Becoming a Song Writer

I remember the words clearly 'Why don't you try writing your own songs'. About ten years ago this innocent comment from my wife came after once again hearing me thrash my favourite Bob Dylan and Neil Young songs on my guitar. It seemed something of a crazy idea but possibly could be worth a go. I thought that a love song would be appropriate under the circumstances. The line We Belong Together popped into my head and so was born my first song with the aid of pen, paper and a tape recorder. It can be found on my C.D 'Chasing Rainbows'. I was so pleased with myself and the ease the song came to me that I wrote a song every evening for a month. My second song 'Run with the Wind was talked about in my blog First Running Steps. I'm so glad that I was given the encouragement to write as it has opened up a World of Creativity that I didn't know was waiting to surface and to be shared with others.

We Belong Together

I'm wondering where I'm going to
I'm wondering where I've been
You came along when I needed you
And showed me how to dream

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We belong together and make our plans forever

You walk on beside me
And help me to believe
In the way that I live my life
With a future to see

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The beauty in this world of ours
Is so precious and clean
It captures and embraces
In peace and serene

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First Running Steps

STUCK OUT ON THE WING.....ELEVENTH MAN IN...An unglamorous start to sporting endeavours. Frustrated by Team Sports and a determined and encouraging 9th in the School Cross Country at the age of 10, sowed the seeds for a rewarding and eventful Life of Running.
I love being able to participate and compete in an activity that is healthy and self motivating and has obvious and tangible rewards.
Running has given me an opportunity to compete locally, regionally and nationally and taken me to Europe to represent New Zealand in Mountain Running. Quite unexpected for someone who as a child had little natural talent and who's father regularly told others that as a child looked ungainly walking let alone running.
Experiences has shown what persistence and hard work can achieve if you have the desire.
The pleasure I have got from daily putting one foot in front of the other at sometimes rapid speed has shaped my life and given me a sense of purpose and self fulfilment that nothing else could possibly give me.
Following are the lyrics of a song I wrote called Run with the Wind that tells my Running Story:-





2010 N.Z Road Relay - Inglewood



Run with the Wind 

Looking out at the play outside

Feeling safe and wanting to hide

Children busy having fun

Thoughts are pounding...gotta run

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Run with the wind...don't look back

Run with the wind...keep on track

Noises everywhere people stare

Who's that loony...do they care

Running hot and running straight

Keep on moving...you can't be late

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As the years go running by

Gotta keep going the pounding cries

No good stopping...no time to lose

A voice is calling...no time to choose

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Nothing's changed and never will

For this solitary running fool

As he quickly races on

To further glories and sings his song

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