The arts exist until they don't
They live on open mic nights in dingy bars
In the tired hosts who have been doing it for years
In the salesman needing an escape from selling cars
The singer who is a builder in her spare time
The soloist who is trying to do art full time and figure out the finances
The venue trying to bring people out of their homes to a world of rhyme
The arts exist until they don't
So treasure those places where art lives still
Carry it in your hearts
Be the echo if you will
Find places for it to start
Because we are richer with art in our lives
With the beat that can persist
It is effort needed by those who strive
My friend, let's help the arts exist
They live on open mic nights in dingy bars
In the tired hosts who have been doing it for years
In the salesman needing an escape from selling cars
The singer who is a builder in her spare time
The soloist who is trying to do art full time and figure out the finances
The venue trying to bring people out of their homes to a world of rhyme
The arts exist until they don't
So treasure those places where art lives still
Carry it in your hearts
Be the echo if you will
Find places for it to start
Because we are richer with art in our lives
With the beat that can persist
It is effort needed by those who strive
My friend, let's help the arts exist
