Would You Change?

Every now and again, a song hits me for it's lyrics. Usually, I pay no mind to the words but rather it's the tune that draws me in. I guess it's where I am in my life that I'm actually liking a Tracy Chapman song. I can't say that I never enjoyed her music, but typically I couldn't relate to the lyrics or I wasn't sucked in by the catchiness of the melody. Below is an exception. Think of this as a "thought for the day" - if you feel like reading on. (photo of Tracy courtesy of Divastation.com).

"Change" By Tracy Chapman:

If you knew that you would die today,
Saw the face of god and love,
Would you change?

If you knew that love can break your heart
When you're down so low you cannot fall
Would you change?

How bad, how good does it need to get?
How many losses? How much regret?
What chain reaction would cause an effect?
Makes you turn around,
Makes you try to explain,
Makes you forgive and forget,
Makes you change?

If you knew that you would be alone,
Knowing right, being wrong,
Would you change?

If you knew that you would find a truth
That brings up pain that can't be soothed
Would you change?

Are you so upright you can't be bent?
If it comes to blows are you so sure you won't be crawling?
If not for the good,
why risk falling?

If everything you think you know,
Makes your life unbearable,
Would you change?

If you'd broken every rule and vow,
And hard times come to bring you down,
Would you change?

If you knew that you would die today,
If you saw the face of God and love,
Would you change?

http://www.absolutelyrics.com/lyrics/view/tracy_chapman/change/