MOTHER’S DAY Andy Anderson

Mother's Day

MOTHER’S DAY   Andy Anderson – 11/13/2011     

Every Sunday afternoon I leave my house and take a drive
out  to see my mother, at the home where she resides
It’s a very pleasant journey, when the weather is OK
and I’m proud to say I rarely fail to visit…. on that day

I arrive just after two, and check-in at the desk
where they tell me how she’s doing, as I sign in as a guest
The staff there is so friendly, and they know me every time
and remark on my devotion, as I tell them….I don’t mind     

I amble down the corridor, and pass the large dance hall
where residents take their meals, as the staff observes them all
I wonder if the bingo cage, was spun the night before
and if anybody ever really danced….....upon that floor

As I come to room 11,  I catch my sweet old mom
gazing out the window, watching robins on the lawn
As lightly as I can, I rap my fingers on the jamb
she turns and smiles, and asks me…… who I am…..

And I gather.. all my courage.. as my hopes, comes crashing down……
like Windows on the World.. lying shattered on the ground…….   
  
I tell her I’m her son and let the sadness fade away
I ask her how she’s doing, wish her happy Mother’s Day
She grins and tells me all about, a choir who came last night
children singing Christmas carols, little faces ………shining bright

And though I’ve heard this many times, I act as if it’s new
and hope she cannot hear, my heart snap again in two
I nod and I envision, children singing for my mum
unaware she’s their special ghost of Christmas… yet to come    

The visit passes slowly, and an aide stops by to say
it’s time for mom rest, but I am welcome any day
Mom’s grin dissolves, and she says she’s glad I came
and she asks me if I wouldn’t mind……telling her my name

The drive back home is somber, mixed with worry and despair
again she was no different, from the last time I was there
I recall the vibrant lady who so loved me every day
and how terribly I’ve missed her, ever since she…. went away….  

And I gather.. all my courage.. as my hopes, comes crashing down……
like Windows on the World.. lying shattered on the ground…….   
I know, next week I’ll return If not me, who else would go?
And I wish myself a very, merry, Mother’s Day….Ho ho ho…   

The Children's Christmas Curse

The Children’s Christmas Curse

Christmas time at the Baptist Church, at six years old I had to work

 to learn my solo hymn for the Christmas show.

“Away in a manger, no crib for a bed” were words I’d drilled deep in my head but what came out that night I still don’t know.

‘Though I practiced hard to learn that tune and words,

The stage fright made it all just lights and blurs.

As I ran off to find my pew, deep in my heart I really knew, a show biz job was one I’d never do.

Little kids, most scared to death, would mount  the stage and loose their breath

And stand  like deer in headlights on the road.

When  mother’s prompting did not work, they stared and stammered, some with quirks, then ran for safety in a panic mode.

But some cool kids stood there serene and calm,

And spoke their “piece” without a hitch or qualm.

Their folks were filled with joy and pride, while I looked for a place to hide.

That Christmas show was stress I can’t abide.

When I think of  a Christmas show, I think of all those kids that know they’re probably going to blow their Christmas “saying”.

It doesn't matter what they do, rehearse and practice, do voodoo, their cool & calm and memory’s just not staying

They take the stage all brave but all alone

And most will wish that they had just stayed home.

And they’ll look back through all the years of loves and laughs and smiles and tears and think of standing, frozen like a stone.

So now when Christmas comes around, I see the joyful sights and sounds

And think of that cold night in that old church.

The clearest memory I recall was standing like beneath a pall as mind and body left me in the lurch.

Now I buy gifts and gild the tree and be the dad I’m meant to be but stay away from hymns and bible verse.

‘Cause in my mind I’m still that boy and that night’s end sure brought me joy as I endured the children’s Christmas curse.

"Goodbye", Steve Earle, By Craig Hubbard

"Goodbye", Steve Earle, By Craig Hubbard

I remember holdin on to you
All them long and lonely nights I put you through 
Somewhere in there I’m sure I made you cry 
But I can’t remember if we said goodbye 

But I recall all of them nights down in Mexico 
That’s one place I may never go in my life again 
Was I off somewhere or just too high 
But I can’t remember if we said goodbye 

And I miss you here every now and then 
Like the warn breeze blowin; up from the Caribbean 
Each November I break down and cry 
But I can’t remember if we said goodbye 

And I recall all of them nights down in Mexico 
That’s one place I may never go in my life again 
Was I just off somewhere or just too high 
But I can’t remember if we said goodbye 
No I can’t remember if we said goodbye

