Songs designed to promote the positive and emphasize ways for people to move forward, providing hope energy and fresh solutions to problems for a world all too often mired in conflict.

Sage Songs 2022

Two Seconds Too Many
                                    wds&music Gary M.Wollman

Took two seconds too many
Had we made a decision
Would’ve never gone bust

Two seconds too many
Instead the gold has disappeared
and turned to dust

Left to too much hesitation devastation
Endless frustration
and a ration of dust



Why was I undecided?
How were we so immune
to the chorus of cries

It’s not as if it hadn’t happened before
Why did we ignore all
the warning signs?

Though it should come to us as no surprise
You’d think that after all this time
we’d have been so much more wise

Two Seconds Too Many


Two seconds too many 
Needlessly waited too long
 for all mankind

Pick one moment…any
All the love that could’ve been won
both yours and mine

Deem it uncanny
but all the hope in the world
should never be reduced undone
or run out of time
             
      
                                                                ©2017  Gary Mitchell Wollman

Two Seconds Too Many

An ode to the ideal.
   Earthy and Ethereal
                           wds&music Gary M. Wollman

Earthy and ethereal
So of this world yet it seems
So unreal

Earthy and ethereal
Held in high esteem
Pas’ the material

Lights you up like a sunbeam
Still holds you as you dream    
Known to float on upstream
You (vow to) recreate the scene

That sweeps above the plane she goes
Taking you where’re she knows

Earthy and ethereal
So of this world yet it seems      
So unreal

Much like some kind of miracle
Keeping secrets  
She’s willing to reveal

                                               Earthy and Ethereal
Love and compassion will always be in fashion
For those who will to see

How she brings two worlds together 
Without clashing is a mystery to me

Living life consciously
Fulfilling her destiny

Seemingly impossible
To keep grounded in the world today

She makes the model of
How to let our better angels have their say
Earthy and ethereal

Earthy and ethereal
So of this world yet it seems
So unreal

Earthy and ethereal
(Always) Held in high esteem
(Soarin’) Pas’ the material

Earthy and ethereal
                                   ©2020 Gary Mitchell Wollman

Earthy And Ethereal

Coming Soon
                                                           wds&music Gary M. Wollman

Coming soon
to a theatre near you
A movie so true
An excuse to renew

So powerful
Give it fair review
Something you’ll 
Just have to pursue
{like you’ve got something to prove}

Coming soon to a theatre near you

By early next June
you may so change your tune
and your views
but that’s totally left up to you

In the spirit of light
The conflict always works out right
all the same it’s coming soon

Coming soon to a theatre near you
Coming Soon

 Though at times 
it’s hard to discern
More often than not
We’d rather be an angel than a worm

but fear not tread not
You need not show concern
As we reach the final sequel
will the plot take a  U-turn


Coming soon
to a theatre near you









                                                                           ©2017 Gary M. Wollman

Coming Soon

Some Form of Euphoria                                                       
                                       wds&music gary m wollman

It’s something that just cannot be ignored
Some form of euphoria
Always present whether you’re occupied or bored
Talk yourself through every chore
Open up your arms 
Be sure to ask for more
-Some form of euphoria-

Take it in 
But let it all out
Share it even when 
You’ve won the bout

Whether the contest is close or you’re in a rout
Some form of euphoria
Presumably the winner or you’ve been left out
Some form of euphoria

Come in with confidence
and leave with no doubt
Know when to keep it quiet 
And when to shout
        
 Some Form of Euphoria
                               Some Form of Euphoria

Please Lord oh let it be the norm
Some form of euphoria
Help us all to weather the storm
Surely inspiration is ours to draw from
Some form of euphoria

Open up to the source
Retrieve the goodness once lost
Take a breath for love  
Replenish not exhaust                                                         

  You may delight to the crowd’s roar
From Brooklyn to Astoria
Be as timid as you like or play it off like a warrior
The truth teller in your heart 
Can feel the true glory of 
Some form of euphoria

Somewhere in every thought
Call it up from within ya
Something we can all applaud
Let it go - don’t keep it stored in ya
See that you begin to find 
Some form of euphoria

                                    Some Form of Euphoria

You can never be a fraud
It’s more than just what’s comin’ next in store
The show’s barely begun 
Here you are feelin' the encore

(So) Say what you will
Don’t say I didn’t warn ya
Unlike the olden days when the people
Might just have scorned ya
What we all long for is never wrong
So get taken by storm for
Some form of euphoria

You came into the world with it
From the time that you were born
It’s the loss of it for which
We all mourn

What we’ve all been waiting for
Some form of euphoria
Something you just can’t ignore
The reason we’re here for
The only way to truly get in through the door
Some form of euphoria
                                     ©2020 Gary Mitchell Wollman

Some Form Of Euphoria

In Our Lives
                               wds&music Gary M Wollman
We feel the need to be secure
in our lives

