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Rivers and Valleys

words/music © matt ralph 2019

Stick to the rivers and valleys my child,

Stick to the rivers and valleys my child,

Oceans of madness are easy to sail,

Stick to the rivers and valleys my child,

You’ll find that love is your shelter my child,

You’ll find that love is your shelter my child,

Mountains of hatred are easy to climb,

Stick to the rivers and valleys my child,

All you need is love and water my child,

All you need is love and water my child,

You keep on climbing til you reach the top,

You’ll keep on climbing and you’ll never stop,

One day you’ll find that you’re all alone,

No one to turn to and just one way to go,

Stay near the water and shelter,

Stay near the water and shelter,

Stay near the water and shelter,

Stay near the water and shelter,

Stick to the rivers and valleys my child

The Long Way

We do it the long way,

We go round the long way,

Let me take you the long way,

Yeh we know where we’re going,

We see it in the distance but we like to take our time,

There’s no need to hurry where we’re going,

We could be there just in a moment if we wanted,

But we like to take the long way,

We do it the long way,

Looking down upon the old merry go round,

There’s just one way it’s turning,

And when we get there the music will play,

High on the hill, We do it the long way,

There’s a swing that swings between two oaks,

Where the branches have entwined,

It’s seat is made of heavy stone,

And the ropes are ancient vine,

It’s high up on two mountain peaks,

With an oak tree on top of each,

And far below where the water flows,

Only you can take me,

Take me the long way,

Well the country’s stained with acid rain,

From the people in their cars,

Racing here to there in time,

In time for quick departs,

But where’s it heading,

All the speed,

What’s the hurry,

What’s the need,

What will it take for them to slow down,

And take it the long way,

Let me take you the long way,

Yeh we know where we’re going

Happiness

words/music (c) matt ralph 2000

I know that we parted in search of new life,

I’m glad you found happiness,

I’m glad you can smile,

Oh Happiness,

Gone,

To you to live,

Oh I wanna live inside you,

Inside your happiness,

You are my centre,

You are my life,

I am my emptiness,

I search to find,

Oh Happiness,

Gone,

To you to live,

Oh I wanna live inside you,

Inside your happiness,

I’ll get better soon,

And then we’ll laugh about it,

But til that day comes,

You better listen to this,

You have my happiness,

Gone to you to live,

Oh I wanna take it back,

You can have my emptiness,

The faithful departed in peacefulness lie,

In silence they’re calling,

In silence I’ll find,

Oh Happiness,

Gone,

To you to live,

Oh I wanna live inside you,

Inside your happiness,

Time to be Free

words/music (c) matt ralph 2002

Crazy about you,

Crazy what we’re going through,

Wild just to hold you,

But I must believe,

Oh that it’s time,

That it’s time to be free,

That it’s time to be free,

Yesterday’s gone,

Now I must believe,

That it’s time to be free,

Yes that it’s time,

When I’m alone I am clear and resolved,

You’ve got your life without me,

Oh but when I’m near you,

I need someone to remind me,

That it’s time to be free,

That it’s time to be free,

Yesterday’s gone,

Now I must believe,

That it’s time to be free,

Yes that it’s time,

Yeh I gotta keep on believing,

Yeh I gotta keep on believing,

That it’s time to be free,

Yesterday’s gone,

Now I must believe,

That it’s time to be free,

Yes that it’s time,

Yes that it’s time,