I was not given hands just to keep them
Though blow by blow, oh so slow, I am defeated
But the sun doesn’t stop, it keeps on rising up
We try again

Hello trees are you like me, are you breathing?
In the streets or by a stream its same seasons
Oh but all this change it shakes my weary brain
Til we fall again

Oh my sun will rise and shine again
In the eastern sky, that’s our old friend
Oh won’t you fill us up
Then we will empty our cups
We’ll shine again

I only know as much as I need to
To get our toes on down the road to where we see you
Beneath a starry sky I live to close my eyes
And feel the wind

Oh my sun will rise and shine again
In the western sky, that’s our old friend
Oh won’t you fill us up
Then we will empty our cups
We’ll shine again

My Old Friend

Jonathan Jordan Childs first released Willow Dreams in 2010 a few months after waking from beneath the bows of an ancient willow. Their first album follows the emotional arc of this dream, from city to country, slowly settling into the sorrow of endless flight.

Released twelve years later, Gardening Songs is a short selection of 8 from the 60+ that they have written since releasing Willow Dreams. Recorded in the same style, utilizing their laptop's in-built microphone and garage band with a cacophony of instruments and collected sound, these songs have taken on the texture of yet another year in search of home.

They would especially like to thank their loving partner, Sylvia Bevington Estes, for her support, editing, production assistance, and backing vocals. These recent recordings would not be what they are without her.

Thank you for listening ----

My Old Friend

Wild Isaac