I'm Off

[Arden]

The song remains the same... Forever, and always...

Sweet Thing
Van Morrison

And I will stroll the merry way
And jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear
Clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats
And they'll get high
On a bluer ocean
Against tomorrow's sky
And I will never grow so old again
And I will walk and talk
In gardens all wet with rain

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
And I shall drive my chariot
Down your streets and cry
'Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite
And I don't know why'
And you shall take me strongly
In your arms again
And I will not remember
That I even felt the pain.
We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty and wet with rain
And I will never, never, never
Grow so old again.

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
And I will raise my hand up
Into the night time sky
And count the stars
That's shining in your eye
Just to dig it all an' not to wonder
That's just fine
And I'll be satisfied
Not to read in between the lines
And I will walk and talk
In gardens all wet with rain
And I will never, ever, ever, ever
Grow so old again.
Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
Sugar-baby with your champagne eyes

 

[Arden]

My Love is a man who's not been tamed...



May You always, and forever remain the same

 

[Arden]

sharing midnight dreams

Waltzing under a star-filled sky on Our mountaintop in the Smokies to dulcet tones of the young gypsy woman's quivering violin~

Kashmir
(Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant)

Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream
I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been
To sit with elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom seen
They talk of days for which they sit and wait and all will be revealed...



Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, when I'm down...
Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, well I'm down, so down
Ooh, my baby, oooh, my baby, let me take you there

Let me take you there. Let me take you there...

​

 

[Arden]

Still dear to my heart, this Author...

two kindred spirits

no need to wonder where I came from
somewhere
somewhere out there
it was like music
we were both there all along
it was our time to play
our time to meet

and I am glad we are friends
I would hate to think that
I could go through life and not
have met you

 

[Arden]

sharing a dance in the cool night air at Our cabin...

Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Dylan

If today was not an endless highway,
If tonight was not a crooked trail,
If tomorrow wasn't such a long time,
Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all.
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin',
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly poundin',
Only if she was lyin' by me,
Then I'd lie in my bed once again.

I can't see my reflection in the waters,
I can't speak the sounds that show no pain,
I can't hear the echo of my footsteps,
Or can't remember the sound of my own name.
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin',
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly poundin',
Only if she was lyin' by me,
Then I'd lie in my bed once again.

There's beauty in the silver, singin' river,
There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky,
But none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true love's eyes.
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin',
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly poundin',
Only if she was lyin' by me,
Then I'd lie in my bed once again.



I love You, my Sir...

 

[Arden]

Swaying softly, bodies gently entwined...

The Nearness of You
Norah Jones


It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me,
Oh no
It's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation,
Oh no
It's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms
And I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams
Came true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you.



Feeling our lips meet
in a kiss that knows no end...
I love You, my Sir
~Always~

 

[Arden]

Happy Easter, Master

DANCE AMONG THE STARS

Come my love and dance with me,
Your body next to mine;
Swaying there among the stars,
In a dance to last all time.

Take my hand and pull me close,
Whisper softly in my ear;
Secrets from a lover's heart,
Words only I can hear.

Dance with me across the sky,
'Neath the twinkling stars;
Let time stand still, let all sound cease,
But the music, which is ours.

Come my love and dance with me,
Your body next to mine;
We will dance among the stars,
In a dance to last for all time.

Allison Chambers Coxsey

~I love you~
​

 

[Arden]

 

[Arden]

Jungleland
Bruce Springsteen


The Rangers had a homecoming
In Harlem late last night
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine
Over the Jersey state line
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain
The Rat pulls into town rolls up his pants
Together they take a stab at romance
And disappear down Flamingo Lane

Well the Maximum Lawmen run down Flamingo
Chasing Rat and the barefoot girl
And the kids round therelive just like shadows
Always quiet, holding hands
From the churches to the jails
Tonight all is silence in the world
As we take our stand
Down in Jungleland

The midnight gang's assembled
And picked a rendezvous for the night
They'll meet 'neath that giant Exxon sign
That brings this fair city light
Man there's an opera out on the Turnpike
There's a ballet being fought out in the alley
Until the local cops
Cherry Tops
Rips this holy night
The street's alive
As secret debts are paid
Contacts made, they vanish unseen
Kid's flash guitars just like switch-blades
Hustling for the record machine
The hungry and the hunted
Explode into rock'n'roll bands
They face off against each other out in the street
Down in Jungleland

In the parking lot the visionaries
Dress in the latest rage
Inside the backstreet girls are dincing
To the records that th DJ plays
Lonely -hearted lovers
Struggle in dark corners
Desperate as the night moves on
Just one look
And a whisper, and they're gone

Beneath the city two hearts beat
Soul engines running through a night so tender
In a bedroom locked
In whispers of soft refusal
And then surrender
In the tunnels uptown
The Rat's own dream guns him down
As shots echo down them hallways in the night
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light

Outside the street's on fire
In a real death waltz
Between what's flesh and what's fantasy
And the poets down here
Don't write nothing at all
They just stand back and let it all be
And in the quick of a knife
They reach for their moment
And try to make an honest stand
But they wind up wounded
Not even dead
Tonight in Jungleland

 

[Arden]

Sharing a slow dance at sunrise...

