Lyrics to the songs on Now or Never All Songs Copyright 2005 by Jane Hurst except "Love is the Promise" by Jane Hurst and Laura Monagan and "Deep Peace" by Jane Hurst and Franklin Taggart 1. Now or Never Another season gone I can almost feel the earth move beneath my feet At such a speed You know it won't be long 'Til the warm winds chase the cold and flowers start to bloom It's coming soon In a certain light The years come drifting down I can see I'm not gonna live forever No paint or dye Can hide the truth from me This is my life It's now or never On my computer screen The message says you almost died on Bastille Day I'm glad you stayed Some say we choose to live Well if we do I choose today to be right here With joy and tears In a certain light The years come drifting down I can see I'm not gonna live forever No paint or dye Can hide the truth from me This is my life It's now or never One cold spring afternoon A baby's born to take the place I'll leave behind To ease my mind This is my legacy To love you in the time we have of you and me Our eternity In a certain light The years come drifting down I can see I'm not gonna live forever No paint or dye Can hide the truth from me This is my life It's now or never Right now is all there is It's now or never 2. Me and Emily Me and Emily Dickenson Here’s what we do We create revelations And hide them from you Me and Emily Dickenson We don’t care if we’re known We just write down our words And we stay close to home This is my letter to the world, that never wrote to me This is my letter to the world, that never wrote to me This is my letter to the world, that never wrote to me Me and Emily Me and Emily Dickenson Don’t have too much in common She the white-clad maiden Me the purple earth momma But when we get together You wouldn’t believe We start trading stories And she says to me I’m nobody, who are you? Are you nobody, too? This is my letter to the world, that never wrote to me This is my letter to the world, that never wrote to me This is my letter to the world, that never wrote to me Me and Emily This is my letter to the world by Emily Dickenson This is my letter to the world, That never wrote to me The simple news that Nature told, With tender majesty. Her message is committed To hands I cannot see; For love of her, sweet countrymen, Judge tenderly of me! 3. Weeds Weeds in my garden everywhere I look That’s not what we planned back in May We dug the ground and we planted the seeds There was so much to hope for that day Weeds in our garden every time we talk This is harder than I thought it would be What we thought we were growing came up all right But so did our emotional weeds So what do we do Do we pull them out And throw them on the compost heap Do we water them anyway And let them grow And wait and see what we reap Sometimes what we plan ain’t all that great And what’s best is what grows wild I love you darling, weeds and all Our love is messy, but it still makes me smile Our love is messy, but it still makes me smile 4. Dangerous Drug Hey Babe, I’m addicted to you Just one taste and I was gone There’s nothing I can do Your love is a dangerous drug Your love is a dangerous drug Hey Babe, gimme more of that stuff The messin’ ‘round we did last week It just wasn’t enough Your love is a dangerous drug Your love is a dangerous drug I ain’t the kind to fuss and fret Over things that I ain’t got It’s your loving that I can’t forget When the weather gets too hot Hey Babe, what’s gonna happen to me I got the shakes and I can’t sleep Your eyes are all I see Your love is a dangerous drug Your love is a dangerous drug 5. Room #13 Purple room Guernica Dim light fading And my guitar You were here Warmed my bed Left me with An aching head I need aspirin for my soul I need aspirin for my soul Silver shoes Hurt my feet Through with you But I’m not free Why did I Want your love? Wasn’t thinking Push came to shove I need aspirin for my soul I need aspirin for my soul Need to see Something green Something healthy Something clean Leave this room End the war Find out what I’m breathing for I need aspirin for my soul I need aspirin for my soul I need aspirin for my soul 6. Looking for My True Home The fiddle and the banjo carry me Longing for something I can’t see Lost in the music I still long for home Mama’s table, family all around Through the laughter, I can hear the sound Of the guitar wailing I still long for home Wherever I go I’m always longing No single place can satisfy my soul I feel my heart divided into pieces I’m looking for my true home I’m looking for my true home I