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If These Walls Could Talk

from Story Songs (2002) by James Hersch

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For Johnson Elementary in Davenport, IA. I wrote this song in the last week before they closed it's doors for good.

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There's a slope in the floor
It's not level anymore
Drop your pencil, it might roll right out the door
But I kind of like it that way

Go climb
Up the stairs one more time
Where so many little feet came to find
Their path, their dream, their way

The brick is old and it's brown
It's not the fanciest part of town
Go inside and you'll hear the sound
Of something really good going on

It's true
What matters most is what's inside of you
It's not about what's old or new
It's about what we become

If these wall could talk
If these stairs could sing
If these floors could tell their tale
They'd say just one thing
Our school is full
As any heart could be
With what the world needs most right now
The best out of you and me

So kick your shoes off and dance
Celebrate this circumstance
Be happy we had the chance to laugh
To learn, to live

Be proud
Sing your song and sing it loud
About a school that cares about the gift
We have to give

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from Story Songs (2002), released June 30, 2003

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James Hersch Minneapolis, Minnesota

I live on this piece of prairie. I'm passionate and dedicated to writing songs in hopes of singing them for people. I don't think I could continue without both ends of that process. Create then hope. It's here I write songs, and here I wait to sing them for others. ... more

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