My Poor Mother’s Country Land by, Melissa R. Mendelson Green earth sways and rolls. This is my mother’s home, But mother, please forgive me. They don’t know the wrong they’ve done. Blue skies have fallen. The gray clouds have come, And here comes the thunder, Rolling in, Screaming at all they’ve done. Chorus: What have they done? […]
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Shut – By, Melissa R. Mendelson White porcelain faces in this river that I still drown in, pulled under by their world. Painted eyes closed and plastic smiles, their faces drift by as I continue to struggle to stand. Chorus: Will you see me? Will you open your eyes? Can you take me in? Let me be […]
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“Lean on me when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on. For it won’t be long till I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.” – Bill Withers
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“Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel bring me back to my youth and remind me of a song we used to sing in my home parish at Wadowice. The words of that song are very simple, but at the same time very profound: Come, Holy Spirit, we stand in need of your grace. Make us grow in the heavenly knowledge you […]
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“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes, you get what you need” – Rolling Stones
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Carrie Underwood, “Temporary Home”: “This is my temporary home, not where I belong, windows and rooms that I’m passing through. This is just a stop on the road to where I’m going. I’m not afraid because I know this is my temporary home.”
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“Lives change like the weather, I hope you remember, Today is never too late to be brand new.” – “Innocent”, by Taylor Swift
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“What do you stand for? Tell me now, what do you stand for? So sing your song with the highest choir; preach from the top of the world. Share your voice. Admiration of the highest degree. I’m washing my hands of this and leaving it all behind. I’ll wash my hands. And leave it behind.” – The Ghost Inside
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Tim McGraw, “Live Like You Were Dying”
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