I believe music can inspire, give hope, make you cry, make you think, and a million other things. I want to start posting some music that I really think speak to the times we are in. As you know, I listen to everything so tune in every day, never know what you will get.
For our 21st song, I chose Good News by Amos & Margaret Raber. I chose this one because we just need some good news please.
It’s the same story every night
I tell myself it’s time to say goodbye
I feel like I am just wasting time
I’ve got other things I need to do
If only I could break up with you
I can’t tolerate the stress you put me through
But it’s harder to do than I thought
And sometimes I feel like I cannot
You’re an addiction I have fought
Here is the cold hard fact and you have to face it
I want to get better and you want me complacent
You want me to stay here but I want to go places
But tonight will be the night
Candy Crush, I’m telling you goodbye
Wait, you’re giving me an hour of free lives
Ok maybe tomorrow……I can say goodbye
It is truck driver appreciation week. Be sure to say thank you to a truck driver this week. They do not stop for Covid, hurricanes, rain, snow, sleet. They are always out there keeping stores stocked for you to be fed, clothed, get your medicine, etc, working long hours and being away from their families. I know we had four drivers that did not see their families for 3 months when Covid-19 started to keep their families safe since they were all over the country and did not want to take a chance.
| September 13 marks the beginning of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and as such we thought it perfect timing to bring some more attention to the vital role truck drivers play in our society. This is especially true now during the COVID-19 pandemic as freight continues to move all across the country. Whether it is food to grocery stores, building materials to fuel the remodel boom, or moving e-commerce purchases, truck drivers are an integral part of our economy. |
| Did you know…. |
 About 73% of all freighttransported in the US in 2019 was hauled by the trucking industry, according to the American Trucking Associations.Wherever you are reading this now, just look around and you will see items that got to you by truck. That is a lot of freight serving everyone in our country. |
 Long haul truck drivers travel up to 100,000 miles a year, according to the Federal Highway Administration.That’s four times the circumference of the earth! |
 About 6% of all full-time jobs in the US in 2018 were in the trucking industry, according to an article in Business Insider.That’s about 7.4 million people! |
 Most grocery stores would start running out of food in just three days if long-haul truckers stop working, according to Business Insider.Combining this with spikes in unexpected demand, and one can see how quickly shelves can turn empty, much like what most of the country experienced at the start of the pandemic. |
| In spite of how important this role is, People Element data shows that less than half of exiting drivers and only about seven in ten active drivers report feeling valued for their work. I encourage you take a moment in the coming week to acknowledge a truck driver. Wave to them as they pass or give them a little extra room on the road.On behalf of People Element, thank you to all the drivers out there who continue to safely and reliably keep our economy moving. |
I believe music can inspire, give hope, make you cry, make you think, and a million other things. I want to start posting some music that I really think speak to the times we are in. As you know, I listen to everything so tune in every day, never know what you will get.
For our 20th song, I chose a new one by Bon Jovi called Do What You Can. All this stuff happening now, all seems overwhelming. Sometimes you want to make a change but do not know where to start. Mother Teresa once said, “Not all of us can do great things, but we do small things with great love.”
Start small and do what you can. If we all do something small today with great love, it will add up to great change.
Lyrics:
Tonight, they’re shutting down the borders
And they boarded up the schools
Small towns are rolling up their sidewalks
One last paycheck coming through
I know you’re feeling kind of nervous
We’re all a little bit confused
Nothing’s the same, this ain’t a game
We gotta make it through
As we wave outside the window
Older loved ones stay inside
Moms and babies blowing kisses
May be saving someone’s life
They had to cancel graduation
It ain’t fair to Skype the prom
Our kids sit home in isolation
TV news is always on
When you can’t do what you do
You do what you can
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought
I’m wanting to send
‘Round here we bend but down break
Down here, we all understand
When you can’t do what you do
You do what you can
The chicken farm from Arkansas
Bought workers PPE
Not before 500 more
Had succumbed to this disease
Honest men and honest women
Working for an honest wage
I got a hundred point one fever
And we still got bills to pay
When you can’t do what you do
You do what you can
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought
I’m wanting to send
‘Round here we bend but down break
Down here, we all understand
When you can’t do what you do
You do what you can
They built a hospital on East Meadow
In Central Park last night
Doctors, nurses, truckers
Grocery store clerks manning the front lines
I saw a Red Cross on the Hudson
They turned off the Broadway lights
Another ambulance screams by
There by the grace of God go I
Although I’ll keep my social distance
What this world needs is a hug
Until we find the vaccination
There’s no substitute for love
So love yourself and love your family
Love your neighbor and your friend
Ain’t it time we loved the stranger
They’re just a friend you ain’t met yet
When you can’t do what you do
You do what you can
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought
I’m wanting to send
‘Round here we bend but down break
Down here, we all understand
When you can’t do what you do
You do what you can
When you can’t do what you do
You do what you can
I believe music can inspire, give hope, make you cry, make you think, and a million other things. I want to start posting some music that I really think speak to the times we are in. As you know, I listen to everything so tune in every day, never know what you will get.
