Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Part 1

    There is a line in John Prine’s masterful Hello In There that has always haunted me: We lost Davy in the Korean War I still don’t know what for It doesn’t matter anymore That’s the way it goes in life. At one point there is something that means so much to us that we can… Read more

  • Watch the way…

    Watch the way the river rolls Every ripple has its rock Watch the way the time goes by It’s nothing like the clock Watch our conversation end Like we forgot how to talk Watch me find my way back home Like every door is unlocked Read more

  • The Difference Between Us (live)

    …or maybe we should concentrate on what we have in common… The difference between a lover and friend is the difference between the start and the end the difference between a crack and a bend that’s the difference between us The difference between your life’s longest day and the one when you wake up, you’re… Read more

  • I don’t mind…

    I don’t mind that it’s raining It’s a gentle rain And I’m a little / dried out anyway   Read more

  • A blind man sees beauty…

    A blind man sees beauty With the tips of his fingers A deaf man hears the sizzle of the grill With the tip of his tongue A man without love feels Something missing in the pit of his heart A dead man knows everything Now that he feels nothing Read more

  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe is not the star of the story that bears his name. Neither is Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, or Richard the Lionheart, who all have significant parts to play in the tale. The star is Rebecca, the “jewess.” That term, like “negress,” sounds not only old-fashioned to our 21st Century ears but racist, and there… Read more