUR PAST ON THE SHELF
SAY TO HELL WITH 'EM ALL, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

CHORUS:
YOU GOTTA' TAKE WHAT YOU CAN, WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT
YOU GOTTA' TAKE WHAT YOU CAN, BIG OR SMALL
YOU GOTTA' LOVE WHO YOU WANT, WHEN YOU WANT IT
GOTTA' HAVE IT ALL
GOTTA' STANDPROUDANDTALL
GOTTA' HAVE IT ALL
INTRO TO SOLO: SOLO OVER VERSE, HEY, YEAH, SOLO OVER CHORUS

PRE-CHORUS
OH!!! YOU GOTTA' HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH, WIPE THAT TEAR FROM YOUR EYE
AND TRY TO PUT YOUR PAST ON THE SHELF
SAY TO HELL WITH 'EM ALL, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
(YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE)