HOWDY!
Big Daddy Chigger (BD) had sent me some lyrics he had written. ( with me in mind ) After going over them I pulled from them a couple VERY important lines and wrote a new song - my version- He's sooo inspiring :  )
BD and Sid, aka Steve- Chigger had come to Michigan when I lived there a few years back for a visit on their way to IL. That was a wonderful too short time....but it was enough for BD to "somewhat" get to know a little more about me. ( and I him)  His lyric "thoughts" were spot on...I just took them and went on a new path...co writers do that ya knoe? :  )
I had been looking online at houses and I believe that's where this song started to take off...we're renting this house we're in and the 21st will be 2 yrs we've lived here since moving to AZ. It's a good house... and I have a lovely view and nice neighbors...I started a garden out back...etc but it's not.... home.
Anywaaay....
Moving from the Mid-West to the DESERT has been so WONDERFUL and amazing ( and strange ) ....we still are AWED by this town! We live in a valley ( bowl ) and are surrounded by BEAUTIFUL MTS!!!
We also live 2 blocks off famous Route 66 and we have 2 sets of train tracks that run right through town and right along Route 66 too....they go by allllll day long and I fell in LOVE with them the moment we arrived.
I recorded this song on our 2nd year anniversary ( March 8th ) around 7:30 at night in my kitchen with my ZOOM H-4 recorder. It was cool out... the back door was open, no lights.... and evening was comin on....where I was sitting I could see the Haulapai Mts in the setting sun's light...I was "in" the moment.....during the recording after I sang the break I started to hear the BNSF ( Burlington Northern Santa Fe) train coming....I had totally forgot about it otherwise I would have recorded in the bathroom : ) But instead of stopping I kept going and let the train be apart of the song...after all it's as famous as Route 66 and the MTs....it just felt right to let it ride along.....
I know I know it's not the type of recording some folks would call....professional....but.....it's a moment in time I will not forget and it captured how I felt and feel about this very special place I now live.....THAT folks to me is true songwriting!
Thanks for listening.....I appreciate it.....keep creating....
Love
Lucy from the desert.....
"(NEATH) HIS SMILING FACE"
OH I HAVE FOUND A HOME
WITH A BIG WIDE DOOR
AND A WELCOME MAT
HANG UP YOUR COAT AND HAT
YEAH COME ON IN
THERE'S THE TABLE AND CHAIRS
BUTTER AND BREAD
HONEY TOO
SWEET LIKE YOU
COME EAT YOUR FILL
CHORUS:
LOOK ALL AROUND AND BE AMAZED
IF THESE MOUNTAINS HAD HANDS THEY'D BE RAISED IN PRAISE
THE GOOD LORD LED US TO THIS PLACE
AND I BOW MY HEAD...NEATH HIS SMILING FACE
THE DESERT HEAT
IN WINTER TURNS COLD
MAY MY ARMS LIKE A BLANKET
ROUND YOU FOLD
COME LET ME HOLD
WHAT ONCE WAS
LIKE THE BLAZING SUN
AT THE END OF A DAY
FADES AND IS GONE
COME AND GONE
CHORUS:
LOOK ALL AROUND AND BE AMAZED
IF THESE MOUNTAINS HAD HANDS THEY'D BE RAISED IN PRAISE
THE GOOD LORD LED US TO THIS PLACE
AND I BOW MY HEAD...NEATH HIS SMILING FACE....
BREAK:
IN THIS LAND OF PLENTY WHERE I NOW LIVE
I CLOSE MY EYES AND THANKS I GIVE
THIS GRIN THAT GROWS ACROSS MY LIPS
I RELEASE AS A HOLY KISS....
OHH I HAVE FOUND A HOME
WITH A BIG WIDE DOOR
AND A WELCOME MAT
TAKE OFF YOUR COAT AND HAT
YEAH COME ON IN
CHORUS:
LOOK ALL AROUND AND BE AMAZED
IF THESE MOUNTAINS HAD HANDS THEY'D BE RAISED IN PRAISE
THE GOOD LORD LED US TO THIS PLACE
AND I BOW MY HEAD...NEATH HIS SMILING FACE....
©By Lucy Webster...inspired by Big Daddy Chigger
Here's what Big Daddy sent me....
V1
I have found a place
Where my puppies can run free
Where the deer can nibble corn
As my cat sits be-side me
I've got a man who works on cars
And he don't take no guff
If you push too hard, or push to far
He'll softly say "I think that's about enough"
Chorus:
Yeah, I've got flowers and I've got sky
And I've got reasons to wonder why
How did the Good Lord lead me to this place
I bow my head 'neath his smiling face
(Full verse instrumental)
V2
I have found the mountains
And I have found the strams
As the eagles soar above me, I know what it means
I have found the perfect place, the place of all my dreams
My man sits and stares and smiles at me
And because of him I'm truly free
And together we will hold as one
Till the time we have is finally done
Chorus:
Yeah, I've got flowers and I've got sky
And I've got reasons to wonder why
How did the Good Lord lead me to this place
I bow my head 'neath His smiling face
(Chorus instrumental)
Chorus:
Yeah I've got flowers and I've got sky
And I've got reasons to wonder why
How did the Good Lord lead me to this place
I bow my head 'neath His smling face  
I live "somewhere" in the middle : )