The last time that I saw you, we could see the Southern Cross,
Orion hanging upside down, but now all that is lost.
Here from where I'm standing, I can see the Northern star
And all the constellations are where they always were.

Chorus:
But here on the planet Earth, I'll get my feet back on the ground,
One foot in front of the other as I'm moving around,
And knowing that you love me is like a blanket in the cold
That you drape across my shoulders and you wrap around my soul.

When we stared up to the heavens and that star came shooting down,
I should have wished right then and there, I could have you for all time,
But there's no point in wishing for something that cannot be,
So I was just content to have you there with me.

Chorus 2:
And here on the planet Earth, I'll get my feet back on the ground.
One foot in front of the other as I'm moving around.
And knowing that I love you can be your blanket in the cold
That you drape across your shoulders and wrap around your soul.

Like wanderers in ancient times, gazing at the skies,
We lay against a eucalypt and watched the moon arise,
And there's not much consolation, at least not that I can see,
'Cept to pray someday the stars align and bring you back to me.

Chorus 3:

And here on the planet Earth, I'll get my feet back on the ground.
One foot in front of the other as I'm moving around.
When somebody loves you, it's like a blanket in the cold
That you drape across your shoulders and you wrap around your soul.

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Fire and water, sun and ice,
Rain storms down, and lightning strikes,
Old rivals and old friends,
Like sparkling waves on the riverbend.

You are the fire burning bright,
An ember waiting to ignite.
I am the water running slow,
Deep and dark, the river flows.

CHORUS:
Water boils, then it's gone,
If fire burns too hot, the flames will not last the whole night long.
First the sun, then the rain,
Each in turn, in everything.

Ice will melt in the winter sun
Til signs of springtime have begun.
Let your passion burn so strong
That it warms the heart of the riversong.
CHORUS

So many things you can't explain,
Like why this feels as right as rain,
But it's as natural as can be,
Fire and water, you and me.
Fire and water, you and me.

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You brought me roses wrapped in plain brown paper
So I placed them in a jar.
These simple gifts are what we give each other
Little parts of who we are.
I brought you to the water, we sat beside the brook,
Made make believe canoes from little twigs we set afloat.
We followed them downstream to where a log had formed a pool
And mirrored our reflections for the first time me and you.

CHORUS:
Let it begin, flowing like water from a spring.
Sometimes you don't have to try
Sometimes you just have to let that river in.

With the winter rains that bring the Spring to Texas
The Guadeloupe overflows.
If there are angels sent down to protect us,
I'd like to think it may be so.
I was swimming where the surface was smooth and moving slow
And I did not see it whirling till I felt the undertow.
That spinning water spit me out like a piece of old debris
And now I know some rivers are much stronger than me.

CHORUS 2: Let it begin, flowing like water from a spring.
Sometimes you don't have to try
Sometimes you just have to let that river win.
I love to touch you in the morning light, caress the shadows on your skin
Safe in the harbour of your loving, I feel this taking wing.

LAST CHORUS:Let it begin, flowing like water from a spring.
Sometimes you don't have to try
Sometimes you don't have to try
Sometimes you just have to let that river in.

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JUST CALL
© 1991 Lowry Olafson and Shannon Shakotko
from the CD Wind and Rain

  -- listen  to Just Call

You can call me up when you're feeling down
When you need someone, I'll be around,
When the world caves in and the teardrops fall,
Just call.

And you can call me up when it's going well,
When you reach the top, need someone to tell,
When you just struck gold, and you're ten feet tall,
Just call.

Chorus:
I'm not making this offer
To anybody else but you,
'Cause somehting in your voice can soothe,
No matter what your mood,.
Don't ever hesitate with me.

And you can talk to me when there's nothing new
When you're stuck at home with nothing much to do,
When you're tired of staring at the wall, just call.

Bridge:
I'm here missing you
And you're there missing me.
As long as we're apart,

You can dial my heart, when it's very late,
And as dawn breaks don't hesitate,
I might not be too wide awake, but call.

Chorus.

Just call, just call, you can count on me.

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I WISH YOU WERE HERE
© 1992 Lowry Olafson / Greg Martell
from the CD Little Mysteries

  -- listen to   I Wish You Were Here

I've got too much time to think and not too much to do,
I'm all alone out on the road.
The lines that wind between these towns turn my thoughts to you
And how you are, there all alone.
Time was you and I could be together on this road
But life's a rolling highway that can separate our souls.

Chorus:
I wish you were here, I dream about you
I wish you were here, I'm here without you
I wish you were here, I dream about your love.

The people that I meet are like the signs along the way,
I look at them and I see your face.
And I wonder what you think of as you go about your day,
Do you think of me in the same ways?
I pull into a phone booth, leave a message on your line
And I sing you a chorus of this song that in my mind,

Chorus

Bridge:

I take a look around me as I drive this lonesome road,
So much to see that I pass by.
And I think about the next time that I travel this way,
You'll come with me, we'll share these miles.

At night when I check in to some hotel along the way,
And there you are , in my thoughts again.
Once again I'm wishing that you weren't so far away
And on your own at the end of the day.
When all this is over, and I'm back home again,
I'll take you in my arms and I won't have to say,

Chorus.

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