We seek blankets 
but never find the cure

in our lives
in our lives


The shore’s a sea of waves 
in my life
The stillness of the beach cannot survive 
in my life

We all sing a different song
in our lives
The weak surrender to the strong
in our lives
in our lives

Who can say where we belong?
In our lives
Answers given seem seldom wrong
In our lives
in our lives


In Our Lives

The feelings we lacked won’t lead me back
I’m living for now
Just as time stands to move its weight in truth
We’ll never leave it in doubt  
never leave it in doubt


Can’t you feel the strength I’m feeling today
Oh please won't you stay
in my life

With a rush I can feel my way 
but When i stop 
I lose control of the days
In My Life
In our lives

Where trust has gone I want to go
In my life
Why search for truths we’ll never know
in our lives
in our lives

                                                         ©2019 Gary Mitchell Wollman

In Our Lives

THINKING THINGS THROUGH
Words and Music by Gary Wollman


I’D BEEN SEARCHING FOR A REASON
IN A WORLD THAT ONLY MOVES FOR THE POWERFUL FEW
LONG AND HARD HOW I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU
WHO I HARDLY KNEW
WELL MY NAME IS SAGE I’VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY
ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO
YEAH AND I’M RIGHT HERE TALKING TO YOU
‘CAUSE I’VE BEEN THINKING THINGS THROUGH

WE’VE BEEN WORRYING ‘BOUT OURSELVES 
AND NO ONE ELSE
SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME
THIS IS TRUE – TO EACH OTHER WE’VE BEEN – SO UNTRUE
BETWEEN – WORDS AND THE GUNS
THERE’S TOO MUCH SHOOTIN’ GOIN’ ON
AND NO ONE’S HAVING FUN – NOT EVEN ME AND YOU
YEAH – I’VE BEEN THINKING THINGS THROUGH

THAT’S WHY – YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME
WHAT I SAY IS TRUE
TRUST IN ME – I’VE BEEN THINKING THINGS THROUGH

PEOPLE WAITIN’ FOR A SECOND – WAITIN’ FOR A MINUTE
OR SOME OTHER HOUR TO COME
LIVIN’ FOR THAT SPECIAL DAY OR HOLY CLIMB
WELL CAN’T YOU SEE THAT IN REALITY
ALL WE EVER DO IS CUT AND DIVIDE
AND WE CAN NO LONGER QUITE JUSTIFY
OUR SEPARATE SHRINES

WE CAN CHART JUST WHERE WE’RE GOING
ONCE WE’VE DECIDED TO MOVE
WHEN THE POWER IS YOURS TO USE WHAT WILL YOU DO?
WILL YOU LOOK DEEP INTO YOUR HEART
OR DO YOU NEED YET ANOTHER CLUE
TO SEE WHAT’S WAITIN’ HERE IN STORE FOR YOU
THINKING THINGS THROUGH?

CAN YOU HEAR ME – BROTHER TO BROTHER
NO DON’T EVEN THINK – THAT I’M FAST TALKING YOU
WE CAN DO IT – SISTER TO SISTER
FIND THE RIGHTEOUS PATH – SEEK OUT THE TRUTH

COME WALK SIDE BY SIDE WITH ME – CAREFULLY LISTEN
‘CAUSE NOW IS THE TIME – WE’VE GOT TO START ANEW
I KNOW THEN YOU’LL AGREE MY BROTHER AND SISTER
‘CAUSE I’VE BEEN THINKING THINGS THROUGH

THAT’S RIGHT – YOU CAN TAKE IT FOR ME

[INSTRUMENTAL]

BY THE WAY – MY NAME IS SAGE
THERE’S SO MUCH THAT I CAN SAY AND WE CAN DO
I FASHION MOST OF WHAT I BELIEVE
FROM APPROXIMATELY ALL THAT WE’VE BEEN THROUGH
WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING TO GAIN
IF WE CAN JUST RESET OUR AIM FOR BOTH ME AND YOU
BEGIN TO SEE EACH OTHER’S POINT OF VIEW
THINKING THINGS THROUGH

DARE YOURSELF TO BELONG
DARE EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME
WHEN YOU HEAR IT IN YOUR HEART
AND KNOW IT IN YOUR MIND
WELL YOU CAN’T GO WRONG
STILL WE FIGHT TO KEEP APART
COULD IT BE THAT WE’RE INSANE
TO LEAVE THE PAIN TO MULTIPLY FOR SO LONG

[CHORUS]

YO DON’T FEAR ‘CAUSE SIREN’S HERE TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT THERE’S A BIGGER PICTURE UNDER THE SUN
DON’T YOU KNOW IT ALREADY
THERE’S NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN
I’M HERE TO SATISFY A LARGER DESIRE
COME LET ME SET YOU AFIRE
I’M GUARANTEED TO STUN
WITH BOTH BEAUTY AND TRUTH ALL ROLLED INTO ONE

