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So I’m standing on the shore of the rest of my life

It’s an ocean of possibility and light

And I can see forever and I just might go there, maybe, today, today,

There’s no time like today

A life lived in triumph can be fine, but you eat an elephant one bite at a time

So embellish and relish each moment and don’t forget to say thanks for today

Today, today, thank you for today

I’ve got to be in the moment, I want to be in the moment

While I’ve got a moment to be in

I’ve got to be in this moment, I want to be in this moment

While I’ve got this moment to be in

So I’m standing on the shore of the rest of my life

It’s an ocean of possibility and light

And I can see forever and I just might go there, maybe today, today, today,

There’s no time like today

I see a light up ahead, coming down the tracks

Is that my baby coming back? I want my baby coming back

Sometimes a train moves backwards like it’s coming back to you

But like a love gone sour that train is running away from you

Like a caboose you’ve been cut loose

Sometimes you run like a fool chasing that train

Looks like you missed it again, poor fool you’ve missed it again

Now you’re standing on the platform, voices in your head

You’re staring off that platform when someone says

Boy, you gotta let her go, gotta let her go, just let her go, you gotta let her go

Just let her go, gotta let her go. Let her go!

So what lessons have you learned from this escapade,

Is it a fool you’ve been made, or have you learned to love again?

The woman worried too much, had the weight of the world on her mind

Anxiety attacks, she couldn’t relax, her face was a map of worry lines

And when she died everyone cried but no one denied the fear inside

That they were very much like her

And when I see this waste of energy I remember these words

You can’t add one day to your life

So why worry, why worry, why worry

Why worry about things you can’t change?

You can’t add one day to your life

So evil does exist, but so does the beauty of righteousness

It all comes down to choice, listen to the negative or that still and quiet voice

And when you think everything has gone bad,

Just remember what some others have

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The pelican’s perched as if for a photo,

It’s early and fishin’s good

The sun comes up on my sleepless cup

And my tears flow where that pelican stood

The surf is sloppy as life I’ve found,

It’s early, the sand is still cool

I got what I feared as lotion I smeared,

My tears fell in that pelican’s pool

A wave goes out, a wave comes in, stand there a second it’ll do it again

The ebb and flow of a lovers glow and that’s enough for the pelican and I

He takes off in flight, a goal is in sight,

It’s early, his mind is on fishin

With kamikaze abandon to the surf he goes slammin

And I crash where the pelican’s fishin, we’re wishin and a fishin

That pelican’s bill never seems to fill,

It’s early, but many fish have been ate

With lovers kept apart living can smart

And I scream while that damned bird fills its plate

He’s stuffin his face while my heart breaks,

My heart breaks, my heart is breakin

So I got another day to live. Take my time, do whatever I want

Chase some dreams that almost died. Don’t resist, leave doubt aside

So I got another night to sleep. Look at beauty yet unseen

And wake up truly rested. Move right into a daydream

Oh can you dream like you used to as a child

Has your heart iced over or is it warm and beating wild?

Oh you can dream, see adventures in your mind

Let it burst out of your fingertips and flow out of your eyes

So I got another dream to live like a movie holding my captive

No longer watching from the side-lines, and the impact of my life is massive

Yes I can dream like the child I used to be

My heart’s not cold; it’s warm and beating free

Yes I can dream, see adventures in my mind

They’re bursting out my fingertips and flowing out of my eyes

So I got another day to life, take my time, do whatever I want

The Expedition

They left the shores of the Rio Grande, mud on their boots and hand in hand

They left the shores of the Rio Grande, mud on their boots and hand in hand

Only sure of the shifting sands and time and gravity’s demands

Where they’re headed God ony knows, where they’ll end up, the wind blows

What they’ll be like time will show, with seeds like this only love can grow

The Expedition is moving on ahead,

They made a decision, there’s no more need be said

A major commitment from the heart and from the head

They’re knee deep in it, not leading but being led

They can hear it, they do not fear it and they are in the Spirit

In her heart he drove a wedge making her walk close to the edge

It’s time he pulled her in off the ledge and told her where he’s going with this

For you I’d walk a million miles, fill my pack with a thousand trials

Just to get a load of your smiles

I’d take a trip around the world, if that’s what it takes to get back to you girl

I’d take a trip around the world, if that’s what it takes to get back to you girl

Many miles and many moons, insanity is gonna set in soon

This loneliness can dry up the bones with each step I wish that I was home

But you and I we counted the cost, we knew the gains, we knew the loss

But to the wind we tossed it all away

The Expedition is moving on ahead

They made a decision, there’s no more need be said

They can smell it, they cannot dispel it, they might as well just yell it. Hey!!

Stepping outside, the sun fills my eyes, I am in a better place

This mountain view reminds me of you

And how you brought me to this special place

And I am in a better place. Yes, I am in a better place.

