Stolen Words are my compilations of lyrics used to make a short piece of prose of sorts. The lyrics are “stolen” from the various tunes I hear while I surf my favourite channels on SiriusXM. Hope you enjoy them. I have a blast writing them!
My Saturday In The Park
“Saturday in the park, I think it was the 4th of July” – Saturday In The Park, Chicago
“It’s a new day for the planet, a new day for the sun” – A New Day For Love, Neil Young
“Blue skies over my head, give me another reason to get out of bed” – Blue Skies, Tom Waits
“Hello lamppost, whatcha knowing?, I’ve come to watch your flowers growing” – 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy), Lee Coulter (covering Simon & Garfunkel)
“See the paper layin’ in the sidewalk, a little music from the house next door” – Summer Breeze, Seals & Croft
“It’s a beautiful day in this neighbourhood” – Mr. Roger’s Neighbourhood, Jason Mraz
“Sitting til the sun goes down, in dreams the world keeps going ’round and ’round” – Can’t Get It Out Of My Head, ELO
“My head is stuck in the clouds” – Rhythm Of Love, Plain White T’s
“As the world revolved around me, I could only say I could dream all day” – Dream All Day, The Posies
“I blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top” – Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet
“I feel the earth move under my feet” – I Feel The Earth Move, Carole King
“With your chrome heart shining in the sun, long may you run” – Long May You Run, Neil Young & Stephen Stills
“Take me on to the place where one reviews life’s mystery” – Catch And Release, Matt Simons
“Watch over me with a mother’s eyes” – Save Me, k. d. lang
“Oh can’t you see what you’ve done for me, oh yeah, I am happy inside all, all of the time” – Satisfy My Soul, Bob Marley
“Even when the skies are turning gray, ah, you’re gonna welcome in the rain, yeah” – Raise The Spirit, Grant-Lee Phillips
“Make it rain love, love, love is sunshine oh yes” – Shower The People, James Taylor
“And if the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you” – Thank You, Led Zeppelin
“Hope that you spend your days, but that they all add up, and when that sun goes down, that you raise your cup” – I Lived, One Republic
“Yeah darlin’ go make it happen, take the world in a love embrace” – Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf
“Night is falling, and I am falling, dance with me” – Dance With Me, Orleans
Sat Jul 4 15. Written while visiting Marianne’s Park (how aptly titled!) in downtown Guelph, Ontario, where I live. This park is one of my “go to” places when I want to write away from my desk at home. Here’s a pick of the sign for the park.