It doesn't matter if you're right
It doesn't matter if you're wrong
It doesn't matter if you have the whole world fooled
Into thinking you're the one
It doesn't matter what you have
It doesn't matter what you've done
It's just a load of ego-driven crap
To make you feel like you're someone.

The only thing that matters is who you helped or hurt today
If you closed your eyes to pain
If you looked or turned away
If you took or if you gave
If you shined a light into the night
Or helped to dig the grave

There was a particle of you in the first drop of rain that fell
That's just scientific law but it really doesn't help
It's just something that we know
That tells us everything is close
But it really doesn't matter all these theories we propose

The only thing that matters is who you helped or hurt today
If you closed your eyes to pain
If you looked or turned away
If you took or if you gave
If you shined a light into the night
Or helped to dig the grave

Acoustic guitars and bass : Cherish Alexander!

The Only Thing That Matters

Paul Roessler