Hi all,
A french lyricist and a french singer (my friend Christian Braut) for this song!
So please, be indulgent...
Thanks to Deej56 for his help.

https://soundcloud.com/christian-devienne/what-do-you-do-with-your-life

What do you do with your life
Your question hurts like a knife
I'm a songwriter
Just a little notes picker
You could give me everything
I would never change a thing
I prefer to write a song
It’s a world I do belong

If you think your life is better than mine
I wish you the best, it will be such fine
But please don’t you blame my own universe
I know my life is not anywhere else
I don’t need to buy a car
To travel fast and so far
My guitar and I
Need no wheels cos we can fly

What do you do with your life
Your question hurts like a knife
I'm a songwriter
Just a little notes picker
You could give me everything
I would never change a thing
I prefer to write a song
It’s a world I do belong

RT 4302 Acoustic Guitar
RT 1181 Acoustic Guitar
RT 3130 Mandola
RT 1106 Acoustic Bass
RT 3195 Solo Acoustic Guitar
RT 3268 Cello

Chris and Christian, great song.

"I'm a songwriter
Just a little notes picker" and
"My guitar and I
Need no wheels cos we can fly"
are great lines.

Super vocal and mix.

Thanks Mario,
Your comments are always appreciated.

I like the in-your-face vocals with the slight French accent.
Beautiful song.

Chris,

I really like this old type of chanson.
When I was young, I used to listen to Mouloudji, Boris Vian and etc. a lot.
I'm really happy that you make songs like this type.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Wow, touching song both lyrically and musically. Good question and good answer. Beautiful traditional French melody and chording. The vocalist is great, I really enjoyed those low notes and the emotion he delivers. The simple arrangement develops beautifully and supports the mood perfectly.

Janne

Chris...very beautiful...love the melody and acoustic guitar...so tenderly sung and masterfully delivered...well done!

Beautiful song. Instruments and vocals sound really nice together and I like your French accent. In my opinion, they make the vocals more unique in a good way.

Hi Chris and singer Christian,

I can only agree with all the others here. A typical French style, a beautiful song, impressing vocals (his way of singing reminds me of Misha, Rustyspoon) and good choice of instruments. When listening to it, you see a picture of yourself sitting near a fireplace, a glass of wine in your hand, a dog lying close to your feet, a cat on your chair and your partner handing you some French cheese...

Or with other words, a lovely song!

Hans

I like it. The understated performance enhances (rather than detracts from) a deceptively powerful lyric. I'm sure it would sound even better en Français.

Thank you all for your kind comments!

A song in the tradition of good French chansons. Well done - I enjoyed it. The lyrics are also very meaningful, I find ... speaking as someone who's often been asked what one really does, when telling others one is a musician :-) Congratulations.