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nothing in the way
03:25
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Looking down the stream
Far as the eye can see
Nothing in the way
Nothing in the fray
You fly and fly
Back to a simple time
No reason and no rhyme
For doing what you do
No fussing 'round the coop
You smile and smile
But one hard breath you're caught in the wind
Holding court with hearth and kin
Your mind reels back, a fish on a line
Flopping round, fighting against the tide
You try and try
Stories in the bookcase
Hidden between the words
Sparking memories
Bringing you to your knees
You cry and cry
Heartache holds its own
A tether on your soul
Shining ever bright
While holding on so tight
You're tired inside
The duct-taped trunk holding all your life
Glue gone weak after all this time
The hardest thing is to let it go
Love comes round when you let it flow
And it's time, it's time
it's time
looking down the stream
far as the eye can see
Nothing in the way
Nothing in the fray
You fly and fly
You fly and fly
You fly and fly
Flyyyyyyy
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dream in blue
01:31
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indigo dreams
04:23
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Dan Messe - sailor
03:25
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I'm not a sailor
I'm not so strong out of my shoes
dragging like anchors
Over the ocean pearls in the sky
Strung round the moon
Pointing to you
And I’ll sail til morning
Or I’ll sail til I am carried to you
Tonight
I'm not a sailor
But I’ll spend the night out on the sea
Out on the sea
And I’ll sail til morning
Or I’ll sail til I am carried to you
Tonight
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The dress that you hated was always my favorite
Thing that you ever wore
Lips on the ladle and rocking the cradle
Dead leaves on the kitchen floor
No one remembers the milkman
His grandson sells phones at the mall
Somebody spray-painted "no one can save you"
On the side of the library wall
Someone stopped feeding the stray dog of evening
But the doughnut shop is still smellin' good
Children are hiding behind aluminum siding
That's painted to look just like wood
The zookeeper's feeding leaves
To the tired old giraffe at the zoo
I got over all of the others - I'll get over you
I got over all of the others - I'll get over you
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view out every window
03:51
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i was wishing there was a way
for a song to mend your soul
carry you over the coals and into the rolling swells
you tell your story
it's loud in the spray of the shore
with an ear pressed to a seashell
and echoed, echoed in truth
br. as a molting crab you rid your shell
while a plant leaf drops on the sill
making room for new
bloom
you wave goodbye to the useless dirge
and the last vestige of gloom
and all you had to do was wait
until you grew a new armor
and with the grace of a butterfly
free of her cocoon
like flower petals in the sky
br. you carry a sleeping roll
down to the beach and all on your own
you lay in the sand and you sleep
and pretend its your home
your castle with many towers
a view out every window
for me and you
then you wake up and walk away
tide washes it on
as a familiar storm and you grab your pail
and go home
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gumby 1955-1982
03:55
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he was born with a bendy clay body
the color of green apple gum
his friend was an orange pony named pokey
they ran around had lots of fun
yeah, even when they got into hot water
troubled by ogres in their way
well everything turned out alright
by the end of the show each day
happy sidekicks were they
close as peas in a pod
they were like styrofoam and twinkies
more alike than they were not
their show made them dollars in the millions
endorsements to make the muppets cry
toys, games, breakfast cereal and candy
but no teeth to enjoy what money could buy
i had my own gumby and pokey
when i was done playing, it's true
there were teethmarks on gumby's bell bottom legs
and pokey's wires were poking through
happy sidekicks were they
close as peas in a pod
they were like styrofoam and twinkies
more alike than they were not
the tv stars who came later
even mean mr sluggo and poor mr bill
couldn't hold a candle to gumby and pokey
alas, no clay kids ever will
the moral is hold onto your loved ones
run around and have lots of fun
and may your story have a happy ending
after all your days of living are done
happy sidekicks are we
close as peas in a pod
we're like styrofoam and twinkies
we're more alike than we are not....we're more alike than we are not
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chanson d'amour
03:08
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tous les gens qui en l'esprit du coeur
