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Good, Bad But Beautiful

Words & Music by Clive Westlake

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Good, Bad But Beautiful

Words & Music by Clive Westlake

Lyrics:

I've seen a man help a friend
When he's down
And put him back on his feet
I've seen a man kick a man when he's down
In a lonely street
But I've seen the face of a child
When he's lying sound asleep in bed
And I've seen the sun go down when the world is red

I've seen good, and I've seen bad
But I've seen beautiful
I've seen right and I've seen wrong
But I've seen love

Life is good and life is bad, but very beautiful
And if you live it right
You'll fill your world with love

I've seen a boy take the hand of a girl
And lead her to his heart
I've seen a man break the heart of a girl
And leave her sad
But I've seen the love in the eyes of a man beside me
Yes, and I've seen the world the way that makes me glad

I've seen good, and I've seen bad
But I've seen beautiful
I've seen right and I've seen wrong
But I've seen love

Life is good and life is bad, but very beautiful
And if you live it right
You'll fill your world with love

I've seen good, and I've seen bad
But I've seen beautiful
I've seen right and I've seen wrong
But I've seen love

Life is good and life is bad, but very beautiful
And if you live it right
You'll fill your world with love

Your world with....
LOVE!
More info:
'Good, Bad but Beautiful' - A slow ballad with backing vocals that put it into that terrible middle-of-the-road territory. Thank God Elvis didn't record this one as it would have been a real stinker. Noteworthy is the fact that composer Clive Westlake commented in the excellent 'Writing For The King' book that when Elvis recorded his other songs, 'Twenty Days & Twenty Nights' and 'It's A Matter Of Time' in 1970/1972 "Elvis was probably at his worst as a singer"! - Nuff said!

Lyrics:

I've seen a man help a friend
When he's down
And put him back on his feet
I've seen a man kick a man when he's down
In a lonely street
But I've seen the face of a child
When he's lying sound asleep in bed
And I've seen the sun go down when the world is red

I've seen good, and I've seen bad
But I've seen beautiful
I've seen right and I've seen wrong
But I've seen love

Life is good and life is bad, but very beautiful
And if you live it right
You'll fill your world with love

I've seen a boy take the hand of a girl
And lead her to his heart
I've seen a man break the heart of a girl
And leave her sad
But I've seen the love in the eyes of a man beside me
Yes, and I've seen the world the way that makes me glad

I've seen good, and I've seen bad
But I've seen beautiful
I've seen right and I've seen wrong
But I've seen love

Life is good and life is bad, but very beautiful
And if you live it right
You'll fill your world with love

I've seen good, and I've seen bad
But I've seen beautiful
I've seen right and I've seen wrong
But I've seen love

Life is good and life is bad, but very beautiful
And if you live it right
You'll fill your world with love

Your world with....
LOVE!

More info:

'Good, Bad but Beautiful' - A slow ballad with backing vocals that put it into that terrible middle-of-the-road territory. Thank God Elvis didn't record this one as it would have been a real stinker. Noteworthy is the fact that composer Clive Westlake commented in the excellent 'Writing For The King' book that when Elvis recorded his other songs, 'Twenty Days & Twenty Nights' and 'It's A Matter Of Time' in 1970/1972 "Elvis was probably at his worst as a singer"! - Nuff said!