There you go again, throwing around "facts" you've gathered on the interweb like you know what you're talking about ... the quote is also be attributed to the song
Come From the Heart
Written by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh
When I was a young girl, my daddy told me
A lesson he learned; it was a long time ago:
If you want to have someone to hold onto
You're gonna have to learn to let go.
You got to sing like you don't need the money;
Love, like you'll never get hurt;
You got to dance like nobody's watchin'.
It's gotta come from the heart , If you want it to work.
Now here is the one thing I keep forgettin':
When everything is falling apart
In life, as in love, you know I need to remember
There's such a thing as trying too hard.
You got to sing like you don't need the money;
Love, like you'll never get hurt;
You got to dance, dance, dance like nobody's watchin'.
It's gotta come from the heart, If you want it to work.
You got to sing sometimes like you don't need the money,
Love sometimes like you'll never get hurt,
You got to dance, dance, dance like nobody's watchin'.
It's gotta come from the heart if you want it to work.
Guy Clark didn't write it and says in concerts that he is jealous of those who did. It was written by his wife Susannah Clark and a friend named Richard Leigh. Guy says they spent about 20 minutes on it.
Keep firing away, I've still got time to kill til the ribs I'm smoking are done.
Fair enough,
That’s where I saw the lyrics when someone sent them to me in a song.
I didn’t know there was more history, just that it was right on target and was who we were....
I’ll look for more sources.
Thank you.