I left a lot in Illinois, I made the hardest choice to go and find creative space

Debt so high, and pay so low, but I had to go at a different pace

Now I’m in a better place. Yes I am in a better place.

An attitude of gratitude, I shine my light

I see it in my minds eye, I feel it in my heart, I set sail for brighter days

And now I walk on quiet shores; a treasure found, I only want some more

With that window shut I open a brand new door

So insecure, I was so sure she would leave me for a handsome face

And focusing on this, and all that boo hiss, made me just dismiss my better traits

But beauty’s deeper than the face

Thankfulness makes a heart of grace

The grace of a friend is a colorful bouquet

And being myself and my best friend is a better place

I never fully believed in angels before this beautiful one flew out of my life

The evidence shown right at our door, she left feathers in her flight

Redefining shadow, recalibrating darkness and light,

Resetting boundaries, leaving feathers in her flight

My windows were open in case she flew by, welcoming her in the wink of an eyes

In fact I prayed with all of my might she’d leave feathers in her flight

Fly back home to me angel, how could have I known

That you were an angel, when to this earth I am so prone?

Fly back home to me darling, I’ve been grounded since you’ve flown

I can handle the loneliness, but I don’t want to be alone

Servants of fire I’ve heard them defined, the angels working among mankind

But her and I make an even brighter light, we leave feathers in our flight

Redefining shadow, recalibrating darkness and light

Resetting boundaries, leaving feathers in our flight

The morning sun on the Flatirons splatters and spreads

My thoughts of you are as sun-drops on the breeze

Moving in stillness and constant in change

I will always be grateful for these;

Colorado and you

You brought me through changes, no always easy it’s true

But I don’t regret life’s difficulties

For out of my shadow I have surely emerged

Exposing both the lead and the gold in me

Like Colorado can do

Like Colorado can do

Harsh and heavy as granite and bitter brush delicate

The spice of life is such variety

The air thinning of pine scent at twelve thousand feet

Like Colorado and you,

Like Colorado and you, You YOU!

You took me up, and showed me the ropes

And you sent me packin when I dashed your hopes

And you let me back in showing how to forgive

How could I want anything else but to live

In Colorado with you

In Colorado with you, with you

There is a point in time to come, all will be said, all will be done

Not found on a time-piece face, in fact it’s more like a place

A fulfillment, a perfect rhyme, a magical place known as Whentime

When you see loved ones gone before and you’re prepared, go through the door

All is ready, it’s your last climb; they’re standing there waving to you from Whentime

You’ll know Whentime has finally come

Whentime has finally come to be known

Showing Whentime has reached its prime

In the fullness of time, Whentime will be shown

The hand at the wheel is true and steady, there’s no looking back or forward, just ready

No judgment, no recourse, no crime; the stars are aligned in the space of Whentime

The number add up, the equation is solved, the machines are all quiet, all is resolved

The song crescendos, harmonies chime; the chord hums and vibrates Whentime

It was noisy at the park on his quiet walk, he could barely hear his thoughts

But the gist of them he caught despite the noise

Something about acceptance and gratitude, these themes run through his life

As he sucks upon the strife that he enjoys

And oh if life is good, then it’s as it should be, as it should be

And though she is not with him and far away and he doesn’t know when he’ll

See her again in this life

He only needs to conjure the scent of her skin and that bright light in her eyes

To fully relize she’s always with him

And oh if life is truly good, then it’s as it should be

And as it should be is as it is now, he can not see all and he best knows not how

Accepting that all is as it should be, is his secret to happiness and letting it be

And as the years fly acceptance softly lands, they may never meet again

But loving thoughts he’ll send in her direction

For the losing of her trust in the error of his ways, was a gaining of his soul

His life is now a goal of self-correction

And oh if life is truly good, then it’s as it should be.

And as it should be is as it is now, he can not see all and he best knows not how

Accepting that all is as it should be, is his secret to happiness and letting it be

And oh, if life is good, then it’s as it should be, as it should be

Poppa did you listen, did you see?

As the world grew warm did you think of me?

I gotta deal with it cause you did not

Thanks for nothin poppa, thanks a lot

On the nightly news a senator cries,

“Their side of the aisle still denies

It’s not our problem and it’s too late now

Who sees the future anyhow?”

I can smell it in the water as another fish dies

I can hear it by the water in the coastland cries

I can see it on the water as all boats rise

I’m no scientist, but I’m not outta touch

One degree Celsius doesn’t sound like much

Every day species drop like flies

While we listen to our Government lies

We gotta act now with urgency

If not for Greta, then for you and me

It is our problem, it’s our house on fire

And we’ve lit our own funeral pyre

Where’d you go, my beautiful marine?

