Story Behind The Song

No story really. Just thinking about how all good things in life - love particularly - come with a certain amount of risk. Being completely risk-averse sounds like a recipe for unhappiness.

Song Description

An upbeat, stripped down jazz swing piece about having the courage to love someone, even when there are no guarantees that things will work out. Better to be brave than smart.

Lyrics

If you listen baby
You can hear love calling
What's the matter with you
Why do you keep stalling
Do you think that love
Is something you can do without

You keep thinkin' baby
Love is danger waiting
In the world that you have
Always been creating
You'll be left to wonder
What it's really all about

(Chorus)You gotta have courage
Risk your pride and your heart
You gotta have courage
Better brave than smart

Let's be honest baby
You've been hurt before
A broken heart's too painful
and you can't ignore
the awful truth of lies
the awful bitterness of tears

If you're waiting baby
For some special magic
To guarantee an outcome
Something less than tragic
You're just wasting time
And you could be wasting years

Turn the corner baby
Leave your pain behind you
Cause you know that one day
I'll be there to remind you
What you could have had
And who you might have been

Understand me baby
I don't tend to scheme
and my inclination
isn't too extreme
I just want to show you
That my love will aways win

Don't be afraid
Of the love we've already made