LYRICAL QUOTES
“The time for us to say goodbye is near
The day I hoped would never come is here
Though many hearts are broken, we must somehow carry on
Cause I think you’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
I thought my life was over when we met
So little to remember, so much to forget
Though it was you who saw me through the darkness to the dawn
Still I think you’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
I’m a modest man
And it hurts me to say these things to you
But after all we’ve been through, it’s the least that I can do
So instead of just ‘goodbye’, I’ll say ‘so long’
And as for the light by which you see me, leave it on
I’m a better man than I was before
Knowing you has made me strong
Still I think you’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
I’m a better man than I was before
Knowing you has made me strong
And I sure am going to miss you when I’m gone
Yes I sure am going to miss you when I’m gone.”
“I see my folks
They’re getting old
I watch their bodies change
I know they see the same in me
And it maks us both feel strange
No matter how you tell yourself
It’s what we all go through
Those eyes are pretty hard to take
When they’re staring back at you.
Scared you’ll run out of time.”
~ Bonnie Raitt -”Nick Of Time”
Lyrics – Bonnie Raitt
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“Let your faith be your strength
And your love be your guiding star.”
~ Dan Fogelberg – “Icarus Ascending”
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg
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“In a sky full of people, only some want to fly.
Isn’t that crazy?”
~ Seal – “Crazy”
Lyrics – Henry Samuel, Guy Sigsworth
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“Pleasure moves on too early
And trouble leaves too slow.
Just when you’re thinking
You’ve finally got it made
Bad news comes knocking
At your garden gate.”
~ Joni Mitchell – “Down To You”
Lyrics ~ Joni Mitchell
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“How can I just let you walk away
Just let you leave without a trace
When I stand here taking every breath with You?
You’re the only one
Who really knew me at all.”
~ Phil Collins – “Against All Odds”
Lyrics – Phil Collins
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“Though it feels
like this chill won’t leave you ever
you know you can’t stay cold forever
in the sun.
Oh, raise your head and
Run
Run
Run
through the days to come.”
~ Dan Fogelberg – “Days To Come”
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg
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“On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you’ll see who you are.
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being
Outshines every star.”
~ Barbara Streisand – “On A Clear Day”
Lyrics – Alan Lerner, Burton Lane
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“Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it’s going to rain today.”
~ Bette Midler – “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today”
Lyrics – Randy Newman
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“You can see forever in a single drop of dew
You can see that same forever
If you look down deep inside of you
There’s a spark of the creator in every living thing
He respects me when I work but
He so loves me when I sing.”
~ Dan Fogelberg – “Magic Every Moment”
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg
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“Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there’s always tomorrow.
~ Bill Withers – “Lean On Me”
Lyrics – Bill Withers
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“Thought you had all the answers
To rest your heart upon
But something happens
Don’t see it coming
Now you can’t stop yourself
Now you’re out there swimming
In the deep.”
~ Bird York – “In The Deep”
Lyrics – Bird York
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“Oh baby, baby, it’s a wild world
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile.”
~ Cat Stevens – “Wild World”
Lyrics – Cat Stevens
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“We have no past
We won’t reach back
Keep with me
Forward
All through the night.”
~ Cindy Lauper – “All Through The Night”
Lyrics – Jules Shear
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“No matter where you go
I will find you.
If it takes a thousand years.”
~ Clannad – “I Will Find You”
Lyrics – Moya Brennan, Ciaran Brennan
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“Sweet love that comes through the ages
Reach out and touch my soul
Give my life so much meaning
And everyone a heart of gold.”
~ The Commodores – “Sweet Love”
Lyrics – Lionel Richie
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“Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky.”
“You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day.”
~ Des’ree – “You Gotta Be”
Lyrics – Des’Ree Weekes, Ashley Ingram
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“Come on now, touch me, babe.
Can’t you see
That I am not afraid?
