"Hold your own.

Know your name.

And go your own way...

...and everything will be fine."

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One of my favorites. Beautiful.

I've long since retired and my son's moved away

I called him up just the other day

I said, I'd like to see you if you don't mind

He said, I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time

You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu

But it's sure nice talking to you, dad

It's been sure nice talking to you

And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me

He'd grown up just like me

My boy was just like me

-Harry Chapin

" If we burn our wings

Flying too close to the sun

If the moment of glory

Is over before it’s begun

If the dream is won —

Though everything is lost

We will pay the price,

But we will not count the cost"

Song: Bravado

Roll the Bones, Rush, 1991

Music by Lee, Lifeson

Lyrics by Peart

Last time we spoke,

You said you were hurting,

And I felt your pain in my heart,

I want to tell you,

That I keep on praying,

Love will find you where you are,

I know cause I've already been there,

So please hear these simple truths,

Be strong in the Lord and,

Never give up hope,

You're going to do great things,

I already know,

God's got His hand on you so,

Don't live life in fear,

Forgive and forget,

But don't forget why you're here,

Take your time and pray,

These are the words I would say.

Well it goes like this: the fourth, the fifth

The minor fall and the major lift

The baffled king composing Hallelujah...

And I've seen your flag on the marble arch

And love is not a victory march

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah...

But remember when I moved in you

And the holy dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah.

-Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

I made You promises a thousand times

I tried to hear from Heaven

But I talked the whole time

I think I made You too small

I never feared You at all No

If You touched my face would I know You?

Looked into my eyes could I behold You?

So What do I know of You

Who spoke me into motion?

Where have I even stood

But the shore along Your ocean?

Are You fire? Are You fury?

Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?

So What do I know? What do I know of Holy?