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VOLUME I: SONGS
FROM THE COLLECTION
You
take your words and music, you package them up and they
represent your life up until now. You give your heart, expose
your heart and close it out with "Higher Power" when
all my life you have followed every step every day. In the arms
of your Power watch over me if you please, if you please.
Click
song titles for lyrics, play icons for Real Audio sound clips
 Track
Listing & Sound Clips
1. Reason To
Believe
2. We'll Reach The Sky Tonight
3. Home I'll Be
4. Shining Strong
5. Flying On Your Own
6. This Thing Called Love
7. Working Man
8. I'll Accept The Rose
9. Moment In Time
10. She's Called Nova Scotia
11. Leave Her Memory
12. Fast Train To Tokyo
13. The Crossing
14. Good Friends
15. Higher Power
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Reason
To Believe
I’ve
been going over my life
And I teal you in the breeze
You’re a constant reminder
Of what used to be
And I know you walk beside me
On the earth beneath my feet
And through you’re only a memory
You still give to me
A reason to remember
And a reason to believe
I’ve
been going over your life
And I’ve seen you on your knees
You so wanted favours bestowed
upon me
And I know that in our distance
You were never out of reach
And through you’re only a memory
You still give tome
A reason to remember
And a reason to believe
Chorus
And the love that you gave me
Is the reason I feel
Why the heart needs affection
And the soul needs the peace
I’ve
been going over our time
And when parting had to be
When you live through the changes
Oh the learning cuts deep
And I know that in your silence
You found a way to speak
And though you’re only a memory
You still give to me
A reason to remember
And a reason to believe
Chorus
(Repeat Chorus)
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We'll
Reach The Sky Tonight
The
joys we shared when we were young
The magic carpets that we rode
The friends we made, the hills we climbed
All this and more has shaped our lives
Chorus:
I know we'll reach the sky tonight
Look and see how far we've come
Standing in our brightest light
This is what the dream has done
The
peace that comes from knowing love
The certain way I see you smile
The happiness we've come to know
Whenever we outride the storm
Chorus
And
when the night brings on the stars
We'll be there, we'll remember
We've reached across, we've touched a spark
The story's just beginning
Chorus
Standing
in our brightest light
This is what the dream has done
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1989 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Home
I'll Be
I see
the mountains, feel the salt air
I have reasons to behold
All the wonders that never cease to be
You're as timeless as the water
You're as gentle as the fields
I caress you oh Cape Breton in my dreams
And
you never let the hard times
Take away your soul
And you stopped the tears from falling
As you watched the young ones go
You're as peaceful as a clear day
You're as rugged as the seas
I caress you oh Cape Breton in my dreams
Chorus:
And home I'll be
Home I'll be
Banish thoughts of leaving
Home I'll be
I see
the blue lakes, feel the passion
I have reasons to believe
There are places that will bring you to your knees
I hear voices they are calling
I have reason to pay heed
I caress you oh Cape Breton in my dreams
And
you kept your arms wide open
To let your children know
Wherever there is distance
The heart is always home
You're as soulful as a choir
You're as ancient as the hills
I caress you oh Cape Breton in my dreams
Chorus
/Repeat Chorus
Banish
thoughts of leaving, Home I'll be
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
©1990 Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Shining
Strong
I'd
like to see you before the snow flies
I hope to make it down that long long drive
I'll bring my greetings from me to you
So put your feet up, I got a story for you
There's
not much happening with me these days
A whole lotta work and not much play
I rise and fall with the sun and the moon
I keep on moving, now how about you
Chorus
Do you still get your mail at the end of the road
Do the pipes all freeze when the weather gets cold
Is the radio playing all night long
Is the light in your window still shining strong
I
hear you don't go to town anymore
You sold off some acres to some people I know
You take it easy whenever you can
A whole lotta spare time and not much change
I
hope you keep the home fires burning
I love to see the smoke from your chimney
And the welcome smile I see in your eyes
You know that's something that money can't buy
Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1992 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Flying
On Your Own
You
were never more strong girl
You were never more alone
Once there was two, now there's
Just you
You're flying on your own
You
were never more happy girl
You were never oh so blue
Once heartaches begin
Nobody wins
You're flying on your own
