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THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
Harry's Garden
. . . where I learned . . .
and it's the same old same old
nothing changes, I wish it did
it feels like everything changes, when you are a kid
growing up seems to fix you in one time and place
but in the real world everything changes
except the look... on her face
. . .
it was twenty years ago in human years
I needed one more fare to make my night
she raise her arm to flag my taxi down
and I still don't know wrong from right
it took a while for us to realize then
that we knew each other too well
each of us a piece of each other's heaven
and just enough of each other's hell
and each time she makes it beautiful
and each time I make it light
for when things get too heavy I
seem to watch myself take flight
my heart will always fall for her
my mind will run away
my soul, who knows where my soul goes
maybe this time I will stay...
I hear the old song start to play
. . .
see she was gonna be an actress
and I was gonna learn to fly
so she took off for the footlights
and I took off to find the sky
and there she's acting happy
inside her handsome walls
and me, I'm flying in my taxi...
still some old memory calls
it was ten years ago in long moments
and it still feels like yesterday
I pulled my taxi up to the address
and heard the old song start to play
and felt the irony of coincidence
and heard the melody of fate
and wondered about the difference
between the search and the wait
and once again she made it beautiful
and once again I slipped away
and once again I'll respect privacy
and say that's all I'm gonna say
. . .
cuz she was gonna be an actress
and I was gonna learn to fly
and though the roles change the dreams stay the same
no matter what we deny
and we found out being happy
was not just chasing a dream
but it was living the way we wanted to
and not somewhere in between...
for me she's always... (seventeen) what might have been
it was tonight as I drove home
in my padded limosine
I could still hear the audience
I could still feel seventeen
and she sat there next to me and smiled
and you might think it was strange
as she curled up on my shoulder and said
Harry... keep the change
. . .
I don't know if I was dreaming
I wouldn't tell you if I knew
cuz this dream is too good to wake up
even if it never came true
. . .
and it's the same old same old
nothing changes, I wish it did
it feels like everything changes, when you are a kid
growing up seems to fix you in one time and place
but in the real world everything changes
except the look... on her face
Same Old Same Old
(For Harry and Sue)
Ric Candor ©1999
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...THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
. . . figments ... reflections ... dreams ... observations ... fantasies... composites ... friends ... strangers ... visions ... stories . . .
HARRY'S GARDENS
(and imaginary characters)
. . . the only limits are those you choose to create in your mind . . .
Book Of Memories
and wished I could know you better
one day when I meet you face to face
maybe you'll remember this letter...
it was thirty years ago
jeesh I feel so old
I was four miles from Woodstock
and my feet got cold
all my thirteen years
dreamed of getting high
but somehow my spirit
was not ready to fly
...so I sang myself to sleep again...
...so that no one heard but me...
...and I put another dream away...
...in my book of memories...
just a few years later
if the truth be told
I was so lost in true love
that my heart got sold
and I heard his voice
if you know what I mean
and I knew my heart
would always be... seventeen
...and I sang myself to sleep again...
...and still no one heard but me...
...and another dream slipped on the shelf...
...in my book of memories...
there came dark years
when I tried to die
there came bright years
good old college try
there came lost years
when love passed me by
there came light years
when I learned to fly
still I never learned to say...
still I never learned mean...
still I never learned to do...
good bye
it was eighteen years ago
deep in denial
I heard he was dead.
life was put on trial
then I heard his voice
and somehow I knew
that I had to live
and I wanted to
and I sang myself awake - alive
but still no one heard but me
another dream that still survives
in my book of memories
see I've put on his shows for myself
like I hear you do for others
and it may be just a dream for me
but I still feel like we're brothers
there was always something that stopped me
from stepping out on the stage
maybe fear, maybe pride, maybe life denied
I just watched the turning page
always told myself I was waiting to share
waiting... for... the one
sitting here alone it's becoming clear
I have not yet begun
for I've only dreamt while I was asleep
singing softly to myself
living in a book of memories
I've created by myself
and I wonder now, if it is too late
sitting here all by myself
is there any worth in the words I wrote
sitting here... up on my shelf
it was just tonight
I read about your show
wishing I was there
but I didn't go
I live far away
feeling old and tired
but reading your words
I felt... inspired...