[CHORUS]

YOU CAN TRUST IN ME – MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES
DO OUR BEST TO REARRANGE IT


                                                                            ©1994 Gary M. Wollman

Thinking Things Through

The Truth That We Knew (Boo Hoo)
                             wds/music Gary M. Wollman

The truth that we knew
Somehow never got through
It was kept out of view
When all false was deemed true
Our prospects few
Our choices too
All we can do is
boo hoo  boo hoo  boo hoo
boo hoo  boo hoo  boo hoo

It all seemed so new
Facts way misconstrued
Never to grow
Nothing but false bravado  
 Obscure and confuse
So that we’ll never know
So what they say is so
That’s the way that it goes
boo hoo  boo hoo  boo hoo
boo hoo  boo hoo  boo hoo


 
                     
 Oh my what to do
 When the false flies on through
 but leap through the air   
 Sort out the flagrant from the fair 
 Restore the truth 
to reach our inner core
Play the moral troubadour    
or the lies we must endure
Boo hoo           
                                        ©2017Gary M. Wollman

The Truth That We Knew (Boo Hoo)

For You (Not Impossible)        1

Halt the steep decline
Forestall the pain
Help the rivers be
restored again
May they cease to drain
Water desert with the rain

Train our leaders to be sane
Make all false to be true

For you
It’s not impossible to do
For you
the  world could be made anew

Rewrite the details
work the plan fine
get people together
the ethical kind
Hope to the hopeless
A tribute to all mankind

With thoughtfulness through & through one last chance to redo
For you
               
Find the remedy for our nemesis’ sake 
Fulfill the promise genesis makes
The outcome’s good for sure 
No need for crying anymore
We won’t reminisce about the war
in the end love will endure 
and get through

For you
It’s not impossible to do
For you
the  world could be made anew

For you
It’s not impossible to do
For you
the  world could be made anew

                                 ©2012 Gary M. Wollman

For You (It's Not Impossible)

The Serpent’s Bite
                                        wds&music Gary M Wollman

The serpent’s bite
Has you running for cover over&over oh the
Serpent’s bite…thinks that he can get ya
He’s unlikely to forget ya

Stay away from the pain & hurt
He’ll lurk right where you pray
Haunt you where you work
A creature crawlin’ hidin’ slidin’
Bidin’ his time writhin’ in the dirt

Do what’s right   
Overcome the evil
Defeat the boll weevil
Avoid the bite  
Never succumb to the toxic hit&run
                    
Elude the sting
Keep love in sight 
Leave the madness behind
On the trash heap of life

Don’t ever give in
Live the word from within 
We can all thrive
 The Serpent’s Bite

The sacred Earth’s
Been taken so for granted
Don’t like it I can’t stand it

For what it’s worth
It’s a sham and a sin
Don’t know where to begin

Seize the day
May your consciousness seek
Turn & confront the worm
Waitin’ squirmin’ 
Down at your feet

Take the antidote
Hold your head on high
Raise yourself up
Where the snake cannot rise   
(that would be wise)

                                                     (with no end in sight) 

            (Not to be construed as biblically literal)
                                           

                                    ©2018 Gary Mitchell Wollman

The Serpent's Bite

Come Unity
                                                  Words and MusicBy Gary M. Wollman
            
Don’t you refuse me
Or abuse me
to get next to me
You don’t have to use me
You’ve got to be true to me
Everything you do to me
Is quite an opportunity to seize
Oh please come unity

You could choose me
Oh how we aim to please
For what you want to see
Tune into me
Please don’t tease me
Or do it just to please me
Have you seen all you want to see
I’m begging thee
Come Unity

Oh please come unity
We’re on our way

Instrumental


Come Unity

We can find immunity
With truth and absolute beauty
It’s our solemn duty
You don’t have to confuse me
Only include me
Do your best to school me
Before you exhume me
And above all else
Oh please come unity
For all we need to be

Don’t you mess with me
Try and execute me
Do I appear to be
What you need to see
We’re the ones who can plant the seed
We stand to gain eternally
You can’t fool me
Or see through me
You better not get too used to me
‘Til you think things�� through a bit more carefully - come unity






 Come Unity

Well, come unity
Welcome unity
To each and every communtiy
At long last (and) by all means
Oh please - Come unity
Come Unity

Don’t you accuse me
Go try and reduce me
When you can infuse me
With positive energy
You’ll just have to excuse me
But what you’ve done
Just about threw me
Before you put a hex on me
Perplex me accept me reject me
Put me in the deep freeeze
Won’t you be sure to wake me gently
Come Unity
Come Unity

You can connect to me object to me
Don’t upset me forget me threaten me
Or tell me what I’ve got to be
Come Unity

Let the world as a whole
Unite as one soul
Identify me mystify me
Introduce to me produce it for me
(Finally) Come Unity

