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  1. People Come Into Your Life

From the recording People Come Into Your Life

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Do you ever wonder about some of the people who have come into your life?
I'm not inclined to believe that everything happens for a reason, but I have often pondered the age-old question of free will and wondered why I have come in happenstance contact with some of the people I've encountered.
On occasion, I have been blessed by random acts of kindness and humanity from people I didn't even know, including a stranger who once changed a flat tire for me when I was stranded. Sometimes, I also wonder about loved ones and enduring friends who have come into my life, some of whom have departed.
I wrote this song to pay tribute to some of the people who have come into my life, either for a brief, transient moment during a chance encounter or on a more long-term basis. In fact, the title of the CD is taken directly from the lyric of this song: at the right place the right time, shed a little tear shed a little light. In the penultimate line I conclude with reverence - everybody finds their state of grace.
I hope this song reminds you of someone who has come into your life, a specific person who may have helped you out at some point along the way and is therefore deserving of your gratitude and appreciation.

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People come into your life for a reason
Some stay some come and go with a blink of an eye
People come into your life for a reason
Is it fate or just a roll of the cosmic dice?
 
The waitress serves you coffee
The butcher cuts your meat
The kid who bags you groceries
The nurse who brings you tea
A smile from your neighbor
A bell-hop holds the door
A message on your cell phone
When you can’t take anymore
 
At the right place the right time
Shed a little tear shed a little light
 
Repeat chorus
 
A child shows me innocence
A good friend lends an ear
A stranger changes my flat tire
In the middle of nowhere
My soul mate gives me kisses
Her love makes me complete
A teacher gives me lessons
To find the truth that sets me free
 
At the right place the right time
Shed a little tear shed a little light
 
Repeat chorus
   
The burqa-clad woman
The drunkard poet at the bar
The old man on a park bench
The veteran of the war
The emergency room doctor
The beggar on the street
The hurricane survivor
The take charge politician on tv
   
At the right time the right place
Everybody finds their state of grace
 
Repeat chorus
People come into your life for a reason
Some stay some come and go with a blink of an eye
People come into your life for a reason
Is it fate or just a roll of the cosmic dice?
 

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