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Where the Earth is Round (2009)
Don't forget: Using a songwriter's lyrics and/or music without permission is very bad indeed. Frowned upon. Quite disrespectful. Creates icky stuff in the universe. Not Some Far-Away Place words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing There you were, here you are Y'kinda wondered if you'd get this far Hello, faith so long deferred Life goes by like the shadow of a bird On a wide, wide window looking over A map drawn on your face Horizon so close you could paint it if you try It's not some far-away place Sleepin' through, wake up late Time gets squishy when there's less of it to waste Fav'rite dream never tried Smacks you in the head like a bully passin' by Down a narrow hallway gallery Of the mem'ries that you've framed The objects in the mirror are closer than they seem And it's not some far-away place Big ol' rock. Canyon wall. Edge of a cliff. Not pretty at all. Take a step, close your eyes You might learn to fly Dusty trunk, hefty pack Easier to see it if it isn't on your back Dizzy bridge, cleared to cross Might feel better if the heavy stuff is tossed There's a key fits the lock of your childhood home But the rooms are rearranged Bruised but aware while you're trippin' on the chairs It's not some far-away place Where the Earth Is Round words and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing From here, I can see that the Earth is round blessed by the bones in the sacred ground I can see where the rivers flow, oh, they flow I can touch the brilliant sky the sun and the moon and the northern lights Oh, the dancing stars they feel so close I am here because of souls Who walked before and called this home Bowed their heads on a trail of tears Falling down and now, today They're resting here within this place Where the Earth is round [Where the seasons change] From here is the scent of seasons change before the snow and after the rain Leaves releasing, waltzing with the wind I hear the sound of magic, oh the loons calling out, my heart is full Sounds of where I am and where I've been Land holds the lakes Lakes reflect the sky Sky holds our dreams Tumbles down in light From here, I can see that the Earth is round blessed by the bones in the sacred ground I can see where the rivers flow, oh, they flow I can touch the brilliant sky the sun and the moon and the northern lights Oh, the dancing stars they feel so close Coffee Tasted Better When You Were Here Words and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing Sit here wonderin' what has changed My coffee tasted better yesterday Bought it from the same java-beanery place My coffee tasted better yesterday Same ol' kitchen Same ol' cup Same ol' way I tend to drink the stuff up Only thing I added is a little tear Guess the coffee tasted better when you were here Start the engine go for a ride The car's so quiet and I don't know why I haven't changed the funny way I drive The car's so quiet and I don't know why Same ol' chassis Tires and jack Same ol' route to there and back Only thing missin' is just the right song The car's so quiet now that you are gone I wake up I look here and there My smile's run off to I don't know where Such a pretty day so it don't seem fair My smile's run off to I don't know where Same ol' sun in the Same ol' sky Same ol' me and I'm thinking I'll find Only thing that up and disappeared My smile stuck around when you were here Pink Guitar words and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing Everything is sagging Her eyelids to her knees The body might be dragging The spirit's light and she's Got a pink guitar, pink guitar It helps her think Playing her pink guitar Pink guitar, pink guitar Brand new strings upon a pink guitar No time left to fake it There's much she cannot fix It's midlife if she makes it Lives to one-oh-six (Chorus: With her pink guitar ...) If some fairy offered her a trip back to her teens She'd stuff that little sprite into a jar Anytime she's feeling ancient, she knows what she needs Crazy thing, the joy it brings Playing her pink guitar Half-way down the road and She's looking at the signs One says, "What you know" and The other, "Keep on trying' — and bring your: (Chorus) How Did I Words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing Not what she wants but it's what she's got Wrote her own story with a sorry plot I can always edit or so she thought She begins to frown when she looks around She says: How did I get so stuck? Outta time and outta luck I'd like to change it but I'm too caught up, oh How do I end this play? There's too much left to say Didn't mean to let it get away, so tell me how did I? Not where she went but it's where she is Tryin' to find a map and the turn she missed Wasn't I s'posed to end up with my bliss? She begins to frown when she looks around She says: How did I get so lost? Where is that stuff I tossed? I'd show my life who's boss but it's so exhausting How did this thing get stalled? It's barely at a crawl Didn't mean to hit the brakes at all, oh, tell me how did I? Tell her she's not driving Loosen up her grip It's not about arriving Sit back, enjoy the trip Not where she aims but it's where it lands Maybe that's the way with the best-laid plans S'pose I'll have to do the best I can She begins to frown when she looks around She says: How did I miss the mark? The target seemed so large Gotta work twice as hard to get half as far How did I end up here - another day, another year Didn't mean to have it disappear, so tell me how did I? Space 