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Light At My Window

by Karen Waterman

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1.
I Believe 04:57
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You tell me there’s nothing I see something after all And maybe, then again, I’m just fooling myself I can see a way now We will join hands Bring our hearts to bear And turn this thing around CHORUS: I believe in hope I believe in love most of all I believe there’s something larger than all this And It’s worth fighting for. I believe in dreams I believe in light from inside I believe our dreams are here to guide us through And we’re here to carry the light There will come a day now We will understand We’ll open up our lives and let this beauty in We will walk together All across this land We will sing out loud This song that never ends CHORUS Gather up your families Don’t forget your hearts Time to step on out We’ll make this brand new start We the people gathered We the people strong We the people singing out We’ll keep on keeping on We believe in hope…etc
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Take It Down 04:24
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I don’t want this anymore All I seem to do is hide I’ve been living deep behind These walls that I’ve built Time to take it down to the bone Strip it down now to the bone I’ve been seeing for awhile I’ve been here in my own way Now it’s clear to me A change must come So I’m standing down I’ve stepped aside I’ve laid it bare Now I can’t hide anymore I know there is nothing to stop me now I see this light is here inside Everything is possible I see it now It starts with you It starts with me And I’m stepping out Take it. Take it. Take that step right now The first one, they say, is the hardest. Make it. Make it Make a choice somehow You’re the one who can Take it down now to the bone All the way down to the bone Well. I’ve been wearing these old shoes I’ve been walking in these same old blues But they’re not mine now I’ve moved along I’m standing tall The time has come I’ll sing this new song I won’t hide anymore And I know there is nothing to hold me down I see my light is here inside And I know Everything that’s possible Is with me now It starts right here It starts right now And I’m stepping up
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I'm Leavin' 04:14
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It’s been coming to this It’s come to a point Now I’m almost over I can’t hold it anymore It’s time to Let it fall on down And hear the final score I’m letting you know I’ve been burning inside I’m turning inside I’m so sharply focused I can’t get the facts out straight I’m holding on I’m doing poorly Guess we all can’t make the grade I’m letting you know. It’s been a long, hard climb I almost didn’t make it up that hill I’m setting it straight You’ve been my resting place I’m leavin’ I’m letting you know I’m leavin’ I’m letting you know I’ve heard it before Now I’ll hear it again And I’ve got to go Before the call is gone It pulls me on I’d like to stay and love you but Time has set a date And I’m letting you know You’ve brought me along You’ve showed me my life And I’m grateful for the times They meant so much to me I’m trying just to show you Now if you could only see I’m letting you know It’s been a long, hard climb I almost didn’t make it up that hill But I’m setting it straight You’ve been my resting place I’m leavin’ I’m letting you know I’m leavin’ I’m letting you know I’m leavin’ I’m leavin’ Now I’m going on down the line Moving on ahead You know I’ll never be back this way again It’s goodbye
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Rain Is Here 02:23
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Rain is here Outside my window Summer came And now it’s gone Seems like weeks This rain’s been falling Only hours ‘til you are gone. Winter light Is how I found you Springtime blues I sing this song Summer breeze And I can feel you Autumn leaves Where have you gone? Now the rain still falls Outside my window I can’t see you there But you’re not gone.
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The Wind Came Up 04:35
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The wind came up and pushed on by Brought the fog I heard it sigh to me I sit here wondering, you see There’s a song here wandering by And by the way As it passed I clearly heard it say to me Don’t leave your heart behind There’s music here and you will find It’s needed ‘long the way Now I see your time has come You’re leaving us it won’t be long It seems I’ll miss you every day I see you must be on your way Goodbye. I love you so. Just one thing before you have to go I won’t leave your heart behind I’ll carry your love deep inside I’ won’t leave your heart behind I know it’s needed ‘long the way.
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Razor's Edge 05:22
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There’s a hot wind blowing ‘cross the sky tonight I’ve been walking on the razor’s edge. My feet are bleeding and my heart’s on fire There was a time my pain would feed me Stoke my heart and then just bleed me dry And I would cry out Chorus: Take me down to the waters’ edge Wash me clean in the waters now Show me how to walk this thin line Show me how to lay my burdens down By the waterside Lay them down It’s not easy in these troubled times. There is darkness sitting in the seats of power. Their red lies are falling all around us (they’re everywhere). There was a time when we believed our leaders Trusted them to feed not bleed us dry Hear us cry out Take us down to the waters’ edge Wash us clean in the waters now Show us how to walk this thin line Show us how to lay our burdens down By the waterside Lay them down I could use a little help just now My heart is burning and my head’s on fire My mind is running ‘round in circles There was a time I thought I knew it all Everything was under my control And then I cried out Chorus
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Simple 03:09
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Before it begins Your quiet fills the air Always you’ve been here It’s simple Clear This is morning, love is growing Here Turn around and find the smile It’s softly in your breeze This morning comes to life You’ve broken through the night Now it’s a new life growing It’s a new day so turn around and smile And gently lift your wings Your brightness clears the night Now moving on is right And Simple Clear This is morning, love is growing Here Turn around and find the smile That shows you who you are Is near and never far It shines here like a star It’s simple, so simple Filling up now overflowing Simple Feel this love inside is growing Simple. So simple.
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Steel Grey 03:34
