In the calling out to one another
Of the lovers up and down the strand
In the sound of the waves and the cries
Of the seagulls circling the sand
In the fragments of the songs
Carried down the wind from some radio
In the murmuring of the city in the distance
Ominous and lowI hear the sound of the world where we played
And the far too simple beauty
Of the promises we madeIf you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
Sky blue and blackWhere the touch of the lover ends
And the soul of the friend begins
Theres a need to be separate and a need to be one
And a struggle neither wins
Where you gave me the world I was in
And a place I could make a stand
I could never see how you doubted me
When Id let go of your handYeah, and I was much younger then
And I must have thought that I would know
If things were going to endAnd the heavens were rolling
Like a wheel on a track
And our sky was unfolding
And it'll never fold back
Sky blue and blackAnd I'd have fought the world for you
If I thought that you wanted me to
Or put aside what was true or untrue
If I'd known thats what you needed
What you needed me to doBut the moment has passed by me now
To have put away my pride
And just come through for you somehowIf you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you throughYou're the color of the sky
Reflected in each store-front window pane
Youre the whispering and the sighing
Of my tires in the rainYou're the hidden cost and the thing thats lost
In everything I do
Yeah and I'll never stop looking for you
In the sunlight and the shadows
And the faces on the avenueThats the way love is
Thats the way love is
Thats the way love is
Sky blue and black
"Sky Blue and Black"
Jackson Browne
One of my favorite Jackson Browne songs and another song that makes me tearful.
"You're the color of the sky
Reflected in each store-front window pane
You're the whispering and the sighing
Of my tires in the rain"
Songs that make us laugh ~ make us cry ~ connect us to the world ~ tell the stories of our lives
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Hallelujahs
A purple sky to close the day
I wade the surf where dolphins play
The taste of salt, the dance of waves
And my soul wells up with hallelujahs
A lightning flash, my pounding heart
A breaching whale, a shooting star
Give testimony that You are
And my soul wells up with hallelujahs
Oh praise Him all His mighty works
There is no language where you can’t be heard
Your song goes out to all the earth
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
O cratered moon and sparrows wings
O thunder’s boom and Saturn’s rings
Unveil our Father as you sing
And my soul wells up with hallelujahs
Oh praise Him all His mighty works
There is no language where you can’t be heard
Your song goes out to all the earth
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
The pulse of life within my wrist
A fallen snow, a rising mist
There is no higher praise than this
And my soul wells up
O my soul wells up
Yes my soul wells up with hallelujahs
Oh praise Him all His mighty works
There is no language where you can’t be heard
Your song goes out to all the earth
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
O hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
Hallelujahs
Chris Rice
Chris Rice never fails to remind me what its all about. Life is good!
I wade the surf where dolphins play
The taste of salt, the dance of waves
And my soul wells up with hallelujahs
A lightning flash, my pounding heart
A breaching whale, a shooting star
Give testimony that You are
And my soul wells up with hallelujahs
Oh praise Him all His mighty works
There is no language where you can’t be heard
Your song goes out to all the earth
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
O cratered moon and sparrows wings
O thunder’s boom and Saturn’s rings
Unveil our Father as you sing
And my soul wells up with hallelujahs
Oh praise Him all His mighty works
There is no language where you can’t be heard
Your song goes out to all the earth
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
The pulse of life within my wrist
A fallen snow, a rising mist
There is no higher praise than this
And my soul wells up
O my soul wells up
Yes my soul wells up with hallelujahs
Oh praise Him all His mighty works
There is no language where you can’t be heard
Your song goes out to all the earth
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
O hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
Hallelujahs
Chris Rice
Chris Rice never fails to remind me what its all about. Life is good!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Kid
I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming
Sometimes gets me in trouble too
But the truth is I could no more stop dreaming
Than I could make them all come true.
"The Kid"
Art Garfunkel
Performed by Art Garfunkel, Maia Sharp and Buddy Mondlock
I heard this last night on the way to dinner and was reminded of how much I love this music - and especially this verse.
