Music and lyrics copyright 2014 Mark Holmgren

Friday's opening song: Don't Worry About a Thing.

When you walk down the street,
Don't be afraid of the people that you meet.
You know, they are probably afraid of you, too.

Just put a smile on your face
And let yourself be okay
With whatever they give back to you.

CHORUS
Don't you worry about it.
Don't you worry about it.
Don't you worry about it.
Everything's going to be alright.

When you're sitting up late at night
Watching the full moon drip it's light,
Do you every wonder what's on the other side.

Don't be looking too far ahead.
Pay attentiont to the things going on in your head.
And if you need to, take a rest for awhile.

CHORUS

When you are looking in the mirror
And you don't like what you're seeing there,
Tell me why do you keep looking in the mirror?

Why don't you just walk away ,
Reflect on yourself another day
And be satisfied with where you are.

CHORUS

When the ones you love turn away from you,
They're the ones to be walking to.
More times than not, that is what they want.

Don't give up on that second chance.
Don't be a wallflower at the dance.
You should step out with everything you got.

CHORUS X 2

Closing Song: The Truth We Find

How many times have you walked by an open door
Only to wonder why you did?
How many times have you shook your head no
When you could have been wondering what-if? 

CHORUS
Sometimes it's hard to change direction.
Sometimes it's hard to go inside.
Sometimes the very best lesson (hard as it is)
Is the truth we find in all that we deny

How many times have you looked the other way
When you should have been looking straight ahead?
How many times have you bitten hard down on your tongue
When you had something you know you should have said?

CHORUS

How many times have you said, "Leave me alone"
While hoping secretly for some attention?
How many times have you said, "I don't know" 
When your lover asked you "What are you thinking"?

CHORUS

Then there's those times we overcome ourselves.
We do the very things that need doing.
We find ourselves speaking oh so clearly from our hearts.
We find meaning in everything we're choosing

NEW CHORUS
Sometimes we change direction.
Sometimes we find our way so deep inside.
We grow tired of that old damn lesson
About the truth we find in all that we deny.

How may times have you walked by an open door
Only to wonder why you did?

If you are interested in hearing some of my recorded music, there is a play list on my website down the sidebar at http://www.markholmgren.com.