Category: Sweet
Song: “Angel without Wings”
Song: “I Will Always Love You”
Song: “Happy Independence Day”
Behind the Song
We didn’t brave the crowds at our town’s 4th of July Parade this year. Maybe next year once the kids get the vaccine.
So we threw a parade in our backyard. I improvised this song as we marched, then added a few stanzas today.
It’s a light, celebratory, hopeful kind of 4th of July song.
Lyrics
Happy fourth of July, let your rocket fly. Hear the freedom ring as we say, Happy, happy Independence Day, Happy, happy Independence Day. Happy fourth of July, raise your flag up high. Watch the colors dance about and play. Happy, happy Independence Day, Happy, happy Independence Day. Happy fourth of July, hold your head up high. As we widen freedom's mighty way. Happy, happy Independence Day, Happy, happy Independence Day.
Song: “I Dreamt of Superman”
I have received a lot of Superman birthday cards over the years, probably close to two dozen. And that’s fine with me.
My friends and family know I was a passionate lover of superheroes in my boyhood, and Superman was “the key, the granddaddy of them all.”
Why?
He is powerful, yes.
He is good, yes.
And he is full of purpose.
Lyrics
I dreamt of Superman again last night,
he was flying through a pale blue morning sky.
The rising sun set fire to the 'S' upon his chest,
and struck a searching glint from his eye.
Where are you flying to, Man of Steel?
Who needs saving today?
The Last Son of Krypton bursts from the earth,
blazing the hero's golden way.
Now I'm not a hero, I can barely help myself;
I never mastered any martial art.
But when I think of his enduring toil, with no thought of earning spoil,
a flicker ignites my frozen heart.
Where are you flying to, Man of Steel?
Who needs saving today?
The Last Son of Krypton bursts from the earth,
blazing the hero's golden way.
Maybe we've got heroes hiding in our breast,
brave like the man with the high red boots.
Maybe we can fly with our feet upon the ground,
and inspire in our ordinary suits.
Where are you flying to, Man of Steel?
Who needs saving today?
The Last Son of Krypton bursts from the earth,
blazing the hero's golden way.
Song: “Summer Sun”
Summer is upon us. Let us celebrate its return.
Camping in the woods …
Picnics at the beach …
Familiar faces around the bbq …
… and the beginning of a return to how-it-was-before.
Lyrics
It's June, school's over the lilacs have passed. The pollen's gone from our windshield spring blitzed by fast. The sprinkler sprouted cobwebs I'm clearing them away. I'm ready for the summer sun today. O, Summer Sun! C'mon, begin! Bleach my hair! Brown my skin! O, Summer Sun, winter was so gray -- I'm ready for your warm embrace today. Picnic at the ocean dig a pit into the sand. Roast a pack of hotdogs scrape the marshmallow from my hands. I'm sweating like a can of beer pulled from the cooler's ice. But don't you hide behind the clouds I'll gladly pay your price O, Summer Sun! C'mon, begin! Bleach my hair! Brown my skin! O, Summer Sun, winter was so gray -- I'm ready for your warm embrace today. Fall is cozy when leaves turn gold and wood-smoke perfumes the air. But I'm not done with your marathon days and the canopy of green full-leaf trees. O, Summer Sun! C'mon, begin! Bleach my hair! Brown my skin! O, Summer Sun, winter was so gray -- I'm ready for your warm embrace, come on down and kiss my face, brighten up this somber place, yeah I'm ready for your warm embrace today.
Song: “Star in Your Heart”
I wrote this a good ten years ago. This is an “advice to self” song. It’s got a fair message of “mindfulness” in it, though I didn’t have that concept in mind at the time.
Sometimes — probably not all the time — it’s good to slow it down, see what’s missing, and remember that you’ve got something really, really special to offer.
Lyrics
Slow it down look around See what you've been missing. Take the time to search your mind locate what you've been wishing. It's okay to take a day and swim the deepest ocean. 'Cause you might learn what it feels to burn on a single pure emotion. You've got a star in your heart brighter than any sun. It's time to take the cover off and shine on everyone. Your empty creed won't fill your need so it's time for a brand new notion. But you've got the key that will set you free from the chains of your stale devotion. You've got a star in your heart brighter than any sun. It's time to take the cover off and shine on everyone. The storm is sometimes raging along that fateful road, it's no easy load. But the scenery is amazing it's a much brighter home, than you've ever known. Climb a hill and take your fill of the day that's laid before you. Take a breath and one small step and you're on your way to someplace new. You've got a star in your heart brighter than any sun. It's time to take the cover off and shine on everyone.
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