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A Way Out
04:29
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Could you hold still long enough for me to tell you?
I’ve been waiting for trains that never stop.
They race through the station so oblivious to the windows
I’m here on the platform waving.
Could you hold still long enough for me to hear you?
‘cause you’ve been talking in the wind.
You walk through a room and the curtains flutter softly.
But the sound of the words never reach me.
A way out…I can’t walk through walls now.
A way out…without trying.
A way out….there’s no time to find me,
So I know I need to find myself.
Could you hold still long enough for me to see you?
I’ve forgotten how you smile.
Do you remember all those secrets you once told me?
Well, you must have forgotten yours with mine.
A way out…I can’t walk through walls now.
A way out…without trying.
A way out….there’s no time to find me,
So I know I need to find myself.
You cry, “no time”
Fine…so run away
You cry, “no time”
So have your way...your way out.
© 2004 Michele Gedney
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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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3. |
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.
© 2004 Michele Gedney
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4. |
New Direction Home
03:37
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One More Time
I will state my case and hold the line
Right or wrong
Does it matter now when it’s been so long?
Everything has changed
Lives rearranged
Seeking shelter from the pain.
Don’t look back
I have crossed the line and jumped the track
Paid the cost
For the things we keep and the things we’ve lost
Don’t count the score
There’s nothing more
Just sweep the dust and close the door
After all that we’ve been through
There was nothing left to do
Once I lost my faith in you.
There was no place left to go
Like a river’s overflow
I found a new direction home.
© 2002 Rick Gedney
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5. |
No Time To Cry
05:06
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If 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.
© 2004 Michele Gedney
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6. |
Sing Me Love
04:16
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There’s a song I know
I heard so long ago
That I would sing
When love was everything
In a world of fear
That song is always near
My heart believes
That love is all we need
Sing me something, make it real
Sing me something I can feel
Bring me where my heart can rise above
Sing me love.
Love…in the songs we sing
Love…the good in everything
Love…a faithful heart to lean upon
Love will carry on.
There’s a song I know
I heard so long ago
That I would sing
When love was everything.
© 2005 Rick Gedney
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7. |
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.
© 2003 Michele Gedney
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8. |
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
© 2003 Rick Gedney
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9. |
We Talk
04:21
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We talk in dark and light
In the deep of night suspended
We talk for hours and days
And these questions are never ending
Sleep, this is your dream.
We talk without a sound
We’re letting go of the meanings
We talk of love and loss
In the telling of hope and of healing.
Sleep, this is your dream.
And I am here.
And we talk the way we’ve dreamed
In the hope of always growing
And we talk without fear
In the truth and the safety of knowing.
You can sleep; this is your dream.
Dream, and when you wake.
I will be here.
© 2004 Michele Gedney
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10. |
There For You
04:28
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When you’re lost and lonely
And you’re feeling down
Any time you need me, i’ll be around
I want to hold you
When you’re feeling blue
Don’t need to wake up to think of you
Never going to leave you
Never want to see you alone
Even though my heart aches
A little bit of sun breaks through
When I think of you.
I know you’re searching
To find your way
I hope you remember what I had to say
Tell a funny story
Tuck you in at night
Feeling when I hold you, it’ll be alright
Out on your own now
You want to show the world how to live
Wherever the road takes
Happiness and heartbreaks too
I’ll be there for you.
Never going to leave you
Never want to see you alone
Even though my heart aches
A little bit of sun breaks through
When I think of you.
© 2003 Rick Gedney
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11. |
See You Next Time
04:34
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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”.
© 2003 Michele Gedney
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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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