Not to change the subject, but you brought up Dan Fogelberg and that great song. He wrote and performed another, "Leader of The Band". Every time I hear this incredibly beautiful song tears come to my eyes.
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An only child
Alone and wild
A cabinet makers son
His hands were meant
For different work
And his heart was known to none --
He left his home
And went his lone and solitary way
And he gave to me
A gift I know I never can repay
A quiet man of music
Denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once
But his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love through discipline
A thundering, velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
Took me years to understand.
The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
And his song is in my soul --
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band.
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I don't think I said I love you near enough --
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May I say ........... to you gentle people who love this good horse so much ...... thank you for your good hearts. It means a lot to so many of us to see the goodness in people.
............. I don't think we say we love each other near enough --