Celebrating its 10 year anniversary on 7/7/16! Halie Loren's debut album of original music. Alternative Pop/Rock with a touch of Jazz. Featuring Halie Loren (vocals, piano, synthesizers) and performances by James House (bass, guitars), Chris Ward (bass, guitars), Brian West (drums, percussion), Dale Bradley (cello), & Paul Biondi (saxophone).
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I wrote this as I watched the unfolding of the Hurricane Katrina disaster... the event really shifted my perspective about my life, and made me realize how truly blessed I was to have my basic needs met, to live in a beautiful green area, to have family to lean on in difficult times... things that I should never take for granted, but that are easy to overlook until they aren't there anymore. I suddenly felt so incredibly lucky. I just started writing a list of sorts that included things I was grateful for, and this song just started pouring out. I perform it frequently at my shows because it always helps to put me back to that place, to that mindset of thankfulness.
I have a bowl of fruit
A sink that rarely leaks
When I breathe I fill my lungs with air that’s sweet
I have a soft bed
A closet full of clothes
When I step outside its on soil where grass can grow
And I have, I have, I have, I have…
Enough
And I need, I need, I need, I need…
Nothing else much, I’m
Lucky—this a lucky life
I see it more and more how
Lucky is a relative state of mind
And as long as I concede
That I’ve got all that I need
To be satisfied, I’ll feel lucky
All my life
I have a friend to call
A sister to worry about me
When I fall, I know someone will help me get back on my feet
And I have, I have, I have, I have, I have…
More than I know
And I need, I need, I need, I need, I need…
Nothing else to show I’m
Lucky—this is a lucky life
I see it more and more how
Lucky is a relative state of mind
And as long as I concede that I’ve got all that I need to be satisfied
I’ll feel lucky all my life.
Sometimes when times when get hard it’s hard to believe
Life’s not a dry well
But seeing what fades, what lasts, gives me reason to remind myself…
Lucky is a state of mind
My friend, I’m so
Lucky—this is a lucky life
I see it more and more how
Lucky is a relative state of mind
And as long as I concede
That I’ve got all that I need
To be satisfied, I’ll feel lucky
All my life.
I have a bowl of fruit….
credits
from Full Circle,
released July 7, 2006
Halie Loren - vocals, piano, organ
James House - acoustic guitar
Halie Loren is an international award-winning jazz-pop singer/songwriter. She brings a fresh perspective to time-honored
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