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THANK GOODNESS FOR THE GIVING PEOPLE
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HE DOESN’T KNOW WHO SHE IS
AS SHE SITS IN HER CAR
TRYING TO HOLD BACK A TEAR
WAITING ALL DAY
WITH THOUSANDS OF CARS
NEVER THOUGHT SHE’D END UP HERE
HE KNOWS HOW SHE FEELS
AS SHE SWALLOWS HER PRIDE
HE’S BEEN THERE IN HER SHOES
SHE LOOKS IN HIS EYES
CAN BARELY SAY “THANKS”
AS HE GIVES HER A BOX OF FOOD
(chorus) THANK GOODNESS FOR THE GIVING PEOPLE
ALL THOSE HEARTS AND SOULS (ALL THOSE SAINTS AND SOULS)
GIVING’S HOW THEY’RE LIVING
AND IT’S SOMETHING THAT NEVER GETS OLD
IT’S JUST THE WAY THEY ROLL
HE’S BEEN MAKING HIS MEALS
IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK
TRYIN’ TO SAVE MONEY AND TIME
DRIVIN’ ALL NIGHT
GOT A LOADED-UP RIG
WITH URGENTLY NEEDED SUPPLIES
HIS FAM’LY BACK HOME
HASN’T SEEN HIM IN WEEKS¬
CAN’T WAIT TO TALK ON THE PHONE
STILL THOUSANDS OF MILES
AN EIGHTEEN-WHEELER
HERO WHO WORKS ALL ALONE (to chorus)
(bridge) THE DOCTOR RETIRED WHO’S STILL SAVING LIVES
THE TEACHER WHO’S DRIVING BY THE HOUSE TO SAY HI
THE FARMWORKER WORKING IN THE FIELDS OF GREEN
THE RABBI AND REVERAND ZOOMING HOPE AND PRAYER
HOPE AND PRAYER ON THE SCREEN (to chorus)
ROBERT BIDNEY
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WE CAN DO BETTER
03:15
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WE CAN DO BETTER
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BEEN OVER FIFTY YEARS SINCE WE FIRST SET FOOT ON THE MOON
AND WHEN WE LEARNED TO DANCE SINGING WOODSTOCK’S MAGICAL TUNES
WE HAVE COME SO FAR
NOW LOOK AT WHO WE ARE
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS
WE CAN DO BETTER
COMING TOGETHER, I MISS
COMING TOGETHER
BEEN OVER 20 YEARS SINCE THE TOWERS FELL TO THE GROUND
WHEN WE STOOD AS ONE TOGETHER SO PROFOUND
WE WERE UNIFIED
NOW WE’RE ALL TAKING SIDES
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS
WE CAN DO BETTER
COMING TOGETHER, I MISS
COMING TOGETHER
WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE
WE CAN DO IT AGAIN
WE’VE JUST GOT TO BELIEVE
IN OUR HEARTS, MY FRIENDS
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS
WE CAN DO BETTER
COMING TOGETHER, I MISS
COMING TOGETHER (repeat)
BEEN OVER FIFTY YEARS SINCE WE FIRST SET FOOT ON THE MOON
AND WHEN WE LEARNED TO DANCE SINGING WOODSTOCK’S MAGICAL TUNES
©ROBERT BIDNEY
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HOMELESS
02:35
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HOMELESS
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I’VE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS
I’VE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS
I’VE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS
BEFORE - THERE WAS A CEILING
BEFORE - THERE WAS A FLOOR
BEFORE - THERE WERE WINDOWS AND WALLS
BEFORE - THERE WAS A DOOR
I’VE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS
I NEVER FELT HOPELESS
COPELESS
BEFORE - THERE WAS SILENCE
BEFORE - I COULD MAKE NOISE
BEFORE - I COULD DO WHAT I WANTED
BEFORE - I HAD A CHOICE
BEFORE - I HAD A VOICE
(INSTRUMENTAL)
(INSTRUMENTAL)
I’VE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS
(INSTRUMENTAL)
(INSTRUMENTAL)
I’VE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS
BEFORE
ROBERT BIDNEY
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IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
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DO YOU SPEND YOUR DAYS CREATING WAYS OF SHARING HAPPINESS
DO YOU GIVE ENOUGH WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH TO OTHERS WHO HAVE LESS
DO YOU LIFT UP THOSE AROUND YOU WITH A KINDLY WORD OR SMILE
