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Arizona Skies (Radio Edit)

from Step Right, Shake Left by Jim Beckwith

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A shorter version for radio. Or for shorter attention spans.

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Desert Life is precious, a place of all extremes
Sun’s too hot to handle, it’s brighter than it seems
Nights are cold and lonely, Days hot as hell
You might survive living here, it’s just too soon to tell>

Look in all directions, there’s a billion stars tonight
the suguaro cactus stands like a sentry, looking for a fight
couples may be broken, river rocks may fly
but the clouds are always beautiful - in the Arizona skies

We are the stones - smoothed by the river
Rough is the sand, and the water makes you shiver

Living here in desolation you expect some things to die
it’s strange, but true - no on even cries
Celebrate for the living, remembrance for the dead
We light a candle - at one end

Put the candle in the river - watch it float away
remember back in time to another day
life was good - we liked it then
but we must go on and on
till the candles come floating back again

We are the stones - smoothed by the river
Rough is the sand, and the water makes you shiver

Rarely in the desert comes a pouring rain
but it’s joyful when it happens, you can feel alive again
Standing in the shower it feels like rain
there’s nothing like the feeling of the absence of pain

We are the stones - smoothed by the river
Rough is the sand, and the water makes you shiver

I said look out across, send word down
to reach the boss on the way to town,
if your going in the right direction...
Here, then we’re gone, but a little part lives on,
living life, dying death and the earth just took one breath

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from Step Right, Shake Left, released January 1, 2001
Jim Beckwith backed by Native Vibe. Arrangement by Bill MacPherson and Nee Sackey.

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Jim Beckwith is a fine writer of lyrics to inspire & a unique & compelling voice; a soulful texture that draws on influences from jazz and pop to R&B and voices from around the world. His voice has been called 'a male Sade' & something like 'a refined Sting'. Songs with lyrics that make you think & feel. Jim has players on his albums that play with artists like Sting, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor. ... more

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