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Straight back. Steel grey. Strong and lean, in the garden, She’s hard at work. Good book. Rocking chair. Every night, by the lamplight, she reads a word. I see her there, in my memory, Like the tall grass she’s waving in the breeze. Out on the front porch she greets me With a smile and a hug. Dancing in the kitchen she treats me ato her special joy and her love. Take me back. In memory. To the path that she walks on. She treads my dreams, Warm eyes. Wise hands. I think that face is the kindest I’ve ever seen. Shining here, in my memory, She’s the bright spark that shows me what love means. Old blue car seat in the backyard, I see her there beneath that tree. Apricot jam down in the cellar, she picks one out just for me. Straight back. Steel grey. Strong and lean, in the garden, She’s hard at work. I see her there, in my memory, Like the tall grass she’s waving in the breeze. Straight back. Steel grey. Straight back. Steel grey…..
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Light At My Window 04:04
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Straight back. Steel grey. Strong and lean, in the garden, She’s hard at work. Good book. Rocking chair. Every night, by the lamplight, she reads a word. I see her there, in my memory, Like the tall grass she’s waving in the breeze. Out on the front porch she greets me With a smile and a hug. Dancing in the kitchen she treats me ato her special joy and her love. Take me back. In memory. To the path that she walks on. She treads my dreams, Warm eyes. Wise hands. I think that face is the kindest I’ve ever seen. Shining here, in my memory, She’s the bright spark that shows me what love means. Old blue car seat in the backyard, I see her there beneath that tree. Apricot jam down in the cellar, she picks one out just for me. Straight back. Steel grey. Strong and lean, in the garden, She’s hard at work. I see her there, in my memory, Like the tall grass she’s waving in the breeze. Straight back. Steel grey. Straight back. Steel grey…..
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Missing You 03:10
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As I lay here feeling what I’m feeling These words begin to make sense to me There’s something I want to say to you I’ve been running around inside myself Arguing for a week now. Ah, but here it is I’m missing you. You know I know I’m going to see you again And I even know when I’ll be flying into your town I know it’s not exactly you But some part of myself that you bring me to And right now this heart is wondering how you are I’m missing you Again Time lays between us Like an ocean Water changes our shores day by day. We are changing along the way. I know these seem such simple words They’re not so easy somehow I guess these feelings that I’m feeling are so new I sing this song I sing these words I sing them and they’re true This song and my heart are a window through to you I’m missing you, I’m missing you I’m missing you.
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Swallow 06:26
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You’re a beautiful lady Well how are you my friend I know living in the city It’s so hard to tell anymore. I’ve been wondering ‘bout you Hoping you would stop by But the grey in your eyes Is not what I saw there before. Chorus: Sing pretty songs for the swallow Follow him on his flight from the grey Far, far away. I guess the grey box has changed you Made its four walls your own Now your eyes have turned half in And you’re living so crowded alone. Just last Tuesday I stopped by But you were not in So I wrapped up a green leaf And I left it there by your door. Chorus Well I heard that you died I’ve been crying all day The neighbors and friends came To look at the space that you made. I heard one say it was better That he got you this way In your blue room at nighttime They say he was dressed All in grey Chorus
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These Blues 04:42
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There’s rain on the windows Of the cars passing by I just keep walking Down this road. Grey all around me Is it only the sky I may be young But I feel so old Chorus: I don’t know what to do With these blues ‘Cause the sky has been soaking Through my shoes My shoes Money was a friend of mine But she’s long gone out that back door I don’t think I even remember her face. Just quit my job today I’ve go nothing left to say Just keep that bass line walking my way Chorus There’s rain on the windows Of the cars passing by I just keep walking down that road.
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There Is A Time 03:20
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There is a time To stand up tall There is a time To lay back down The season’s change They come and then they go away The wind and rain The moon and sun Come back again It all goes around And it comes down to this There is a time To sing out loud There is a time To stand up and shout I see that you are afraid That you will not be heard I know when you sing with your heart We hear every word. Lift up your voices There’s nothing to fear. There is a time To lay down your arms There is a time To take up a cause The world is spinning Keeps on spinning Same old thing is going on War and peace and Love and hate and Black and white and Right and wrong They’re with us still Open your eyes now The choices are here And the world is spinning Keeps on spinning Same old thing is going on
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Monet 04:15
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Lady in the sky It looks so real to you You see Monet. There it shines for you It’s in everything you do But will it stay? There’s a half-remembered dream deep down inside Don’t pass it by Remember why. Like the time you cried with me For the drunk man on the street As we passed by Now when that half-remembered dream fills your sigh Don’t pass it by Remember why. Chorus: There’s a night light Shining out for you It’s a bright light It’s here to see you through There’s a night light It’s in everything you do It’s the brightest light It’s here to guide you through. Ah but every time you look around you wonder why Every time you hear this sound it’s passing by Every time you look around you wonder why Now every time I Turn around you’re In this place I call my heart And now when I Lift my eyes to go I hear you call my name. I don’t know how to say it I’m leaving soon goodbye is Not as easy as I’d dreamed. I can’t stay now – it’s over. I must move on Because there’s so much Music calling out ahead Now every time I say goodbye Every time I start to cry. Chorus (var)

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Light At My Window, is a fully realized compilation of music to date. A blending of Folk, Jazz, Blues, Gospel and Rock - a journey of the soul across time and experience to span the distances within. Stunning vocals and heartfelt beauty.

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released July 13, 2015

Production thanks to Brian Todd and Rough Giraffe Productions

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Karen Waterman Aptos, California

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