Goodbye To Dad, Written and Performed By Dan Weber

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Got a box in the mail today, COD, signed my name
Inside was a plastic bag
Three thousand miles from home,
Little bits of ash and bone
I broke the seal, said Hello Dad

Out to the yard to get some air, Dad sat in my favorite chair
And I made us a couple of drinks
But Dad he can’t drink no more
So what the hell is Heaven for
I wondered what my old man might say

But we got along just fine
I drank his glass, right after mine
And I threw a handful in the wind and I said goodbye to dad

I took Dad for a good long drive and tried to let the years unwind
And I rev’ed it up to a hundred and ten

It was one of those perfect days

After a week of rain
You know it happens now and then
State trooper he slowed us down, when I saw his lights flash on
And I got pulled over once again
He asked me where the fire was
An I told him just because
Then I introduced him to Dad

And they got along just fine,
He gave us a warning, said to watch the signs
And I threw a handful in the wind and I said goodbye to Dad

This ain’t how it's supposed to go
Mom should be here, God knows she knows
And I still don’t understand
Why I never said goodbye to my old man

I threw Dad in the ocean too, and a secret lake that we both knew
And he even jumped on a moving train
I mailed him to Alaska too something he always wanted to do
And I waved goodbye to his plane

And we got along just fine
I took him down to the lake one last time
And I threw a handful in the wind
And I said goodbye to Dad......I got a box in the mail today….

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You Can Be Sheena, Written and Performed By Craig Hubbard

You Can Be Sheena, Written and Performed By Craig Hubbard

It’s finally come to me this time how we can be happy now
Only the sun and sea can ever make us happy now
You need two pair of jeans some tee shirts and a summer gown
I’ll bring the things to build a fire, let’s get out of town

So let’s start up, waiting to break my heart up
Gather the things you think of, close your bank account
And tell your boss you’re leaving
You know the sun’s up, we won’t be playing no catch up
We’ll watch the ships as they sail off, say goodbye to your friends
And let’s move to the jungle
Oh please, let’s swinging in the trees,
With the birds and the honey bees
Time will pass with ease and you can be Sheena
The Queen and you will hunt for me
We’ll do just what we please
Trade in the serving scene, living and cheap wine and sunshine……

We don’t need the Internet, mobile phones or direct TV
I can live without Facebook friends, Linkin and my Twitter feed
You need two pair of jeans some tee shirts and some magazines
I’ll bring my new Swiss Army Knife and I’ll blow out a here clean

So let’s start up, waiting to break my heart up
Gather the things you think of, close your bank account
And tell your boss you’re leaving
You know the sun’s up, we won’t be playing no catch up
We’ll watch the ships as they sail off, say goodbye to your friends
And we’ll move to the jungle
So please, let’s go swinging in the trees,
With the birds and the honey bees
Time will pass with ease and you can be Sheena
The Queen and you will hunt for me
We’ll do just what we please
Trade in the serving scene, living and cheap wine and sunshine……

Laura And Jon's Wedding Dance

You And Me, Dave Mathews
Performed By Craig Hubbard

Wanna pack your bags
Something small
Take what you need and we disappear
without a trace we’ll be gone, gone
moon and the stars will follow the car
And then when we get to the ocean
Gonna take a boat to the end of the world
all the way to the end of the world

Oh when the kids are old enough
we gonna’ teach them to fly

You and me together
we could do anything, baby
you and me together yes, yes
you and me together
we could do anything, baby
you and me together yes, yes

you and I were not tied to the ground
not falling but rising like rolling around
eyes closed above the rooftops
eyes closed we’re gonna spin through the stars
Our arms wide as the sky we gon ride the blue
all the way to the end of the world
to the end of the world

Oh when the kids are old enough
we gonna teach them to fly

You and me together
we could do anything, baby
you and me together yes, yes
you and me together 
we could do anything, baby
you and me together yes, yes

we can always look back on what we did
always memory  of you and me baby
right now its you and me forever girl
you know we could do better than
anything that we did
you know that you and me
we could do anything

you and me together
we could do anything, baby
you and me together yes,yes
the two of us together
we could do anything baby
you and me together yes, yes
two of us together, yes, yes
two of us together
we could do anything baby

Rosie (Jackson Browne) By David Hubbard

Rosie (Jackson Browne) By David Hubbard

She was standing at the load-in when the trucks rolled up
She was sniffing all around like a half-grown female pup
She wasn't hard to talk to, looked like she had nowhere to go
So I gave her a pass so she could get in to see the show.


I sat her down right next to me and I got her a beer
While I mixed that sound on the stage so the band could hear
The more I watched her watch me play, the less I thought of to say
And when they walked offstage the drummer swept that girl away.


