I am not
sure who it was that first said, “Common sense is not all that common.” Many
have said the same thing in a variety of ways and Mac McAnally has a song that
expresses this. “Take It Easy,” from the 1994 album Knots, pokes fun at the TV talk show hosts who earnestly dispense
common sense. It is simply one more reminder to listen to advice with
discernment.
sure who it was that first said, “Common sense is not all that common.” Many
have said the same thing in a variety of ways and Mac McAnally has a song that
expresses this. “Take It Easy,” from the 1994 album Knots, pokes fun at the TV talk show hosts who earnestly dispense
common sense. It is simply one more reminder to listen to advice with
discernment.
Take It
Easy
(Words and
Music by Mac McAnally)A little
boy walks in a diner,Where his
Momma cleans up at nightAs she
walked out from the kitchen,She could
see something wasn’t rightHe said
Momma I got a problem,And I
really need to talk to you.I love this
girl but were fighting all the timeAnd I wanna
know what to doMomma saidTake it
easy, when it gets too hardMake it
hard, if it don’t seem hard enoughDon’t you
worry child, unless it makes you feel betterThat’s all
I know about loveNow the man
the next booth over,A
psychoanalyst by tradeHe took and
wrote down on a napkin,What the
cleaning lady said.Now he’s up
on all the talk shows,He’s got
the books and video tapesHe says for
much more money,Than a
cleaning lady makesHe says,Take it
easy, when it gets too hardMake it
hard, if it don’t seem hard enoughDon’t you
worry child, unless it makes you feel betterThat’s all
I know about loveSome people
go to a great expense,To see who
they want to beI believe a
little common sense,Is gonna
trickle down eventuallyIf youTake it
easy, when it gets too hardMake it
hard, if it don’t seem hard enoughDon’t you
worry child, unless it makes you feel betterThat’s all
I know about loveTake it
easy, when it gets too hardMake it
hard, if it don’t seem hard enoughDon’t you
worry child, unless it makes you feel betterThat’s all
I know about loveTake it
easyMake it
hardDon’t you
worry child, unless it makes you feel betterThat’s all
I know about loveTake itMake itDon’t youThat’s all
I know aboutThat’s all
I knowThat’s all I know about love