OR EXTEND A HAND OF FRIENDSHIP TO A SAD AND LONELY CHILD
(chorus) IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE ‘CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
WILL SOMEBODY SHED A TEAR WHEN YOU ARE GONE
IS THERE GRATITUDE AND GRACE
AND A SMILE UPON YOUR FACE
IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE ‘CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
WILL YOUR LIVING MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU’VE TOUCHED
WILL YOU LEAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION HERE FOR THOSE WHO MEANT SO MUCH
ARE YOU BLAZING TRAILS OF GLORY SPREADING SUNSHINE LEFT AND RIGHT
LIKE A BEACON IN THE DARK, WILL YOU PROVIDE A GUIDING LIGHT
(chorus) IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE ‘CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
WILL SOMEBODY SHED A TEAR WHEN YOU ARE GONE
IS THERE GRATITUDE AND GRACE
AND A SMILE UPON YOUR FACE
IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE ‘CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
(bridge) LOOKING FORWARD
LOOKING BACK
CAN YOU FEEL IT
ARE YOU ON TRACK……TO……LEAVE……THE…..
(end chorus) ….WORLD A BETTER PLACE ‘CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
WILL SOMEBODY SHED A TEAR WHEN YOU ARE GONE
IS THERE GRATITUDE AND IS THERE GRACE
DO YOU WEAR A SMILE UPON YOUR FACE
IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
IS THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE ‘CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
©ROBERT BIDNEY
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THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
05:12
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THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
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JOAN WAS KNOWN FOR HER SENSE OF HUMOR
MARVIN HAD A MILLION DOLLAR SMILE
JULIAN WAS THE LIFE OF EVERY PARTY
AND JEANE WAS SEEN WITH ELEGANCE AND STYLE
JOHN, HE WAS A FAV’RITE OF BOB DYLAN (John Prine)
ALAN, HE WROTE “I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL” (Alan Merrill)
JOE, HE GOT A GRAMMY SINGING COUNTRY (Joe Diffie)
AND ADAM’S MUSIC NE-VER GOT OLD (Adam Schlesinger “Fountains of Wayne”)
ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO PASSED AWAY
ARE PRINTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE TIMES TODAY
ONE LINE WRITTEN
ABOUT EVERYBODY’S LIVES
THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
HARVEY LIVED ACROSS FROM YANKEE STADIUM
THEY WERE ROSEMARIE’S FAV’RITE TEAM
BOBBIE, HE BOUGHT TICKETS TO THE SEAHAWKS
PAUL, HE COULD’VE PLAYED IN MAJOR LEAGUES
WYNN, HE WAS A FOUNDER OF A THEATER (Wynn Handman)
TERRENCE, HE WON TONY’S FOR HIS PLAYS (Terrance McNally)
ADAM HAD AN EXPERTISE IN MUSICALS
JENNIFER MADE COSTUMES FOR THE STAGE (Jennifer Robin Arnold)
ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO PASSED AWAY
ARE PRINTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE TIMES TODAY
ONE LINE WRITTEN ABOUT EVERYBODY’S LIVES
THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
WHAT A SENSELESS LOSS OF PEOPLE
CAN WE EVER COMPREHEND
WE COULD’VE DONE SO MUCH BETTER
IT’S TOO LATE FOR THEM
IT’S TOO DAMN LATE FOR THEM
(INSTRUMENTAL)
THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
THEIR MEMORY STILL SURVIVES
JOAN WAS KNOWN FOR HER SENSE OF HUMOR
(c)Robert Bidney
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A MESSAGE
02:42
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A MESSAGE
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THERE’S A MESSAGE IN THE MADNESS
IN THE ANGER AND THE SADNESS
A MESSAGE THAT WE COME TOGETHER
CAN YOU HEAR THE CALL
