All The Way

Hallelujah

Written by: Karisha Longaker & Sarah Nutting

Every time I feel this way
This, old familiar sinking
I will lay my troubles
Down by the water
Where the river
Will never run dry

Hallelujah Hallelujah (I’m gonna let myself be lifted, I’m gonna let myself be lifted)
Hallelujah (I’m gonna let myself be lifted)
Bye and bye
I will lay my troubles down by the water
Where the river will never run dry

It’s been said and I do believe
As you ask so shall you receive
So take from me these troubles
Bring me sweet release
Where the river will never run dry

Hallelujah Hallelujah (I’m gonna let myself be lifted, I’m gonna let myself be lifted)
Hallelujah (I’m gonna let myself be lifted)
Bye and bye
I will lay my troubles down by the water
Where the river will never run dry

There is a river
In this heart of hearts
With a knowingness
Of my highest good
I am willing
I will do my part
Where the river
Will never run dry

Hallelujah Hallelujah (I’m gonna let myself be lifted, I’m gonna let myself be lifted)
Hallelujah (I’m gonna let myself be lifted)
Bye and bye
I will lay my troubles down by the water
Where the river will never run dry

Where the river
Will never run dry
This river
Will never run dry

Glorious

Written by: Karisha Longaker

Oh what a day! Glorious!
Gather ‘round
There’s nothing better
Than a friend
Oh what a day! Glorious!
The smell of rain
Has hitched a ride
Upon the wind
I’ve got good friends
To the left of me
And good friends
To my right
Got the open sky above me
And the earth beneath my feet
Got a feeling in my heart
That’s singin’
All in life is sweet
Oh what a day!

Oh, what a day! Glorious!
All the clouds
Have gathered round
The tops of trees
Oh what a day! Glorious!
Pitter patter
Fallin’ rain I can’t believe
All that’s green
Lifts up its leaves
Singin’ water come on in
We’ve been waiting all these days
Prayin’ you would come to quench
Every yearnin’ in our bones
Water, life with you begins
Oh what a day

Home is believing
Home has wings of faith
Home is a clear river
Of perceiving
All is well
This is a friendly mystery

Oh, what a day! Glorious!
Baby blue jay
Squawkin’ in the cherry tree
Oh, what a day! Glorious!
Deep in the night we had a raccoon robbery
Pitter patter little paws
Have left their footprints all around
Pitter patter evidence
Some fruit has fallen to the ground
Pitter patter sings my heart
At the thought of what’s to come
Oh, what a day!

Home is believing
Home has wings of faith
Home is a clear river of perceiving
All is well
This is a friendly mystery
All is well
This is a friendly mystery

Oh, what a day! Glorious!
Under the sky we slept last night
Just you and me
Oh, what a day! Glorious!
The waning moon
Our cycle is almost complete
We’ve got good friends to the left of us
And good friends to our right
Got the open sky above us
And the earth beneath our feet
Never fear-the birds are singin’
Even endings can be sweet
Oh, what a day!
Never fear--the birds are singin’
Even endings can be sweet
Oh, what a day!

Lean In

Written by: Sarah Nutting

Sow the seeds of your heart
In the soil of the earth and don’t stray far
Give them light and water and a blessing
And don’t forget to sing, sing
And don’t forget to sing, sing

And the late April wind blows
Through my lonely late night window again
And the pollen from walnut tree
Blows through the air like static on a TV screen
Blows through the air like static on a TV screen

Sometimes I forget that the seasons will change
That this springtime fever will
Will turn into a haze of a slow, slow summer
Lean in to the heat
In a town where the creeks are lazy
And the salmon swim upstream

Outside my door I hear a woman singing
On my back porch it’s magic she’s weaving;
With a voice that matches the saints of all time
And a way of movin' that cannot be confined
She’s got a way of movin' that cannot be confined

And walkin' along that dusty path
She takes a detour through the tall grass
Watchin' emotions flow in to the next
And reminding us we are so blessed
And reminding us we are so blessed

Sometimes she forgets that the seasons will change
That this springtime fever will
Will turn into a haze of a slow, slow summer
Lean in to the heat
In a town where the creeks are lazy
And the salmon swim upstream



Outside her house there’s a sycamore tree
That’s gnarled and twisted and tied up in three
Places where she cracked the night before
Ready for life to fall and be reborn
Let life fall and be reborn
Let life fall and be reborn

Sometimes she forgets that the seasons will change
That this springtime fever will
Will turn into a haze of a slow, slow summer
Lean in to the heat
In a town where the creeks are lazy
And the salmon swim upstream

And the late April wind blows again
Through my lonely window she invites herself in
Unannounced and unseen
And the pollen jumps about
Like static on a TV screen
And the pollen jumps about
Like static on a TV screen
And the pollen jumps about
Like static on a TV screen
And the pollen jumps about
Like static on a TV screen

