Song of the Week: Patty Griffin's "Heavenly Day"

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The King of Siam was once asked if he could quote a proverb applicable to all occasions.

His answer: "This too shall pass."

One of the things I like about Austin's Patty Griffin is her perspective on both joy and sorrow. In most of her songs, above heartbreak there's a tinge of hope, and within happiness there's the knowledge that problems will return. Here's "Heavenly Day" from her latest album, Children Running Through (iTunes; Amazon).

Oh Heavenly day
All the clouds blew away
Got no trouble today
With anyone

The smile on your face I live only to see
It's enough for me baby
It's enough for me
Oh heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day

Tomorrow may rain with sorrow
Here's a little time we can borrow
Forget all our troubles in these moments so few
All we've got right now,
the only thing that all we really have to do
Is have ourselves a heavenly day
Lay here and watch the trees sway
Oh can't see no other way
No way
No way
Heavenly day heavenly day heavenly day

No one on my shoulder
Bringing me fears
Got no clouds up above me
Bringing me tears
Got nothing to tell you
I got nothing much to say
Only I'm glad to be here with you
On this heavenly heavenly heavenly heavenly heavenly day

Oh all the troubles gone away
Oh for awhile anyway
For awhile anyway
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Oh heavenly day