The song is from “Salt” which is the first album by singer and composer Lizz Wright, released in 2003. It reached number two on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz chart.
How can you lose your song
When you have sung it for so long?
And how can you forget your dance, your dance
When that dance is all you ever had?
It must be, it must be true
You can't separate the two
Oh no, you can't
It's impossible to do
Just like the salt in the stew
Oh my, it's all a part of you
One thing that life cannot do
Life can't do it, no
It can't take your song from you
So when life brings a chance, a chance
For you to give your part, to give your part away
Don't just stand there feeling scared
Don't be afraid
'Cause there could be a treasure right there
Now listen, listen to the truth
It does not matter, doesn't matter what to do
Still gonna be you
Just like the salt in the stew
Yeah, it's all a part of you
And one thing, the one thing that life cannot do
Hey, hey, hey, can't do it no
It can't take your song from you
Life can't take it
You don't give it
Life can't take it
It can't take your song from you
Salt was written by Lizz Wright.
Salt was produced by Tommy LiPuma & Brian Blade & Jon Cowherd.