Sometimes gets me in trouble too
But the truth is I could no more stop dreaming
Than I could make them all come true.
"The Kid"
Art Garfunkel
Performed by Art Garfunkel, Maia Sharp and Buddy Mondlock
I heard this last night on the way to dinner and was reminded of how much I love this music - and especially this verse.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
If Not For You
If Not For You
If not for you,
Babe, I couldn't find the door,
Couldn't even see the floor,
I'd be sad and blue,
If not for you.
If not for you,
Babe, I'd lay awake all night,
Wait for the mornin' light
To shine in through,
But it would not be new,
If not for you.
If not for you
My sky would fall,
Rain would gather too.
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all,
I'd be lost if not for you,
And you know it's true.
If not for you
My sky would fall,
Rain would gather too.
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all,
Oh! What would I do
If not for you.
If not for you,
Winter would have no spring,
Couldn't hear the robin sing,
I just wouldn't have a clue,
Anyway it wouldn't ring true,
If not for you.
"If Not For You"
Bob Dylan
Kids, grandkids - all the stuff of life and love
If not for you,
Babe, I couldn't find the door,
Couldn't even see the floor,
I'd be sad and blue,
If not for you.
If not for you,
Babe, I'd lay awake all night,
Wait for the mornin' light
To shine in through,
But it would not be new,
If not for you.
If not for you
My sky would fall,
Rain would gather too.
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all,
I'd be lost if not for you,
And you know it's true.
If not for you
My sky would fall,
Rain would gather too.
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all,
Oh! What would I do
If not for you.
If not for you,
Winter would have no spring,
Couldn't hear the robin sing,
I just wouldn't have a clue,
Anyway it wouldn't ring true,
If not for you.
"If Not For You"
Bob Dylan
Kids, grandkids - all the stuff of life and love
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Cape
Eight years old with a floursack cape
Tied all around his neck
He climbed up on the garage
He's figurin' what the heck
Well, he screwed up his courage up so tight
That the whole thing come unwound
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart
He's headed for the ground
Well (yes) he's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
And always trust your cape
Now he's all grown up with a floursack cape
Tied all around his dreams
And he's full of spit and vinegar
And he's bustin' at the seams
Well, he licked his finger and he checked the wind
It's gonna be do or die
He wasn't scared of nothin' boys
He was pretty sure he could fly
Well (yes) he's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
And always trust your cape
Now he's old and gray with a floursack cape
Tied all around his head
He's still jumpin' off the garage
And will be till he's dead
All these years the people said
He was actin' like a kid
He did not know he could not fly
So he did
Well (yes) he's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
And always trust your cape
"The Cape"
Performed by Kathy Mattea
* Written by Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Jim Janosky
What a great song! Life consists of possibilities - you just have to believe!
Tied all around his neck
He climbed up on the garage
He's figurin' what the heck
Well, he screwed up his courage up so tight
That the whole thing come unwound
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart
He's headed for the ground
Well (yes) he's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
And always trust your cape
Now he's all grown up with a floursack cape
Tied all around his dreams
And he's full of spit and vinegar
And he's bustin' at the seams
Well, he licked his finger and he checked the wind
It's gonna be do or die
He wasn't scared of nothin' boys
He was pretty sure he could fly
Well (yes) he's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
And always trust your cape
Now he's old and gray with a floursack cape
Tied all around his head
He's still jumpin' off the garage
And will be till he's dead
All these years the people said
He was actin' like a kid
He did not know he could not fly
So he did
Well (yes) he's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
And always trust your cape
"The Cape"
Performed by Kathy Mattea
* Written by Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Jim Janosky
What a great song! Life consists of possibilities - you just have to believe!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Take Me As I Am
You're trying to reshape me in a moment
In the image of someone you used to know
I won't be a stand-in for an old love
Take me as I am or let me go.
"Take Me As I Am"
Bob Dylan
Old Dylan music - I think from about 1970 - running around my head at 3:00 AM
In the image of someone you used to know
I won't be a stand-in for an old love
Take me as I am or let me go.
