IF IT'S WORTH DOING
M.A. Barnette/D.D. Bain
Verse 1
Back in first grade art sitting next to Tommy Barnes
I first heard it said.
I couldn't stay inside the lines no matter how hard I tried
With my blues and reds.
Thought I couldn't stop crying
Til my teacher, Mrs. Edmonds, sat down beside me (said)
Chorus
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right
Just stick to it and I bet you will find sometimes
A lot of trial and error and elbow grease
If at first you don't succeed
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right.
Verse 2
Ever since that day it's been in my DNA
Nose to grindstone girl.
Watched every penny, every dime, even if it meant sometimes
I'd miss the dating world.
Gave up a few vacations
Going for that higher education
Bridge
Today I saw Tommy first time since second grade
At the Starbucks at the mall called the Pallisades
He said I was looking great
And what would it take to get a date (I said)