Chorus:
And when you know the wings you ride
Can keep you in the sky
There isn't anyone holding back you
First you stumble, then you fall
You reach out and you fly
There isn't anything that you can't do
You
were never more wise girl
You were never more a fool
Once you break through
It's all up to you
You're flying on your own
You
were never more together
You were never more apart
Once pieces of you were all that
You knew
You're flying on your own
Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Words
and Music by Rita Mac Neil
©1987 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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This
Thing Called Love
When
the night is calling
Calling out to me
I'm off to see my baby
Who's awfully good to me
Ain't no denying
This heart is buying
This thing called love
And
when my day is ended
And evening comes around
I know just where I'm going
I know just where I'm bound
Ain't no denying
This heart is buying
This thing called love
Chorus:
Now love is where you find it
Sometimes you find a lot
You wrap your heart around it
Don't ever let it stop
And if you don't abuse it
And if you treat it right
It'll be there in the morning
It'll be there in the night
So
take it from me baby
Here's what I'm telling you
If you find someone to love you
Don't ever be untrue
Ain't no denying
This heart is buying
This thing called love
Chorus
So
take it from me baby
Here's what I'm telling you
If you find someone to love you
Don't ever be untrue
Ain't no denying
This heart is buying
This thing called love
Ain't
no denying
This heart is buying
This thing called love
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1990 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Working
Man
Chorus
It’s a working man l am
And I’ve been down under ground
And I swear to God if lever see the sun
Or for any length of time
I can hold it in my mind
I never again will go down under ground
At
the age of sixteen years
Oh he quarrels with his peers
Who vowed they’d never see another one
In the dark recess of the mines
Where you age before your time
And the coal dust has heavy on your lungs
Chorus
At
the age of sixty-four
Oh hell greet you at the door
And hell gently lead you by the arm
Through the dark recess of the mines
Oh hell take you back in time
And hell tell you of the hardships that were had
Chorus
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus)
God I
never again will go down under ground
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I'll
Accept The Rose
I'm
so afraid of losing you
I don't know how I'm holding you
I can't believe you love me
After all this time
For
you're the kind you look up to
I know you say that of me too
And of all the loves that walked with you
I'm glad I'm walking now
Chorus:
So I'll accept the rose tonight
The one you give with so much love
You've taken all the fear inside
And right before my very eyes
You turned it into love
I
know the way you look at me
There's never any doubt it seems
You stop my heart from beating
By the way you speak
And
in this world where love grows cold
And broken dreams are left to hold
I pray I may never know
A day without your love
Chorus
(Repeat Chorus)
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1989 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Moment
In Time
It's
not what you say
It's not what you do
That makes me reach out to you
When the day is through
It's
a feeling comes over me
I just can't explain
It's deeper than oceans
Longer than a lifetime
And it just never leaves
When
the heart is wounded
And love walks in
You know you'll live again
You know you will
For a
feeling comes over you
You just can't explain
It's deeper than oceans
Longer than a lifetime
And it just never leaves
Chorus
And you fly where the eagles fly
You dance with the stars at night
You reach out with all your might
For your moment in time
Tonight
the moonlight
Lights up a dark sky
The love in your eyes
You just can't hide
For a
feeling comes over you
You just can't explain
It's deeper than oceans
Longer than a lifetime
And it just never leaves
Chorus
(Repeat Chorus)
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
©1992 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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She's
Called Nova Scotia
She
grows on you slowly
The first time you meet
There's just so much beauty
The heart can believe
And you want to stay longer
And she's ever so pleased
You're one of the many who don't
Want to leave
Chorus
So walk through her green field
Go down to the sea
The fortune in your eyes
Is more like a dream
She's called Nova Scotia
And she so makes you feel
You've discovered a treasure
No other has seen
It's
hard to remember
The places you've been
For once in her presence
She's all that you see
And she cradles you softly
Like a warm gentle breeze
And wins your heart over
With a feeling of peace
Chorus
She
welcomes the strangers
From far away shores
While deep down inside her
