1. |
What I Know Now
04:26
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What I Know Now
When I was young and blind and free
There were some things ‘bout living life I could not see
And I believed that I could tell what mattered
Mostly by the way that it served me
But when you’re selfish you don’t know
That everything that you give begins to grow
And that the good things and the bad comes with you
Everywhere you go
If I knew then what I know now
(Chorus)
If I knew the what I know now
I’d more patience for the angry ones some how
I’d have compassion for the lonely ones
Who tried to drag me down
If I knew then what I know now
And so the days turn into years
And the things I’ve done turn into all my fears
And what I think I know gets changed
By all the laughter and the tears
And by and by I start to see
That there are things about the way it’s supposed to
That keep me searching for what I don’t have
And missing what is right in front of me
If I knew then what I know now
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Now is where you find the place
Where you can just belong
Now is where you find yourself
Because you’ve been here, all along
If I knew then what I know now
When you are young and blind and free
There will be things ‘bout living life you can not see
But you will come to know, with patience
You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be
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2. |
Children Dance
03:23
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Children Dance
Come on down people
Gather round people
Take some time as you pass on your way
Listen close
For a minute at most while I
Pass on a post you won’t see everyday
(Chorus)
I don’t know why the children just dance
How can they be so free?
I don’t know how the children just dance
They’ve got so much to teach me
Come on down people
Gather round people
Break away from that thing in your hand
Take on the view
That is right in front of you
And the moment that you do
You just might understand
(Chorus)
(Break)
Maybe there’s a touch about seeing too much
Maybe a bit about pain
But maybe if I can let all that pass by
I might start dancing again
Come on down people
Gather round people
Take some time as you pass on your way
Listen close
For a minute at most while I
Pass on a post that you won’t see everyday
(Chorus)
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3. |
Let My Life
04:42
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Let My Life (be like a song)
By Joel Glenn Wixson
Let my life be like a River that can flow without a dam
For the eddies that distract me from the journey that I am
Let my life by like a Mountain that I choose to climb each day
And let me take the time to notice all the gifts along the way
Let my life be like an Ocean that is deep as it is wide
And may I come to know it's wisdom before I reach the other side.
(Chorus)
Let my life be like a song that I can rewrite every day
Let it change with every second as I learn new things to say
Let my life be like a fire that will burn for all to see
Let it burn as a reminder of the way I can be free
Let my life be like an Oak Tree that will stand the test of time
Let me find my inspiration in the branches that I climb
(Chorus)
Let my life be like a Meadow, let me learn to be serene
May I come to find acceptance for the man I should have been
Let my life be like the Desert, let it change with every day
May I see that, like the grains of sand, each moment blows away
(Chorus)
Let my life be like a Forest, full of Life and Death and Truth
Let me wander through the wonder without asking for any proof
Let my life be like a Raindrop that just lives from Cloud to Earth
Let me cherish every moment from the instant of my birth
Let my life be like a Mountain Lake that's calm and still and clear
Let me notice, in this patient place, the music there to hear
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4. |
Intersections
02:59
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Intersections
What I do requires
That your essence transpires
In a moment
The person I see
Is a version of me
That I know
For you can not show
As you ‘re here then you go
In a moment
The fullness of you
That I know can’t come through
As you go
(Chorus)
But somehow I see
Intersections of you making me
More than I used to be
I wait here a while
As you pass and you smile
In a moment
Or maybe you’ll stay
As I sing and I play
I don’t know
For what will emerge
As our journeys converge
In this moment
Can not be foretold
As our paths all unfold
And we go
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
What I do requires
That your essence transpires
In a moment
The person I see
Is a version of me
That I know
For you can not show
As you ‘re here then you go
In a moment
The fullness of you
That I know can’t come through
As you go
(Chorus)
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5. |
Don't Say I'm Brave
03:24
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Don’t Say I’m Brave
Don’t stand up no no no
Don’t fill your cup
Don’t ask for anything
‘Cause you have had enough
Just get in line
Just do your time
Just take your medicine
‘Cause what you have is mine
(Chorus)
These are the words
That I think everybody’s heard
And how our freedom gets deferred
By all these lies
Don’t say I’m brave
Because I will not be a slave
To these ideas somebody gave
That hold me down
Be a man
And always have a plan
Be more responsible
Then anybody can
Just pay no mind
And keep on killing time
And always take your medicine
‘Cause what you have is mine
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You can be free
Just look at me
I’m not like anything
That I’m supposed to be
So it’s your turn
What do you have to learn?
To stand up with me
While we let the prison burn?
Just stand up
And fill your cup
Don’t ask for anything
‘Cause you have had enough
(Chorus)
These are the words
That nobody’s ever heard
No more freedom gets deferred
And no more lies
Don’t say I’m brave
Because I will not be a slave
To these ideas somebody gave
That hold me down
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6. |
Are You Gonna Dance?
02:43
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Are You Gonna Dance?
What is it about life
No matter what we say
When you want to shut down
Your toes start tapping anyway?
