It’s new grass under the snow
It’s a new wave to behold
It’s new wine you’ve never tasted
It’s the feeling of being elated
It’s holding a stone in your hand till it goes
Skip, skip, skippin, down the river
And where it goes, nobody knows
But we trust the river so
We leave all our stones to the water
And where it goes, nobody knows
But we love the river so
We entrust all our stones to the water
I’ve kept up with this stretch of 94 better than I’ve kept up with my college friends
I know every tree and landmark and the woman on the billboard with her perfect hair and perfect skin
Is this what I imagined that my life would be like at 29?
Every day I breathe a mantra, but the loudest words I hear are, “I’m behind.”
Behind the ones with vision and behind the ones with children,
What happened to my ambition?
Behind the ones with purpose, I keep digging for my purpose,
I don’t know why I’m so nervous
Don’t have a place to stay, but I’m gonna head out there anyway
I’ve got my suitcase, yeah
Oh I could stall all day, and keep on with the same play and pretend
My dreams are staying safe
I let a shiver set into my bones
Can’t tie the future to the past I’ve known
And I’ll go with my windows rolled down
And I’ll straight through the next town
Only stopping to write a song
And everyday I’ll be where I belong
I’m gonna miss this place, but I’m gonna head out there anyway
See what I can make of me
Sometimes…
I see everything I want and I want everything I see
I’ve got plans and I’ve got wishes, I see possibilities
I just look for someone else to take the lead
I’m a flighty bird that cannot find the perfect nesting tree
I’m a prisoner to pleasing every person close to me
Have I become a whore for other peoples’ needs?
When the shadows in the night
Become my only source of light
And I wanna run from my own life
Not gonna let this devil take away my life
I am romanced by the forest but seduced by every tree
I…
I wished many things today
I wished many things today
I wished many things today
I wish, I wish that you would stay
And I thought I could take the pain
I thought I could take the pain
I thought I could take the pain
But when it ended, that’s when it began
And so I go back to that place
So I go back to that place
So I go back to that place
But nothing looks or feels the same
And so I give into the night
So I give into the night
So I give into the night
Cause I don’t know if I want the light
For the first…
I still wake up on the wrong side of the bed
And I don’t always know what goes on in my own head
I spend every moment trying to get it right
Maybe that’s not the best way to live a life
Well I get so caught up in planning all my dreams
I forget to let things move organically
But if I let go of my perfect fantasy
Maybe then, one day my dreams will come for me
Mmmm Mmmmmm
Mmmmm Mmmmmm
Well I’m an old soul and I don’t know how to be
Living in a world that moves so rapidly
Every day I long for simplicity
But…
Well you’ve captured my heart but I tell you it ain’t hard to do
I’ve fallen once or twice, this is nothin new
Sparks turn into flame, I’m tryin out my new last name
And then I realize, well this just won’t due
Well I do not have the urge to settle down
I cringe as I think of any place as my town
I’ve never had a home that I could really call my own
So I take a snapshot and make the moves up as I go
And where could you be, the one my heart is hungry to meet
And I’m waitin for that glove to fit on me
Hope…
Could it be that there’s a hidden truth in every simple thing?
Could it be that we don’t need the lottery?
We can make a living out of simple things
Could it be that the most nostalgic dinners are the ones with simple things?
Could it be that it’s not what we do together - it’s just that we’re together - simple things
Taking kayaks to the water in the summer
Drinking up the
Sunrise
Getting goosebumps from a song you haven’t paid attention to in quite some
Time
Could it be that the flowers in the front yard…
Read moreHey, it’s okay
No need to hurry
It’s okay to be right here
You’ll be okay
No rush, no worries
You’ll be okay in time
Summer fades, and winter comes too quickly
It’s a scary place to be, yeah
I know you’re afraid, but hold on, believe me
You’ve still got what it takes to be who you want to be
Hey it’s okay,
You don’t have all the answers
But questions come first
There’s not one right way to find all the answers
Whatever step you take should be the first
And it’s okay to lose your footing
On a ground…
How do I love thee?
How do I love?
How do I love thee?
And I may be a little rough around the edges
It’s not how I used to be
Please hold me
Unfold me
Gently
I’m full of broken bones
In skin that’s not my own
Full of broken bones, and weakened stories
Could it be that I’m a little less equipped than I
Intended for myself to be
Mmmm
Take this heart of mine
Stitch it up, take your time
I don’t mind the wait
Maybe then someday,
I can give it back the same way
You gave to me
Oh, take this heart of mine …
Read moreAahaha Aahaha aah
Aahaha Aahaha aah
An orange gerber daisy sitting on the sink
Has no idea, all the joy it brings
And the soft glow of morning, peeking through the trees
Has no idea it helps me believe
Aahaha Aahaha aah
Aahaha Aahaha aah
And the first hint of summer, when the air gets warm
It may never know that it brings me home, home
And you are my answer, I think you know
That I never want you to let me go, don't let me go
Aahaha Aahaha aah
Aahaha Aahaha aah
Instrumental
You wake up in the…
Read moreAs I cross the Paw Paw River, a troubled mind I have
I never thought that I’d look back, just look ahead
But things don’t ever stay the same unless there is no more
So I move across the river and away from every shore
And as I think about that date last night, a puzzled mind I have
It didn’t feel right when he took my hand
And I wonder if I’ve shared too many kisses in my days
And if I’m the only one who’s in an angsty 20s phase
Cause I don’t see the world like I did before
Did the world change or did I
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