2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:

Climate Changes by Kevin McCormick

Lyrics

Song – Climate Changes Kevin M McCormick (ASCAP)

Standard deviation / a means to a mean
Don’t mean a thing to a standard / It’s just the thing in between
Found ourselves so long ago / took a few roads it seems
We always stayed together / a couple rocks rolling down a stream

Chorus:
It’s just those climate changes, oh, they’re part of life
We’ve been through all those seasons, but…
The only constant is change go with the flow, go with the flow… etc

An index to a decimal point / take it to the Nth degree
Review the numbers any way you want / just stay here with me
The sea could rise ten feet or so / or recede ‘til there’s only shore
The tallest mountains could rise or fall / but we could ride it out and ask for more
To chorus, then bridge

Bridge:
Forty years ain’t nuthin’ to us / another forty to go
Or let’s set our sights on a hundred / when we get there, I’ll let you know, I’ll let you know….

Repeat first verse with key change then go through chorus to end.

KMcC 3/12/25

Bio

Fisherman/author/musician who lives on the north shore of Massachusetts.

Co-author(s)

Lyrics Competition Results

Emotional Impact:
13/ 20
Technical Skill:
10/ 20
Memorability:
5/ 20
Storytelling:
10/ 20
Imagery:
7/ 20
Total Score:
45/ 100
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