LYRIC FOR SALE

By Gregory Santora

[verse 1]
Fell in love with music
At an early age
Learned to play guitar
And now I'm singin' on stage
How did it begin?
How'd I get started?
It began the first time
I heard Dolly Parton
Her Southern voice
So soft, yet sultry
She sang from the heart
And epitomized country
With her long, pretty nails
She strummed her guitar
My grandma played her CD's
When I rode in her car

[pre-chorus]
It's like she was singin'
At the foot of my bed
The stories she told me
Still live in my head
The world of music
Was mine to explore
The women of music
Man, there's so many more

[chorus]
Grandma like to put her records on
From Crystal Gayle to Gloria Estefan
Bonnie Raitt and Donna Summer
I shared this bond with my grandmother
Reba and Cher and Loretta Lynn
She was my DeeJay and I let her spin
Ann Wilson of Heart and Pat Benatar,
Made me wanna rock and play the guitar
Sheryl Crow; Shania Twain
Their music runs deep inside my veins
So many female artists and so much soul
Mix 'em all together in a great big bowl

[verse 2]
Soon I had my own playlist
And It kept on growin'
So many great female singers
My head was exploding
Miley Cyrus; Avril Lavigne
Two of my favorite pop music queens
Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood
Churning out hits like no others could
Katy Perry and Gwen Stefani
Left their permanent marks upon me
Can't leave out Rihanna or Pink
Both had styles that were so distinct
The women of music who paved the way
They made me the artist that I am today

[chorus]
Grandma like to put her records on
From Crystal Gayle to Gloria Estefan
Bonnie Raitt and Donna Summer
I shared this bond with my grandmother
Reba and Cher and Loretta Lynn
She was my DeeJay and I let her spin
Ann Wilson of Heart and Pat Benatar,
Made me wanna rock and play the guitar
Sheryl Crow; Shania Twain
Their music runs deep inside my veins
So many female artists and so much soul
Mix 'em all together in a great big bowl

[bridge]
Maybe one day a little girl will hear me
On the internet, phone or on the TV
She'll sing along and tell her friends
The eternal cycle of music never ends

[chorus]
Grandma like to put her records on
From Crystal Gayle to Gloria Estefan
Bonnie Raitt and Donna Summer
I shared this bond with my grandmother
Reba and Cher and Loretta Lynn
She was my DeeJay and I let her spin
Ann Wilson of Heart and Pat Benatar,
Made me wanna rock and play the guitar
Sheryl Crow; Shania Twain
Their music runs deep inside my veins
So many female artists and so much soul
Mix 'em all together in a great big bowl

Thank you Dolly!
Thank you Grandma!