"Hero"

Original song perforned by Enrique Iglesias

Written and composed by Enrique Iglesias  Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor

Lyrics

Would you dance, if I asked you to dance?
Would you run and never look back?
Would you cry, if you saw me cryin'?
And would you save my soul tonight?

Would you tremble if I touched your lips?
Would you laugh,
Oh, please, tell me this?

Now, would you die for the one you loved?
Hold me in your arms tonight.

I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.

Would you swear that you'll always be mine?
Or would you lie?
Would you run and hide?

Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I don't care, you're here tonight.

I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.

Oh, I just want to hold you.
I just want to hold you, oh, yeah.

Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
Well, I don't care, you're here tonight.

I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.

I can be your hero.
I can kiss away the pain.
And I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
You can take my breath away.

I can be your hero.



Hero (Cover)

"Better Angels" Original song and lyrics by Linda Straub

We remember all the yesterdays,
and wish all eyes could see
what we really had back then
before the loss of humanity.

Friends and family turn away
as hate tries to silence love.
Has the best of the human race
passed on to the great beyond?

And now our better angels
look down from up above
with sorrow and indignation
at all that has gone wrong. 

The puzzle that shaped humanity
has shattered and fragmented.
The pieces no longer fit together
untouching and untethered.

Tears and fears now all surround,
as joy and hope are pounded down.
Love and kindness please rise again;
turn away from hatred, hail your friend. 

And now our better angels
look down from up above
with sorrow and indignation
at all that has gone wrong. 

Better Angels (Original)

Lament for Ukraine (original song) by-

"Here in California"
Original song by Kate Wolf

Painting by Linda Straub

Lyrics

When I was young my mama told me
She said child take your time
Don't fall in love too quickly
Before you know your mind
She held me 'round the shoulders
In a voice so soft and kind
She said love can make you happy
Love can rob you blind

Here in California, fruit hangs heavy on the vines
And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime

Well I will learn to love you
But I can't say when
This morning we were strangers
And tonight we're only friends
But I'll take my time to know you
I'll take my time to see
There's nothing that I won't show you
If you take your time with me

Here in California, fruit hangs heavy on the vines
And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime

It's an old familiar story
An old familiar rhyme
To everything, there is a season
To every purpose, there's a time
A time to love and come together
A time when love longs for an end
A time for questions we can't answer
But we ask them just the same

Here in California, fruit hangs heavy on the vines
And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime

There's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime



Here in California (Cover)

"The Trumpet Vine"
Original song written and performed by Kate Wolf

Lyrics:

The trumpet vine grew in the kitchen window
And bloomed bright orange on the wall
You sat in the morning light, holding a guitar
As the first summer rain began to fall

And like the gentle raindrops your words fell in the air
Making things so clear as we quietly sat there
It reminded me of other times you had come before
And brought a song or just walked in through the kitchen door

Now, it seems the truest words I ever heard from you
Were said at kitchen tables we have known
'Cause somehow in that warm room with coffee on the stove
Our hearts were really most at home

Sittin' at a table, lookin' hard at you
Catchin' up on stories of the things we'd tried to do
It seems we really said the most when we didn't talk at all
Let the songs speak for us like the sunlight on the wall

Now, as we come and go in sunshine and in rain
Some years are seen more clearly than the rest
And if it weren't for kitchen songs and mornings spent with friends
We all might lose the things we love the best

I can see you sittin' there beneath the trumpet vine
The sunlight through the window in the kitchen in my mind
You came when you were needed, I could not ask for more
Than to turn and find you walkin' through the kitchen door

You came when you were needed, I could not ask for more
Than to turn and find you walkin' through the kitchen door



The Trumpet Vine (cover)

"Make the World Go Away"
Written By Hank Cochran
and Originally Recorded by Ray Price

Make the World Go Away (Cover)

"Misty Blue"
Written by Bob Montgomery.
Performed by a variety of artists,  the first being Wilma Burgess, then Eddy Arnold, who took it to the top 5 country hits.


Misty Blue (Cover)

Original song written and performed by Kate Wolf

Lyrics:

Just an old house with the roof falling in
Standing at the edge of the field
Watching the crops grow as it's always done before
Nobody lives here anymore

The sun's going down in the Carolina pines
I'm a long way from home and I miss that love of mine
Broken windows, empty doors
Nobody lives here anymore

Old memories come whistling like the wind
Through the walls and the cracked window panes
And the grass is growing high around the cabin door
Nobody lives here anymore

The sun's going down in the carolina pines
I'm a long way from home and I miss that love of mine
Broken windows, empty doors
Nobody lives here anymore

Once, there were children and a few hired hands
A hard-working woman and a bone-tired man
Now, that old sun steals across a dusty floor
Nobody lives here anymore

The sun's going down in the Carolina pines
I'm a long way from home and I miss that love of mine
Broken windows, empty doors
Nobody lives here anymore

The sun's going down in the Carolina pines
I'm a long way from home and I miss that love of mine
Broken windows, empty doors
Nobody lives here anymore



Carolina Pines (Cover)



"Lay Me Down Easy"

Original song written and performed by Kate Wolf

Lyrics:

Sitting in the sunshine trying to sing the blues away. 
Wondering why they came and  how long they'll stay. 
Picking out a little tune I never heard before. 
Yes, and wishing you were here at the door. 

Won't you lay me down easy. 
Lay me down easy in my mind. 
Cuz, Babe I’ve got the blues, and there’s something you can do. 
You can lay me down easy in my mind, in my mind. 

Oh, Babe, you know how it is when you wake up feeling old. 
You wonder if you’re doing what you should. 
And, everyone around you, they can’t read what’s on your mind. 
And, they might not want to if they could. 

Won't you lay me down easy. 
Lay me down easy in my mind. 
Cuz, Babe I’ve got the blues and there’s something you can do. 
You can lay me down easy in my mind, in my mind. 

Now, the seasons of my life, they go turning through the days. 
I’ve seen bitter winters come and go. 
And, here I am in sunny times not feeling like I could. 
And, wondering when the winds will start to blow.

Won't you lay me down easy. 
Lay me down easy in my mind. 
Cuz, Babe I’ve got the blues and there’s something you can do. 
You can lay me down easy in my mind, in my mind.

.........in my mind.


Lay Me Down Easy (Cover)

"Family Reunions"
Guitar, vocal, and lyrics by
Linda Straub

Crickets on summer evenings 
dinner on the grounds
Grandpa playing guitar
such sweet southern sounds 

Grandma in her beads and apron
sitting in an adirondack chair
catching her much needed breath
from all her work and loving care

Oh, thanks for those family reunions
all the laughter and precious love
The memory of those happy times
now are soft echoes from above. 

Everyone gathered together
so much joy to be found
we sang songs and told old tales
and passed them all around

Grownups sittin' in lawn chairs
and children running 'round
Picnic tables full of southern food
at those dinners on the grounds

Oh, thanks for those family reunions
all the laughter and precious love
The memory of those happy times
now are soft echoes from above

The memory of those happy times
now are soft echoes from above.

Family Reunions (Original)


I am drawn to folk, blues, soft rock, and country music, new and old. I love songs that tell a story, especially the Irish, English, and Scottish ballads of long ago because their stories are often timeless, and most everyone at any time can relate to. 
 
I also am a pastel painter and find being able to express universal emotions through my art, as well as writing lyrics and putting them to music that I can sing and play on my guitar or ukelele so rewarding and comforting.

Memories of people, places, and events throughout my life influence the songs I write.





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