LOVE IS THE ANSWER LYRIC. GETTING QUITE CLOSE NOW… I Know I’ve Been Promising You “Other” Posts, But…

Gymnastics, Just Good Stuff, Poetry, Songwriting, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 14 February 2015 @ 6:30 PM 28 Comments

OCTOBER 13, 2016

This is IT pretty-much, after a few years working on this lyric on and off, more off than on…

“Love Is The Answer” Rewrite #1265 by Jannie Funster & Kelly Funster

V1
as i’m floating here with you beside the ocean blue, drifting in a dream
as the music of the leaves is laughing in the trees, evergreen
spinning ‘round and ‘round, seeking to be found
in the thoughts i think and do and say to me and say to you, i see…

Chorus
Love is the answer. Love is the dancer
light on its feet, pretty and sweet
Love is the answer. Love is why we’re here

V2
as we hum a summer tune beneath the lilac moon, twirling (or… tangoing with) in our time
as the music of the stars is pouring from our hearts, born to shine
spinning ‘round in space, glittering with grace
as we keep on turning i believe that we are learning as we go…

Chorus

Bridge
do you know, do you know
what’s running the show

Break 9 bars

V3
as the flowers and children sing and winter melts to spring, spun from heaven’s light
as the music of the wind is playing violin, day and night
spinning ‘round as one, safe in the arms of the sun
in this blaze of blessings full of lessons, if we question we will see…

Chorus

Ending:
Love, Love, Love. Love. Love!

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So….. here’s what I have for this on Sept. 25th, 2016…

 

 

 

“Love Is The Answer”    94 bpm             by   Jannie Funster

 

Intro…    C ,   Em   /     Am ,   Em    /    G  ,   Gsus    /     Gsus…   /

 

VERSE 1

Am                       /          F                 /              Am                 /      Em     /

as i’m floating here with you beside the ocean blue, drifting in a dream

Am                /          F              /                     Am    /   Gsus      /  

as the music of the leaves is laughing in the trees,     evergreen

Am          /                 Em   /  Am        /        Em       /   

spinning ‘round and ‘round, seeking to be found

Am          ,          Em          /           Am        ,         Em     /         G,  Gsus  /  Gsus… /

in the thoughts i think and do and say to me and say to you, i see…

 

FM7           /             FM7                 /      C    ,      CM7   /   C       ,     CM7    /

Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet,    pretty and sweet

FM7             /          FM7         /             C       /     G       /

Love is the answer. Love is why we’re here.  

 

VERSE 2

Am               /               F                    /            Am            /              Em     /

as we hum a summer tune beneath the lilac moon, tangoing with time

Am               /           F                     /               Am    /   Gsus        /  

as the music of the stars is pouring from our hearts,    born to shine

Am            /            Em   /    Am        /       Em        /

spinning ‘round in space,   glitterin’ with grace

Am          ,        Em         /        Am            ,        Em       /         G,  Gsus  /  Gsus… /       

as we keep on turning do you see that we are learning as we go…

hate you

FM7           /             FM7                 /      C    ,      CM7   /   C       ,      CM7    /

Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet,     pretty and sweet

FM7             /          FM7         /             C       /     G       /

Love is the answer. Love is why we’re here.  

                                                                         “Love Is The Answer”     Page 2.

 

Bridge:

       Am    /     Dm7   /   Em            /             Am          /

do you know, do you know,      love is running the show

 

Break:

Am        /         Dm7        /       Em       /         Am      /       Em     /

 

VERSE 3

Am                         /             F                     /               Am          /              Em     /

as the flowers and children sing and winter melts to spring, in this gift of light

Am          /                 F              /       Am   /   Gsus         /

as the music of the wind is playing violin,      day and night

Am            /            Em    /    Am         /         Em        /

spinning ‘round the sun ,     twirling here as one,

Am          ,       Em        /            Am       ,        Em          /         G,  Gsus  /  Gsus… /           

in this blaze of blessings full of lessons if we question we will know…

 

FM7           /             FM7                 /      C    ,      CM7   /   C       ,      CM7    /

Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet,    pretty and sweet

FM7             /          FM7         /             C       /     G       /

Love is the answer. Love is why we’re here.  

 

Outro:

FM7  /  GM7  /  FM7 / GM7 /  FM7 /  GM7  /   AM7 /

Love,                 Love,             Love,  Love,    Love!The updated lyric, today — edited into this post that was originally posted long ago.