For our 19th song, in remembrance of 9/11, I chose I Miss You Daddy by DJ Sammy. I don’t care how many times I listen to this song, I cry every time.
We said we wouldn’t forget
The horrific images forever etched
Two planes flown into the towers
Evil had awakened the American power
Across the nation we displayed our flags
Every store sold out of all they had
Every town all across the land
We stood together, hand in hand
We stared in disbelief, we mourned
Years later we told those that weren’t born
Somewhere along the way we have forgotten
Instead of love, we hate more often
I stare at the news, angry and sad
When I watch them burning the flag
When they throw them on the ground
And I think I wish they could hear the sound
When those towers fell
The fire, gas, dust smell
I wish they could remember flight 93
“Let’s roll,” sacrificing their lives for you and me
I wish they remembered flight 77
189 lives lost when that plane became a weapon
2977 lives lost overall
But America stood tall
We stood together, we chanted USA USA USA
But 19 years later we have somehow gone astray
I pray on this day we can come together again
When we take a moment of silence to remember when
I beg of you on this Patriot Day
When we watch those images replay
To remember what this nation can be
When we are united from sea to shining sea
Take a moment to remember, to reset
Because WE SAID WE WOULD NEVER FORGET
God Bless The USA by Lee Greenwood –
Have You Forgotten by Darryl Worley –
Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning by Alan Jackson –
Remembering 9/11 Tribute to Fallen Heroes –
I believe music can inspire, give hope, make you cry, make you think, and a million other things. I want to start posting some music that I really think speak to the times we are in. As you know, I listen to everything so tune in every day, never know what you will get.
For our 18th song, I chose a new song by Stryper called Make Love Great Again. It is time we choose to stop hating, make love great again.
lyrics:
I’ve been tryin’ to get it right
Tears I’m cryin’
Dark as night
These times are changing
So am I
I’m rearranging wrong from right
But hope is alive
It never died
Make love great again
Fight for it ’til the end
Don’t let the darkness in
Make love great again
There’s a culture
That’s building walls
Just like vultures
Consuming all
Oh, but there’s a fire
That’s burning bright
It won’t expire
Even in spite
Of hatred
It’s flames they are sacred
Make love great again
Fight for it ’til the end
Don’t let the darkness in, no
Make love great again
Make love great again
Fight for the it ’til the end, yeah
Don’t let the darkness in, no
Make love great again, yeah
Make love great again
Make love great again (make love great again)
Make love great again (again)
Make love great again, yeah
I wrote this one for the loss of any loved one but since it is suicide prevention week, I thought I would say this: If you are thinking about suicide, reach out, ask for help, you are not the only one affected by your decision. You are loved.
They say I will heal in time
They say one day I’ll be fine
They say everything happens for a reason
They say life is full of seasons
They say life will go on
They say every night ends at dawn
They say I’m not going crazy
They say one day I’ll smile at your memory
Tell me, who the hell are they?
Have they ever been in this much pain?
Have they ever screamed and yelled at God?
Have they ever wondered, have they ever thought
That they can’t go on another day
I wonder then what they would say
Have they ever fell to their knees
Begging God, begging him please?
