15 May 2023

Music Monday: Right Outta Nowhere

Once upon a time, I was an interpreter who moved to a new state and, while dreaming of being a writer, hadn't gone in that direction. Yet.

Once upon a time, I was a fledgling writer who had published some fairly entertaining stories about my dogs but hadn't yet tried to write in the genre where my heart lives and thrives. Yet.

Once upon a time, I was a newlywed--again--who was moving to a new country and was utterly terrified and excited in equal measure. Okay, that part isn't really true, I was just terrified. But I remembered this song by an artist introduced to me back in those first days as an interpreter here in SC. 

This weekend I'm going to a brand new event, and while I'm not MOVING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY terrified, I'm pretty apprehensive. But this time, I revisited this song that my friend Katy introduced me to and found...hope. I found freedom. I hope you will too.

Leap...and the net will appear.


Right Outta Nowhere
by Christine Kane

Midwest morning October snowfall
She packed her Chevorlet
And brushed her fear away
She got a great big dream
And a history of playin' small
And everybody seems to think
She'll be back by Christmas day
Well, She hit that highway
With every bit of faith she could summon
When courage finally comes you never see it comin'

Right out of nowhere
Open your heart, that changes everything
You're goin' somewhere
And all you need to know
Is that you're free to go

Summer night the soft smell of seashore
And all the deadheads dancing out on the beach
He's got a 10-year tan
And his own little junk store he says
Some people got a lot to prove and that's the way I used to be
I'm just an old hippy with a half dozen PhDs
Some choices hold you down
Some chances set you free

Right out of nowhere
Open your heart, that changes everything
You're goin' somewhere.
And all you need to know...
Is that you're free to go

And you dream
And the way will be clear
And you pray
And the angels will hear
Lead and the net will appear

Right out of nowhere
Believe in everything
You're going somewhere 
And all you need to know 
Is that you're free 
Right outta nowhere 
You open your heart 
And have faith in everything 
You're going somewhere 
And all you need to know 
Is that you're free to go 

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