Name: Take Me To The Garden
Duration: 5 min 31 s
Channel: David James
Description: License options are available for this song. From the CD Live At Woodland Park...Horticulture Theraphy helps many people with Illnesses and handicaps....This song reflects a moment from the outside looking in.....more to come

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From the CD Live At Woodland Park...Horticulture Theraphy helps many people with Illnesses and handicaps....This song reflects a moment from the outside looking in.....more to come

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Riverwolfthyme

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From the Pacific Northwest. Bringing together talent from all around. Cooked at the studio by the river a variety of music. "Live at Woodland Park" from an earlier live recording being remixed. Featuring David James on Vocals,Guitar and Harp. Riverwolfthyme as back up band.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

#12,808 today Peak #88

#2,847 in subgenre Peak #14

Author

David James

Rights

Wolfvichstudio

Uploaded

December 07, 2006

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.1 MB • 160 kbps • 5:31

Story behind the song

The inspiration for this song was a visit last summer to the Children's Garden at the Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon.  This fairy tale-like setting provides both therapeutic healing and relief to the body and spirit of patients, their families and medical staff.  The Children's Garden is the centerpiece of the hospital's exceptional horticulture therapy program developed by horticulture therapist and visionary, Teresia Hazen.  More hospitals need such gardens. 

Performed by; David James, Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica....Riverwolfthyme as backup with Dobo Lap Slide, 12 String Guitar and Bass

Lyrics

TAKE ME TO THE GARDEN

 STARINï¿½ OUT MY WINDOW, JUST FINISHED UP THE MORNING MEAL,

 THE NURSE SHE SMILES AS SHE TAKES AWAY MY BOWL,

WOODY LANDED ON A TREE AND PEEKED IN THROUGH THE GLASS,

TELLINï¿½ ME ITï¿½S TIME TO GET UP AND GO OUTSIDE.

 

THE CLOCK SAYS ITS NEARLY TEN BUT TIME DONï¿½T MEAN THAT

 MUCH TO ME,

AND THE DAYS GO BY BRINGING ME CLOSER TO MY DREAM.

SOMETIMES I GET SO TIRED OF THOSE NEEDLES STICKING ME,

BUT THEY TELL ME THATï¿½S WHAT THEY GOTTA DO.

 


CHORUS:


TAKE ME TO THE GARDEN MAMA, ROLL ME THROUGH THE DOORS,

JUST NEED SOME TIME TO SIT BENEATH THE TREES.

TO CLOSE MY EYES AND SMILE AND LISTEN TO THE BREEZE,

AND THE SMELL OF ROSES HELPS TO EASE MY PAIN

 
Iï¿½M TWELVE YEARS OLD AND WOULD RATHER BE OUT PLAYING WITH

 MY FRIENDS,

BUT MY BODY TELLS ME THAT JUST IS NOT TO BE.

SO MANY DAYS ARE SPENT IN BED SLEEPINï¿½ AND WATCHING MY TV

GOT FAVORITE PROGRAMS BUT THEY ALL SEEM TO BE THE SAME

CHORUS:

SOMETIMES I ASK GOD WHY HE PUT ME IN THIS PLACE,

AND WHY HEï¿½S TAKINï¿½ ME ONE DAY AT A TIME

AND ONCE WHEN I FELT MOST LOST, UP CAME A HUMMING BIRD

TO DRY MY TEARS AND LIFT ME TO A SMILE

CHORUS:

SO TAKE ME TO THE GARDEN MAMA, SIT ME IN THE SHADE

THINK MAYBE THIS IS WHAT HEAVENï¿½S GONNA BE

I CLOSE MY EYES AND SMILE AND LISTEN TO THE BREEZE

AND THE SMELL OF ROSES HELPS TO EASE MY PAIN

 AND THE SMELL OF ROSES HELPS TO EASE MY PAIN

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Rosie Clare

Sep 07, 2008

Very touching emotional song. I can picture the garden you portray! Sad but beautiful song. Nice job.
Rosie