Want to grab a hold of that little song bird Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now

Song of the Day - Top of the World
Artist - Dixie Chicks

I woke up with this song in my head this morning and it doesn’t seem to want to leave me. Which I’m fine with cuz I really love it and them, but not really sure why I can’t get it out of my mind. I guess when you’re sitting alone with your thoughts long enough during a pandemic you start thinking about your life and what it’s all been about, what you regret or missed out on…but I also feel like it’s realizing what we are actively losing right before our eyes: mass amounts of people, jobs, livelihood, art, and on and on.

And we don’t really have anymore control of it at this point. (I mean we do, stay inside people) But it’s a strange loss because we are all going through it collectively and isolated at the same time. Like that line “'everyone's singing We just want to be heard Disappearing everyday without so much as a word.” And sure I’m concerned about my own mortality but it’s like you can feel that weight the entire world is feeling and it’s such a bizarre state of mind. I don’t know if anyone else feels that or if this makes sense at all… and if not we can always just blame Patty Griffin for consistently writing such beautiful punch to the soul songs. But if you are feeling a bit of that heavy world, this one’s for you, may we reach the top of it.

I wished I was smarter
I wished I was stronger
I wished I loved Jesus
The way my wife does
I wish it had been easier
Instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud
But that won't happen now
That won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now
Top of the world

I don't have to answer any of these questions
Don't have no God to teach me no lessons
I come home in the evening
Sit in my chair
One night they called me for supper
But I never got up
I stayed right there in my chair

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now

I wished I'd a known you
Wished I'd a shown you
All of the things I was on the inside
I'd pretend to be sleeping
When you come in in the morning
To whisper good-bye
Go to work in the rain
I don't know why
Don't know why

'Cause everyone's singing
We just want to be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow
Want to grab a hold of that little song bird
Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now

To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Patricia J. Griffin

Top of the World lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

How long do you want to be loved Is forever enough

Artist- Dixie Chicks
Song of the day- Lullaby

When one of my bestest of friends told me she was pregnant I gave her this sweet song as one of my most favorite of lullabies because I knew it encapsulated what kind of mother she would be and what kind of great love was headed her way. And as one Mr. Reeve just graced us with his presence I realized I forgot to answer his mother's question when she asked me whose song it was...as I played it on my ukulele and wanted to pretend to take full credit for it. So I figured now's the perfect time to let the real musicians sing Mr. Reeve to sleep as his new mom and dad rock him, clueless of all this great love headed his way. To Reeve and to all holding and needing to be held, this one's for you.



They didn't have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

I slip in bed when you're asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there'll be so much to do
So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

But I, I could never follow

Artist- Dixie Chicks
Song of the day- Taking the long way

There are many songs I'm pretty positive are just about me, which like I've always said means everyone feels that way and therefore it's a well written song. Today's song is one of them. My dad has always joked with me that I don't know how to do anything easy. If there is a harder or longer way to do something I'll find it. And like a good daughter I have surpassed that potential by always taking the long way around in life. Whether it was moving, jobs, education, "finding myself", God, and on and on has always been my own unique aka very different than the usual way. Don't ask me why this is because even when I try to fight it I'm pretty sure it's just how God made me. He has a sense of humor that way, which might laugh me all the way into college debt for the rest of my life, but at least I'll be laughing and living the only way I know how, the way God leads me. So here's to you wayward travelers may you keep on your path, no matter where it leads or how long it takes you to get there.



My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow

By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

And I've got all the world to lose But I just want to hold on to the Easy silence that you make for me

Artist- Dixie Chicks
Song of the day- Easy silence

The world's been feeling a little crazy and intense lately, but sometimes it's nice to just shut your eyes through the madness and take a moment to realize what's important still, how you're blessed despite it all, how silence can be peaceful and not lonely when you remember why you're here, what you're meant for and how you're loved. So if you've been feeling a little stumbly and like the world's been blaring in your direction, I give you permission to take a moment and enjoy the quiet.



When the calls and conversations
Accidents and accusations
Messages and misperceptions
Paralyze my mind

Busses, cars, and airplanes leaving
Burning fumes of gasoline
And everyone is running
And I come to find a refuge in the

Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay

Monkeys on the barricades
Are warning us to back away
They form commissions trying to find
The next one they can crucify

And anger plays on every station
Answers only make more questions
I need something to believe in
Breathe in sanctuary in the

Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay

Children lose their youth too soon
Watching war made us immune
And I've got all the world to lose
But I just want to hold on to the

Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me

The easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay