It’s your thing – The Isley Brothers (1969) d1180
I’m not trying to run your life, I know you wanna do what’s rightGive your love now, to whoever you chooseHow can you lose, with the stuff you use now
Can’t help but wonder where I’m bound – Nanci Griffith [Tom Paxton cover] (1993) d1179
I’ve been wanderin’ through this land just doin’ the best I canTryin’ to find what I was meant to doAnd the people that I see look as worried as can beAnd it looks like they are wonderin’ too
Strong enough – Sheryl Crow (1993) d1178
I have a face I cannot showI make the rules up as I goJust try and love me if you can
The valley – Shannon Huneryager [Jane Siberry cover] (2020) d1177
You rise every morningWondering what in the world will the world bring todayWill it bring you joy or will it take it awayAnd every step you take is guided byThe love of the light on the land and the blackbird’s cryYou will walk in good company
A’ phiuthrag sa phiuthar – Julie Fowlis, f. Mary Chapin Carpenter (2017) d1176
Little sister,Hù rùbeloved sisterHù rùDo you not pityHò hol ill leòMy grief tonightHù rù
Alexander Hamilton – Original Broadway Cast, “Some Good News” edition (2020) d1175
And there’s a million things I haven’t doneBut just you wait, just you wait
In spite of ourselves – John Prine and Iris Dement (1999) d1173
In spite of ourselves we’ll end up a-sittin’ on a rainbowAgainst all odds, honey we’re the big door-prizeWe’re gonna spite our noses right off of our facesThere won’t be nothin’ but big ol’ hearts dancin’ in our eyes
Search for the hero – M People (1992) d1172
In this life, long and hard though it may seem,Live it as you’d live a dream.
Bowl of oranges – Bright Eyes (2002) d1171
So that’s how I learned the lessonThat everyone’s aloneAnd your eyes must do some rainingIf you’re ever gonna growAnd when crying don’t helpYou can’t compose yourselfIt’s best to compose a poemAn honest verse of longingOr a simple song of hope
