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If I Had Wings​/​That Voice

from Bird On The Wing (2002) by Lynn Adler

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In the process of recording the songs for "Bird On The Wing," Yarrow and Yardley's song "If I Had Wings" really spoke to me. So much so, I not only recorded the song in its entirety (Track 11), but I used a piece of the song as a prelude to this song "That Voice." The combination of which makes up this Track 9 of the CD. I was pleased with the way it came together.

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Prelude “If I Had Wings” words & music by Peter Yarrow and Susan Yardley.

If I had wings no one would ask me should I fly.
The bird sings, and no one asks why.
I can see in myself wings, as I feel them.
If you see something else, keep your thoughts to yourself.
I’ll fly free then…


“That Voice” words & music Lynn Adler

I listen to my heart. What do I hear?
A distant voice or a lost cause?
A voice calling me. A familiar part.
Like someone I once knew or once was.

You’d think I’d know that voice by now after all these years
Of keeping it to myself. Prisoner of my fears.
That voice. That voice. That voice. I know that voice from somewhere.

Memories so faint. Memoires too clear.
Memories that haunt when left unspoken.
The good and the bad. The ugly and sad.
The voice gets lost. The heart gets broken.
If it doesn’t feel right do you put up a fight?
Or put on a smile? The heart grows cold.
Hushabye now. Don’t you cry now.
Be a good girl. Do as you’re told.

You’d think I’d know that voice by now after all these years
Of keeping it to myself. Prisoner of my fears.
That voice. That voice. That voice. I know that voice from somewhere.

Aw, shut it up. Choke it back. Swallow hard. Tears in a pillow.
Hushabye baby. Don’t you cry. Sugar and spice. Let’s see that smile…

I listen to my heart. What do I hear?
A distant voice somewhat familiar.
A voice calling me to an open door.
It’s growing strong. It’s drawing nearer.

You’d think I’d know that voice by now after all these years
Of keeping it to myself. Prisoner of my fears.
That voice. That voice. That voice. I know that voice from somewhere.

You’d think I’d know that voice by now after all these years.

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from Bird On The Wing (2002), released May 1, 2002
Voice & piano: Lynn Adler
Cello: Max Dyer

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Adler & Hearne Winnsboro, Texas

CHECK OUT OUR LATEST RELEASE The Ties That Bind Us on Howlin' Dog Records!!! From Texas’ upper east side near the rural arts hamlet of Winnsboro, award-winning performing songwriters Lynn Adler and Lindy Hearne (self-proclaimed “organic song farmers”) tour nationally, serving up fresh-picked songs in a spirited genre they define simply as "Texas Folk." ... more

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