'Neath the Sky words and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing I know the truth — it's only a place It's earth and it's roots It's sky and it's space But it's the land where my grandmother sighed Right here where I stand In this space 'neath the sky The wind blows familiar songs Voices with the leaves Spinning so slowly along Until they rest in me No matter where — if I close my eyes I'll wish myself there In the space 'neath the sky I'll wish myself there In the space 'neath the sky Loons on Lake Calhoun words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing I'm riding on my bike Gliding along The light is early morning It's pretty and half-awake This city that has The lakes as its reward I stop all my inner debating And waiting a minute, it hovers and fades Ducks talking, coots check in Chalking up routes They've been on their migration Then floating up above The soloist does her stuff With carbonation It's a melody picked out To tell how a tickle would sound if given the room There's loons on Lake Calhoun They've dropped in to see a show Stopped to see grebes they know From a long, late winter The people lift eyes from the ground Seeming surprised at the sound Of grace, delivered I never expected a miracle Here I'll admit: Oh, I rarely — do you? There's loons on Lake Calhoun And they've made it from far, far away Before takin' it northward, but before they do There's loons on Lake Calhoun Good Thing I Bounce Words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing Thank God I'm lucky when I'm not so smart Got empty pockets but a full, full heart I hit the floor and then I get back up and when Doors go slammin', I say: here's my card Oh, I think out loud: good thing I bounce I grabbed a shovel but I had some help I didn't dig this hole all by myself Recalling up above, soakin' up all the love Guess you know heaven by your time in hell So I'm thinkin' now: good thing I bounce Ooo, to the moon and down A little ice on the ground, Ooo Good thing I bounce Trip of the lip, a few slick seconds And everything can change Good thing I bounce I guess I'm happy that I'm not too thin I got some ballast in a mighty wind Thing is y'never know how hard it's gonna blow Maybe just lettin' go will save my skin Oh, I'm thinkin' now: good thing I bounce (chorus) Oh, it's a big trampoline Oh, on the way up I see I'm really ... Pretty lucky when I'm not so smart Empty pockets but a full, full heart With ev'ry other step I'm certain less and less Where I wake up I guess that's where I'll start Yep, I'm thinkin now: good thing I bounce If You Forget words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing I will remember you I'll be holding your hand Won't let your stories wash away You are not made of sand Refrain: If you forget If you forget Why you are here If you forget why you are here One day your reflection (You never know just when) You may not recognize the gaze But she'll look like a friend The ones who know you They will not let you fall They will be there on either side You will not feel so small A Song for the End of the Day Words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing Riding home, the people in my brain Are busy putting all the files away I can hear their chatter begging me To keep on working, but I disagree Breathing in, beginning to replace The beige but earnest air of office space I do not listen to the radio It will not tell me what I need to know Oh, how was your day, how did it go? Did everybody treat you like the precious soul you are? If that didn't happen I suppose When you step inside the door That is what a home is for Conversations real or wish-I'd-said Running in a loop inside my head I tell them nicely, "Sit and rest a while" As I think ahead and start to smile People and their dogs all have a date We'll make our way around the neighborhood and take a look At flowers in the gardens, and we'll say Let's plant yellow, red and blue 'Cause our home would like the view Ah — let it fade away / It's been a very long day We might ask some friends to stop on by Or watch a show we've seen a hundred times Try hard not to think of how it goes Tomorrow is today soon you'll say: Oh ... Oh, how was your day, how did it go? Did everybody treat you like the precious soul you are? If that didn't happen I suppose When you step inside the door That is what a home is for We Will words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing It's a long road we've set our feet upon And with loving hearts we walk on We will walk on ... Bridges are made with open hands We begin to heal the world We will heal the world ... When the sun shines through all of us There on the road Will be a rainbow in front of us Wherever we go Wherever we go Take a single flame and pass it on It's enough to light the way We will light the way ... When the sun shines through all of us There on the road Will be a rainbow in front of us Wherever we go Wherever we go All the souls who came before are standing here You can hear them whisper low We will walk with you ... Friendsong Words and music: Ann Reed • © 2009 Turtlecub Publishing Frame the past Feed the soul Make you laugh Make you whole In the darkest hour you'll find A light left on inside Call your bluff Keep the faith Hold you up When your legs give 'way Water, earth and air and sun A world inside each one Oh, I thank you My companions Ev'ry season We have journeyed through May love bless you My companions ... Grieve for those Lost too soon When they go There's an empty room Never quite the same It'll always feel that way |