"Linda James" lyrics
(originally by Nicholas Jamerson & The Morning Jays)
Linda James was a good damn woman
She gave everyone her light
She had a taste for the simple things
What it took to make a good life
She said, "love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take your time for granted
Don't you do nothing in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light"
In a land of a thousand churches
Seems like everyone's a saint
But there are few and far between
Like her sister Linda James
She passed her light to her children
And they passed it on to their own
It's amazing how love just ripples out
And we get to watch it all grow
That's why you've gotta love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take your parents for granted
Don't you do nothin' in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
You just give the world your light
Love will teach a fish how to swim
Teaches the birds how to fly
It'll light up your lantern in the middle of the night
And go with you for the rest of your life
Some people find it in their preacher
Others find it in their friends
Some find it in a long-lost woman
And others find it in the wind
That's why you've gotta love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take that love for granted
Don't you do nothin' in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
You just give the world your light
Your light, your light, your light, your light
That's why you've gotta love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take that love for granted
Don't you do nothin' in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
You just give the world your light
Your light, your light, your light, your light
She gave everyone her light
She had a taste for the simple things
What it took to make a good life
She said, "love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take your time for granted
Don't you do nothing in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light"
In a land of a thousand churches
Seems like everyone's a saint
But there are few and far between
Like her sister Linda James
She passed her light to her children
And they passed it on to their own
It's amazing how love just ripples out
And we get to watch it all grow
That's why you've gotta love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take your parents for granted
Don't you do nothin' in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
You just give the world your light
Love will teach a fish how to swim
Teaches the birds how to fly
It'll light up your lantern in the middle of the night
And go with you for the rest of your life
Some people find it in their preacher
Others find it in their friends
Some find it in a long-lost woman
And others find it in the wind
That's why you've gotta love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take that love for granted
Don't you do nothin' in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
You just give the world your light
Your light, your light, your light, your light
That's why you've gotta love as much as you can
And give your gratitude at night
Be thankful for each and every day
That you get to see the sunrise
Don't take that love for granted
Don't you do nothin' in spite
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
Take care of the people and you won't need a steeple
To give the world your light
You just give the world your light
Your light, your light, your light, your light