You can’t amuse me
Quit the hypocrisy

 Won’t you help (to)�� improve me
Don’t just try and outdo me
Why would ya ever want to ruin me?
What will it take for us to honor thee
Are you gonna soothe me
Or continue to exclude me?
You don’t even have to salute me
Anyway (Just) what would it prove to me
Come Unity?
 Come Unity

We say there’s a God but in truth
It’s not really all that much use to me
‘Til to one and all comes unity

Don’t even bother to impress me
Or mentally undress me
Feel free to sing the blues with me
You don’t want to lose me
If you truly want to be free
Come Unity
Then Come Unity
                                                                                           ©2000 Gary M. Wollman
                                                           
                                                                                    
   An aspirational summoning of our best instincts and angels for peace in the the larger community.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                              
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COME UNITY

WALK ALONG THE BORDER                1
words and music by GARY WOLLMAN

IT’S OKAY – THE TIME IS RIGHT
YOU CAN HANG – SO HANG ON TIGHT
BUT YOU LOOK ABOUT 
AND IT ALL SEEMS SO WRONG

YOU’VE GOT TO THINK THAT 
        YOU CAN MAKE A GO OF IT
TOO MANY WANNABEES LOSE THEIR WAY 
TO MAKE A SHOW OF IT
DON’T SEEM TO MATTER WHAT’S RIGHT
MORE IMPORTANT TO SEEM   
MIGHTY AND STRONG

AS I WALK ALONG THE BORDER
SENSE THE WORLD’S DISORDER
CAN’T HELP THINKIN' WHY
IT COULDN’T WORK OUT ANY OTHER WAY
AS I WALK ALONG THE BORDER

ALL ON A WALK ALONG THE BORDER
A WALK ALONG THE BORDER

        

SACRIFICE TO SEE BOTH SIDES
RIGHT WHERE THEY MEET ALONG THE BORDERLINE
DOWN MOST ANY ROAD OR STREET
IT’S A CINCH WE’LL AVOID DEFEAT
WHEN WE SEEK TO CROSS THE DIVIDE

PRESENTIN’ WEAPONS DISPLAYED SO PROUD
CONTEMPLATIN’ HEAVEN 
WHILE WE WATCH JUST WHERE WE’RE STEPPIN’
AS WE WALK ALONG THE BORDER

I WALK LONGER – I WALK FARTHER
I DREAM HARDER SORTA
AS I WALK ALONG THE BORDER

SENSE THE WORLD’S DISORDER
CAN’T HELP THINKIN' WHY
IT COULDN’T WORK OUT ANY OTHER WAY
AS I WALK ALONG THE BORDER

BEEN CLIMBIN’ ON VINES
MADE WISE BY DESIGN
DESTINED TO BEHOLD BETTER TIMES

BUT I CAN’T HELP THINKIN’ WHAT COULD BE IN STORE CAN’T TAKE ANYMORE
NUCLEAR WAR – JUNGLES LEFT SCORCHED
MORE DIVORCE – ANOTHER HOSTAGE LOST
TRY AND AMEND THE COST
DO I DARE (ASK FOR MORE OR MERELY) 
LOOK AWAY AND GET MY ASS ON OUT THE DOOR 
DUE TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE LARGER WAR
BECAUSE THE BORDER WE IGNORE?!

WALK – WALK
JUST WHO DO WE EXCUSE?
WALK – WALK
AND JUST WHO DO WE ABUSE?
AS THE DAYS GROW SHORTER

WALK - WALK  IT BEHOOVES US
IT IMPROVES US
HELP US PAY OUR DUES TO US
YOU CAN COME ALONG COME ON COME ON 
WALK ALONG THE BORDER
COME ON WALK ALONG THE BORDER WITH ME                                 

ALL ON A WALK ALONG THE BORDER
                               © 1998 GARY M WOLLMAN
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Walk Along The Border

Holding on despite the changing fortunes of life and love that we all must inevitably endure.
HOLD ON FOR LIFE
WORDS  AND MUSIC BY GARY WOLLMAN


SPENDIN’ MY TIME, WAITIN’ FOR SIGNS
WATCHING FOR LIGHT
I SOUGHT TO FIND THE FUTURE NOW
BUT IT DIDN’T SEEM BRIGHT

HOLD ON FOR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE
LET LOVE MAKE IT RIGHT

AS I STAND HERE ALONE IN MY FEARS
YOU KNOW SOME HOPE’S IN SIGHT
I THINK OF YOU FROM THE MOMENT I WAKE UP
AND ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

HOLD ON FOR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE
LET LOVE MAKE IT RIGHT

NO NEED TO CRY WE’LL SEE THAT THE FUTURE WORKS
ALONE IT HURTS
PEACE OF MIND WITH LOVE SO FINE THERE’S SO MUCH TO LEARN
AND THERE’S TIME