Rosie, you're all right, you wear my ring
When you hold me tight, Rosie, that's my thing
When you turn out the light I got to hand it to me
Looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie.


Well, I guess I might have known from the start she'd come for a star
But I told my imagination not to run too far
Of all the times that I've been burned, by now you'd think I'd learn
That it's who you look like, not who you are.


Rosie, you're all right, you wear my ring
When you hold me tight, Rosie, that's my thing
When you turn out the light I got to hand it to me
Looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie.

World Love, Magnetic Fields, David Hubbard

World Love, Magnetic Fields, David Hubbard

World Love, Magnetic Fields, David Hubbard

When the rhythm calls the government falls Here come the cops 
From Tokyo to Soweto viva la musica pop We are black & white 
and we dance all night down at the hop and the letters were tall 
on the Berlin Wall viva la musica pop so if you're feeling low 
stuck in some bardo I, even I know the solution 
love, music, wine and revolution love, love, love music, wine and revolution 
This too shall pass so raise your glass to change and chance 
and freedom is the only law shall we dance...

Laura’s Song, Craig and David Hubbard

Laura’s Song, Craig and David Hubbard

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You’re The Only Star In My Blue Heaven, David Hubbard

You’re The Only Star In My Blue Heaven

Songwriter:  Gene Autry

You're the only star in my blue heaven

And you're shining just for me
You're the only star in my blue heaven
And in dreams your face I see

You're the shining light that brightens up the night
Till you came in sight my heart was lonely
You're the only star in my blue heaven
And you're shining just for me

You're the shining light that brightens up the night
Till you came in sight my heart was lonely
You're the only star in my blue heaven
And you're shining just for me

And you're shining just for me

Cass And Ellie Putkoski

Putkoski

Josie, Kris Kristofferson, By David Hubbard

Josie, Kris Kristofferson, By David Hubbard

I’ve been chasing after Josie since the day I could run

Even though I didn't know it at the time

And I followed her from Texas 'til she found me undone

Just a jump ahead of what I left behind.

She was proud of her young body as a body could be

On her way to be a woman of the world

And I still can see her smiling as she gave it to me

Lookin' like a lonesome little girl.

Chorus:

Josie, is it true that you've grown harder than your years

Sellin' them your sadness on the street

How much did you lose between the laughter and the tears

Gettin' back the bitter for the sweet

Well, she loved me back to livin' at a time I was lost

With the closest thing to love I've ever known

And she led me through some bridges I was burnin' to cross

Then she went and burned some bridges of her own.

Now the road's a little colder every time that I leave

For another empty place I've never been

And I don't suppose it's likely that she's lookin' for me

But someday I may just chase her down again.

Chorus:

Josie, is it true that you've grown harder than your years

Sellin' them your sadness on the street

How much did you lose between the laughter and the tears

Gettin' back the bitter for the sweet

He Stopped Loving Her Today, Performed By David Hubbard

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the title of a song by American country music artist George Jones that has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time.^[1] It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first No. 1 single in six years. The melancholy song was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman.

He Stopped Loving Her Today
Written by R. V. Braddock and C. Putman, Jr.

He said I'll love you 'til I die
She told him you'll forget in time
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind

He kept her picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again

Kept some letters by his bed
Dated 1962
He had underlined in red
Every single I love you

I went to see him just today
Oh but I didn't see no tears
All dressed up to go away
First time I'd seen him smile in years

(Chorus)
He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today

(Spoken)
You know she came to see him one last time
Oh and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running through my mind
This time he's over her for good

(Chorus)
He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today

Shoes Had Laces, written by Matt Clark.

Shoes Had Laces, written by Matt Clark.

Performed by Matt, Rowan and Quillan Clark, 

Gerry, Hayden and Elise Hubbard

Pop Pop writes a blog about the things he’s seen and done How things have changed since olden days when he was very young

We didn’t have a Wii says he but we still had some fun
Yes things were very different when my Pop Pop was young

Shoes had laces, clock had hands and faces
You didn’t take your phone when you went to different places
The phone was attached to the wall
And didn’t do anything but call

Things were different when my dad was a kid at least that’s what he said
The phone numbers for all his friends were stored up in his head
They used a giant paper map instead of being led
By a gps but I would guess they just stayed home instead

Shoes had laces, clock had hands and faces
You didn’t take your phone when you went to different places
The phone was attached to the wall
And didn’t do anything but call

Shoes had laces, clock had hands and faces
You didn’t take your phone when you went to different places
The phone was attached to the wall
And didn’t do anything but call