“The Old Year”
from Birds of Relocation
by Eric Peters
There’s so much to be thankful for
And so much to be forgotten
There’s no perfect secret
To the things that bring us joy
Ha ha! to the old year
Goodbye to the cold fear
Gonna cry when I need it, smile when I need it
Goodbye, denial
The mind is a wanderer
It slips off into a false world
Never stopping for a minute
To take a good look around
Ha ha! to the old year
Goodbye to the cold fear
Gonna cry when I need it, smile when I need it
I’m gonna live like a living soul
Gonna write it on my wretched bones
And stop waiting for happily ever after
Ha ha! to the old year
Goodbye to the cold, cold fear
Gonna cry when I need it
Ha ha! to the old year
Wave goodbye to the cold fear
Gonna cry when I need it, smile when I need it, laugh when I need it
Goodbye, denial, goodbye
2 Comments
Peter B
There should be a comment on this post. Eric, thank you for songs of honesty and encouragement. Yay to the show tonight!
Adam
Eric, the thread of grace and hope that is ever-present in your music, even in the midst of despair, fear and sorrow, never ceases to amaze me. Scientists say that spider webs have the strongest tinsel strength of any thread known to man. I disagree… the thread you weave in your songs is stronger. Thanks for sharing these songs again.
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