Mitchell, Joni - If Lyrics






If you can keep your head
While all about you
People are losing theirs and blaming you
If you can trust yourself
When everybody doubts you
And make allowance for their doubting too.

If you can wait
And not get tired of waiting
And when lied about
Stand tall
Don't deal in lies
And when hated
Don't give in to hating back
Don't need to look so good
Don't need to talk too wise.

If you can dream
And not make dreams your master
If you can think
And not make intellect your game
If you can meet
With triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same

If you can force your heart
And nerve and sinew
To serve you
After all of them are gone
And so hold on
When there is nothing in you
Nothing but the will
That's telling you to hold on!
Hold on!

If you can bear to hear
The truth you've spoken
Twisted and misconstrued
By some smug fool
Or watch your life's work
Torn apart and broken down
And still stoop to build again
With worn out tools.

If you can draw a crowd
And keep your virtue
Or walk with Kings
And keep the common touch
If neither enemies nor loving friends
Can hurt you
If everybody counts with you
But none too much.

If you can fill the journey
Of a minute
With sixty seconds worth of wonder and delight
Then
The Earth is yours
And Everything that's in it
But more than that
I know
You'll be alright
You'll be alright.

Cause you've got the fight
You've got the insight
You've got the fight
You've got the insight





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  1. F.... D....

    splendida...

  2. h.... ....

    If you can keep your head

    While all about you
    People are losing theirs and blaming you
    If you can trust yourself
    When everybody doubts you
    And make allowance for their doubting too.


    If you can wait
    And not get tired of waiting
    And when lied about
    Stand tall
    Don't deal in lies
    And when hated
    Don't give in to hating back
    Don't need to look so good
    Don't need to talk too wise.


    If you can dream
    And not make dreams your master
    If you can think
    And not make intellect your game
    If you can meet
    With triumph and disaster
    And treat those two imposters just the same


    If you can force your heart
    And nerve and sinew
    To serve you
    After all of them are gone
    And so hold on
    When there is nothing in you
    Nothing but the will
    That's telling you to hold on!
    Hold on!


    If you can bear to hear
    The truth you've spoken
    Twisted and misconstrued
    By some smug fool
    Or watch your life''s work
    Torn apart and broken down
    And still stoop to build again
    With worn out tools.


    If you can draw a crowd
    And keep your virtue
    Or walk with Kings
    And keep the common touch
    If neither enemies nor loving friends
    Can hurt you
    If everybody counts with you
    But none too much.


    If you can fill the journey
    Of a minute
    With sixty seconds worth of wonder and delight
    Then
    The Earth is yours
    And Everything that's in it
    But more than that
    I know
    You'll be alright
    You'll be alright.


    Cause you've got the fight
    You've got the insight
    You've got the fight
    You've got the insight


    © 2007; Crazy Crow Music

  3. r.... m....

    Kipling...much respect. thanks

  4. R.... B....

    got me a good cry

  5. J.... A....

    You are one of my brightest lights. I know you are a very, very old soul. Maybe when I grow old enough you can teach me.

  6. P.... V....

    Wow, Joni took a poem from 1910 and made it her own....great effort!

  7. E.... F....

    HOLD ON....

  8. J.... D....

    my only criticism - please release all your albums since indigo on vinyl LP. CD is for seedy people

  9. J.... D....

    the greatest singer songwriter. period. no false idols. true to her gift.