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Early

by Cyndi Craven

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deb4673 I fell in love with Cyndi's music over 20 years ago when her dad gave me a couple of cassettes of her music! Glad to find more current media! :D
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1.
Magician 04:05
MAGICIAN by Cyndi Craven You must be a magician And not an ordinary one at that You are a master of the arts Of charms and sleight of heart Appearing out of nowhere Like a flash in the dark Chorus: You throw your voice inside my head When you’re miles from here You read my thoughts just like a book As if my head were clear I raise the shell and I find love Where there had been fear And you make everybody else Disappear You must be a magician Sworn to never give away All the secrets of the night The keeper of the light Dissolving all my darkness So the dream takes flight Chorus You must be a magician I’ve not seen anything like this before But my eyes do not deceive me There isn’t any doubt This feeling’s like a candle That you can’t blow out Chorus
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Dreaming 03:53
DREAMING by Cyndi Craven Dreaming you’re running by the river This is your getaway Dreaming though you know you’re only dreaming But you dream on anyway I am dreaming of you The sun is dreaming of the moon Winter’s dreaming about summer Do dreams like these come true? Clouds are sailing out on the water like the Words I want to say If I can I’ll send them to you When I find a way I keep turning in the wind And I keep finding a friend in you I keep wondering what I can do To wake up to the dreams you send break I keep turning in the wind And I keep finding a friend in you I keep wondering what I can do To wake up to the dreams you send Dreaming I’m running by the river This is my getaway Dreaming though I know I’m only dreaming But I dream on anyway I dream on anyway (x2)
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SAD SORT OF SIGH by Cyndi Craven You breathe a sad sort of sigh of relief You stand in your doorway as you're watching her leave Part of you doesn't want to lose her touch Past of you shuts down because she loves you so much Mmmm... She gets in her car and she drives away The streets are empty and it's hours 'til day It takes so little to keep her near If it weren't for your regrets over all those old years Mmmm... She'll be here tomorrow and she'll say she's fine But every time she leaves you she leaves her heart behind break Somewhere somehow it may not really be true But it seems like you never love the one who loves you You breathe a sad sort of sigh of relief You stand in your doorway as you're watching her leave Part of you never wants to lose her touch Past of you shuts down so you won't love her too much Mmmm....
4.
Lessons 03:36
LESSONS by Cyndi Craven The only thing we’re really here to learn Is how to love May we teach each other well May each heart rise above May love be what we do better and better No one alone, we’re all together I can rock this heart to sleep forever When there’s nothing more to learn Everyone is looking for the way To get back home Our eyes meet every day Still so many go alone Someday we’ll see it was all the same The lesson learned, we’ll call one name And take our hearts out of this game We’ve been playing for so long I teach you and you’ll teach me We give each other what we need To open up our eyes and see Past the corners we are turning We’ll light a candle in the dark That shines a light in every heart Illuminating every part Of the lessons we are learning Repeat 1st verse
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Ferris Wheel 04:03
FERRIS WHEEL by Cyndi Craven I’m riding on the Ferris Wheel It’s going around and around It lifts me up so high And then it takes me down And when it stops at the top I take a look around I marvel at the things I see That I don’t see from the ground I’m riding on the Ferris Wheel Enjoying the ride But sometimes I get scared There’s no one by my side I hang on to that safety bar The ground is flying by And suddenly I lose my fear And I’m thrown against the sky The clear blue sky CHORUS We get on the Ferris Wheel And it takes us where we need to go We go down and up and around again 'Til we find what we need to know And we go… round and around again I’m riding on the Ferris Wheel In a circle around the sun When I don’t get too serious I have a lot of fun But coming down is scary stuff ‘Cause there’s nowhere to run But I know I’ll be lifted up Before this ride is done I’m riding on the Ferris Wheel It’s a mighty Wheel of Love I’m going around one more time Gonna get off up above I’m gonna fly into that clear blue sky As free as Noah’s dove… Knowing that I’m going home ‘Cause everybody does Oh, someday, you know everybody does CHORUS + a bunch of “round and arounds”
