LISTEN TO THE MUSIC       

                               

Music, it can bring back a memory

Fill your soul with deep longing

Fill your heart with a joy

Words can never say

Listen to the music

Let it soar like a bird up high

Let it open your heart like a flower

And gently empower you

Throughout the day

Listen to the music with all of your heart

Pullin' you closer, feel your part

Singin' the sweetest melody

And teaching us to live in harmony

Children singin’, it’s a global song

Hear the love in their hearts when they’re singin’ strong

When people listen you can do no wrong

It's the bell of the universe ‘ding, dang, dong’

Clear as the sun at the break of day

Expressing love more than words can say

Music 

Let it show all the beauty before me

Let it show all the beauty behind me

Here and now and all around me

Wherever I may go

Listen to the music

Let it open the windows to the world

Let it teach us about each other

With respect for my sisters and brothers

Forever more

Music - listen to the music     (repeat 4x)

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PATIENCE OF A SAILOR  

Here you are at last 

Long lost poem 

A page out of my past

Anticipation

Quench my thirst

I’m yours, fill this glass

Light a candle in your window

Draw me closer  

Guide me to your door   

Seeking refuge, seeking comfort

Let me rest 

I would lie upon your floor

I’ve been waiting for you 

With the patience of a sailor

Craving all the love you hold in store

I will tow the line 

With the patience of a sailor

Time just distant waves upon the shore

On these waters of illusion

And confusion 

You are my lifeboat

Feel the weight of the world  

Amazing grace 

Keeping me afloat

I’ve been waiting for you 

With the patience of a sailor

Home from the battle, from the war

I’ve been waiting for you 

With the patience of a sailor

Home to the harbour and the shore

Blessed be the man

Who stops living by the ticking of the hours

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SLEET & THE RAIN  

Driving through the night, darkness calls my name

   Hey ho – the sleet and the rain

Another storm, another hurricane

High beams on and it’s no surprise

The trees are ghosts playing tricks on my eyes

The radio’s got a cracklin’ voice

Gotta stay tuned, I ain’t got no choice

Temperature rising to a high degree

Still the chills have got a hold on me

I got a hammer poundin’ in my head

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in bed

Thinking about you right here and now

Makes the distance seem so long somehow

I’m leaning over the dotted line

Is it climate change or the edge of time?

Help me make it through the night

Lead me home with your guiding light

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HARD LIGHTS    

A change of time, a shift in the wind

Perceptive eye, a feeling within

You re-access your happiness

Clear cut, defined, a perfect line

It tugs at the heart like the string of a kite

Inspired flashes in the night

Reaching out to touch the moon

See the universe inside this room

Talkin’ ‘bout those hard lights

That change your point of view

That burst out of the blue 

And touch the deepest part of you

Those hard lights

That cut right through the dark

That leave you with a spark 

A revelation    [repeat]  

A change of time, a shift in the wind

Perceptive eye, a feeling within

You re-access your happiness

Clear cut, defined, a perfect line

It’s mathematics, it’s geometry

Fibonacci numbers, life’s mystery

It’s chakra wheels, swirling energy

It’s the cosmic footprint of our destiny

Talkin’ ‘bout those hard lights

That change your point of view

That burst out of the blue 

And touch the deepest part of you

Those hard lights

That cut right through the dark

That leave you with a spark 

A revelation    [repeat]

          [gospel breakdown]

Hard lights shining from the heavens above

Fill your heart with waves of love

Sun so bright, you will never stray

Make you fall down on your knees and pray

Hard lights hit you like a gospel choir

Rock your soul with a burning desire

Like the dawning of a brand new day

Hard lights chase the darkness away

Yes, the good Lord said “let there be light”

Your gift of knowledge, power of sight  

Higher intelligence

Enlightenment and reverence

Rise up, stand up, truly see 

Who you are truly meant to be

The power station in your sky

Streaming love, let your spirit fly

Talkin’ ‘bout those hard lights

That change your point of view

That burst out of the blue 

And touch the deepest part of you

Those hard lights

That cut right through the dark

That leave you with a spark 

A revelation    [repeat]

I’m talking about a celebration

I’m talking about inspiration

I’m talking about education 

I’m talking about illumination

Talking about a meditation

Talking about communication

I’m talking about those hard lights

Those head lights, those flashing lights 

Those search lights, those spot lights

Those guiding lights, the sunlight

Light is love, love is light, those hard lights

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GIFT OF WINGS

Show me days of wonder

New roads to travel on

Help me make discoveries

Teach me a brand new song

Show me where I come from

So much to realize

Show me where I’m going to

And open up my eyes

If you will take me heart

If you will teach me all these things

You’re giving me the gift of wings

Show me all the beauty

Everywhere to see

Open up the gate

Set my imagination free

Teach me to express myself

In many different ways

Build my sense of worthiness

For all of my days

Help me find my colours

Help me bring them to the light

So that I may paint my dreams

Strong and beautiful and bright

Teach the joy of learning

To make the magic last

I’ll take into the future

All the love in my past

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TRAIN STATION BLUES 

(NEW VERSION)     

I got the train station blues   

Sitting here, what is this road I choose?   