"Take Me As I Am"
Bob Dylan
Old Dylan music - I think from about 1970 - running around my head at 3:00 AM
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Take Me As I Am
Slow to trust, but I'm quick to love,
I wish too hard, and I give too much,
I ain't sayin' I'm perfect,
But I promise I'm worth it.
"Take Me As I Am"
Performed by Sugarland
* Written by Kristian Bush, Jeff Cohen, Jennifer Nettles
'Nuff said.
I wish too hard, and I give too much,
I ain't sayin' I'm perfect,
But I promise I'm worth it.
"Take Me As I Am"
Performed by Sugarland
* Written by Kristian Bush, Jeff Cohen, Jennifer Nettles
'Nuff said.
Killing The Blues
Leaves were falling ..Just like embers
In colors red and gold they set us on fire
Burning just like a moonbeam ..in our eyes
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud.
Killing the Blues
I am guilty of something
I hope you never do because there is nothing
Sadder than losing .. yourself in love
Now, you ask me just to leave you
To go out on my own and get what I need to
You want me to find ..what I've already had
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud.
Killing the Blues
Killing The Blues
John Prine
I'm listening to Shawn Colvin on my iPod at the moment. If I had to pick between this version and Chris Smither's - I couldn't
This is one of THOSE songs that make me wish I were a songwriter and proves to me that I never could be.
In colors red and gold they set us on fire
Burning just like a moonbeam ..in our eyes
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud.
Killing the Blues
I am guilty of something
I hope you never do because there is nothing
Sadder than losing .. yourself in love
Now, you ask me just to leave you
To go out on my own and get what I need to
You want me to find ..what I've already had
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud.
Killing the Blues
Killing The Blues
John Prine
I'm listening to Shawn Colvin on my iPod at the moment. If I had to pick between this version and Chris Smither's - I couldn't
This is one of THOSE songs that make me wish I were a songwriter and proves to me that I never could be.
Friday, September 11, 2009
On The Turning Away
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"
It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?
On The Turning Away Pink Floyd
The first time I heard this song was at the end of a concert by Richie Havens. He sang it acapella and when he was finished, the room hung, silent.
Seems appropriate today.
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"
It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?
On The Turning Away Pink Floyd
The first time I heard this song was at the end of a concert by Richie Havens. He sang it acapella and when he was finished, the room hung, silent.
Seems appropriate today.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
I Will Not Be Broken
Take me down
You can hold me but you
Can't hold what's within
Pull me round
Push me to the limit
Maybe I may bend
But I know where I'm not going
I will not be broken
I will not be broken
I will not be...
Someone other than who I am
I will fight to make my stand
Cause what is livin' if I can't live free
What is freedom if I can't be me
"I Will Not Be Broken"
Performed by Bonnie Raitt
* written by Gordon Kennedy/Wayne Kirkpatrick/Tommy Sims
Sometimes it feels like that. Sometimes I forget who I am. Sometimes I have to remind myself to stand up. But I always stand up.
You can hold me but you
Can't hold what's within
Pull me round
Push me to the limit
Maybe I may bend
But I know where I'm not going
I will not be broken
I will not be broken
I will not be...
Someone other than who I am
I will fight to make my stand
Cause what is livin' if I can't live free
What is freedom if I can't be me
"I Will Not Be Broken"
Performed by Bonnie Raitt
* written by Gordon Kennedy/Wayne Kirkpatrick/Tommy Sims
Sometimes it feels like that. Sometimes I forget who I am. Sometimes I have to remind myself to stand up. But I always stand up.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Talk About The Weather
One more empty exchange
where we fail to connect.
Everyone endlessly
spinning their wheels as we
talk about the weather.
As though we'll have forever.
As if our time's not racing by.
One more year of our lives
lost to fits and starts.
Throwing our days away,
lost like our breath
when we
talk about the weather.
We think we have forever
but all the while
Time's racing by.
We're so devil-may-care.
Wasting time, unaware.
Then it's one less day in our lives.
Our regret realized
too late.