...so I sing myself to sleep again...
...does anyone hear me?...
...another dream begins and ends...
...in my book of memories...
and now I sing myself to sleep again
it's still comforting for me
another dream of finding friends
for my book of memories
Book Of Memories
(For Harry and John)
Ric Candor ©1999
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THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
Harry's Garden
. . . where I learned . . .
it's just another day of the year
you'd be the first to say
but still I smile a misty tear
because it was your birthday
the seasons pass
and bodies age
time catches up
to turn the page
and friends are gone
as an eye blinks
no matter what
the young heart thinks
yet I still hear
the words you said
so maybe somehow
you're not dead
your spirit lives
in every song
reminding me
where I belong
"strum your guitar
sing it kid...
just write about your feelings
not the things you never did
inexperience
it once had cursed me
but your youth is no handicap
it's what makes you thirsty
hey kid..."
Happy Birthday Harry
Happy Birthday Harry
(For Harry Chapin)
Ric Candor ©1999
(if you came from the journal path)
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THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
Harry's Garden
. . . where I learned . . .
when I was just a little lad
a long long time ago
I wandered into a caboose
and saw a minstrel show
the music made me laugh a lot
the words tickled my ears
I wonder where the music's gone
as I've grown all these years
I wonder how I lost the song
and found life full of fears
still sometimes late when I'm asleep
this is what my heart hears...
your dad don't know
your mom don't know
but you know why you're here
the music lets you dream each night
and washes away fear
your child inside
still smiles so wide
and it becomes so clear
the music fills your dreams each night
the minstel still appears
to dream of all the years
and bring you happy tears
laughing tears...
when I was just a busy man
a long long time ago
I hurried here and there to work
no time for minstrel shows
the music may have been around
but business filled my ears
I wonder where the music's gone
as I've grown all these years
I wonder how I lost the song
and found life full of fears
now sometimes late when I'm asleep
this is what my heart hears...
cash registers
stock traders
buy sell gain loss it's clear
the music of the business world
win at all costs you declare
your child inside
seems to have died
and it becomes so clear
the music and your dreams each night
seems to just disappear
in the rush of the years
where are the happy tears
laughing tears...
...
now I am just a foolish man
it was a long long time ago
now I am just an old caboose
my one man minstrel show
the music makes me laugh and cry
the words tickle my ears
we wonder where the music's gone
as we've grown all these years
we wonder how we've lost the song
and found life full of fears
still sometimes late when we're asleep
this is what the heart hears...
your kids don't know
until they grow
but you know why you're here
the music takes you back to when
life was without a care
your child inside
still smiles so wide
and it becomes so clear
the music fills your dreams each night
the minstel still appears
to turn back all the years
and bring you happy tears
laughing tears...