want the glow of a Tennessee sunset The snow on a Moscow street The songs of Patsy and Elvis And some Russian I can speak I want the sun on a summer dacha The smoky mountains’ hue The taste of the borscht and the vodka And some down home barbecue Wherever I go I’m always longing No single place can satisfy my soul I feel my heart divided into pieces I’m looking for my true home I’m looking for my true home The fiddle and the banjo carry me Longing for something I can’t see Lost in the music I still long for home Gather every highway that I’ve travelled Knit them all together in my soul In the quiet, I find what I’ve been seeking My own heart is my only home My own heart is my only home 7. The Salesman’s Daughter I was courted by a businessman’s son In a small Ohio town when I was young Who could believe I would be undone For I’m a salesman’s daughter My father was born of high degree But with daily work he could not agree He sold hearing aids to earn a fee I became a salesman’s daughter A young man came knocking at my door Come ride in my car he did implore He stole a kiss and I gave him more He loved this salesman’s daughter By the river’s edge we pledged our troth Whatever I gave it was not enough The love he felt soon turned to dust He abandoned this salesman’s daughter I followed him to Yale University I offered myself, but it was not to be He wanted a girl with more bucks than me I was just a salesman’s daughter Through the years have passed and my hair is gray What would I give for just one day To give him some shit and turn away This prideful salesman’s daughter Don’t piss off a salesman’s daughter 8. Eat That Worm! Little baby watchin’ a flower grow Only one thing that he knows He wants to eat that worm (Eat that worm!) He wants to eat that worm (Eat that worm!) He wants to eat that worm He wants to eat that worm He puts his hand out and he grabs the worm Smiling, laughing, watch it squirm He wants to eat that worm (Eat that worm!) He wants to eat that worm (Eat that worm!) He wants to eat that worm He wants to eat that worm His daddy takes the worm away You can guess what he has to say You can’t eat that worm (Eat that worm!) You can’t eat that worm (Eat that worm!) No, you can’t eat that worm No, no, no you can’t eat that worm Somewhere in his baby mind He vows to grow up and he’ll find A way to eat that worm (Eat that worm!) A way to eat that worm (Eat that worm!) He gonna eat that worm Someday he’s gonna eat that worm! 9. I Ain’t Waiting I ain’t waiting for someone to fall in love with me I ain’t waiting for some fancy jewelry I’m depending on the one who’ll always love me I’m depending on the one who’ll never leave me I ain’t waiting ‘cause I’m depending on me I ain’t waiting for my ship to come in I ain’t waiting for my life to begin I’m depending on the one who’ll always love me I’m depending on the one who’ll never leave me I ain’t waiting ‘cause I’m depending on me Seemed like I was waiting forever, I cried God, what are you saving me for? God said, I’ve been right here waiting for you Since I showed you that open door I ain’t waiting until I get the nerve I ain’t waiting for what I think I deserve I’m depending on the one who’ll always love me I’m depending on the one who’ll never leave me I ain’t waiting ‘cause I’m depending on me 10. Love is the Promise by Jane Hurst and Laura Monagan Evening’s come, it’s time to rest Sweetest dreams are drawing near An angel’s voice is softly singing It’s love that brought you here Everyday the world is turning And every night the stars shine Quiet now, rest your head Day is done and slumber’s nigh The sun has gone behind the hills Waterlily colors fill the sky Everyday the world is turning And every night the stars shine Where life will lead we cannot know But whether the road be high or low The ones who love you will always love you Their love will find you wherever you go Everyday the world is turning And every night the stars shine Love is the promise Love is the promise It’s love that brought you here 11. Plain Jane When I was young and growing up No one was allowed to have it all Gifts were neatly parceled out Some were big and some were small The eldest was the one with the beauty I was the one with the brains The youngest was the one with the talent Yes, I was the family’s Plain Jane They didn’t think I was funny They didn’t acknowledge my heart They didn’t hear my guitar music The only thought I was smart Was the plan to divide and conquer Or to give us each our due? I know that we could not be friends ‘Til the years with our parents were through Why