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Eddie Mugavero: music

A LITTLE EXTRA

(Written by Eddie Mugavero-Sung by John Wesley Ryles)
Being politically conservative, not sure what got into me when I wrote this. I think I was listening to alot of Paul Overstreet. ;)
A LITTLE EXTRA

I CANT SAVE THE WORLD ALONE
BUT I CAN PICK A CORNER AND DO MY PART
I KNOW I CANT CHANGE THINGS OVERNIGHT
BUT I CAN MAKE A PRETTY GOOD START
I KNOW I COMPLAIN SOMETIMES
BUT COMPARED TO OTHERS IM IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
IF I COULD LEND A HAND TO ONE POOR MAN AT A TIME
WHAT A DIFFERENCE ID MAKE
GONNA START RIGHT NOW AND TAKE THE LEAD
AND GIVE TO A BROTHER IN NEED

A LITTLE EXTRA KINDNESS A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND
AND I AINT GONNA MISS IT ONE BIT A LITTLE AT A TIME
A LITTLE EXTRA FAITH AND HOPE IT’LL ALL ADD UP
IF EVERYONE OUT THERE SHARES A LITTLE EXTRA LOVE

GONNA OPEN UP MY EYES
GONNA START RIGHT HERE IN MY OWN BACKYARD
ILL ASK THE LORD WITH AN EXTRA PRAYER
TO MAKE ROOM IN MY HEART
AND I’LL BE ONE LINK IN A LIVING CHAIN
AND GIVE BACK IN HIS NAME