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First Touch Lyrics by Howard Goodall

Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical (Original London Cast Album)

2015

[JOE]
Team skills, ball skills
Life skills, all skills
Require that certain age-old knack
Of zoning in while stepping back
Curved shots, straight shots
Long shots, great shots
They're lost if you so much as blink
If brain and boots are out of sync
You've got to teach your head how not to think
Don't think, just do it
Tell yourself that there's nothing to it
Add a dash of trust and just jump in
Don't over-plan it
There's no formula carved in granite
Will's all it will take to make it spin

Just try a little less hard
Apply a little more joy
Feel a little more a sun
Reveal a little bit more of you
Than you're used to showing
The you inside, wide-eyed, outgoing
The you worth knowing

So if you wanna bend that shot
Give it tenth of all you've got
And you'll be amazed by what
Just doing can do
Just give a little bit less
And live a little bit more
Go a little off-road
And show a little bit more of Jess
Than the frown she's wearing
The Jess who's fun
The one worth sharing
Who's different, daring…

So the lesson
[JESS/JOE]
For today
[JOE]
Is you need to
[JESS]
Feel the force
[JESS/JOE]
Feel your way
And the lesson truly learned
Is a hurdle: undermined, overturned
[JOE]
And you can clear those mental blocks
[JESS]
If you think outside the box!
[JOE]
Then there's a hope of a chance
You might be rewarded by the sight
Of a miracle in flight
[JESS/JOE]
So if something just feels right…
[JESS]
Right…
[JOE]
Right?
[JESS]
Right…
[JOE]
Right!

[JESS/JOE]
Everything [you/I] said was true!
All you need to do is do it!

About “First Touch” by Howard Goodall

Read the complete lyrics to "First Touch" by Howard Goodall from the album "Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical (Original London Cast Album)" in 2015. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Musicals, Pop.

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"First Touch" is credited to Howard Goodall. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"First Touch" appears on "Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical (Original London Cast Album)" in 2015.

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