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A song for Mary
04:30
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From a different time
but it’s still the same place
with your smile in mine
Your face in my face
To say your not here
it doesn’t sound right
the salt in these tears
the stars in the night
I hope that you knew
how deeply you are loved
sometimes we’re dreaming of sunshine
when we should watch the rains fall
Time goes by fast
and sometimes it’s gone
what lives in the past
we can take it along
The good with the bad
known and unknown
the things that we’ve had
the things we’ve outgrown
I hope that you knew
How deeply you are loved
sometimes we’re dreaming of sunshine
when we should watch the rains fall
I hope you that you knew
How deeply you are loved
sometimes we’re dreaming of sunshine
when we should watch the rains fall
Mary go round rose garden in the ground
I’ll follow your sound and see you around
Didsbury didn’t hurry Wasa wasn’t far
sweet calligraphy on the back of your cards
Willy nilly Jack and Goldie bucket of frogs
Susan, Kathy, Jim and Debbie, Hana and Rob
Thank you for making the best that you could
may it bring you peace knowing we’re all good
From a different time
but it’s still the same place
with your smile in mine
your face in my face
I know you’re still here
at least not too far
the salt in a tear
the light from a star
I hope that you find
Shelter from the storm
why be dreaming of sunshine
let’s let the moon have it’s time
Sometimes we’re dreaming of sunshine
when we should watch rain fall
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2. |
A glow that grows
04:06
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started with thoughts before the words made a sound
(heard it out loud before I wrote it all down)
don’t say the words say what they’re trying to say
(show me how you feel in a different way)
bend the light from your shadow
(sunlight under the sea)
coax the story out of tired old bone
(the story you are trying to be)
~~be willing to grow
~~a patchwork blanket in the snow
It’s not about want it’s what is already there
(in the morning calm you sang it with care)
wanted a sign until the sign was a sign
(didn’t you know that you will always be mine)
cast the dice face your sorrow
(sunlight under the sea)
catch your best breath and let it finally go
(the story you are trying to be)
~~be willing to grow
~~a patchwork blanket in the snow
The beauty of a storm watched from
some place safe and warm.
A soft glow that grows brighter as your thoughts form.
Watched all the stars glow without a step outside
(in all the sun’s light you still cannot hide)
sometimes it’s not real until you say it three times
(sometime sometime sometime)
pull the weight from your shoulders
(sunlight under the sea)
rest your heavy eyes as you place your next step
(the story you are trying to be)
~~be willing to grow
~~a patchwork blanket in the snow
The beauty of a storm watched from
some place safe and warm.
A soft glow that grows brighter as your thoughts form.
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3. |
Best you ever had
04:51
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Didn’t we say that it was over
I remember feeling that we surely had
Still your looking over your sweet shoulder acting more than sad
thinking maybe it wasn’t all that bad
Maybe it’s the best you ever had
All it does now is make you sad
Either way our memories are here now
and we can grow from being more than sad
hard to shake the tragic fear of how
your love was something bad
I might have been the best you never had
Maybe it’s the best you ever had
and all it does now is make you sad
Doesn’t it make you feel like something
when nothing ever seems to go your way
acting on behalf of words that you sing
and don’t know how to say
Always hope you have your next best day
Maybe it’s the best you’ve ever had
and getting it better doesn’t make you sad
There was a point to this whole commotion
Let’s finally put this story off to bed
Bad enough to keep this rift in motion
just so you’re the best
to study so hard but skip the final test
Maybe it’s the best you ever had
and you know exactly why that makes you sad
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4. |
Two notes
05:03
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I’ve been high on your smile
watched you cry
every tear would break my heart
in two until there was
only just me and you
You and I like a song
a lullaby
each note would send a shiver
up my spine
cause I was yours and you were mine
you told me that love was enough
and I felt so weak longing for your touch
only two notes and they’re wrong
and I sing it like it’s the only song
I know
love yourself you said as you
closed the door
gentle while we played at being
one soul tied
when you dropped the ball
we both cried
Just one soul
one hand on the door
so we’re told
can you find patience
and make with it peace?
are we ever more in need
of a gentle release?
