I sing the body electric
I celebrate the me yet to come
I toast to my own reunion
When I become one with the sun.
Irene Cara
The storm outside fantastic pumps life into me
Out to the darkened sky, take my hand for a while
Electricity, I’m here, strike down on to me… forever
Swirl and swirl and swirl and swirl and…
I’m on fire, electricity is clean and pure for a while
Is pure for a while…
Strike down on me, hard and clean
Lycia, “The Body Electric”
Don’t be afraid; don’t be afraid,
there’s a rising wind and a falling rain,
beautiful patterns on the window pane.
Fast and free, then it’s quiet again
At the end of a summer storm.
Susan Boynton
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm
There’s a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll Never Walk Alone. Gerry and the Pacemakers
FYI: the latter is originally from the musical Carousel
You could have flown away
A singing bird
In an open cage
Who will only fly
Only fly for freedom
Walk on
Walk on
What you got
They can’t deny it
Can’t sell it or buy it
-U2
For just a skyline pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
That he can spread his wings
And fly away again.
Elton John, “Skyline Pigeon.”
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
Learn to live so free
Mr. Mister, “Broken Wings”
All the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon
When we’re poisoning pigeons in the park
Every Sunday you’ll see my sweetheart and me
As we poison the pigeons in the park
Tom Lehrer (in case you aren’t familiar)
Saturday in the park,
I think it was the Fourth of July.
Saturday in the park,
I think it was the Fourth of July.
Chicago, “Saturday in the Park.”
Well, she lit up the sky that Fourth of July.
And by the time that the firemen come,
They just put out the flames and took down some names,
And sent me to the county home.
Now I ain’t sayin’ that it’s right or it’s wrong
But maybe it’s the only way.
Talk about your revolution…
It’s Independence Day.
Martina McBride - Independence Day
-“BB”-
But I can’t stand up, and I can’t sit down
Cause a great big problem’s stopped me in my tracks
I can’t relax cause I haven’t done a thing
And I can’t do a thing cause I can’t relax
You’ve got your habits
I’ve got my customs
I’m sure you know it’s got to be this way
No hesitation
And in the future
We’ll celebrate our Independence Day
–The Comsat Angels
I see that worried look upon your face
You’ve got your troubles I’ve got mine
She’s found somebody else to take your place
You’ve got your troubles, I’ve got mine
Chad and Jeremy
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
I’m worried now,
But I won’t be worried long
A Worried Man. The Kingston Trio
But she looks in my eyes
And makes me realize
And she says “don’t worry, baby”
Don’t worry, baby
Don’t worry, baby
Everything will turn out alright
Beach Boys Don’t Worry Baby
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Bobby McFerrin
When I woke up this morning,
You were on my mind,
And you were on my mind,
I got troubles, whoa-oh,
I got worries, whoa-oh,
I got wounds to bind…
We Five, “You Were On My Mind.”
Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to
Problems that upset you, oh
Don’t you know
Everything’s alright, yes, everything’s fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight
If we try, we’ll get by, so forget all about us tonight
Yvonne Elliman Everything’s Alright
But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s a gas
But it’s all right. I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash
It’s a gas, gas, gas
The Rolling Stones
Beans, beans, the musical fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot,
The more you toot, the better you feel
So let’s have beans for every meal!