1. |
OK, here you go
03:19
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Okay, here you go, stepping out into the world
Time to live your life, time take control, yeah!
Great, big world out there
For the taking, and you’re gonna
have your share! Bring it on!
Mountain now to climb
Start ascending, it’s your time,
Reaching for your dreams, stretching for the stars, yeah!
Tough times? – You don’t care!
You can face it, leaving all of
this behind! Moving on!
Oh...oh..oh..oh…
And I’ll be strong, I knew this day would come.
And this is what it has been all about:
Bringing life, raising up, sharing love, giving hope,
and teaching you to fly.
But flying away leaves me behind.
And when you’re gone, what then?
What’s left of me?
Sky's no limit here
You can do this, I can cheer,
You've got things to bring, you've got things to sing, yeah!
Time to make your name,
Whatever's waiting, maybe fame?
You'll take your place! Here you go!
Okay, off you go!
You can make it in the world
You can live your life, you can take control, yeah!
Great, big world out there
For the taking, and you're gonna
have your share!
Tough times? – You don't care,
You can face it, leaving all of
this behind!
You'll take your place!
You’re on your way!
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2. |
You've been a whirlwind
04:12
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You've been a whirlwind in my life – how I've loved it.
Caught in the swirling to be found all around you, it was exciting.
You were the warmth that I feel, the sunshine.
You’ve been a brilliant ray of light – I’ve been enchanted.
Caught in the radiance of your life and your love, we were dancing.
You've been a reason to live, I'm so grateful.
And now it’s time to let you go,
And see you fly away,
The empty nest is not a cliche
People do this letting go every day.
But who mentioned there would be this pain?
They didn’t mention there would be this pain.
You've been a privilege to know – right there beside me.
Caught in the bustle of your life as you grow, it has defined me.
It’s time to let it all go – it’s the right thing.
Yes, the right thing.
But now the time has fin’ly come
I'm wanting you to stay.
The empty nest is not a cliche
People do this letting go every day.
Growing up has always been this way, for the one left behind.
But who mentioned there would be this pain?
They didn’t mention there would be this pain.
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3. |
When will it be my turn?
04:04
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Oh, when?
Oh, when?
Oh, when will it?
Oh, when will it be?
Oh, when will it be me?
When will it be my turn, my turn, my turn?
When will it be me?
All the secret yearning, yearning, yearning.
When will it be me?
What if it never happens?
Will I spend my life growing cold?
My heart more embittered?
What’s wrong with me?
There’s something wrong with me when
Everyone else can get pregnant except me.
Why not me?
Everyone else getting started, while I am being left behind.
Maybe it’s luck.
Maybe it’s fate.
But I want to know
Why can’t I conceive?
When will it be me?
The endless bitter cycle comes round and round
Put on the cheerful face to conceal the pain.
Our God is close to the broken-hearted
He comforts all those who mourn
His strength is made perfect in my weakness
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow*
*author of the final eight words: Thomas O. Chisholm, used by permission of Hope Publishing.
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4. |
Brand new life
03:19
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There’s a brand new life in me
The answer’s ‘yes’, and it’s gonna be me
It’s a baby, a tiny baby,
Tiny fingers and tiny toes and
tiny ears and tiny eyes and
I’m gonna be a….
I’m gonna be a mummy!
(Ah! Ah!)
I will love this child in me
Be the best that I can be
There’s a brand new life in me
I’ll be the best that I can be.
Time to eat well, time to sleep well, time to keep well, time to grow well!
Time for me to take part in the creation of new life
Join the countless women in the army giving birth
Time for me to take my place adding to the human race
Wow! Look at women! Aren’t we great?
(Ah! Ah!)
Oh, I will love this child in me
Oh, be the best that I can be
Oh, there’s a brand new life in me
Welcome to this brand new me
I accept this brand new me
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5. |
Hello, little bird
02:58
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Hello, little bird, are you building your nest?
Will you lay an egg? Will you raise a chick?
Then one day when it flies away
Your nest will be empty again.
(Spoken) Well done! A job well done!
