1. |
Monkey Face
05:50
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MONKEY FACE
(For Mary and Joel) 3/20/2015
She’s lovely as the first beam of light
Kissing the mountain, such a beautiful sight
How could it be in that long ago place
They ever called her Monkey face
She’s pushing out, pulling back on the oars
Away from me, away from the shore
If I could ever keep up with her pace
I’d say: I love you, Monkey Face
Monkey Face
Will we ever have our time
I love your face
Someday I’ll hold your heart with mine
A can of olives is between her knees
Her long blonde hair dances on the breeze
If I could only just make my case
I’d say: I love you, Monkey Face
Monkey Face
Will we ever have our time
I love your face
Someday I’ll hold your heart with mine
Her glowing shoulders are kissed by the sun
I wish that I was the lucky one
I’ll lock my love
In my heart’s secret place
Someday I’ll tell her, Monkey Face
Monkey Face
Will we ever have our time
I love your face
Someday I’ll hold your heart with mine
Bridge: Years go by…love and loss…my hair is grey
It’s the way of the world
Yet sometimes I remember
That golden-haired girl
One day I hear that she is alone
And so am I—I pick the phone
I can’t stop smiling, my heart starts to race
Will you come with me now, Monkey Face?
Monkey Face
We can finally have our time
I love your face
Now I hold your heart with mine
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2. |
Penny Song
03:58
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I've known her sometime
In fact all of her life
And most of mine
Oh my sister so dear
And I think I can say
I know her pretty well
I think I can tell her
What seems to me so clear
She's got a river rushing deep inside
Dreams that really matter
When she follows them she finds
The river's flowing pattern
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I've looked in her eyes
And I've felt her pain
And I feel it again
My sister so dear
And I've listened to her voice
It sounds so much like mine
I think it sounds fine
and clear
Sometimes in this world it's hard
To hear yourself
And you wonder do you matter?
But if you listen, you can tell
There really is a pattern
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
My sister comes to each day
With all her heart
She makes it a part of
A woven rug so fine
And like Penelope the weaver of old
She is so bold
To follow her own mind
In everyone's life
There are threads to unwind
And threads to bind
My sister so dear
And like this green spinning goddess
we live on
We work upon
The cloth of our years
And I want her to know
That she can be herself
How much she really matters
And we can see her loveliness
We can see the pattern
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
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3. |
Mojo Man (Poltz)
02:52
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Mojo Man
(Chorus)
He’s written the Bible for lovers lost
And he’s banging on an old tambourine
He’ll bathe you in the fire of his Pentecost
When he comes ramblin' through your town
You know what I mean
The notes of his guitar reach up under the skirts
Of the ladies and the laddies under his spell
They know they’re never gonna have him
And although that hurts
When they get home, they realize it’s just as well
(Chorus)
Bridge
At the heart of rock’n’roll is the Mojo Man
Just forget yourself and get lost in his beat
He’ll carry you to freedom as far as he can
You’ll be born again, if you can stand the heat
(Chorus)
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Walking in Paradise
(The Ballad of a Triple Crowner)
Eating cold couscous
Walking 20 miles a day
Drinking water from a cow trough
Still we’re walking in paradise
Dehydrated dinners (yum!)
Lost another grommet
Oh, my achin’ muscles
Still we’re walking in paradise
And it’s so fine to me
The trees are poetry
I’m at home in the mountains
My spirit is set free
Walking with you next to me
The Pacific Crest Trail
The Mohave Desert
Raftin’ in Yosemite
Yeah, we’re walking in Paradise
And it’s so fine to me
Eating wild strawberries
I’m loving every step
My spirit is set free
Walking with you next to me
Ah, the Appalachian
The great Smokey Mountains
Mom walked the walk awhile! (135 miles!)
Yes, we’re walking in Paradise
And it’s so fine to me
Even with Lyme disease!
Forest shelters building love and community
Walking with you next to me
Continental Divide
Late snow in Colorado
Yellowstone and Rocky Mountains
Yeah, we’re walking in Paradise
And it’s so fine to me
So high above the trees
Things usually turn out better than you could have foreseen
Walking with you next to me
I’m loving all the people
Trail angels with their big hearts
Trail magic really happens
Yes, we’re walking in paradise
It’s so fine to me
The trees are poetry
I’m at home in the mountains
My spirit is set free
Walking with you next to me
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5. |
Rachel Nicole
03:21
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6. |
Beams of Light
03:13
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I thought we were friends
Now that is all ended
til forever and a day
How was I so blind
You never were the kind to open heart and mind
No, not the kind
And winds blow you away
Rocks shoulder my shore
There's so much more
My heart it will mend
So many lovely friends surround me
Beams of light
Stars so bright
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7. |
Portrait of Love
02:56
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I am a work in progress
A beautiful portrait of Love
Oh please don't forget
That I'm not finished yet
As I seek out the colors
The loveliest colors
For my beautiful portrait of Love
I am a work in progress
A mother, a teacher, a friend
And if sometimes I fail
To love perfectly well
I will seek out the colors
The truest of colors
For my beautiful portrait of Love
Give me strength to grow
Give me light to know
How to see…how to be
Each blessed day
I am a work in progress
Love is the answer, I know
I will do all I can
To be part of the plan
As I seek out the colors
The loveliest colors
For my beautiful portrait of Love
As I seek out the colors
The truest of colors
For my beautiful portrait of Love
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8. |
Your Special Path
04:24
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There is a path before you
Sometimes you'll choose where you want to go
There is a path before you
Sometimes you'll lose your way
And on this path you'll find that
Sometimes you like where you are, sometimes its strange
You can often switch directions
But there are also things you cannot change
Chorus:
And I would tell you if I could
How to always go exactly where you want to
But life ain't like that
it twists and turns back
And only you can walk on your own path
No one else can walk your special path
With every step, goals can help you
To find the sweetest berries along the way
And you can dream your wildest dreams, son
Just keep your toes a wigglin' in the clay
And on this path, beware of
Trails that lure you off like glittering jewels
It's hard to get back, so please remember
You don't need to leap in every pool
Chorus
There is a path before you
You will not know when you reach the end
And on this path, enjoy the sunshine
The songs of birds and the touch of a true friend
Chorus
There is a path before you...
