Blue Sky!

Have you ever considered that, on the most grey, cloudy, depressing, overcast day, if you could only rise up high enough you would see blue skies?

Of course, you might freeze your butt off if it was really high -- but I hope you get the point.

Anyway, today I give you get a bitter-sweet little song, "Blue Sky" which I started on the summer my Dad died.

It pairs with "Drummer Boy", which began at the same time, but is more direct, specific and much darker.

I consider "Blue Sky" to be by far the better piece. The instrumental is can stand up and fly all by itself.

The way that a change to minor is used in the song makes it more than a "cheer-up you bugger" sort of thing. The melody goes through a transmutation of sorrow and despair.

What's that falling, pit-pat on my head?
Is it rain-drops, or itsy-bits of lead?
Is it good for me? Or, is it really bad?
Will it make me happy, or will it make me sad?

Just what it is that I feel?
Just what it is that makes it real?
The fact of the matter is still concealed!

All the world is BlueSky when you fly high!
You can reach it if you try!
Climb up to [cluck with tongue] Blue Sky!

Are you feeling really, nasty mean?
Have you, maybe, spilled all your beans?
Do you feel like you could start to scream
a whole bunch of words quite obscene?

Well, open up your mouth and come alive!
The very best things are deep inside!
That's the truth and not a lie!

All the world is BlueSky when you fly high!
You can reach it if you try!
Climb up to [cluck with tongue] Blue Sky!

Are you feeling kind of low and flat?
Has your car run over some carpet tacks?
Are you feeling awful sad and blue?
I'll bet you are forgetting what to do?

Stop that looking at your foot!
Open up your eyes and take a look!
Life is the "Best-Selling Book!"

All the world is BlueSky when you fly high!
You can reach it if you try!
Climb up to [cluck with tongue] Blue Sky!