Heureux sont les gens qui rise toujours
Oiseau de rouge qui chantes si belle si bleu
Son chanson si comme un beau bijou
Tous les étoiles sont dedans les yeux
Comme les arbres remplis avec les fleurs
Un paradis le ven qui souf bisou
Tout le monde rêve douce rêves d’amour
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counting stars
04:10
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out in the wind
mettle on, tucking in
eking 'round the next bend
use up every drop
fences keep out keep in
do your best to follow
harken to a sweet voice
the one that pushes on
coffee's getting cold
time to make the toast
best jam in the pot
won't keep the spoon from falling
read the books, drink the wine
a letter in your pocket
long to hear the words
while mercy feeds the soul
steel your eyes
to see what's ahead
a crystal ball won't help
live while you breathe
lean it to love
a mystery in counting stars
you always knew the answer
you always knew the sky
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in from the storm
03:17
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Once there was a way
To get back homeward
Once there was a way
To get back home
sleep pretty darling do not cry
and I will sing a lullaby
golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise,
sleep pretty darling do not cry
and I will sing a lullaby
Once there was a way
To get back homeward
Once there was a way
To get back home
sleep pretty darling do not cry
and I will sing a lullaby
golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise,
sleep pretty darling do not cry
and I will sing a lullaby
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find a way
04:43
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Sharon:
I remember as a child I didn’t dream of being an engineer
I remember as a child I didn’t dream of being a nurse
I remember all I dreamed of was to play basketball at a higher level
Daycare, Elementary, Middle, High School and College
What do you want to be?
Who do you want to be?
Where would you like to go?
Dream Sharon, Dream
I dreamed of working in the Arts full time
I dreamed of meeting Dr. Maya Angelou
I dreamed of being Dr. Maya Angelou
I dreamed of being happy
I dreamed of helping the black voice be heard
I dreamed of changing the world one story at a time
Dream Sharon, Dream
jean:
water flows, reflecting the tide
waves like cotton sheets flutter on the line
sways an empty hammock
'neath the trees of summer's end
fly away, fly away
across the land to another time
Sharon:
Lights cut off
Bank account balance, zero zero dot zero zero
Family not understanding
College educated, two degrees
Get down on your knees
Lord Please
Dream Sharon, Dream
jean:
sleep a dream beguiles me
nest in the arms of a cherry tree
wearing pedal-pushers torn at the knee
a flower crown of daisies
far away, far away
stars still hang the sky
wind bends pastures into night
Sharon:
I’m losing my mind Depression settles in
Desperate and Confused
Lonely and ashamed
My heart hurts Body aches
I’m Drowning in pain, Dream Sharon, Dream
jean:
I watch the news and cry again
carrying weight of a thousand words
we embrace amid the tremble
where hearts find voice again
find a way, find a way
together through the storm
'til the world's asunder no more
Find a way
Find a way
Find a way
Find a way
Find a way
Find a way
Find a way
Find a way
til a new day
shines the way
Sharon:
Job in the Arts...GOT IT!
Supplied a platform for Black Voices YEAP! YEAP!
I’m standing here today telling my story DEEPLY HUMBLED!!! Dream Sharon, Dream
Dream my brother, Dream my sister, Dream my brothers and sisters Dream to be who you’re meant to be
Are you ready to live the dream? Are you ready to live the dream? Are you ready to live the dream?
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celestial waltz
03:41
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before the day had yet begun
she knew there was something new
Met a happy, twirling man
They danced the whole day through
the sun showed the way as they followed the sky
painting of hearts palest blue
Fate entwined their tide-pool souls
While moon shadows lit the muse
he climbed in her heart with a dusting of stars
no words did they need
love did bloom at the rise of the moon
While the sun lay down sleepily
the end of the earth, the fairest of tales
Bathed in dappled hue
sun and the moon floated away
A celestial waltz for two
before the day had yet begun
she felt a charm anew
loved her happy, twirling man
they danced the whole way through
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jean mann Seattle, Washington
Experiencing jean mann’s music is akin to sitting around the kitchen table, catching up on the news of the soul. A genre-
hopping, contemporary singer-songwriter, she flavors her tunes with tenor and acoustic guitars, ukuleles and harmonica. All to accompany a warm, texture-laden vocal style.
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