What I Want This To Accomplish

I love music. I love all kinds of music. I love a good melody and I love good lyrics. Here's the thing. Too often I have noticed people getting lost in the melodic side of a song and never listen to the lyrics, the message that the songwriter is trying to share with the listener. Words mean things and there are a lot of songs out there with great lyrics. Here you will find love and hurt, pain and longing, emotions and intimate thoughts from songwriters over the years. There will be no commentary from me on the lyrics. Just the words. The words for you to read, process and ponder and hopefully come away with a little more meaning to a song than just a lovely melody. A more complete understanding of where the artist is coming from. - Bill Clark

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE

Beneath the skies of Disneyland
In the place where I grew up
I learned to think that the man I was
Was just not good enough

It's funny how the road can lead
Away from all the ones you need
You never know who your friends are
You never know who your friends are

I set out on my mission boat
To a place called anywhere
I offered my confession up
To a priest without a prayer

And as all hope was fading
I heard you calling from afar
You never know who your friends are
You never know who your friends are

Well, sometimes you may find them
Like a wolf in sheep's disguise
Sometimes they're just hiding
Right before your very eyes

I thought that I was sinking
 But I found myself afloat
And then I started thinking
Man that's a whale that ain't no boat

And in the words of Jonah
Which now I hold in high regard
You never know who your friends are
You never know who your friends are

Well, sometimes you may find them
Like a wolf in sheep's disguise
Sometimes they're just hiding
Right before your very eyes

You can chase the far horizon
Trying to be someone you're not
You can spend your whole life
Searching for what you've already got

It's funny how the road can lead
Back to all the ones you need
You never know who your friends are
You never know who your friends are

It's funny how the road can lead
Back to all the ones you need
You never know who your friends are
You never know who your friends are

No comments: