It Took a While
It took a while to finally find
The man I wanted to be, strong and kind
It took a while to find the road
To find the man I’d be when all is told
And it took some time to find my stride
Choose the right way to live my life
To work it hard and see the light
It took a while but that’s alright
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And Rome wasn’t built in a day,
No-ones perfect I hear you say
Be kind to yourself my friend,
We’ll get there in the end
And it took a while to know my friends
The real genuine ones heaven sent
I made some changes they had to be
Now look at me new as can be
And it took a while to find my love
One who gives and doesn’t judge
I’m glad she’s mine and I am free
It took a while and now I’ve found me
Raise a Glass Tonight
It’s plain to see
When we sing and dance together
Energy coursing through our veins
The love of life we’re going to live forever
It’s a two way street thumping chords and tapping feet
The pulse of life flowing through our hearts The simple joy a gift for you when we meet
To see you smile means everything to me
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So raise a glass tonight
And sing this song with all your might
Raise a glass tonight
And keep our friendship burning bright
The birds in the sky know the song of freedom A remedy to free a busy mind
Find a note and share it with someone
See a face light up and let it shine for all
If I only had one wish it would surely go like this
That you may live a long and happy life
Your melody sweet and sun-kissed
Would warm the heart of everyone you meet
Sheet Music
We can feel it from within
It gets louder every day
We can strangle it with sin
And often find a way
We can wash it down with drink
But that will never stop the rise
If your spirit starts to sink
Trust your instinctive cries
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Let poetry enthrall
With its bent, bewitching power
For the heart cannot be galled
When the intellect's in flower
Free the feral voice to sing
So the rhymes are scorching hot
With wild rhythms on the wing
We can unleash the lot
Break out with thumping beats
And shape the primal into tunes
Cast off the doubt to find ourselves
Howling at the moon
We can feel it from within
We can strangle it with sin
But if the spirit starts to sink
Time to Let the Heart Speak
He woke at dawn with excitement in his bones On this his long awaited day, he will say I do and sign his name
The other side of town a woman checks the time
Storm clouds gather at first light sleep was not her friend last night
She has always been the only one for him Childhood sweethearts he’s only half the man when their apart
He doesn’t know that she’s having second thoughts
The fruits of a chance encounter are closing in around her
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And I could not see this coming, and I don’t know what to say
So it’s time to let the heart speak before the chance slips away
Like a boat beyond the bay
She packs a suitcase and is headed for the train Take flight, no fight no time to explain
He waits patiently an hour it has passed
Walks back down the aisle alone she didn’t message him or phone he was all-alone
On the local village bench he wiles away his days
Forty years and still no mended heart wishes he could go back to the start
She sometimes thinks of him, her memory’s tinged with shame
She regrets how she left with not a word to say, what could she say
Feeling the Love in her Heart
He held her hand they walked together
Up the Grove Road that leads to Fethard
Past the old town wall on through the market square
And in the evening sunlight there was magic in the air
And then he looked at her and held her stare
The love he felt was beyond compare
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The trees seemed to whisper the words in he her head
Felling the love in her heart
And the sun shone a light on how she felt
She was feeling the love in her heart
At the foot of Slievenamon the mountain of the women
He told her how Gráinne’s race was won to be Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s woman
At the rock of Cashel beneath the Celtic cross
On ancient soil he kissed he soft He held her head in his hands
'Twas then she knew he was her man
In his family’s place there’s warmth and grace Flowing like the local river
Gently bending to find a way
True happiness the words they pray