We've spent our lives
talking 'bout the weather.
We thought we'd have forever
but now we've found
life's passed us by.
Bye, bye.
"Talk About The Weather"
Jim Boggia
Keep it surface
deny and avoid
a mantra that
becomes a way of life
talk about the weather
where we fail to connect.
Everyone endlessly
spinning their wheels as we
talk about the weather.
As though we'll have forever.
As if our time's not racing by.
One more year of our lives
lost to fits and starts.
Throwing our days away,
lost like our breath
when we
talk about the weather.
We think we have forever
but all the while
Time's racing by.
We're so devil-may-care.
Wasting time, unaware.
Then it's one less day in our lives.
Our regret realized
too late.
We've spent our lives
talking 'bout the weather.
We thought we'd have forever
but now we've found
life's passed us by.
Bye, bye.
"Talk About The Weather"
Jim Boggia
Keep it surface
deny and avoid
a mantra that
becomes a way of life
talk about the weather
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Unwell
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Me
"Unwell"
Rob Thomas
*Performed by Matchbox 20
"I'm not crazy. I'm just a little unwell.
I'm not crazy. I'm just a little impaired."
Can't hear it (or think it) without smiling.
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Me
"Unwell"
Rob Thomas
*Performed by Matchbox 20
"I'm not crazy. I'm just a little unwell.
I'm not crazy. I'm just a little impaired."
Can't hear it (or think it) without smiling.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Nightswimming
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
I'm not sure all these people understand
It's not like years ago,
The fear of getting caught,
Of recklessness and water
They cannot see me naked
These things, they go away,
Replaced by everyday
"Nightswimming"
R.E.M.
* written by Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe
This one always makes me cry, although I'm not sure why. There is a sadness and soulfulness to Michael Stipe that I feel - even when I don't want to.
I'm not sure all these people understand
It's not like years ago,
The fear of getting caught,
Of recklessness and water
They cannot see me naked
These things, they go away,
Replaced by everyday
"Nightswimming"
R.E.M.
* written by Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe
This one always makes me cry, although I'm not sure why. There is a sadness and soulfulness to Michael Stipe that I feel - even when I don't want to.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace
John Newton (1725-1807)
* Stanza 6 anon.
Grace!
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace
John Newton (1725-1807)
* Stanza 6 anon.
Grace!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Some Days You Gotta Dance
Well I was talking with my baby
over a small glass of tea
He asked a loaded question
He said how do you feel about me
My mind was racin' I was pacin'
but the words just wouldn't come
And there was only one thing
left to do I feel it comin' on
Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little to tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance
"Some Days You Gotta Dance"
Performed by the Dixie Chicks
* written by Morgan, Marshall, Johnson, Troy
The Dixie Chicks are singin' in my ear, but I also have this by Keith Urban and James Taylor. It does make me want to dance.
over a small glass of tea
He asked a loaded question
He said how do you feel about me
My mind was racin' I was pacin'
but the words just wouldn't come
And there was only one thing
left to do I feel it comin' on
Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little to tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance
"Some Days You Gotta Dance"
Performed by the Dixie Chicks
* written by Morgan, Marshall, Johnson, Troy
The Dixie Chicks are singin' in my ear, but I also have this by Keith Urban and James Taylor. It does make me want to dance.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Landslide
Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail thru the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life
Well, Ive been afraid of changing
cause Ive built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
Im getting older too
Oh, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down
"Landslide"
Performed by Fleetwood Mac
* Written by Stevie Nicks
At one point, this was the mantra of my life. Some days I can't imagine there was ever a "child within my heart" - other days I think that maybe the child in our heart should never die. A point of view maybe. Don't let the light go out.
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail thru the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life
Well, Ive been afraid of changing
cause Ive built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
Im getting older too
Oh, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down
"Landslide"
Performed by Fleetwood Mac
* Written by Stevie Nicks
At one point, this was the mantra of my life. Some days I can't imagine there was ever a "child within my heart" - other days I think that maybe the child in our heart should never die. A point of view maybe. Don't let the light go out.
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