in my waking dream lyrics
Puget Symphony AMY HINDMAN Summer 1980
Moonset Skagit Bay
sparklin’ golden to the Milky Way
think I’m gonna delay my stay
til the clouds disappear it away
Red houseboat circles around
rockin’ to the beat of the sound
Whidbey lights come a flickerin’ through
its windows like a haunting guru
Chorus: Soothing Puget Symphony
gently rockin’ me away to the sea
moonset sinkin’ through a clouded veil
intoxicating moonlight ale
Pairs of lovers greetin’ the sea
sharin’ in its mystery
rowboat dancin’ by the red houseboat
lovers makin’ moon a la float Chorus
Mornin’ comes rollin’ around
Rowboat lies still on the ground
Tide wanes out, ocean lullaby nil
but rockin’ with a harmony still Chorus
Moonset Skagit Bay
Moonset Skagit Bay . . . moonset, moonset Skagit Bay
Moonset Skagit Bay
sparklin’ golden to the Milky Way
think I’m gonna delay my stay
til the clouds disappear it away
Red houseboat circles around
rockin’ to the beat of the sound
Whidbey lights come a flickerin’ through
its windows like a haunting guru
Chorus: Soothing Puget Symphony
gently rockin’ me away to the sea
moonset sinkin’ through a clouded veil
intoxicating moonlight ale
Pairs of lovers greetin’ the sea
sharin’ in its mystery
rowboat dancin’ by the red houseboat
lovers makin’ moon a la float Chorus
Mornin’ comes rollin’ around
Rowboat lies still on the ground
Tide wanes out, ocean lullaby nil
but rockin’ with a harmony still Chorus
Moonset Skagit Bay
Moonset Skagit Bay . . . moonset, moonset Skagit Bay
Moonset Skagit Bay
The Water is Wide (Oh Waly Waly) Public Domain 1916
The water is wide, I can’t cross over
and neither have I wings to fly
give me a boat that can carry two
and both shall row, my love and I
Oh love is gentle and love is kind
The sweetest flower when first its new
but love grows old and waxes cold
and fades away like morning dew
There is a ship and she sails the sea
she’s loaded deep, as deep can be
but not as deep as the love I’m in
I know not how I sink or swim
The water is wide I can’t cross over
and neither have I wings to fly
give me a boat that can carry two
and both shall row, my love and I
and both shall row, my love and I
and neither have I wings to fly
give me a boat that can carry two
and both shall row, my love and I
Oh love is gentle and love is kind
The sweetest flower when first its new
but love grows old and waxes cold
and fades away like morning dew
There is a ship and she sails the sea
she’s loaded deep, as deep can be
but not as deep as the love I’m in
I know not how I sink or swim
The water is wide I can’t cross over
and neither have I wings to fly
give me a boat that can carry two
and both shall row, my love and I
and both shall row, my love and I
a kalaloch Song amy hindman April 1991
Mesmerized by the sea with its ever constant pounding symphony
Destruction Island signaling light to see
for travelers of the ocean’s mystery
Chorus: While we create a Kalaloch Song
celebrate our love as we grow strong
from a tinker toy log cabin by the sea
nine years we’ve been together you and me
Sometimes like ships we pass in the night
wonderin’ how again we’ll see the light
lost within the darkness of the storm
through the fog the dawn will guide us safely home
Chorus: While we create a Kalaloch song,
celebrate our love as we grow strong
from a tinker toy log cabin by the sea
ten years we’ve been together you and me
Two roads still diverged in a purple wood
and still I want to take you with me if I only could
weary heart and soul keep beckoning me to let go
perhaps my love cannot be contained anymore
Chorus: And we can hold the Kalaloch song,
celebrate our love as we move on
becoming who we are truly meant to be
and the guiding light of love will set us free
and the guiding light of love will set us free
Seattle Blues / Island Hues Amy hindman july 1996
Now I don’t know about this work thing, I just wanna sing
I mean, this is what I love to do, sing whether I’m happy or blue
Gotta get back on track I want my life back
Hyperactive energy of the city weighin’ down on me
Meter maid keeps on ticketin’ me,
wanna park my car wherever I be
Meter maid quit hassling me
CHORUS: Just take me back to the country
In the country I’m breathin’ free, slowin’ down bein’ me
And yes I know it appears to be that this is a song about the city
But it’s really about all the parts of me: city and country inside of me
Within me lies peace and serenity, the country
Conflict is only in the mind that’s not free: it’s not the city
And I’ve received the blessings too,
knowin’ the joy of bein’ with you
Rockin’ on the water as the sky turns blue,
discoverin’ what we love to do
Finding our way, creating each day,
vocation must be for me – a passion play
Now some they work for their monthly pay,
