Lyrics

Available lyrics...

The Joy of Singing DVD - A singing workshop with Wendy Grace

Infinite Sky CD

Backyard of Blue CD

Choices CD

The Joy of Singing DVD
Printer Friendly DVD Lyrics Page

Duration of DVD 56 minutes

Chapters:        Breathing & Stretching
                        Toning & Vocal Exercises
                        Songs  

All songs on this DVD, including background music, are original compositions by Wendy Grace except Amazing Grace [words by John Newton 1779], Deep Peace [ancient Gaelic blessing], and Alleluia [based on Pachabel’s Canon].

FLAMES OF LIGHT

Flames of light – fire burning

There’s a flame of light
Burning in our hearts
Together – shining in the night

We are one voice
We are one light
Shining so bright
Singing in the night

LIVING THE DREAM

Holding the dream, Holding the dream
All of the people, Holding the dream
Way-oh way-oh
Way-oh way-oh way-oh-way-oh

Singing the dream, Singing the dream

Living the dream, Living the dream

AMAZING GRACE

Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a soul like me
I once was lost but now am found
Was blind but now I see

DEEP PEACE

Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the silent stars to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you

LOVE

I say love is more than two people
I say love is more than two people
I say love is a thread
Woven through us all – Joining us all
Love love love – Joining us all

Infinite Sky
Printer Friendly Lyrics Page

Sacred Isle

I close my eyes and I go there
To the sacred isle
Beside the well up on the hill
That’s where my heart is filled

I’m lying in soft green grass
Looking over the north sea
I’d like to bring you here
Will you come with me?

I’ll show you stones and wildflowers
‘Neath the summer sun
We can walk the hills in twilight
Till the morning comes

It’s here they say
The veil between the worlds is very fine
And the mysteries of this island
Can carry us across time

Uluru

Ever so gently, ever so lovingly
I carried my lost and wounded heart
To Uluru
Ever so gently, ever so lovingly
I laughed and I cried and the grieving died
At Uluru
I drove thousand of miles
To find the infinite sky
To the land where fences end
Where eagles and my spirit flies
So far so wide
Ever so gently, ever so lovingly
I let go of the love I thought I knew
At Uluru
I know I’ll keep going back
To the place that glows
That held my heart and touched my soul
When I’m in the centre I feel like I’m home
Ever so gently, ever so lovingly
I healed my heart under a full moon
At Uluru
I let go of the love
I let go of you
At Uluru

Eyes of Love

There’s a garden over there
Where trees and flowers seem to shine
A place of beauty, full of life
You weave your magic, inspired

There’s a family over there
Where souls are wild and free
You’re a mother, a lover, a friend
No matter what you be
You see with eyes of love
With love you give your time
To those with troubled hearts and troubled minds
Listening and caring
And so wisely guiding lives
Cause you see with eyes of love
Eyes of love, queen of hearts
Sees with eyes of love

I think I must have done
Something right, sometime then
To have you now as my friend
Truly you are a guiding light
Like some kind of angel
Cause you see with eyes of love

Angel

Angel fly away
My angel flies away
And I pray
We’ll find our way
One day
Angel fly away
My angel flies away
And I pray
We’ll meet again somewhere
Someday

Whale Dreaming

I followed you down through the storm
The angry seas showed their mercy
Your body caressing the dawn
The sea made way as we descended
We went down, down
As the black turned to green
Down, down
We were welcomed by all
Your strength and your calm
Brought serenity to the garden in the sea
Mighty and wonderful whale
You belong to a world of your own

Welcome to my Dream

Saturday afternoon
You were golden as you walked into the room
I felt someone wise and wild
How could it be we just met
As we walked the hills to see the sunset
Welcome to my dream

You showed me something new
I see a different world with just one thought of you
I close my eyes

There’s a feeling so beautiful
Every moment’s a miracle
Every breath spun with gold
Welcome to my dream

I stood upon the unknown road
And I walked and thought alone
I jumped right in this fast moving stream
And I prayed, then let go