INSTRUMENTAL

HOLD ON FOR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR LIFE
HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE
LET LOVE MAKE IT RIGHT

MORNING BREAKS WE’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES
A NEW DAY TO TRY
THOUGH FEARS CAN STRIKE
WE’LL MAKE IT ALRIGHT
AND I KNOW WE’LL SURVIVE

© 2009 GARY M WOLLMAN

Hold On For Life

With You Tonight 
                                                            Words and Music by Gary Wollman

  Set my fire, take me higher
Lead me where I wanna be
 Leave me lonesome, say I've grown some
 But please just let me be
With you, with you tonight
Oh you once meant everything to me 
With you tonight
Words don't come too easily to me

 Cast my role, take my soul
 And I'll be anything 
Name your desire, my love is hired 
What you require's all I ever need to know
  With you tonight
Oh you once meant everything to me
 With you tonight
Words don't come too easily to me   
                                                                               ©2017 Gary Mitchell Wollman

WITH YOU TONIGHT

A song dealing with the cold harsh reality of being deceived , tricked or conned by those closest to you . A reminder that sometimes those who you would never suspect are most ready and willing to hurt you.

Sorry Brother
Sorry brother but you had it coming
I saw you coming around
So sorry brother but I saw you coming
And I knew just where you could be found

Sorry brother, there’s no use in running
It’s time to face the music on loud
Sorry brother didn’t mean to stun ya
There’s not much that you could do right now
(For cryin’ out loud)
INSTRUMENTAL

Sorry brother but you had it coming
I saw you coming around
So sorry brother but I saw you coming
And I knew just where you could be found
I knew just where you could be found
And I knew just where you could be found
yeah I knew just where you could be found

© 2003 Gary m Wollman

Sorry Brother

Descriptions and depictions of global existence on the edge contrasted with the alternatives available in working for the Greater Good!

It's left to us all to do all that we should so we can make it work forever for the "Greater Good."
                                        THE GREATER GOOD
                                                                wds & music by GARY M. WOLLMAN

FLOWERS WILTING ALL ABOUT
EVERYBODY’S HEART IS FILLED WITH DOUBT
SURVIVAL MEANS ALL
NO ONE CAN STAND TALL
WHILE WE’RE WORKING TO SEE JUST HOW HARD WE CAN FALL

WE’VE BEEN MOVING LIKE GAME ON THE OPEN RANGE
SOME ARE HUNTING AT EACH OTHER - NO THEY’RE NOT TAKING AIM
IT’S A FIGHT FOR CONTROL
WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING FOR THE ANSWERS DEEP WITHIN OUR SOULS

MILITARY CONCEIT TALKIN’ UP WAR
WHAT WE FACE IS DEFEAT WHILE WE’RE SETTLING SCORES
IT’S UP TO YOU AND ME FOR SURE
DON’T YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING MORE
FOR THE GREATER GOOD

[GREATER GOOD]

YESTERDAY’S FACTS CAN’T BE TAKEN BACK
THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS TO MAKE THE FUTURE HAPPEN
WE’VE GOT TO CLOSE UP THE GAPS
AND FILL IN THE CRACKS
SO WE COULD ALL BE��¢ BETTER UNDERSTOOD
FOR THE GREATER GOOD

[GREATER GOOD]

WE’VE SEEN CITIES AND TOWNS BURNIN’ DOWN
PEOPLE FIGHTING FOR GOD
YOU KNOW HE CAN’T BE PROUD
TO SEE US ACTING SO ODD
TAKIN’ HIS WORD IN VAIN
LIVING IN PAIN
WHEREVER HE IS HE MUST THINK WE’RE INSANE

LOOK AT WHAT WE’VE BEEN GIVEN
SEE WHERE WE’VE GONE
NO ONE’S GONNA GET TO HEAVEN
IF WE CAN’T GET ON
WE COULD DO IT ALL TOGETHER
IF WE JUST DO WHAT WE SHOULD
SO WE CAN MAKE IT WORK FOREVER
FOR THE GREATER GOOD

NO EFFORT CAN BE WASTED WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN NEED
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT - WHAT WE NEED’S A REPRIEVE
‘CAUSE TOO OFTEN WE’VE BEEN GUILTY OF HUMAN GREED
WHEN YOU KNOW WE SHOULD BE PLANTING A SEED

FOR THE GREATER GOOD
PEOPLE CARRYING SCARS FEEL THE UNDERLYING PAIN
BUILDING NUCLEAR BOMBS FROM ARIZONA TO THE UKRAINE
IT’S EASIER TO FIGHT THAN TO WORK THROUGH THE STRAIN
BUT IMAGINE IF SOMEHOW WE COULD
FOR THE GREATER GOOD





                                                                                  ©1991 GARY M. WOLLMAN����

The Greater Good

The Promise of the young juxtaposed against a background of lost generations and missed opportunities. Focus for the future is exclusively on and about the "Fortunate Youth."
Fortunate Youth
FORTUNATE YOUTH

