I’ve been there

On stage

With this next feller

So when it comes to describing

Just what he does

It should – all be there

But

I’ve watched

I’ve wondered

I’ve listened

For the hook

The template

Bog-standard to the craft

The usual shape

The regular predictable way

Techniques to which all hold fast

The Attitude - Showmanship

The songwriter’s raft

Not there

But, I’ve been there

I loved it – I’ve felt it

I’ve danced it

Been moved, cried

And I’ve laughed

Then I saw it

What we all of us are after

All of you

Have an inner creative

A natural flare

Totally aware – A way of being

The song to sing

That makes it seem simple

Takes us all to humble

Singing out truths no trouble

‘That force is strong in this one’

See him bubble

Burst out

Let inner quality shout,

Beautifully

Perhaps,

By enjoining this performance

We, could be at one with the beauty

As we welcome

Someone who can truly be

Ladies and Gentlemen

Alex Kirby

Alex Kirby