does it still hurt after all these years That they didn’t know who we are? Why are our hearts still longing For an unattainable star? Now so many years after we left home We’ve earned our living in kind One married well, one took to the stage, And I paid my bills with my mind If you shift your focus just a bit You can see that each of the three Has some beauty, some brains, and some talent We’ve been graced equally But when I was young and growing up No one was allowed to have it all Gifts were neatly parceled out Some were big and some were small The eldest was the one with the beauty I was the one with the brains The youngest was the one with the talent Yes, I was the family’s Plain Jane 12. Paradise Pond In the mist of a late autumn morning She dips in her paddle before me She pauses to tell me a story There on Paradise Pond She swoons for the man she soon will see I tell of the one whose love thrills me I pray that his love doesn’t kill me On the banks of Paradise Pond Ain’t no going back Ain’t no going back Ain’t no going back to Paradise Pond She tells how her heart has been broken Through love’s words that never were spoken Be a man, by her mom, she’s too open To the waters of Paradise Pond One night when the stars could not shake her She begged that the pond would come take her And carry her home to her maker Through the ice of Paradise Pond Can’t break through the ice Can’t break through the ice Can’t break through the ice of Paradise Pond In May we leave all that behind us And the chains that had threatened to bind us And hide out where no one can find us Who came from Paradise Pond Years pass, what’s become of our old selves? We meet up in the grocery shelves There are secrets we never will tell We left them in Paradise Pond Ain’t no going back Ain’t no going back Ain’t no going back to Paradise Pond 13. Blarney Stone He told me that he loved me That day at Castlebar He smiled and then we winked at me You know how young men are ‘Twas then I gave my heart to him If only I had known That I’d kissed the man who kissed the Blarney Stone His words they all came soft and light Like dew upon the morn My lips, my eyes, my hair, my voice Were like a day just born He told me if he were a king He’d put me on his throne But I’d kissed the man who kissed the Blarney Stone Then late one night when I walked home Down past O’Reilly’s barn I saw him touch another’s lips And hold another’s arms I hung my head, I cried a tear As I walked on alone As she kissed the man who kissed the Blarney Stone The next day I woke with a plan And then I thought it through I took myself to Blarney And you know what I did do And now my words have won him back How much his love has grown Since he kissed the girl who kissed the Blarney Stone 14. Right Before the Dawn written 9/24/01 Rest your weary heart Lay your burden down Now’s the time we start It’s right before the dawn It’s right before the dawn It’s been a long dark night The pain was more than we could bear Now the sun’s in sight And hope is waiting there And hope is waiting there All those years of holding it in Knowing what was to come Together now we cry, we embrace And do what needs to be done We have the power to heal We know with love we’re strong We’re free at last to feel After waiting for so long After waiting for so long Rest your weary heart Lay your burden down Now’s the time we start It’s right before the dawn It’s right before the dawn 15. Deep Peace Based on a prayer "Deep Peace," Anon, 12th century, translation by Fiona MacLeod. Adaptation copywrite Jane Hurst and Franklin Taggart, 2003. Spoken: Deep Peace I breathe unto you O, weariness, here, O, aching, here Sung: Deep Peace, Deep Peace Deep Peace, Deep Peace A soft white dove to you A quiet rain to you An ebbing wave to you Of the quiet earth to you Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti Red wind of the east from you Grey wind of the west to you Dark wind of the north from you Blue wind of the south to you Salaam Aleikhum, Salaam Aleikhum Salaam Aleikhum, Salaam Aleikhum Pure red of the flame to you Pure white of the grass to you Pure brown of the earth to you Pure grey of the dew to you Paz a Nosotros, Paz a Nosotros Paz a Nosotros, Paz a Nosotros Pure blue of the sky to you Of the running wave to you Of the flowing air to you Of the sleeping stones to you Shir Ha Shalom, Shir Ha Shalom Shir Ha Shalom, Shir Ha Shalom From the Heart of Peace to you From the Mother of Fire to you From the Flock of Stars to you From Who You Are to You Deep Peace, Deep Peace Deep Peace, Deep Peace Deep Peace, Deep Peace