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The Earth is our mother just turning around
With her trees in the forest and roots underground Our father above us who's sigh is the wind Paint us a rainbow without any end As the river runs freely the mountain does rise Let me touch with my fingers and see with my eyes In the hearts of the children of pure love still roams Like a bright star in heaven that lights our way home Like the flower that shattered the stone Sparrows find freedom beholding the sun In the infinite beauty we're all joined in one I reach out before me and look to the sky Then I hear someone whisper it's something pass by As the river runs freely the mountain does rise Let me touch with my fingers and see with my eyes In the hearts of the children of pure love still roams Like a bright star in heaven that lights our way home Like the flower that shattered the stone Like a bright star in heaven that lights our way home Like the flower that shattered the stone |
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This song appears on three albums, and was first released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone album, and has also been released on the Stonehaven Sunrise and The John Denver Collection - Annie's Song albums.
Not so long ago, I packed my bags a hundred times Didn't seem to know how to stop or to unwind Goin' nowhere, a man without a dream Guess my lucky star fell the day you came along To my lonely heart you are like a special song Singing sweetly your tender melody Thanks to you The child in me lives again Thanks to you I have found a peace within I know where I'm goin' and what I want to do Thanks to you Lying in you arms I found my greatest pleasure I look into your eyes and dream about forever Wakin' up with you and lookin' forward to the day What we plan to do, knowin' anything at all's okay A life has a meaning Love has got a name Thanks to you The child in me lives again Thanks to you I have found a peace within I know where I'm goin' and what I want to do Thanks to you Thanks to you The child in me lives again Thanks to you I have found a peace within I know where I'm goin' and what I want to do Thanks to you Words and music by John L. Christopher, John Denver, Conrad Reeder and Sam Hogin |
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Dear friend of my mine
The Weather's fine Today I saw some ruins of the Roman world's decline And I climbed all those Spanish steps You've heard of them no doubt But Rome has lost its glory, I don't know what its about. I wish you were here When the shadows fall and all the rushing traffic's still I wish you were here When the bells are ringing on the seven hills I make my way to a small cafe, I wonder what you did today Wish you were here Dear one at home. I just flew in from Rome, Paris is a postcard all decked out in colour chrome And so I climbed the Eiffel Tower And prayed at Notre Dame But I just can't find the romance And I wonder why I came Wish you were here On the Champs Elysees lovers walk hand in hand Wish you were here They take one look at me and seem to understand This city of light is a lovely site, the first bright star I see tonight Wish you were here Now I write this from the plane drinking cheap champagne and wondering why two people got so far apart Wish you were here, here in London where the rain the pouring down Wish you were here On this airplane headed back to New York Town I'll never leave you alone again. I'm coming home but until then Wish you were here I wish you were here Wish you were here. |
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Horses are creatures who worship the earth
They gallop on feet of ivory Constrained by the wonder of dying and birth The horses still run they are free My body is merely the shell of my soul But the flesh must be given its due Like a pony that carries its rider back home Like an old friend that's tried and been true I had a vision of eagles and horses High on a ridge in a race with the wind Going higher and higher and faster and faster On eagles and horses I'm flying again Eagles inhabit the heavenly heights They know neither limit nor bound They're the guardian angels of darkness and light They see all and hear every sound My spirit will never be broken or caught For the soul is a free flying thing Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought To rise up on glorious wings I had a vision of eagles and horses High on a ridge in a race with the wind Going higher and higher and faster and faster On eagles and horses I'm flying again Flying again, I'm flying again My body is merely the shell of my soul But the flesh must be given its due Like a pony that carries its master back home Like an old friend that's tried and been true My spirit will never be broken or caught For the soul is a free flying thing Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought To rise up on glorious wings I had a vision of eagles and horses High on a ridge in a race with the wind Going higher and higher and faster and faster On eagles and horses I'm flying again Flying again, I'm flying again Flying again, I'm flying again Words and music by John Denver and Joe Henry |
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This song appears on three albums, and was first released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone album, and has also been released on the Stonehaven Sunrise and The John Denver Collection - Calypso albums.
The sun sinks behind me in the west This is the time of day I love best Salt breezes murmur through the coconut palm As the colors change, they set a scene of tropic calm Seagulls headed back to land Over the mangrove and the salt pan By a lazy creek with a six pack and a fishin' line Win back some memories and losin' track of time I head a little further north each year Leave the cities behind, out of sight out of mind Up where my troubles can all disappear I head a little further north each year Feeling the night wrap around me Eases my mind's serenity Ocean waves are hummin' on the outer reef These balmy days and sultry nights are a welcome relief I head a little further north each year Leave the cities behind, out of sight out of mind Up where my troubles can all disappear I head a little further north each year I head a little further north each year Taking my mind to an easier time, Up where there's silence and the night sky is clear I head a little further north each year. |
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This song appears on four albums, and was first released on the Earth Songs album. It has been released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone, The Very Best of John Denver (Single CD) and The John Denver Collection - Rocky Mountain High albums.
