Somewhere Out There

"When I'm trying to love you the best I can, I don't hold nothing back,"

-- Larry Norman, "Somewhere Out There" from Home At Last, 1989.

Emotionally authentic, but in no way saccharine, song from a rather uneven album, written as a father attempts to express difficult ideas to his young son.

http://www.mediafire.com/?toaa2zxejtbh76k

The Wait

"You wait for something that'll make the waiting worth the wait,"

-- Built To Spill, "The Wait" from You In Reverse, 2006.

Melancholia gives way to beauty even in a life where satisfaction never quite seems to be within grasp. The sound of a heartbeat at the song's conclusion suggests good things come ...

http://www.mediafire.com/?x75vo6y56aguzwh

Little Victories

"Everytime you make it through, it's another little victory,"

-- Bob Seger, "Little Victories" from Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's The Distance, 1982.

Though "Shame On The Moon" was the big hit from this album, kept from #1 only by the "Billie Jean" juggernaut, this particular Seger cut is a reminder that one's true character is often forged imperceptibly and exhibited with no audience.

http://www.mediafire.com/?dhku3n1v7knwuoi

Never Surrender

"With a little perseverance you can get things done/ Without the blind adherence that has conquered some,"

-- Corey Hart, "Never Surrender" from Boy In The Box, 1985.

Andy Hamilton plays saxophone on this track, as he did fifteen years later for Radiohead on Kid A.

http://www.mediafire.com/?by7fr4gtf4t2nqy

Climb That Hill

"I've got to ... drag this line over that hill one more time,"

-- Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, "Climb That Hill" from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers' Songs And Music From The Motion Picture 'She's The One', 1996.

An encouraging song from a decent soundtrack to a film I've never seen. (I'm guessing the music is the best part of it ...)

http://www.mediafire.com/?2ufadlawi9u7nb8

The Better Part

"Anything good that you see in my heart was an accident or an act of God,"

-- Phil Madeira, "The Better Part" from 3 Horse Shoes, 1999.

Currently a member of Emmylou Harris' Red Dirt Boys, the multi-talented Madeira has worked with artists as varied as Buddy Miller, Solomon Burke and Phil Keaggy.

http://www.mediafire.com/?8fpai59cg8kr7dt

Another Day In Limbo

"Hope springs eternal every once in a while,"
-- Mark Heard, "Another Day In Limbo" from Satellite Sky, 1992.

This version is sung by Tonio K. from Strong Hand Of Love: A Tribute To Mark Heard, 1994. It is also included on Orphans Of God (1996).

http://www.mediafire.com/?byt4quimirwu23o