Step Off And Fly by Hilary Burt
I know that you can build a life
Of peace and harmony
Step off - be brave
Look fear straight in the eye
And you will see you'll fly
I look your way
And hope you see
That I am brave and strong
Step off - be brave
Look fear straight in the eye
And you will see you'll fly
Be brave - let go
Be open to new ways
And you will see you'll fly
Fly, fly - step off and fly
Fly, fly - step off and fly
Brave girl - be a brave girl
Brave girl - just try
If you don't try
You'll never know
If you don't try
What's there to show?
If you don't try
You'll never know
If you don't try
What's there to show?
Step off - be brave
Be brave - let go
You'll fly
You'll fly
You'll fly
You'll fly
The Kestrel by Hilary Burt
I saw the kestrel in the sky
The day after, you left us
I wondered whether it was you
Coming to say hello
And we miss you still after all this time
It's hard to believe that you're not here
And we miss you still after all these years
I wonder where you'd be?
Life is much the same
Lots of faces you'd know
And I wonder you'd be
Here in town or somewhere else?
We often say,
He would have said this
He would have done that
He would have known what moves to make
We know that you would take everything in your stride
Give everyone their chance to shine
I saw the kestrel in the sky
It hovered and said hello
If every bird was someone's soul
How beautiful that would be
You could say hello anytime you wished
You'd never be alone again my friend
You could take that memory and had it close
Time will heal it always does
Just trust and you will see.
Life has ups and downs
Of that you can be sure
When you lose someone you love
take one step forward
keep moving forward
take one step forward
keep moving forward
And say hello to the kestrel.
Grass Is Always Greener by Hilary Burt
The London Lights
shone brightly through the cloudy night
Her new life had begun
and she was eager to move on
She'd left her life
in search of more exciting times
The hills of Galloway
no longer made her feel at home
Her friends said, “don't go”
But she knew she must
The time had come to leave.
Grass is always greener
Grass is always greener
Grass is always greener
She made new friends
Her job was all encompassing
She found the work was hard
the days were long and she felt lost.
She craved the space
She'd had before she joined this race
Her old friends had stayed behind
Made lives unlike her own.
She thought of the hills
She dreamt of the skies
But year after year went by.
Grass is always greener
Grass is always greener
Grass is always greener
A search began
For a new place to call her own
A house with space
Where she could breathe and dream her dreams
The home she found
Had grass as green as emerald seas
She found that coming home
Restored her inner sense of peace
She'd thought of those hills
She'd dreamt of those skies
And the grass was greener
In Galloway – ah the grass is greener
In Galloway – the hills, the skies
In Galloway