Nothing To Do Today • Track 9
Live A Little
A weekend band takes the stage for a few hours of music, dancing, and possibility—a reminder that you don't have to be a star to live a little.
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About the song
“Live A Little” follows Jill and her bandmates as they play their hearts out at the local bar, finding moments of joy and possibility in ordinary life. It celebrates being happy with what you have while still making room for dreams, music, and a little adventure.
Lyrics
Jill works the bar at the Rose and Crown
Most Lunch times when she's in town
Every weekend she likes to spend
Up on the stage not acting her age
The singer with the band you have to understand
She's always up for getting down
She brings her A game, no two nights are the same
When Jill breaks out of her cage
She planned not to be trapped scraping a wage
She would follow her dreams
We can't know what's over the page
Or what might be downstream
Being happy as you are is no crime
And plans can be brittle
But it's not all about the big time
You just gotta live a little
Oh, live a little
Kevin's by the book as he tickles the keys
Old Joe on drums just plays what he feels
Bobby on bass locked into the groove
Six string Sally is making her move
Jilly and Sal are born show girls
See them kicking up their high heels
The boys are shy but they're still game
Perhaps there's something to prove
Sally's out in front now to take a solo
And tonight right there in that bar
Her bandmates smile because they all know
She's a superstar
Being happy as you are is no crime
And plans can be brittle
But it's not all about the big time
You just gotta live a little
Oh, live a little
They play and they sing and they give everything
To be stars for just a few hours
People, they dance if they get the chance
They're singing along, forgetting their worries
Where they belong, playing all the old songs
That every crowd devours
There might be romance, then sort out the finance
And stop on the way home for curries
Maybe life's not all they thought it would be
But there are times when they stall
Sometimes feel like they have superpowers
When they can't fill the dance floor
Being happy as you are is no crime
And plans can be brittle
But it's not all about the big time
You just gotta live a little
Oh, live a little