I’m gonna build my nest, I’m gonna make it warm and cosy
I’m gonna paint this room, I’ll get it ready for my baby.
I’m gonna lay my egg, feed my chick juicy food.
I’m gonna keep her safe, from the rain and the storm.
Just like you, I will keep her so warm.
Just like you, I will teach her to fly.
And just like you, she will spread her wings and fly away.
My nest will be empty again.
A job well done.
Rock-a-bye, baby, in the treetop.
When the wind blows the cradle will rock.
(Mmm, mmm.)
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6. |
Night feed
05:00
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In the dark, in the secret place.
Lost in you, just us two alone.
Were this a film, I’d just be sitting here, holding you, rocking you.
But it’s beautiful down here – like a coral reef underwater – so rich and clear.
One minute I can’t breathe, overwhelmed and so tired of responsibility,
Then I see you.
Beautiful, in our secret world.
Time stands still, in the dark.
This the most precious thing
I know I’ll ever do.
In the dark, here with you, rocking you.
(She puts her child back down and experiences the presence of God in the room, tenderly rocking her).
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7. |
Spinning plates
03:11
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I need to make your breakfast, packed lunch, snack and tea and
Check is your homework is done, school forms signed, and uniform clean.
Check the laundry, find your shoes,
check the cat is fed and litter tray is empty.
Off to school with you, don’t miss the bus,
and tell your teacher I will be there
half past three oh…
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates drop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates stop
To the shops and grab some milk and bread and cheese and
Don’t be late to work, again, stay professional, please
And don’t forget to send that big report before you leave
to come home again.
Pick you up from school, how was your day?
I'll listen while I fold the laundry
make the tea and
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates drop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates stop
Oh, broccoli in the hair again, I don't care.
I need a cup of tea, I need some time for me,
But I just can’t stop.
Too much to do to even wonder where I’m going
I’ll just keep spinning on until you’ve grown and flown away
I’ll be old and grey!
But until that day...
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates drop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates stop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates drop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates stop
Oh, cauliflower on the shirt again, I don't mind.
I need to take a break, I need a glass of wine,
But I just can’t stop.
Too much to do to even wonder where I’m going
I’ll just keep spinning on until you’ve grown and flown away
I’ll be old and grey!
But until that day…
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates drop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates stop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates drop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates stop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates drop
Got to keep those plates all spinning
Don't let the plates stop.
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8. |
Good enough
04:39
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Did you want to go to ballet?
Did you want to learn the piano?
Did I give you all the
things that you wanted to do?
When I sent you to golf
did that work out okay for you?
When you fell from the tree,
And I should have been watching.
Did you land up feeling
sad 'cos your mum was so bad?
And I should have been
there to catch you.
Are you alright now?
When the food wasn’t cooked,
When the laundry wasn’t ready,
When I wasn’t perfect.
Then did you long for a Mum to come
Who was not too busy to look after you?
When I cut your hair wrong
Did you think I didn’t love you?
When I let you stay up late, till eleven,
When you should have gone to bed at seven,
Did it make you feel you were alone?
Good enough? Was I good enough
to love you? I know I’ve made mistakes, but
good enough? Was I good enough
For you to know that you were loved? Was I good enough?
When you wanted me to read and I said I was too tired
Will your therapist be told in twenty years time,
about the time I just sat and cried and said I felt too old?
If I’d worked a little harder,
Made it go a little further,
There’d have been more money,
But, when I left you alone with the child-carer,
my heart ached, I wanted you at home.
I should have danced with you more
We should have laughed with each other more,
I should have taught you how to read the
Bible and pray every day, and did I show you how to
face the world alone?
Good enough? Was I good enough
to love you? I know I made mistakes, but
good enough? Was I good enough?
For you to really know
that you were truly loved?
Was I good enough?
And now you’re on your own, you’re out there on your own.
I’m still here for you, I’ll try my best for you,
I hope my best for you is good enough.
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9. |
The fear song
03:53
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It’s late. It’s dark.
You’re not back yet.
Where are you?
What time did we say?
Answer the phone, answer the phone.
