I’ll manage better than most.

What would your life be like without music?

In a world where there’s no music

I’ll manage better than most.

It’s incidental to my life

Not key I must confess.

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If you find me listening

I’ll be with someone else.

I seldom listen on my own

I’ll have speech radio on.

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Music might be background

While doing boring tasks

But I’ll switch it off to concentrate

Silence suits me best.

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I don’t take music running

Or listen in the gym

Prefer the thoughts

That are in my head

And concentrate on them.

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Music’s good for parties

Dancing I would miss

I’d need new opportunities

To throw myself around.

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And then of course nostalgia

Reminders of my youth

But mostly that’s the lyrics

I misremember tunes.

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I won’t miss background music

In shops and restaurants

If you’re hard of hearing

It really is a pain.

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Incidental music

really gets my goat.

Suddenly an orchestra!

Where did they come from?

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Sometimes I like singing

And belting out a song

But that can be unpopular

If you can’t hold a tune.

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I’ve never played an instrument

Unless triangle counts?

Once or twice I tried to learn

But really! Not a chance.

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So now you get the picture

I’m not that musical.

Please don’t hate me for it.

It’s just the way I am.