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Someone Believes In You

April 23, 2009 By

Please “Pirate” this song! Download it and share it with any one you know who needs to hear this song to help them get through their day (or week :o )

Someone Believes In You - Mark Shepard Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Someone Believes In You | March 21-April 7, 2008 | Song #381

Standing on the corner waiting for the bus
Sometimes you know just gotta have a little trust
That it will be here soon to take you where you want to go
Other times you gotta just get out and start a walking
Take a little bit of action baby, back up your talking
Someone believes in you, to your vision be true
I believe in you, someone believes in you.

You can shake your fist at heaven you can pound it on the wall
You can pound the pavement, take a leap of faith and risk it all
You may stumble or trip I’m here to catch you if you fall
Before you put your dreams back up upon the closet shelf
You might consider maybe baby asking for a little help
Someone believes in you, to your vision be true
I believe in you, someone believes in you.

Bridge:
Take a look in the mirror and dare to crack a smile
As you go about your day let it linger a while
Just remember that we all go through our trials
Buckle up baby cause sometimes the ride can be wild
I believe in you, someone believes in you

You don’t seem to have a clue how beautiful you are
But everyone of us who knows you, well we see you as a star
You’re shining like a beacon, guiding in the ships at night
Every thing you’ve been through has contributed a bit
Now baby, play it like you mean it and get yourself a hit
Someone believes in you, to your vision be true
I believe in you, someone believes in you.

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Someone Believes In You by Mark Shepard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Commentary: Originally wrote this for Ginny Dye founder of www.SomeoneBelievesInYou.com but life got busy and we never produced it with Rilee O’Neill. Posted it today in response to a great article by Noah St. John in the Huffington post.

please tell someone you know and love that you deeply and truly believe in them. Do it today! It it helps to send this song to them just do it okay?

Thanks for listening!

Mark

p.s. Check out my Modern Jedi NLP online course and learn how to choose and install empowering beliefs in your self.

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I'm A Rich Man (To Have You For A Friend)

April 15, 2009 By

Click here to hear the pristine digital acoustic recording "I'm A Rich Man"

I’m A Rich Man 4/8/09 Song # 395

I don’t have a lot of money at the moment in the bank
But I am so abundant that I easily give thanks
I got a soft, warm bed to sleep in and a roof over my head
Got fresh cream for my coffee and butter for my bread
Well the sky is free for breathing and the ground is free to walk
I got a voice for singing and words with which to talk

I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man
I’m a rich man ‘cause I have you for friend.

I’ve got the sun to warm my body and the moon to soothe my eyes
Every day that passes helps to make me realize
Life is full of moments that we sometimes do not notice
The blossom of a dandelion rivals any lotus
There is so much wealth around us, abundance that surrounds us
That sometimes it’s a challenge to maintain our focus

I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man
I’m a rich man ‘cause I have you for friend.

When things don’t go as planned we can shout out our demands
Shake our fist at heaven or Uncle Sam
But good times ebb and flow it’s impossible to know
What you’ll reap before you ever sow
So patience my dear friend we will break if we don’t bend
This is the beginning not the end!

I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man
I’m a rich man ‘cause I have you for friend.

Well the world is full of magic and the world is full of pain
Learn the lessons from the tragic or repeat it all again
We never know who we will meet as we move through our days
All I know is it’s a treat to share the path with you a ways
Well this song may be too simple and it may be too sweet
But this song helped me through a day when I was in defeat

I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man, I’m a rich man
I’m a rich man ‘cause I have you for friend.

Please Note: this song is dedicated to (in no particular order) Karen Clark, Andy Ross, Beverly Sastri, Gene Moore, Joe Mennonna, Bill Rodman, my upstairs Neighbor Milli, Joanne Dunsing, Michelle Huse, Maureen Carney, Bethany Bryant, Michael Bower, Dorothy Cochran, Martha Evarts, Adrienne Thomason, Rob Bronson, Michael Guerin, Melanie Rudolph, Terry Maguire, Martha Maguire, Chris Gaunya, Claudia Lampert, Art Mollengarden, Julie Braun, Renee Ginnetti, Matthew Browning, Phoebe Browning, Elisabeth Mammon, Gessi Schultz, Valeria Roncoli, Mark Carranno, Peaches Quinn, BJ Frazier, Kim Kasperian, Angelus Perez, Renee Baldo, Rob Friedman, Peter Hawes, Bill Sadick, Dee Devore, Kathy McAfee, Marie Cox, Dorothy Ruggiero, Jeff Tottenham, Deanna Cherrone, Lorna Patterson, Karen Gregaitis, Michael McDermott, Bill Wright, Sandy LaBrecque, Joe Schroder, Todd Rolland, Frank Rosa, my sister Lynn, by Dad, my children and anyone else out there who has touched my life in a positive way. I truly wish you all the best. Thank you for your love and support!....(and patience) :o )