(Spoken: Not answering, probably no signal.)
Where are you?
Where are you?
I want to come and rescue you, wherever you are.
You might be out there in the dark, you might be alone.
I want to fight for you.
I will be strong for you.
I’ll wrap you up and keep you safe.
And bring you back home.
I can’t lose you.
You still need me, don’t you?
I can’t leave you unprotected.
But you’ve grown up, you’re not a small child anymore
And you can cope on your own, without me to rescue you.
If I try to protect you, would I stop you growing up?
If I smother you, will it drive you away?
If you knew I was panicking, would you feel hemmed in?
This is about letting go.
Letting go.
Yes, fly away.
And leave me behind.
I want to come and rescue you, wherever you are.
You might be out there in the dark, you might be alone.
I want to fight for you.
I will be strong for you.
I’ll wrap you up and keep you safe.
And bring you back home.
I want to come and rescue you, wherever you are.
You might be out there in the dark, you might be alone.
I want to fight for you.
I will be strong for you.
I’ll wrap you up and keep you safe.
And bring you back home.
I’ll wrap you up and keep you safe.
And bring you back home.
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10. |
OK, here I go (reprise)
03:33
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OK, here I go, stepping out into the world
Time to live my life, time to take control, yeah!
Great, big world out there
For the taking.
Can I really have my share?
Oh, come on!
Mountain now to climb
Start ascending, it’s my time,
Reaching for my dreams, stretching for the stars, yeah!
Tough times? – I don't care,
I can face it leaving all of this behind! Moving on!
Be brave, be strong, you knew this day would come.
It's time to find the person you've become:
The new me. Who is she? What does she want to be? And can she really fly?
The joy to use my wings again, and soar up where I want again
So free,
Be the brand new me!
Be brave, be strong, you knew this day would come.
It's time to find the person you've become
I brought life, I brought love, raising up, giving hope, and teaching her to fly!
OK, here I go, stepping out into the world
Time to live my life, time to take control, yeah!
Great, big world out there
For the taking,
And I’m gonna have my share.
Bring it on!
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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11. |
Blessing
02:49
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Find peace, and strength, and find friendship, and find safety and beauty and joy.
Fly away and be free.
Find faith, find hope, find your feet, find your dreams, and find love
Fly away, fly away and be free.
Find grace, find trust, find purpose and healing and truth,
Fly away, fly away, and be free.
Free to laugh, free to cry,
Free to dance, or to grieve, free to fly.
Fly away, fly away and be free.
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12. |
Empty bedroom
05:23
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Here’s where you sang, here’s where you played.
Here are your hopes and dreams.
Here’s where you laughed, and cried, and danced.
Your childhood still sings to me.
Here’s where you tested out your wings
Here’s where you slowly learned to fly.
Here is your childhood left behind, just as you’re leaving me behind.
Your life moves on.
And mine stays here.
I’m so proud of you, I’m so pleased for you,
I’m glad I did this, put my life on hold for you.
Here’s where you prayed, here’s where you grew.
Here’s where your plans were made.
I’m just not sure what’s next for me.
Your childhood still sings to me.
Here’s where you tested out your wings
Here’s where you slowly learned to fly.
Here is your childhood left behind, just as you’re leaving me behind.
Your life moves on.
And so does mine.
Given this time again, your childhood days again,
Still I would choose to put my life on hold for you.
I wouldn’t have missed this for the world.
Your childhood still sings to me.
Here’s where you tested out your wings
Here’s where you slowly learned to fly.
And all the memories are now mine
We will have always had this time
I’m moving on.
What a ride it’s been for us,
And what a time we’ve seen you and me.
I’m glad I chose to put my life on hold for you.
I wouldn’t have missed this for the world.
I wouldn’t have missed this for the world.
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Fiona Taylor England, UK
Fiona Taylor (composer) writes for film and TV, including BBC’s Countryfile, Gardeners' World, and Sky
Documentaries.
She played the flute with the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and performed in West End musicals.
(fionajtaylor.com)
Nataley Freeman, a featured soloist at Chepstow Community Big Band, is also a singer/songwriter.
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