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Kevin Sings the News: 'The First Things'
Patch's troubadour, Kevin Trudo, writes and sings about the good in the world this week, from people jumping in to save a life, to a woman who dedicated 26 years to her village.
There’s a lot of good in the world.
That’s the lesson Patch troubadour Kevin Trudo took from this week’s headlines—people can be good, if you let them. Take, for instance, the story of bikers for the Romeoville Humane Society. Or the brave men and women who jumped in to at a public meeting in Montgomery.
Or even the tale of Rose Yates, who for 26 years served the village of Lemont as executive assistant. She to praise and adulation. Or even something simple, like kids and their parents getting healthier in a .
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The uplifting song Kevin wrote is called “The First Things.” Lyrics are reprinted below for your convenience. For more on Kevin Trudo, check out his Facebook page.
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The First Things
We're not the first things in our lives
We're only rarely two or three
To have a life worth anything, there's lots to put in front of "me"
You're never first if you have kids
At least not if you do it well
You're gonna worry and make
And though they may look kind of gruff
They're kinda soft about their pets
to raise some cash
For their four-legged friends
He hit the ground at the town hall
we got the story told first hand
How everybody dropped debate and to their knees
I never got to meet
I hope someday to get the chance
She put herself behind all of Lemont and
Lemont and I want to say thanks
We're not the first things in our lives
We always number somewhere down
And that's the number that I want in any world I'd hang around