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I’m going to love you
Til the heaven’s stop the rain
I’m going to love you
Til the stars fall from the sky for you and I.”
~ The Doors – “Touch Me”
Lyrics – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Rob Krieger, John Densmore
“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
And I’ll look back on Venus
I’ll look back on Mars
And I’ll burn with the fire of ten million stars
And in time
And in time
We will all be stars.”
Irene Cara “I Sing The Body Electric”
Soundtrack 1990 Movie “Fame”
Lyrics – Eric Brockington, Irene Cara, Laura Dean, Paul McCrane, Traci Parnell
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“Don’t be afraid to be weak
Don’t be too proud to be strong
Just look into your heart my friend
That will be the return to yourself
The return to innocence.
If you want, then start to laugh
If you must, then start to cry
Be yourself don’t hide
Just believe in destiny.
Don’t care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don’t give up and use the chance
To return to innocence.”
~ Enigma “Return To Innocence.”
Lyrics – Michael Cretu
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“I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I’ve broken
But I swear, in the days still left,
We’ll walk in fields of gold.”
~ Sting (or Eva Cassidy) “Fields Of Gold”
Lyrics – Sting
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“Stand in the dark
And I’ll light a candle
And then we’ll dance it in the moonlight
Until the sunrise.”
~ Kenny Loggins “Heartlight”
Lyrics – Kenny Loggins
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“Come take my hand
You should know me
I’ve always been in your mind
You know I will be kind
I’ll be guiding you.
Through every turn
I’ll be near you
Come anytime you call
I’ll catch you when you fall
I’ll be guiding you.”
~ Olivia Newton-John “Magic”
Lyrics – John Farrar
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“Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you feel the same
If I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong
And carry on
Cause I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven.”
~ Eric Clapton “Tears In Heaven”
Lyrics – Eric Clapton
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“I used to have demons in my room at night
Desire, despair, desire
So many monsters.”
~ Annie Lennox “No More ‘I Love You’s'”
Lyrics – Joseph Hughes & David Freedman
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“Is that all there is?
If that’s all there is, my friend,
Then let’s keep dancing.”
~ Peggy Lee “If That All There Is”
Lyrics – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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“Welcome to your life,
There’s no turning back.”
~ Tears For Fears “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”
Lyrics – Chris Hughes, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley
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“So wealthy the spirit that knows its own flight
Stealthy the hunter who slays his own fright
Blessed the traveler who journeys the length of the light.”
~ Dan Fogelberg
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg
A sweet lady I am working with on a rehabilitation unit who desperate wants to return home gave the following to me. Due to vascular dementia and mental health issues, her physicians and family do not believe she will be safe because she lives alone. Hummm…..that is my philosophy so should we allow it to be hers?
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“MOTTO TO LIVE BY: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “WOO HOO, what a ride!!!!!”
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Hi Lynn, yes, I so agree with that one too! I think the author is unknown on it. Here’s another good one with a similar message that I like a lot also.
Twenty years from now you will be more
disappointed by the things you didn’t do
than by the ones you did.
So throw off the bowlines
Sail away from safe harbor
Catch the trade winds in your sail
Explore, Dream
–Mark Twain
It’s the saddest thing when they’re not happy and they want to go home. Hopefully, she’ll get more used to it where she’s at and start to think of it more like a vacation from home with people who are there for her every need! I’m so thankful that my mom is past that stage and seems to be quite satisfied with her surroundings. Her great attitude has helped me with my guilt level immensely. I continue to be so proud of her in so many ways like how well she’s adapted to her condition. She’ll always be an amazing woman in my eyes.
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I was so saddened and so very down last week. Something unknown encouraged me to watch my DVD of “Greetings from the West” at the end of the week. There, alone in my bed at 2:30 am, I laid and right before I drifted off to sleep, I heard the real beauty in “There’s a light in the depth of the darkness”. My soul was instantly soothed. Though it brought tears to my eyes, they were tears of hope – something I hadn’t held within myself for quite a while. Lyrics and quotes can be so enpowering and I am ever thankful for listening to that inner instinct that made me listen to something I so needed to hear.