When I lose, I really lose   

And here I go again, I’m leaving you    

So many years, a million tears   

Itinerary in my pocket    

I hear your voice, I got no choice   

I’m on the road again - I’m leaving you           

I got the train station blues   

It’s winter time, but way too cold today    

From my head down to my shoes           

I feel a chill inside, I’m leaving you   

Well now I’m on the train       

The scenery is so familiar    

The steel wheel mantra                 

Reminding me that I’ll be gone from you       

I’m leaving you, I’m leaving you     

And all the love and tenderness

You gave to me   

I got the train station blues

Travelling ‘round from town to town 

Singing my pain, each town the same 

And here I go again - I’m leaving you

I got the train station blues

How many times have I said to you

“Good bye, I’ll be back soon”

I’m on the road again  - I’m leaving you

I’m half awake, half asleep 

The steel wheel rhythm so familiar

Lean on my guitar case

I still feel your embrace

I’m leaving you, I’m leaving you

And all the love and tenderness

You gave to me

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BELIEVE IN A WORLD   

There’s a camera in your face

There’s a tracker in your car

All the slogans, all the phrases

That don’t tell you who you are

They can tap into my brain

But they’ll never leave a scar

For I believe, I believe, I believe

I believe in a world

You can walk with the crowd

You can laugh at the funny man

You can turn out all the lights

But you’ve gotta understand

They have got you in their sights

Got you chipped, got you scanned

Still I believe, I believe, I believe

I believe in a world

People come people go

No one knows any names

And the troops they obey

Like toy soldiers in a game

Casting doubt spreading fear

False flags who’s to blame

I still believe, I believe, I believe

I believe in a world

Can we change anything?

A thousand questions in my head

Drop a pebble in the water

Watch the tiny ripples spread

And the walls they will burst

All these shackles we’ll shed

Cause we believe, we believe

We believe, we believe, we believe

In a better world

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CREST OF THE WAVE         

                                                   

There’s a job to be done, there’s work to do

Work for me and you

If we pull together we can get things done

We can see it through

Sister, brother helping each other

Work to make it work

It’s a never ending story

Every day we start anew

If we all think globally

Act a little bit more locally

Steer this boat of ‘humanity’

Fill your heart with love and be brave

All the things we need to address

Give a little more, take a little less

When we rise above the feeling of helplessness

We can sail on the crest of the wave

The crest of the wave

Get on the ship of humanity

We can sail on the crest of the wave,

The crest of the wave

Gotta seize the day in our work and play 

Join this circle dance 

Gotta take care of this planet now

No matter what the circumstance

Gotta spread the word, stand up and be heard

We need to educate

With our hearts in place we will live in grace 

You know it’s never too late

PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE        

                                 

On this road my heart is wandering

Reaching out to hear the sound

Of that sweet familiar music

To let me know I’m homeward bound

Put another log on the fire

Keep that fire going strong

Gonna be a long long journey

I’ve been waiting for so long

I thank the stars for all the kindness

That touched my soul to help me see

Like a needle in a compass

Love lights the way so pointedly

I’ve heard it said, I believe it’s true

There's a fire burning deep inside of you

A bright light deep inside of you

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CLOSE TO THE MUSIC         

                  

It’s a sound that heals like a gentle word

A soothing voice, a singing bird 

Music fills my heart, music still unheard 

Gotta get close to the music

Never wanted glitter, never cared for rings

Golden chains or shiny things

Never felt grounded on a glossy floor

I’ll hang around at the door 

Don’t need riches to feel secure

The song empowers me, I know for sure

The joy it brings, so strong and pure

Gotta stay close to the music

Do you believe it’s true, that your thoughts can cure?

When you speak from the heart, it’s a magic allure

Say it in your own words, no borrowed rhymes 

The truth is in the silence between the lines

Never trusted sentimental words too sweet

Don’t act too tidy, don’t dress too neat

Don’t censor yourself, be simple and true

And the light of grace will glow from you

Stumbling through life, all my alibis

False pretences and my fake disguise 

Sweet harmony, it calls my name

Gets me back on my feet and I forget the pain

I can hear the music inside my head

Ring those bells, I’ll steer ahead

Politicians promise a pie in the sky 

They ought to get close to the music

I need to sing these songs to be inspired

No need for adulation or to be admired

Melody’s arrow, straight and true

Aims at the target, the soul in you      (1st verse

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A RIVER FLOWS BY HERE        

               

A river flows by here

Bless your eyes, bless your ears         

A liquid highway, reflecting skyway

From Turner to Monet

An ever changing display

For inspiration, imagination 

A river flows by here

Every day of the year

A constant change, and still the same

The water cycle dance 

An earth and seas romance

A celebration, purification

River flow like the blood of creation

River flow, it’s life’s irrigation

A river flows by here

Brings music to my ears

Whispering moonlight

Shimmering sunlight

Listen to the water, hear the river sigh

A song of living, a song of dying

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HEADLINE IN THE PRESS   

I heard the news by word of mouth

Her one-time lover from the south

Came back and shot you down without warning

I felt a sense of cold defeat

As a car stalled on the snow-filled street

All that I could say was ‘god I’m freezing’