And here we are right now
And we just met today
And you don’t want to dance
But I just want to play
(Chorus)
You don’t want to dance
I see it in your eyes
You don’t want to dance
What is it about time
No matter what we say
We want it to slow down
But it keeps passing anyway
And here we are right now
And we just have today
And you don’t want to dance
But I just want to play
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Most of us live long enough
To see when we lost track
And you will see
The time you can’t get back
‘Cause here we are right now
And we just met today
And now you want to dance
And I just want to play
You just want to dance
I see it in your eyes
You just want to dance
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7. |
Recliner
03:57
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Recliner
Your daddy sits in his recliner
Wondering what this day will bring
Like yesterday was finer
And today don’t mean a thing
And as he sits in that recliner
Time keeps passing by
Lately he can’t seem to figure out
If he should even try
Days keep passing by
And as he lives in that recliner he wonders
Should he even comb his hair
And as the people walk by his window does he really notice
He’s not sure he’s really there
And as he sits in that recliner
Will he finally figure out
Why the just seems to spin and spin and turn and turn
What his life his been about
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8. |
Tattoo
03:16
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Tattoo
It could be a rose of red
Encircled by your name
Or I could have a scrolling ring
And you would have the same
Or it could be a single note
Suspended in the Sea
If this is what I have to do
To bring you back to me
(Chorus)
Let me write it in a fresh tattoo
That’s burning in my skin
I’d add a little every day
Until I have you back again
Maybe all the tears I’ve cried
Since you refused to stay
They’d cover my from head to toe
But I’d do it anyway
And then I’d add a burning heart
If that would make it right
If this is what I have to do
To take back that one night
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
The sting and burn and pain
That I can not take back from you
I carry with me every day
Preserved in that tattoo
It could start with a rose of red
Encircled by your name
That would be a ring of fire
That nobody could tame
And then I’d have a single note
Suspended in the Sea
If this is what I have to do
To bring you back to me
(Chorus)
Gonna write it in a fresh tattoo
That’s burning in my skin
And add a little every day
Until I have you back again
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9. |
Fire In Your Eyes
03:48
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Fire in Your Eyes
(Chorus)
I can see the fire in your eyes
I can see the Love on your face
I can see the fire in your eyes
I can see the Love on your face
You fly around me
Like a leaf in the wind
You think that landing
Will confirm all your sin
What is this burden
That you carry so close?
Could be our own regrets
The hurt us the most
But
(Chorus)
You think you’re hiding
All the darkness inside
It just reveals to me
How hard you have tried
Maybe the song you think
Exposes your scars
Is just an anthem to
How perfect you are
‘Cause
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
D
And what convinced you
C
That the flame in you is dead?
And what conspired
To put this trouble in your head?
Maybe it’s time
That we stood up to all these lies
Is that how courage lives
And doubt and worry dies?
‘Cause
(Chorus)
You fly around me
Like a leaf in the wind
You think that landing
Will confirm all your sin
If we give Love
To every person we see
Is that the answer
That might set us free?
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The Ballad of Enoch Brown
“Spare the children,”
Was the most that he could say
Enoch Brown was bound
To lose his life that day
July of ‘64
And war was in the land
Odawa Pontiac
Was taking his own stand
(Chorus)
Is this the story of the weak?
What is the justice that they seek?
Lanape people
Were just fighting to be free
The British colonists
Refused to grant their plea
Four foolish warriors
With anger in their eyes
Struck down the children
And ignored their desperate cries
(Chorus)
Night Walker scolded
Called them cowards to their face
He cut them down and said
They were the lowest of their race
But all the white man’s anger
Sent a bounty cross the land
They’d pay a hundred thirty four
For children more than ten
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
It’s been so many schools
Another one today?
We’re going on three hundred years
Where things have been this way
Do we see the irony
Of targeting the young?
Or recognize the consequence
Of something we have done?
If he thinks he has a purpose
If he wants to put things right
When he thinks he’s not worth anything
If he can’t stand and fight
What drives a man to come to think
That this is how he can?
If we don’t figure that one out
We’ll see it all again
(Chorus)
“Spare the children,”
Was the most that he could say
Enoch Brown was bound
To lose his life that day
But just how many teachers
Yes and kids will have to die
Before we ask the questions
That unmask all of the lies
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11. |
Here on the Sidewalk
03:22
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Here On The Sidewalk
Here on the sidewalk you pass me by
When no one is looking do I even try?
If faces are many but dollars few
How will I get by, will I know what to do?
Here on the sidewalk I play guitar
It’s not brought me much, but it’s got me this far
And what of the people I see out here?
They show me their courage, they show me their fear
(Chorus)
And here on the sidewalk connects us all
Connecting the rich and connecting the small
And here is a separate reality
Where everyone gets to be free
And here on the sidewalk you see me stand
A song in my heart and a pick in my hand
And what if tomorrow I went away?
Would you hear the ripples of me here today?
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Here on the sidewalk we all make a choice
Here on the sidewalk we all have a voice
Here on the sidewalk you pass me by
When no one is looking do I even try?
If faces are many but dollars few
I know I’ll get by, ‘cause I know what to do
(Chorus)
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Joel Glenn Wixson Kittery, Maine
The foundation of Joel Glenn Wixson's musical life is street performance, "busking." Since starting his musical journey at the age of nine, he has played from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon. Internationally, He has performed in Canada, France, and New Zealand, but most of the time he is in New England playing in the streets from Boston on up the Coast. ... more
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