The Lyrics of Life (:

*1, 2, 3, 4 *

By: Gloria Rivera
Hi there, my name is Gloria Rivera. I chose to write about lyrics because I’m into music a lot. To me music is my life, I listen to mostly anything. I don’t pay much attention to the “Categories” that high school puts you in. I don’t believe how people think that if you’re a rocker all you could listen to is rock, or if you’re a paisa all you could listen to is corridos. There are many teens, even adults who hear music but don’t really listen. To me a good song isn’t just about the rhythm but the meaning to the song.

*1, 2, 3, 4 *

-Plain White T’s

Give me more lovin’ than I’ve ever had.

Make it all better when I’m feelin’ sad.

Tell me that I’m special even when I know I’m not.

Make me feel good when I hurt so bad.

Barely gettin’ mad,

I’m so glad I found you.

I love bein’ around you.

You make it easy,

as easy as 1 2, (1 2 3 4.)

There’s only one thing two do three words four you.

I love you.

(I love you)

There’s only one way two say those three words

And that's what I’ll do.

I love you.

(I love you)

Give me more lovin’ from the very start.

Piece me back together when I fall apart.

Tell me things you never even tell your closest friends.

Make me feel good when I hurt so bad.

Best that I’ve had.

I’m so glad that I found you.

I love bein’ around you.

You make it easy,

As easy as 1 2, (1 2 3 4.)

There’s only one thing two do three words four you.

I love you.

Hello. (:
I chose 1,2,3,4 by: Plain White T’s because I think that it’s a really well written song. This is a band with good songs, but my favorite one would be this one. It’s not really a song about love and couples, it’s also about friendship. This song helps you understand the true meaning of the word friendship and how real friends help out when you need them the most. Even if they know that you are wrong, and they are right, they’re by your side in good times and bad times. This song talks about friends that will do anything to make you feel better when you’re down. It’s surprising when you find out exactly how many people truly care about you and how many don’t. It’s kind of like when one of your friends has suffered a break up, and the only thing that you can think about doing is telling him/her that everything will be okay, when you know it won’t. It’s hard when you try to make him/her feel better with false statements. I remember when I broke up with my boyfriend. I was super sad, and the song that one of my best friends made me listen to was “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. To tell you the truth it made me feel worse. I remember hearing that song during lunch with tears rolling down my cheeks. When she noticed that instead of making me feel better she made me miserable. She played 1,2,3,4 for me, and that brought the first smile of the day on my face. Even though that very same morning I felt like the most unwanted person in the world just hearing “ I love you” it made me realize that many people go through break-ups, that it wasn’t the first one in my life and it obviously wasn’t going to be the last one. (: