Story Behind The Song
I had a little dog named dandylion. he was a yorkaranian. Mom was a pom, Dad was a yorkie. He went everywhere with me and was devoted. He stared at me all the time and was the first thing I'd see in the AM peering over the bed at me and the last thing I'd
Song Description
falling is a song that works through loss and comes out the other side
Song Length |
3:28 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Serene |
Subject |
Telephone, Gourmet Food |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Falling
Lyrics and Music by Beverly Graham ©
Airborne, which direction should I take
So many possibilities
I could spread my wings I could learn how to fly
Never coming down
But I know that the difference between flying and falling
Is when you hit the ground
I was in the summer of my life
When I heard somebody call my name
I had to learn to listen to remember how to breathe
Wisdom can't be bound
And I know that the difference between flying and falling
Is how hard you hit the ground
Life comes crashing down altering course
When you're thrown from the back of a riderless horse
But you just got to get back on that merry go round
You got to give it one more try
Or you might as well just lay down
Close your eyes and die
When someone that you love is taken far away
No longer to share the ride
Courage comes from loving and knowing you've been loved
Take a breath
Lift your head
Spread your wings and soar
Hold on to all those memories
Then go make some more
Somewhere between pain and faith
Is where peace is found
And I know that the difference between flying and falling
Is if you hit the ground