Some walk through her soul
And at night in her slumber
The winds softly call
And awakens her spirit
That lives in us all
Chorus
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1987 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Leave
Her Memory
Don't
remember her when you're with me
I don't want to be your used to be
And don't pretend to hear her when I speak
Oh leave her memory when you come to me
And
don't forget that I have feelings too
And my heart has only room for you
If she gave you love, I can give love too
Oh, we'll make memories this I promise you
Chorus:
You can't bring her back through loving me
So close the door and throw away the key
When she's walking through your mind
Reach out for me
I'll ease her memory when you come to me
Don't
remember feelings in the night
When you're holding me, it don't seem right
If she wins out over me, well then I'll know
I'm living in the shadow of her love
Chorus
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1987 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Fast
Train To Tokyo
On a
fast train to Tokyo
I couldn't wait to pick up the phone
To tell you what it's really like
To move in the dark inside of the light
And I believe we're all part of the temples
That move our lives in a different direction
We
pass on
We pass on
The
night you sang in that Karaoke bar
The words were new, but not the heart
I crossed a path you walked upon
We shared a moment through your song
And I believe we're all part of the temples
That move our lives in a different direction
We
pass on
We pass on
Chorus:
Fast train to Tokyo
You're still a memory on your own
Fast train to Tokyo
A night remembered long ago
The
old ways among the new
You hold the key I turn to you
You touched my life while passing through
You bend you bow, I honour you
And I believe we're all part of the temples
That move our lives in a different direction
We
pass on
We pass on
Chorus
Words
and Music by Rita Mac Neil
© 1987 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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The
Crossing
Our
generations come from here
My father told me stories
Of how he would return one day
And in a time of glory
We were distant by our many miles
Made distant by the sailing
I've come to stand in father's place
I heard the night winds wailing
He
was haunted by a melody
He heard so long ago
It came from in his mother's heart
And touched his very soul
Oh I've often heard him speak your name
Although we've never met
I've come to see for father now
To put his mind to rest
Chorus:
And when the night lies over you
And I lay gently dreaming
Although the candle burns no more
The journey's now completed
The
past is far behind us now
It was buried in the crossing
We have our place that bears the trace
Of times so long forgotten
We were distant by our broken ties
Made distant by the ocean
I've come to stand in father's place
I heard the night wind calling
He
was haunted by a melody
He heard so long ago
It came from in his mother's heart
And touched his very soul
Oh I've often heard him speak your name
Although we've never met
I've come to see for father now
To put his mind to rest
Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1992 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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Good
Friends
Don't
forget when the day is done
Who's around when the morning comes
Who's always there to cheer you up
When you're down and out of luck
Chorus
Good friends light a candle
Whenever they're around
And old friends keep it burning
They never let you down
Oh down
It's
not always rain and shine
Not always clear sometimes
But to know when you turn around
There's someone who's reaching out
Chorus
And
when my day was darkest
You shone a light for me
And all through the good times
You shared it with me
We
all count our blessings
When we go to sleep
And for what's been given
Has brought me to my knees
There
is nothing greater
Than to reach a bend
And see an old familiar face
Holding out a hand
Chorus
They
never let you down
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Higher
Power
I'm
going to go to a higher power
I'm going to go straight to my Lord
He comforts me in my waking hours
Watch over me
If you please, if you please
When I
awake on Sunday morning
I see the sun shine through the trees
It causes me to be humble
Watch over me
If you please, if you please
Take me
to that higher power
And let the light shine over me
All the years, all the sorrows
Set me free
If you please, if you please
All my
life you have followed
Every step, every day
In the arms of your power
Watch over me
If you please, if you please
I'm
going to go (going to go)
To the higher power (higher power)
I'm going to go (going on)
Straight to my Lord (to my Lord)
He comforts me in my waking hours
Watch over me
If you please, if you please
Words
and Music by Rita MacNeil
© 1994 Big Pond Publishing and Production Limited
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