From the recording Great Blue Heron

Lyrics

I miss the rhythm of the Earth
I miss her wild blue water breathing
My heart used to come alive to be between the Earth and sky
I miss the rhythm of the Earth

I miss the painted desert night
Her starry mantle gently beaming
So I put my family in a van, drove to a canyon wide and grand
I miss the painted desert night

As the Great Blue Heron flies
Across the Texas Gulf Coast sky
So the heart of man should soar above it all
But we lock the good stuff tight
And I stay up late at night
And I scroll and scroll and scroll and scroll and scroll

I threw my phone
In the Brazos River
I took my kids
Down to the bay
The sun it shined
And the water glittered
My children laughed
We played all day

I threw my phone
In the Brazos River
I took my kids
Down to the bay
The sun it shined
And the water glittered
My children laughed
We played all day

I taught my daughter to play chess
And she's been getting so much better
Although, most games of late
The King and Queen go on a date
I taught my daughter to play chess

I spend my evenings with my wife
I want to give her all my time
We talk like good old friends
I hope we do until the end
That's how I want to spend my life

As the Great Blue Heron flies
Across the Texas Gulf Coast sky
So the heart of man should soar above it all
But we lock the good stuff tight
And I stay up late at night
And I scroll and scroll and scroll and scroll and scroll

I threw my phone
In the Brazos River
I took my kids
Down to the bay
The sun it shined
And the water glittered
My children laughed
We played all day

I threw my phone
In the Brazos River
I took my kids
Down to the bay
The sun it shined
And the water glittered
My children laughed
We played all day