Story Behind The Song

Good news update: My co-writer Donna Opfer and I got a placement for the instrumentals of this song "Everybody's Got Somethin'" on "Amanda To The Rescue" on the Discovery Channel. It's in 6 episodes so far! This song was also featured on the popular podcast of #1 hit Nashville songwriters Marty Dodson and Clay Mills (at 33:25): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-rockstar-author-brant-menswar/id1543832585?i=1000504370698&fbclid=IwAR1rtquNRbYzPA95xwp5Lm8yEnGjAqvjSZ1XlJZeR6IuqVmTJMvyT4CK7G0

Lyrics

Everybody's Got Somethin'

(Verse 1)
I used to yell at drivers who ignored traffic signs
Never thought about what worries might be on their minds
And if I saw a homeless man thought he didn't try enough
'Till my friend lost his job and came close to giving up... yeah

(Chorus)
Everybody's got somethin'
That may be weighing their heart down
Everybody needs someone
To help turn their day around
On the outside you might see nothin'
But on the inside everybody's got somethin'
Everybody's got somethin'

(Verse 2)
I went to visit Grandpa he didn't know who I was
But we talked about fishin' and his face just lit up
And my neighbor always worries 'cause his son's in the war
He looks proud when reminded what his son's fightin' for

(Chorus)
Everybody's got somethin'
That may be weighing their heart down
Everybody needs someone
To help turn their day around
On the outside you might see nothin'
But on the inside everybody's got somethin'
Everybody's got somethin'

(Bridge)
We all got something we don't wanna lose
We're all just tryin' to live
But life's full of chances for helpin' folks out
'Cause we all got somethin' to give

(Final Chorus)
Everybody's got somethin'
That could lift someone's heart off the ground
Everybody needs someone
To help turn their day around
On the outside you might see nothin'
But on the inside everybody's got somethin' to give

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C 2011 D Opfer (ASCAP)/CD Schwartz (ASCAP)