STORIES
dedicated to my niece, Kaylee
(note: grammatical error in singing “you and I” is intentional for the rhyme pattern)
There are so many stories
Wanting to be told
Every day the new ones
Join voices with the old
There are so many stories
Waiting to be heard
Some are expressed in actions
And others using words
Oh so so many stories
Wish to reach the light
Perhaps there are too many
If crowded they may fight
So let us hear these stories
Each and every one in turn
Listen to each other
With compassion and you’ll learn
So speak up, rise up, lift your voices to the sky…
There is so much love, to be shared by you and I*…
So speak up, rise up, lift your voices to the sky…
There is so much love to be shared by you and I…
How we all love the stories
That inspire us to grow
We may think we got it all but
There’s always more to know
Remember its about the message
Not always the messenger
Don’t get caught in the illusion
You’re just a passenger
Some stories are best left behind us
Some stories get in the way
If you fear they’ll return tomorrow
Then it means they’re here today
So clear up all your stories
It’s easy when you’re true
Say them from the heart proud
It feels so good to do
So speak up, rise up, lift your voices to the sky…
There is so much love to be shared by you and I…
So speak up, rise up, lift your voices to the sky…
There is so much love to be shared by you and I…
In the beginning or once upon a time
Written down in prose or rattled of in rhyme
Happy ever after, with a moral at the end
A bedtime story read by family or friend
Danced to a rhythm or sung out in a song
Simple, short, and witty or chapters really long
Painted with a rainbow or elegant in black
Once it gets going, there’s no turning back
Your stories offer insight
So choose them carefully
They’re who you are and once were
They’re who you’re yet to be
So share a possible future
Or a wisdom from the past
Speak it strong and clear now
For this moment will not last
For stories give us connection
And stories feed the mind
Stories are the greatest gold
That you will ever find
Your stories guide the way
When nothing’s what it seems
Your stories are the key – yes
To unlocking all your dreams
So speak up, rise up, lift your voices to the sky…
There is so much love to be shared by you and I…
So speak up, rise up, lift your spirits to the sky…
There is so much love to be shared by you….and…I!