"The Only Living Snowman in Thorold Town"

SnowStar

An ode to the Black Swan Coffee House in Stratford, Ontario.

BlackSwanCafe(Oct2018)

This song (a work in progress) was written by Piper Hayes and David Flack in a songwriting collaboration at Mulberry Street Cafe.  It was then recorded (as a work in progress) 5 days later with the Paradigm Shifters, David Flack on guitar,  Frances Locs on flute and Raphael Keelan on vocals.

TreesTalking(October 2018)

Here is the first cover that anyone did of one of my songs.

The Water's Way - -David Flack

Here is a cover of one of my favorite Madison Galloway songs which laments the plight of today's bees in the face of neonicotinoids.

Bye-Bye (cover of a Madison Galloway song)

A song to celebrate the joys of having a doughnut from Beechwood Doughnuts in downtown St. Catharines.

O Beechwood doughnuts

A song about the darkest time of the year, but knowing that the light will return.

An Enduring Light

(Em) Frosty windows (C) break of day
(F) Merry Christmas Postie (G) on your way
(Em) Pine needles freshen (C) indoor air
(F) Opening cards and notes from (G) ones who care

(Em) Hear the snow crunch (C) neath our feet
(F) Kids build snow forts (G) end of street
(Em) Laughs I hear (C) smiles I see
(F) Bells ring, choirs sing (G) for you and me

(C) It's Christmas time, the dark time of the year
But there's (G) enduring light, ya ya ya ya
(C) Within the dark we sense we know it's there
We know it's there, (A) enduring light

(Em) Bring the boxes (C) from the attic
(F) Out comes memories (G) nostalgic
(Em) Settling in to Christmas (C) Carol re-runs
(F) Friends ring doorbell, it's a (G) night of fun
(chorus)

(B7) Remember this (G) throughout the year
(C) Do not despair, (G) be of good cheer
(B7) When darkness clouds (G) your life
(C) Turn to (G) the light

An Enduring Light - (new version Dec. 2020)

(Em) The ball comes down at midnight
(Am) Noise makers, silly hats, what a sight
(D7) Fireworks (Em) Wine glasses ready to toast
(Am) 3, 2, 1, it was (C) "celebrate to the utmost"
(chorus)
(F) Happy New Year 2021
Is (C) this the year we'll all be one?
(F) Able to hug, have some fun
As (E) war on the Corona's being won
(Em)
(Em) But that was in your younger days
(Am) Did it not become stressful in many ways?
(D7) "What do we do (Em) this year to celebrate?"
(Am) "And how on New Year's Day (C) do we recuperate?
(chorus)
(bridge)
(G) But has the New Year ever really been
(C) Happier than the past?
(G) Is this not really a grand charade
(C) totally unsurpassed?
(Em)
(Em) So here ends 2020, what a year
(Am) Can't go out, join your friends, and cheer
(D7) So learn to be at (Em) peace with where you are
(Am) Me, I'll just (C) listen to a live stream, strum my guitar
(chorus)

Happy New Year 2021

(Em) Balmy days of Fall
(Am) Out early for football
(Em) Clubs, choirs, teams, lots to do
(Am) Meeting strangers, never (Dm) easier if we only knew
(Dm) Be true to your school

(F) High school years
(C) Times you have to leave behind
(Bm) Making new friends, learning new skills
(C) And did you learn to be kind?
(C..Am..Em)

Those end of period bells
Write answers on the board if you did well
Roll calls, late slips, a doctor's note
Verb charts, memory work, historical dates learned by rote
(chorus - first 2 lines0
'Member that problem mathematic
Got the answer, you were ecstatic
Or maybe your friend just lent you theirs
You copied it and said "Who cares?"
(chorus - first two lines)
Decorate your locker with a poster?
Was your life then a roller coaster?
Did you study 3 weeks early for exams?
Were your courses the best choice of programs?
(full chorus)
(chorus - first two lines)

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