Tell Me Stories

Music & lyrics, 1992

Tell me stories
I am bored tonight
Tell me stories
About my life
Look deep within
Perhaps the guides will speak
Where am I going?
What do you see?

You tell me
I’m an ancient soul
That I came to the earth
A long time ago
Many lives
And too much pain
It’s time for a rest
I won’t be back again — not for a while

Well, if you’re right
Why don’t we
Spend some time together?
And if you’re right
Why are we so damned
Politically correct?
Yes, if you’re right
Why don’t we
Spend the night together?

In a circle of light
The light of the soul...

Tell me stories
Of another life
Tell me stories
Of the British Isles
When our paths crossed
When Hitler fell
When Sarah lost her ball
By the wishing well

You tell me memories
Are deep in my cells
If I listen to my body
My body will tell
Of many teachers
Of many dreams
Of reality, illusion
Life’s not what it seems — not at all

Well, if you’re right
Why don’t we
Spend some time together?
And if you’re right
Why are we so damned
Politically correct?
Yes, if you’re right
Why don’t we
Spend the night together?

In a circle of light
The light of the soul...

I’ll tell you stories
You are bored tonight
I’ll tell you stories
About your life
At the edge all alone
The peripheryʼs hard
The eagle flies alone
Her wings are scarred

You have a gift
Have you seen it yet?
You’re getting closer
And don’t ever forget
That I too dance
In an empty sky
Don’t ever hesitate
To reach out and cry — I will hear you 

Well, if you’re right
Why don’t we
Spend some time together?
And if you’re right
Why are we so damned
Politically correct?
Yes, if you’re right
Why don’t we
Spend the night together?

In a circle of light
The light of the soul...

© Kirtland C. Peterson, 1992