Today’s date being June 24th, 2016…. Here’s what I have now… (and lyric still subject to change…) 🙂

“Love Is The Answer” 94 bpm

Intro… C , Em / Am , Em / G , Gsus / G , Gsus /

VERSE 1
Am / F / Am / Em /
as i’m floating here with you beside the ocean blue, drifting in a dream
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
as the music of the leaves is laughing in the trees, evergreen
Am / Em / Am / Em /
spinning ‘round and ‘round, seeking to be found
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
as we keep on turning, i believe i am Iearning as we go…

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, pretty and sweet
FM7 / FM7 / C / G /
Love is the answer. Love is why we’re here.

VERSE 2
Am / F / Am / Em /
as summer hums her tune beneath the lilac moon, twirling in our time
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
as the music of the stars is painting with our hearts, born to shine
Am / Em / Am / Em /
spinning free and high, through the beautiful sky
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
in the thoughts i say and do and think to me and you, i see..

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, pretty and sweet
FM7 / FM7 / C / G /
Love is the answer. Love is why we’re here.
“Love Is The Answer” Page 2.

Bridge:
Am / Dm7 / Em / Am /
hey… everything is okay

Break:
Am / Dm7 / Em / Am / Em /

VERSE 3
Am / F / Am / Em /
as flowers and children sing and winter melts to spring, in this gift of light
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
as the music of the wind is playing violin, day and night
Am / Em / Am / Em /
spinning ‘round the sun, doing as we’d have done
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
everything’s a blessing or a lesson and our questioning will show…

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, pretty and sweet
FM7 / FM7 / C / G /
Love is the answer. Love is why we’re here.

Outro:
FM7 / GM7 / FM7 / GM7 / FM7 / GM7 / AM7 /

Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love!

So… I am editing this on July 18th, 2015, because I’ve done even more writing on the below tune. Herewithin quotations is the latest, and probably finished lyric (w chords.) After the quote marks represents the original post. Cheerios!

And now I am editing on October 26, 2015 to the top version… which I think is pretty close to what I’ll be recording. I’ve only been writing on this song for like, 4 years. But on and off, and took like, a year+ break on it…

“Love Is The Answer” 94 bpm by Jannie Funster & Kelly Funster

Intro… C , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /

VERSE ONE
Am / F / Am / Em /
yes, i guess i could get mad but that would feel bad, so i will keep it chill
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
i will choose to be the peace i wish i could see, yes i will
Am / Em / Am / Em /
everything’s good, here in the ‘hood
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
‘cause in the thoughts i think and do and say to me and say to you, i know…

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, pretty and sweet
FM7 / C / G / G /
Love is the answer to why are we here

VERSE TWO
Am / F / Am / Em /
why be somebody else when you can be yourself, made of grace and light
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
do the things you like to do and be nice to you, shining bright
Am / Em / Am / Em /
spinning around, safe and sound
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
turning turning turning, do you see you are learning as you go…

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, pretty and sweet
FM7 / C / G / G /
Love is the answer to why we are here.
Love Is The Answer, Page 2
BRIDGE…

Am / Dm7 / Em / Am /
do you know, do you know, why the children and the flowers grow?
Am / Dm7 / Em / Am / Em /
( instrumental, something with lots of notes )

VERSE THREE

Am / F / Am / Em /
let’s keep drinking up the stars and thinking with our hearts, in this gift we’re given
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
all we really need to know as seasons come and go, life’s for living.
Am / Em / Am / Em /
twirling free and high through the beautiful sky
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
everything’s a blessing or a lesson and our questioning, will show …

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, pretty and sweet
FM7 / C / G / G /
Love is the answer to why we are here.

OUTRO…

FM7 / GM7 / FM7 / GM7 / FM7 / GM7 / AM7 /
love love love love love!

““Love Is The Answer” 94 bpm by Jannie Funster

Intro… C , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /

VERSE ONE
Am / F / Am / Em /
i suppose i could get mad but that would feel bad, so i will keep it chill
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
i will choose to be the peace i wish i could see, yes i will
Am / Em / Am / Em /
everything is good here in the neighborhood
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
in the thoughts i think and do and and say to me and you, i see…

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, twirling sweet
FM7 / C / G / G /
Love is the answer to why are we here

VERSE TWO
Am / F / Am / Em /
you could be somebody else but please be yourself, born so you could shine
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
do the things you like to do, and be nice to you, all the time,
Am / Em / Am / Em /
with a quiet mind, seeking you will find
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
everything’s a blessing or a lesson and in questioning you’ll see…

