A Few Kind Words

Know your song well before you start singing
That’s what the poet once said.
But he didn’t show - he ain’t here tonight
To sing his own damn songs,
So Patti, don’t worry your pretty head
Yes, don’t think twice, it’s all right.

Besides,
I heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin'
That’s what the poet once said.
And we all know he’s gotta be right
Oh yeah, he’s not gonna be wrong,
So Patti, don’t worry your pretty head
Yes, don’t think twice, it’s all right.

Besides,
I heard one person starve, heard many people laughin'
That’s what the poet done said.
And although that don’t exactly sound right
Money’s short, day is long, and
I’m not dying while they’re almost dead.
I don’t think twice - I’m all right.

Patti, don’t worry your pretty head
About a few kind words
That those with ears
Should have already heard
Don’t think twice, it’s all right.

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God bless you Patti Smith
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan)
Don’t Think Twice (Bob Dylan)