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LOVE’S SHINING PEACE by Cyndi Craven Love’s the only gift you’re given you can’t keep When you hide it deep inside, it goes to sleep And I know we’ll find one day All the things we gave away On the road to finding love’s shining peace I’d been sleeping off the winter’s bitter grief When awakened by the fragrance of the spring I’m amazed year after year Flowers blooming without fear On my way to finding love’s shining peace There’s a wonder in the way we’re always free To change the world by changing how we see On the long journey home We’re not long left alone On the road to finding love’s shining peace Shine… on me Shine… until I see…. Love’s the only gift you’re given you can’t keep When you hide it deep inside, it goes to sleep And I know we’ll find one day All the things we gave away On the road to finding love’s shining peace On the road to finding love’s shining peace
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NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT by Cyndi Craven I wanna lie down in a field and watch the sun move across the sky I wanna lie down next to you and watch the light move inside your eyes There's no need to hurry or wonder what to do There's nothing to worry about between me and you I wonder why dealing with these feelings seems so hard As if the wind whipped up this trouble and set it right in my yard There's no need to hurry or wonder what to say There's nothing to worry about or need to be afraid Lately life seems so serious Why do I do this to myself When I can break the damn and let the love flow through Shake the words free from those books on my shelf Gonna walk here by the river while the clouds fill up with the rain And when the lightning opens up the sky I'm gonna let go of this pain 'Cause there's no need to think so much or feel this blue There's nothing to worry about between me and you I wanna lie down in a field and watch the sun move across the sky I wanna lie down next to you and watch the light move inside your eyes There's no need to hurry or wonder what to do There's nothing to worry about between me and you
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THINGS LIKE THIS by Cyndi Craven Your fingers on my face After that strange embrace Left my heart all out of place From where I wanted it to be I should be getting used to this It's the arbitrary kiss Of passion's hit and miss Because things like this happen to me But I wouldn't trade a thing Or stay the arrow's sting I'd rather love and feel the pain Than never swim upon that sea And have these things happen to me Things like this happen to me I must invite this insanity Guess I get bored sometimes And have to liven up the scene And though my love for you stays fast And I knew yours would never last It's a fact I'm slowly getting past Because things like this happen to me You took me 'round your world And I couldn't find my fear anywhere But after several weeks or so Everything was clear And though my love for you stays fast And I knew yours would never last It's a fact I'm slowly getting past Because things like this happen to me I am a wave upon the sea
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WHERE IN THE WORLD by Cyndi Craven Each one waits for the other to call While each one puts another brick in the wall And everyone ends up alone and feeling Two feet tall Each one waits for the other to move Not really wanting the other to choose 'Cause no one wants to be the one The one to lose, 'cause... CHORUS Everyone's got their pride It's so hard to get off that ride Once you get going you can't slow down 'Til you wake up with your face on the ground Wondering if love's ever coming around for you again And wondering where in the world your mind must've been I know your love is as true as a stone And you know my heartbeat as if it's your own If love is indeed the seed we've sown Why do we grow apart Oh, I wonder if it's not our fate To not see the answer until it's too late After we've already closed the gate And left the yard, oh, 'cause... CHORUS x2
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Here Inside 03:10
HERE INSIDE by Cyndi Craven I’ve barking up the wrong tree I been going to a dry well There's nothing in your heart for me Any other fool could tell I been banging my head against your wall ‘Til I can't see Standing in a shadow at the Dark end of your street CHORUS But I'm gonna find that light I'm gonna find that light I'm gonna find that light I know where it must be I'm turning on that light I'm turning on that light I'm turning on that light It's here inside of me Break Bridge was out on the road last night I must've missed the detour I was having me a high ol' time I never felt so bright before It's just like the sun to rise And take the shine off the moon You’re always too much on my mind No matter how I try to lose you Repeat Chorus 2