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, twirling sweet
FM7 / C / G / G /
Love is the answer to why we are here.
Love Is The Answer, Page 2
BRIDGE…

Am / Dm7 / Em / Am /
check it out. check it out, ask me what i think it’s all about
Am / Dm7 / Em / Am / Em /
( instrumental, something with lots of notes )

VERSE THREE

Am / F / Am / Em /
let’s keep drinking up the stars and thinking with our hearts, in this gift we’re given
Am / F / Am / Gsus /
all we really need to know as people come and go, life is for livin’
Am / Em / Am / Em /
flying free and high through the beautiful sky
Am , Em / Am , Em / Gsus / Gsus /
turning, turning, turning, I believe that we are learning as we go…

FM7 / FM7 / C , CM7 / C , CM7 /
Love is the answer, Love is the dancer light on its feet, twirling sweet
FM7 / C / G / G /
Love is the answer to why we are here.

OUTRO…

FM7 / GM7 / FM7 / GM7 / FM7 / GM7 / AM7 /
love love love love love!”

I am SO EXCITED!!! that a recent lyric manifestation has evolved one of my songs to this…

“LOVE IS THE ANSWER”

1.
i suppose i could get mad but that would feel bad so i will keep it chill
i will choose to be the peace i wish i could see, yes, i will
sailing by the chart painted in my heart
in the thoughts i think and do and say to me and say to you i see…

chorus:
love is the answer
love is the dancer light on its feet
twirling sweet
love is the answer to why we are here

2.
you could be somebody else but please be yourself, born so you can shine
do the things you like to do and take care of you, all the time
flying free and high through the beautiful sky
as you keep on turning do you see that you are learning as you go…

Chorus

3.
i believe in kingdom come and doing as i’d have done, spinning as i go
i believe a holy plan too good to understand is running the show
’round and ’round and ’round, seeking i have found
everything’s a blessing or a lesson and in questioning, i see…

Chorus

~~ end of lyric.
[“Final” edit 🙂 April 4th, 2015! My 51st birthday, whooohooooo.]

Yay!!!!!!

I was never 100% happy with the lyric, and it lay fallow for over a year, until last week when the verses started magically rewriting themselves. Glad I had not done the “Final Recording.” Plus, my singing voice is so much better now!

I hope to be back in the studio in a few months to continue recording my 2nd 12 songs, whooohoooooo.

2015_Leotard

My wonderful friends, as I post this we are in Dallas for another gymnastics meet, she competes tomorrow.

Don’t ya just LOVE her new competition leotard?!! Even more stunning than last year’s, which was a hard one to top.

And what an amazing gymnast she is! Been at it for quite a few years as you probably know.

Kelly_Needle_2012

Hoping you will laugh / have laughed much today. And wishing you a super Valentine’s Day!

xoxooxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoooxoxoxo

P.S. More photos from this meet in comments!!

She Won!!!!!!!!!!!

Gymnastics, Just Good Stuff, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 12 January 2015 @ 3:20 PM 22 Comments

The_Winner

Announcing the Level 7 All-Around Champion at our first meet of the season.

Total score 36.4 (out of 40) with FIRST on uneven bars, and tied for FIRST on balance beam.

after_the_meet

THREE gold medals around her cute little neck.

Whooohooooo.

in_the_elevator

On my phone with her dad after her big win.

xooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

edit: apologies for the further-out photos being a bit fuzzy, but wait until Kelly gets the new camera she’s been saving up for!! We gonna be zooming in BIG TIME with precision. I hope anyway — for a $500 camera! 🙂 🙂

And….. here were the Dec. Jan. Friends Of The Month…









All Else Aside, How ‘Bout Twenty-Three Photos From The Past Thirty Days Taken With Kelly’s Old iPhone 4S, As I Need To Order A “Micro-Switch” Off Ebay For My Kodak EasyShare Z981 Which Is On The Blink Again But Really Is A Great Little Camera When It Actually Works.

Friends, Gymnastics, Just Good Stuff, Photography, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 8 October 2014 @ 12:07 AM 19 Comments

Somewhere_Under_The_Rainbow

This past Saturday and Sunday our awesome gymnastics club hosted a meet for 575 athletes.

It rocked!

And I got to do iPad score entry for all 5 sessions!!!

down_the_hallway

For our “Wizard of Oz” theme I designed and painted that 7′ x 7′ 5″ mural. Started it Monday and finished Friday, painting sometimes long into the night, mostly because I had no idea what I was doing 🙂 but I think it ended up fine!

finished

Part of me wants to now cover the hills completely in poppies.