Once bigger than life, you’re no longer seen

Where’d you go, my beautiful marine?

You were right in front of me

You were right in front of me

Father to many, husband to one

Brother of eleven, a favorite son

An animal lover, and lover of fun

My beautiful marine, a life well done

My beautiful marine, a life well done- Hoo-rah!

Ninety years came and they went

Times of reflection is time well spent

Though family scattered he strongly resolved

This beautiful marine, stayed involved.

My thoughts go down to the canyons

They’re as deep as my love for you

This love I shall not abandon

I wouldn’t know how to

So who’s been whisperin’ in your ears

Telling you lies

To me there’s nothing quite as dear

As you and I

So test me now my love, in this

But I shall not be moved

True love isn’t easily dismissed

A fact it’s testing proves

My thoughts go up to the mountains

And climb on their heights with me

Then they go down to the forests

As green as my envy

So who’s been feeding you these lines?

Quoting chapter and verse

There’s no love as strong as mine

For better or worse

So my thoughts go down to the canyons

They’re as deep as my love for you

This love I shall not abandon

I wouldn’t know how to

I wouldn’t know how to

I wouldn’t know how to

I went to sleep and dreamed of you

and that shiny house that we once knew

I don't regret words recently said

Though sharp as glass they bleed true

The thunder rolled and a strong gale wind

Blew down the house we once lived in

And I tried to avoid it I really did

Inferior construction did it in

You never liked the windows, they weren’t air proof

But we put in 220 and replaced the roof

It wasn't enough, what was enough?

Would someone please define enough

The thunder rolled and a strong gale wind

Blew down the house we once lived in

And I tried to avoid it I really did

Too much love denial did it in

You gotta draw up new plans

But they'll be built by someone else's hands

You gotta draw up new plans

But they'll be built by someone else's hands

I went to sleep and dreamed of you

and that shiny house that you’ll redo

I saw her walking there but I couldn’t tell if she was going or coming

I had somewhere to be but felt compelled to stop and I noticed she was humming

“What’s that you’re singing there dear?” She looked at me with a glassy-eyed stare

It was clear that she couldn’t see as she looked right through me, and said;

“Thank you for stopping”, surprisingly loud

“Thank you all for stopping”, as if I was part of a crowd

Well I was mesmerized and knew I had to stay, she gestured in a grandiose way

So I sat on that city patch of green, motioning, she set up the scene

“The show starts in just a moment now, please hold applause for the final bow”

Then turning her back and facing the east, she raised her arms and said,

“Behold the feast…..

The show starts with the sunrise, followed by a morning storm

The thunder is percussion, the flowers are the horns

The insect wings are the cello strings, buzzing in the wind

The birds are the pipes and the piccolos, the trees and the bushes join in

And it really doesn’t matter if the rain starts to splatter when you’re part of the song

You really won’t regret if you’re dry or if you’re wet

Life is short, and the storms don’t last long”

I had to fly so I said my goodbye, but I never would forget

This lesson rich, a moment in which two humans and nature met

If I hadn’t stopped what would I have missed?

Because I did two strangers were kissed

It was clearly a moment meant to be

When an unseen hand got ahold of me and said,

“Thank you for stopping, I needed that touch

“Thank you all for stopping, thank you all so much”

Lady:

“Well I know you gotta go

and I’m looking at your departure with an open mind”

Storyteller:

As the bar room sailor sips his whiskey slow

The bar room lady watches the sailor go

Bar Room Sailors:

Tarry Ho! a rollie, rollie rowing

Tarry Ho! Erl-y in the morning

The sailors are headed out to sea

Tarry Ho! a rollie, rollie rowing

Tarry Ho! Er-ly in the morning

The widows are down on their knees

Sailor:

“You don’t tell me lies,

There’s patience in your voice and your lovin eyes”

Storyteller:

And the ancient sailor’s getting up for the door

While the bar room lady’s hopin he’ll be back for more

As the bar room sailor sips his whiskey slow

The bar room lady watches the sailor go

Storyteller:

She’d say, “You don’t know which way the winds blowin,

How can you say you’ll be coming back?”

He’d say, “Darling I was made for rowin

but I love you, so I’m always coming back,

I love you, so I’m always coming back.”

Lady:
”You say you’ll be back, but not until you learn what you’re gonna’ learn”

Sailor:

“Yes, and then I’ll have your love as soon as the sea has granted my return.”

Storyteller:

So the bar room sailor’s bidding the lady farewell

And the bar room lady loves him but she won’t tell

As the bar room sailor sips his whiskey slow

The bar room lady watches the sailor go

“Why don’t they all get a life?” He sneered at the Christian on TV.

Throwing the remote, he put on his coat and headed to the bar for a beer

Who’s got a life around here?