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THE MAN IN THE WOODS (J.C.'S SONG) by Cyndi Craven The man in the woods said he don't know nothin' He don't know nothin' at all But you'd better believe, he sure knows somethin' He just ain't tellin' it all Well, he knows how to see beyond what your eyes believe The man in the woods can't read a book But he knows the language of the rocks and trees He sees the messages in their carving The way they feel and how they lean And he knows how to see beyond what your mind believes CHORUS He sees a map on a rock with an eye in the middle It looks like an eagle flying low A map on a rock with an eye in the middle Watching us all the way home The man in the woods tells a pretty good story He'll make you wonder then he'll make you laugh The power comes to him, the wire starts dancin' But he takes no credit for that No, he looks to the sky, and gets that ol' bug in his eye 'Cause there's a map on a rock with an eye in the middle It looks like a spaceship flying low A map on a rock with an eye in the middle Watching us all the way home The man in the woods has an open door A warm fire on a cold day He'll change your mind if you come by He'll touch your heart 'fore you go away And he'll show you how to see beyond what your eyes believe You'll see a map on a rock with an eye in the middle It looks like a spaceship flying low A map on a rock with an eye in the middle Watching us all the way home There's a map on a rock with an eye in the middle It looks like an angel flying low A map on a rock with an eye in the middle Watching us all the way home
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(I LIKE THE WAY) TURTLES GO by Cyndi Craven I like the way turtles go They enjoy themselves and they move real slow Sunning on a log all day in the pond, they Swim away when they are done Walking by the pond road I remember I’ll be part of this farewell Say goodbye and leave something here behind you Like this empty turtle shell Ah, dee, ah, dee, ah, etc. I like the way the katydids go (ch-ch-ch) Some sing high and some sing low They stay up singing all night long and they Go to bed when the night is done Walking by the pond road I remember I’ll be part of this farewell Say goodbye and leave someday singing A song they will remember well Ah, dee, ah, dee, ah, etc. And I like the way I go My mind moves fast and my heart moves slow And all my future’s as big as the sky and it gets Brighter every time I open my eyes Walking by the pond road I remember I’ll be part of this farewell… someday Say goodbye and leave someday singing A song to send them on their way…. Ahhhh, eee aaaa…. Etc.
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PIPPY THE SCHNOO by Cyndi Craven & Pippy The Schnoo In the morning my mom turns the faucet on I like to take a drink, fresh water in the sink My name is Pippy… Pippy the Schnoo… doo-dee-oo-doo And when I sleep, I stretch out my little white feet My mom thinks it’s cute, me in my black and white suit My name is Pippy… Pippy the Schnoo… doo-dee-oo-doo I like to play, I don’t fuss And I purr just like a Volkswagen bus I’m friends with everyone And I spend most of my day in the sun I like to stalk anything that might walk Past where I hide, look out I’ll surprise you Here comes Pippy… Pippy the Schnoo… doo-dee-oo-doo But not long ago, I had a tough row to hoe I didn’t have a home, no mom or dad of my own My name was Pippy… Pippy the sad-schnoody-boo-hoo My owner gave me away, ‘Cause he moved somewhere that I couldn’t stay I spent some time in jail I didn’t get no phone calls or get no mail And then guess who… a lady named LaRue Came and took me to the home Of my schnoodly-oodee-Cat-Mom Whose name is Cyndi… Cyndi the Schnoo (she’s a schnoo, too) And now I sit outside Where I can sniff the air and I give a sigh Oh, what a wonderful life No kitty stress, and no kitty strife I bite my mom to let her know she’s the one That I truly love way beyond and above And she loves Pippy… Pippy the Schnoo… doo-dee-oo-doo And she loves Pippy (that’s ME!)… Pippy the Schnoo… Doo-dee-oo-doo, doo-dee-oo-doo, doo-dee-oo-doo!
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THE SKY IS FALLING by Cyndi Craven Sometimes I feel like the sky is falling, like my Mind is walling up and my Heart is calling me away from here And sometimes I feel like the wind is blowing away with All my knowing, it leaves my feelings showing You can see my fear But I hang around just to see which way it goes If you ask me why, then I’ll tell you I don’t know And I’ll turn in the wind Singing blow, wind, blow, wind…blow…blow, wind, blow Break Sometimes I feel like the sky is falling but you know I Just keep walking while I’m Picking up pieces of this broken blue And sometimes I feel like the wind is screaming away with All my dreams and things are what they’re seeming But at least it’s new And I hang around just to see which way it goes If you ask me why, then I’ll tell you I don’t know And I’ll turn in the wind Singing blow, wind, blow, wind…blow…blow, wind, blow I turn in the wind… singing blow, wind, blow.