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It's A Beautiful Day

April 2, 2009 By

It's a beautiful day to be alive...

Beautiful Day by Mark Shepard Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Please Pass This Song Along:

1. Download and Send this file to a friend (it’s sort of big, so ask first).
2. Send them the link so they can download it themselves:
http://www.markshepardsongs.com/beautiful-day
3. Burn as many copies of this or my other songs to CD as you like. Give them to friends.
4. If you prefer, you can order a copy of the Eyes On The Horizon CD containing this song



It’s A Beautiful Day | 9/11/2003 | Song # 334

(Nancy’s Birthday Song)

It’s a beautiful day to be alive
It’s a beautiful day
It’s a beautiful day to watch birds fly
It’s a beautiful day
It’s a beautiful day to be your friend
It’s a beautiful day
It’s the kind of day you never want to end
It’s a beautiful day, it’s a beautiful day, it’s a beautiful day

Look o’er your shoulder and see
Just how far you’ve come
From where you used to be
Look up ahead in the distance
The future is bright and
Don’t you just want to dance?

It’s a beautiful day to want to dance
It’s a beautiful day
It’s a beautiful day to take a chance
It’s a beautiful day
It’s a beautiful day to celebrate
It’s a beautiful day
It’s the kind of day you commemorate
It’s a beautiful day, It’s a beautiful day, It’s a beautiful day,

Remember when you were young
And thought that you knew?
Now you know that you don’t know
Now graced with abundance of years
Full of laughter, some tears
And the love that always grows

It’s a beautiful day to grow your love
It’s a beautiful day
It’s a beautiful day to be a dove
It’s a beautiful day
It’s a beautiful day to eat birthday cake
It’s a beautiful day
It’s a day to remember there are no mistakes
It’s a beautiful day, It’s a beautiful day, It’s a beautiful day,

© 2003-2009 by Mark Shepard All commercial rights reserved. Permission granted to reprint lyrics as is. Permission granted to download and share song for non-commercial purposes.

Commentary:

In September of 2003 I had just finished my NLP Training. I arrived home in CT after 9 weeks of intensive study and practice in CA only to confront some of my old demons. Impatience. I had the unrealistic expectations of starting to teach and practice NLP right away. My frustration level built and built until I could hardly stand it anymore. I remember finally going out into the back yard and cleaning out this old shed that was full of all kinds of junk. In the process my mind cleared. The weather was perfect as it often is in September in New England. It also happened to be the anniversary of the 9/11 World trade center attacks. A friend of mine, Nancy, was turning 50 that week and she had asked everyone coming to bring a poem or a song or some other creative expression to celebrate.

Suddenly everything seemed to be put into perspective and I was able to relax into being alive and filled with the joy of each perfect precious moment unattached to "goals" and "results" and "the bottom line".

Please Note: This song is sponsored by Maureen Carney

Sponsoring a song enables me to record it and share it. Over 30 years and close to 400 songs, some have been recorded but many have not. I'm starting to forget them and I'm not getting any younger :o ). Find out how you can help me preserve and share these songs through the Life In Song Project - Sponsorship Program

And finally at the risk of being redundant, may I ask you a favor?

If you got anything out of this song, I'm hoping you'll do something for me:
Pass it along to someone else. E-mail the link. Download it to your computer. Burn it to a CD. Play it for a friend like you used to. Share with them how it made you feel. Ask them to listen to it. Maybe you can sing along to it together.

Maybe they need to hear this song today. Maybe you need to connect with someone you care about who you haven't touched in a while. This is one way.

We (these songs and I) need you. We need your friends too.

A song does no good unless it is heard. Spread the word.

Thank you so much!

- Mark

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