Listen to Wouldn't You Rather by Alter Bridge

Wouldn't You Rather

Alter Bridge

Hard Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Alter Bridge

Performer

Mark Tremonti

Electric Guitar

Myles Kennedy

Lead Vocals

Scott Phillips

Drums

Brian Marshall

Electric Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mark Tremonti

Songwriter

Myles Kennedy

Songwriter

Scott Phillips

Songwriter

Brian Marshall

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Michael "Elvis" Baskette

Michael "Elvis" Baskette

Producer

Josh Saldate

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Brad Blackwood

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Sell yourself short and buy a world of pain

Follow your bliss or pay the price

[Verse 2]

All of these lessons I've learned them so well

There is no gain worth the commerce of self

[Verse 3]

Wouldn't you rather

Live from the heart

A life that will matter

To be lived from the start

[Verse 4]

You wear an albatross around your neck

The spoils of war will bring you down

[Verse 5]

Heed my advice

May you hear every word

Don't sacrifice meaning

For riches that burn

[Verse 6]

Wouldn't you rather

Live from the heart

A life that will matter

To be lived from the start, oh

[Verse 7]

All of these lessons I've learned for myself

There is no gain worth the commerce of self

A dream left for dead now a nightmare that feels like hell

[Verse 8]

Wouldn't you rather

Live from the heart

A life that will matter

To be lived from the start

[Verse 9]

Wouldn't you rather

Live from the heart

A life that will matter

To be lived from the start

[Verse 10]

I'd rather live from the heart

I'd rather live from the heart

Written by: Brian Marshall, Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy, Scott Phillips

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