He sits at his usual stool, the one that’s never been level

Greets the bar-keep who wishes he could sleep without recurring nightmares

Who’s got a life around here?

There’s the old army fellow with few teeth, yellow from sucking his favorite cigars

Between and betwixt dirty jokes and jerky sticks he claims to have no fear

Who’s got a life around here?

An out of town salesman exceeds his quota of beer nuts and buffalo wings

His brunette is slurping, his cell phone is chirping, his wife asks, “Where are you dear?”

Who’s got a life around here?

The newscast is blaring; an anchor is sharing the latest death-toll of a shooting

The waitress is hoe-hum as she ponders the conundrum, “How can God be near?”

Who’s got a life around here?

Not one of them sees the forest through the trees

Life is just a haze, like rats in a maze

Not one of them knows which way the wind blows

Yet they judge those who follow where it goes

They all head for home, bellies full of foam and hearts full of various voids

They curse the billboard verse, “Jesus is Lord”, with attitudes clear

“Who needs His life around here?”

While outside the tavern it’s cold as a cavern, a homeless man sits and smiles

His fingers are bleeding, but his heart’s still beating

And he thankfully sheds a tear

Who’s got a life around here?

Who’s got a life around here?

Right in times of trouble, rotten times of pain

Rochester oh Rochester, the land of eternal rain

When I go to Rochester I get high from my hometown

But before I reach my peak the rain comes pouring down

Rochester, oh Rochester, my home town in New York

I would’ a been born on a Monday

But the rain delayed the stork

I got all kinds of relations waiting for me there

My cousin Jim, my good friend Jeff,

And the girl with the frizzy hair… and buck teeth

I’ve been wondering how your doing, I’m sitting here stewin over you

It’s been so long since we spoke, I went for broke, I’m glad to find you home

When it comes to being sweet you got most beat

When it comes to being fine you’re above the line

But when it comes to being true girl you don’t know what to do

But you got me on the line

How’s that new husband you’re workin, is he still jerkin you around?

I sound bitter? Well maybe, I’m just no quitter like that clown

When they handed out the smarts, he got small parts

When it comes down to looks, well at least he cooks

What else has he got?, yeah you and I do not

But I got you on the line

It’s so good to hear your voice, it was my choice to finally leave

But it grieved me the way we lived and now I live with nothing but grief

When it comes down to luck, well I suck

But when it comes to abilities, I got plenty

Webster’s book pictures me as the fool who could not see

That I had you on the line, rub it in!

Well I guess I’ll let you go now and let you get on back to sleep

You sound angry and frustrated with these memories I keep

I didn’t mean to impose and step on toes

I didn’t mean to infringe while I’m on a binge

But I meant every word I said , I can’t get you outta my head

Yeah you got me on the line

I woke up one misty morning in the middle of Michigan

I wiped the dirt off my face and put on a smiling grin

I left a note on the cabin table and took off toward the woods

It said, “I’ll be back when I get home, sunset sounds good.”

Trudgin off with a grudge toward the world around me

To a branch in the highest pine tree in the valley

Hated the world around me, I wish they never found me

In that tree, was gonna jump and be free

They found me and they brought me down and took me back to camp

I laid down by a singing fire and smoked up the evening damp

Fear is all that I could feel, confusion all I showed

When she turned to look at me, it brought me a new low

Running off to the woods rising up around me

To a height that would both empower and confound me

Evil thoughts I pondered, good god how my black mind wandered

In that tree, was gonna jump and be free

The boy’s a man, that man is me and I’m still climbing trees

Reaching for the higher branches and the greater reach in me

Way up here, in the tree it’s clear and helps me see my way

A life is planted, don’t take it for granted and hold on while it sways

I think of trees in Spring and my thoughts becoming things in that tree

So glad that I can be in that tree

Looking as the leaves fall to blanket muddy trails

The wood is my asylum, its comfort never fails

Take off and fly for now, we can not stay or play

Looking as the leaves fall, my thoughts are on the May

Cool as the dark side of the moon, the air stings my eyes

Waiting in half life in graves like dusk for fireflies

Darkened forms of trunk and stem more naked day by day

Like clothing round my lovers legs I fall in thoughts of May

Falling down the rabbit hole, I drink of your love sweet

And gently land in memories of the day

We once forewarned in love, were crushed by only love

And promises were made again upon the May

I trust you love, you’re always there to warm when warmth I need

I know your mind is on the May as my heart also pleads

Days dark and short slide longer, as earths angle shifts

Gazing as the stars thaw to May our melted gift

Oh spring ye forth green month so fine, and dance no more delayed

Teach us anew with fog and dew as morning greets the glade

Run wind in hair and fingers feel, the tops of crops displayed

For comes my girl with a childish twirl and love meant for the May

Love meant for the May

Love meant for the May

Love meant for the May