This poignant song is inspired by my friend Anneli…but it took two years and this recording for the real melody to come through. And Bryan McDowell, with his haunting fiddle, added the dimension craved by this piece.
lyrics
I’m here, in the dream of your quiet night
I’m here, with the hope of each morning sun
I’m here, when the wind and the rain
Try to blow your castles away
And I’ll still be here, when you’ve done your day
I’m here, like the rose on a winter’s day
I’m here, when the spider’s webs are spun
I’m here, when you’re wishing that all
Of the false words would fall away
And I’ll still be here, when you’ve done your day
We once wandered through fields
Playing with milkweed pods
Sending out our wishes on the wind
Assured of all the riches this would bring
I’m here, when you’re trying out a new road
I’m here, when a new light moves you on
I’m here, oh I’ll be holding you close
If you’re caught in the shivering cold
And I’ll still be here, when you shine like gold
With all that’s been going on, I tell you it’s all right
The only things that matter in the end
Are the simple things like you were my friend
It’s all right, it’s all right, it’s all right
Oh it’s really all right
The only things that matter in the end
Are the simple things like you were my friend
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