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You Get What You Get

from Love Holds On by Rick Paul

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This is a fun, country-flavored shuffle about being contented with what we have, whether we want to or not.

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You Get What You Get
words and music by Rick Paul

When I was a little boy, my mama said to me
"You have to eat your vegetables if you want to be
As strong as your daddy and get that piece of pie"
So I gagged each bit of broccoli down until I thought I'd die
My daddy said, "Boy, I feel for you,
But someday when you're older you will see our point of view"

"Oh, you get what you get
I think you're gonna like it
You get what you get
You'll understand someday
You get what you get
I don't know why you fight it
You get what you get
You'll see it's better that way"

Now I am a father and I've got a little girl
She's cute as a button, and she brightens up my world
When bedtime story rolls around, I'm thinking "Sam I Am"
But she goes to her bookcase, and she pulls out Peter Pan
I try to bargain for The Cat in the Hat
But then she tells me, "Daddy, no, you can't have that"

"Oh, you get what you get
I think you're gonna like it
You get what you get
No Dr. Seuss today
You get what you get
I don't know why you fight it
You get what you get
You'll see it's better that way"

Sometimes when I'm feeling down 'bout all my overtime
Tryin' to pay a stack of bills too high for me to climb
I think God must be looking down from somewhere up above
Seeing how I've got my health and people that I love
He's probably saying, "Son, I've given you
Everything you really need, so why you look so blue?"

"Oh, you get what you get
I think you're gonna like it
You get what you get
You'll understand someday
You get what you get
I don't know why you fight it
You get what you get
You'll see it's better that way"

© 1997, 2009 Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)
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from Love Holds On, released July 3, 2009
Words and music by Rick Paul.

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Rick Paul Laguna Hills, California

Rick Paul's songs combine memorable pop/rock and country melodies with mature, often thought provoking, lyrics on life and love. His singing has drawn comparisons to Dan Hill, Randy Newman, and Neil Young, while his piano playing is most frequently compared to Rick’s biggest musical influence, Elton John. Rick performs frequently in Orange County, California. ... more

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