They say there will be bad and good days
They say you’re not that far away
They say one day the pain will end
They say one day I’ll love again
They say time heals all wounds
They say one day I’ll notice the flowers bloom
That I’ll think of you and smile
When your old number I dial
But tell me, who the hell are they?
Have they ever been in this much pain?
Have they ever screamed and yelled at God?
Have they ever wondered, have they ever thought
That they can’t go on another day
I wonder then what they would say
Have they ever fell to their knees
Begging God, begging him please?
I just want to be sad, I want to be angry
I just want you here beside me
I don’t want to be angry, I don’t want to be sad
I just want you back, I want you back
I don’t want to cry when I say your name
One day they say, one day, so they say
Drowning by Chris Young –
It’s Just Sad by Flatt Lonesome –
Better Place by Citizen Soldier –
Here (For Christmas) by Lukas Graham –
Supermarket Flowers by Ed Sheeran –
Last Hello by Melissa Etheridge –
What I Wouldn’t Give by We The Kings-
Miss You All The Time by O.A.R. –
The Living Years by Mike & The Mechanics –
Hold On To Memories by Disturbed –
I believe music can inspire, give hope, make you cry, make you think, and a million other things. I want to start posting some music that I really think speak to the times we are in. As you know, I listen to everything so tune in every day, never know what you will get.
For our 17th song, I chose Talking To God by Chrissy Metz. I chose this song for two reasons. One, I do not think we talk to God, or listen for his response, as much as we should. Two, when you are sitting around or talking to God or whatever and a name pops in your head, reach out to them. You might just save their life.
Lyrics:
I was catchin’ up with an old friend
Nothin’ too heavy, just checking in
How’s is goin’, how’s your mama and them
And for once, he talked more than me
Said, I hear a lot about you ’round here
Yeah, I know it’s been one of them years
I get it man, you do the best you can
And still wind up on your knees
I was talkin’ to God last night
About why things happen the way they do
Yeah, and He shed a little light
On why I’m goin’ through, what I’m goin’ through
Everything under the sun
Why some get it all
And some people fall out of love
I was talkin’ to God last night
Your name came up
It still stings just a little bit
So many things I’d do different
I’m still learning the difference
Between movin’ on and forgiveness
I was talkin’ to God last night
About why things happen the way they do
Yeah, and He shed a little light
On why I’m goin’ through, what I’m goin’ through
Everything under the sun
Why some get it all
And some people fall out of love
I was talkin’ to God last night
Your name came up
Your name came up
I hope you’re doin’ alright
Hope you’re doin’ just fine
Hope you think about me
Every once in a while
I was talkin’ to God last night
About why things happen the way they do
Yeah, and He shed a little light
On why I’m goin’ through, what I’m goin’ through
Everything under the sun
Why some get it all
And some people fall out of love
I was talkin’ to God last night
Your name came up
I was talkin’ to God, talkin’ to God last night
Your name came up
Reposting this one, there a too many people that are hurting and depressed right now. Reach out, speak up. Keep living.
I read through the pages of your book
I get to know you and your every look
I’ve stumbled upon a terrible chapter
One that’s full of hurt and disasters
Some have chosen not to continue to read
They closed the book in your time of need
But I read each and every word
My eyes teared up and the pages blurred
With each page I prayed you would make it through
Even at your darkest I knew there was a light in you
Another word, another sentence, another paragraph, another page
I couldn’t stop reading because I knew you would find your faith
I was at the end of the chapter and started the next
You made it through the worst but still weren’t at your best
But as I promised, I continued to read
I will hold your hand when you are in need
You are not alone and the next chapter could be amazing
Thanking God for the trials, his name we will be praising
Right now, I need you to keep writing
This world needs you to keep fighting
Don’t give up, don’t let the dark win
Through the wounds, let the light in
Because I know when I close your book after I read the last page
That after all the ups and downs you didn’t give up and you found your way
I know at the end of your story
We will give God all the glory
Carry You by Ruelle –
Beautifully Broken by Plumb –
Turn It Around by Lincoln Brewster-
Deep Down (Walk Through The Fire) by Lincoln Brewster –
Fighting For You by Tenth Avenue North –
My God, My Music, My Life 