  TOO MANY BORN TO BE ABUSED 
 FORTUNATE YOUTH 
MADE VICTIMS ON THE EVENING NEWS  FORTUNATE YOUTH
 THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS
WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO

  YOU LIVE IN A STATE
YOU NEED TO LIBERATE
 GET OUT OF THE BED
YOU NEVER MADE 
FORTUNATE YOUTH 
LIFE IS JUST CRUEL NO ONE IS SAVED 
WHEN WE COMPROMISE LIVES 
AND THEN JUST TURN AWAY

 FORTUNATE YOUTH
FORTUNATE YOUTH 
 IT ALL COMES DOWN TO YOU
COME ON BREAK ON THROUGH
 FORTUNATE YOUTH 
THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE ALL ON YOU  

YOU'RE PART OF EVERY ETHNIC GROUP FORTUNATE YOUTH 
YOU CAN'T JUSTIFY THE MILLIONS WE LOSE FORTUNATE YOUTH 
YOU'RE NOT THE ONES
WHO MADE UP THE RULES 
ONLY YOU CAN CHANGE THE GAME 
YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT TOOLS 
FORTUNATE YOUTH

  HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE 'TIL WE SEE
THE CHILDREN ARE TOMORROW'S HISTORY
 WE CAN ALL TAKE A STAND 
WE CAN HELP PLAN A NEW DAY
 TELL THE CHILDREN THAT HELP IS ON ITS WAY
 A NEW WORLD A NEW WAY 
THE TIME HAS COME
 WE MUST ALL LEARN TO SHARE 
FOR THE SAKE OF THE YOUNG 
WE CAN'T CHANGE YESTERDAY
BUT WE CAN FACE THE TRUTH
 LIGHT THE WAY

 FORTUNATE YOUTH
  IT ALL COMES DOWN TO YOU
 FORTUNATE YOUTH 
THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE ALL ON YOU  
THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE ALL ON YOU WHATCHA GONNA DO  FORTUNATE YOUTH (REPEAT)
                            ©1991 Gary Mitchell Wollman

Fortunate Youth

A song celebrating the basics... universal love and togetherness

THE TIME HAS COME FOR EVERYBODY TO BREAK FREE BUT FIRST WE MUST OPEN OUR HEARTS AND DON'T YOU KNOW LOVE IS THE KEY  MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD LIVING IN UNCERTAINTY NEED TO ALL GET TO GETHER  AND MAKE THE HUMAN RACE BETTER FOR ALL HUMANITY  WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING - BUT REALLY STILL WE'RE ALL THE SAME WE'VE GOT TO FIND OUT OUR COMMONALITIES SO WE CAN GET TO THAT PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL CELEBRATE DON'T YOU KNOW LOVE IS THE KEY  LOVE IS THE KEY EVERYBODY BREAK FREE THROW AWAY THE CHAINS THAT BIND YOUR HEART LOVE IS THE KEY WE TURN TO YOU AND ME ONE WORLD UNDER THE STARS WE CAN BE LOVE IS THE KEY  LIVING LIFE FOR MONEY AND MATERIAL THINGS IS NO CURE FOR INSECURITY IT'S THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUL NOT THE WEIGHT OF GOLD THAT PROVES TO BE THE REMEDY  ROCK THE PLANET WITH THE NOTION OF NEW AGE PEACE AND THE UNIVERSAL FAMILY LET THE CHILDREN KNOW WHICH DIRECTION WE MUST GO SHOW THEM THAT LOVE IS THE KEY  YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT - WE CAN MAKE A NEW START   LOVE IS THE KEY EVERYBODY BREAK FREE THROW AWAY THE CHAINS THAT BIND YOUR HEART LOVE IS THE KEY WE TURN TO YOU AND ME ONE WORLD UNDER THE STARS WE CAN BE LOVE IS THE KEY  PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD EVERY WOMAN, MAN, BOY AND GIRL WE CAN NO LONGER LIVE LIKE WE DID BEFORE LOOK AROUND YOU'LL SEE WE CAN WAIT NO MORE WE'VE ALL GOT A COMMON CAUSE THE STATE OF THE WORLD CAN'T BE IGNORED DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE OR WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK TO MAKE IT ON THROUGH - LOVE IS THE KEY  BALO BASH JEE-BO-NER SHOB PEOPLE OF BANGLA DESH  SING IT IN SOWETO OOTANDOH LOYEE NOHLOSO  AL HO HOA EL MOF TAHH ARAB LANDS EVERYWHERE  IN ISRAEL IT'S WRITTEN IN ROCK AHAVA HE HAMAF TAYACH  OPEN YOUR HEART - WE CAN MAKE A NEW START   LOVE IS THE KEY EVERYBODY BREAK FREE THROW AWAY THE CHAINS THAT BIND YOUR HEART LOVE IS THE KEY WE TURN TO YOU AND ME ONE WORLD UNDER THE STARS WE CAN BE LOVE IS THE KEY

