1. |
Indiana
04:43
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Indiana
Indiana, many years have come and gone since we first met.
You'd be just a faded memory but yet.
I see you in the dark and silver light,
riding through these empty fields tonight
Destination, is a place not far beyond your border line
and I don't have plans to stay with you this time
just a tired traveler passing through
thinking back on years I spent with you
I came of age here in your midwest town
with the nations troubles burning all around
safe and sheltered from that fear and pain
with the farms and the sky and the cornfields and the summer rain
Indiana
Expectation, of the kind of man I thought that I could be
Those old hopes and plans are staring back at me
some came true and some were left behind
waiting here tonight for me to find
So many roads took me far away
so many changes in the wind along the way
but this westbound train brings me back again
to the time and the place and the dreams from way back then
Indiana, many years have come and gone since we first met.
© Rick Gedney & Michele Gedney 2002
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2. |
Waiting
03:32
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You’ve been watching the sky.
You say it makes you feel at home.
I’ve been watching your eyes.
I say I’m glad I’m not alone.
Everyday, we wait to begin
Every day….
We are waiting…holding our breath for the passing clouds.
We are waiting…stars in our eyes till the night comes down.
You’ve been watching the stars.
Hoping to see the night unfold.
I’ve been thinking your so far
Wondering why I feel so cold.
Everyday, we wait to begin
Everyday…
We are waiting…holding our breath for the passing clouds.
We are waiting…stars in our eyes till the night comes down
And your eyes, they are filled with stars
And your eyes, they are searching mine
And so I’ll tell you one more time
This is real enough for me.
© 2006 Michele Gedney
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3. |
Sounds Like Rain
03:50
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here is a little space
Between the days
I could not find another time today
Here in this quiet place
I will replay
The rushing moments
I don’t mind it
Sounds like rain
Sounds like rain
Sounds like rain
I hear what you’re saying anyway
You’re sleeping next to me
Behind your eyes
Your dreams are giving you away
The only sound I hear
Is falling rain
And I’m not sleeping and I don’t mind it
Sounds like rain
Sounds like rain
Sounds like rain
I hear what you’re saying anyway
Michele Gedney © 2015
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4. |
Say A Prayer
04:34
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It’s the same old story
I can’t find the time
No matter how hard I try
Drag out the hoses
Put out another fire
Living a life
Dreaming a dream
Always the two apart
Mending the fences
Instead of the broken heart
Say a prayer for your daughters
Say a prayer for your sons
Say a prayer for love to guide them on
Say a prayer for the child in everyone
Maybe tomorrow
Maybe today
Maybe another year
The end of December
Always takes me here
I heard a voice
Sing the refrain
Nothing stays the same
So I look for the sun
Standing in the freezing rain
Say a prayer for your daughters
Say a prayer for your sons
Say a prayer for love to guide them on
Say a prayer for the child in everyone
Guide me with spirit
Guide me with love
Guide me with words of truth
I’ll hear your voice and follow my heart to you.
© Rick Gedney 2002
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5. |
No Time To Cry
05:06
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f there’s anything I’ve learned,
it’s how to find myself blind;
I don’t need to see the walls,
to know the way.
If there’s anything I’ve learned,
it’s how to trust myself a little,
to listen to my own voice tell me,
It will be o.k.
So don’t tell me this is no time to cry
it hasn’t stopped raining.
And don’t tell me how I need to try
just let me sing slowly.
If there’s anything I’ve learned,
it’s how to love the way that we love,
to see the beauty through the pain,
to start a new day.
© 2006 Michele Gedney
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6. |
Second Chance
03:44
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There’s a nice old man
Living outside of town
You might not notice when he comes around
Well, I don’t know much but his name is Tom.
He says he moved out here after Vietnam
He says “life is getting shorter a little each day…
little by little it slips away.”
There’s a lady I know
She lives alone in this town
I thought she’d like to meet Tom when he comes around.
At first she said “no”, then “well, maybe I can”
“but I’m not really into taking care of some man.”
She says “life is getting shorter a little each day…
Little by little it slips away.”
It takes an open heart
For a second chance.
A lack of fear in the circumstance.
You say, well who am I to tell them what to do?
Well, I kept my heart open so I know that it’s true.
Life is getting shorter; it’s a little cliché
But little by little it slips away
Life is getting shorter a little each day
Little by little it slips away
Little by little it slips away
Yeah, little by little it slips away.
Rick Gedney © 2015
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7. |
Out of Time
04:52
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ou throw your coat across the back of my chair
You throw a glance around the room
You sit beside me like you were already there
and then you smile.
You try to gather up the confidence
You try to summon up the nerve
You try to find a place where you can finally feel at home
for just a while.
And I've seen that look you get before you run away
and I've seen how hard you've tried to ride it out
and I don't know how far you've come only to run away
I know that it will take a lot of love.
You give yourself a little distance from the rest
you give yourself so little faith
and you give up long before you ever get to start the test
you're out of time.
