The gathering of spirits

Across these fields, across this town Standing up, on solid ground Voices carry, to tell the tale Rising up in one great voice in one great wail I will not be ashamed, walk away or shift the blame I'm...

There and back I have traveled Here and there I have walked And I have found more beauty than I'd ever had thought But I still dream often of that place I know Deeper in my bones than most places ever...

All I every wanted was a love so big All my heart could carry and as much as I could give A love that made some kind of sense but beyond all reason That made me want to be a whole lot better person...

Take down your defenses Like you've taken off your clothes It's such a glorious insurrection Not to hold your secrets close What's the use in counting errors Or the help in counting sheep I don't...

When I was young I often said That there were ugly things beneath my bed I'd slip downstairs when I got scared Into the safety of Dad's easy chair That chair was like a long deep sigh And I'd stay...

Will you love me when we go silver When our ears and noses get bigger When Arthritis starts to nag And our best parts start to sag Will you love me in reading glasses Kiss my neck and still make...

I heard an owl call last night Homeless and confused I stood naked and bewildered By the evil people do Up upon a hill there is a terrible sign That tells the story of what darkness waits When we...

Verse: Some come in the side door swingin' Some eat in the kitchen but they don't mind Some stride in without even knockin' Some act like they've been here the whole damn time Gonna live my life like...

Let it go my love my truest, Let it sail on silver wings Life's a twinkling that's for certain, But it's such a fine thing There's a gathering of spirits There's a festival of friends And we'll take...

Chorus: Down the road and to the left It's never been any further To find the thing that you never lost Who serves the grail Are you the one that's common born are you a fool in many ways have you...