From the recording Live in St. Louis with Her Big Band
Recorded in front of a live audience at Sk8 Liborius Cathedral in St. Louis, MO on December 1, 2019.
Music, Lyrics and Arrangements by Kristen Goodman
Additional Arrangements by Andy Hainz and Abbie Steiling
Mixed, Engineered and Produced by Sarah Goodman & Kristen Goodman
Live Audio Recorded by Steve Smith and Tony Eckstein
The Band:
Kristen Goodman - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Andy Hainz - bass
Laura McMurray - drums, background vocals
Abbie Steiling - violin
Celia - electric guitar, background vocals
Cindy Minnis - background vocals, hand percussion
Sarah Goodman - background vocals
Lyrics
Sitting quietly alone, I wait for words of wisdom to be known
But my tired and busy mind can’t seem to leave my working day behind
I’m peeling back the layers and reaching into corners of my complicated heart
Searching for the answers to questions I have known from the start
Will it always be this way, Or will I learn to find some balance in my day?
When does happiness begin, If you don’t make time to let it enter in?
Working for tomorrow and living in the future’s temporarily OK
But saving up tomorrows won’t help me live a better today
I’m ready, Teach me what it is you’ve always known
I’m ready, ‘Cause I know that I don’t wanna be alone, alone
Though there’s distance in between, I feel that we are closer than we seem
As I sit inside these walls, I imagine you are only down the hall
Implementing changes and reinventing patterns may seem a bit extreme
But I’m looking in the mirror and seeing we can still live our dream
I’m ready, Teach me what it is you’ve always known
I’m ready, ‘Cause I know that I don’t wanna be alone, alone, alone, alone
When does happiness begin, If you don’t make time to let it enter in