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Coming Your Way
03:41
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Coming Your Way by Tom Cooney, lyrics
It’s in the shift of the wind
In the glowing of the light
In the first hint of feeling restless
Where change does abide
It’s in the first mighty geese riding South
In a bed of ferns crackling to life
It’s when your heart learns it can’t live alone
You know it is time
So take that step, small and unsteady
Take that breath, one at a time
Hold the Now in the palm of your hand
Sacred and wild
Steady your heart, steady your gaze
Steady ahead, there’s only today
Time and Love, the great healers
Are coming your way, coming your way
This is the day you will find what was stolen
The day you reclaim your role
It’s the day the ice breaks on the great river
Soon love with flow
So take that step, small and unsteady
Take that breath, one at a time
Hold the Now in the palm of your hand
Sacred and wild
Steady your heart, steady your gaze
Steady ahead, there’s only today
Time and Love, the great healers
Are coming your way, coming your way
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Oh Sweet Angie
03:28
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Oh Sweet Angie by Tom Cooney
Sleepytime on the Albermarle
I don’t have one thing to say
The Sun rocks crimson on the water
A warm evening of a slow Carolina day
Head back, feet up, in my little boat
I’m drifting to and fro
I gotta song buried deep in my heart
That I can’t seem to find or let go
Oh, Sweet Angie,
C’mon stay by my side
Your love saved me
I wanna’ thank you ‘til the day I die
Thank you ‘til the day I die
Well this old world is full of such joy and sorrow
And I still love it at the end of the day
I watch that Strawberry Moon climb up outta’ the ocean
I smell the sweet winds of change comin my way
Oh, Sweet Angie,
C’mon stay by my side
Your love saved me
I wanna’ thank you ‘til the day I die
Thank you ‘til the day I die
Thank you ‘til the day I die
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Dancing on the Moon by Tom Cooney
The breath of twilight caresses the air
The river mist hangs sweet and fair
The evening swallows, they whisper their tune:
“Dancing on the Moon”
Why have the stars called us here?
What is this magic pulsing everywhere?
I close my eyes I hope that I’m soon
Dancing on the Moon
From a timeless shadow you appear
Resplendent in your smile
And when our eyes meet I am off my feet
Dreaming all the while
A perfect moment it never comes
Yet here we dream inside of one
Our lips touch and the world is new
Dancing on the Moon
Dancing on the Moon
Dancing on the Moon
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4. |
Company Man
03:36
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Company Man by Tom Cooney
Daddy flew the money bags
through the night to Tehran
Grandpa ran gold from Banana Republics
He was tradin’ tanks and guns
And me, I’ve been flyin’ right seat
Before I learned how to ride a bike
So I joined the family business
‘Cause I love to touch the Sky
I’m a Company Man
Bringing chaos and democracy
All war, all the time
Anywhere I want to be
I’m a Company Man
From a DC-3, to a 737
To my little C-5A
Black paint, no lights or call letters
I fly by night to save the day
I got diplomats to spin the lies
Bankers to wash the gold
Deep pockets of poor-boy soldiers
And the media to get it all sold
I’m a Company Man
Bringing chaos and democracy
All war, all the time
Anywhere I want to be
I’m a Company Man
Uncle Gerry flies the cocaine
from Bogota to LA
Little sister flies renditions
But to where she cannot say
And me, I’m runnin’ Donny’s Lear Jets to Moscow
And to the troll farms in Belarus
Last one out turn out the lights
It’s the FUBAR Blues
I’m a Company Man
Bringing chaos and democracy
All war, all the time
Anywhere I want to be
I’m a Company Man
I’m a Company Man
I’m a Company Man
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5. |
Floats Like a Stone
03:51
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Floats Like A Stone by Tom Cooney
Red sky at morning, Blue heart at night
Red sky at morning, Blue heart at night
These Crimson blues, This uphill life
Indigo soul, got me feelin’ so alone
Indigo soul, got me feelin’ alone
My burdensome heart, floats like a stone
Since I was a young boy, I live what I learn
I think everybody, they live what they learn
‘Don’t trust nobody, and all love I do spurn
Born under that steel blue ice, Baby, you get burned
No solace, no place to call home
No solace, no place to call home
My burdensome heart, floats like a stone
My burdensome heart, floats like a stone
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She Flew Away by Tom Cooney
I slowly leaned in to steal one more kiss
And I had one thing left to say
Something that might explain all of this
But when I closed my eyes she flew away
She was the goddess she made the planets move
Time and tide they held her sway
She walked like Bacall, a sensuous groove,
But when I closed my eyes she flew away
We fumble in the dark
Unlit candles in our hands
Searching for love’s spark
Crying, “Someone please understand”
I held her near, I bared my soul
She is the night, she is the day
But the harder I tried, the further my goal
As I fell to my knees she flew away
As I fell to my knees she flew away
As I fell to my knees she flew away
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7. |
How?