Another Saturday afternoon
I lay down and pretty soon I couldn’t move
I fell into a deep sleep through the night
And woke in a universe of holographics
With some things we call mysteries and magic
Welcome to my dream

We stood upon the unknown road
And we walked and thought of home
We jumped right in this fast moving stream
And we prayed, then let go

Saturday afternoons
Are golden
Since I met you

In Time

Didn’t sleep last night
Lying in your arms
I think I took some fright
When you called in your charms
You knew me and there was no place to hide
You explored me and I explored the starry sky
Didn’t sleep last night
Lying in your arms
I was watching shooting stars and planes and satellites
This night sky is as busy as my mind
There’s so much going on out there
Just like me inside

Sooner or later we’ll know
Just what it is, oh
Sooner or later it’ll show
And together we’ll be
In time

Didn’t’ sleep last night
As I held you in my arms
I was sensing secrets
And wondering who you are
As you lay sleeping by my heart
Sweet love
Will I dream next time
Lying in your arms
And will you meet me there
And take me far
We’ll explore deep inside the starry sky

Sooner or later we’ll know…

Amelia’s Song

Before you go, before you leave home
And head out on your own
Hear me honey, some things to say
We’ve been together seventeen years today

I have always loved you
I’ll always be there for you
As long as I live
I’ll be there for you darling

From the beginning of your life
You were like a miracle
Your first words, your first steps
Twinkling eyes always seemed so wise

You’re a young woman now
Trying to understand your heart
You felt the depth of love’s embrace
You tasted love’s tears
These are tender years
Now I know you’re wondering
What you’re going to do in the world
Do what you love
Follow your dreams
And the world will be there for you

There is Peace

I’ll light the candles
And make a fire
Outside the first star
Is twinkling in the sky
Inside tonight there is peace
I’ll go out walking
Under the moon
It’s quiet and it’s still
And I keep hearing this tune
Outside tonight there is peace
I’ll lie in bed
And look at the sky
I’m sure to see a shooting star
Go passing by
In my life tonight there is peace

The Journey

Throughout all time and space
Here and beyond the ideas of this place
Love exists, eternal
Pure
Universal

Backyard of Blue
Printer Friendly DVD Lyrics Page

Blue Sunny Sky Day

Just got word today
Heard you’re in town and coming ‘round
Now it’s time to see how we can get along
It may be so wrong
But I’m sure friendship can be
Still strong and set free
We’ve seen so much
Together, blue sunny sky day
Dawn, sunset, did we appreciate
Country feeling always fade
As we leave to resume another way

Turn around sit me down
Show me how you feel
I want to know before I start again
All that you’re aware is in your mind
I can only try to find
Now he’s been and gone
Should have known all along
My faith can surely be believed in
Disbelief is sin

But I’m sure friendship can be
Still strong and set free
We’ve seen so much
Together, blue sunny sky day
Dawn, sunset, did we appreciate
As we leave to resume another way

High Time

First she walked down to the sea-shore
Then over the sunrise
And she’s gone again
She’s always had more than a friendship
But never a romance

And it’s high time, high time she leaves
High time, high time she leaves
More than two of you can see

Turning to stamp out the ways of another
And trying her best in understanding words
That mean little to the one who speaks so confused
And to relate feelings which must have grown so great

And it’s high time, high time she leaves
High time, high time she leaves
More than two of you can see

And in a way I can see where she’s wrong
The rights of a woman have vanished and gone
She found it difficult to give anymore
Relying on her judgement and remembering what she saw

Love was found in another
So she decided,
Why should she bother
But really her thoughts were much deeper
She could not understand
How feelings change in a man

And it’s high time, high time she leaves
High time, high time she leaves
More than two of you can see

Still she’s walking on the sea-shore
Over the sunrise
Now she’s gone again
She’s always had more than a friendship
But never a romance
Oh what can it be

And it’s high time, high time she leaves
High time, high time she leaves
More than two of you can see

