So I've been trying to find ways to make some money with all this music I've been writing. It's not an easy task. It tends to cost a lot of money to make money when it comes to the music biz. There are a few songwriter websites that I am a part of. On these websites they have contests and such about writing music for different artists. I came across one a few weeks ago to submit songs to Keith Urban for his next album. The songs had to be country and dealing with a positive lyric. There were two problems for me - my songs are not country songs, and my songs tend to be a little too dark to be considered positive.
I decided to take upon myself the challenge of writing a song in a style completely foreign to me and this is what I got. I really like the song. My problem with writing upbeat lyrics is that they tend to come across as mushy and bubblegum. I don't think these lyrics are in that category, but I could be wrong. The cool thing about this song is that I could total hear Keith Urban singing it in my head as I was writing it. So it's submitted and we'll see what happens. I am not getting my hopes up for nothing. It would sure be weird for me to have to start writing country music if something came of this though. I never thought I'd ever see it happen.
The song is about fighting against the world to keep your marriage alive. We all know that the world deems divorce as an acceptable escape when two people get tired of each other. In fact, it seems to be the answer to everything now days. I don't agree with that thought process one bit. Divorce is necessary in many instances and I hate to say that I've seen some of those instances take place close to home. It's a hard thing to watch, but sometimes everything works out for the better. This song is dedicated to all those married people who keep at it day in and day out.
When the going gets tough
I’m coming to you to shelter me from the storm
In this old, cold world
You’re the only thing keeping me warm
You and I do our best
We’re trying so hard to keep the demons outside
But we’ve got a lot
That’s keeping our love here alive
And we’re pushing against the tide
And we’re crossing the Great Divide
You’re a fight worth fighting for
Because it’s you that I adore
You make me feel so glad to be alive
I’m on top of the world
Although the world is trying to bring me down
It’s a constant battle
A constant run around
At the end of the day
I come home to you and everything is okay
It’s the moment I’m looking forward to everyday
And we’re pushing against the tide
And we’re crossing the Great Divide
You’re a fight worth fighting for
Because it’s you that I adore
You make me feel so glad to be alive
It doesn’t matter what they say or what they do
I can walk through fire as long as I got you
And we’re pushing against the tide
And we’re crossing the Great Divide
You’re a fight worth fighting for
You and me and nothing more
You make me feel so glad to be alive
You make me feel so glad to be alive
You make me feel so glad to be alive
Fight Worth Fighting.mp3
I decided to take upon myself the challenge of writing a song in a style completely foreign to me and this is what I got. I really like the song. My problem with writing upbeat lyrics is that they tend to come across as mushy and bubblegum. I don't think these lyrics are in that category, but I could be wrong. The cool thing about this song is that I could total hear Keith Urban singing it in my head as I was writing it. So it's submitted and we'll see what happens. I am not getting my hopes up for nothing. It would sure be weird for me to have to start writing country music if something came of this though. I never thought I'd ever see it happen.
The song is about fighting against the world to keep your marriage alive. We all know that the world deems divorce as an acceptable escape when two people get tired of each other. In fact, it seems to be the answer to everything now days. I don't agree with that thought process one bit. Divorce is necessary in many instances and I hate to say that I've seen some of those instances take place close to home. It's a hard thing to watch, but sometimes everything works out for the better. This song is dedicated to all those married people who keep at it day in and day out.
When the going gets tough
I’m coming to you to shelter me from the storm
In this old, cold world
You’re the only thing keeping me warm
You and I do our best
We’re trying so hard to keep the demons outside
But we’ve got a lot
That’s keeping our love here alive
And we’re pushing against the tide
And we’re crossing the Great Divide
You’re a fight worth fighting for
Because it’s you that I adore
You make me feel so glad to be alive
I’m on top of the world
Although the world is trying to bring me down
It’s a constant battle
A constant run around
At the end of the day
I come home to you and everything is okay
It’s the moment I’m looking forward to everyday
And we’re pushing against the tide
And we’re crossing the Great Divide
You’re a fight worth fighting for
Because it’s you that I adore
You make me feel so glad to be alive
It doesn’t matter what they say or what they do
I can walk through fire as long as I got you
And we’re pushing against the tide
And we’re crossing the Great Divide
You’re a fight worth fighting for
You and me and nothing more
You make me feel so glad to be alive
You make me feel so glad to be alive
You make me feel so glad to be alive
Fight Worth Fighting.mp3
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