What Works For Me

Darrell Courtley

My name is (Darrell) and I’m here to say
that I see the world in my own way.
So listen up now, ‘cause the purpose of this rap
is to make you hip to just where I’m at.
But remember, it’s just my point of view
‘cause what works for me might not work for you!
Remember it’s just my point of view.
Ev’ry one’s got to work it through.
I’ve got beliefs, you’ve got some too.
What works for me might not work for you.
Well, Moses and Jesus and Buddah were a few
of the early ones who gave me a clue.
But don’t be surprised, don’t find it shocking
if I add Albert Einstein or even Steven Hawking.
‘Cause religion and science are two different names
for one basic search that’s really the same.
There’s music and art, drama and dancing,
I worship the way that Truth keeps advancing.
(Chorus)
And don’t forget Jefferson and Nelson Mandella,
who taught us how to live with other women and fella’s
From Susan B. Anthony to Martin Luther King
giving power to the powerless makes freedom sing!
(Chorus)
Now, I don’t have a God, but that doesn’t make me lonely
‘cause who I am doesn’t come from me only.
I’ve got starlight in my atoms and moonlight in my head
and the whole universe is an interdependent web.

© Darrell Courtley, 1995