CORAZON
Los Lobos

Corazon mi corazon
Corazon mi corazon

Cuando dejiste
Que no me quieres a mi
En mi pecho un cuchillo senti
Si no vuelves a mi lado amor
No se como puedo yo
Yo seguir

Corazon mi corazon
Corazon mi corazon

No me quieres
No me quieres a mi
Como puedo, como puedo seguir
Si no vuelves a mis brazos amor
No se como puedo yo
Yo vivir

Corazon mi corazon
Corazon mi corazon
Mi vida mi corazon
Corazon mi corazon

Cuando dejiste
Que no me quieres a mi
En mi pecho un cuchillo senti
Si no vuelves a mi lado amor
No se como puedo yo
Yo seguir

Corazon mi corazon
Corazon mi corazon
Como puedo, como puedo seguir
Corazon mi corazon
Corazon mi corazon
Mi vida mi corazon

 

[Arden]

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Under The Boardwalk
The Drifters

Oh when the sun beats down
And burns the tar on the roof
And your shoes get so hot
You wish your tired feet were fireproof
Under the Boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby's where I'll be
Under the Boardwalk, out of the sun
Under the Boardwalk, we'll be having some fun
Under the Boardwalk, people walking above
Under the Boardwalk, we'll be making love
Under the Boardwalk, Boardwalk
From the park you hear the happy sound
Of the carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs
And french fries they sell
Under the Boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby's where I'll be
Under the Boardwalk, out of the sun
Under the Boardwalk, we'll be having some fun
Under the Boardwalk, people walking above
Under the Boardwalk, we'll be making love
Under the Boardwalk, Boardwalk
Under the Boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby's where I'll be
Under the Boardwalk, out of the sun
Under the Boardwalk, we'll be having some fun
Under the Boardwalk, people walking above
Under the Boardwalk, we'll be falling in love
Under the Boardwalk, Boardwalk
Boardwalk, Boardwalk ...


​

 

[Arden]

Zydeco!

JOHN HENRY
Bruce Springsteen

One, two, three!
Well, John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his dady's knee
He pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel
And, "God, hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me"

Now the captain he said to John Henry
"I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round
I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
I'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God
Gonna knock that steel on down"

John Henry told his captain
"Lord, man ain't nothin' but a man
Before I let that steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
Die with a hammer in my hand"
Ready Sue!

John Henry driving on the right side
That steam drill driving on the left
Says, "Before I'll let your steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord
I'll hammer my fool self to death"

Well, captain said to John Henry
"What is that storm I hear?"
John Henry said, "That ain't no storm
Captain, that's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord
That's just my hammer in the air"

John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker, why don't you sing?
'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
Listen to my cold steel ring"
Come on somebody!

I wanna hear that banjo now too!

I want it now!

Now John Henry, he hammered in the mountains
His hammer was striking fire
But he worked so hard, he broke his heart
John Henry laid his hammer and died, Lord, Lord
John Henry laid down his hammer and died

Well, now John Henry, he had him a woman
Her name was Polly Ann
She walked down to those tracks, picked up John Henry's hammer
Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove that steel like a man
Go!

Well every, every Monday morning
When the bluebird he begin to sing
You can hear John Henry from a mile or more
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Set out again!
So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Come on! Woah!

One, two, a one two three four!*


I can hardly wait to listen to this with You!

 

[Arden]

Mmm... love that Dixieland flavor!

O, MARY, DON'T YOU WEEP
Bruce Springsteen

Well if I could I surely would
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
Pharaoh's army got drownd ed
O, Mary, don't you weep

O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownd ed
O, Mary, don't you weep

Well Mary wore three links and chains
On every leg was Jesus name
Pharaoh's army got drownd ed
O, Mary, don't you weep

O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
O, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
Pharaoh's army got drownd ed
O, Mary, don't you weep
Go!

Go!

