open hands    
album:
"back to my self"
drawing lines in the sand
defining who I am
tracing the path I've chosen

casting fear to the wind
searching within
embracing the fabric I've woven

I came to believe, there is more than I perceive
to be true about the truth about me
I came to understand, there is more to the man
than I see standing...with open hands

dancing flames in the night
illuminating light
shines in the darkest places

pushing love through the fear
I fight to be so clear
shifting from the empty spaces

I came to believe, there is more than I perceive
to be true about the truth about me
I came to understand, there is more to the man
than I see standing...with open hands
back to my self    
album: "back to my self"
open up the windows of my mind
bring down the walls I've been hiding behind
draw back the drapes and open the blinds
shake off the pain and inside I'll find...

that I am the master of my thoughts
you are the teachers of all I've been taught
I am the healer of my health
and you are the light that guides me... back to my self

peel back a layer of my heart
it's just the fear that's been keeping us apart
now the awareness is closer at hand
embrace the moment, 'cause this is where I stand

unlock the treasures of my soul
be the horizon, focus on the goal
creating shift is all up to me
be all I've ever wanted to be

'cause I am the master of my thoughts
you are the teachers of all I've been taught
I am the healer of my health
and you are the light that guides me... back to my self
underneath my wing 
album:"back to my self"
Many years ago God gifted you to me
and I swore to you and he I'd be the best I'd be
to love and care for you with all my heart was
to be the strength of good and all the good it does

and I would take you underneath my wing
and that would be the most delicious thing
yes I would take you underneath my wing
and that would surely make the heavens ring

well, I understand I've fallen short somehow
if I could change the past, I'd surely do it now
the one thing that I've changed is who I am today
to be a loving dad in my own special way

and I could use an angel like you
and that would make my every dream come true
we could live our lives seperately if you choose
but I could use an angel like you
could you use and angel like me too? how I love you

God is smiling as you stand with me today
I know he understands just what your heart might say
and I wouldn't blame you if I weren't your favorite dad
and I couldn't take away the fact that you've been sad

but I could take you underneath my wing
and that would be the most delicious thing
yes I could take you underneath my wing
and that would surely make the heavens ring
dedicated to my children...Dustin & Carly
In the circle we sit weaving our dreams
through the teachings of revealing themes
across the lake outside, the sunset screams
through the window

Can you feel it now? Can you feel it here?
Can you feel the Wow? Is your intention clear?
Is it clear?

We all dropped what we were doing then
and to capture that sunset to begin
and all the souls inside the room where in
his vibration

Can you feel it now? Can you feel it here?
Can you feel the Wow? Is your intention clear?
Is it clear?

REFRAIN
Red, yellow, pink, and Jesus,
walked across the water
reflected in the sunbeams that day
And He's come to light our way
reflected in the innocence,
projected in the essence of love

To the circle we come one and all
in the circle we stand prood and tall
though adversity confronts us all
we surrender, we surrender

REFRAIN x2
essence of love   
album: "travel & transformation"
grateful
album: "travel & transformation"
Leaving Northern Oregon on my way back home
looking for a road to call my own
thinking all the answers are just another county away

on my way through Santa Fe
I tripped upon a fork in the road
no street sign, no story told
South by Southwest by God, which way now?

REFRAIN

And God gives me all I can handle
but He never gave me more than I could take
And God knows I've been a handful
I've been a handful for heaven's sake
at times I've been wasted
but they haven't been a waste of time
And for that, and for that....I am Grateful

The greyhound in Dallas found me with a new friend
she said her trip was nearing its end
I could not pretend my road was less traveled

You know I got me a condominium
behind the front of an old Fairlane
she was a '61 Ford Fairlane 500
Oh that girl she couldn't roam,
but you know she had all the comforts of home

REFRAIN
Time and again
he's been in the market for one perfect thing
If he could only find one
his life would be so fine
and it would bring him happiness
and he'd experience bliss
if he could only find one perfect thing

There must be one here somewhere
he searched far and near
but the still-small-voice inside was
falling on deaf ears
And round and round and round he goes
where he stops, everybody knows 'cause he's
been searching for one perfect thing

Instrumental break

Fancy cars, and bars, and cool guitars
couldn't fill his void
he was warm on the outside
but inside it got dark, and cold but you know
that was his choice
he couldn't hear his still-small-voice
he didn't know he had one
he couldn't tell he had one
today he knows he has one perfect thing
one perfect thing
album: "travel & transformation"
All songs copyrighted by Michael Barry
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