Love is the Key

                          What Are We Going To Do About The Hate
NO NEED TO HESITATE, INTEGRATE, SEGREGATE OR DETONATE  IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE OUR FATE AND SEE THAT WE DON'T DISINTEGRATE SO WATCH YOUR RHYME AND CHECK THE DATE I GUESS THAT I MEAN TO IMPLICATE  WE'RE RUNNIN' OUT OF TIME IT SEEMS WE CAN NO LONGER WAIT  WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE  WILL WE BE IN COMFORT OR CALAMITY A MISINFORMED HUMANITY BLEEDS FROM EVERY DISTANT SHORE YOU CAN'T IGNORE OUR NEEDS FLOATING IN AND OUT OF VIEW SEA TO SEA YOU AND ME WHAT WE GOING TO DO WITH YOU AND I  WHAT'S THE REASON WHY WE RIOT IN OUR MIND AND FEEL THE NEED TO DEFY IT  MAKE THE NUMBERS COUNT TAKE A FULL ACCOUNT OF WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT CLEAR THE AIR REMOVE ALL DOUBT AND THEN GET OUT FROM BEHIND IT  WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE VIOLENCE IS OVERRATED THE PAIN IS UNDERSTATED SO BEFORE WE'RE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO  WHAT WE NEED IS A SMOOTH REVOLUTION TO RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY AT THIS STAGE OF EVOLUTION  WE NEED TO ANSWER WITH ALL URGENCY MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO IT'S A WAY OF LIFE IT'S TRUE A SUCKER'S BORN EVERY SEASON GIVE ME ONE MORE GOOD REASON WHY  WE'VE BEEN RUNNIN' OUT OF PATIENCE  SINCE ANCIENT TIMES MANNING OUR STATIONS WHILE CLOSING OUR MINDS WE NEED FOR EACH ONE TO TEACH ONE SO MAN AND WOMAN CAN AMAZE THERE WAS NEVER SUCH A THING AS THE GOOD OLD DAYS  CHORUS   TAKE A MESSAGE TO THE MEDIA YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN FEEDIN' YA NETWORK SWEEPS MAKE ME WANNA WEEP  INTEGRITY IS OUT MAKES ME WANNA SCREAM AND SHOUT FILLED WITH DOUBT ALL WE'RE LEFT WITH IS EFFING BLEEP WE'RE ALL GONNA HAFTA QUIT GET OFF OF IT DON'T BE SOFT ON IT WE ALL SUFFER THE COST  JUDGING PEOPLE BY THE RACIAL CLUE SHOULD BE MADE TO BE TABOO WE ALL NEED TO MOVE TO A HIGHER POINT OF VIEW  IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE RESPECT OF ANOTHER WHAT WE KNOW NOW AS EXISTENCE DEPENDS ON OUR VERY OWN INSISTENCE 'CAUSE ANYTHING ELSE LESS IN THE END WE CANNOT DEFEND AND COULD TURN OUT TO BE QUITE APOCALYPTIC  CHORUS  HERE WE GO - WILL THE DIRECTION BE HIGH OR LOW?  THEY SAY THAT IT'S A RACE BETWEEN AN  EDUCATE AND ANNIHILATE PEOPLE SPECULATE AS THE BODIES COMPILATE 'CAUSE WE DON'T HESITATE TO DENIGRATE OR VIOLATE AS THE FRUSTRATION BOTH ENSLAVES US AND EMANCIPATES  WELL THE ANSWER'S NOT TO ASSIMULATE OR DIFFERENTIATE WE ALL IMITATE ALLOW ME TO INDICATE IT'S A SHOUT OUT TO Y'ALL - 'YO WORLD IT'S FOR YOU THIS SONG THAT I DEDICATE THE REASON THAT I PONTIFICATE IS TO SEE THAT WE DON'T SEAL OUR FATE  WE OUGHT TO SAVE OUR FATE JUMP AT THE CHANCE TO GET IT STRAIGHT DON'T JUST WALK AWAY WE MUSN'T END THE DEBATE 'TIL WE REMEDIATE GIVE AND TAKE TO OUR FACE ELEVATE,NEGOTIATE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE DON'T JUST BLAME THE STATE AT ANY RATE, BY THE WAY WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE?  YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JUST ANOTHER STATISTIC IT COULD BE YOU WHO COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE  WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE... WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE NOW THAT IT'S DOWN TO ME AND YOU... WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO  YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JUST ANOTHER STATISTIC


What Are We Going To Do About The Hate

Longing for an alternative to the world the way it is today.

