When the pieces settle

At some point I heard your song again 

And I didn’t cry

Or even notice that I didn’t 

Until I realized I sang the harmony

But the melody was missing

You nod your head in passing

And we walk our separate ways

But I remember you February fondly

Blue sweater silver sunglasses 

And I smile

And you come looking for me 

In the snow and 

I hardly see you there 

And you want to say hello 

So we stand outside hair whiter by the moment

Until I drive away

Time heals all and covers up the love that once was there 

But your voice on the phone brings it back in a moment 

Your voice and your name take me back to the time when it was just you and me and a million stars 

Dancing under a full moon in the valley

Swaying and turning like time 

But I stop and remember it’s over 

Remembering’s not realistic

And I hang up and go about my day 

Next year will be better now that I’ve let you go 

Next year will be easier when I don’t feel it anymore 

If it comes back it’s yours they say

But I don’t want it to be that way  

I let you go but I’m the one who’s gone

Up and Out

Walking on sunshine 

It’s a beautiful day 

It’s raining but that’s the best kind anyway

What’s that playing

My favorite song 

Girl on the street says hey let’s sing along

Who’s that in front of me

It’s an old friend 

I met yesterday saying hello again

Hold them close just a moment 

Cause all we have are moments 

And we don’t know what tomorrow’s gonna bring

What I gonna do with all this love 

Can’t keep it all inside it’s burning up

Go and look outside and find the one

Who needs some of their own

What I gonna do when the song’s been sung 

Let it echo out now loud and long 

When it fades away it’s reached someone 

Who needed your voice  

Send it up and out 

Make faces at a baby 

Pet a friendly dog 

Listen to a story told by someone who lived it long ago

Hug a friend who’s crying 

Help someone in need 

You’ve been given so so much and it’s time to let it go 

Love is not a mirror 

Reflecting back at you 

Love is like a window 

Go on and send it through 

(Send it up and out)

Can’t hold it back can’t hold it down

Send it out and change this world now 

Send it up and out ...  

Mountain

You don’t get to live on the mountaintop
You’ve got to come home sometime
You’ll climb again
You don’t wake up and make your breakfast on the stage
After the lights come up
You’ll sing again
If you want to
Do what you need to do
Take all the time you need
All that you want to be
Is in your reach
But you have to climb