My hands so numb, they couldn’t feel

The incident seemed so unreal

Like the plot of some cheap old fashioned movie

A happy couple on the run

From a jealous man with a loaded gun

Seeking revenge without mercy

And it’s so hard to comprehend

When it happens to your friend

The world like the wind drifts on by

Just a picture on the TV screen

Just a headline in the press

Old buddy, I am wiser now I guess

Yes yes yes

I remember when it all began

You said you were my biggest fan

You put me to the test, I freed the prisoner

You said that you believed in me

And you gave me so much energy

You pointed out the road to my horizon

So often we’d sit ‘round the fire

Singing songs, getting high

Your lady serving Burgundy wine

Oh yes, she was beautiful

When she stood there at your funeral

Everybody’s eyes were fixed upon her    

(chorus)

But this all happened years ago

It really only goes to show

Memories are all that we can cling to

We wave good bye to yesterday

Someone said that she’s ok

And I’m still on the road to my horizon

Sometimes in winter on the street

I feel a sense of cold defeat

And mutter to myself  ‘god I’m freezing’

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LIKE A FLOWER TO THE SUN    

Like a flower to the sun

In the morning when the day has begun

Reaching for the radiant glow

Every living thing with such a longing to grow

Like a river to the sea

Flowing wild and flowing free

We are drawn to the magic song

That lifts us up and makes us strong

Like a moth towards the light

Like the day that surely follows the night

Like a bird that needs to fly

Everyone is reaching for that bright open sky

Like the winds across the plain

Like the ocean tides that come again and again

We’re ever turning ‘round and ‘round

On our journey to a higher ground

Like a mother to her child

With a soothing voice so tender and mild

With the smile her lips impart

Her love shines through and tugs at the heart

Hear the calling of the loon

Hear the lone wolf howling at the moon

Hear the pretty songbird sing

It’s the song of the earth filled with deep longing

Six billion flowers to the sun  

Reaching and yearning 

And longing   

To be one

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CHILDREN NEED THE SUNSHINE   

Children need the sunshine

Children need a space

To move about, to laugh and shout

And make a funny face

They need so much love and care

They need to stay free

To make a better world tomorrow

It all depends on you and me

The little individuals will look you in the eyes

Come down to their level and you will realize

They look for your sincerity

So lay your cards down flat

Take your time to win their love

Cause they can see through that, see through that

I’ve heard it said by someone, that we try to undo

In the first half of our lives

To change our parents point of view

The second half, it follows

Like the chorus in a song

What we say to our children

Might someday turn out wrong, turn out wrong

And I hope it isn’t so

That we’ll let the children grow

And leave the river to it’s natural flow

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TAKE THESE HANDS    

My precious, my love

What can I give you?

I’m a poor man

I can’t buy you the mountains

I’m a poor man

I can’t buy you the rivers

Or the dew in the morning

Take these hands

They’re all I can give you

They’re all that I have

To touch you, to hold you

I’m a poor man

I can’t buy you the sunlight

I’m a poor man

I can’t buy you the moon glow

But if you’ll take these hands

These hands mean my life

My food and my shelter

They’ll comfort you

Caress you and kiss you

From the thundering storms

These hands will protect you

In the cold night

These hands they will warm you

When you stumble

These hands they will aid you

They will love all they can

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CELLO        

        

My life was filled with music

Since the day that I was born

My daddy played the cello

And every Sunday morning

He would take me to the orchestra

To hear the symphony

And from the cello section

He would smile and wink at me

He was quiet, he was gentle

And when I heard him play

I knew that music was his language

He spoke to me this way

And though my heart was beating

To the sound of a different drum

I never would have thought 

That a musician I'd become

Music was his greatest love

And he shared that love with me

Music was his greatest love

And he shared that love with me

Now he is an old man

His hands no longer strong

His cello in the corner

Like an old and graceful swan

His time for making music

Has come and it has gone

But I still hear him playing

On and on and on

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THE PRINCE IN LOVE IS ME    

Just another spring day I was on my way

Taking in the old town scene  

I was walking by a street café

And there you were, my dream

In your polka dot dress, a bow in your hair

Surrounded by your friends in style

They called me over to pull up a chair

And when I looked, I caught your smile

And it makes no sense to wonder why

It’s a play, a fantasy

A theatre, a fairy tale

The prince in love is me

Well before I could stutter a sound from my lips

We were strolling away from that crowd

Up the narrow streets to the old museum

Pretty plain to see I was proud

Little things you said went straight to my head

Your laughter could heal any pain

Your knowing look, that fateful hook

A million sparks inside my brain

Then we went on a date to see a funny film

Richard Lester was playing it cool

And your candy bag was crackling loud

While the Romans contradicted the rule

And after the show I took you home

I still can feel your tender hand

I became your love struck Romeo

And Juliette, you had it planned

© all songs & lyrics by Jack Grunsky