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You say you're living at the edge of the world
I can tell you're living at the edge of the world
You're looking at me from the edge of the world
How can you know
How can you know
How can you know
Where you should go
Where you should go
Where you should go
I'm standing here at the edge of the world
There's a silo and a sun at the edge of the world
And the bull is in the cloud at the edge of the world
How can I know
How can I know
How can I know
Where I should grow
Where I should grow
Where I should grow
Find your nerve
Be bold
Don't let the fear control you
Be like bull
Show the rage
But keep it controlled
We cannot destroy the destroyer
Without destroying the creator
For they, and we
Are one and the same
I saw it in a dream
At the edge of the world
I was dancing in the edge of the world
And the moon was the cup
At the edge of the world
Here I can know
Here I can know
Here I can know
Where I should sow
Where I should flow
Where I should flow
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10. |
I Pray
01:30
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I pray
though I do not believe
anything will change.
I pray
hoping that I will heal
though I know the universe is indifferent.
I pray
as I imagine the first living cell
reached out to divide and evolve.
I pray
because I am here
and I know that life seeks to be.
I pray
through the song of the grasses
which is the melody of the heart.
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11. |
My Story
04:43
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I am shy and I am bold
I am young and I am old
I am telling my story
If you think that you know me
Take another look you might see
I am a brand new story
And I am flying down this wild wide road
I’m tearing up the scripts I used to know
Got a little bit of time and a little bit of money
Burning through me
Got a hole in my shoe and a rip in my jeans
And I don’t think about it
If you wanna know me now
You better set aside your judgements
I am here…it’s my story
I am rich and I am poor
I’m ecstatic, I am bored
I am telling my story
I am soft and I am stark
Slivers of light and bones in the dark
I am all of these stories
And I am flying down this wild wide road
I’m tearing up the scripts I used to know
Got a little bit of time and a little bit of money
Burning through me
Got a hole in my shoe and a rip in my jeans
And I don’t think about it
If you wanna know me now
You better set aside your judgements
I am here…it’s my story
I am turning the pages
Of my life
And if you want to meet me
I am here, I am here, I am here
I am quiet, I am loud
I am humble, I am proud
I am telling my story
Magic comes and blows through me
I listen to the wind, it sets me free
I am living my story
And I am flying down this wild wide road
I’m tearing up the scripts I used to know
Got a little bit of time and a little bit of money
Burning through me
Got a hole in my shoe and a rip in my jeans
And I don’t think about it
If you wanna know me now
You better set aside your judgements
I am here…it’s my story
I am shy and I am bold
I am young and I am old
I am telling my story
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It’s raining in the forest
And the leaves are cold and gray
Did the birds forget the chorus?
I’m missing you today
Because I’ll never now embrace you
You’re a line upon my face
And I never can replace you
I’m missing you today
Chorus: Did you know you’d go away
So soon after we’d met
Do you think it was meant to be?
I know it’s all right
In the greater scheme of things
But in the smaller place of my heart
There’s still the rain
So very glad I’ve known you
And we shared a time and space
And though you left so much behind you
I’m missing you today
Chorus: Did you know you’d go away
So soon after we’d met
Do you think it was meant to be?
I know it’s all right
In the greater scheme of things
But in the smaller place of my heart
There’s still the rain
It’s raining in the forest
And the leaves are cold and gray
Did the birds forget the chorus?
I’m missing you today
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13. |
A Blade of Memory
01:15
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A Blade of Memory
A blade of memory
You sway against the sky
The sun is swallowed
As we are dreaming
You are here
And still a memory
I am here
The grass is billowing
Branches hold my heart
In the sky we share
We are singing here
Near the river golden
Birds fly
What is a memory?
We are here
As is all time
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14. |
Song for Chelsea
02:09
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I can see your face
When you were a child
Always laughing running free
Crazy wild
And I would give anything
To hold you today
I'm hoping you can somehow
Hear me anyway
Thank you for everything
That you've been to me
Please forgive me
For the harm I've done to you
And know that I forgive you too
You will always live in my heart
I love you
I love you
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15. |
Wisdom and Devotion
01:58
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Give them wisdom and devotion
In the ordering of their common lives
That each may be to each other
A strength in need
A counselor in perplexity
A comfort in sorrow
And a companion in joy
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Elizabeth Hummel Olympia, Washington
I have been writing songs most of my life. A good bit of recording and performing too. Money comes and goes, but the muse is precious and timeless. I pray that my songs help people through darkness as well as celebrate the light. This music is a village and I am not alone. I am deeply grateful to the many people who have helped me birth these songs in so many ways. You are the Love! ... more
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