SHINING STRONG
(Rita MacNeil (m & l) 1992)

Rita MacNeil 1992

Rita MacNeil composes music and lyrics together 
spontaneously before recording to tape and has over 
200 BMI registrations in 38 years.





I'd like to see you before the snow flies
I hope to make it down that long long drive
I'll bring my greetings from me to you
So put your feet up, I got a story for you.

There's not much happenin' with me these days
A whole lotta work and not much play
I rise and fall with the sun and the moon
I keep on movin', now how 'bout you.

Do you still get your mail at the end of the road
Do the pipes all freeze when the weather gets cold
Is the radio playin' all night long
Is the light in your window still shinin' strong.

(bridge)

I hear you don't go to town anymore
You sold off acres to some people I know
You take it easy whenever you can
A whole lotta' spare time and not much change.

I hope you keep the home fires burnin'
I love to see the smoke from your chimney
And the welcome star I see in your eyes
You know that's somethin' that money can't buy.

Do you still get your mail at the end of the road
Do the pipes all freeze when the weather gets cold
Is the radio playin' all night long
Is the light in your window still shinin' strong.

Do you still get your mail at the end of the road
Do the pipes all freeze when the weather gets cold
Is the radio playin' all night long
Is the light in your window still shinin' strong.

(bridge to fade)



(Transcribed by David Story - August 2013)