When I'm Gone

There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

And I won't feel the flowing of the time when I'm gone
All the pleasures of love will not be mine when I'm gone
My pen won't pour out a lyric line when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

And I won't breathe the bracing air when I'm gone
And I can't even worry 'bout my cares when I'm gone
Won't be asked to do my share when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

And I won't be running from the rain when I'm gone
And I can't even suffer from the pain when I'm gone
Can't say who's to praise and who's to blame when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

Won't see the golden of the sun when I'm gone
And the evenings and the mornings will be one when I'm gone
Can't be singing louder than the guns when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

All my days won't be dances of delight when I'm gone
And the sands will be shifting from my sight when I'm gone
Can't add my name into the fight while I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

And I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone
Can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

"When I'm gone"
Phil Ochs

Paradise

There's a thousand roads to get there
And each one looks the same
And with every step you're thinking
Should you have gone the other way

There are those who give directions
Even though they're lost themselves
And those who finally get there
Never really leave no trace of a trail

So, if you're searching for some peace of mind
Out in a world that is cold and unkind
Hoping someone will throw you a sign
Paradise is a hard place, a hard place to find

"Paradise"
Richie Havens

Not Pretty Enough

Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me
I live, I breathe, I let it rain on me
I sleep, I wake, I try hard not to break
I crave, I love, I've waited long enough
I try as hard as I can

"Not Pretty Enough"
 Kasey Chambers

I Know You By Heart

Midnights in winter
The glowing fire
Lights up your face in orange and gold
I see your sweet smile
Shine through the darkness
Its line is etched in my memory
So I'd know you by heart

Sharing our secrets
We'd walk until the morning was gone
We were like children
Laughing for hours
The joy you gave me lives on and on
’Cause I know you by heart
I still hear your voice
On warm summer nights
Whispering like the wind
Oh oh oh oh

You left in autumn
The leaves were turning
I walked down roads of orange and gold
I saw your sweet smile
I heard your laughter

You're still here beside me every day
’Cause I know you by heart
’Cause I know you by heart

"I Know You By Heart"
Diane Scanlon and Eve Nelson
*Performed by Eva Cassidy

Beyond beautiful!

See The Changes

She has seen me changing
It ain't easy rearranging
And it gets harder as you get older
Farther away as you get closer
And I don't know the answer
Does it even matter?
I'm wonderin' how

Seems like something out of a dream
I had years ago, yes, I remember screaming
Nobody laughing, all the good times
Getting harder to come by without weeping

"See the Changes"
Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
*Written by Stephen Stills

Better Be Home Soon

Somewhere deep inside
Something's got a hold on you
And it's pushing me aside
See it stretch on forever
I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell youY
ou'd better be home soon

Stripping back the coats
Of lies and deception
Back to nothingness
Like a week in the desert

I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
So don't say no, don't say nothing's wrong
'Cause when you get back home maybe I'll be gone
It would cause me pain
If we were to end it
But I could start again
You can depend on it
I know I'm right
For the first time in my life

That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon

That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon

Better Be Back Soon
Performed by Crowded House
*Written by Neil Finn