Willow Tree Records: Music

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Liz Johnson and I wrote "Open To Life" in my living room in the summer of 2007. It is a song about coming out of your shell and opening your spirit to this great adventure called life. It is a song of freedom, growth and faith.

Verse 1
Never crossed the open ocean
Never sailed the open sea
Never searched the open water
For fear of what could be

I was born upon this island
I have known no other way
Now I hear the far horizon
And it’s calling me away

Chorus
I wanna be open to life’s possibilities
I wanna be open to something greater than me
I wanna be open to all the good in store for me
I wanna be open to what life has to teach me (where life wants to lead me)

Verse 2
I have found an empty vessel
In the harbor run aground
And I’m ready for the journey
I can take now that I’ve found

Life is waiting in the water
There’s no need to be afraid
Board the ship and set the sail
Let it take me where it may

Chorus

Verse 3
Now I’ve chosen to go sailing
And I know not where I’ll go
But I trust the stars will guide me
To a place I’d like to know

Though the water may be windy
And my boat may show some wear
I will trust this course before me
And let it take me where (I can be)

Chorus (I can be)

Chorus (I am)