One More Time

Written by: Karisha Longaker

Your voice
Sounds so familiar
Don’t I know you?
Where
do you come from,
I come from there, too
Something in your tone
I know I’ve known before
And
I could listen for a lifetime
Stay up all night until the dawn arrives
Just one more note, another silly rhyme
Cuz ah, 
when you’re singing I can feel the sky
and Hear her never-ending lullabye
Connecting every single point of light
As I listen I’m reminded why
I am alive
Won’t you sing it for me
One more time

Time to go
So nice to know you
The morning slowly lifts her veil
I know now what I am here to do
I only hope that you remember too,
Cuz ah, 
when you’re singing I can feel the sky
and Hear her never-ending lullabye
Connecting every single point of light
As I listen I’m reminded why
I am alive
Won’t you sing it for me
One more time?

On The 1

Written by: Sarah Nutting

While rivers flood over Iowa plains
Over banquet tables, water rights are exchanged
Ash falls around summer rain
And the sky hangs yellow from galaxy hooks
I wake up in the morning, take a second look
It's just nature doin' her thing,
Nature doin' her thing
I'm gonna get up, get up, pack up my things
Put my faith in a bike that will carry me
And ride to the mouth of the ocean
I cannot do this alone
Will you come when I'm riding on the 1
And we'll draft along behind a flock of songbirds
I cannot do this alone
Will you come when I'm riding on the 1
And we'll draft along beside a flock of songbirds
I cannot do this alone
I've invested my savings in a two-piece suit
Where my love rests between the bass and the flute
Dreams are infused in this harmonious game
I cannot sing this alone
Will you sing when the silver strings have flung
Their invitations to you to sing along
I cannot sing this alone
Will you sing when the silver strings have flung
Their invitations to you to sing along
I cannot sing this alone

The light has made its way into the well
Where the armada of magicians are casting their spells
They are doing the good work from the inside
They cannot do this alone
Will you come when the light begins to dim
To dim, to dim, to dim, to dim, to dim
They cannot do this alone
Will you come when the light begins to dim
And together, we will let love in
We cannot do this alone
No need to do this alone
Will you move when the voice inside you calls
And all the walls fall down
No need to do this alone
Will you move when the voice inside you calls
And all the walls fall down
No need to do this alone
No need to do this alone
No need to do this alone
No need to do this alone
No need to do this alone

Threads

Written by: Sarah Nutting

On a Wednesday I stumbled in
To a side street café
Where a cowboy is singing
To a crowd of older aged
They tapped their Velcro
Feet on the floor
Half a beat - delayed
Sippin' their sweet lemonade
Sippin' their sweet lemonade

Then suddenly I'm a girl of three
Not much older
I learned to carry the weight of the world
On my shoulders
Wanna give it back, give it back
Happily
This weight was not meant
For you and me
This weight was not meant
For you and me

Woven threads in a tapestry
Of delightful mystery
Pieced together by wrinkled hands of time
The colors sometimes bleed
Against sun-bleached walls the quilt
She speaks a patchwork symphony
We are here, we are simply here to be
Oh-ho oh

He says innocence is the best defense
For a heart that's been broken
She lets herself be still and soft
She is cracked open
Wants to hold his hand, hold his hand
Let herself be seen
There's space in between
Where they'll meet
There's space in between
Where they'll meet

Sitting slumped amidst the Sunday swamp
of family
They send him off with snapshots
To the Army
Wanna take him back, take him back
Courageously
This war was not meant
For boys of nineteen
This war was not meant
For you and me

Woven threads in a tapestry
Of delightful mystery
Pieced together by wrinkled hands of time
The colors sometimes bleed
Against sun-bleached walls the quilt
She speaks a patchwork symphony
We are here, we are simply here to be
Oh-ho oh

On a Wednesday I stumble in
To a side street café
Where a cowboy is singing
To a crowd of older aged
We tap our Velcro
Feet on the floor
Half a beat - delayed
Sippin' our sweet lemonade
Sippin' our sweet lemonade
We'll be sippin'
Our sweet lemon-a-a-a-ade

Garden Song

Written by: Karisha Longaker

On this bright and healthy morning
I wanna sing my song
Let it be sung
And as I let it fly out into the world
Let it be known
I hear the music in all things today
The dance is on

I lay down on the ground
In the garden, 
let the earth
Crawl up into my clothes
Stared up at the sky and we fell together
We really are so close
He whispers hello, hello, hello
And the dance is on

All the world is conspiring for me
The dance, the dance
Everything everywhere nourishes my growth
The dance is on
Let it be known
I can hear the music in all things
Today it's on
This one's for me

The bees are buzzing for me
The dance, the dance
Even the distant train is calling my name
The breeze is orchestrating
a complicated ballet
Between the leaves
The dance is on
This one's for me