THERE’S A MESSAGE IN THIS MOMENT
A MESSAGE OF ATONEMENT
THE SIGNS ARE THERE, YEA THEY’RE EVERYWHERE
THE WRITING’S ON THE WALLS
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR US ALL
TO COME TOGETHER
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR US ALL
YOU CAN HEAR IT IN THE THUNDER
LESSONS FROM THE BLUNDERS
A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE SHOUTING
STANDING STRONG AND TALL
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR THE AGES
TIME TO TURN THE PAGES
THE SIGNS ARE THERE, YEA THEY’RE EVERYWHERE
THE WRITING’S ON THE WALLS
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR US ALL
TO COME TOGETHER
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR US ALL
(INST. BREAK)
THERE’S A MESSAGE IN THE MADNESS
IN THE ANGER AND THE SADNESS
A MESSAGE THAT WE COME TOGETHER
CAN YOU HEAR THE CALL
THERE’S A MESSAGE IN THIS MOMENT
A MESSAGE OF ATONEMENT
THE SIGNS ARE THERE, YEA THEY’RE EVERYWHERE
THE WRITING’S ON THE WALLS
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR US ALL
TO COME TOGETHER
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR US ALL
TO COME TOGETHER
IT’S A MESSAGE FOR US ALL
©Robert Bidney
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ARE YOU GONNA TELL YOUR CHILDREN
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ARE YOU GONNA TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT THE WORLD’S OK
AND THAT THEY BETTER BE ON THEIR WAY
AND THAT EVERYTHING’S LOOKING UP THERE’S NO NEED TO COMPLAIN
BECAUSE THE WORLD WILL NEVER CHANGE
BUT DO YOU EVER WONDER WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
WHEN THE KIDS FIND OUT THE TRUTH
ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND BUILDING FENCES
COME ON NOW TAKE YOUR TIME
OPEN YOUR MIND
WOKE IS A JOKE YOU TELL US EVERYDAY
THAT IT’S AN UNACCEPTABLE WAY
JUST FORGET ABOUT THE STRUGGLES AND THE HISTORY AND ALL THE PAIN
NO SHAME AND THERE’S NO BLAME
DO YOU EVER WONDER WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
WHEN THEY FIND OUT THE TRUTH
ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND WITH YOUR BLINDERS ON
COME ON NOW TAKE YOUR TIME
OPEN YOUR MIND
OPEN YOUR MIND
IF YOU STEAL FROM US
TAKE WHAT’S REAL FROM US
IF YOU GO THERE
YOU’LL GO NOWHERE
ARE YOU GONNA TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT THE WORLD’S OK
ARE YOU GONNA TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT THE WORLD’S OK
ARE YOU GONNA TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT THE WORLD’S OK
AND THAT THEY BETTER BE ON THEIR WAY
WELL, SOME THINGS ARE SO DAMN HARD TO EXPLAIN
I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND
I JUST CAN’T UNDERSTAND
Robert Bidney
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8. |
WHY DID YOU GO
03:00
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WHY DID YOU GO
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IT’S A COLD NOVEMBER RAIN
I’M SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT YOU
THINGS JUST AIN’T THE SAME
SINCE YOU LEFT MY WORLD ONE WINTER’S DAY
THE WARMTH OF YOUR HANDS ON THE SIDE OF MY FACE
I WISH THEY COULD BE THERE FOREVER
AND THE STORIES YOU TOLD NEVER GREW OLD
AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER
GRANDMA, WHY DID YOU GO
COME AND GO THE YEARS
FAMILY KEEPS GROWING
STILL HAVE THOSE DOUBTS AND FEARS
BUT WHEN YOU WERE HERE, YOU HELPED ME THROUGH THEM
THE PAINS OF THE PAST LAY DEEP IN YOUR EYES
YOU NEVER LET ANYONE SEE IT
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE LIKE COLD NOVEMBER RAINS
AND ALL OF MY MEMORIES ABOUT YOU
GRANDMA, WHY DID YOU GO
WHY DID YOU GO
©Robert Bidney
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