just enough to get by from day to day
Soul suffocating in an endless way,
as the clock ticks by dreams decay
I wanna live in a meaningful way,
revealin’ my soul through work and play
Feelin’ the wonder of each new day,
touching each other in a loving way
For we are so much more than the small lives we bargain for
When you wish upon a star, you’ll discover who you really are
When you wish upon a star
I mean, this is what I love to do, sing whether I’m happy or blue
Gotta get back on track I want my life back
Hyperactive energy of the city weighin’ down on me
Meter maid keeps on ticketin’ me,
wanna park my car wherever I be
Meter maid quit hassling me
CHORUS: Just take me back to the country
In the country I’m breathin’ free, slowin’ down bein’ me
And yes I know it appears to be that this is a song about the city
But it’s really about all the parts of me: city and country inside of me
Within me lies peace and serenity, the country
Conflict is only in the mind that’s not free: it’s not the city
And I’ve received the blessings too,
knowin’ the joy of bein’ with you
Rockin’ on the water as the sky turns blue,
discoverin’ what we love to do
Finding our way, creating each day,
vocation must be for me – a passion play
Now some they work for their monthly pay,
just enough to get by from day to day
Soul suffocating in an endless way,
as the clock ticks by dreams decay
I wanna live in a meaningful way,
revealin’ my soul through work and play
Feelin’ the wonder of each new day,
touching each other in a loving way
For we are so much more than the small lives we bargain for
When you wish upon a star, you’ll discover who you really are
When you wish upon a star
In My Waking Dream amy hindman July 1997
I dreamed of you again last night
reunited with family everything felt right
there was no separation in time,
coming home to you felt so fine
At a time when your home was mine
CHORUS: And I don’t know sometimes what to do
with our love it keeps shinin’ through
the head tells the heart all the reasons we part
Still my heart knows there must be a place
maybe far beyond time and space
for our love surrounded in grace
In my waking dream I know we are through
parting then was the best thing to do
cause there was more to life than me and you
the spirit of my dream was dying too
I’d completed my walk with you
CHORUS: And I don’t know sometimes what to do
with our love it keeps shinin’ through
the head tells the heart all the reasons we part
still my heart knows there must be a place
maybe far beyond time and space
for our love surrounded in grace
I know sometimes that the choices we make,
life decisions on the path we must take
the wisdom of the soul leading us to be whole
may require that the tender heart break
but the loving heart doesn’t seem to know
that there’s such a thing as letting go
CHORUS: And I don’t know sometimes what to do
with our love it keeps shinin’ through
the head tells the heart all the reasons we part
still my heart knows there must be a place
maybe far beyond time and space
for our love surrounded in grace
there are no mistakes
surrounded in grace
reunited with family everything felt right
there was no separation in time,
coming home to you felt so fine
At a time when your home was mine
CHORUS: And I don’t know sometimes what to do
with our love it keeps shinin’ through
the head tells the heart all the reasons we part
Still my heart knows there must be a place
maybe far beyond time and space
for our love surrounded in grace
In my waking dream I know we are through
parting then was the best thing to do
cause there was more to life than me and you
the spirit of my dream was dying too
I’d completed my walk with you
CHORUS: And I don’t know sometimes what to do
with our love it keeps shinin’ through
the head tells the heart all the reasons we part
still my heart knows there must be a place
maybe far beyond time and space
for our love surrounded in grace
I know sometimes that the choices we make,
life decisions on the path we must take
the wisdom of the soul leading us to be whole
may require that the tender heart break
but the loving heart doesn’t seem to know
that there’s such a thing as letting go
CHORUS: And I don’t know sometimes what to do
with our love it keeps shinin’ through
the head tells the heart all the reasons we part
still my heart knows there must be a place
maybe far beyond time and space
for our love surrounded in grace
there are no mistakes
surrounded in grace
Why the Sufis Whirl Written by kirtana
I used to like to read the poems of Rumi
but I did not have a clue
what he meant when he said “Beloved friend” until I met you
Now I know why the Sufis whirl
it’s awfully hard to rest with all this love and power inside my chest
