Grateful

This was a live in studio Kickstarter session at the Barber Shop in Ann Arbor. Featuring Tyler Duncan on piano, Joe Dart on bass and Michael Shimmin on drums. Joe and Shims, don't play until the end, so they are just sneaky little guests. This footage was shot by Dj Viernes and was part of a Kickstarter shoot for my album Mother Lion.

If the sorrows of the world are the wounds on our hearts, then gratitude is the salve to ease our pain.

Grateful

I’m gonna cry
All alone in this room
Don’t ask me why
It’s just that I need to

I’ll feel the sorrow
I’ll feel the pain
and I will be grateful
At the end of the day

I’m gonna walk
Gonna walk it myself
Through the storms in my body
Through the high water hell

I will press on,
Be what it may
And I will be grateful
At the end of the day

I’ll be a witness
To the sorrows I see
I will not feel at ease
I will not feel at peace

When the world leaves me sleepless
Then I’ll be awake
And I will be grateful
At the end of the day

I will be strong
And stronger still
Torn from my hopes
Worn from my will

When I speak my truth
You’ll hear me say
I am grateful
At the end of the day

I will be a mother
I will learn to teach
About the love in the world
And the dangers it keeps
I will give of my heart
And to show you the way
I will be grateful
At the end of the day