I Know What Makes My Heart Sing
by @carleybaer
Liner Notes
#girlwithguitar #folk #fingerpicking #acousticonetake
As a fella once said, "one take is all it takes." This song just bubbled up fully formed; my muse must be annoyed at our glacial pace this time around. It's late so I didn't bother with fleshing it out, but I think that's what the song wanted anyhow.
Lyrics
I know what makes my heart sing
I hear it humming through everything
Like the train that’s running down a quarter mile
Like the feeling I’m gonna be gone a while
I know what makes my heart sing
It buzzes when I strum the strings
Cuz you know I’d never get too far
If I didn’t have this old guitar
I know what makes my heart sing
All the stories that I know so well
Are the ones I never set to tell
I just keep on moving, come what may
And things usually work out okay
And the stories, I don’t write them down
I just plant them shallow in the ground
Then I pour a little water on
So they’ll stand long after I am gone
I know what makes my heart sing
The mountains and the desert sky
The way the pines trees reach so high
The way this country slowly rolls
From Oregon to Ohio
I’ve been end to end and side to side
And on one thing I have relied
Even in my times of deepest doubt
There are always people helping out
I know what makes my heart sing