Lyrics

WE'VE GOT TO FIND ANOTHER WAY
  WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN 'CAUSE IT'S EXISTENCE THAT WE CAN MAKE OR BREAK WE ALL HAVE A CHOICE  AND WE MUST RAISE OUR VOICE WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH AT STAKE  LIFE HAS CHANGED IN SO MANY WAYS  NOT ALWAYS FOR THE BEST  BUT WE MUST MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THE MOMENT AND PUT OURSELVES TO THE TEST  CHORUS: WE'VE GOT TO FIND ANOTHER WAY I KNOW WE COULD FOR LOVE THERE'S NO NEED TO TURN AWAY  WHEN WE CAN TURN TO EACH OTHER WE MUST BE SURE NOT TO DELAY FOR THOSE WHO FEEL THE PAIN SO WE CAN FINALLY SEE THE DAY WE LEARN TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER  WE'VE THOUGHT TOO LONG ABOUT OURSELVES WHILE FORGETTING THAT WE ARE ONE IT'S ONE WORLD THAT WE SHARE WHERE WE ALL BREATHE THE SAME AIR THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN  'THO SOME ARE BORN UNDER A LUCKY STAR TOO MANY OTHERS MAY HAVE DREAMS LEFT UNFULFILLED IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR US TO REACH FOR COMPASSION AND PEACE SO THAT LOVE WILL TRIUMPH STILL  CHORUS  ISN'T IT TIME WE ALL STOOD TALL WHEN WILL WE SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL AND ISN'T A SHARE BETTER THAN HAVING NOTHING AT ALL COME, LET'S HEED THE CALL, HEED THE CALL

We've Got to Find Another Way

THE RESPECT I GET                      1
                                     Wds & Music by Gary M. Wollman

I ONLY REFLECT
THE RESPECT I GET

NO DON’T YOU FORGET
I ONLY REFLECT
THE RESPECT THAT I GET


SO DON’T YOU NEGLECT OR DESERT ME
‘CAUSE I’LL STILL BE IN YOUR FACE
ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO OUT OF YOUR WAY
TO HURT ME

DON’T BE PERTURBED B
IT’S THE ENEMY WE’VE MET
WE’RE ALL CAUGHT IN THE NET

DON’T FORGET
I ONLY REFLECT
THE RESPECT I GET 
THE RESPECT THAT I GET



                  THE RESPECT I GET                                     2
                
JUST YOU DON’T TRY AND JERK ME
I’LL FLY LIKE A BUTTERFLY
STING LIKE A BEE
YOU CAN ATTRIBUTE THAT QUOTE TO
NONE OTHER THAN THE... MOHAMMAD ALI
MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEE
I’M NOT ALL THAT
WET
ON THAT YOU CAN BET


BUT I CAN’T ALLOW YOU TO TREAT ME WITH DISRESPECT PEOPLE MUST PROTECT
THEIR VERY ESSENCE WITHOUT REGRET

AND DON’T FORGET
I ONLY REFLECT
THE RESPECT I GET

NO DON’T YOU FORGET
I ONLY REFLECT
THE RESPECT THAT I GET



    
                   THE RESPECT I GET                                     3                  
COMIN’ FROM YOU IT’S SO LONG OVERDUE
THE RESPECT I GET

IT COULD TURN OUT TO BE WATCHA REALLY WANNA SEE
FAR BETTER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT

WE CAN ILL AFFORD TO BOAST
(WHEN WE CAN) MAKE THE MOST
OF  ANY AWARENESS OF THEE

NATURALLY I ONLY REFLECT THE RESPECT I GET

OBVIOUSLY I  ONLY REFLECT THE RESPECT THAT I GET

YOU’VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN SHOW YOUR CONTEMPT

CAREFULLY WATCH WHO YOU CHOOSE TO RESENT

MAKE A CLEAR CHOICE WHEN YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE
JUST WHO DO YOU REPRESENT? REINVENT

THE RESPECT THAT WE GIVE IS (THE) RESPECT WE GET
SO WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I’LL GIVE IT TO YOU
GIVE IT BACK TO ME
                                                     ©1998 GARY WOLLMAN

                                 The Respect I Get" points to the rewards for and the seminal and dire need of showing respect for one another in order to begin building trust and then proceeding  with common actions.

The Respect I Get

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Sage's music has presented itself through songs that have accompanied such seminal events as the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the election of Nelson Mandella - ending apartheid in South Africa. His songs continue to question the status quo and aspire towards as well as inspire for the "Greater Good." Selections such as "Love is the Key",What are We Going to do About the Hate" and "The Land of the Brave New Spirit" help set the stage for a more positive world and way of helping to move with individual hope and appropriate resulting actions.
Sagesongs are comprised of music that is intended to awaken us to our highest calling: helping us to understand matters of social significance (violence, racism, media literacy) as well as self-realization. Additionally many songs also deal with traditional subjects such as romantic love and love's many frustrations. All these works are designed to approach life's challenges working through ideals and positivity

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