 

[Arden]

ONE LOVE
Bruce Springsteen


One girl, one love
One dream in our hearts
Two hearts as one
One hope, never to be torn apart

Yeah, come on baby, rock me the way I love
Shake me darlin', shake me, don't let me go
You're the one, yeah, you're the one for me

One dream, one dream
Is all, is all I need
One reason to believe
In you, I've found the thing I need

Yeah, come on baby, rock me the way I love
Shake me darlin', come on, don't let me go
You're the one, yeah, you're the one for me

Once I was alone
So alone, so all alone
Then you came along
With a love you said I could call home

Yeah, come on baby, rock me the way I love
Shake me darlin', come on, don't let me go
You're the one, yeah, you're the one for me

Come on baby, rock me all night long
I been searchin' for you for so long
You're the one, yeah, you're the one for me

 

[Arden]

And Now You´re Mine
Pablo Neruda

"No one else, Love, will sleep in my dreams. You will go,
we will go together, over the waters of time.
No one else will travel through the shadows with me,
only you, evergreen, ever sun, ever moon.

Your hands have already opened their delicate fists
and let their soft drifting signs drop away;
your eyes closed like two gray wings, and I move

after, following the folding water you carry, that carries
me away. The night, the world, the wind spin out their destiny.
Without you, I am your dream, only that, and that is all."

 

[Arden]

Emily
(David Hidalgo/Louie Perez)

Emily, take me 'cross the water home
Emily, look how much we have grown
Emily, I still remember the day
Waking up, chasing the shadows away
It won't be long 'til I see your face
Eyes as bright as the sun
It won't be far down this lonesome road
'Til I see you again

Emily, run so fast through the fields
Make believe, all our dreams were so real
It won't be long 'til I see you smile
Turning my night into day
It won't be far down this lonely way
'Til I can hold you again

Emily we can hide, hide from them all
Emily, they can't catch us
They can't catch us now
They can't catch us now
They can't catch us now

 

[Arden]

And did I tell you baby You are the joy of my life~

Joy Of My Life
John Fogerty


I tiptoed in the room
I know you got to have your rest
She says, "Come lay beside me,
I've been waitin' since you left"
She's sweet to me
Must be the luckiest man alive
And did I tell you baby
You are the joy of my life

First time that I saw you
Ohh, you took my breath away
I might not get to heaven
But I walked with the angels that day

She takes me by the hand
I am the luckiest man alive
And did I tell you baby
You are the joy of my life

Some may have their riches
Some may have their worldly fame
Long as I have you
I'll treasure each and every day
Just take me by the hand
I am the luckiest man alive
And did I tell you baby
You are the joy of my life
And did I tell you baby
You are the joy of my life

 

[Arden]

I can hardly wait to share this one with you, Master~

I Love The Rain The Most When It Stops
Joe Purdy

Well, I love the rain the most when it stops
We can see the big white houses, yeah, and the docks
And we can jump in the river, don't know if the water or sky is clearer
But I know that I love the rain the most when it stops
Yeah, when it stops

No more grey today, we gonna celebrate
You know Miss Sunshine, she starts to paint a perfect picture of this river parade
And I know that I love the rain the most when it stops
Yeah, when it stops

Well, the dark waves, they start singing together
I can't believe this change in the weather
I start to hum a child's rhyme
And all these boats, they start rocking in time
And I love the rain the most when it stops
Yes, we love the rain the most when it stops
Yeah when it stops

The summer is coming to an end
We ain't gonna let that slow us down one bit
Til that sunset will start to fade
They're gonna drag us screaming from these old riverbanks

We love the rain the most when it stops
We love the rain the most when it stops
Yeah, when it stops
Yeah, when it stops
Yeah, when it stops
When it stops, when it stops, when it stops...
Yeah, when it stops

I think you've had a little too much too drink
Let me help with that
Don't forget to tie the boat up
Not that way, no it's a figure eight, yeah
Yeah when it stops...
The rain, when it stops...

 

[Arden]

 

[Arden]

Our House
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

I'll light the fire
You put the flowers in the vase
That you bought today

Staring at the fire
For hours and hours
While I listen to you
Play your love songs
All night long for me
Only for me

Come to me now
And rest your head for just five minutes
Everything is good
Such a cosy room
The windows are illuminated
By the sunshine through them
Fiery gems for you
Only for you

Our house is a very, very fine house
With two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy
'Cause of you
And our la,la,la, la,la, la, la, la, la, la, la.....

Our house is a very, very fine house
With two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy
'Cause of you
And Our

I'll light the fire
And you place the flowers in the jar
That you bought today

 

[Arden]

Skinny Dippin' Girl
Joe Purdy

I've been watching steady, and I've been watching you watching me.
Think the sunrise gonna turn your blue eyes green.

I saw you jump in the river; you invited me to take a swim.
I didn't notice you ain't wearin' nothin' except your sun-kissed skin.

