I'm all about lyrics, you know. Unless it's about the drumbeat.
The Wood Song, by Indigo Girls is quite a fall song for me. Fall is the time for gathering for me: reconnecting, celebrating, etc. This song is about those connections: going on the journey with your friends, and all you have to bind you together is love. It's not an easy journey, and there's no guarantees, and you have to hang on to get through. The prize is always worth the rocky ride, however, and the journey is shaped by a greater hand of love... I can scarcely think of a better expression of how I feel about friendship and community.
the thin horizon of a plan is almost clear
my friends and I have had a hard time
bruising our brains hard up against change
all the old dogs and the magician
now I see we're in the boat in two by twos
only the heart that we have for a tool we could use
and the very close quarters are hard to get used to
love weighs the hull down with its weight
chorus:
but the wood is tired and the wood is old
and we'll make it fine if the weather holds
but if the weather holds then
we'll have missed the point
that's where i need to go
no way construction of this tricky plan
was built by other than a greater hand
with a love that passes all our understanding
watching closely over the journey
yeah but what it takes to cross the great divide
seems more than all the courage i can muster up inside
but we get to have some answers when we reach the other side
the prize is always worth the rocky ride
chorus
sometimes i ask to sneak a closer look
skip to the final chapter of the book
and maybe steer us clear from some of the pain that it took
to get us where we are this far
but the question drowns in its futility
and even i have got to laugh at me
cause no one gets to miss the storm of what will be
just holding on for the ride
chorus
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