Striving to Stand Alone

Watch out
Society can break your limitations
It can cut you down
Dynamic changes
In a wonder world make some people think
That it’s time to search for something more

But I just want to be me
Don’t want to be told what people think I ought to be
Don’t want to be psychoanalysed
I can work myself out by myself alright
‘Cause I’ve got a mind
And I use it
Yes I’ve got a mind
So don’t abuse it
I’ve got a mind
And I use it
So don’t you lay your heavy promises on me
What is it
Do you think there’s no hope for the world we know
So you turn inside
To find peace of mind and your soul
Sure, but can’t you go alone
Do you really need to be shown?
You are a person with the strength of man
Striving to stand alone

But I just want to be me
Don’t want to be told what people think I ought to be
Don’t want to be psychoanalysed
I can work myself out by myself alright
‘Cause I’ve got a mind
And I use it
Yes I’ve got a mind
So don’t abuse it
I’ve got a mind
And I use it
So don’t you lay your heavy promises on me

Catch a Colour

Catch a colour falling
Brighter than a smile
Everything glowing now morning till night
Warming wishful
Sinking to sigh
Bounded only by the one choosing to shine

Now they call
Show them the might and strength you hold

Remember the words of November
Magical laughter
Lies opening forming mysteries
Fantasy followed by reason
Tracing each other but never discovering
What really flows beneath
Should it be clear
One day without some fear

Now they call
Show them the might and strength you hold

Prove to me what you may be
Then we’ll see

Catch a colour falling
Brighter then a smile
Everything glowing now morning till night
Warming wishful
Sinking to sigh
Bounded only by the one choosing to shine

Now they call
Show them the might and strength you hold

Summertown

He left for the summertown
To buy his lady a gown
He lay down to weep
Trying to find his liberty
And the strange ordeal
He could feel
Would lead a man to steal

A love to him
Was a love which made
A woman so afraid
This man knew of fame
And so made this his playful game

Many a journey was made by man
So the mind would expand
He knew only of what more was wanted

For his life to prosper
Looking for a love to
Looking for a love to
Looking for a love to show
Looking for a love
Looking for a love
Looking for a love to show

And when he reached the summertown
He forgot both lady and gown
He swept the lady away
Just as if he had finished his game

Backyard of Blue

Colours are changing on my backyard of blue
I watch the day begin
But I need you to see it through
I’d like to ride a wave out and catch the sun
But that’s like having you here with me now
It just can’t be done

I need you
You’re a star in the darkness
I need you
To shine all your kindness
On a world
That needs your smile
That needs your smile

Colours are changing in my backyard of blue
I watch the evening glowing
Are you watching it too
It’s been so long since somebody really cared
Both sides a little shy
But there’s something to share

I need you
You’re a star in the darkness
I need you
To shine all your kindness
On a world
That needs your smile
That needs you smile

So easy to turn away and forget the world
When I have somebody like you
And my backyard of blue

Strong as Sunlight

Strong as sunlight shining down
Upon the desert sand
Never ending like the waves of the sea
And the hills of the land
So she’s wrapped herself with the warmth of dreams
In the clouds, crying soft and loud
For someone to complete within her
The feeling she cannot find
The one that knows no bounds

So she holds her head up high
And wonders why she cares
But you know that really
Time will bring her down now
If she dares
It may be winter but her mind has turned to spring
Full of thoughts that will bloom
To hear the seasons sing
To hear the seasons sing

She sees herself
Always wandering always hiding
But rarely finding
Thought over, how long will it last
Those loves of the past
Now she knows only one
But it keeps fading with the sun

Saw a Bright New Face

I’m the kind to worry
That’s why I sing my song
I’m the kind to worry
Not knowing whether I’m right or wrong
And with the fresh breeze
In the morning with the dawn
I will be standing
Holding new dreams to be born

Saw a bright new face today
One smile has made it stay
With me to hide away
In my mind till the end of time
Blue blossom, candy coloured room
Fills the air
With fragrance of love and good times
Shall be there

