Storms Over Jupiter

Camino Song

From the city of St Francis,

To the city of St James,

From the great Pacific highway,

To little streets with Spanish names.

She came in search of something

And to walk the pilgrim road.

I met her near Logrono -

Never saw my world explode.

Pilgrim days of toil and burden,

Endless paths and broken wills

Across the stark, wind-scarred Meseta,

Above the high Galician hills.

Pilgrim nights of wine and laughter,

Star-drenched skies and holy ground.

We shared our food, our pain, our wonder,

Hearts afire, for glory bound

Camino breeze, blow softly,

Protect her sweet face from the heat,

Camino path, slope gently,

Lay soft grass beneath her feet.

Pilgrim hearts, beat bravely,

We’re going to make it through somehow,

Santiago, por favor, your blessing on us now.

Then one morning, bathed in sunshine,

High above the skyline rose

Santiago’s great cathedral

Calling pilgrims to repose.

Later on, beside the altar,

Giving thanks for blessings won,

Sensed a deeper, sadder ending,

Something over, scarce begun.

Camino breeze, blow softly,

Protect her sweet face from the heat,

Camino path, slope gently,

Lay soft grass beneath her feet.

Pilgrim hearts, beat bravely,

We’re going to make it through somehow,

Santiago, por favor, your blessing on us now.

Midnight arches in the old town

Shipwrecked lovers last embrace

Locked together, no words spoken

Endings are too hard to face

Early morning, eyes raised skyward,

Pilgrim watching planes ascend

Now he starts a new camino

Without a soul, without an end.

Camino breeze, blow softly,

Protect her sweet face from the heat,

Camino path, slope gently,

Lay soft grass beneath her feet.

Pilgrim hearts, beat bravely,

We’re going to make it through somehow,

Santiago, por favor, your blessing on us now.

Camino Song

Whatever it Takes

Whatever good I’ve ever done, I have done with the help of you

When I was down and forsaken your spirit made me feel brand new

Sure as the night time is over and the dawn comes shining through

I’ll do whatever it takes to show my love for you

You took me on a journey to travel down a better road

You were there beside me to ease my heavy load

You were there beside me no matter what I had to face

You took me from the darkness and helped me to a better place

You gave me the vision to see what only I could do

I’ll do whatever it takes to show my love for you

I was all on my own and out in the wilderness lost

I’ll do whatever it takes and I won’t count the cost

You gave hope to the hopeless and you never gave up on me

When I was blind and abandoned you opened up my eyes to see

You made me a promise and I know that your word is true

I’ll do whatever it takes to show my love for you

Whatever it Takes

The River

River always rollin’ on somewhere,

Sin like stone, is hard to bear,

River shining like a prayer

River always rollin’ on somehow.

River always looking where to bend,

Man don’t like to compromise.

Seems like weakness to his eyes,

River always looking where to bend.

River always rollin’ on somehow,

Drop a stone into the river,

Where it lands, it lies forever.

River always rollin’ on somewhere.

Everybody needs to find their river,

Deep inside the heart is where it flows,

Listen to the music of your river,

Follow it whichever way it goes.

River wanting nothing but to flow,

Man consumed by lust and greed,

Always wants what he don’t need,

River wanting nothing but to flow.

Every river sings a melody,

Man has just one small sad note,

Dying as it leaves his throat,

Every river sings a melody.

Everybody needs to find their river,

Deep inside the heart is where it flows.

Listen to the music of your river,

Follow it whichever way it goes.

Let the river bring your heart some peace,

Feel your cares being washed away

Find new hope, a brand new day,

Let the river bring your heart some peace.

Storms Over Jupiter

There’s not a great deal going down

As I pass through Union Square,

Crossing Geary and Van Ness

The usual traffic’s there.

And all the way to Richmond

There’s nothing new to show

The cosmic change that happened here

A little while ago

Down along Haight-Ashbury

No one seems to care,

Where once the flower children

Wore garlands in their hair.

They, at least, would understand

And know just what to say.

But flower children turned to dust,

My baby’s gone away.

Where are the icebergs in Atlanta

Monsoons over Maine,

So everyone across the land

Can understand my pain,

There should be hurricanes in Manhattan

Landslides in L.A.

To let the population know

My baby’s gone away

I wanna see snow in Sausilito,

Blizzards on Lombard,

And all around the Golden Gate

Hailstones falling hard

Lightning bolts come crashing down

From Mission to South Bay

To let all San Francisco know,

My baby’s gone away.

What’s going on up in the sky –

I cant believe it’s true

The moon and stars in harmony,

The sky a velvet blue.

And far beyond in deeper space

The planetary ballet

Does no one in the cosmos know

My baby’s gone away?

Why can’t Mars collide with Venus?

Saturn crash and burn?

Halle’s comet change its course

Never to return?

Solar flares to burn the sky

Blot out the Milky Way

Storms over Jupiter,

My baby’s gone away.

There should be storms over Jupiter,

My baby’s gone away.

Storms Over Jupiter

The Sit-Down Demand

The Greensboro Four were men who were determined

To satisfy a deep rooted thirst

Their aim was to gain a step towards equality

In the Woolworths store on February first

They took their seats with dignified faces

Courage and conviction that never stopped

They planted a seed as they took those places

For the sit-ins at the counters in the coffee shops

CHORUS

All they wanted was to buy a cup of coffee

It didn‘t really matter either black or white

They sat down at the counter and they placed their order

When they were provoked they refused to fight

The very next morning they returned to the counter

And the protests were spreading all across the land

People turned out throughout the south of the nation

For what became known as the sit-down demand

As they came to fill the vacant seating

They faced discrimination and distress

Some curled up like a ball and took a beating

Passively resisting until they had success

CHORUS

And so the mood was set and influenced the nation

To challenge injustice and to have their say

Throughout the hatred and scorn remained the aspiration

To bring about change in a peaceful way

The weeks went by, the atmosphere was loaded

But they held on to the principles that made them proud

The wall between the races was being eroded

By the dignity they showed in ignoring the crowd

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The Sit-Down Demand

I Play the Blues

I’m walking, walking till the sun goes down

Searchin‘ but I know you can’t be found

And I’m lonesome, lonesome ‘cause you ain’t around

Now I’m talking, talking to myself again

Just one question weavin‘ in and out of my brain

Askin’ why you had to leave again

I play the blues, play the blues night and day

I play the blues, ever since you went away

I play the blues, there is nothing more to say

I’ve been thinkin’, thinkin’ ‚bout the love we had

And it hurts me, hurts me and it makes me sad

And I’m wondrin’ why you treated me so bad

I play the blues, play the blues night and day

I play the blues, ever since you went away

I play the blues, there is nothing more to say

I Play The Blues

Big Society

If today was a fish, I’d throw it straight back

Our colourful world is reverting to black

Hate’s on full throttle, while love’s on the rack

If you’re old and in care, you’d be safer in Iraq.

But it’s all right, people, step up and take a bow.