Raven's child Is chasing salvation Black beak turned white From the crack and the snow On the streets of despair The answer is simple A spoonful of mercy Can set free the soul The drug king sits On his arrogant throne Away and above and apart Even children Are twisted to serve him And greed has corrupted What once was a heart Raven's child Keeps vigil for freedom Trades for the arms That once made her strong With nuclear warheads And lasers in heaven fear does the choosing Between right and wrong The arms king sits On his arrogant throne Away and above and apart Bankers assure him That he needn't care And greed makes a stone of What once was a heart Raven's child Is washing the water All of her wing-feathers Blackened with tar Prince William shoreline's An unwanted highway Of asphalt and anger An elegant scar The oil king sits On his arrogant throne Away and above and apart Lawyers have warned him He mustn't speak And greed has made silent What once was a heart You know there are walls That come tumbling down For people who yearn to be free Still there are hearts That long to be opened And eyes that are longing to see Raven's child is our constant companion Sticks like a shadow To all that is done Try as we may We just can't escape him The source of our sorrow and shame We are one The true King sits On a heavenly throne Never away nor above nor apart With wisdom and mercy And constant compassion He lives in the love That lives in our hearts Words and music by John Denver and Joe Henry |
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This song appears on four albums, and was first released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone album, and has also been released on the Stonehaven Sunrise, The Gift You Are and The John Denver Collection - Sunshine On My Shoulder albums.
Two days before the moon was round You felt the urge of sun's light beams The muffled world of dolphin sound Slipped down and back into your dreams For nine full months that passed before You learned of all of life's ancient rhymes Then mother sensed a farther shore And brought you forth into these times So taste the air of your new world And gently guide us to your mind It knows the winds and sails unfurled And holds to heart the dolphin kind Welcome precious earthmade child We met you first in your father's songs And mother's smile and waters wild It's in this place you now belong I know you know of all these things And feel the faith of a dolphin's sigh For you were born on silver wings To taste the high blown crystal sky To sing one day to all of us The songs you learned in dolphin lair Giving hope to life as all we must And teach us how their grace to share Words and music by John Denver and Bob Samples |
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This song appears on four albums, and was first released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone Album, and has also been released on the Stonehaven Sunrise, The Gift You Are and The John Denver Collection - Annie's Song Albums.
Imagine a month of Sundays Each one a cloudy day Imagine the moment the sun came shining through Imagine that ray of sunshine as you Remember your darkest hour With dawn still far away Remember the way that you longed for morning's light And think of yourself as a candle in the night Make believe this is the first day Everything all brand new Make believe that the sun is your own lucky star And then understand the kind of gift you are The gift you are like the very first breath of spring The gift you are all the joy that love can bring The gift you are all of our dreams come true The gift you are the gift of you You are the promise of all the ages You are the Prodigal Son You are the vision of prophets and sages You are the only one Dream of a bright tomorrow Know that your dream will come true Carry your dream in a sparkling crystal jar Then you will know the kind of gift you are The gift you are like the very first breath of spring The gift you are all the joy that love can bring The gift you are all of our dreams come true The gift you are the gift of you The gift you are like the very first breath of springtime The gift you are all the joy that love can bring The gift you are all of our dreams come true - yes they do The gift you are the gift of you The gift you are the gift of you Words and music by John Denver |
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This song appears on three albums, and was first released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone Album, and has also been released on the Stonehaven Sunrise and The John Denver Collection - Calypso Albums.
Stonehaven Sunset the water's on fire My true love of singing, we kiss and conspire Sing a song for the ocean a song for the sky A song for tomorrow love sweet by and by For the child who is coming and for dreams that come true Sing a song for each other for me and for you Sing a song for all lovers all the stars in the skies Sing of Stonehaven water home, Stonehaven Sunrise Stonehaven Sunset the desert's on fire Christ on the cross again burns with desire They are shooting at random though they aim at us all It's the children who rise up and children who fall All the angels are weeping the sweetest of tears Fall like rivers of mercy to wash all our fears Sing a song for Old Glory and a future that dies Sing of Stonehaven desert home, Stonehaven Sunrise Stonehaven Sunset the city's on fire The soldiers just smile and say this gun's for hire Give in to the beast boy give in to the thrill It's just human nature to hunt and to kill We all die together and yet somehow alone Just together we have memories and many are gone Singing songs for old soldiers a chorus of sighs Sing of Stonehaven city home, Stonehaven Sunrise Stonehaven Sunset the mountain's on fire My spirit is lifted, rising higher and higher All the prophets are laughing they say we told you so It's one thing to play guessing games, another to know For the needs of many are the sins of a few And the day is forthcoming when accounting is due Sing a song for sweet justice with a fire in her eyes Sing of Stonehaven mountain home, Stonehaven Sunrise Stonehaven Sunset the water's on fire My true love of singing, we kiss and conspire Sing a song for the ocean a song for the sky A song for tomorrow love sweet by and by For the child who is coming and for dreams that come true Sing a song for each other for me and for you Sing a song for all lovers all the stars in the skies Sing of Stonehaven water home, Stonehaven Sunrise Words and music by John Denver |
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The Earth is our mother just turning around
With her trees in the forest and roots underground Our father above us who's sigh is the wind Paint us a rainbow without any end As the river runs freely the mountain does rise Let me touch with my fingers and see with my eyes In the hearts of the children of pure love still roams Like a bright star in heaven that lights our way home Like the flower that shattered the stone Sparrows find freedom beholding the sun In the infinite beauty we're all joined in one I reach out before me and look to the sky Then I hear someone whisper it's something pass by As the river runs freely the mountain does rise Let me touch with my fingers and see with my eyes In the hearts of the children of pure love still roams Like a bright star in heaven that lights our way home Like the flower that shattered the stone Like a bright star in heaven that lights our way home Like the flower that shattered the stone |
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