WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Champagne With You
byVanderleunonApril 6, 2020
I’m sipping Flor De Cana and lime juice, it’s 3 A.M.
Blow a fruit fly off the rim of my glass
The radio’s playing Superchunk and the friends of Dean Martinez
Midnight it was bike tires whacking the pot holes
Milling humans’ shivering energy glow
Fusing the space between them with bar-throb bass and laughter
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I learned as a child not to trust in my body
I’ve carried that burden through my life
But there’s a day when we all have to be pried loose
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I’ve seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
He had me at Superchunk. That’s a reference that takes me back to good places. It’s been a while. I’m off now to look some up and see where else I can go.
It’s not the End of the World, just The End Of The World As We Know It. My wife and I celebrated a Happy Hour and a Dinner Out at the End of the World two weeks ago (talk about Last Call!). Now we rusticate, she with her champagne, and me with my Flor de Cana and lime (really!). He’s playing our song.
DocSurgApril 6, 2020, 9:24 PM
My absolute favorite Bruce Cockburn song — a great song to hear on the drive home to my wife.
Dr. JayApril 7, 2020, 2:15 AM
“Last Night Of The World” is from one of Cockburn’s best albums. Also his, ‘Tie Me At The Crossroads’ from Dart To The Heart.
“Tie me at the crossroads when I die
Hang me in the wind ’til I get good and dry
And the kids that pass can scratch their heads
And say, “Who was that guy?”
Tie me at the crossroads when I die
Looking outward see what you can see
By the time you look at something it’s already history”
Wonderful song, one of my favorites of his. I’ve seen him a couple of times live, puts on a really good show. We listen to his “Christmas” album every year around that holiday.
Paul A'BargeApril 7, 2020, 9:40 AM
I just now realized that he has a dangling earring in both ears.
kewl.
Mitchell O StrandApril 7, 2020, 10:42 AM
I bought that Bruce Cockburn album for that one song. Turns out the whole album is pretty good, but this song is a real jewel. “I’ve seen the flame of hope among the hopeless.” That one lyric gets me every time.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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He had me at Superchunk. That’s a reference that takes me back to good places. It’s been a while. I’m off now to look some up and see where else I can go.
It’s not the End of the World, just The End Of The World As We Know It. My wife and I celebrated a Happy Hour and a Dinner Out at the End of the World two weeks ago (talk about Last Call!). Now we rusticate, she with her champagne, and me with my Flor de Cana and lime (really!). He’s playing our song.
My absolute favorite Bruce Cockburn song — a great song to hear on the drive home to my wife.
“Last Night Of The World” is from one of Cockburn’s best albums. Also his, ‘Tie Me At The Crossroads’ from Dart To The Heart.
“Tie me at the crossroads when I die
Hang me in the wind ’til I get good and dry
And the kids that pass can scratch their heads
And say, “Who was that guy?”
Tie me at the crossroads when I die
Looking outward see what you can see
By the time you look at something it’s already history”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJF1W-cElUs&feature=emb_logo
Wonderful song, one of my favorites of his. I’ve seen him a couple of times live, puts on a really good show. We listen to his “Christmas” album every year around that holiday.
I just now realized that he has a dangling earring in both ears.
kewl.
I bought that Bruce Cockburn album for that one song. Turns out the whole album is pretty good, but this song is a real jewel. “I’ve seen the flame of hope among the hopeless.” That one lyric gets me every time.