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Cindy – “There’s a light in the depth of the darkness” is a phrase that has helped me get through many tough times. It is wonderful to have Dan in my head singing when I am in the depths of despair. And too, my soul is soothed, with tears of hope. Always listen to your heart. It will never let you down. Happy Valentines Day Cindy! Joan
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Thank you, Joan! You are so right and it is so nice to hear someone else say that Dan’s music “soothes” them, because that is exactly the way I feel and the reason I still listen to all of it quite frequently. Dan certainly believed in the heart and its great depth, as well as the legacy that love and the heart leave and how it lives on beyond us. That is ever so apparent in this beautiful website that Jean has created in his memory with all the wonderful stories of bravery and strength when you thought that there was none to be had. Dan would be so proud…..correction……he IS so proud.
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I particularly love the Fogelberg quote from “Nexus”: “So wealthy the spirit who knows its own flight; Stealthy the hunter who slays his own fright; Blessed the traveler who journies the length of the night”. “The Innocent Age” has always been my favorite Fogelberg CD. I think of it as a tale of life ~ from the cradle to the grave ~ in many ways and this quote captures the concept of the entire CD so very well.
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All alone I didn’t like the feeling
All alone I sat and cried
All alone I had to find some meaning
In the center of the pain I felt inside
All alone I came into this world
All alone I will someday die
Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water, and a million years gone by
I will see you in the light of a thousand suns
I will hear you in the sound of the waves
I will know you when I come, as we all will come
Through the doors beyond the grave
All alone I heal this heart of sorrow
I can only live this day
Flesh and bone my life’s bursting towards tomorrow
And the love you send my heart still finds it’s way
Beth Nielsen Chapman
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I love this song, so very meaningful, I believe she wrote it for her husband who passed on. Beautiful, beautiful lyric. Thank you for posting.
~Char
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To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
The Byrds
Words-adapted from The Bible, book of Ecclesiastes
Music-Pete Seeger
Every time I’ve listened to Dan F’s song, “A Growing Time”, I’ve been reminded of a different song. And I finally figured out today that it is this classic Byrds song
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And if wishes were like horses we would ride
Like the light unto the shadow
And the blossom to the thorn…….
“A Growing Time” by Dan Fogelberg
Coming back from a funeral Friday and those words ran thru my head, yes, how if wishes were like horses, I could just ride, ride, ride like the wind. I always can find something by Dan that will soothe me. How awesome that we have these beautiful lyrics and music forever.
Susan
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“And one day we’ll all understand…”
Dan Fogelberg “Part of the Plan”
Heard this song come on satellite radio shortly after we sat down in Cappy’s restaurant in Camden while traveling through Maine with my family. Made my day.
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We’ve got to let go of the things that we’ve got
We can’t take ‘em with us, and we just get one shot
So be true to your self, not to something you’re not
You don’t know when the curtain will fall
And one thing for certain, there’s no curtain call
Brother Dan Palmer “Time Keeps Tickin’ Away”
Lyrics – Brother Dan Palmer
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So so true, beautifully done, thank you Brother Dan and of course Melisa.
~Char
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“Be on your way
Maybe some day we will
Meet again
Try not to cry
Tears make me think
How it might have been”
~Dan Fogelberg- Be On Your Way
Lyrics-Dan Fogelberg (Homefree)
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And he will raise you up on Eagle’s Wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun!
And hold you in the palm, of his hands!!
One of my most comforting songs, Psalm 91.
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Each and every song was (is) so very powerful – I agree with Char/CM – there is no one who wrote songs like he did.
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Let it go my love my truest,
Let it sail on silver wings
Life’s a twinkling that’s for certain,
But it’s such a fine thing
There’s a gathering of spirits
There’s a festival of friends
And we’ll take up where we left off
When we all meet again.