All the world is conspiring for me
The dance, the dance
Everything everywhere nourishes my growth
The dance is on
Let it be known
I can hear the music in all things
Today it's on
This one's for me

The spiders are making rainbows
Between collard greens and the sun
There's a hummingbird calling
Up in his tree
I can hear his wings from way over hear
They beat for me
This one's for me

Chico Gospel

Written by: Karisha Longaker

There was a time I believed
Life was over for me
There was time I believed
My life was over
I feel strong today
Thanks to your help
I'll find my way and
I too will lend you a hand
When you need one

Chorus:
Sometimes I get so down
I feel like
This the end
Like there's no way in hell
I can get over this mountain
The sun has come out
Beyond the shadow of my doubt
I am walking on this earth
Stronger than ever

There was a time I believed
There'd be no love for me
There was time I believed
I'd get no lovin'
I feel love today
Thanks to your help
I'll find my way and
I too will lend you a hand
When you need one

(Chorus)

There was a time I believed
There'd be no money for me
There was a time I believed
There'd be no money
I feel rich today
Thanks to your help
I'll find my way and
I too will lend you a hand
When you need one

(Chorus) 

There was a time I believed
There'd be no peace for me
There was a time I believed
There'd be no peace
I feel peace today
Thanks to your help
I'll find my way and
I too will lend you a hand
When you need one

(Chorus)
I am walkin' on this earth stronger than ever
I am walkin' on this earth stronger than ever

Sacred Breath

Written by: Sarah Nutting

You unravel at the other end
Of a telephone line
Don't be concerned
Where your feet may travel next
You are a phoenix in the fires of change
Don't worry 'bout the details
And only the truth will remain

I got a front porch solution
That will ease any
Confusion or pain
And it starts with a four, or three or two
And some melody, harmony,
And a sweet refrain

And it starts with a whisper
From somewhere deep underground
And it's guaranteed to get louder
So don't be afraid to make, to make a sound

And start a revolution
Let it begin as you breathe in
Human evolution is what
We are most interested in

So gather up, gather up your stories
Let them fly away in a flurry
And they will find an island
You will find an island too
And they will burn beneath the sun
You will change into something new

And start a revolution
Let it begin as you breathe in
Human evolution is what
We are most interested in

And before she left
She softly spoke
Through the veil of tears
The silence she broke

We too, are sacred breath made of bone and smoke

And it starts with a whisper
From somewhere deep underground
And it's guaranteed to get louder
So don't be afraid to make, to make a sound
Don't be afraid to make, to make a sound
Don't be afraid to make, to make a sound

We too, are breath made of bone and smoke

Moon Song

Written by: Sarah Nutting

The dew crept, on to the belly
Of a girl who slipped into the woods
To make her bed on the ground

Please, please, she said
No reveries to tease a soul
That's not at ease
And comfort in society
Could not be found

And oh, this crystal chalice
So full and heavy with pain
And oh, she preferred the simplicity
Of livin' alone and sippin' straight from the rain
Sippin' straight from the rain

And sleepless nights knew her well
And the fireflies could tell a story or two
About how how how how how this girl
Called down the moon

At night she followed the moon
And call called her down
At night she followed the moon
And call called her down
To sleep with her when she is full and round

And they spoke in a cryptic cryptic moon language
She was cradled in a cradle, she was cradled
And she knew the moon held no home
This moment was just a passing song
And the heat of the day
Was cocooned around her
No more runnin' away
And no more fireflies
No more great escapes
And just once more she had to reply
To the cry of the moon

At night she followed the moon
And call called her down
At night she followed the moon
And call called her down
To sleep with her when she is full and round

At night she followed the moon
And call called her down
At night she followed the moon
And call called her down
To sleep with her when she is full and round
To sleep with her when she is full and round

All The Way

Written by: Karisha Longaker

It's just the way that it is
Nothin' more, nothin' less
All these stories, tears, and laughter
No more happy ever after all
What you get is what you make of it
I guess
In the end a new beginning
One for life,
A life worth living

All the way

Place these hands
Anywhere
upon my body
They, believe, they make
The world a better
Place your heart in its nest
It belongs in your chest
Just a sack of blood and muscle
It belongs here, it belongs here
Not, to give away, 
but to stay
And light this fire
Fire one, fire two
Take a shot at something new
Aim your arrow straight and clear
Be surprised at what appears

All the way

Place these hands
Anywhere
upon my body
They, believe, they make
The world a better
place, these hands
Anywhere
upon my body
They believe they make
The world a better

It's just the way that it is
Nothin' more, nothin' less
All these stories, tears, and laughter
No more happy ever after all
What you get is what you make of it
I guess
In the end a new beginning
One for life,
A life worth living
All the way