And I've seen that look you get before you run away
and I've seen how hard you've tried to ride it out
and I don't know how far you've come only to run away
I know that it will take a lot of love.
What did you bring tonight?
where do you keep the weight you carry?
Your secret's out of sight
until the light shines in your eyes.
© Michele Gedney, 2002
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8. |
Go
04:23
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Go, count all the stars…tell them goodnight for me.
Go, stand on a mountain and wish on the wind.
Go, tell them you’re free. Tell them that I…wanted to pull you away
then go.
Go, watch how the moon tucks herself in for the night.
Go, learn how to glow without any fire.
Go, gather her light. Tell her that I…wanted to keep you away
then go.
No turning around
No looking down
or into my eyes when I let go.
Go, hear how the ocean endlessly call out your name.
Go, feel how the waves pull at your heart.
Go, tell them to wait. Tell them that I…wanted to take you away
then go.
No turning around
No looking down
or into my eyes when I let go.
© 2006 Michele Gedney
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9. |
Falling
04:02
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Here it comes again, I'm falling, falling
I'm weightless in the wind, I'm swirling to the ground
and I'm reaching out to catch my fall, don't feel anything at all
and i'm crashing down, I'm off the wall again
Falling to the end.
You'd think that after all these years, I would recognize
False responsibility in confident disguise
carrying the burden of a weight that is not mine
i'm looking down, I never see the signs.
Here it comes again, I'm falling, falling
I'm weightless in the wind, I'm swirling to the ground
and I'm reaching out to catch my fall, don't feel anything at all
and i'm crashing down, I'm off the wall again
Falling to the end.
Tell me something I can use, to break this fall to lose these blues
I am listening to you, my friend
Catch me if you can.
Here it comes again, I'm falling, falling
I'm weightless in the wind, I'm swirling to the ground
and I'm reaching out to catch my fall, don't feel anything at all
and i'm crashing down, I'm off the wall again
Falling to the end.
© Rick Gedney, 2002
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10. |
This Is Yours Now
05:18
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You smile and you disappear into the crowd
And I dare not go
Magic and mystery lost in the sound
And I dare not go
And a page turns over
And a page turns over
I know this is yours now
I know this is yours now
I know this is yours now
Call when you get home
All you will ever need and all I do
is keep letting go
Every note you hear is inside you
We are letting go
And a page turns over
And a page turns over
I know this is yours now
I know this is yours now
I know this is yours now
Call when you get home
Michele Gedney © 2015
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11. |
Everything Has Changed
03:51
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Everything Has Changed
No, I never looked for things beyond my sight
i never heard a small voice call to me
no, I never searched for any guiding light
only held the things within my reach
No, I never prayed for revelation
No, I never thought to wonder why
no, I never needed anything at all
maybe it was easier not to try
But now everything has changed
you may never understand
that everything has changed for me
No, I knew where any path would lead
when I finally followed my heart
No, I never planned what my next move would be
only knew the time had come to start
You see, everything has changed
you may never understand
that everything has changed for me
© Michele Gedney 2002
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12. |
See You Next Time
04:34
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See You Next Time
Well, I got here right on time
Just in time to pay my outstanding bill
With just an hour to cover my formative years
At this rate, I never will.
I’m sure we talked about my father
It’s somewhere in your notebook, 55 pages back.
It’s not that I can’t deal with working through the past again.
It’s just the money that I lack.
But I will cry to you
And you will charge by the hour
I will cry to you
‘cause it’s my time.
I won’t lie to you
I sometimes think we’re getting nowhere
I will cry and then I’ll see you next time.
I caught a glimpse of your 4:00 as she was leaving
I wonder who she goes home to.
Does she drive around a while until her eyes are dry?
Does she feel the way I do?
I will cry to you
And you will charge by the hour
I will cry to you
‘cause it’s my time.
I won’t lie to you
I sometimes think we’re getting nowhere
I will cry and then I’ll see you next time.
Did you know that I saw you in the market yesterday
You looked tired. You looked lonely.
Like you had something to say; like “see you next time”.
© 2006 Michele Gedney
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13. |
Learning To Fall
04:06
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I am watching through a window
You’re moving so fast, your feet don’t touch the ground
I think that somehow if I don’t look away
I can keep you from falling down
I know that fear won’t bring me closer
I know that logic has its place
I know that in the end, my heart will hear the truthAnd you know everyone is running at their own pace
And standing still won’t keep you safe
And I am learning to fall
I am learning to fall
I’m just learning to fall
Let me know when I hit the ground
You are standing closer to the edge
Than I would ever dare to go
There’s no anticipation showing on your face
As you leap into the unknown
And I am learning to fall
I am learning to fall
I’m just learning to fall
Let me know when I hit the ground
Michele Gedney © 2015
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14. |
Let It Rain
05:09
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You say you don't want to drag me down
You say this is more than I can take
But what you don't understand
and what you don't see
is my heart is far too full to break
You say you don't want to be alone
I say I will always stay
But what you don't understand
and what you don't hear
is there's really nothing you can't say
So if laying your troubles down
will lessen the pain
and if there is a coming storm
let it rain.
