I want to listen more than talk tonight. These are songs that continue to speak to me.
“Old Friends” by Guy Clark.
old friends shine like diamonds
old friends you can always call
old friends lord you can’t buy ‘em
you know it’s old friends after all
Don Henley wrote:
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the Heart of the Matter
because the flesh will get weak and the ashes will scatter
so I’m thinkin’ about forgiveness forgiveness
even if, even if you don’t love me anymore
In “Don’t Carry It All” the Decembrists sing
and nobody, nobody knows
let the yoke fall from our shoulders
don’t carry it all don’t carry it all
we are all our hands in holders
beneath this bold and brilliant sun
this I swear to all
Kris Kristofferson closes the show with “Feeling Mortal.”
God Almighty here I am
am I where I ought to be
I’ve begun to soon descend
like the sun into the sea
and I thank my lucky stars
from here to eternity
for the artist that you are
and the man you made of me
Peace,
MIlton
