[Verse 1] Hemingway said with a grin, "Every day is a new day." Then Tolstoy chimed right in, "If you want to be happy, be." And he dropped one more heavy line, "The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity." So here’s the plan! Let’s live for others on this brand-new day! [Chorus] The world is full of sharp words hurting anyone they see, Let's just put an end to all this foolish misery. Didn't Saint-Exupéry tell us straight? "It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others." And even the cool James Dean knew the score, "Only the gentle are ever really strong." [Verse 2] Bernard Shaw winked and said, "We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." Dostoevsky stared straight ahead, "To live without Hope is to Cease to live." So here’s the deal! Keep on playing hard, and don't you lose that hope! [Chorus] The world is full of sharp words hurting anyone they see, Let's just put an end to all this foolish misery. Didn't Saint-Exupéry tell us straight? "It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others." And even the cool James Dean knew the score, "Only the gentle are ever really strong." [Outro] And finally, Picasso smiled and gave us a hint, "Good artists copy, great artists steal." So I stole it all, shameless and bright— The greatest maxims from the brightest light!
