Song of the Day #2

If I'm in a funk, and I have been in some funky funks in my time (not to mention lately), there are certain songs I can go to for what one might call a quantum of solace. The 1978 Van Morrison tune "Take It Where you Find It," on his Wavelength album, is one of those songs. In this case, the life-affirming lyrics are expressed with soaring vocals and a classic Van arrangement, so it really is more than the sum of its parts. And it's not just one line or verse that picks me up off the barroom floor of my mind; there are a number of gems, such as:

1. "Take it where you find it
   Cant leave it alone
   You will find a purpose
   To carry it on"
   
   
2. "You will build on whatever is real
   And wake up each day
   To a new waking dream"
   
   
3. "I'm gonna walk down the street
   Until I see
   My shining light"

Here's the whole thing. Hope you like it.

Take It Where you Find It

Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it

Take it where you find it
Can't leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it

Many's the road I have walked upon
Many's the hour between dusk and dawn
Many's the time
Many's the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child

Take it where you find it
Can't leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it

Chorus:
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America

And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream

Take it where you find it
Can't leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it

Repeat chorus

Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin' about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over

I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light

You can download the song at iTunes.