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BEYOND THE MOON by Cyndi Craven See that moon up in the sky The same sad face was watching me When I said goodbye to you I must have hurt his feelings ‘Cause he went away But he came back so bright The other night As if he planned to stay And I guess I that I just had to get Beyond the moon The one that follows me around for days The one I cannot seem to lose And it will not last forever Like it seems that it might do It goes away And leaves a space To pour my heart into Mmmm……. If there’s a light left in my heart I’m gonna break it up And scatter it to the wind So when this night is over I will see the light again Coming up over the hill To sit upon my windowsill And I guess I that I just have to get Beyond the moon The one that follows me around for days The one I cannot seem to lose And it will not last forever Like it seems that it might do It goes away And leaves a space To pour my heart into Mmmm……. Moon glow This is a moon show But what the hell does the Moon know? Things have finally settled down My heart stays right in place Now when you come around And if I lose myself I’m not afraid I won’t be found This jewel I’m standing on Keeps turning ‘round and around And I guess that I just had to get Beyond the moon The one that followed me for days The one I could not seem to lose And it did not last forever Like I thought that it might do It went away And left a space To pour my heart into It went away And left a space To pour my heart into Mmmm…….
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Train Go By 02:37
TRAIN GO BY by Cyndi Craven Train go by Me oh my It’s enough to make me cry Train go by But I’ll be following your tracks to the river By and by I’ve been here I’ve been there Just when I could Pay the fair Train go by Said I’ll be following your tracks to the river By and by I’ve been up I’ve been down I think I’ll have another round Train go by Said I’ll be following you Down, down Break Train go by Me oh my It’s enough to make me cry Train go by But I’ll be following your tracks to the river By and by
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I’VE BEEN AWAY TOO LONG by Cyndi Craven What can I say to you What can I ever do I’ve been away too long What can I make you feel Nothing seems quite as real I’ve been away too long I’ve been away too long Once this was so easy to do When you needed me And I needed you There was no need to ask ‘Cause both of us knew Now when I look Into your eyes I don’t know what’s there I can’t see inside You’ve nothing to say And that’s such a surprise And now… What can I say to you What can I ever do I’ve been away too long What is it that you see Now when you look at me I’ve been away too long I’ve been away too long
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ONE HEART, MANY WINGS by Cyndi Craven I have come to see you 'Cause after all this time I think I know The answer to the question That troubled our hearts so long ago How two can love so strong Still something comes along That sets them apart But when I see the life you've found I know that we've been safe right from the start Driving up on 53 I look up to see A circle of red hawks flying One, two, three Fly away Fly as one As you are Under the sun One heart Many wings Lifted by the song that calls the heart to sing Fly away ... It's so good to see you happy Not like when our lives were all in tears You know, you had to go without me To find the good you've found over these years And when I look at now It's easy to remember how I loved you so But I know now what I did not know then That I can love you so and let you go And we're walking through this field As open as we feel And suddenly a flock of small birds Takes off like a wheel Fly away Fly as one As we are Under the sun One heart Many wings Lifted by the song that calls the heart to sing Fly away ... Fly away ...

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EARLY is a collection of 18 songs by Cyndi Craven that includes everything from her LESSONS album, selected songs from CHASE THE MOON (with Tom Wolf), and four singles, including the one written by her cat, all recorded during the last millennium.

Being in the studio recently, working up new songs and a few makeovers, has prompted Cyndi to put her best previously recorded songs on one album, at one low price, for friends and fans, old and new.

Enjoy the music, and be sure and follow Cyndi on Bandcamp.
New music is coming real soon!

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Thank you so much for coming out to see us and for supporting our music... you are why we do this, we really couldn't do it without you.
w/Love, Cyndi

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released June 19, 2015

Various (see credits on individual songs).
Cover photo by Tom Watson, taken at JC Gazaway's (The Man In The Woods), Ducktown, Georgia, in 1993.
Cover design by Cyndi Craven.

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Cyndi Craven Tucker, Georgia

Poet who sings and plays a little guitar.

“Her songs express the greatness of small things” with a gift for melody and a voice to carry it. She turns daydreams and ponderings into music that may just leave you with a smile in your heart. ... more

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