Name: The Heart of it All
Duration: P00H03M17S
Description: This was a landmark birthday gift for our beloved neighbor Bea Doran. Zeke wrote two or three lines, but the rest of the song, and all of the singing, is Flip.

The Heart of it All

by Flip & Zeke

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This was a landmark birthday gift for our beloved neighbor Bea Doran. Zeke wrote two or three lines, but the rest of the song, and all of the singing, is Flip.

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You're close to your family, your God, and your neighbors
We all get a share of the fruits of your labors
Garage sales and Gringo beans, gardening, laughter
Care for the children, the world that comes after
A hard working house filled with love to the rafters
And you're at the heart of it all

You keep track of the details of our daily lives
All the parents and children and husbands and wives
Who's got the cooler, a coupon, the flu
Who’s got a new baby, a job interview
Who's having a hard time and needs help from you
And you're at the heart of it all

Your children stay home from our overwhelmed schools
They learn to work hard through compassionate rules
Computers and reading, and finding out why
Learning new wisdom as each day goes by
They’re safe in the nest while they’re learning to fly
And you’re at the heart of it all

You cling to your balance as family swirls round you
The whirlpool engulfs you; the garland surrounds you
To wrestle or dance with, to sparkle and shine
Somehow you manage to also be mine
I pray that our lives will always entwine
With such love at the heart of it all

You're right in the middle of your life on earth
Notice the beauty that you’ve brought to birth
Parenting, partnering, teaching and learning
You hold it together while everything’s turning
You’re right at the center, a light brightly burning
You are the heart of it all.

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released March 3, 2019

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