Different Drum Lyrics

Lyric discussion by scottyboyd 

Cover art for Different Drum lyrics by Linda Ronstadt

Mike wrote this for Linda after he had asked her to marry him because he was so in love with her. But he knew and was relieved when she said she could never marry just one man, she was poly! He was crushed but agreeably understood. (He later was upset that Davy had also been with her some!) A missed and important factor to the beauty and success of the song and both singer and author is that to realize your own self and your true traits is the most important thing before committing to someone else! "Many will say that you can't love another until you love yourself. I say that you can never truly love another until you truly know yourselve!" Scotty Boyd

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