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Vox_Reason Donating Member (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 02:27 PM
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Your Grateful Dead minute
This has been an earworm for me all day, so I must share:


Ripple--American Beauty

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,
Would you hear my voice come thru the music,
Would you hold it near as it were your own?

It’s a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken
Perhaps they’re better left unsung
I don’t know, don’t really care
Let there be songs to fill the air

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow

Reach out your hand if your cup be empty,
If your cup is full may it be again,
Let it be known there is a fountain,
That was not made by the hands of men

There is a road, no simple highway,
Between the dawn and the dark of night,
And if you go no one may follow,
That path is for your steps alone

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow

But if you fall you fall alone,
If you should stand then who’s to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home


RIP Jerry
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 03:26 PM
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1. Nice words. Don't know it. nt.
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 03:29 PM
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2. I sing it to my Daughter at bed time........
However, like Jerry, I've been known to screw up the lyrics
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-22-06 03:47 PM
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3. You missed a line . . .
Edited on Wed Mar-22-06 03:48 PM by ET Awful
You who choose to lead must follow
But if you fall, you fall alone.
If you should stand, then who's to guide you?
If I knew the way, I would take you home.
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