05:32
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"How?" by Tom Cooney
How do you do the things
You mysteriously do?
How do you make us one
Where there were two?
How do you stop the world
With the touch of your hand
And calm my restless soul?
I don’t understand
Oh, how?
How do you build the nest
No one can see?
How do you keep love true
Yet still be free?
How do you grow our love
Like ripples from a stone
And embrace this needy world
‘til everywhere is home?
Oh, how?
How can I love you more
Beyond myself?
And give you what you need?
Please, please tell
How do I free our love
From the bonds of time?
Far beyond forever
Oh what we might find!
Oh, how?
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8. |
Winter's Bloom
03:39
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Winter’s Bloom by Tom Cooney
The first snowfall of winter
Wraps her loving blanket on the world
‘Lays down a silence more precious
Than any diamond or pearl
The rainbow of autumn leaves has fallen
Giving her all to earth below
And so I surrender to love’s calling
And the wonder of making new love grow
My seasons turn to you, love
WIll I lay in your arms soon
To kindle the fire of our new love
And grow the heart of winter’s bloom?
Winter’s sun beams through the bare trees
And lands so kindly on your face
The fire of our love grows in your eyes
In a moment time never will erase
My seasons turn to you, love
WIll I lay in your arms soon
To kindle the fire of our new love
And grow the heart of winter’s bloom?
And grow the heart of winter’s bloom?
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The Dream of the Baby Jesus by Tom Cooney
Before time was time
In the singularity
All was hope
Becoming to be
From whence we’ve strayed
To the sirens of greed
Let this glorious season
Wash our souls clean
In The Dream of the Baby Jesus
The hungry are all fed
And the poor are all blessed
And the heart, well, it rules the head
Let the glorious star of Bethlehem
Shine the light that frees us
And all the world will live as one
In the dream of the Baby Jesus
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Well the road we’re on
Now it’s dark and steep
And it’s marked by fear
Of those in need
But in my sleep
Compassion flows
And the Way of Peace
Resounds, resounds and grows
In The Dream of the Baby Jesus
The hungry are all fed
The poor are all blessed
And the heart, well, it rules the head
Let the radiant star of Bethlehem
Forge the light that frees us
And all the world will be as one
In The Dream of the Baby Jesus
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
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No Answers Today by Tom Cooney
I like to stand in the rain
Turn my face up to the sky
Let the heavens wash down on me
I don’t even know why
I like to lasso the stars
As they race through the night
And I fly through a million worlds
Just wondering why
Oh, time rolls in on the creeping tide
The moon dances on her waves
The wind is whispering questions
That have no answers today
I like to count the hours
As they fill up the day
I always stop after one or two
It’s such a silly game
I like to freeze every moment
When I’m close by your side
‘Til I discover its wonder
Now I’m wondering why
Oh, time rolls in on the creeping tide
The moon dances on her waves
The wind is whispering questions
That have no answers today
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Tom Cooney Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tom Cooney writes songs full of heart, soul, insight, and humor. Tom is a skilled guitarist and vocalist who plays
originals and covers in Contemporary Folk, Blues, and Jazz styles. His joy of playing comes through in every performance.
Tom is also a music instructor, teaching artist, and music podcast creator.
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