You say you can't find the time to dream
You say you can't make those nightmares go away
But what you don't understand
and what you don't know
is that I am awake too, night and day
So if laying your troubles down
will lessen the pain
and if there is a coming storm
let it rain.
© Michele Gedney 2002
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15. |
Springfield Avenue
04:24
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They’re tearing up Springfield Avenue
It’s backed up for miles down to route 42
Neighbors and strangers trying to find their way home
The Mayor sees, the Mayor knows,
The Mayor says, “that’s just the way that it goes”
For all these poor strangers trying to find their way home
On the corner he watches the world passing by
You can tell by his words and the look in his eyes
From the corner he can’t tell the truth from a lie; anymore
“Crazy fool” some people say
To hang on that street corner day after day
Smiling at strangers trying to find their way home
All is one on Springfield Avenue
From the corner of Hope down to route 42
Neighbors and strangers trying to find their way home
Bankers and laborers
Counselors and caterers
Misfits, misanthrope, shaman and shavers
Pilgrims and pagans trying to find their way home
© 2006 Rick Gedney
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16. |
Butterfly
03:31
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You are safe here in our circle
You’re ready to receive
And by the time I hear you it’s time to leave
I can tell you hear me singing
You’re moving in the air
And by the time I reach you, you’re not there
We are singing from the middle of the storm
and like the wind
it carries you up to reach the sky
We are singing to be heard above
the thunder and the rain
Now unfold your wings and you will fly
Butterfly
You are speaking without saying
Beginning to ascend
And by the time you’re flying it’s time to land
You are safe here in our circle
But I might never know
When you’re following the sound where do you go?
We are singing from the middle of the storm
and like the wind
it carries you up to reach the sky
We are singing to be heard above
the thunder and the rain
Now unfold your wings and you will fly
Butterfly
Michele Gedney © 2015
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17. |
Downstream
05:11
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There is a strong tide pulling tonight
I feel the current circle my feet
There is a wave riding just off shore
And the moon moves it closer to me
And I have been anchored by what I can't see
But what makes me so sure it's too deep?
Water is shapeless when the wind dies down
And I wish it would carry me downstream
And the moment when I give in is the moment when I receive
And the moment when I let go is when I will believe
We are so much like water in so many ways
And we move like river to the sea
And when we surrender we get swept away
like a boat carried so gently downstream
And the moment when I give in is the moment when I receive
And the moment when I let go is when I will believe
© 2002 Michele Gedney
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18. |
Grateful
04:11
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I’m staring at the letters on the page
I don’t remember how they got there
Maybe you were with me
Maybe they’re not really mine
I’m practicing the chords you taught me
I doubt I’ll ever get them right
Maybe all this trying
may be all I need to fly
I don’t sleep anymore and I’m tired but
I am grateful just the same
I can’t find any time and I’m tired but
I am grateful
And I need you to know I will be
forever grateful to you
there’s a fine line
I’m looking up into the night sky
And, yes, I’m feeling pretty small
But in the absence of light
I do believe I’ll see it all
I don’t sleep anymore and I’m tired but
I am grateful just the same
I can’t find any time and I’m tired but
I am grateful
And I need you to know I will be
forever grateful to you
there’s a fine line
© Michele Gedney, 2015
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19. |
Open Your Eyes
04:43
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No more defying the truth your denying
No more deceiving the heart
No wrong conclusion
No false illusion
Will save you from falling apart
Open your eyes
Out of your darkest dreams
Don’t be afraid to trust what you hold in your heart
Open your eyes
Come see what love will bring
If you have faith to follow
No pain or sorrow… Fear of tomorrow
No looking back to forget
No sound of sighing
No years of crying
Will take away all you regret
Open your eyes
Out of your darkest dreams
Don’t be afraid to trust what you know in your heart
Open your eyes
Come hear what love will sing
Gather your faith and listen
Listen……… Listen…….
© 2002 Rick Gedney
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20. |
Safe And Sound
05:12
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Is there love enough?
Is there love enough to feel?
Is there hope enough?
Is there hope enough to heal?
Is there room here in your mind
where you put your fear to disappear?
I’m praying we’ll stand our ground
I’m praying we’re safe and sound
Right now
Is there faith enough?
Is there faith enough to dream?
Is there peace enough?
Is there peace enough to believe?
When it feels like holding on
is just holding onto only air
I’m praying we’ll stand our ground
I’m praying we’re safe and sound
Right now
Michele Gedney © 2015
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Open Book New York
Rick and Michele Gedney, known as the duo, Open Book, have been writing, recording, and performing
together since
2000. Their original music features melody invention and vocal harmonies backed by a tapestry of interweaving guitars. Sadly, Rick passed away in 2023, Michele released their final album, Leaning In. Michele continues to teach at Dar William's "Writing a Song that Matters" retreat".
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