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This song was written by Barry Mangione and his online audience during the live web show, Barry On The Spot. Each week the artist and the audience collaborate on a different topic to write a song in 30 minutes. For this show, the inspiration was "Enemies." Lyrical inspiration for this song was provided by Melissa Boyer and Scott Witt. All proceeds from downloads of this song will be donated to Appalachia Service Project of Katonah, NY.
lyrics
Life is tough enough without
All these things that cause such doubt
Friends are there to help us out
But it's our enemies that make us shout
You can love them, hate them, leave them too
But it's frowned upon to kick them with your shoe
You may be strong, you may be weak
But you should turn the other cheek
The only way to live enemy-free
Is to not be the badass you're meant to be
If you never take a risk or take a stand
Everyone will want to be your friend
You can love them, hate them, leave them too
But it's frowned upon to kick them with your shoe
You may be strong, you may be weak
But you should turn the other cheek
Superman had Lex Luthor
Godzilla had Japan
Jesus Christ had a red horny man
We've all got enemies, that's a fact
People in our lives that need to be smacked
But don't let them get the best of you
"cause most of them are full of poo
You can love them, hate them, leave them too
But it's frowned upon to kick them with your shoe
You may be strong, you may be weak
But you should turn the other cheek
credits
released May 9, 2015
Performed by Barry Mangione.
Music by Barry Mangione.
Lyrics by Barry Mangione, Melissa Boyer, and Scott Witt.
Barry Mangione is a NY-based singer/songwriter and the host of the weekly live streaming show Barry On The Spot on ConcertWindow.com, where he and his online audience write a song together LIVE within 30 minutes.
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