And I never understood that Last Supper
I did not know what to think
when Jesus said my body is this bread and my blood this drink
had he merged with all of creation,
or found some fountain of youth
now I see what I thought was alchemy, is just the literal truth
And you don’t need to be a Christian Mystic
or be born under a lucky star
you only need to be still and ask who you are
be still and know who you are
And to know the sound of one hand clapping
you don’t need to read Lao Tsu
just look around look around, this is the sound
do you hear it too
one hand clapping one heart singing,
one Being being me and you
only one unmoving ocean where many waves pass through
And you don’t need to be a Zen Buddhist
to pierce the heart of this Mystery
you only need to be willing to stop and see
see what is still and free
and you don’t need to be whirling dervish,
or study scripture or travel far
you only need to be still and know who you are
be still and know who you are
but I did not have a clue
what he meant when he said “Beloved friend” until I met you
Now I know why the Sufis whirl
it’s awfully hard to rest with all this love and power inside my chest
And I never understood that Last Supper
I did not know what to think
when Jesus said my body is this bread and my blood this drink
had he merged with all of creation,
or found some fountain of youth
now I see what I thought was alchemy, is just the literal truth
And you don’t need to be a Christian Mystic
or be born under a lucky star
you only need to be still and ask who you are
be still and know who you are
And to know the sound of one hand clapping
you don’t need to read Lao Tsu
just look around look around, this is the sound
do you hear it too
one hand clapping one heart singing,
one Being being me and you
only one unmoving ocean where many waves pass through
And you don’t need to be a Zen Buddhist
to pierce the heart of this Mystery
you only need to be willing to stop and see
see what is still and free
and you don’t need to be whirling dervish,
or study scripture or travel far
you only need to be still and know who you are
be still and know who you are
Song of the Earth Amy hindman 1995 Guemes Island, WA
Out of the earth I sing for them
out of the earth I sing for them
Eagle spirit soaring in the wind out of the earth illumination
The deer gentleness penetrates all fear
out of the earth healing here
Song of the Earth manna of life
Spirit manifest in light
Spirit of life I sing for you Spirit of life I sing for you
Hawk magic messenger of the sky,
circle my dreams teach me to fly
Ancient voices echo through the night
Honored Elders guide us in our plight
CHORUS: For we are the Elders now
it’s up to us somehow
To remember who we are, awaken and bow
Wayshowers from all walks of life
are the power of love healing strife
Out of the earth I sing for them, Spirit Guides I sing for them
Gandhi, Gautama, Jesus the Christ
Beings of Light I sing for them
Ancient voices echo through the night
guiding my soul remembering flight
For we are the Elders now, it’s up to us somehow
to remember who we are, awaken and bow
Oh Great Spirit may I walk my talk, heart open, my sacred vow
For we are the Elders now, it’s up to us somehow
to look within, the answers always been Here and Now
Out of the earth I sing for them, out of the earth I sing for them
Out of the earth I sing for them
Out of the earth I sing for them
out of the earth I sing for them
Eagle spirit soaring in the wind out of the earth illumination
The deer gentleness penetrates all fear
out of the earth healing here
Song of the Earth manna of life
Spirit manifest in light
Spirit of life I sing for you Spirit of life I sing for you
Hawk magic messenger of the sky,
circle my dreams teach me to fly
Ancient voices echo through the night
Honored Elders guide us in our plight
CHORUS: For we are the Elders now
it’s up to us somehow
To remember who we are, awaken and bow
Wayshowers from all walks of life
are the power of love healing strife
Out of the earth I sing for them, Spirit Guides I sing for them
Gandhi, Gautama, Jesus the Christ
Beings of Light I sing for them
Ancient voices echo through the night
guiding my soul remembering flight
For we are the Elders now, it’s up to us somehow
to remember who we are, awaken and bow
Oh Great Spirit may I walk my talk, heart open, my sacred vow
For we are the Elders now, it’s up to us somehow
to look within, the answers always been Here and Now
Out of the earth I sing for them, out of the earth I sing for them
Out of the earth I sing for them
Out of the earth I sing for them
Gandhi and King: Becoming the Dream ~ Amy Hindman January 2007
"This is a beautiful song, sensitively and melodiously sung. May it touch millions of hearts around the world."
