Tag: single
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Simple Song
words & music by Honeytree (Nancy Henigbaum Miller) • © by Warner Chappell Music, Inc. • Recorded with the author’s permission I will sing a simple songthe meaning will be clearand you’ll never have to wonderwhen you’re far away from herejust where I am coming fromand where I take my standbeneath the cross of Jesusholding…
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There’s More
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2021 Creative Measures LLC what does it mean to be onewith someone elseall my life I’ve just been by myselfbut then you camenow it’s not the samethere’s so much more to methan there ever was beforethere’s more what does it mean to be closeLord, show us howshow…
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Amelia
words and music by Joni Mitchellpublished by SONY/ATV TUNES LLC OBO CRAZY CROW MUSIC Reviews A brilliant choice of songs…The way you made it yours, with all the subtle twists & turns that Miss Joni always provides. You move through & around them with the greatest of ease. And ultimately, as you know, DO I…
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Speak Your Heart
words and music by Doug Howell © 2021 Creative Measures • All rights reserved I’m not a poet you would knowfrom learned books, from memes or quotessometimes I find it hard to speakthe truth of who you are to meif I could just be meand you be youmaybe we’d feel the love break through, oh, and we could live the life we shouldthe life we…
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Nellie
words and music by Doug Howell © 2021 Creative Measures • All rights reserved in those first daysshe was on her ownshe taught a one-room schoolshe’d always spank the kids at just the proper timeand when her own children came she’d hold them on her kneeand she’d tell them just how things should beand she’d…
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The Song of Songs
Music by Doug Howell, Lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) the song of songs, the loveliest songthe song of Love, the Kingno joy on earth compares with hisbut seems a broken thinghis name as ointment is poured forthand all his lovers sing draw me, I will run after theethou art my…
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Bluebird
words & music by Doug Howell (29 Oct 1979) • © 2020 Creative Measures LLC he sent the morning sun to kiss me awakehe sent a gentle breezeto whisper my nameand just for my eyeshe made all these wonders I seeand just for surprisehe bid you to fly here to me oh, bluebirdtake to your…
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I’m Not Afraid of Growing Old
words & music by Doug Howell (29 Oct 1979) clocksit’s so disgusting how they tick away the dayssometimes I can almost feel my youthslip through my fingersI can feel it slippin’ awaybut even though it’s different nowthan it used to beI can take the changesjust as long as you are here with me I’m not…
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A Day Like There’s Never Been Before
words and music by Doug Howell © 2020 Creative Measures • All rights reserved will you watch over me as I wake?smile at me as you whisper my name?you’ll be the first one to see meyou’ll be the first one to hearof the dream that I’ll dreamfor a day like there’s never been before will…
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A Song Without You in It
words and music by Doug Howell © 2020 Creative Measures • All rights reserved I’m not gonna write abouthow I used to feelwhen you’d reach out to mewon’t write about what used to beI’m not gonna sing anymore aboutlove that’s grown oldremembered smiles and laughterand happy ever after I’m gonna show to the worldI can…
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Somebody Special
words and music by Doug Howell (24 Jan 1974) © 2020 Creative Measures • All rights reserved you look at melike I’m somebody specialyou make me feel neededand I like that feeling, butI’m not used to beinglooked at that wayso please forgive mewhen you see I’m afraidoh, please forgive meif I turn away you treat…
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I Would Not Be Me (Without Your Love)
words and music by Doug Howell (17 Mar 1977) © 2020 Creative Measures • All rights reserved trees would still be treeseven if the sun didn’t shinethe sky would still be blueeven if the clocks did not keep timeJuly would follow Juneeven if the birds ceased to flybut I would not be mewithout your love…
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Stay
words and music by Doug Howell (16 Jun 1975) © 2020 Creative Measures • All rights reserved stay hereclose by my sideyou always hear when I crycalm every fearand you understand the pain that won’t leave meyou feel it, too take meall that I amI’d give you more if I couldall of my lifeyou always…
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Make Me Just Like You
words & music by Doug Howell (8 Aug 1974) I’ve been seein’ things that I just shouldn’t seeand I’ve been tryin’ to be things in my mind I shouldn’t beI’ve been goin’ places I really shouldn’t goLord, You’re my last chance for life and loveI know, I know oh, make me pure and holy, Lordmake…
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Nashville
words and music by Doug Howell (11 Jul 1979) © 1980 Home Sweet Home Music, assigned to Word Music Inc. • Used by special permission • All rights reserved here I am stuck in a little town that I have never heard of but one thing I am sure of I’d rather be home I…
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Silent Night
words and music by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber (Public Domain) • arrangement and verse 4 by Doug Howell (November 2019 – © Creative Measures LLC) silent night, holy nightall is calm, all is bright’round yon virgin mother and childholy infant, so tender and mildsleep in heavenly peacesleep in heavenly peace silent night, holy nightshepherds…
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Still You Love Me
words and music by Doug Howell (5 Feb 1977) ©2019 Creative Measures • All rights reserved you know all the meanings behind the words I sayand how I rearrange them to sound some other wayyou count every tear I cry and every time I falland every thought inside my head—you understand it allJesus, I have…
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If You Were
words and music by Doug Howell (For David – Valentine’s Day, 1991) if you were God’s grace to me would your face be any dearer to my eyes? would your love taste sweeter to this thirst of mine, welcome home this wandering child? if you were God’s peace to me would you bring my battled…
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Diamonds
words and music by Doug Howell (11 Nov 1979) a thousand diamonds on the back of a leafa hundred on a single blade of grassfrosty jewels fallen from some store of wealth unseensunlight through the crystals on a glassprisms splashing colors in the airswirlin’ all around me everywhere you give me diamonds everydayand every night…
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House on the Ocean
words and music by Doug Howell (12 Jan 1978) I’ve always wanted a house on the oceanall made of glass, perched high on a hillthen every morning I’d wake with the sunriseand every night rock to sleep with the wavesall down the stairway that leads to the waterflowers are dancing in time with the breeze…