But most of me just wants a long long nap. 🙂

big_toe_selfie

A late night Toe Selfie — my right big toe tapped the button.

(Yes, my left hand was covered in green paint. Parts of me still are. And may be for a long time.) 🙂

painted_the_sky_first

Sponged on and swirled the sky first.

poppies_on_the_ceiling

Many awesome parents, coaches and gymnasts lend their time and talents to pull off this annual event.

(Sorry about the yellow brick road tape residue. My partial bad. Never again tape on the floor, I super-promise.)

Other_artists

Other artistes helped decorate too…

For_The_Judges_Room

In Other Gym News… a couple weeks ago Kelly made major progress on the uneven bars!

a_great_day_at_gym

Took that through the left gym door window at the end of practice. She was beaming.

Yay, Kelly! So proud of you for trusting yourself and your coach to fly away, perchance to land on your feet each time!!

early_french_lesson

In More Other News… I’ve begun home-schooling her in French.

I told you I am a certified French teacher, right?! I actually taught kids Kelly’s age 25 years ago in Nova Scotia!

French_Home_School_Junior_High

Bought a good used curriculum for pennies on the dollar, off eBay and Amazon.com.

We will probably home-school Kelly entirely starting next year, so she can focus even more on gymnastics while allowing her a continued schoolin’ / sleep / Instagram / family / friend time balance.

homework_at_the_gym

This year “we” do homework 30 minutes daily before gym.

Luckily we have a PE waiver, which allows her to leave school at 2:40 instead of 4:00.

The_piano_before

On the Home-Improvement and Organizing front of my life…

I turned a Goodwill pile into this…

the_piano_im_not_quite_ready_to_part_with

And with simple denim panels and a rod (yard sale finds totaling $10…)

it_never_freaking_ends

I transformed my eBay storage nook into this…

beyond_the_blue_denim_curtains

Notice the cat on the shelf 2 photos above?

Here he is again…

he_likes_the_medium_flat_rates_best

“Ceviche” likes to sleep on the Medium Flat Rate boxes.

thirteen_candles

AND FINALLY…

In Other Big News, someone in our house recently turned 13!

And_then_she_was_thirteen

THIRTEEN!

It was a sleep-over party on a rainy Saturday night where they painted each others’ nails and laughed a lot.

Fingernail_Painting_Time_too

Big_Smiles_Over_Burgers

Bought that custom banner off eBay for $20 for her 6th birthday.

the_birthfay_banner_holds_up_7_years_laater

On her actual birth day Thursday morning I snapped the following a nano-second before she turned to notice the banner on her way to the school bus stop…

THE_Actual_Birthday_Morning

I guess most everybody on the bus saw it and cheered for her, and the driver announced her birthday over the PA.

Pretty awesome.

xooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo

P.S. You ALL rock!
P.P.S. I have not visited any blogs in 5 or 6 weeks, sorry. Hopefully soon I will!
P.P.P.S. You rock even more than the last time I told you so.
P.P.P.P.S. I am going to sleep now.

I Had A Fleeting Vision

Gymnastics, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 13 May 2014 @ 2:01 PM 25 Comments

I had a fleeting vision
that maybe it’s not too
late for ME to learn

to swing ’round & ’round
like that, until… I recalled
those two times a few

carnival_pirate_ship_terrorizer

years ago I had to ride
that thing… (thought I
would die both times.)

🙂

pirate_ship_ride

Nope. I’ll leave
all that whirling
twirling powerstuff

to the Pea,
as in “Sweet Pea,”
Jr. Olympian, Level 7.

oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo to all.

P.S. I have not been out in blogland for a while, but I DO have blog-hopping penciled in for two whole hours on Thursday, May 15th, whooohooo!!!!

1st “Pirate Ship Terror Ride” photo credit to… “Japan Ryan“, Blogspot.
Thanks, Ryan, if you ever read this.
🙂

Wow, Look What She Can Do Now!

Gymnastics, Just Good Stuff, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 27 February 2014 @ 2:25 PM 21 Comments

Isn’t she AMAZING!!?!!

Earned 9.250 for that at our just-ended Junior Olympics competition season, Level 7.

And what a season it was! One of great growth, development, learning, perseverance, travel, friendship and fun.

So proud of that shiny little gal who always gives it her best!

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And isn’t their new team leotard Absolutely Freakingly Fabulously GORGEOUS!!

xxooxxoo to all you blog wanderers.

~~ Jannie