Anyway / Martina McBride Video
I listen to music all day long and I can count on one hand the number of songs that really “get to me”. I’m not an overly emotional person, but the first time I heard Martina McBride’s song “Anyway” I admit I got a little choked up. I was driving to a friend’s place to work on an art project, when it started playing on the radio and I spent the first hour of our project time trying to find the song on iTunes.
The lyrics are nothing new. I recognized them as being part of a quote attributed to Mother Theresa, but hearing them set to music is something else. “Anyway” debuted at the CMA Awards this year and I have been scouring iTunes every day hoping to purchase the song for my collection, but as of today it is still unavailable. My only hope was to listen to country stations all day praying that it would be played in the rotation somewhere, until today when I found a clip of Martina’s incredible performance on YouTube. If I could figure out how to package the inspiration that pours out of this song, I’d bottle it and ship it to every girl on this planet for free. So until I find a way to do that, I’ll just share the YouTube clip…
Here is the version reportedly written on the wall of Mother Theresa’s bedroom. It is believed she adapted the verses from a composition originally written by Kent Keith.
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
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kel1 December 15th, 2006 11:05 am
Really?? That’s funny, because I noticed her right away, the FIRST and ONLY time (thus far) that I watched it!! LOL! (You’re slipping, Gretchen. /:) )
AmyStephen December 16th, 2006 8:16 am
Awesome =D> I blatently stole this to further push this amazing message into the blogisphere. Thanks for sharing. =D>
gretchen December 14th, 2006 11:02 am
OMG – did anyone else notice that at the end of the clip it shows Sheryl Crow and then Amy Grant in the audience? :-O How cool is that? B-)
And no, I didn’t post the video just because Amy Grant is in it…I didn’t even notice her until about my 10th time through watching it.
gretchen December 15th, 2006 11:21 pm
Yeah – well somebody’s been keeping me up late at night… /:)
gretchen January 8th, 2007 1:15 pm
Here are the lyrics to this awesome song:
You can spend your whole life building something from nothing
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach and you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
Chorus:
God is great, but sometimes life ain’t good
And when I pray it doesn’t always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway, I do it anyway
This world’s gone crazy and it’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart, for all the right reasons, and in a moment they can choose to walk away
Love ‘em anyway
Repeat Chorus
You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in that tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway, sing it anyway
I sing, I dream, I love, anyway,
Jackie January 13th, 2007 10:23 am
Where can you buy the song and or video
gretchen January 13th, 2007 10:27 am
I wish I knew…I keep checking iTunes, but it hasn’t been released yet as far as I know. Wish they’d hurry up! 8-|
tu February 3rd, 2007 11:30 pm
“Anyway” will be available on iTunes this week, TUes Feb 6 IIRC.
gretchen February 4th, 2007 8:56 am
Very cool – thanks for letting me know!
Dave February 9th, 2007 9:43 pm
The song isn’t out yet. The album will be out April 3, 2007. I believe the song, Anyway, will be released to i-tunes and others, on Feb 13, 2007. I am a member of her fan club and was searching to see if anything was out about the song, when I stumbled onto your site.
gretchen February 10th, 2007 1:55 pm
Very cool, Dave. Thanks! I am making notes on my calendar right now…
megan101 February 11th, 2007 3:44 pm
omg that song makes me want to cry . ihave to get that cd to learn to sing it i cant wait till aprill
Dave February 14th, 2007 12:21 am
Just popping in to say the song is up on i-tunes today. 99cents and was on the front page when I got mine.
gretchen February 14th, 2007 12:27 am
Thanks Dave – I’m gonna go get it right now.
ashley February 28th, 2007 6:25 pm
You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach and you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
i love this saying and it gets me throught a hard day!! thanks you so much martina for everything
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Kristen Spikes April 14th, 2007 6:21 pm
“Anyway” is a beautiful song, but Martina Mcbride should not take credit for writing it. She plagiarized this song from Mother Teresa’s poem “Anyway”. Shameful!!!
gretchen April 18th, 2007 10:34 pm
I don’t think it is shameful. I think she was just setting poetry to music. Nothing wrong in that – musicians do it all the time. Martina’s not taking credit for anything. She’s just the messenger.
KIm K. April 22nd, 2007 11:32 pm
My sister gave me your website. I am looking for a reliable address/website to forward a song/story to Martina Mcbride. I am a nurse who has been given a song with experience about 8 yrs ago. The last part of the song was finished this week. It just came! I believe there is a message in what I have that we all need to hear. Can anyone help me please. Kim K.
russ April 23rd, 2007 3:13 am
Hi All,
It is from the CD “waking up laughing” that was released early April.
Enjoy!
Russ
gretchen April 23rd, 2007 7:06 am
Kim – I will keep my ear out. A lot of people stop by and watch this video so maybe someone can point you in the right direction.
Tee August 8th, 2007 4:56 pm
Hey. I just tried to watch the video and it says it’s not available anymore.
Thanks.
gretchen August 8th, 2007 5:01 pm
Tee – I just found another clip of the same video. It should work for you now. Thanks for letting me know.
Anne August 15th, 2007 8:01 pm
Kristen Spikes —-Martina in no way plagiarized
the song “Anyway” yes she might have gotten the idea from that poem or that’s where the song sprouted from but she and two other song writers wrote this song. She should take credit she co-wrote an amazing song. Martina is not the type of person to plagiarize someone else’s work.
allichick November 23rd, 2007 5:27 pm
Umm how do you put a video here?:-?
I don’t know how
Rachael September 23rd, 2009 5:36 pm
Hi Martina,
you don’t know mebut I like you. I hope that you will writ to me. my E-mail is rachaelrara77@aol.com what is your
E-mail?
Love Rachael,