Текст песни Intro to If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (Live at The Red Room, Chicago, 9/7/2023) - Mike Maimone

So those of you who knew Howard (yeah)
Know that he had a very twisted sense of humor, right?
My friends in the back and that's why we loved him, ah

So, we would often make jokes about our age difference
Citing the movie "Harold and Maude" and, ah
But what he said was that he wasn't going to end it at eighty
He wanted at least forty years of marriage with me
And oh my God, if you haven't seen "Harold and Maude"
Just forget what I said, uh, and go watch the movie, ah

But he said that if, if he made it to over one hundred then
We would get, ah, forty years of marriage together and then
Ah, we could pull a "Thelma and Louise" and
That would be a much better movie ending for our relationship
And I said deal, like I'm in
I wanted forty years of marriage with Howard of course, ah

So when I put together this tribute I knew I had to do a song
From the movie "Harold and Maude"
And as you know that was a Cat Stevens soundtrack and
Cat Stevens was very important to us as we, we drove around

And the one I picked is a song that is about
Being completely authentic and that is a thing that Howard did
He was authentic himself and he fought for his entire career
So that other people could live their authentic lives
And if, if you're queer and you're out
We are all standing on the shoulders of giants like Howard
Who were fearless, ah, in pursuing that

So, this song is for Howard
It's called "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" and, ah
If you know the words please sing along