From the recording Waltz In Your Mind

<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Three beats to the measure can be very soothing.&nbsp; I want you swaying gracefully to the downbeats!<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I am especially pleased that Abbie Gardner (of Red Molly) agreed to join the long-distance band for this song bringing both her dobro&rsquo;s sweet melancholy and her crisp soprano harmony.&nbsp; And it is always an honor to have Ron Stewart (of The Seldom Scene) join in the music-making.</span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Be sure to checkout both<a href="http://www.abbiegardner.com/"> http://www.abbiegardner.com&nbsp;</a> and <a href="http://redmolly.com">http://redmolly.com</a> to learn more about Abbie, a talented instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.&nbsp; A quick check of <a href="http://www.ronniestewart.com/about">http://www.ronniestewart.com/about </a>will make clear why I say it&rsquo;s an honor to have Ron a part of this project.&nbsp; Lucky me in both cases!<br /></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">&copy; 2006 Steven E. Cutts (revised 2013, 2015)<br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">recorded and mixed in fall/winter 2015&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">by Jim Robeson (with help from Laurence Heimemann who recorded Abbie in Jersey City, NJ)<br /><br /></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Steve, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">guitar</span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> and </span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">lead vocal</span></em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Abbie Gardner, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">dobro</span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> and </span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">harmony vocal</span></em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Jim Robeson, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">bass</span></em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Ron Stewart, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">fiddle</span></em></li>
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Lyrics

<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Take a deep breath; close your eyes</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">And imagine a dance floor; musicians appear.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Count out the rhythm: &ldquo;one-two-three, one-two-three&rdquo;;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Move with the pulse that only you hear.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">There&rsquo;s no need to stand; stay put if you&rsquo;re seated,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">And nod to the beat in three-quarter time.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">To share this diversion, a partner&rsquo;s not needed;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Just waltz by yourself all alone in your mind.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">No need to be young; no need to be nimble;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Improvise melodies; you set the tempo.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">A waltz in the mind is really quite simple,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Its pleasure entirely your own.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"><br />Draw inspiration from all that is holy --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">From the laughter of children -- from a stream tumbling by --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">From the tune of a songbird -- a cat purring deeply --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">The breeze that is shifting the clouds in the sky.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Maybe you waltz &lsquo;cross the dew drops of morning &ndash;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Around snow that drifted last night without warning &ndash;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Through lightning and thunderheads, booming and storming --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">No two of these waltzes the same.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"><br />It&rsquo;s your choice: do you wish to lead or to follow?</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Steer sweeping turns like the flight of a swallow,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Stride right ahead just as straight as an arrow,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Or whirl like a dervish entranced.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">You might think a waltz by yourself would be lonely,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">But think of it more as a chance that&rsquo;s well-timed.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">No set duration, it finishes only</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">When you have grown tired of the waltz in your mind.</span></p>