Arun Gandhi, Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi
Today marks the season again
to remember the voices of Gandhi and King
non-violence is the theme and becoming the change in the world
we wish to see becoming it you and me,
becoming it you and me
CHORUS: Cause its an inside job to be free
in the midst of confusion, pain, apathy
love is the power to enlighten me,
beyond small mind, it’s the key
Got to open my mind wide, open my heart wide
allowin’ it all in free from judgment, fear and separation
being compassion and light
Mahatma Gandhi, he believed
that the only devils in this world we see
are those running rampant in humanity,
creating a nightmare, it seems
“an eye for an eye makes the (whole) world blind (Gandhi)
“injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (ML King)
And Martin Luther King had a dream
that one day all would be free
that all races be joined hand in hand
and see the power of peace throughout the land
“We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
we shall overcome some day
oh deep in my heart, I do believe that we shall overcome some day”*
Got to open our minds wide, open our hearts wide
Becoming the change, the vision we wish to see
becoming it you and me
becoming it you and me
**Rev. Charles Tindley, 1903 wrote “I Shall Overcome”
“We Shall Overcome” was rewritten during the Civil Rights Movement
and became its anthem. © Pete Seeger, 1964
to remember the voices of Gandhi and King
non-violence is the theme and becoming the change in the world
we wish to see becoming it you and me,
becoming it you and me
CHORUS: Cause its an inside job to be free
in the midst of confusion, pain, apathy
love is the power to enlighten me,
beyond small mind, it’s the key
Got to open my mind wide, open my heart wide
allowin’ it all in free from judgment, fear and separation
being compassion and light
Mahatma Gandhi, he believed
that the only devils in this world we see
are those running rampant in humanity,
creating a nightmare, it seems
“an eye for an eye makes the (whole) world blind (Gandhi)
“injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (ML King)
And Martin Luther King had a dream
that one day all would be free
that all races be joined hand in hand
and see the power of peace throughout the land
“We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
we shall overcome some day
oh deep in my heart, I do believe that we shall overcome some day”*
Got to open our minds wide, open our hearts wide
Becoming the change, the vision we wish to see
becoming it you and me
becoming it you and me
**Rev. Charles Tindley, 1903 wrote “I Shall Overcome”
“We Shall Overcome” was rewritten during the Civil Rights Movement
and became its anthem. © Pete Seeger, 1964
Summer of My Dreams David mallett
In the shade of this old tree in the summer of my dreams
By the tall grass by the wild rose
where the trees dance as the wind blows
As the days go oh so slowly, as the sun shines oh so holy
On the good and gracious green in the summer of my dreams
By the banks of this old stream in the summer of my dreams
By the deep pool where the fish wait
for the old fool with the wrong bait
There’s a field of purple clover
there’s a small cloud passing over
And then the rain comes washing clean
in the summer of my dreams
See the raindrops on the grass now
just like diamonds lying there
By the old road where I pass now
there’s a twilight in the air
And as the sun sets down before me
I see my true love waiting for me
Standing by the back porch screen
in the summer of my dreams
In the shade of this old tree in the summer of my dreams
By the tall grass by the wild rose
where the trees dance as the beans grow
As the days go oh so slowly, as the sun shines oh so holy
On the good and gracious green
in the summer of my dreams
As the days go oh so slowly as the sun shines, oh so holy
On the good and gracious green
in the summer of my dreams
Tonight You Belong to Me
Billy Rose / Lee David
I know I know you belong to somebody new
but tonight you belong to me
Although (although), we’re apart you’re part of my heart
but tonight you belong to me (just a little ole me)
Way down by the stream, how sweet it will seem
once more just to dream in the moonlight
my honey I know (I know) with the dawn that you will be gone,
but tonight you belong to me, just a little ole me
I know I know you belong to somebody new
but tonight you belong to me
Although (although), we’re apart you’re part of my heart
but tonight you belong to me (just a little ole me)
Way down by the stream, how sweet it will seem
once more just to dream in the moonlight
my honey I know (I know) with the dawn that you will be gone,
but tonight you belong to me, just a little ole me
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star additional lyrics: Amy hindman
Twinkle, twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are
up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky
twinkle, twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are
When I first saw a falling star
I was at my grandpa and grandma's house
my bed was in the top bunk way, way upstairs,
I could hear my grandpa's slippers
shuffling down the stairs
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Staring out the window before I closed my eyes
I saw a brilliant star light vanish in the sky
Amazing to see such a lovely sight
In wonder I kept staring long into the night
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
When you wish upon a star
know in wonder who you are
"Starlight star bright first star I see tonight"
how I wonder what you are
up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky
twinkle, twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are
When I first saw a falling star
I was at my grandpa and grandma's house
my bed was in the top bunk way, way upstairs,
I could hear my grandpa's slippers
shuffling down the stairs
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Staring out the window before I closed my eyes
I saw a brilliant star light vanish in the sky
Amazing to see such a lovely sight
In wonder I kept staring long into the night
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
When you wish upon a star
know in wonder who you are
"Starlight star bright first star I see tonight"