No Need To Get Upset (thank you, Bachman Turner Overdrive!)
Arguments and disagreements will happen. “Be angry, and do not sin.” Don’t let your anger consume or rule you or hurt others. Let’s learn how to argue properly in constructive ways. I saw an article on Psych Central (lots of mental health resources) that made these suggestions: Look within; Give yourself a little bit of space and a brief moment of time to calm down your initial emotional reactions; Stop and reflect; Communicate your views in terms of their highest values; Learn to agree to disagree and still respect others’ opinions. These ideas formed the basis for this song. There’s just so much heaviness in our world at present, so I decided to use Hugs and Moo-Moo as two individuals who needed to resolve their conflict. They’ve agreed to disagree and are learning from one another and growing in understanding and friendship in spite of their differences. P.S. – this was one of my brother’s favorite songs back in ’75. Thank you, Bachman Turner Overdrive, for your great music! May God bless you, protect you, and give you peace!
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Music: “You ain’t seen nothing yet” (Bachman Turner Overdrive)
Words by me: I saw someone contentious who tried to start a fight today. They said I had it coming to me ’cause of what I’d tried to say. I think not every word is helpful, no, but I pondered what they said, mmm. Ooh, ooh, I looked at them with two bright eyes and said, No need to get upset! B-b-b-b-baby, don’t say n-n-n-nothing you’ll regret – it’s something that you just need to forget. B-b-b-b-baby, just get past it, n-n-not upset. Don’t let it bring you down – that’s what I told them. And then we took a moment, had some time to reflect. Hoped we’d agree to disagree, so we could still connect. They said, “Here is what I’m mad at,” so I thought on what they said, yes, I thought on what they said and then I looked at them with two bright eyes and said, No need to get upset! B-b-b-b-baby, don’t say n-n-n-nothing you’ll regret – it’s something, it’s something you just gotta forget, baby. You know, you know, you know, get past it, n-n-not upset. Let’s respect each other – we can get along. We shared the things we value and discussed our differences, yes, discussed our differences, and then, and then, and then they looked at me with two bright eyes and said, No need to get upset! B-b-b-b-baby, don’t say n-n-n-nothing you’ll regret – it’s something, it’s something you just gotta forget, baby. Baby, b-b-b-baby, get past it, n-n-not upset. That’s what they told me. No need to get upset! We just both need to chill out and keep our cool. We know, no need to get upset! We know, no need to get upset!
