even got out my tambourine for this awesome tune!...
Shaking the Tree Peter Gabriel
Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life Waiting your time, you're more than just a wife You don't have to do what your mother has done She has done, this is your life, this new life has begun It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave Turning the tide, you know you are nobody's slave Find your sisters or brothers who can hear all the truth in what you say They can support you when you're on your way It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Changing your ways, changing those surrounding you Changing your ways, more than any man can do Open your heart, show him the anger and pain, so you heal Maybe he's looking for his womanly side, let him feel You had to be so strong And you do nothing wrong, nothing wrong at all We're gonna break it down We're gonna shake it down, shake it all around ? No no no no no no No no no no no no No no no no no no It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day It's your day, a woman's day You had to be so strong You do nothing wrong, nothing wrong at all We're gonna break it down We're gonna shake it down, shake it all around
As much as my heart will always belong to the *original version* of this amazing piece, done by Peter and *she who is Kate Bush*... ;D ;D ;D...(with all my obvious respectful, loving adulation for the enormity of who she is, and all she's brought forward on so many levels!!! OMG!!!).....
...I also cannot help but express feeling equally blown away by this particular version I just came across today, done by Peter and Paula Cole.....
Sharing lyrics below, FWIW...and with love for Everyone...
"In this proud land we grew up strong We were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail No fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all deserted I've changed my name, I've changed my face But no one wants you when you lose
Don't give up 'Cause you have friends Don't give up You're not beaten yet Don't give up I know you can make it good
Though I saw it all around Never thought I could be affected Thought that we'd be the last to go It is so strange the way things turn Drove the night toward my home The place that I was born, on the lakeside As daylight broke, I saw the earth The trees had burned down to the ground
Don't give up You still have us Don't give up We don't need much of anything Don't give up 'Cause somewhere there's a place Where we belong
Rest your head You worry too much It's going to be alright When times get rough You can fall back on us Don't give up Please don't give up
Got to walk out of here I can't take anymore Going to stand on that bridge Keep my eyes down below Whatever may come And whatever may go That river's flowing That river's flowing
Moved on to another town Tried hard to settle down For every job, so many men So many men no-one needs
Don't give up 'Cause you have friends Don't give up You're not the only one Don't give up No reason to be ashamed Don't give up You still have us Don't give up now We're proud of who you are Don't give up You know it's never been easy Don't give up 'Cause I believe there's a place There's a place where we belong..."
And my note: Yes, indeed. Please, never stop believing that there's a place WHERE WE BELONG....!