you told me that I was enough
and I learned the hard way
that even tender love could be tough
Only two notes and they’re blue
and I sing em like the only one listening
is you
I’ll draw from the cards
keep an eye out for storms
send my regards
to the shoes that I’ve worn
raise a glass for the chance
of taking more chances
I’ve always got time
for these hopeless romances
when it’s finally time
to sit back and unwind
I hope to see that smile returned
a compromise and lessons learned
made it all up as we went along
there’s only two notes to this song
And I sing it like it’s the only song
I know
And I sing it like the only one listening
is you
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5. |
Picture yourself
04:14
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picture yourself walking
out there on the road
looking out for traffic
doing as you’re told
picture yourself waiting
with nothing on the shelf
you’re spending time like money
never known such wealth
time to turn it over
a new leaf will come up
found a three leaf clover
let’s blame it on your luck
speak easy
don’t lie
don’t just picture it
picture yourself
Tell a story
ask why
don’t just picture it
picture yourself
Picture yourself helping
out to lend a hand
there are many ways my son to
make a better man
gentle isn’t weak
and these weeks can turn to days
hope you find your feet
as you slowly make your way
Picture yourself hiding
a portrait underground
when the leaves start rustling wildly
you’ll know that you’ve been found
looking for perspective
to see and feel something new
Without a clear objective
you can still enjoy the view
speak easy
don’t lie
don’t just picture it
picture yourself
Tell a story
ask why
don’t just picture it
picture yourself
Picture yourself smiling
it doesn’t mean there won’t be tears
but when your heart gets broken
you can picture yourself here
somewhere in your bloodstream
a river underground
your favorite kind of ice cream
a warm embracing sound
Picture yourself sailing
in a boat out on the sea
a view filled with the horizons
everywhere you look you’ll see
and if that line of sight is broken
by a veil of happy tears
Tell yourself a secret that
only you can hear
speak easy
don’t lie
don’t just picture it
picture yourself
Tell a story
ask why
don’t just picture it
picture yourself
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6. |
Something pretty
05:10
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I’ve made you something pretty
I hope that you’ll agree
sometimes just the thought of it
can make you make believe
I’m not always as considerate
as I would like to be
there are times I circle back to it
and wish it wasn’t me
I made you something pretty
it’s you.
we’d be lost for finding words
if I saw you everyday
Guess the secret’s knowing
what you really want to say
Let’s surprise the secrets out
and let our shadows play
I made you something pretty
but I had to give you away
They were soft but only seen
made you dream of kings and queens
the food was always ready when
you wanted it to be
guess we’ve found our pretty shiny things
shining on our cloudy screens
if only there was time enough
to show you how I really love
I’ve made you something stronger
than me
If it feels like only yesterday
perhaps it only was
Guess it’s still an answer
when you say it’s just because
Maybe there’s a better way
to give this question time
I made you something stronger
but I could not make you mine
I’ve made you something pretty
you said it’s pretty sad
maybe it can fill the space
we never got to have
hope that one day you’ll consider it
as I would like to stay
made me feel so very fortunate
more than I can ever say
I made you something special
it’s true
we’d be lost for finding words
if I saw you everyday
Guess the secret’s knowing
what you really want to say
Let’s surprise the secrets out
and let our shadows play
I made you something pretty
but I had to give you away
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7. |
Friends of mine
03:37
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Friend of mine
haven’t seen you in such a long time
are you feeling the pull of the weight
on the heart of your sleeve
as you stop for a pause
and relearn how to breathe?
and when I go there I’ll go there with you
until it’s over I share life with
Friends of mine
are you holding your cards or mine?
are we folding laundry outside
in the sun under sky
as a steady wind blows
the clouds go on by?
and when I go here I’ll go there with you
until it’s over I share life with
Friends of mine
do you have any treasures to find?
are they easy or covered in water
and buried at sea?
like an uncovered daughter that sings just like me?
and when I go there I’ll go there with you
until it’s over I share life with
You keep me grounded with the wind at my back
the sound of unwound strings without the attack
it’s not time but the patience that you lack
Walking barefooted and stepping on cracks
Keeping the time even though it is hard
hang it on walls and keep it just like gods
sending me flowers and subtle regards
I knew that we knew the moment they knew they were ours.
when I go there I’ll go there with you
until it’s over I share life with
Friends of mine
so glad that we finally met
extending my service and all that I do is your show but it’s still here offered up wherever you go
and when I go there I’ll go there with you
until it’s over I share life with you
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8. |
How I love you
04:31
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another day gone by
Let’s bring it back inside
sing another lullaby
memorize gentle lines
contours of grand design
and I know it’s always mine
melodies revealing
harmonies still waiting
When
leaving isn’t an option
and hope is always
Home
to all your best intentions
and unsaid words like
how I love you
is why you love me
The tempo feels just right
another silent night
all we need is the moonlight
melodies enchanting
harmonies left hanging
When
leaving isn’t an option
and hope is always
Home
to all your best intentions
and unsaid words
like how I lost you
is why you lost me
When
leaving isn’t an option
and hope is always
Home
to all our best intentions
and unsaid words like
How
you make your way depends on
why you want to
Stay
and live our best intentions
and say the words like
how I love you
is why you love me
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9. |
Towards
04:40
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just a few old photos
from the treasured times we’ve shared
an image comes to mind
of a young boy running
down a long gravel road
a time of radio
with a gentler kind of frequency
we were there on the mossy side
how easy
both the question and reply
Gotta read the story
to appreciate the twist
An image comes to mind
of an old time driving
down a well worn gravel road
a talk show on the radio
with a cruel sense of irony
we were there under prairie sky
how easy
both a question and reply
Now I’m the camera for the documentary
called my memories of you
all cracked sepia
there’s color too
but it’s
filtered through
old sea glass
and honey wine
How easy could it be?
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