Song Lyrics      IF IT AIN'T BROKE                      ©1995,John A. Poe,Jr. • 1 I love my old car, it's a classic, you know, But lately when I drive around, it feels kind of slow, So I went to a mechanic that I know downtown; He checked it over carefully, then said with a frown, Boy, • (chorus) If it still works, better leave it alone, You won't make it better with your tinkering and nagging And improving and revising and complaining and nitpicking, So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. • 2 I'm good at my job, but hard to satisfy, So I went to the boss with some ideas we ought to try, Said, Let's overhaul the system and reschedule the crew; He just looked real disgusted, said, I'll tell you what you do, Bud, • (chorus) If it still works, better leave it alone, You won't make it better with your tinkering and nagging And improving and revising and complaining and nitpicking, So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. • 3 I've got the sweetest gal there could possibly be, But I get home so tired, I just sit and watch TV, So I went to see a counselor, and asked him what to do, He listened to me patiently, and said, If I were you, Son, • (chorus) If it still works, better leave it alone, You won't make it better with your tinkering and nagging And improving and revising and complaining and nitpicking, So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. • 4 I always go to church, and I love the Lord, But I noticed some teenagers looking terribly bored, So I went to see the pastor, said we ought to change the way That we do our worship service to attract the kids today; • (bridge) So it's one for the sermon, two for the prayer, Three for the music, now don't stand there, We gotta rock around the church today, We gotta jump and shout, sing and pray, Gotta put on a show, and fill those pews that way... • 5 Well... the preacher looked amused, had a twinkle in his eye, He said, I'd rather wait for that big show in the sky; Let's live by His word, and then some day we'll be Together with our Lord throughout eternity... so... • (chorus) If it still works, better leave it alone, You won't make it better with your tinkering and nagging And improving and revising and complaining and nitpicking, So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. • •


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