Carrie Newcomer “Gathering of Spirits”
Lyrics – Carrie Newcomer
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Wow. That’s wonderful. Thanks, Lynn. ~ Jean
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“Growing wise with age
We come to see the printing
Through the pictures on the page”
Dan Fogelberg “Gypsy Wind”
Lyrics ~ Dan Fogelberg (Phoenix)
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And it’s hard to go down easy;
And it’s hard to keep from cryin’;
And it’s hard to lose a lover
In the early part of autumn.
“Go Down Easy”…High Country Snows- Daniel Grayling Fogelberg…
I still to this day tear up when I hear this song or see the video. One of my favorite songs from a fantastic album. I’ve been a fan of Dan Fogelbergs music since forever
My oldest sister Patricia got married in May of 1981, I was 9 years old then. Her wedding song was “Longer” and I remember dancing along to it. Dan’s music has always been a part of my life growing up. My other older sister Debbie and her husband Rob always had his music playing while I was growing up. I remember playing his records on my player and strumming along to his beautiful music on my guitar (I still do often) 
My father was diagnosed with a non-operable brain tumour on November 21 2000,he was 66 years old. I watched a man full of life and as strong as a 20 year old slowly loss the battle of life. My Mom and my 7 brothers and sisters and I and there husband and wives took care of my dad at home till God decided to take his tired body home to heaven. My Dad passed away March 22,2001 aged 67. There are no words to describe the amount of greif and pain one can endure going thru such. I feel for everyone on this page and you Jean for what you went thru. I sometimes cant believe Dan is no longer on this earth making the beautiful music he always made. I find myself crying whenever I listen to his music. Thank you so much for this website. What a true pleasure to see you responding to everyones posts and stories , wow .. that is fantastic! God Bless your heart
Stay strong in heart and mind and soul always … and always cherish the moments you shared with Dan… Thank you so much for letting me share my thoughts.
Kristine-NNJ
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Hi Kristine, oh my gosh, only 4 months after the diagnosis – not much time to accept and prepare. It must have been like a tornado in your lives. I love that your whole family cared for him – it must have given him such comfort, and he must have been so proud of the family he’d created. Thanks for sharing. ~ Jean
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“And maybe there are seasons
And maybe they change
And maybe to love is not so strange”
~ Dan Fogelberg “To The Morning”
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg (Home Free)
“Dancing shoes though the distances divide us
There’s a paradise inside us we can’t lose
Me and you dance a ‘pas de deux’ forever
And I pray you never shed your dancing shoes”
~ Dan Fogelberg “Dancing Shoes”
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg (Nether Lands)
“I left a trail of footprints deep in the snow
I swore one day I would retrace them
But when I turned around I found that the wind had erased them
Now I’ll never replace them “
~ Dan Fogelberg “The Last Nail”
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg (Captured Angel)
“Seeing you again was the sweetest torture I may ever know”
“Running free along the beaches where our shadows first began to intertwine”
~ Dan Fogelberg “Seeing You Again”
Lyrics – Dan Fogelberg (Exiles)
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There is no one that wrote songs like DF…
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“I’ll remember you too clearly
But I’ll survive another day
Conversations to share
When there’s no one there
I’ll imagine what you’d say
I’ll see you in another life now, baby
I’ll free you in my dreams
But when I reach across the galaxy
I will miss your company
Company
I’ll be looking for company
Look and listen
Through the years
Someday you may hear me
Still crying for company.”
“Company” by Rickie Lee Jones
A great song to listen to on a rainy night when the blues come for a visit and settle in for a wee visit.
By the way – you have great taste in music! I have just about every song on my ipod.
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Ah! Great one, Mary Elizabeth. I haven’t thought of that song in ages, going to dig the CD out. I have “Young Blood” on my iPod, great for walking with weights. Thanks for contributing such a touching lyric. ~ Jean
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