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1. Which of John's nature-loving songs uplifts you as he sings, "If I had a day that I could give you, I'd give to you a day just like today"?
2. Clap your hands and sing along when you hear these lyrics, "We'd have chicken pie and country ham and homemade butter on the bread!"
3. Some of my fave JD songs were his love songs. This comes from a heartbreaker... "Love is why I came here in the first place, Love is now the reason I must go."
4. A John Denver lyric that has found its way into many wedding ceremonies, "And in those times of trouble when you are most alone, The memory of love will bring you home."
5. The rolling of the sea, and call of ship bells begins the song in which this beautiful lyric appears, "For though we are strangers in your silent world, To live on the land we must learn from the sea."
6. I love the song, but everytime I look at the lyrics written out, I can't help but think of "The Beverly Hillbillies." However, this lyric is far from Jed and family, "Come and listen to the story of a journey once begun."
7. John's words echoed the need by those dependent on us for a voice, with the following lyrics, "Have you heard the song the humpback hears five hundred miles away, telling tales of ancient history of passages and home."
8. With his love of flight, many of John's songs took on a theme that included flight in one way or another. These lyrics typify that love, "On the road of experience, I'm trying to find my own way. Sometimes I wish that I could fly away."
9. Early in his career, particularly after his marriage to Annie, the simple country boy came out, and his longing for time with his wife was easily recognizable. One such instance is in these lyrics, "I've forgot what it's like to be home, Can't remember what it's like to be home."
10. John's love for his adopted Colorado home is the backdrop for this powerful nature piece, "Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops. Sail o'er the canyons and up to the stars."
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