A Song Without the Music

(Instrumental intro)

 A song without the music 
Are just words without a home 
They may convey a message 
Of little use when they’re alone
Add a gentle melody 
And from the very start 
Those simple words will reach 
All the way into your heart 

Words without the music
Are used as we converse 
They are written in a novel
Or arrayed in books of verse 
They are used to tell a story 
Or depict a player’s role 
But it takes the music’s magic
To touch the inner soul 

A song without the music 
Will never dominate the charts 
You will see no one dancing 
Not until the music starts 
For it takes that special rhythm 
And the music’s easy beat 
That once there inside you 
Control the dancing feet 

(Instrumental interlude)

Words without the music 
Reflect the sorrow at life’s end 
But in them little comfort 
For the loss of an old friend 

(Instrumental interlude)

Play instead the old songs 
That recount those happy times
And remember all the good things 
That made fulfilling lives 

(Instrumental interlude)

A song without the music 
Are just words without a home 
No one will remember them 
Not when the music’s gone

(Instrumental outro)

Rodd Sherwin
to a composition by
Jeremy Williams