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If I Sing
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Vocal
If I Sing was released on January 4, 2005 by JAY Records as a part of the album Closer Than Ever (Original 2012 off Broadway Cast)
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Release DateJanuary 4, 2005
LabelJAY Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM82

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alan Stevens Hewitt
Alan Stevens Hewitt
Performer
Andrew Gerle
Andrew Gerle
Performer
George Dvorsky
George Dvorsky
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Maltby Jr.
Richard Maltby Jr.
Lyrics
David Shire
David Shire
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert L. Smith
Robert L. Smith
Engineer
Sophie Marchant
Sophie Marchant
Mixing Engineer
John Yap
John Yap
Producer

Lyrics

My father's pride
Was in his hands
The piano was his soul
I watched in wonder
As he played show tunes
Miles off from rock and roll
What he loved, he taught me
Now music's what I do
And often when I'm writing
In my hands
Dad's there too
If I sing, you are the music
If I fly, you're why I'm good
If my hands can find some magic
You're the one who said they could
When the child who's still inside me
Finds a song in empty air
When there is joy in making music
It is you who put it there
My dad grew old
His hands grew numb
And now he cannot play
I came to visit
He sat and asked me
How could it end this way?
I couldn't find an answer
I played this tune for him instead
My father sat there smiling
For he knew
What it said
If I sing, you are the music
If I love, you taught me how
Every day your heart is beating
In the man that I am now
If my ears are tuned to wonder
If when I reach the chords are there
If there is joy in making music
It's a joy that we both share
I never told you
It took time 'til I could see
That if I sing, you are the music
And you'll always sing in me
Yes! You'll always live in me
Written by: David Shire, Richard Maltby Jr.
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