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Look to your right.
Look to your left.
You’ve got friends.
Maybe let them know you love ‘em.
Send ‘em this song.
GLORIOUS Matthew James Bellamy Oh what a day! Glorious! Gather 'round There's nothing better Than a friend Oh what a day! Glorious! The smell of rain Has hitched a ride Upon the wind I've got good friends To the left of me And good friends To my right Got the open sky above me And the earth beneath my feet Got a song inside my heart That's singin' All in life is sweet Oh what a day! Oh, what a day! Glorious! All the clouds Have gathered round The tops of trees Oh what a day! Glorious! Pitter patter Fallin' rain I can't believe All that's green Lifts up its leaves Singin' Water, come on in We've been waiting all these days Prayin' you would come to quench Every yearnin' in our bones Water, life with you begins Oh what a day Refrain: Home is believing Home has wings of faith Home is a clear river Of perceiving All is well This is a friendly mystery Oh, what a day! Glorious! Baby blue jay Squawkin' in the cherry tree Oh, what a day! Glorious! Deep in the night we had a raccoon robbery Pitter patter little paws Have left their footprints all around Pitter patter evidence Some fruit has fallen to the ground Pitter patter sings my heart At the thought of what's to come Oh, what a day! Refrain Oh, what a day! Glorious! Under the sky we slept last night Just you and me Oh, what a day! Glorious! The waning moon Our cycle is almost complete We've got good friends to the left of us And good friends to our right Got the open sky above us And the earth beneath our feet Never fear—the birds are singin' Even endings can be sweet Oh, what a day! Never fear—the birds are singin' Even endings can be sweet Oh, what a day!
(My thanks to the songwriter and MaMuse.)
The Gentle Nudge
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Home is a clear river
Of perceiving
All is well
This is a friendly mystery...
Thank you, friend! 😊❤️
I just listened to this, as I am getting ready to go into my garden on a glorious morning! Thanks for adding a lovely song to my mental sound track!