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George Frideric Handel (German: Georg Friedrich Händel; pronounced [ˈhɛndəl]) (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music. He received critical musical training in Halle, Hamburg and Italy before settling in London (1712) and becoming a naturalised British subject in 1727. By then he was strongly influenced by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.
Within fifteen years, Handel, a dramatic genius, started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera, but the public came to hear the vocal bravura of the soloists rather than the music. In 1737 he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively and addressed the middle class. As Alexander's Feast (1736) was well received, Handel made a transition to English choral works. After his success with Messiah (1742) he never performed an Italian opera again. Handel was only partly successful with his performances of English Oratorio on mythical and biblical themes, but when he arranged a performance of Messiah to benefit the Foundling Hospital (1750) the critique ended. The pathos of Handel's oratorios is an ethical one. They are hallowed not by liturgical dignity but by the moral ideals of humanity. Almost blind, and having lived in England for almost fifty years, he died a respected and rich man.
Now what you gonna do
Don't you dare look at me for help
Cause i'm done through with you
You think just cause you're good looking
You can do anything that you choose
You can break a heart and crack a smile all in a good night's work
But we've all seen your kind of woman
They been here too many times before
Well the tides have finally turned
And I don't think you are welcome here no more
Cause I got a handle on my life
I got a handle on my whiskey
And if I was to let you in
Girl you'd just flush it all down the drain
Cause i got a woman at home who loves me
And I know she gonna treat me right
So run along sweet darling
And good luck with the rest of your life
Yeah
It's such a damn good feeling
When you finally get it all figured out
No one's gonna please you and i pity the next fool that tries
I'm gonna leave this one thing with you
To cherish as long as you live
Girl you've got to change your wicked ways
Or you're gonna have nothing left you can give
Yeah
Cause i got a handle on my life
I got a handle on my whiskey
And if i was to let you in
Girl you'd just flush it all down the drain
Whoa I got a handle on my life
Whoa I got a handle on my whiskey
And if i was to let you in
You'd just take it all and flush it all down the drain
Cause i got a woman home who loves me
I know I know she gonna treat me right
So run along sweet darling
And Good luck with the rest of your life
So run along sweet darling