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New Shoes

by Meghan Cary

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1.
New Shoes 03:17
Your new shoes are still sitting In the middle of our bedroom floor Your robe still hangs upon a hook On the back of our bathroom door I know they’ll come a day When I put them all away But for now I need them there somehow I’m at peace with the idea That it was your time to go But was it my time to lose you? Is what I need to know And my friends all say you’re with me Forever now Their words keep ringing in my ears “In spirit anyhow” I still sleep on the left side Of our big old double bed I whisper “Bear I love you” When all my prayers are said And I know they’ll come a time When I leave that all behind But for now I need it all somehow I’m at peace with the idea That it was your time to go But was it my time to lose you? Is what I need to know And my friends all say you’re with me Forever now Their words keep ringing in my ears “In spirit anyhow” Your guitar is still perched upon its stand And I haven’t yet decided What to do with our wedding bands But for now I need them all somehow I’m at peace with the idea That it was your time to go But was it my time to lose you? Is what I need to know And my friends all say you’re with me Forever now Their words keep ringing in my ears “In spirit anyhow” And my friends all say you’re with me Forever now I believe them In spirit anyhow
2.
Sunlight and shadow As we pass beneath the trees Warm and cold upon our faces Dancing to the crackling leaves Our hearts join in the dance Of this bittersweet romance As the seasons roll away from us Without a backward glance Sunlight and shadow As I pass those trees alone The music’s not the same Now that I’m on my own There’s a feeling that I get When the sun is on my face It’s a longing for the seasons past When I slept in your embrace Now the summer leaves behind A void I can’t describe The nights grow colder as I grow older Without you by my side And if I could I would still the autumn breeze I’d wrestle old man winter And I’d bring him to his knees Sunlight and shadow They pass through every life Glittering on the gold And darkening with the strife A lifetime flits away Like the passing of a day As the years roll out behind me And there’s nothing I can say Except the summer leaves behind The nights grow colder as I grow older Without you by my side And if I could I would still the autumn breeze I’d wrestle old man winter And I’d bring him to his knees For the winter chill cuts to the very bone And the frigid sheets beside me Remind me I’m alone.
3.
Dissatisfied 03:05
Give her the world, she will want the sky Give her eternity and she would want to die And if you give her your soul She will want your heart Don’t even go there, no don’t even start She loves the dark so she’ll turn on every light she says it’s wrong so you try to make things right She seems so unhappy But she loves you just the same Don’t even go there, no, you’re not to blame She’s just driven by the need to be dissatisfied With an unrelenting attraction to the Other side of every fence And I know it makes no sense Try to smooth her way and she’ll say she likes it rough Give her your all, it’ll never be enough And you try to laugh it off But don’t you know it ain’t no joke All your good will, gone up in smoke Because she’ driven by the need to be dissatisfied With an unrelenting attraction to the Other side of every fence And I know it makes no sense She sees the glass half empty and you You just think it tastes so good You think that you could make her see the light But no one could Because she’ driven by the need to be dissatisfied With an unrelenting attraction to the Other side of every fence And I know it makes no sense You think that you can make her see the light But no one could
4.
Going Home 04:27
Going Home Last night an angel flew in through my window And he took his place at the corner of my bed I searched his face to see the peace I knew I’d find And was surprised at all the pain I saw instead His tear-filled eyes and furrowed brow had trapped his soul Allowing no light out and no light in So I gathered this sweet child up in my arms and sang To remind him of the joy I learned from him And the love that he could give knew no bounds And he first time that he touched me It felt like going home And now he trembled in my arms And he wept upon my chest And he had no words to tell me what was wrong The first time that he took my hand was in a dream Floating with the stars to guide our way He taught me I could laugh and I learned that I could love He showed me there was joy in every day He led me through the darkness to a light I’d seen We walked through walls I thought were made of steel I saw then that the walls I’d safely hid behind Were my own fears and they were never real And the love that he could give knew no bounds And he first time that he touched me It felt like going home And now he trembled in my arms And he wept upon my chest And he had no words to tell me what was wrong Then he lifted up his head and wiped a tear away And he held it to my lips for me to kiss Sweet and warm it entered me this pain he’d bled And the words that filled my soul I knew were his They said: “The love that you can give knows no bounds And as long as love flows freely, you know that you are home But still I’ll tremble in the dark and I’ll weep before the dawn Because you have no way to keep me from my storm.” And the love that he could give knew no bounds And he first time that he touched me It felt like going home And now I held in my arms As he drew in his last breath Still no words to tell me what was wrong And the love that we can give knows no bounds As long as love flows freely We know that we are home And still we tremble in the dark and we weep before the dawn Because we don’t believe the light of love will lead us through the storm Don’t close your eyes, don’t bow your head, don’t give into the pain Last night…last night an angel flew in through my window.
5.
So Long 03:19
So Long I met you on Sunday You kissed me on Monday By Wednesday you had me in bed What happened Tuesday is up for debate The wine must’ve gone to my head You called me on Friday You said you’d call Thursday We planned to meet Saturday night Something familiarly strange in your tone But I told myself hey, it’s alright And I’m liquid now, melting in your arms Swaying to and fro to the passion of the moment You didn’t call Monday You didn’t call Tuesday On Wednesday you got my machine. By then I was wondering just what I was missing Was there something I should’ve seen? And I’m liquid now, melting in your arms Swaying to and fro to the passion of the moment You know and I know that this is all wrong But I haven’t felt so damn good in so long In so long, in so long So kiss me and touch me and tell me You won’t let me down So kiss me and touch me and tell me You won’t let me down So I called you Friday You called me back Sunday Two or three weeks had gone by The next time we spoke was on Avenue A You couldn’t look me in the eye And I’m liquid now, melting in your arms Swaying to and fro to the passion of the moment You know and I know that this is all wrong But I haven’t felt so damn good in so long In so long, in so long
6.
Fly and Be Free he said, let me go You need no anchors tying you to the shore You’ve got oceans to sail Blue skies calling you Fly and Be Free, let me go I have no more needs for you to fulfill Its time now you take care of your own It’s time to live what you’ve learned And take what you’ve earned Through the years Time to Fly and Be Free Fly and Be Free That’s the greatest gift that you could give to me Remember well That there’s a heaven here on earth and there’s a hell So shine your light The love that drew me in and held me tight Fly and Be Free So the world can learn from all you learned me Now that I’m free from all the pain I knew I’m living on the wind and in your song So don’t fret over me For I’ll always be The angel watching over you Fly and Be Free That’s the greatest gift that you could give to me Remember well That there’s a heaven here on earth and there’s a hell So shine your light The love that drew me in and held me tight Fly and Be Free So the world can learn from all you learned me Fly and Be Free That’s the greatest gift that you could give to me Fly and Be Free

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Meghan Cary's debut CD earned her Billboard Magazine's critic's choice award. "One night an angel flew in through my window...and he changed my life forever. Angels are messengers who come into our lives and play for a time but always have to leave. But they always leave behind the message they brought for us. This music was written and compiled in loving memory of Matthew Black, the best Bear in all the forest. Thank you for leaving me the music."

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released May 5, 1998

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