Abbey Lincoln Follow

life is like a song to sing
with measured beats and phrases
with bended notes and some repeats
music through the ages
that brings the highs to lows
and swells sometimes it´s for an ending
bringing out the songs to sing
ascending decending

i´m learning how to listen
how to hear a melody
how to hear the song i´m singing
how to feel and let it be
and listen for the song

knowing how it goes
and listen to the melody that flows

music is a lover
with shining golden wings
that whispers in the lovers ear
and dances when it sings
and sings with variation on an everlasting theme
it´s either love or sorrow
for the scene

i´m learning how to listen
for the songs i name and sign
and claim as a possession
and say that they are mine
´cuz everybody knows
that songs come from out of the blue
and i´m learning how to hear the changes too

i´m learning how to listen
how to hear a melody
how to hear the song i´m singing
how to feel and let it be
and listen for the song
knowing how it goes
and listen for the melody that flows
and listen for the melody that flows.