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What Your Heart Loves Best

from Story Songs (2002) by James Hersch

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Ralph Braun was a great man. When he looked at me his eyes said, "You're a good kid" and "I've got my eye on you" at the same time.

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Ralph Braun
Was the principal in our town
He kept an eye on the playground
He kept an eye on me
Runnin' down the back hall
I pulled a fire alarm off the wall
Mr. Brown's there to see it all
And he says to me

James
Ain't it funny, ain't it strange
How we live our lives
How we make our mess
Someday you're gonna change
And the world wil re-arrange
What matters most
Is what your heart loves best

Tom played
The Fender bass in the 8th grade
Man, I thought he had it made
Money and great hair
He turned his back on his Daddy's bread
Took to farming and shaved his head
Took a wife and had a kid
And I saw him at the fair
And he said...

James
Ain't it funny and strange
How it all turns out
Whoever would've guessed
Someday you're gonna change
And the world will re-arrange
What matters most
Is what your heart loves best

So off I go
Sing a song on the radio
Sing a song I think I know
And I know I love
Life is good enough to sing about
I'm glad I found that out
Sing it loud and sing it out
To Mr. Braun up above

James
All the lies and the games
You've got to be yourself
Nothing more, nothing less
Someday you're gonna change
And the world will re-arrange
But what the world needs now
Is what your heart loves best

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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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