For Tom, Minstrel Man
(Laughing Tears)
Ric Candor ©2000
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...THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS
HARRY'S GARDENS
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Tom Chapin came to town today
right on time for your birthday
so I celebrated with him
wishing you well
I remember how you used to love
the songs that helped us rise above
the worries and the din
when life was hell
and you're growing
feeling the change
don't be afraid
when life feels too strange
just keep knowing
through all the changes
deep in our hearts
we'll never be strangers
I listened to the words he sang
and remembered the joy he brang
so I celebrated with him
wishing you well
I remembered how you used to laugh
when you saw his funny autograph
that's where we should begin
to cast the spell
so we'll remember the good times
and what's important
more than all the sweet rhymes
it's what our hearts meant
and I will always love you
I'll always be here
in this song and in your heart
I'll always be there
and you're growing
feeling the change
don't be afraid
when life feels too strange
just keep knowing
through all the changes
deep in our hearts
we'll never be strangers
Tom Chapin came to town today
right on time for your birthday
so I celebrated with him
wishing you well
I remembered how we used to care
all the fun and love we used to share
now I listen to the wind
with so much more to tell
and you're growing
feeling the change
don't be afraid
when life feels too strange
just keep knowing
through all the changes
deep in our hearts
we'll never be strangers
I listened to the words he sang
and remembered the joy he brang
so I celebrated with him
wishing you well
I remembered how you used to smile
when I'd catch you being serious
and how we'd do all kinds of things
with Nic and Jay and Mel
so we'll remember the good times
and what's important
more than all the sweet rhymes
it's what our hearts meant
and I will always love you
I'll always be here
in this song and in your heart
I'll always be there
and you're growing
feeling the change
don't be afraid
when life feels too strange
just keep knowing
through all the changes
deep in our hearts
we'll never be strangers
and I will always love you
I'll always be here
in this song and in your heart
I'll always be there
and I will always love you
I'll always be there
in this song and in your heart
I'll always be here
Tom Chapin came to town today
right on time for your birthday
so I celebrated with him
wishing you well
I remembered how we used to care
all the fun and love we used to share
now I listen to the wind
with so much more to tell
and you're growing
feeling the change
don't be afraid
when life feels too strange
just keep knowing
through all the changes
deep in our hearts
we'll never be strangers
and I will always love you
I'll always be here
in this song and in your heart
I'll always be there
and I will always love you
I'll always be there
in this song and in your heart
I'll always be here
Tom Chapin
(For Will)
Ric Candor ©2000
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THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
Harry's Garden
. . . where I learned . . .
oh what if you had lived
imagine all you could have given
all you could have inspired
all you could have changed
oh what if you had lived
to be a ripe young man of sixty
we'd have so much to say
besides Happy Birthday
today some mourn
today some cry
today some forget
today some lie
today some fight
today some die
today some give in
some give up
I don't know why
oh what if you had lived
imagine what more you could have done
with your influence
with your energy
oh what if you had lived
suddenly I realize you're free
and there's so much more to be
so much more to see
wherever you are
you are still here
for you live in me
today some live
today some feel
today some dare
to become real
today some swim
today some fly
today some give
and some don't
I don't know why
you were one light in a dark valley
and I can sill hear you say
it's got to be the going
not the getting there, that's good
wherever you are today
and I hope you hear me say
your gifts are still treasured here
your music still plays
and today I celebrate
your birthday
today I've come to say
Happy Birthday
Today
(If You Lived)
Ric Candor ©2000
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THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
Harry's Garden
. . . where I learned . . .
I'm just a lonely Harry Chapin fan
singing would you turn your light on
trying to believe there's a lot of us
but feeling like the only one
just a lonely Harry Chapin fan
wondering where the good times have gone
no need to rise or make a fuss
my song is almost done
or has it just begun?
cut to the chase
what would you do
if I appeared to lose my mind
if I was carried off by others
to a place no one can find
what would you do
if I could no longer feel
if I could no longer move
would true love still be real
take it down
I'm just a lonely Harry Chapin fan
singing I wonder what would happen to this world
if we tried to live and share our dreams
grown up little boys and girls
I'm just a lonely Harry Chapin fan
singing all my hopes and fears unfurled
searching every stone unturned
hoping to find my own pearls
while the time line curls
lighten up
live it up
remember when the music would played from wooden boxes
remember all the things we used to say
yesterday
ease it down
bring it down
good dreams don't come cheap, we've got to pay
are we ready to dream again
are you ready to dream again
in the end this is all I want to say
today
I'm just a lonely Harry Chapin fan
I just want to find the one soul mate partner companion for all time
and that is the secret reason behind the purpose of every rhyme
and maybe selfishness like this is not such an evil crime
as along the way I try to say be good to your friends
take care of each other
and reach for the sublimes
treasure the sublimes
live for the sublimes
leave empowered fears
and angry tears
and wasted years... behind
feel the love inside
and don't let it hide
and remember to be kind
just remember to be kind
in the end I just came here to say
remember to be kind
Ric Candor ©2000
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