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Artist: Malvina Reynolds
Canonical path: /malvina-reynolds/say-something-nice
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Say Something Nice
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Say Something Nice
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Man cannot live by bread alone,
Nor woman by a stone.
Say something nice.
Tell me I'm beautiful,
Say that I'm smart.
One exaggeration won't break your heart,
Man cannot live by bread alone,
Nor woman by a stone.
Man cannot live by bread alone,
Nor woman by a stone.
Say something nice.
Tell me you love me,
Say that I'm gay.
One little lie isn't judgement day,
Man cannot live by bread alone,
Nor woman by a stone.
Man cannot live by bread alone,
Nor woman by a stone.
Say something nice.
Tell me I'm young yet,
Say it by rote.
One kind word won't stick in your throat,
Man cannot live by bread alone,
Nor woman by a stone.
Man cannot live by bread alone,
Nor woman by a stone.
Say something nice.
Say I'm unique,
Tell me I'm dear.
One kind word will feed me for a year,
Man cannot live by bread alone
Nor woman by a stone,
Don't give me rocks or knocks or ice,
Say something nice.
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Malvina Reynolds performs "Say Something Nice", and this lyric page sits inside the Malvina Reynolds catalog on LyroVerse.
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