I believe I'll jump right in.
I believe I'll jump right in.

Oh, my skinny dippin'
You're my skinny dippin'
Love my skinny dippin' girl.

We've been playin' off these nights
And you've been dancin' just right
See you lookin' my way, justa, from the stage.
I can't concentrate!

And I can't wait for this show to end
when we can go down to the dock and
when that sunlight is turnin' down
me and you are gonna jump right in.
We gonna jump right in.
Oh, we gonna jump right in.
We gonna jump right in.

Oh, my skinny dippin'
You're my skinny dippin'
Love my skinny dippin' girl.
Oh yeah, my skinny dippin' girl.
You're my skinny dippin' girl.

We've been drinkin' all night
havin' our selves such a damn good time.
Watchin' your hair so wet
Oh darlin'! just tryin' to contain myself
Oh, tryin' to contain myself.
Can't contain myself.

Yeah
You're my skinny dippin'
Love my skinny dippin'
Love my skinny dippin' girl.
Oooh, skinny dippin' girl.
You're my skinny dippin' girl.
You're my skinny dippin' girl, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

[Arden]

Waltzing on the beach at midnight~

Tupelo Honey
Van Morrison

You can take all the tea in china
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail right around the seven oceans
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You can’t stop us on the road to freedom
You can’t keep us ’cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You can’t stop us on the road to freedom
You can’t stop us ’cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor intent on chivalry
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You know she’s alright
You know she’s alright with me
She’s alright, she’s alright (she’s an angel)

You can take all the tea in china
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail it right around the seven oceans
Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea
Because she’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like the honey, baby, from the bee
She’s my baby, you know she’s alright.....

 

[Arden]

Chestnut Mare
(McGuinn / Levy)

Always alone never with a herd
Prettiest mare I've ever seen
You'll have to take my word

I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand

Well I was up on Stony Ridge after this chestnut mare
I'd been chasin' her for weeks now. Oh, I'd catch a little glimpse
Of her every once in a while; she'd be off takin' her meal, or bathin';
She was a real fine lady!

This one day I saw her standin' over there in a clearing,
So I snuck up to her nice and easy. I waited for the wind to blow
Just the right way, and I got my rope out and I flung it in the air!

I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can

Well I got her, and I'm pullin' on her, she's pullin' back
Like a mule tryin' to climb up a ladder. I take this chance and
I jump up on her. Danged if I don't land right on top of her the
First time. Well she takes off, runnin' up on to that ridge, higher
Than I've ever been before. We're runnin' along just fine, and then
She sees a sidewinder, all coiled up ready to strike. Well that
Spooks her, and she jumps off the edge...me holdin' on!


Above the clouds higher than eagles were gliding
Suspended in the sky
Over the moon, straight for the sun we were riding
My eyes were filled with light
Behind us black walls, below us a bottomless canyon
Floating with no sound
Gulls far below, seemed to be suddenly rising
Exploding all around

I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can

And we were falling down this crevice, about a mile down there
I'd say! I look down and I see this red thing below us. Turned
Out to be our reflection in a little pool of water, about six
Feet wide, and only one foot deep, and we're comin' down at it!
Finally we hit and we splashed that pool dry. Well that's when
I lost my hold and she got away. But I'm never gonna' give up,
I'm gonna' get her again some day!

I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm gonna' catch that horse
I'm gonna' catch that horse
I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can
I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can

 

[Arden]

Wild Horses
Rolling Stones

Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can’t let you slide through my hands

Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses, couldn’t drag me away

I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you decided to show me the same
No sweeping exits or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind

Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses, couldn’t drag me away

I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don’t have much time
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let’s do some living after we die

Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we’ll ride them some day

Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we’ll ride them some day

 

[Arden]

lazy moments within Your arms, the sun, the breeze and the ocean tide

Rock Me
Muddy Waters

Want you to rock me baby, rock me all night long
Want you to rock me baby, rock me all night long
Well I want you to rock me baby, like my back ain't got no bones

Sun goin' down, the moon begin to rise
Sun goin' down, the moon begin to rise
Well I want you to rock me baby, till you make me satisfied

See me comin', run get your rockin' chair
See me comin', run get your rockin' chair
Well you know I ain't no stranger, you know I used to live right here

Want you to roll me, like I roll a waggon wheel
Want you to roll me, like I roll a waggon wheel
You know I want you to roll me over, you know how good that makes me feel

Rock me easy, rock your baby slow
Rock me easy, rock your baby slow
Well you know I want you to rock me so easy, till I don't wanna rock no more

Put your arms around me, like a circle around the sun
Put your arms around me, like a circle around the sun
I want you to call, call me daddy, let me lay down in your arms.