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Lyrics & Links to the original episodes for the songs in this ribbon.

by Scott Kalichstein

travelled version (song 2)

I'm gonna let life move me,

I'm gonna let life stir me deep,

I'm gonna let life wake me

from an ancient sleep.

I'm gonna laugh all my laughter,

I'm gonna cry all my tears.

I'm gonna love the rain as deeply as

the sun when it clears.

BEAUTIFUL RAIN

with singer Rebecca Csuy

mysterious origins

Patricia wrote 2nd part

Rain, rain, rain, rain,

beautiful rain.

Rain, rain, rain, rain,

beautiful rain.

Rain falling down on the plains,

On the roofs of our towns,

Beautiful rain.

Rain, rain, rain, rain,

beautiful rain.

Rain, rain, rain, rain,

beautiful rain.

Rain falling down on the plains,

Rooftop raindrops,

rooftop raindrops falling,

Beautiful rain.

THE RIVER

by Coco Love Alcorn

Bass part:

Dum t-ka dum dum dum k

Dum t-ka dum dum dum dum

Dum t-ka dum dum dum k

Melody:

1. The river is a healer,

the river is a sage.

The river knows no end and

the river feels no age.

The river is a leader

every single day,

It's living in the moment and

it always finds a way.

Chorus:

Water heal my body,

water heal my soul.

When I go down down to the water,

by the water I feel whole.

2. The river calls me over,

it's calling out my name

In the day and in the night

I hear that river all the same.

It's calling me over,

calling out my pain,

oh a river gathers tears

just like a river gathers rain.

3. The river is a traveller,

always on the go

A river never worries

if it's fast or if it's slow

River take me

to where I need to go,

Oh and I will just relax

and let the river flow.

STAND IN THAT RIVER

by Moira Smiley

Chorus:

Come and stand in that river,

Current, gentle and slow,

Send your troubles down water,

Down on that water flow.

Verse:

When you stand in that river,

Angels sing in your head.

Secrets beyond every worry.

Dreams beyond every dread.

AN OPEN HEART

by Scott Kalichstein

original version

I wanna let life touch me,

wanna let life move me deep,

Wanna let life stir me,

from an ancient sleep.

May I laugh all my laughter,

may I cry all my tears,

may I love the rain as deeply as the sun when it clears.

Living my life with an open heart.

INNER PEACE

by Kate Valentine

I am the deep peace I seek,

I am, I am,

Look upon the rolling ocean

Look above the sky unfolding

All around the tide is turning

Right here I am standing.

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