Childish fancy
Shining from the seed of life
Your mind is dancing
Beaming, glowing full of light
And with the fresh breeze
In the morning with the dawn
I will be standing
Holding new dreams to be born

Blue blossom, candy coloured room
Fills the air
With fragrance of love and good times
Shall be there

Saw a bright new face today

Thanking You

I never knew it could be so hard
It’s a complicated life
Gonna take a while
To see where I am
And how I feel

Ideas have changed, that’s strange
I’ve chosen very different ways to most my friends
I thought I was not quite the same
Only made it that way
My mind went astray
Now I know I’ve got

The feelings of a woman
Can’t escape the way I am
Tried to find it
Live without it
I was wrong

Often I wish I was as strong as the tree
That stands outside my window
Breathing in the sunshine
But never weeping like a willow
Friends have told me
People have shown me
I’m thanking you
For making me see I’ve got

The feelings of a woman
Can’t escape the way I am
Tried to fight it
Live without it
I was wrong

Find it very hard to say what I mean
Come to think of it
I’ve never ever tried
But I think and think about you
‘Cause you’ve made me see I’ve got

The feelings of a woman
Can’t escape the way I am
Tried to fight it
Live without it
I was wrong“

Any Day Now

Took my daily questions down to the sea
In hope to draw conclusions
Set me free
‘Cause I’m watching the flying coloured movement of my mind
Peaceful boats drift and wind

Any day now
I will know where it is for me
That life should see more than the man

I was hiding, hiding my ideas
Now I’m finding, finding over the years

Shielding selfish desires
Shameful I should feel
But I’m hiding the fear of a break in the circle
Of which I am part of the curve
Knowing that all I have done is much like the bird
Who has flown down with the sun

Any day now
I will know where it is for me
That life should see more than the man

I was hiding, hiding my ideas
Now I’m finding, finding over the years
I was hiding, hiding my ideas

Whoever Heard

Circles running round
Coming in and rolling down
My mind is full of music
And the notes that sound
Music has the magic
Of making every word he says
A sweet melody for me yes for me

But you really don’t know how I miss
Gentle ways, gentle words
The silent understanding as you learn

Running from return
Flying further than far apart
I know I can’t
Tell time to hurry on
But maybe we will see
Some stranger force in me

So hard to explain
But there are no words
That account for the space of wilderness within
A vacuum of vague feeling
But whoever heard
Of one holding back from love
For fear of losing love

You really don’t know how I miss
Gentle ways, gentle words
The silent understanding as you learn

Whoever heard
Of one holding back from love
For fear of losing love

Choices
Printer Friendly DVD Lyrics Page

Choices

I was born to question to be unconventional
Does it really surprise you
My daughter’s dyed her hair bright blue
We were born to question to be unconventional
That’s why we’ve got this status quo
So we can decide which way to go

Bag of choices
That’s you life
You’ve got a bag of choices
Every day and night

I might take this little detour
See just where it leads
Sure to be an adventure
It began with an idea
Once you’ve dipped you toe in another stream
You’re in a new flow
It’s no longer just a dream

You’ve got a bag of choices that’s your life
You’ve got a bag of choices every day and night

There’s no escaping consequences of our actions
What we decide what we choose has a reaction
We were born to question to be unconventional
That’s why we’ve got this status quo
So we can decide which way to go

You’ve got a bag of choices that’s your life
You’ve got a bag of choices every day and night
You’ve got a bag of choices that’s your life
You’ve got a bag of choices that’s your life 

I’d Like to Hold Your Hand

Yes please, I’d like to hold your hand
My heart aches, I’m afraid
My world has changed
Without the love I’ve known
I’m alone

Yes please, I’d like to hold your hand
I don’t know, it’s not clear
Which way to go
Sometimes it’s hard to surrender
To hand it over, I can’t pretend

Yes please, I’d like to hold your hand
This is new to me
I feel alone
I don’t feel free
But maybe one day I’ll say
It was meant to be

Maybe one day I’ll say
It was meant to be

Yes please, I’d like to hold your hand